Gerry Becker

Gerry Becker (April 11, 1951 – April 13, 2019) was an American theatre, film, and television actor.

Early life Born in St. Louis, Missouri to a family of priests, Becker studied for the priesthood with Jesuits for three years before dropping out. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Missouri and a master's degree in theatre from Saint Louis University.

He appeared in a National Jewish Theatre production of Grown Ups by Jules Feiffer in 1987. A review noted, "Becker slices on the cutting edge in everything he does. All the empathy is blanched from the character leaving it less admirable. That is the character, for Becker's piercing performance is just fine".

In 1991, he appeared in Northlight Theatre's production of Ibsen's An Enemy of the People reads, "To his great credit, Gerry Becker, as [Thomas] Stockman, delivers famous outcry with genuine passion and oratorical skill despite being costumed in a bright green tail coat so that he looks like a refugee from A Christmas Carol".

In 1992, he appeared as Mr. Wagner in Raymond J. Barry's Once in Doubt with Remains Theatre Company in Chicago. Variety 's review noted that "Becker is a bit too meek as the curious interloper". A review in The Times of Munster, Indiana criticized the production, but praised the acting, noting that Becker and his costar William Petersen "give as good as they get in this bizarre triangle" and that "the trio keep the script taut and still extract a good deal of humor from the dialogue. So even when everything they say seems arbitrary and stilted they grab us with the sheer force of their acting". May found his acting "beautiful". A review of the production's run at Stamford Center read, "Gerry Becker makes Howard a perfect Allen type, a failed writer who is better in the kitchen than in the boudoir". Theatre critic Michael Kuchwara of the Associated Press criticized Mamet's writing but said that Becker "as Cheshire cat like inquisitor, and Paul Guilfoyle [...] lob Mamet's lines back and forth like a couple of tennis pros. Neither man drops the ball". In his review of the production, Vince Canby of The New York Times wrote that Becker's and Paul Guilfoyle's performances in Mamet's play were "acted to dry, caustic perfection" and that in Allen's play that Becker and Guilfoyle were "splendid as the would-be guilty parties in liaisons that inevitably fail". Howard Kissel of Daily News wrote, "Gerry Becker is uproarious as the manic depressive" and "Becker brings a believable intensity to the hotline volunteer in May's play".

In addition to his theatre work, he appeared in many films including Donnie Brasco and Man on the Moon.

Personal life Becker began drinking in his adolescence but was sober 10 years in 1995.

He had a wife, Lucy, who he met while performing in a show at the Court Theatre. Judge O'Neill, In the Shadow of a Killer, NBC, 1992 Samuel Adler, Legacy of Lies, USA Network, 1992 Captain Pickering, The Hunley, TNT, 1999 Ted Tinling, When Billie Beat Bobby (also known as Billie contre Bobby: La bataille des sexes), ABC, 2001 Walt Rostow, Path to War, HBO, 2002

Television episodes John Sherman, "Snatched," Law & Order, NBC, 1994 "Our Lady of Cement," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1994 Mr. Goldman, "Simone Says," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994 Max Petrov, "The Skin Trade," The Untouchables, 1994 Dr. Neal Latham, "Switch," Law & Order, NBC, 1995 Davidoff, "Fun City," New York News, CBS, 1995 Arnold Cassell, "Moby Greg," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996 Rupert, Cosby, CBS, 1996 Hub News Attorney, “Sex, Lies and Monkeys,” The Practice, ABC, 1997 Thomas Robbins, "Nullification," Law & Order, NBC, 1997 Attorney Stone, "Fools Night Out," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998 Atty. For School, “Pursuit of Dignity,” The Practice, ABC, 1998 Dr. Cosimi, "Three Men and a Little Lady," Spin City, ABC, 1998 Leo Latimer, New York Undercover, Fox, 1998 Mr. Bickel, "The Music Man," "The Thin Black Line," The Hughleys, ABC, 2000 "Unnecessary Roughness," Judging Amy, CBS, 2000 Dr. Michaels, "Faith," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 2000 "Blood Money," "Reprise," "Dead End," Angel (also known as Angel: The Series), The WB, 2001 - Nathan Reed David Leary, "Blown Away," Philly, ABC, 2001 Judge Stanton, "Lolita?," "Mothers of the Disappeared," The Guardian, CBS, 2001, 2002 Chester Glass, "The Greenhouse Effect," The District, CBS, 2002 Network News President #1, "The Black Vera Wang," The West Wing, NBC, 2002 Ramus, "Witches in Tights," Charmed, The WB, 2002 Robert, "Cliff Mantegna," Nip/Tuck, FX Channel, 2003 "Yankee White," Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (also known as NCIS and NCIS: *Naval Criminal Investigative Service), CBS, 2003 "Three Boys and a Gun," The Jury, Fox, 2004 Defense Attorney Gerard Wills, "Can I Get a Witness?," "Obsession," "Called Home" Law & Order, NBC, 2004, 2005, 2008