Jesse Vint

Jesse Lee Vint III is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He acted in the films Silent Running, Macon County Line (1974),

Life and career Vint was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Vint’s mother, Paula Mae Rhodes Vint, was Scotch, Irish, and English while his father, Jesse Lee Vint Jr., was Austrian, German, Irish and Norman French.

Vint’s uncle, Edward Lee Vint, was a Texas Congressman that represented Austin County in the late 1930s.

Jesse Vint's father, Jesse L. Vint Jr., was the president of Unit Rig & Equipment Co., the second largest company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, working there from 1956 to 1982. Jerry A. Shelton dedicated a book in his honor called The Unit Rig Story.

Vint joined the Actors Studio in Los Angeles with his brother Alan (who later co-starred with him in Macon County Line, as well as Earthquake). While at the Actors Studio, Vint was seen by Bruce Dern, who recommended him for his 1972 film Silent Running. Vint has worked with directors Arthur Penn in Little Big Man and Roman Polanski in Chinatown.

Vint worked with David Carradine in three movies. In Carradine's autobiographical book Kill Bill: The Diary, Carradine described Jesse Vint as "an acting buddy of mine who is a very wise and cool dude," even though they were usually cast as rivals.

In addition to his work in the film industry, Vint won the World Celebrity Chess Championship at The Century Plaza Hotel in 1988.

In 2016, Vint was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Portland Indie Film Awards Ceremony at a sold-out event in Portland, Oregon.

Jesse Vint has been a lifetime voting member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since 1982 and attends the Oscars frequently.

Jesse Vint was also inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame along with his brother Alan Vint and the actor Ben Johnson in 2022.

Vint is also an author and has written several books: William the Conqueror vs. King Harold, The Brothers Reno, and The Film Actor’s Handbook.

Vint has a son named Jesse Lee Vint IV. Vint was married to Stephanie D. Pineo.

Selected filmography Actor

One Life to Live (TV, 1969) - Al Roberts (1986, 1987) CBS Playhouse (TV, 1969) - Buck WUSA (1970) - Young Doctor (uncredited) The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV, 1970) - Pvt. Wilson Swing Out, Sweet Land (John Wayne TV special, 1970) - Colorado Little Big Man (1970) - Lieutenant Bonanza (TV, 1971) - Toby Harris The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV, 1971) - Officer Taylor Nichols (TV, 1971) - Charlie Springer Silent Running (1972) - John Keenan Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV, 1971-1972) - Mechanic / Joe Boysen Mission: Impossible (TV, 1973) - Zinc Pigs (1973) - Sheriff Dan Cole The F.B.I. (TV, 1971-1973) - Desmond Murphy / George Shawn / Johnny Nesbitt Chopper One (TV, 1974) - Billy - 2nd Gunman Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974) - Hot Rod Driver Chinatown (1974) - Farmer in the Valley #2 Macon County Line (1974) - Wayne Dixon The Rookies (TV, 1974) - Pete 'Wolf' Gray The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974) - Scanner Cannon (TV, 1972-1974) - Al Sparling / Angel McIlhone Earthquake (1974) - Buck Reflections of Murder (1974) - Cop on Freeway Amy Prentiss (TV, 1974) - Factory Supervisor S.W.A.T. (TV, 1975) - Dallas Bug (1975) - Tom Tacker Bobbie Jo and the Outlaw (1976) - Slick Callahan Black Oak Conspiracy (1977) - Jingo Johnson Deathsport (1978) - Polna Emergency! (TV, 1978) - Paramedic Nick Halverson Centennial (TV miniseries, 1978) - Amos Calendar Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979) - Calvin Hawk Hometown U.S.A. (1979) - Motorcycle Leader The Incredible Hulk (TV, 1979) - Terry Belle Starr (TV movie, 1980) - Bob Dalton Walking Tall (TV, 1981) - Ben CHiPs (TV, 1981) - Daws Bret Maverick (TV, 1982) - Tulsa Jack Turner Forbidden World (1982) - Mike Colby Hart to Hart (TV, 1982) - Turk T.J. Hooker (TV, 1982) - Ben Edwards Dempsey (1983) - Bernie Dempsey The Yellow Rose (1984) - Matt Colby On the Line (1984) - El Jefe Cover Up (TV, 1985) - Willard Knight Rider (TV, 1985) - Hank Kagan Trapper John, M.D. (TV, 1985) - Ben Cassidy The A-Team (TV, 1986) - Insane Wayne Another Chance (1989) I Come in Peace (1990) The New Adam-12 (TV, 1991) Matlock (TV, 1992) - Tex The Young Riders (TV, 1992) - Cody Pierce / Pierson The Temp (1993) - Larry Deep Red (1994) - Det. Rhodes XXX's & OOO's (TV movie, 1994) - George Randall Deep Cover (1997) - Ray Dreamers (1999) - Carl Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1999) - Detective Monkey Love (2002) - Les Roe Operation Balikatan (2003) - CIA Chief Spencer A-List (2006) - Red Carpet Star Sister Mary's Angel (2011) - Father Henry Grimm (TV, 2012) - Thom Carson Gloria Jesus (2014) - Pastor Kruger Bring Me the Head of Trapper Flint (2017) - Doctor Tulsa McCoy

Director/screenwriter Black Oak Conspiracy (1977) Hometown U.S.A. (1979) Another Chance (1989) The Killer Within Me (2002)