Tim Thomerson

Joseph Timothy Thomerson (born April 8, 1946) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jack Deth in the Trancers film series, his work in numerous low-budget features, and his comedic television roles. He appeared in the films Uncommon Valor, Air America, Volunteers, Who's Harry Crumb?, Iron Eagle, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Early life

Tim Thomerson was born in Coronado, California. He was brought up in both Hawaii and in San Diego. Following a stint in the Army National Guard, where he served as a cook in a tank company with actor Brion James, Thomerson chose to become an actor while taking a job as a set builder and prop man at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, famous for its Shakespearean productions.

Following college, Thomerson began a career as a stand-up comedian, honing his skills. He appeared in comedy clubs, including The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, The Improv in Los Angeles, and Catch a Rising Star in New York City.

Career Initial success Thomerson entered the world of stand-up comedy in the 1970s. In Los Angeles, he became a regular at The Comedy Store and the Improv and made numerous appearances on television variety shows and in Las Vegas.

One of Thomerson's early acting breaks came from director Robert Altman who, after seeing Thomerson's stand-up act, cast him in the film A Wedding. Thomerson first came to prominence in the short-lived comedy science-fiction TV series, Quark in 1977–78, as Gene/Jean, a character of dual gender who randomly switched between the two.

Feature film actor Thomerson began a long career in television and film starting in the mid-1970s, starting with roles such as the criminal psychologist Jerry Moriarity in the slasher film, Fade to Black (1980) before moving on to starring roles such as the time-traveling future cop Jack Deth in the 1985 low-budget science-fiction film, Trancers. (1991), a Dirty Harry-like alien cop who is only tall; the character also appeared briefly in Bad Channels and more substantially in Dollman vs. Demonic Toys

In the 1990s, he was a series regular on the TV police drama, Sirens, followed by a regular, co-starring role on the series, Land's End.

