Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman is an American actor. He was born on January 3, 1932, in Austin, Texas. Coleman has had a prolific career spanning several decades, primarily in film and television. He is known for his versatile performances and often portrays characters with a touch of sarcasm and dry humor. Coleman's notable film roles include "9 to 5" (1980), "Tootsie" (1982), "WarGames" (1983), and "You've Got Mail" (1998). In these movies, he typically played memorable supporting characters such as bosses, authority figures, or comedic foils. In television, Coleman has appeared in various shows, earning critical acclaim for his performances. He starred in the sitcom "The Slap Maxwell Story" (1987-1988), for which he received an Emmy nomination. He also had prominent roles in series like "Buffalo Bill" (1983-1984) and "Boardwalk Empire" (2010-2011). Dabney Coleman's career has spanned over six decades, and he has left a lasting impact on the entertainment industry through his numerous roles.

Known For

Birth Location Austin, Texas, USA
Born 1932-01-03

Movies

2022
Rules Don't Apply as Raymond Holliday
2016
Char·ac·ter as Self
2012
Hard Four as Spray Loomis
2007
Domino as Drake Bishop
2005
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade as Principal Prickly (voice)
2003
Recess: All Growed Down as Principal Prickley (voice)
2003
2003
Moonlight Mile as Mike Mulcahey
2002
The Climb as Mack
2002
Recess: School's Out as Principal Peter Prickly (voice)
2001
Stuart Little as Dr. Beechwood
1999
Inspector Gadget as Chief Quimby
1999
Giving It Up as Johnathan Gallant
1999
Taken as Ethan Grover
1999
You've Got Mail as Nelson Fox
1998
Exiled as Lieutenant Kevin Stolper
1998
My Date with the President's Daughter as President George Richmond
1998
Target Earth as Senator Ben Arnold
1998
Witch Way Love as Joel
1997
Devil's Food as Seymour Kecker
1996
1995
Judicial Consent as Charles Mayron
1994
Clifford as Gerald Ellis
1994
The Beverly Hillbillies as Milburn Drysdale
1993
Amos & Andrew as Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver
1993
Lincoln as Stephen A. Douglas (voice)
1992
There Goes the Neighborhood as Jeffrey Babitt
1992
Never Forget as William Cox
1991
Meet the Applegates as Aunt Bea
1990
Short Time as Burt Simpson
1990
Where the Heart Is as Stewart McBain
1990
Maybe Baby as Hal
1988
Hot to Trot as Walter Sawyer
1988
Baby M as Gary Skoloff
1988
Plaza Suite as Jesse Kiplinger
1987
Dragnet as Jerry Caesar
1987
Sworn to Silence as Martin Costigan
1987
Murrow as William Paley
1986
1985
1985
The Muppets Take Manhattan as Martin Price
1984
Cloak & Dagger as Jack Flack / Hal Osborne
1984
WarGames as McKittrick
1983
Tootsie as Ron Carlisle
1982
Young Doctors in Love as Dr. Joseph Prang
1982
Modern Problems as Mark Winslow
1981
On Golden Pond as Bill Ray
1981
Callie & Son as Randall Bordeaux
1981
Nine to Five as Franklin M. Hart Jr.
1980
Melvin and Howard as Judge Keith Hayes
1980
1980
Pray TV as Marvin Fleece
1980
Nothing Personal as Dickerson
1980
When She Was Bad... as Jack Wilson
1979
North Dallas Forty as Emmett Hunter
1979
More Than Friends as Joshua 'Josh' Harrington
1978
Maneaters Are Loose! as McCallum
1978
1978
Rolling Thunder as Maxwell
1977
Black Fist as Heineken
1977
Viva Knievel! as Ralph Thompson
1977
Midway as Captain Murray Arnold
1976
Kiss Me, Kill Me as Capt. Logan
1976
1975
Bite the Bullet as Jack Parker
1975
Returning Home as Al Stephenson
1975
The Towering Inferno as Deputy Chief #1
1974
Bad Ronald as Mr. Wood
1974
The Dove as Charles Huntley
1974
Cinderella Liberty as Executive Officer
1973
The President's Plane Is Missing as Sen. Bert Haines
1973
Dying Room Only as Bob Mitchell
1973
Savage as Ted Seligson
1973
I Love My Wife as Frank Donnelly
1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell as Agent Shepard
1970
Downhill Racer as Mayo
1969
The Trouble with Girls as Harrison Wilby
1969
1968
1966
The Slender Thread as Charlie
1965
Dabney Coleman hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows