-
Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
-
Nicholas Selby to Marc Singer
John Shea Biography (1949-)
Full name, John Victor Shea III; born April 14, 1949, in North Conway, NH; son of John Victor, Jr. (an educator), and Elizabeth Mary (maiden name, Fuller)Shea; married Laura Wilson Pettibone (a photographer), June 19, 1971 (divorced, 2000); married Melissa MacCleod, August, 2001; children: (first marriage)Jake, Miranda. Addresses: Agent: Writers & Artists Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Artist Management Group, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: 955 South Carrillo Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, writer, director
- Birth Details
- April 14, 1949
- North Conway, New Hampshire, United States
Famous Works
-
CREDITS
-
Film Appearances
- Emery Cole, Hussy, Kendon Films, 1980
- Charles Horman, Missing, Universal, 1982
- Danny Morgan, Windy City, Warner Bros., 1984
-
In Our Hands, 1984
- Zack Freestamp, Lune de miel (also known as Honeymoon), AAADistributors, 1986
- Voice of Sylvain, Gandahar (animated; also known as Light Years), 1986
- Dee, Angel River, 1986
- Marcus, Once We Were Dreamers (also known as Ha-Holmin andUnsettled Land), Orion, 1987
- Doc, A New Life, Paramount, 1988
- Sam Wyatt, Stealing Home, Warner Bros., 1988
- Dr. Charles Hendrickson, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (also known as Honey, I Blew Up the Baby and Big Baby), Buena Vista, 1992
- Morgan, Freejack, TriPictures, 1992
- Calvin, Conversations, 1994
- Nick Donovan, Backstreet Justice (also known as Dead Wrong), Prism, 1994
- Peter Bardini, Southie (also known as Brass Ring), AmericanWorld Pictures, 1998
- George Castellano, Nowhere to Go (also known as Silent Hearts), 1998
- Hartley, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Paramount Classics, 1998
- Chris's father, Lost and Found, Warner Bros., 1999
- Mr. DeMarco, Getting Personal (also known as The Mysterious Death of Kelly Lawman), Lakeshore, 1999
- Offerman, Catalina Trust, RGH/Lions Shore, 1999
- Milo Derringer, Heartbreak Hospital, Goldheart, 2001
-
The Empath, 2002
-
Film Work
- Director, Southie (also known as Brass Ring), American World Pictures, 1998
-
Television Appearances
-
Series
- Hank Zaret, WIOU, CBS, 1990
- Lex Luthor, a recurring role, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures ofSuperman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventuresof Superman), ABC, 1993-1997
- Adam Xero, Mutant X, syndicated, 2001
-
Movies
- (Television debut) Joseph, The Nativity, ABC, 1978
- James Cookman, Family Reunion, NBC, 1981
- Hondo Bill, Robbers, Rooftops, and Witches, 1982
- Client, Howard, psychiatrist, Ted, Paul, Ben, Chris, Jim, and Dick, The Dining Room, 1984
- Karl Hoffmann, Hitler's SS: Portrait of Evil, NBC, 1985
- John Carloff, Coast to Coast, BBC, 1986
- Michael O'Donnell, A Case of Deadly Force, CBS, 1986
- Eli Cohen, The Impossible Spy, HBO, 1987
- William Stern, Baby M (also known as The Baby M Story), ABC, 1988
- Roger Dollison, Do You Know the Muffin Man?, CBS, 1989
- Troy Gardner, "Magic Moments," Harlequin Romance Movie, Showtime,1989
- Frank Koziak, Small Sacrifices, ABC, 1989
- Jack Packard, Ladykiller, USA Network, 1992
- Devlin, Notorious, Lifetime, 1992
- Tommy Marchant, Justice in a Small Town (also known as Hard Evidence), 1994
- Daniel, Leslie's Folly, 1994
- Dr. Michael Ravenson, See Jane Run, 1995
- Sheriff Matthew Bradshaw, Forgotten Sins, ABC, 1996
- Michael Kaye, A Weekend in the Country, USA Network, 1996
-
Miniseries
- Terry Garrigan, The Last Convertible, NBC, 1979
- Robert F. Kennedy, Kennedy, NBC, 1983
- Harry Latham/Lessiter, Robert Ludlum's The Apocalypse Watch (alsoknown as The Apocalypse Watch), ABC, 1997
- Dr. Jonathan Abbott, A Will of Their Own, NBC, 1998
-
Episodic
- Romeo, "The Naked Montague," The Man from Atlantis, NBC, 1977
- (As John V. Shea) Jonathan Moraacci, "Triangles," Eight Is Enough,ABC, 1977
- Brian, "The Human Interest Story," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC,1985
- "Minuteman," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1987
- Father John Sejac, "As Ye Sow," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1993
- Paul Sterling, "The Ex-files," Almost Perfect, CBS, 1995
- Dominic Del Monico, "Evolution," Sex and the City, HBO, 1999
- Ashley Wilkinson, "Miracle at the Cucina," That's Life, ABC, 2001
-
Pilots
- Speed, The Rock Rainbow, ABC, 1978
-
Specials
- Voice of John Barnes, Lincoln (documentary), ABC, 1992
-
Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Furniture removal man, Juno and the Paycock, Straight Wharf Theatre, Nantucket, MA, 1968
- (Broadway debut) Avigdor, Yentl, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, 1975
- Paris, Romeo and Juliet, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1976
- Stephen Hurt, The Sorrows of Stephen, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1979
- Don Sherman, American Days, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City,1981
-
The Dining Room, Playwrights Horizons, then Astor Place Theatre, both New York City, 1982
- Michael Trent, End of the World, Music Box Theatre, New York City,1984
- (London debut) Ned Weeks, The Normal Heart, Albery Theatre, 1986
- Peter, The Director, Arclight Theater, New York City, 2000
- Arthur Garden, Down the Garden Paths, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 2000
- Also appeared in Long Day's Journey into Night, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL; Animal Kingdom and Rosmersholm, both La Mama ETC, New York City; Ancestral Voices, Lincoln Center; How I Learned to Drive, off-Broadway; and in productions of Battering Ram,
Safe House, and The Master and Margarita, all New York City.
-
RECORDINGS
-
Taped Readings
-
The Eleventh Plague, HarperAudio, 1998
-
Free Fall, Harper, 2000
-
WRITINGS
-
Screenplays
- (With Jimmy Cummings and Dave McLaughlin) Southie (also known as Brass Ring), American World Pictures, 1998
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
-
Variety, June 29, 1998, p. 40
Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: