Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1932-01-03 (92 years old)

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Biography

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.

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Filmography

all 158

Movies 94

TV Shows 64

self 8

Voice 8

Self
Still Working 9 to 5

Still Working 9 to 5 (2022)

Movie
Self
Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins

Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins (2022)

Movie
Franklin Hart, Jr.
Dolly Parton: Here I Am

Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)

Movie
John Dutton Sr.
Yellowstone

Yellowstone (2018)

TV
4
Donald
For The People

For The People (2018)

TV
5.45
Self
Not Such a Bad Guy: Conversations with Dabney Coleman

Not Such a Bad Guy: Conversations with Dabney Coleman (2017)

Movie
Raymond Holliday
Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply (2016)

Movie
5
Mr. Price
Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan (2013)

TV
5.57
Self - Interviewer
Char·ac·ter

Char·ac·ter (2012)

Movie
Mayor (voice)
Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies (2010)

TV
9
Commodore Louis Kaestner
Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire (2010)

TV
5.75
Self
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' (2008)

Movie
Spray Loomis
Hard Four

Hard Four (2007)

Movie
Dr. Bart Jacobs
Heartland

Heartland (2007)

TV
Jack Atwell / Bill Rose
Courting Alex

Courting Alex (2006)

TV
Drake Bishop
Domino

Domino (2005)

Movie
6
Principal Prickley (voice)
Recess: All Growed Down

Recess: All Growed Down (2003)

Movie
8
Principal Prickly (voice)
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade

Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)

Movie
7
Grandpa
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

Movie
Mike Mulcahey
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile (2002)

Movie
6
Mack
The Climb

The Climb (2002)

Movie
Burton Fallin
The Guardian

The Guardian (2001)

TV
6
Principal Peter Prickly (voice)
Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out (2001)

Movie
5.87
The Zeta Project

The Zeta Project (2001)

TV
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale

How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (2000)

Movie
Dr. Beechwood
Stuart Little

Stuart Little (1999)

Movie
5.81
Tuttle
Must Be Santa

Must Be Santa (1999)

Movie
Frank Hager
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

TV
6.19
Chief Quimby
Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget (1999)

Movie
5.89
Johnathan Gallant
Giving It Up

Giving It Up (1999)

Movie
Ethan Grover
Taken

Taken (1999)

Movie
Nelson Fox
You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail (1998)

Movie
7.56
Lieutenant Kevin Stolper
Exiled

Exiled (1998)

Movie
President Richmond
My Date with the President's Daughter

My Date with the President's Daughter (1998)

Movie
Senator Ben Arnold
Target Earth

Target Earth (1998)

Movie
Principal Peter Prickly (voice)
Recess

Recess (1997)

TV
6
Joel
Witch Way Love

Witch Way Love (1997)

Movie
Seymour Kecker
Devil's Food

Devil's Food (1996)

Movie
E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

TV
Arthur Milo
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped

In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped (1995)

Movie
Monsieur Fox (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

TV
Charles Mayron
Judicial Consent

Judicial Consent (1994)

Movie
Richard Williams
Texan

Texan (1994)

Movie
Jack 'Madman' Buckner
Madman of the People

Madman of the People (1994)

TV
(voice)
The Magic School Bus

The Magic School Bus (1994)

TV
7.75
Gerald Ellis
Clifford

Clifford (1994)

Movie
Milburn Drysdale
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)

Movie
5.78
Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver
Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew (1993)

Movie
Stephen A. Douglas (voice)
Lincoln

Lincoln (1992)

Movie
Jeffrey Babitt
There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)

Movie
Otis Drexell
Drexell's Class

Drexell's Class (1991)

TV
William Cox
Never Forget

Never Forget (1991)

Movie
Aunt Bea
Meet the Applegates

Meet the Applegates (1990)

Movie
Burt Simpson
Short Time

Short Time (1990)

Movie
Stewart McBain
Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is (1990)

Movie
6
Hal
Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby (1988)

Movie
Walter Sawyer
Hot to Trot

Hot to Trot (1988)

Movie
Gary Skoloff
Baby M

Baby M (1988)

Movie
Jesse Kiplinger
Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite (1987)

Movie
Slap Maxwell
The Slap Maxwell Story

The Slap Maxwell Story (1987)

TV
Jerry Caesar
Dragnet

Dragnet (1987)

Movie
7
Martin Costigan
Sworn to Silence

Sworn to Silence (1987)

Movie
Ed Sigel
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987)

Movie
Tyler Cane
Fresno

Fresno (1986)

TV
Himself
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986)

Movie
William Paley
Murrow

Murrow (1986)

Movie
Cooper
The Man with One Red Shoe

The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)

Movie
5.64
Self
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

Movie
Martin Price
The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

Movie
5.82
Jack Flack / Hal Osborne
Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger (1984)

Movie
6.83
McKittrick
WarGames

WarGames (1983)

Movie
5.68
Bill Bittinger
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill (1983)

TV
Ron Carlisle
Tootsie

Tootsie (1982)

Movie
6.33
Dr. Joseph Prang
Young Doctors in Love

Young Doctors in Love (1982)

Movie
Mark Winslow
Modern Problems

Modern Problems (1981)

Movie
6
Bill Ray
On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond (1981)

Movie
3.5
Randall Bordeaux
Callie & Son

Callie & Son (1981)

Movie
Franklin M. Hart Jr.
Nine to Five

Nine to Five (1980)

Movie
6.86
Judge Keith Hayes
Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard (1980)

Movie
5
Jack Heintzel
How to Beat the High Cost of Living

How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)

Movie
Marvin Fleece
Pray TV

Pray TV (1980)

Movie
Dickerson
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal (1980)

Movie
Jack Wilson
When She Was Bad...

