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Richard Lineback

Richard Lineback

Acting1952Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany

Biography

Richard D. Lineback (born February 4, 1952) is an American actor. He has performed in character roles in the films Speed, Twister and Varsity Blues. He played Deputy Dodd in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.

Lineback has appeared in many roles on the stage, with leads that include Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, C.C. Showers in The Diviners, for which he won the Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Actor, and the title role in Mister Roberts.

He has also made numerous guest appearances for television, including Romas in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Selin Peers in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Kessick in Star Trek: Enterprise. He also appeared as the Rev. Vernon Canty in two episodes of JAG.[3] He also appeared in two episodes of M*A*S*H, playing different characters.

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Acting History

2023
A Captain's Log
TVas Self1 eps
2012
Justified
TVas Delmer Coates1 eps
2008
NCIS
TVas Chuck Winslow1 eps
2003
Star Trek: Enterprise
TVas Kessick1 eps
2002
The Ring
as Innkeeper
King of Texas
as Warnell
2000
Ready to Rumble
as Mr. Boggs
Touched by an Angel
TVas Joe Benson1 eps
1998
Hush
as Hal Bentall
The Baby Dance
as Al LeFauve
1997
The Jackal
as FBI Agent McMurphy
1996
Tin Cup
as Curt
Twister
as Father
1994
Speed
as Norwood
The Stand
TVas Poke1 eps
1993
Sommersby
as Timothy Fry
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TVas Selin Peers1 eps
1990
Blind Vengeance
as Edwin 'Ed' Rentzell
1989
Hunter
TVas Rudy Lassiter / Billy the Junkie2 eps
1988
1987
MacGyver
TVas Phillips1 eps
1986
Return to Mayberry
as Wally Butler
Stewardess School
as Sgt. Striker
Matlock
TVas Banning1 eps
1984
Knight Rider
TVas Sheriff Lance Barton1 eps
1983
1982
T. J. Hooker
TVas Kenny1 eps
1981
1979
Joni
as Steve Estes
M*A*S*H
TVas Pvt. Scala2 eps
1978
The Love Boat
TVas Steward1 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Lester Wade

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/4/1952(74 years old)
Place of Birth
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany