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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-08-07 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri

David Rasche

Biography:

David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns. In television he is known for his main role as Karl Muller in the HBO drama series Succession, as well as recurring and guest performances in L.A. Law, Monk, The West Wing, Veep, and Ugly Betty.

Known For

Acting

2025

Dying for Sex as Dr. Pankowitz

2023

About My Father as William 'Bill' Collins XII
Theater Camp as Dr. Bill Rauch

2022

2021

Paper Spiders as Bill Hoffman

2020

Swallow as Michael Conrad

2019

Father Figurine as Larry Berman

2018

Succession as Karl Muller

2015

Impastor as Alden Schmidt

2014

Freedom as Jefferson Monroe
Amira & Sam as Jack
The Discoverers as Cyrus Marshall
Black Box as Hunter Black

2013

The Big Wedding as Barry O'Connor
Petunia as Percy Petunia

2012

Men in Black 3 as Agent X
Revenge for Jolly! as Eichelberger
Veep as Jim Marwood

2011

Remembrance as Daniel Levine

2010

Blue Eyes as Marshall

2009

In the Loop as Linton Barwick
Crimes of the Past as Thomas Sparrow

2008

Burn After Reading as CIA Officer

2007

2006

United 93 as Donald Freeman Greene
The Sentinel as President Ballentine
Ugly Betty as Calvin Hartley

2005

Junior Pilot as Gen. Perkins

2004

Off the Lip as Dr. Martin Shutte

2003

Exposed as Warren Ward
Just Married as Mr. McNerney

2002

Monk as Nick Patterson
She Spies as Norton Andrews

2001

Teddy Bears' Picnic as Elliot Chevron

2000

DAG as President Whitman

1999

Pros & Cons as Jack Stanford
Friends & Lovers as Richard 'Richie' Wickham
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel as Robert Sinclair
Providence as Doc Croc
The West Wing as Carl Everett

1998

Tourist Trap as Derek Early

1997

Just Shoot Me! as Michael Tenzer

1996

Pie in the Sky as Amy's Dad

1995

Dead Weekend as Payne
Lieberman in Love as M.C. at Luau
Out There as Emmett Davis
Magic in the Water as Phillip, Patient #4
High Society as Peter Thomas
Signs and Wonders as Brother Nahum

1994

Burke's Law as John Ramsey

1993

Partners as "Grave Squad" Lawyer
Barbarians at the Gate as Ted Forstmann
Twenty Bucks as Baker

1991

Bingo as Hal Devlin
Delirious as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
Nurses as Jack Trenton

1990

Masters of Menace as Buddy Wheeler
Silhouette as Sheriff Kyle Lauder
Wedding Band as Sloane Vaughn
Law & Order as Joe Delaney

1989

Wicked Stepmother as Steve Fisher
An Innocent Man as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD

1988

Empty Nest as Jack Trenton

1987

Made in Heaven as Donald Summer

1986

Cobra as Dan
Native Son as Buckley
Sledge Hammer! as Sledge Hammer
L.A. Law as David McCoy

1985

Code Name: Foxfire as Sam Rawlings

1984

Best Defense as Jeff

1983

Special Bulletin as Dr. David McKeeson
Hellfire as Rev Howard Woode

1982

Fighting Back as Michael Taylor

1981

Honky Tonk Freeway as Eddie White

1980

Just Tell Me What You Want as Stopwatch Producer

1979

Manhattan as Television Actor #3
Sanctuary of Fear as Jack Collins

1977

On Our Own as Doug

1971

Columbo as Patrick Kinsley

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