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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-08-13 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

John Slattery

Biography:

John M. Slattery, Jr. (born August 13, 1962) is an American actor and director, best known for his roles as Roger Sterling on AMC's series Mad Men, Frank Jaffe in Confess, Fletch, Howard Stark (Tony Stark's father) in the Marvel movie series, Paul LeBlanc on FOX's NEXT, Dwight Eisenhower in Churchill, Lyle Bettencourt on CBS's The Good Fight, Richardson in The Adjustment Bureau, Cravely in Charlie Wilson's War, Bud Gerber in Flags of Our Fathers, Peter Benedict on WB's Jack & Bobby, Roland Yates in Bad Company, Dr. Richard Meyers on Lifetime's sitcom Maggie, FBI Agent Corman in Eraser, and Al Kahn on ABC's Homefront.

He has been married to actress Talia Balsam since 1998 and they have a son, Henry.

Known For

Acting

2024

Unfrosted as Ad Man #2

2022

Confess, Fletch as Frank Jaffe

2021

Girls5eva as John Slattery
What If...? as Howard Stark (voice)

2020

NEXT as Paul LeBlanc
Mrs. America as Fred Schlafly

2019

Avengers: Endgame as Howard Stark
What We Do in the Shadows as John Slattery
Modern Love as Dennis
Harley Quinn as Jason Woodrue (voice)
Harley Quinn as Jason Woodrue / Floronic Man (voice)

2018

The Romanoffs as Daniel Reese

2017

Churchill as Dwight Eisenhower
The Good Fight as Lyle Bettencourt

2016

2015

Power’s War as Narrator (voice)
Ant-Man as Howard Stark
Spotlight as Ben Bradlee, Jr.
Ted 2 as Shep Wild
Documentary Now! as William H. Sebastian

2014

Bluebird as Richard
Showing Up as Self

2012

Veep as Charlie Baird

2011

The Adjustment Bureau as Richardson
Return as Bud

2010

Iron Man 2 as Howard Stark

2009

2007

Underdog as Mayor
The Situation as Colonel Carrick
Mad Men as Roger Sterling

2006

Flags of Our Fathers as Bud Gerber
30 Rock as Steven Austin

2004

Noise as Detective Rutherford
Desperate Housewives as Victor Lang
Jack & Bobby as Peter Benedict

2003

Mona Lisa Smile as Paul Moore
K Street as Tommy Flannegan
Arrested Development as Doctor Norman

2002

Bad Company as Roland Yates
A Death in the Family as Jay Follet

2001

Sam the Man as Maxwell Slade

2000

Traffic as ADA Dan Collier
Ed as Dennis Martino

1999

Harvest as Sheriff Bill Johnson
Judging Amy as Michael Cassidy

1998

Where's Marlowe? as Kevin Murphy
The Naked Man as Burns
From the Earth to the Moon as Walter Mondale
Will & Grace as Sam Truman
Maggie as Dr. Richard Meyers
Sex and the City as Bill Kelley

1997

Red Meat as Stefan
Feds as Michael Mancini

1996

Eraser as FBI Agent Corman
Lily Dale as Will Kidder
Sleepers as Carlson
City Hall as Intel Detective - George

1995

1991

Before the Storm as Graham Parker
Under Cover as Graham Parker
Homefront as Al Kahn
Under Cover as John Slattery

1990

Law & Order as Arlen Levitt
Law & Order as Dr. Richard Shipman

1989

The Simpsons as Robert Marlowe (voice)

1988

The Dirty Dozen as Pvt. Dylan Leeds

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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Nuremberg as Colonel Burton C. Andrus
The Rainmaker as Leo F. Drummond

Writing

2014

God's Pocket as Screenplay

Directing

2023

Maggie Moore(s) as Director

2016

Love as Director

2014

God's Pocket as Director

2007

Mad Men as Director

Production

2023

Maggie Moore(s) as Producer

2014

God's Pocket as Producer

Crew

2014

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