Bruce Jarchow

Bruce Jarchow (born May 19, 1948) is an American film, television and stage actor. He began his career in Chicago as a member of The Second City Mainstage. He received the 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Revue for "Well, I'm Off to the Thirty Years' War". His notable roles include Lyle Ferguson in the film Ghost, Dr. Mascelli in Outbreak, and Principal Scampi in the television series Weird Science.

His television appearances include recurring roles in Seinfeld, Parks and Recreation, Desperate Housewives, Work in Progress, ER, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, The Norm Show, What About Joan and According to Jim.

He is also featured in the films The Weather Man, Stranger than Fiction, Somewhere in Time, Continental Divide, The Puppet Masters, Big and Music from Another Room.

Filmography

Film

+ Year Title Role Notes1980 My Bodyguard Roberto 1980 Somewhere in Time Bones, in 1912 1981 Continental Divide Hellinger 1986 The Manhattan Project Interrogator 1987 Radio Days Ad Man 1988 Big Photographer 1988 Scrooged Wayne 1990 Ghost Lyle Ferguson 1991 The Doctor Tim 1993 Mad Dog and Glory Detective at Crime Scene 1993 My Life Walter 1994 The Puppet Masters Barnes 1995 Outbreak Dr. Mascelli 1998 Krippendorf's Tribe Dr. Andrews, Chester Hill 1998 Sour Grapes Dr. Dean 1998 Music from Another Room Richard 2001 Betaville Headmaster 2005 The Weather Man Viewer 2006 Stranger than Fiction Commuter 2008 The Promotion Party Guest 2008 The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Dr. Hewlett 2012 Close Quarters Kowalski 2014 Warren Leonard Copley

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1986 The Equalizer Flynn Episode: "Pretenders" 1993–1997 Seinfeld Doctor / Mooney 2 episodes 1994–1998 Weird Science Principal Scampi 32 episodes 1997–2000 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show H. Gordon Jennings 17 episodes 1999 The Norm Show Anthony Curtis 5 episodes 2001 What About Joan Bob 5 episodes 2004 ER Dr. Hammond 1 episode 2004–2009 According to Jim (various) 6 episodes 2006 Desperate Housewives Samuel Bormanis 4 episodes 2009 Parks and Recreation Frank Schnable 1 episode 2020–2021 Work in Progress Edward 6 episodes