When She Was Bad... (1979)

Movie
Emmett Hunter
North Dallas Forty

North Dallas Forty (1979)

Movie
8
Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

TV
6.23
Joshua 'Josh' Harrington
More Than Friends

More Than Friends (1978)

Movie
Fast Eddie Murtaugh
Apple Pie

Apple Pie (1978)

TV
McCallum
Maneaters Are Loose!

Maneaters Are Loose! (1978)

Movie
George Bates
The Case of the Baltimore Girls

The Case of the Baltimore Girls (1978)

Movie
Maxwell
Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder (1977)

Movie
6
Forever Fernwood

Forever Fernwood (1977)

TV
Van Milner
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Heineken
Black Fist

Black Fist (1977)

Movie
Ralph Thompson
Viva Knievel!

Viva Knievel! (1977)

Movie
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E. (1976)

TV
5.85
Captain Murray Arnold
Midway

Midway (1976)

Movie
1
Capt. Logan
Kiss Me, Kill Me

Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976)

Movie
Merle Jeeter
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)

TV
Dave McCoy
The Other Side of the Mountain

The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)

Movie
6
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

TV
6.36
Jack Parker
Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet (1975)

Movie
C.C. Owens
Switch

Switch (1975)

TV
Medical Story

Medical Story (1975)

TV
Al Stephenson
Returning Home

Returning Home (1975)

Movie
Paul Mathison
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)

Movie
Deputy Chief #1
The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno (1974)

Movie
6.67
Mr. Wood
Bad Ronald

Bad Ronald (1974)

Movie
6
Willy Morgan
Petrocelli

Petrocelli (1974)

TV
4.5
The Manhunter

The Manhunter (1974)

TV
Sons and Daughters

Sons and Daughters (1974)

TV
Charles Huntley
The Dove

The Dove (1974)

Movie
Actor
House of Evil

House of Evil (1974)

Movie
Executive Officer
Cinderella Liberty

Cinderella Liberty (1973)

Movie
4
Alex Linden
Kojak

Kojak (1973)

TV
6
Sen. Bert Haines
The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)

Movie
Bob Mitchell
Dying Room Only

Dying Room Only (1973)

Movie
Actor
Moving Target

Moving Target (1973)

Movie
Ted Seligson
Savage

Savage (1973)

Movie
Police Story

Police Story (1973)

TV
Paul Cleveland / George Clark
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones (1973)

TV
4.75
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
Banyon

Banyon (1972)

TV
Search

Search (1972)

TV
Hansen
McMillan and Wife

McMillan and Wife (1971)

TV
1
Detective Murray / Hugh Creighton
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

TV
6
Frank Donnelly
I Love My Wife

I Love My Wife (1970)

Movie
Agent Shepard
The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)

Movie
Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor (1970)

TV
5.3
Mayo
Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer (1969)

Movie
Medical Center

Medical Center (1969)

TV
6.17
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson (1969)

TV
Room 222

Room 222 (1969)

TV
6
Harrison Wilby
The Trouble with Girls

The Trouble with Girls (1969)

Movie
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad (1968)

TV
6
Jed
The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters (1968)

Movie
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense (1967)

TV
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
John Carter / Capt. Mitchell Ross
The Invaders

The Invaders (1967)

TV
6
That Girl

That Girl (1966)

TV
6
Salesman
This Property Is Condemned

This Property Is Condemned (1966)

Movie
Charlie
The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread (1965)

Movie
Allen Clarke / Ty Williams / Ira Barker / Mr. Jamison / Barnes / Stanley Leonard / Sam Langlin
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
George Webb / Captain Yardley
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

TV
6.11
Fred Palmer
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life (1965)

TV
William Gunther / Alvin Piper
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

TV
Stanley Rivkin / Sergeant Harry King
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

TV
Floyd / Officer George Graham / Sergeant Keith / Steve
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1963)

TV
3.5
James Custer / Dr. Williams
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits (1963)

TV
7.4
Wayne Holton
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial (1963)

TV
Sgt. Lou Snyder / Tom Esterow
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961)

TV
4.75
Dr. David Kirkson
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Kraft Mystery Theatre

Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961)

TV
Clyde
Bonanza

Bonanza (1959)

TV
1
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show (1958)

TV
6
Rick Bessett
Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

Dan August: The Jealousy Factor

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.04
Based on 2.08 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1932-01-03 (92 years old)

Birth Name
Dabney Wharton Coleman

Birth Place
Austin, United States of America

Relationships
Jean Hale (1961-01-01 - 1984-01-01)

Children
Quincy Coleman

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Brentwood, United States of America

Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Mary Pickford Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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