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Graham Stuart Beckel is an American character actor. He is known for his prolific guest appearances on television but has had prominent roles in several major films as well. He is known for his roles as Franklin Ford in the drama film The Paper Chase, and Dick Stensland in Curtis Hanson's Oscar winning masterpiece, L.A. Confidential. He also played Jack Fisk on Battlestar Galactica and Hal Sanders on Heroes. Beckel also appeared in The Astronaut Farmer as Frank, a customer at the diner.
Birth Name
Graham Stuart Beckel
Born
Thursday, 22 December 1949
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Dale Hammonds | 2018 |
| Just Getting Started | Burt | 2017 |
| Rules Don't Apply | Wilbur | 2016 |
| Nocturnal Animals | Lieutenant Graves / Lt. Graves | 2016 |
| Disappearing Bakersfield | Mr. Smooth | 2016 |
| Aquarius | Lieutenant | 2015 |
| The Loft | Hiram Fry | 2014 |
| Miss Meadows | Tony Weaver / Driver of Truck | 2014 |
| Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn | Varnak | 2014 |
| Halt and Catch Fire | Nathan Cardiff | 2014 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Dale Hammonds | 2018 |
| Just Getting Started | Burt | 2017 |
| Rules Don't Apply | Wilbur | 2016 |
| Nocturnal Animals | Lieutenant Graves / Lt. Graves | 2016 |
| Disappearing Bakersfield | Mr. Smooth | 2016 |
| Aquarius | Lieutenant | 2015 |
| The Loft | Hiram Fry | 2014 |
| Miss Meadows | Tony Weaver / Driver of Truck | 2014 |
| Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn | Varnak | 2014 |
| Halt and Catch Fire | Nathan Cardiff | 2014 |
| Wish You Well | Thurston Goode | 2013 |
| Full Circle | Fredrico Sturgis | 2013 |
| Escape Plan | Brims | 2013 |
| Killing Lincoln | Edwin Stanton | 2013 |
| Perception | Colonel | 2012 |
| Longmire | Dan | 2012 |
| Scandal | Hank Tanner | 2012 |
| Prime Suspect | Sheriff Lawson | 2011 |
| Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Ellis Wyatt | 2011 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Roger Barton | 2010 |
| Peacock | Connor Black | 2010 |
| Castle | Uncle Teddy | 2009 |
| The Butcher's Daughter | Warren Cahane | 2008 |
| Battlestar Galactica: Razor | Colonel Jack Fisk / Jack Fisk | 2007 |
| Raines | Vernon Boudreau | 2007 |
| The Astronaut Farmer | Frank | 2007 |
| The Rat Thing | Joey's Boss | 2007 |
| Heroes | Hal Sanders | 2006 |
| Vegas, Baby | Officer Stone | 2006 |
| Brokeback Mountain | L.D. Newsome | 2005 |
| Man of God | 2005 | |
| Criminal Minds | Delvin Weaver | 2005 |
| Wanted | Jimmy's Father | 2005 |
| Eyes | Ben Kagan | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Jim Johnson | 2005 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Colonel Jack Fisk / Commander Jack Fisk | 2004 |
| CSI: NY | Telly Gines | 2004 |
| Helter Skelter | Jerry | 2004 |
| Century City | Ralph Shkolnik | 2004 |
| Las Vegas | Linus Phelps | 2003 |
| NCIS | Norman Pittorino | 2003 |
| Northfork | Marvin | 2003 |
| Two Days | Mr. Miller | 2003 |
| Dragnet | Police Detective | 2003 |
| Dark Blue | Peltz | 2003 |
| CSI: Miami | Wayne Tully | 2002 |
| Monk | Capt. Bill Gibbard | 2002 |
| Point of Origin | Clarence Hyde | 2002 |
| Crossing Jordan | Juror | 2001 |
| Hardball | Duffy | 2001 |
| Just Ask My Children | Denver Dunn | 2001 |
| Six Feet Under | Carl Williman | 2001 |
| Pearl Harbor | Adm. Chester W. Nimitz / Admiral | 2001 |
| No Vacancy | 'Do It Again' Guy | 2001 |
| Gideon's Crossing | Dr. Steve Califano | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Captain Hendricks | 2000 |
| Strong Medicine | Perkins | 2000 |
| Jack & Jill | Jill's Lawyer | 1999 |
| Snoops | Sergeant Jim Houtch | 1999 |
| Blue Streak | Rizzo | 1999 |
| True Crime | Arnold McCardle | 1999 |
| Strange World | 1999 | |
| L.A. Doctors | Ron Rowlands | 1998 |
| Bulworth | Man with Dark Glasses | 1998 |
| Black Dog | Cutler | 1998 |
| Lost in the Bermuda Triangle | Michael Sykes | 1998 |
| Fallen | John Reynolds | 1998 |
| L.A. Confidential | Dick Stensland | 1997 |
| Ally McBeal | Mr. Feldman | 1997 |
| The Practice | Joel Helms | 1997 |
| Leaving Las Vegas | L.A. Bartender | 1995 |
| My Brother's Keeper | Community leader | 1995 |
| The Disappearance of Vonnie | Det. Ken Brodhagen | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Det. Doug Majeski | 1994 |
| Murder of Innocence | Det. Frank Kendall | 1993 |
| Cafe Americain | Steve Sullivan | 1993 |
| Barbarians at the Gate | Don Kelly | 1993 |
| Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story | 1993 | |
| Partners | Terry Bidwell | 1993 |
| Jennifer 8 | John Taylor / Det. Sgt. John Taylor | 1992 |
| O Pioneers! | Oscar | 1992 |
| Civil Wars | Thomas Lesser | 1991 |
| Brooklyn Bridge | Mr. O'Brien | 1991 |
| Liebestraum | Sheriff Pete Ricker | 1991 |
| Separate But Equal | Josiah C. Tulley | 1991 |
| Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Les Bossetti | 1990 |
| Rising Son | Billy | 1990 |
| Family of Spies | Jerry A. Whitworth | 1990 |
| The Final Days | Ron Ziegler | 1989 |
| Lost Angels | Richard Doolan | 1989 |
| True Believer | Sklaroff | 1989 |
| Amerika | Clayton Cullen | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Willie Kosar | 1986 |
| The Execution of Raymond Graham | Vic Graham | 1985 |
| Marie | Charlie Benson | 1985 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Sully | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | George Hershey | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Maximillian Petrovsky | 1985 |
| Miami Vice | Agent Kevin Cates | 1984 |
| C.H.U.D. | Val | 1984 |
| Love, Sidney | Jimmy | 1981 |
| Seventh Avenue | Det. Clever | 1977 |
| Atlantic City Jackpot | Roland | 1976 |
| Kojak | Lane | 1973 |
| The Paper Chase | Franklin Ford III | 1973 |
| Class of '63 | Dan, the Bartender | 1973 |
| Happy as the Grass Was Green | Eric Mills | 1973 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Bar Monkeys | 2012 |
