John Griesemer

Known for

Acting

Born

December 5, 1947 (age 78)

Birthplace

Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Biography

John Griesemer (born December 5, 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American author, journalist, and actor. He lives with his wife Faith Catlin (who acted in Ryan's Hope in the 1970s) and two children in New Hampshire. He is best known for his novel Signal and Noise.

Best known work

Malcolm X

1992

Days of Thunder

1990

Boiler Room

2000

Law & Order

1990

The Langoliers

1995

The Crucible

1996

Lone Star

1996

Eight Men Out

1988

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

Playing for Time

1980

Filmography

2021
The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Roger Toomy (archive footage)
2009
Orgasm Inc.
2007
The Junior Defenders
as Detective Drake
2006
The Sensation of Sight
as Principal
2005
Guy X
Novel
2000
Boiler Room
as Concierge
1999
Henry Hill
as Charles Casper Hill
1999
Raw Nerve
as H. Mackey
1996
The Crucible
as Ezekiel Cheever
1996
Lone Star
as Football Announcer (voice)
1995
The LangoliersTV
as Roger Toomy (2 episodes)
1993
Where the Rivers Flow North
as Henry Coville
1992
Malcolm X
as Guard Wilkins
1991
City of Hope
as Thomas
1990
Law & OrderTV
as Monsignor Whalen (1 episode), as Driver (1 episode), as Hyram Jenkins (1 episode), as Raffi Lorraine (1 episode)
1990
Days of Thunder
as Len Dortort
1989
Our Town
as Howie Newsome
1988
Eight Men Out
as New Jersey Fan
1984
The Brother from Another Planet
as White Cop
1980
Playing for Time
as German Trooper