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John William Getz is an American actor. After starting his acting career on stage, he has appeared in numerous television series and films.
Birth Name
John William Getz
Born
Tuesday, 15 October 1946
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Dead Don't Hurt | Reverend Simpson | 2024 |
| Fatal Attraction | Warren | 2023 |
| The Last of Us | Edelstein | 2023 |
| Alaska Daily | Conrad Pritchard | 2022 |
| Reservation Dogs | James Minor | 2021 |
| Body at Brighton Rock | Sheriff / Detective | 2019 |
| Doom Patrol | Paul Trainor | 2019 |
| Dirty John | Dwight / Doug Layton | 2018 |
| Brampton's Own | Bart | 2018 |
| Ghosted | Director Romsio | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Dead Don't Hurt | Reverend Simpson | 2024 |
| Fatal Attraction | Warren | 2023 |
| The Last of Us | Edelstein | 2023 |
| Alaska Daily | Conrad Pritchard | 2022 |
| Reservation Dogs | James Minor | 2021 |
| Body at Brighton Rock | Sheriff / Detective | 2019 |
| Doom Patrol | Paul Trainor | 2019 |
| Dirty John | Dwight / Doug Layton | 2018 |
| Brampton's Own | Bart | 2018 |
| Ghosted | Director Romsio | 2017 |
| The 5th Quarter | Burt Brown | 2016 |
| Timeless | Benjamin Cahill | 2016 |
| Certain Women | Sheriff Rowles / George Rowles | 2016 |
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Randal Cowan | 2016 |
| Trumbo | Sam Wood | 2015 |
| The Perfect Guy | Renkin | 2015 |
| Aquarius | Grace's daddy / James Harrison Barret | 2015 |
| Grace and Frankie | John | 2015 |
| Better Call Saul | Chairman | 2015 |
| How to Get Away with Murder | David Dolan | 2014 |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Army General Owen Matthews | 2014 |
| Bad Teacher | Howard | 2014 |
| Halt and Catch Fire | Joe MacMillan, Sr. | 2014 |
| Transparent | Donald | 2014 |
| Bosch | Bradley Walker | 2014 |
| Jobs | Paul Jobs | 2013 |
| Desperate Acts of Magic | Don Tarzia | 2013 |
| Scandal | Patrick Keating | 2012 |
| Touch | Henry Williams | 2012 |
| Elevator | Henry Barton | 2012 |
| American Horror Story | Mr. St. Pierre Vanderbilt | 2011 |
| Homeland | Joe Crocker | 2011 |
| Eagleheart | Bernard Moss | 2011 |
| How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? | Self / Himself/Sy | 2011 |
| The Social Network | Sy | 2010 |
| Nikita | Senator Ed Chappell | 2010 |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Senator Lockhart | 2009 |
| Castle | Dr. Gustavo Bauer | 2009 |
| Trust Me | Peter Derby | 2009 |
| Eleventh Hour | William Gregory | 2008 |
| Swingtown | Steve Gilboy | 2008 |
| A Line in the Sand | Captain McClenon | 2008 |
| Superhero Movie | Lunatic Editor | 2008 |
| Hard Four | Blazedell Woodruff | 2007 |
| Big Shots | Walter Storrs | 2007 |
| Private Practice | Mr. Kent | 2007 |
| Mad Men | Dr. Eric Stone | 2007 |
| Zodiac | Templeton Peck | 2007 |
| Nanking | George Fitch | 2007 |
| Day Break | Judge Tobias Booth / Unseen Man | 2006 |
| Shark | Judge Nicholas | 2006 |
| Living 'til the End | Mr. Hines | 2005 |
| Fear of the Flesh: The Making of 'The Fly' | Self | 2005 |
| Close to Home | Maurice Hardecker | 2005 |
| Ghost Whisperer | Rudy Wharton | 2005 |
| Criminal Minds | Andrew Kane | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Bob Hewitt | 2005 |
| Bones | Steven Frank | 2005 |
| Prison Break | Dr. Roger Knowlton | 2005 |
