Dabney Coleman

Known for

Acting

Born

January 3, 1932

Birthplace

Austin, Texas, USA

Died

May 16, 2024 (aged 92)

Biography

Dabney Wharton Coleman (January 3, 1932 – May 16, 2024) was an American actor. Coleman's best known films include 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1981), Tootsie (1982), WarGames (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), You've Got Mail (1998), Inspector Gadget (1999), Recess: School's Out (2001), Moonlight Mile (2002), and Rules Don't Apply (2016).

Coleman's television roles included the title characters of Buffalo Bill (1983–1984) and The Slap Maxwell Story (1987–1988), as well as Burton Fallin on The Guardian (2001–2004), the voice of Principal Peter Prickly on Recess (1997–2001), and Louis "The Commodore" Kaestner on Boardwalk Empire...

Best known work

Stuart Little

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

You've Got Mail

1998

Yellowstone

2018

NCIS

2003

WarGames

1983

Tootsie

1982

Inspector Gadget

1999

Boardwalk Empire

2010

Domino

2005

Filmography

2026
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
as Franklin M. Hart Jr (archive footage)
2022
Still Working 9 to 5
as Self
2018
YellowstoneTV
as John Dutton Sr. (1 episode)
2018
For the PeopleTV
as Donald (1 episode)
2016
Rules Don't Apply
as Raymond Holliday
2013
Ray DonovanTV
as Mr. Price (1 episode)
2012
Char·ac·ter
as Self
2010
Pound PuppiesTV
as Mayor (voice) (4 episodes)
2010
Boardwalk EmpireTV
as Commodore Louis Kaestner (24 episodes)
2007
Hard Four
as Spray Loomis
2007
HeartlandTV
as Dr. Bart Jacobs (6 episodes)
2006
Courting AlexTV
as Jack Atwell (12 episodes)
2005
Domino
as Drake Bishop
2003
Recess: All Growed Down
as Principal Prickley (voice)
2003
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
as Principal Prickly (voice)
2003
NCISTV
as John Sydney (1 episode)
2003
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Grandpa
2002
Moonlight Mile
as Mike Mulcahey
2002
The Climb
as Mack
2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Principal Peter Prickly
2001
The Making of Midway
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The GuardianTV
as Burton Fallin (67 episodes)
2001
Kiss My Act
as Henry
2001
Recess: School's Out
as Principal Peter Prickly (voice)
2001
The Zeta ProjectTV