Chris Mulkey (born May 3, 1948) is an American film and television actor and blues and Americana singer-songwriter.
Chris Mulkey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christian Mulkey May 3, 1948 Viroqua, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975-present |
| Website | chrismulkeymusic |
Career
editMulkey played the supporting role of husband to Annie Potts's character in Any Day Now from 1998 to 2002. He has also appeared in Captain Phillips,[1] Against the Wall, Cloverfield, the NBC TV movie Knight Rider, 24, Boardwalk Empire,[1] Friday Night Lights, Boomtown, Justified, Baretta, and Twin Peaks.[1]
He played the main character in the controversial 1985 Supertramp music video "Brother Where You Bound".[2] He appeared in the Wing Commander franchise as Jacob "Hawk" Manley. He costarred with John Jenkins and Karen Landry in the 1988 indie film Patti Rocks.[3] He appeared in the science fiction action film The Hidden, and the 1989 sci-fi cop film K-9000.[4] He has appeared in more recent films as The Purge, Slow Burn, Sanitarium, The Identical and On the Basis of Sex. In 2014, he had a cameo role in Whiplash.
His southern blues band is called Chris Mulkey and Blue Highway.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Loose Ends | Billy Regis | |
| 1977 | Tomcats | Cullen Garrett | |
| 1978 | The Boss' Son | Fred | |
| 1979 | Sunnyside | Reggie Flynn | |
| 1980 | The Long Riders | Vernon Biggs | |
| 1981 | All Night Long | Russell Monk | |
| 1982 | First Blood | Deputy Ward | |
| 1982 | 48 Hrs. | Second Cop | |
| 1982 | Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann | Daniels | |
| 1984 | Dreamscape | Finch | |
| 1984 | Runaway | David Johnson | |
| 1986 | Quiet Cool | 'Red' | |
| 1987 | The Hidden | Jack DeVries | |
| 1988 | Patti Rocks | Billy Regis | |
| 1988 | Under the Gun | Larry | |
| 1988 | Jack's Back | Scott Morofsky | |
| 1988 | In Dangerous Company | Chris | |
| 1988 | Heartbreak Hotel | Steve Ayres | |
| 1988 | From Hollywood to Deadwood | Nick Detroit | |
| 1989 | Vietnam War Story: The Last Days | Griffin | Segment: "Dirty Work" |
| 1990 | Denial | Chad | |
| 1991 | Ambition | Man In Bookstore | |
| 1992 | Gas Food Lodging | Raymond | |
| 1992 | The Silencer | George | |
| 1993 | Bound and Gagged: A Love Story | Steve | |
| 1993 | Ghost in the Machine | Bram Walker | |
| 1995 | Dead Cold | Eric | |
| 1996 | Broken Arrow | Major Hunt | |
| 1996 | The Fan | Tim | |
| 1996 | Foxfire | Dan Goldman | |
| 1996 | Amanda | Caleb Farnsworth | |
| 1996 | Full Moon Rising | Dirk Jaspers | |
| 1997 | Behind Enemy Lines | CIA Agent 'Jonesy' Jones | |
| 1997 | Sub Down | Commander Kirsch | |
| 1997 | Weapons of Mass Distraction | Jerry Pascoe | |
| 1998 | Bulworth | Cop #2 | |
| 1998 | Twist of Fate | Lennox | |
| 1999 | Sugar Town | Aaron | |
| 1999 | Requiem for Murder | Richard Poe | |
| 1999 | Jimmy Zip | Rick Conesco | |
| 2000 | Slow Burn | Jacob McTeague | |
| 2002 | American Girl | John Grubb | |
| 2003 | Manhood | Travel Agent | |
| 2003 | Radio | Frank Clay | |
| 2004 | Mysterious Skin | Mr. Lackey | |
| 2005 | North Country | Earl Slangley | |
| 2005 | Dirty | Carlson | |
| 2006 | Dreamland | Herb | |
| 2006 | Wasted | Father Collins | |
| 2006 | Love & Debate | Austin | |
| 2006 | Little Chenier | Sheriff Kline LeBauve | |
| 2006 | The Curiosity of Chance | Sir | |
| 2006 | Unknown | Detective James Curtis | |
| 2006 | One Night with You | Detective Brown | |
| 2007 | Nanking | Mills McCallum | |
| 2007 | I Tried | Strank | |
| 2007 | D-War | Agent Frank Pinsky | |
| 2007 | Universal Groove | The Agent | |
| 2008 | Cloverfield | Lieutenant Colonel Graff | |
| 2008 | Older than America | Paul Gunderson | |
| 2008 | Dead*Line | Hollis | Short film |
| 2008 | Shattered! | Dennis | |
| 2009 | The Perfect Game | 'Lucky' Haskins | |
| 2009 | Dark Moon Rising | John | |
| 2011 | COLLAPSE | Robert | |
| 2011 | Bad Actress | Bernie Pillage | |
| 2011 | The Levenger Tapes | Stackman | |
| 2012 | Any Day Now | District Attorney Wilson | |
| 2012 | Knife Fight | Roger Fillmore | |
| 2013 | Sanitarium | Father | Segment: "Monsters are Real" |
| 2013 | Decoding Annie Parker | Ralph Parker | |
| 2013 | The Purge | Mr. Halverson | |
| 2013 | Captain Phillips | John Cronan | |
| 2014 | The Jersey Devil | God | |
| 2014 | Whiplash | Uncle Frank | |
| 2014 | The Identical | William Hemsley (Older) | |
| 2014 | Last Weekend | Malcolm Green | |