| Wanted | Mr. Salinger | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Michael Breyers | 2005 |
| Mystery Woman: Sing Me a Murder | Dan | 2005 |
| Medium | Councilman Stuart McCallister | 2005 |
| A Day Without a Mexican | Senator Abercombie | 2004 |
| Cold Case | Bill Simmons | 2003 |
| Joan of Arcadia | D.A. Gabe Fellowes | 2003 |
| Las Vegas | Freddie Smith | 2003 |
| NCIS | Walter Kane | 2003 |
| Mystery Woman | Dan | 2003 |
| Hunger Point | David Hunter | 2003 |
| CSI: Miami | George Risher | 2002 |
| Without a Trace | Mr. Garrett | 2002 |
| According to Jim | Frank | 2001 |
| The Guardian | Wendell Rapke | 2001 |
| Zenon: The Zequel | General Hammond | 2001 |
| Held for Ransom | Mr. Kirkland | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Richard Zeigler / Bill Harvey | 2000 |
| The West Wing | Congressman Mark B. Sellner | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Admiral Vincent Albers | 1999 |
| Providence | Dr. Sullivan | 1999 |
| The King of Queens | Mr. Dugan | 1998 |
| Maggie | Dr. Arthur Day / Dr. Arthur 'Art' Day | 1998 |
| Some Girl | Claire's Father | 1998 |
| Painted Hero | Sheriff Acuff | 1997 |
| Mojave Moon | Police Officer | 1996 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Karl Hansen | 1996 |
| A Friend's Betrayal | Dennis / husband / Dennis Hewitt | 1996 |
| The Late Shift | Brandon Tartikoff | 1996 |
| JAG | Adm. Harrison Spencer | 1995 |
| Ned and Stacey | Les Macdowell / Les McDowall | 1995 |
| Awake to Danger | Steve Murdock | 1995 |
| Fortunes of War | Franklin Hewitt | 1994 |
| A Passion to Kill | Jerry | 1994 |
| The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Roy Buchanan | 1994 |
| Untamed Love | Chad / Dan | 1994 |
| Betrayal of Trust | Curt | 1994 |
| Phenom | Jack | 1993 |
| Crossroads | Greg | 1992 |
| In My Daughter's Name | Michael Elias | 1992 |
| Curly Sue | Walker McCormick | 1991 |
| Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | Gus | 1991 |
| Men at Work | Maxwell Potterdam III | 1990 |
| Born on the Fourth of July | Marine Major - Vietnam / Marine Major | 1989 |
| The Fly II | Stathis Borans | 1989 |
| Murphy Brown | Bob Wiltz | 1988 |
| Roseanne | John Hale (TV Reporter) | 1988 |
| Mariah | Ned Sheffield | 1987 |
| The Fly | Stathis Borans | 1986 |
| The Lucie Arnaz Show | Scott Harris | 1985 |
| MacGruder and Loud | Malcom MacGruder | 1985 |
| Thief of Hearts | Ray Davis | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Kyle Kimball / Jonas Cole | 1984 |
| Blood Simple | Ray | 1984 |
| Concrete Beat | Mickey Thompson | 1984 |
| Suzanne Pleshette Is Maggie Briggs | Geoff Bennett | 1984 |
| Tattoo | Buddy | 1981 |
| Rivkin: Bounty Hunter | Lester Dederow | 1981 |
| Kent State | Professor Ted Arnold / Prof. Ted Arnold | 1981 |
| The Associates | William Simmons | 1979 |
| A Woman Called Moses | Stewart | 1978 |
| On Our Own | Tom Ericson | 1977 |
| Rafferty | Dr. Daniel Gentry | 1977 |
| Three's Company | Lee Tripper | 1977 |
| The Andros Targets | Dan Bridger | 1977 |
| The Sentinel | Film Crew | 1977 |
| Wonder Woman | Christian Harrison | 1975 |
| Ryan's Hope | Jim / Dr. Morgan Thomas | 1975 |
| The Happy Hooker | Trout Fisherman | 1975 |
| Barney Miller | William McKuen | 1974 |
| Killer Bees | Attendant | 1974 |
| Barnaby Jones | Walter Alberts | 1973 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Thomas Sanders | 1972 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Mr. Chibbs | 2017 |