Filmography Year Film Role Other notes 1975 Mannix 'Rusty' Episode: "A Word Called Courage" A Shadow in the Streets Chick Television movie Hustling 'Two to a Cell' Cop (uncredited) Television movie1976 Laverne & Shirley 'Silky' Mulcheck Episode: "The Bachelor Party" Harry O Reporter Episode: "Hostage" City of Angels Seyers Episode: "The Parting Shot" Car Wash Kenny As Timmothy Tomerson 1977 Benny And Barney: Las Vegas Undercover Barney Tuscom Television movie All That Glitters 'Sonny' Packer TV series Terraces Steve Television movie Which Way Is Up? Tour Guide As Timothy Thomerson 1977-1978 Quark Gene/Jean TV series regular (8 episodes) 1978 Remember My Name Jeff As Timothy Thomerson Record City Marty A Wedding Russell Bean 1978 Hawaii Five-O Mike Chandler Episode: "Death Mask" 1979 Mork & Mindy (ep. 13) Sergie Guest in TV series The Associates Johnny Danko TV series regular Angie Gianni TV series regular 1980 Getting There Lester Television movie Carny 'Doubles' Fade to Black Jerry Moriarty 1981 Take This Job and Shove It Ray Binkowski In Trouble Mr. Damrush Television movie Golden Gate Frank Nightingale Television movie St. Helens Sheriff Dwayne Temple 1981-1982 The Two of Us Reggie Cavanaugh TV series regular 1982 Some Kind of Hero Cal Bare Essence Billy Television movie Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again Dr. Knute Lanyon Honkytonk Man Highway Patrolman 1983 Likely Stories, Vol. 2 TV series Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn Rhodes The Osterman Weekend Motorcycle cop Uncommon Valor 'Charts' Gun Shy Theodore Ogilvie TV series 1984 Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour Himself Panelist (March 1984) Rhinestone Barnett Kale His Mistress Tom Goodman Television movie 1984-1988 HunterMule Mulelowski / Police Sergeant Harry Traynor / Police Detective Gil Glasgow Episodes "Honorable Profession" (1988) ... Mule Mulelowski"Change Partners and Dance"(1986) ... Police Sgt. Harry Traynor"Pen Pals" (1984) ... Police Det. Gil Glasgow 1985 Trancers Jack Deth Volunteers John Reynolds Murder, She Wrote Lieutenant Clyde Pitts 1986 Iron Eagle Colonel Ted Masters Ratboy Alan Reynolds Uncredited Zone Troopers Sergeant The Twilight Zone Billy Diamond TV Series (Take My Life... Please!) The B.R.A.T. Patrol Major Dan Hackett Television movie 1987 Glory Years Jack Sanders Television movie Near Dark Loy Colton Tour of Duty Sergeant Aubrey Decker 1 episode. The Good, the Bad, and the Dead Down and Out in Beverly Hills Jerry Baskin TV series A Tiger's Tale Lonny 1988 Cherry 2000 Lester The Wrong Guys Tim The Incredible Hulk Returns Jack LeBeau Television movie 1989 Who's Harry Crumb? Vince Barnes 1990 Vietnam, Texas Max Heron Air America Babo The Flash Jay Allen Television movie Murder, She Wrote Bert Rogers TV series Midnight Caller Perry Fine TV series 1991 Trancers II Jack Deth Dollman Brick Bardo Baywatch Jim 'Buzz' Buchannon TV series Golden Girls Stevie TV series 1992 Eddie Presley Shock Comic Stringer Jack Mitchett Intimate Stranger Malcolm Henthoff Television movie Bad Channels Brick Bardo Trancers III Jack Deth 1993 Die Watching Detective Lewis Nemesis Farnsworth Dollman vs. Demonic Toys Brick Bardo The Harvest Steve Mobley Knights Farmer Uncredited Brainsmasher... A Love Story Detective Black 1994 Fleshtone Buddy Fields Natural Causes The Westerner Trancers 4: Jack of Swords Jack Deth The Cisco Kid Lundquist Television movie Hong Kong 97 Jack McGraw Trancers 5: Sudden Deth Jack Deth 1995 Malevolence Mr. Williams Dominion Fitz Spitfire Rex Beechum Sirens Sergeant James 'Buddy' Zunder TV series Heatseeker Oldest Elder Walker Texas Ranger Mitch Bolton TV series 1996 Back to Back Thomas Nemesis 3: Prey Harder Farnsworth 2 Pacific Blue The Angel TV series Land's End Dave 'Thunder' Thornton TV series Kid Cop Arnold Downey 1997 Blast Police Commissioner Xena: Warrior Princess Meleager The Mighty TV series When Time Expires Rifkin Koss Television movie The Angry Beavers Leonard Beaver (voice) TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Woody Sams TV series 1998 Crossfire Crane Together & Alone Daddy Escape from Atlantis Liam Gallagher Television movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Hoodlum Cameo Border to Border 'Poet' 1999 Red Team William Heywood Dirt Merchant Jack Suckers Detective Laughlin Unseen Evil Ranger Chuck Macneil The Magnificent Seven Guy Royal TV series Last Chance Sam Detour Mel Kiner Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Mr. Alcerro TV series 2000 Gangland Dr. Adams Submerged Owen Cantrell Highway 395 Unknown The Princess & the Barrio Boy Monsignor O'Dell Television movie 2001 Devil's Prey Sheriff Harry They Crawl The Exterminator Unseen Evil Ranger Chuck MacNeil 2002 Gale Force Phillip Edwards Shoot or Be Shot Uncle Bill The Killing Point Mr. Banyon Ocean Point Mike Project Viper Sheriff Morgan Television movie Con Express Bill Barnes The District Colonel Carl TV series Days of Our Lives Oliver Wentworth TV series 2003 Cliché Chief Jackson Air Marshal Senator Chambers 2004 Paparazzi Uniformed Officer A Lousy Ten Grand Judge 2005 The Nowhere Man Unknown Dual Deston / Jared Swarmed Phineas Washburn Television movie Hell to Pay Reverend Junior Pilot Captain Noonan also known as Final Approach 2006 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Arnie Swift To Kill a Mockumentary Will Sasquatch Mountain Eli Forget About It Al 'Arizona Al' A.I. Assault Admiral Harrison Television movie Bottoms Up A.J. Mancini Left in Darkness Joe Evil Bong Jack Deth Christmas Do-Over Arthur Television movie 2007 God's Ears Uncle Steve Urban Decay Detective Thompson Blue Lake Massacre Marshall Lex Good God Bad Dog Bill Monahan Live Evil The Priest 2008 Wicked Lake Jake 2009 War Wolves Frank Bergman 2011 Shameless A.B. Fisher TV series 2012 Season of Darkness Detective Kesler MoniKa Thomas 2013 The Silicon Assassin Project Freddy Jones TV series 2016 Catfish Blues Eddie 2017 Asylum of Darkness Detective Kesler 2020 The Comedy Store Himself TV series

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