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John Getz‌

Gender

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Birthday

calendar1946-10-15

Popularity

star12.5

John Getz

Davenport, Iowa, U.S.

John Getz

Davenport, Iowa, U.S.

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1946-10-15

Popularity

star12.5

Biography

​John Getz is a stage-trained American actor. Getz dropped out of college to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. While working in a winery, he helped found the Theater Company in Napa County, California. His location in the grape-growing Napa Valley led to Getz's television debut in a made-for-television horror film Killer Bees. Killer Bees starred Gloria Swanson, Craig Stevens, Kate Jackson, and Edward Albert. Getz then moved to New York City, where he became active in local theater while doing an 18-month stint as Neil Johnson on the soap opera Another World. Getz appeared in The Happy Hooker and followed up with several other roles before starring in the Coen Brothers' neo-noir thriller Blood Simple. He played the doomed lover of a married woman (Frances McDormand) who woefully misinterprets his increasingly complex circumstances. Getz also appeared in The Fly and The Fly II as Stathis Borans, a science magazine editor who pays a heavy price for his curiosity. Also in 1989, he played a Marine Corps Major in Born on the Fourth of July. In 1991, Getz appeared as the unpleasant boyfriend of professional women in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Curly Sue. In 1990, Getz appeared as a crime boss in the Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez spoof Men At Work. In 1994, he appeared in the film Playmaker, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Rubin. In 2007, he had a role in David Fincher's film Zodiac. Also in 2007, he appeared in Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman's documentary film Nanking as George Ashmore Fitch, head of the local YMCA and administrative director of the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone. Getz also had a role in Fincher's film The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook. He appeared in the suspense thriller Elevator as a Wall Street executive trapped in an elevator with a group of strangers, one of whom has a bomb. Written and produced by Marc Rosenberg and directed by Stig Svendsen, Elevator was released in July 2012. He appeared in Trumbo (2015) as director Sam Wood. Through the decades, Getz has guest-starred in many television series, including Barney Miller and Three's Company, where he played Lee Tripper, brother of Jack Tripper. He has guest-starred in How I Met Your Mother, Prison Break, The King of Queens and Private Practice, and had recurring roles in Homeland, Timeless and Bosch. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Getz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Men at Work

Men at Work‌
star5.7
calendar 1990

Zodiac

Zodiac‌
star7.5
calendar 2007

The Fly II

The Fly II‌
star5.6
calendar 1989

The Late Shift

The Late Shift‌
star6.4
calendar 1996

Blood Simple

Blood Simple‌
star7.2
calendar 1984

Curly Sue

Curly Sue‌
star6.4
calendar 1991

Muggable Mary: Street Cop

Muggable Mary: Street Cop‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

The Fly

The Fly‌
star7.4
calendar 1986

Zenon: The Zequel

Zenon: The Zequel‌
star5.6
calendar 2001

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead‌
star6.1
calendar 1991

Hard Four

Hard Four‌
star5.5
calendar 2007

Nanking

Nanking‌
star7.2
calendar 2007

Thief of Hearts

Thief of Hearts‌
star5.3
calendar 1984

Tattoo

Tattoo‌
star5.5
calendar 1981

The Sentinel

The Sentinel‌
star6.1
calendar 1977

Living 'til the End

Living 'til the End‌
star3.0
calendar 2005

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

Elevator

Elevator‌
star4.9
calendar 2013

Painted Hero

Painted Hero‌
star5.4
calendar 1997

Desperate Acts of Magic

Desperate Acts of Magic‌
star4.6
calendar 2013

Held for Ransom

Held for Ransom‌
star5.8
calendar 2000

Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly

Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly‌
star8.0
calendar 2005

A Line in the Sand

A Line in the Sand‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

A Passion to Kill

A Passion to Kill‌
star4.7
calendar 1994

I Want To Go Home

I Want To Go Home‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

Awake to Danger

Awake to Danger‌
star4.0
calendar 1995

In My Daughter's Name

In My Daughter's Name‌
star5.3
calendar 1992

Loose Change

Loose Change‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story

Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Hunger Point

Hunger Point‌
star4.2
calendar 2003

Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July‌
star7.0
calendar 1989

Untamed Love

Untamed Love‌
star5.6
calendar 1994

Kent State

Kent State‌
star6.0
calendar 1981

The Social Network

The Social Network‌
star7.4
calendar 2010

The Happy Hooker

The Happy Hooker‌
star4.0
calendar 1975

Certain Women

Certain Women‌
star6.0
calendar 2016

Trumbo

Trumbo‌
star7.2
calendar 2015

The Dead Don't Hurt

The Dead Don't Hurt‌
star6.4
calendar 2024

Fortunes of War

Fortunes of War‌
star3.3
calendar 1994

Concrete Beat

Concrete Beat‌
star4.0
calendar 1984

The Perfect Guy

The Perfect Guy‌
star5.7
calendar 2015

A Day Without a Mexican

A Day Without a Mexican‌
star5.8
calendar 2004

A Friend's Betrayal

A Friend's Betrayal‌
star4.5
calendar 1996

Playmaker

Playmaker‌
star6.1
calendar 1994

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder

Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder‌
star5.4
calendar 2005

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?