| 2014 | The Living | Howard | |
| 2014 | The Surface | Kelly | |
| 2015 | Truth | Maurice Udell | |
| 2015 | Car Dogs | Malcolm Chamberlain | |
| 2015 | Call Me King | Angelo | |
| 2016 | Message from the King | Leary | |
| 2016 | Wolves at the Door | John | |
| 2017 | Mad Families | Tommy | |
| 2018 | When I Sing | Rock Doc | |
| 2018 | Gotti | Frank DeCicco | |
| 2018 | Ouija House | Tomas | |
| 2018 | Gloria Bell | Charlie | |
| 2018 | The Standoff at Sparrow Creek | Ford | |
| 2018 | Spare Room | Mac | |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Charles Moritz | |
| 2019 | Above Suspicion | Todd Eason | |
| 2020 | How to Deter a Robber | Andy Reynolds |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977, 1978 | Baretta | Dealer / Joshua | 2 episodes |
| 1978 | M*A*S*H | Soldier | Episode: "Tea and Empathy" |
| 1978 | Barnaby Jones | Curt Davis | Episode: "Terror on a Quiet Afternoon" |
| 1979 | Eight Is Enough | The Swindler | Episode: "The Yearning Point" |
| 1979 | Time Express | Danny White | Episode: "Rodeo/Cop" |
| 1979 | Charlie's Angels | Reggie Martin | Episode: "Angels on Skates" |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War | Radio Man | 2 episodes |
| 1980 | The Waltons | Roller | Episode: "The Prodigals" |
| 1980 | The White Shadow | Ilya | Episode: "The Russians Are Coming" |
| 1980 | Here's Boomer | Sticks | Episode: "Jailbreak" |
| 1980 | Act of Love | Nurse Watkins | Television film |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Dave | Episode: "Forty Tons of Trouble" |
| 1981 | The Killing of Randy Webster | Sonny Manse | Television film |
| 1981 | Private Benjamin | Glickman | Episode: "Jungle Swamp Survival" |
| 1982 | Dangerous Company | Jeremy Blake | Television film |
| 1982 | T. J. Hooker | Blaine Thomas | Episode: "The Survival Syndrome" |
| 1983, 1985 | The Dukes of Hazzard | Sharp / Billy Ray | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Remington Steele | Rhodes | Episode: "Steele Blushing" |
| 1985 | Magnum, P.I. | Tony, the "Repo Man" | Episode: "Blood and Honor" |
| 1987 | The Twilight Zone | Ray Dobson | Episode: "The Junction" |
| 1987 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Sylvia's Ex-Boyfriend | Episode: "Dial L for Laundry" |
| 1987 | Deadly Care | Richard Halloran | Television film |
| 1987 | Matlock | Bones Jennings | Episode: "The Country Boy" |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Danny Yates | Episode: "An Impossible Silence" |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Burn's Chicago Lawyer | Television film |
| 1988 | Tricks of the Trade | Lt. Stryker | Television film |
| 1989 | A Peaceable Kingdom | Max Hall | Episode: "Kitty Paws" |
| 1990 | Hometown Boy Makes Good | Al Swearinger | Television film |
| 1990 | Rainbow Drive | Ira Rosenberg | Television film |
| 1990 | Angel of Death | Matt Hendricks | Television film |
| 1990–1991 | Twin Peaks | Hank Jennings | 13 episodes |
| 1990, 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Al Wallace / Joey Freeman | Television film |
| 1991 | Thirtysomething | George | Episode: "The Difference Between Men and Women" |
| 1991 | K-9000 | Eddie Monroe | Television film |
| 1991 | Runaway Father | Richard | Television film |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Richard Foley | Episode: "Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense" |
| 1992 | Arresting Behavior | Officer Pete Walsh | 5 episodes |
| 1992 | Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel | Charlie White | Television film |
| 1992 | Deadbolt | Jordan | Television film |
| 1993 | The Switch | Bill | Television film |
| 1993–1994 | Bakersfield P.D. | Bill | 17 episodes |
| 1994 | Grace Under Fire | Kurt Ross | Episode: "Pitch and Woo" |
| 1995 | Blossom | Dan | Episode: "It Happened One Night" |
| 1995 | Texas Justice | Lanny Shelton | Television film |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Foreman Cox | Episode: "A Woman's Place" |
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel | Erskine Hughes | Episode: "Doodlebugs" |
| 1998 | Michael Hayes | Becker | Episode: "Imagine" |
| 1998 | The Cowboy and the Movie Star | Sheriff | Television film; uncredited |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Mike | Episode: "Black Box" |
| 1998–2002 | Any Day Now | Colliar Sims | 83 episodes |
