Leigh McCloskey

Leigh Joseph McCloskey (born June 21, 1955) is an American artist, author, actor and self-described "visual philosopher". He is known for the immersive, hand-painted library installation The Hieroglyph of the Human Soul (sometimes abbreviated THOTHS), created in his Malibu home as an ongoing visual–philosophical environment beginning in 2001. His pen-drawn tarot cycle was published as Tarot ReVisioned, and imagery from his illuminated books Codex Tor was used on the cover and packaging of Flying Lotus’s album Cosmogramma (2010).

Career

Visual art and THOTHS McCloskey’s Hieroglyph of the Human Soul transforms his library into an all-over, 3D painted environment that he also uses for salons and teaching. Coverage in PBS SoCal’s Artbound details the work’s origins, alchemical motifs, and its domestic, immersive setting.

McCloskey has presented visual-philosophy talks and seminars in the United States and abroad. He spoke for the New York Open Center’s Esoteric Quest in 2006 (Central Europe program), where his session connected hermetic philosophy, tarot and image-based inquiry.

In 2012, he gave a TEDxMalibu talk, “The Painting Phoenix Arise & the Blossoming of Creation”, using his oil painting Phoenix Arise as a demonstration of process, pattern and self-revelation through art.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1975 Phyllis Donald Ralson 1 episode "Bess, Is You a Woman Now?" 1975 The Secrets of Isis Bill Cady 1 episode "The Sound of Silence" 1976 Medical Center Mihail Zankov 1 episode "A Very Private War" 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man Billy Abbott 1 episode "Part VIII: Chapters 11 and 12" 1976 The Streets of San Francisco Gil1 episode "Most Likely to Succeed" 1976 ABC Afterschool Specials Jeff 1 episode "Blind Sunday" 1976 Rich Man, Poor Man Book II Billy Abbott Television miniseries 1976 Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway Alexander Duncan Television movie 1976–77 Executive Suite Brian Walling 18 episodes 1977 Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn Alexander Duncan Television movie 1977 Hawaii Five-O Ted Bonner 1 episode "Tsunami" 1978 The Bermuda Depths Magnus Dens Television movie 1978 Doctors' Private Lives Kenny Television movie 1979 The Paper Chase Paul Chandler 1 episode "The Man in the Chair" 1979 Married: The First Year Billy Baker 4 episodes 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Jalor Davin 1 episode "Cruise Ship to the Stars" 1980 Inferno Mark Elliot 1980–88 Dallas Mitch Cooper 46 episodes 1981 Hart to Hart Vernon Casper 1 episode "Hartland Express" 1983 Hearts and Armour Rinaldo 1983 The Fall Guy Webb Covington Jr. 1 episode "Pirates of Nashville" 1983–85 The Love Boat Peter / Ralph Burrows / Charles 'Chip' Reynolds Multiple episodes 1983–86 Hotel Hank Miller / Joel Shubert / Lou Valentine 3 episodes "Scapegoats", "Passports", "Secrets" 1984 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Carl Pennington 1 episode "Vickie's Song" 1984 Fantasy Island Paul Spenser "Sing Melancholy Baby/The Last Dogfight" 1984 Velvet James Barstow Television movie 1984 Partners in Crime Casey Quinn 1 episode "Murder in the Museum" 1984 Finder of Lost Loves Travis Burke 1 episode "White Lies" 1985 Fraternity Vacation Charles 'Chas' Lawlor III 1985 Just One of the Guys Kevin 1986 Hamburger: The Motion Picture Russell Proco 1986 Murder, She Wrote Todd Amberson 1 episode "Murder by Appointment Only" 1986 Blacke's Magic Paul Thompson 1 episode "The Revenge of the Esperanza" 1986 Crazy Like a Fox Bob Beyers 1 episode "The Duke Is Dead" 1987–92 Jake and the Fatman Glen Latimer / Hank Goldman 2 episodes "The Man I Love", "Nightmare" 1987 Dirty Laundry Jay 1988 Sonny Spoon Dick Darling 1 episode "Wizard of Odds" 1988 The Bronx Zoo Richard 1988 Cameron's Closet Pete Groom 1988 Double Revenge Mick Taylor 1988 Lucky Stiff Eric West 1988–90 Santa Barbara Dr. Zach Kelton / Ethan Asher 248 episodes 1990 Shades of L.A. Dr. Ernest Lindstrom 1 episode "The Teacher from Hell" 1992 Life Goes On Phillip Jorgens 1 episode "The Whole Truth" 1993 Raven Pirate / Randall 2 episodes "Rip-Off", "Bloody Beach" 1993 Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth Frank Mather Television movie 1993–96 General Hospital Dr. Michael Baranski / Damian Smith Multiple episodes 1994 Accidental Meeting Richard Television movie 1994 Chicago Hope Soap Doctor 1 episode "Death Be Proud" 1995 Terror in the Shadows Alex Williams Television movie 1996 Star Trek: Voyager Tieran 1 episode "Warlord" 1996–97 The Young and the Restless Dr. Kurt Costner 16 episodes 1997 3rd Rock from the Sun Matthew 1 episode "Tricky Dick" 1997 Almost Perfect Tommy 1 episode "The Laws" 1998 Babylon 5 Thomas 2 episodes "A Tragedy of Telepaths", "Phoenix Rising" 1998 I Might Even Love You Hank Price 1999 JAG Dan Lander 1 episode "War Stories" 1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Joran Belar 1 episode "Field of Fire" 1999 Beverly Hills, 90210 Bigelow 1 episode "Fortune Cookie" 2000 Brutally Normal Corey 1 episode "Stretching Ethics" 2000 One Life to Live Drake Faraday 2005 Gone, But Not Forgotten Detective Ross Barrow Television miniseries 2009 An Elaborate Plan Donald Cavanaugh Short subject 2011 Bones Lee Coleman 1 episode "The Truth in the Myth" 2013 The Young and the Restless Dr. Kurt Costner 16 episodes 2026 The Dresden Sun Jack Wellman