How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?‌
star7.6
calendar 2011

Killer Bees

Killer Bees‌
star4.3
calendar 1974

Majority Rule

Majority Rule‌
star3.0
calendar 1992

Brampton's Own

Brampton's Own‌
star4.5
calendar 2018

Not in Front of the Children

Not in Front of the Children‌
star6.0
calendar 1982

Body at Brighton Rock

Body at Brighton Rock‌
star5.1
calendar 2019

Police Story: Burnout

Police Story: Burnout‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Superhero Movie

Superhero Movie‌
star5.2
calendar 2008

Mojave Moon

Mojave Moon‌
star4.9
calendar 1996

Jobs

Jobs‌
star6.1
calendar 2013

Some Girl

Some Girl‌
star5.1
calendar 1998

Betrayal of Trust

Betrayal of Trust‌
star6.0
calendar 1994

Tv Credits

Medium

Medium‌
star7.5
calendar 2005

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Mad Men

Mad Men‌
star8.1
calendar 2007

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother‌
star8.2
calendar 2005

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

Shark

Shark‌
star6.8
calendar 2006

Joan of Arcadia

Joan of Arcadia‌
star7.3
calendar 2003

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer‌
star8.1
calendar 2005

Providence

Providence‌
star6.5
calendar 1999

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans

The 5 Mrs. Buchanans‌
star10.0
calendar 1994

According to Jim

According to Jim‌
star6.5
calendar 2001

Cold Case

Cold Case‌
star7.8
calendar 2003

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown‌
star6.5
calendar 1988

Without a Trace

Without a Trace‌
star7.3
calendar 2002

Big Shots

Big Shots‌
star7.0
calendar 2007

Three's Company

Three's Company‌
star7.8
calendar 1977

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds‌
star8.3
calendar 2005

Private Practice

Private Practice‌
star7.6
calendar 2007

The King of Queens

The King of Queens‌
star7.1
calendar 1998

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman‌
star7.0
calendar 1975

JAG

JAG‌
star7.3
calendar 1995

Another World

Another World‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

Close to Home

Close to Home‌
star6.1
calendar 2005

Eleventh Hour

Eleventh Hour‌
star6.6
calendar 2008

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith‌
star5.7
calendar 1996

Swingtown

Swingtown‌
star5.5
calendar 2008

MacGruder and Loud

MacGruder and Loud‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

Trust Me

Trust Me‌
star6.6
calendar 2009

Maggie

Maggie‌
star10.0
calendar 1998

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special‌
star6.3
calendar 1972

Mariah

Mariah‌
star5.0
calendar 1987

The Andros Targets

The Andros Targets‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

Maggie Briggs

Maggie Briggs‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Rafferty

Rafferty‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

Nikita

Nikita‌
star7.2
calendar 2010

Castle

Castle‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation‌
star7.6
calendar 2000

How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder‌
star7.9
calendar 2014

The West Wing

The West Wing‌
star8.3
calendar 1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy‌
star8.2
calendar 2005

Dirty John

Dirty John‌
star6.8
calendar 2018

Reservation Dogs

Reservation Dogs‌
star8.0
calendar 2021

Homeland

Homeland‌
star7.5
calendar 2011

Timeless

Timeless‌
star7.2
calendar 2016

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul‌
star8.7
calendar 2015

Ghosted

Ghosted‌
star6.4
calendar 2017

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami‌
star7.7
calendar 2002

A Woman Called Moses

A Woman Called Moses‌
star6.9
calendar 1978

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher‌
star5.5
calendar 2014

Scandal

Scandal‌
star7.2
calendar 2012

Day Break

Day Break‌
star7.4
calendar 2006

Prison Break

Prison Break‌
star8.1
calendar 2005

A Man on the Inside

A Man on the Inside‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

On Our Own

On Our Own‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

NCIS

NCIS‌
star7.6
calendar 2003

Dirty John

Dirty John‌
star6.8
calendar 2018

Alaska Daily

Alaska Daily‌
star7.3
calendar 2022

American Horror Story

American Horror Story‌
star8.1
calendar 2011

Bones

Bones‌
star8.2
calendar 2005

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie‌
star7.7
calendar 2015

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

The Last of Us

The Last of Us‌
star8.6
calendar 2023

Touch

Touch‌
star6.6
calendar 2012

Halt and Catch Fire

Halt and Catch Fire‌
star8.0
calendar 2014

Bosch

Bosch‌
star7.9
calendar 2015

Doom Patrol

Doom Patrol‌
star7.6
calendar 2019

Ned and Stacey

Ned and Stacey‌
star7.2
calendar 1995