| 1999–2000 | Batman Beyond | Shriek / Walter Shreeve (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Kevin Van Horn | Episode: "Reelin' in the Years" |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Leonard Murphy | Episode: "Forced Entry" |
| 2003 | JAG | Major Phelps | Episode: "The Boast" |
| 2003, 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Maurice Gallows / Mr. Young | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Martin Akins | Episode: "Love Lies Bleeding" |
| 2006 | Broken Trail | Big Ears | Miniseries |
| 2006 | Lost | Mike | Episode: "Further Instructions" |
| 2006 | Sleeper Cell | Bob | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Pat Hall | Episode: "Shuffle, Ball Change" |
| 2007 | Smith | Donny | Episode: "Four" |
| 2007 | Friday Night Lights | Coach Bill McGregor | 4 episodes |
| 2007–2010 | Saving Grace | Doug Norman | 9 episodes |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | Sheriff Ramsey | Episode: "Knight Rider" |
| 2008 | Criminal Minds | Sheriff Britt Hallum | Episode: "Elephant's Memory" |
| 2008 | A Teacher's Crime | Bill Rander | Television film |
| 2008 | Shark | Sheriff Griffin | Episode: "Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark" |
| 2008 | NCIS | Captain Richard Owens | Episode: "Agent Afloat" |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Bernie Benton | Episode: "The Triangle" |
| 2009 | 24 | Doug Knowles | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | In Plain Sight | Karl Hogeland | Episode: "Duplicate Bridge" |
| 2009 | Law & Order | Judge Robert Maxen | Episode: "Just a Girl in the World" |
| 2010 | Human Target | Detective Al Jenkins | Episode: "Run" |
| 2010 | Outlaw | Detective Hank Darby | Episode: "In Re: Tracy Vidalin" |
| 2010 | Castle | Wilbur Pittorino | Episode: "Last Call" |
| 2010–2011 | Boardwalk Empire | Boss Frank Hague | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Justified | Walt McCready | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | The Glades | Frank Morgan | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
| 2012 | Femme Fatales | Bendix Darby | Episode: "Trophy Wife" |
| 2012 | Franklin & Bash | Captain N. Goepp | Episode: "Summer Girls" |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Tom Crayhew | Episode: "The Red Barn" |
| 2014 | Grimm | Bart | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Halt and Catch Fire | Gary | Episode: "Adventure" |
| 2014 | Legends | Adviser to the President | Episode: "Betrayal" |
| 2014 | Scorpion | Ronny | Episode: "Shorthanded" |
| 2015 | Scandal | Chief Conners | Episode: "The Lawn Chair" |
| 2015 | Battle Creek | Henry Briggs | Episode: "Mama's Boy" |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Ed Nestly | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Impastor | Roger Kerry | Episode: "Honor Thy Boyfriend's Father and Mother" |
| 2016 | CSI: Cyber | Mayor Cavanaugh | Episode: "Going Viral" |
| 2016 | Agent Carter | Uncle Bud Schultz | Episode: "Smoke & Mirrors" |
| 2016 | Rush Hour | Elliot Vaughn | Episode: "Prisoner of Love" |
| 2016 | Timeless | Frank Hamer | Episode: "Last Ride of Bonnie & Clyde" |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | Mr. Nichols | Episode: "Friendly Fire" |
| 2017 | Better Call Saul | Billy Gatwood | Episode: "Fall" |
| 2018 | Lucifer | Gil | Episode: "City of Angels?" |
| 2018 | Liberty Crossing | Terry Szymanski | 7 episodes |
| 2018 | Disillusioned | Vincent | Television film |
| 2018 | Hawaii Five-0 | Pettifer | Episode: "Pua a'e la ka uwahi o ka moe" |
| 2019 | Animal Kingdom | Jed | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Briarpatch | Calvin Strucker | Episode: "First Time in Saint Disgrace" |
| 2019 | Castle Rock | Clay | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Kaljave gume[5] | Robert Enright | 10 episodes |
| 2021 | Mr. Corman | Frank (voice) | Episode: "Funeral" |
References
edit- ^ a b c Paulson, Dave (July 4, 2013). "Actor Chris Mulkey shares musical side with Nashville at 'Let Freedom Sing!'". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
- ^ Melhuish, Martin (1986). The Supertramp Book. Toronto, Canada: Omnibus Press. p. 192. ISBN 0-9691272-2-7.
- ^ Wilmington, Michael (January 15, 1988). "MOVIE REVIEW : Fire and Ice Fuel a Low-Budget, High-Intensity 'Patti Rocks'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2008). "Chris Mulkey profile". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ "Mud on the Tires". Mubi. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2022.