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John Pankow Biography (1957?-)

Born February 18, 1957 (some sources say 1954 or 1955), in St. Louis, MO; raised in Chicago, IL; son of Wayne (in magazine advertising sales) and Marion (a homemaker) Pankow; brother of James C. Pankow (a musician); married Kristine Sutherland (an actress), 1986; children: Eleanore. Addresses: Agent:Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

February 18, 1957?

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Danny Martin, The Doctors, NBC, 1981-1982
• Ron Luchesse, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1990-1991
• Cousin Ira Buchman, Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, 1993-1999
• Episodic
• Floyd, "Glades," Miami Vice, NBC, 1984
• Billy Hanratty, "Song of Orpheus," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1987
• Chuck Savin, Leg Work, CBS, 1987
• Charles Meadow, "Wedded Bliss," Law & Order, NBC, 1992
• Voice, "Research and Destroy," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1995
• Barry Dekumbis, "Tom Dooley," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2002
• Barry Dekumbis, "Another One Bites the Dust," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2002
• Other
• George Ritchie, Life on the Mississippi (special), PBS, 1980
• Fred, First Steps (movie), 1985
• Film Appearances
• Bullie, The Chosen, Contemporary, 1982
• First youth in phone booth, The Hunger, United Artists, 1983
• John Vukovich, To Live and Die in L.A., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1985
• Kovacs, *batteries not included, Universal, 1987
• Fred Melrose, The Secret of My Succe$s (also known as The Secret of My Success), Universal, 1987
• (Uncredited) Lou Landers, Johnny Be Good, Orion, 1988
• Geoffrey Fisher, Monkey Shines: An Experiment in Fear (also knownas Ella and Monkey Shines), Orion, 1988
• Chuck Dietz, Talk Radio, Universal, 1988
• Italo Bianchi, Year of the Gun, Triumph Releasing, 1991
• Arthur Kellogg, Mortal Thoughts, Columbia, 1991
• Levine, A Stranger among Us (also known as Close to Eden),Buena Vista, 1992
• Vince McBride, The Object of My Affection, Twentieth Century-Fox,1998
• Bryan Burke, Life As a House, New Line Cinema, 2001
• Jeffrey Goldman, Advice and Dissent, Film Shack/Leibco Films, 2002
• Stage Appearances
• Speed, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre,New York City, 1978
• Wishy Burke, Curse of an Aching Heart, St. Nicholas Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1979
• Lucentio, The Taming of the Shrew, Oak Park Festival Theatre Company, Oak Park, IL, 1979
• Cameraman, Merton of the Movies, Master Theatre, New York City, 1980
• Hector McKenzie, The Slab Boys, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1980
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Amadeus, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1980-1981
• Blow, Forty-Deuce, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1981
• Abram, Hunting Scenes from Lower Bavaria, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, New York City, 1981
• Betty and Gerry, Cloud 9, Theatre De Lys (now Lucille Lortel Theatre), New York City, 1982
• Gregory Corso, Jazz Poets at the Grotto, Production Company, Theatre Guinevere, New York City, 1983
• Harry, The Time of Your Life, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 1983-1984
• Williams, Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1984
• Rocky Pioggi, The Iceman Cometh, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Alfred Martino, North Shore Fish, Workshop of the Players Art Theatre, New York City, 1987
• Zackerman, Serious Money, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1988
• Hugh Maximillian "Huey" Bonfigliano, Italian-American Reconciliation, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, 1988
• Eamon, Aristocrats, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, 1989
• Colin, man in Devon, shrink, colleague, fellow guest, hitcher, and professor, Ice Cream with Hot Fudge, New York Shakespeare Festival, EstelleR. Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1990
• Stephano, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1995
• Larry Paterson, Baby Anger, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, Anne G.Wilder Theatre, New York City, 1997
• Lucio, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 2001
• Jerry Schiff, Barbra's Wedding, Westside Theatre Downstairs, New York City, 2003
• Also appeared in The Iceman Cometh, Los Angeles; Scheherazade, off-Broadway production; and Someone Who'll Watch over Me, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• People Weekly, April 3, 1995, p. 63
• TV Guide, April 18, 1998, p. 6