Raymond Forchion is an American actor, writer, producer, and director who has appeared on film, television and stage. Aside from several pilots and TV movies, he has co-starred on series such as Burn Notice, Numb3rs, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Femme Fatales, Southland, Will & Grace, The Golden Girls, Wiseguy and In the Heat of the Night. He has had recurring roles on General Hospital and Miami Vice. His film credits include Flight of the Navigator (1986), Point Break (1991) and Masterblaster (1987).

Raymond Forchion
Raymond Forchion
Born
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, producer, director
Years active1977–present

Directors and actors he has worked with include: Ron Howard, Katherine Bigelow, Randal Kleiser, Burt Reynolds, Johnny Depp, Joshua Logan, Curtis Hanson, Keanu Reeves, Franco Zeffirelli, Cliff Robertson, James Burrows, Joe Roth, Tobe Hooper, Jay Roach, Robert Ellis Miller and others. Forchion has starred in nearly 100 commercials. In addition to playing O. J. Simpson in the award-winning CBS miniseries, American Tragedy, he co-starred in HBO's Emmy-winning movie about the 2000 election, Recount, with Kevin Spacey, Tom Wilkinson, Ed Begley Jr., and Laura Dern.

In 2007, Forchion produced Confessions of a Thug, a hip-hop musical film starring Daron Fordham, in which an educated street hustler re-examines his life. It won Best Direction from the San Diego Black Film Festival and was an official selection of the Urbanworld/Vibe Film Festival in New York. In 1992, he was a producer of Last Breeze of Summer, which was made at the American Film Institute and garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short. The Horrible Dr. Bones, from Forchion's original screenplay, is available in stores now from Full Moon Releasing.

Forchion is a recipient of the 1999 Team Player Award from the Black Hollywood Education Resource Center, a lifetime achievement for service to the film industry.

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Forchion was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, and raised in Moorestown Township, New Jersey. Later, he moved to Miami, Florida, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Hot Stuff Holdup Man #1
1980 The Pilot Advertising Personnel
Island Claws Jean
1981 The Funhouse Man in Tent Show Uncredited
Nobody's Perfekt Army Officer
Freddie of the Jungle African Warrior Uncredited
1983 Cat and Dog Angry Man
Blue Skies Again Jimmy
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 Tar Worker
1985 The Mean Season Newsroom Reporter Uncredited
Private Resort Bartender
1986 Flight of the Navigator Detective Banks
Whoops Apocalypse Conference Guard
1987 Masterblaster Lincoln Shakir
Revenge of the Nerds II Policeman
1988 Mac and Me Police Officer #1
1991 Point Break Neighbor
True Identity Burly Cop
2001 No Turning Back Hospital Cop
2002 Are You a Serial Killer? Juice Short
2005 Confessions of a Thug Himself Also producer
2013 Island Songs Detective Short
2013 Pastor Shirley Mr. Titan
2014 Last Writes Doctor Short
2016 Neron Moll
2017 Destruction Los Angeles Fire Marshall
2018 Lost Fare Gardener
2019 Faith, Hope and Love City Worker Joe
2021 Wizardream N/A
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1977 The African Queen African Villager TV movie, uncredited
1979 Jennifer's Journey Street Guy 1 episode
1980 Angel City Migrant Worker TV movie
The Wild and the Free Habibu
¿Qué pasa, U.S.A.? Mike Donahue Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"
1983 Feel the Heat Detective Pilot
1984–1986 Miami Vice Don/ O'Hara 4 episodes
1986 Intimate Strangers Corey Wells TV movie
Charley Hannah N/A
1987 Wiseguy Cecil Demont Episode :"Loose Cannon"
1988 Bustin' Loose Cop 1 episode
Moonlighting Crime Scene Cop Episode :"And the Flesh Was Made Word"
Star Trek: The Next Generation Lt. Ben Prieto Episode: "Skin of Evil"
Hemmingway Willard 4 episodes
1991 In the Heat of the Night Wallace Fannoy Episode :"Just A Country Boy"
Bad Attitudes Cohn TV movie
Us Warden Turner
1992 The Golden Girls Professor Bradley Episode :"Question and Answers"
1994 Smart Kids Dad TV movie
In a Split Second Father
1995–1996 Ellen Smitty / Customer #2 2 episodes
1999 City Guys Mr. Washington Episode :"Alley Oops"
2000 American Tragedy O.J Simpson TV movie
Will & Grace Clayton Episode :"Low in the Mid-Eighties"
2008 Recount Jeff Robinson TV movie
General Hospital Coast Guard Officer Episode #1.11681
2010 Numb3rs Wayne Petersen Episode: "Scratch"
2012 Southland Carter Episode: "Community"
Burn Notice Butch McCall Episode: "Split Decision"
Femme Fatales Judge Aldrich Episode: "Hell Hath No Furies"
2013 Grey's Anatomy Minister Episode: "Things We Said Today"
2014 Taylor'd Problems Mr. Johnson Episode: "Guess Who's Coming for Dinner ?"
Franklin & Bash Male Board Member #5 Episode: "Falcon's Nest"
Scandal Judge Lancaster Episode: "An Innocent Man"
2015 Shameless Minister Episode: "I'm the Liver"
The Adversaries Judge Haywood Dempsey TV movie
2016 2 Lava 2 Lantula ! Hal
Fresh Off the Boat Ted 2 episodes
2017 Insecure Uncle Jesse Episode: "Hella Open"
2018 Goliath Mayor Peter Anderson Episode: "Who's Gabriel"
Snowfall Rushed Customer Episode: "Serpiente"
Into the Dark Hank Episode: "The Body"
Almost Perfect Detective George TV movie
Station 19 Minister Episode: "Last Day on Earth"
2019 S.W.A.T Marcus Episode: "Funny Money"
Good Trouble Pastor Thurston 2 episodes
2020 Better Things Settlement Officer Episode: "Father's Day"
2021 A Christmas Family Reunion Terrence TV movie
2023 Legacy Tommy Episode: "Afternath"

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