Eric Bruskotter

Eric Bruskotter is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Cleveland Indians rookie catcher Rube Baker in Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors as well as his role as Private Scott Baker in the TV series Tour of Duty.

Career Bruskotter started acting in the mid-1980s, appearing in television shows like Mr. Belvedere and Amazing Stories. He gained notoriety when he appeared in the film Can't Buy Me Love in 1987. Later that year he appeared as Private Scott Baker in the TV series Tour of Duty, which followed the trials and tribulations of an army platoon, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Bruskotter left the series after its first season, but reprised his role in a guest appearance during the show's third and final season.

He returned to feature films with roles on such films as Crimson Tide and In the Line of Fire. He is perhaps more known for his role as Rube Baker in Major League II and Major League: Back to the Minors.

He appeared in two episodes of Walker Texas Ranger, starring Chuck Norris. In 1997, he had a role in the science fiction film Starship Troopers. During the film shoot he met Tami-Adrian George, who would become his real-life wife.

In the season 2 episodes of Sports Night, "Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks" and "The Reunion". In the former he played Kyle Whitaker, an NFL player on an unnamed Cleveland based team who gets suspended because as a player caught in an illegal steroid abuse ring. In "The Reunion", his character is important to the back story of lead character Dana Whitaker. In 2007, he appeared in two episodes of 24 during Season 6. In 2011, he appeared as a suitor of Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) on Glee, football recruiter/talent scout Cooter Menkins.

Filmography + Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1985 Amazing Stories StanTV series 1986 Mr. Belvedere Jock #1 1987 Can't Buy Me Love Big John 1987 Tour of Duty Pvt. Scott Baker / SP4 Scott BakerTV series (1987–1989) 1988 Rented Lips Farrell's Goons 1988 War of the Worlds Jefferson TV series 1989 Head of the Class Buzz TV series 1989 Not Quite Human II Rick, Bus Punk 1990 Nobody's Perfect Stanley 1990 Cheers Cutter Gardner TV series 1990 Teen Angel Returns Kevin Donato TV series 1990 Sweet poison JJ TV movie 1991 Quantum Leap Beau / Red / Glen TV series (1991–1993) 1992 The Wonder Years Bully // Football Player TV series 1993 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Joe Henderson 1993 In the Line of Fire Young Agent 1994 Major League II Rube Baker 1994 Beverly Hills, 90210 Belligerent Guy TV series 1995 Crimson Tide Bennefield 1995Walker, Texas RangerJonah Nelson / Joey O'BannonTV series (1995–1997) 1995 JAG Drum TV series 1996 The Fan Catcher 1997 Starship Troopers Breckinridge Movie 1998 Major League: Back to the Minors Rube Baker Movie 2006 Bring It On: All or Nothing Tim Allen Movie 2008 How I Met Your Mother George TV series 2010 Nude Nuns with Big Guns Tyrone TV Movie 2011 NCIS Lester (Truck Driver) TV series 2011–2012 Glee Cooter Menkins TV series