Discover
Leon Russom is an American actor who appeared in numerous television series, particularly soap operas. He portrayed Admiral Toddman and the Starfleet Commander-in-Chief in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. More recently, he has appeared in shows such as Bones, Jericho, Prison Break, and Cold Case. Russom has also worked with the Coen brothers twice, playing smaller parts in The Big Lebowski (1998) and True Grit (2010).
Birth Name
Maurice Leon Russom Jr.
Born
Saturday, 06 December 1941
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Quiet Place | Man in the Woods | 2018 |
| The Fuzz | Victor Swick | 2017 |
| Bethany | Doctor Merman | 2017 |
| The Midnighters | Victor | 2016 |
| The Binding | Uriel / Minister Uriel / Gabe | 2016 |
| Lost on Purpose | Gene Lee | 2013 |
| Chosen | Carl Sherman | 2013 |
| Fuzz Track City | Victor Swick | 2012 |
| Wolfpack of Reseda | Waylon | 2012 |
| Eagleheart | D'Alessandro | 2011 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Quiet Place | Man in the Woods | 2018 |
| The Fuzz | Victor Swick | 2017 |
| Bethany | Doctor Merman | 2017 |
| The Midnighters | Victor | 2016 |
| The Binding | Uriel / Minister Uriel / Gabe | 2016 |
| Lost on Purpose | Gene Lee | 2013 |
| Chosen | Carl Sherman | 2013 |
| Fuzz Track City | Victor Swick | 2012 |
| Wolfpack of Reseda | Waylon | 2012 |
| Eagleheart | D'Alessandro | 2011 |
| Shameless | Chester | 2011 |
| True Grit | Sheriff | 2010 |
| Chase | Prison Warden | 2010 |
| Prison Break: The Final Break | General Jonathan Krantz | 2009 |
| Paranormal, Burbank | Chip | 2007 |
| Jericho | Sheriff | 2006 |
| Smith | Mr. Collins | 2006 |
| Bones | Archbishop Stephen Wallace | 2005 |
| Prison Break | General Jonathan Krantz / Jonathan Krantz | 2005 |
| Boston Legal | Colonel George Hegarty | 2004 |
| 10-8: Officers on Duty | Ivan Dennison | 2003 |
| Cold Case | Owen Murphy | 2003 |
| Threat Matrix | Ray Miller | 2003 |
| NCIS | Mr. Donaldson | 2003 |
| Buttleman | Reverend Buttleman | 2003 |
| Dragnet | James McFarlane | 2003 |
| John Doe | Lorne Barker | 2002 |
| Behind Enemy Lines | Ed Burnett | 2001 |
| Alias | James Lehman | 2001 |
| Crossing Jordan | Earl Lewis | 2001 |
| The Retrievers | Farmer Jenkins | 2001 |
| Men of Honor | Decker | 2000 |
| Witness Protection | Reedy | 1999 |
| The West Wing | Network News President | 1999 |
| Family Law | Dr. Anthony Corliss | 1999 |
| Strange World | Lloyd Pennock | 1999 |
| Becker | Fire Marshal | 1998 |
| A Wing and a Prayer | Vernon Spencer | 1998 |
| The Big Lebowski | Malibu Police Chief | 1998 |
| The Magnificent Seven | Mr. Wheeler | 1998 |
| Port Charles | Salvatore Mancusi | 1997 |
| Childhood Sweetheart? | Lt. James Walker | 1997 |
| The Practice | Brian Kerns | 1997 |
| Reasons of the Heart | Drew Hadley | 1996 |
| Profiler | Carl Jenks | 1996 |
| Dark Skies | Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoeter / Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter | 1996 |
| The Pretender | Captain Paul Nagel | 1996 |
| The Phantom | Mayor Krebs | 1996 |
| Nash Bridges | William Wheeton | 1996 |
| The Sentinel | Mike Hurley | 1996 |
| Innocent Victims | 1996 | |
| Alien Nation: Body and Soul | Roger Benson | 1995 |
| JAG | Captain Gayle Osbourne / Lt. General Anthony Manzarek | 1995 |
| The Client | John Payne | 1995 |
| Strange Luck | Kenneth | 1995 |
| Nowhere Man | Dr. Seymour | 1995 |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Joshua Crane | 1995 |
| Double Dragon | Chief Delario | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Claude Campbell | 1993 |
| NYPD Blue | William Crawford | 1993 |
| The X-Files | Detective Miles | 1993 |
| The Adventures of Huck Finn | Shanty Lady's Husband | 1993 |
| Space Rangers | Prosecutor Murdoch | 1993 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Admiral Toddman | 1993 |
| Raven | Carl | 1992 |
| A Private Matter | Steve Morris | 1992 |
| Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 | Bob Hamilton | 1992 |
| Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Chief in Command | 1991 |
| Reasonable Doubts | Nordorff | 1991 |
| Long Road Home | Titus Wardlow | 1991 |
| He Said, She Said | Harry | 1991 |
| Tagget | Psychiatrist | 1991 |
| E.A.R.T.H. Force | Alan Rucker | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Gordon Bryce | 1990 |
| Living Dolls | Matthew Skeffington | 1989 |
| Seinfeld | Clayton | 1989 |
| Hard Time on Planet Earth | Merrick | 1989 |
| TV 101 | Principal Edward Steadman | 1988 |
| Fresh Horses | Kyle Larkin / Larkin's Dad | 1988 |
| The Rescue | Captain Miller | 1988 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Dr. Lee Sinclare | 1987 |
| Private Eye | FBI Director Miller | 1987 |
| No Way Out | Kevin O'Brien | 1987 |
| 21 Jump Street | Ohanion | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Matthew Wilton | 1986 |
| Hotshot | Coach | 1986 |
| Matlock | Doug Levitt / Frank DeLong | 1986 |
| Silver Bullet | Bob Coslaw | 1985 |
| Spenser: For Hire | Brad Stiles / Michael Graves | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Sergeant Worley / Lieutenant Borley | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Lane Henderson | 1984 |
| Tales from the Darkside | Sgt. Buzz Caldwell | 1983 |
| Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley | 1975 | |
| The Migrants | Doctor | 1974 |
| Get Christie Love! | Keppler | 1974 |
| Kojak | Gallen | 1973 |
| The Trial of the Catonsville Nine | David Darst | 1972 |
| Love Is a Many Splendored Thing | Joe Taylor | 1967 |
| N.Y.P.D. | Intern | 1967 |
| Mission: Impossible | Sam Evans | 1966 |
| You Are There | Dragoon Lieutenant | 1953 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1991 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
