Oliver Platt Biography (1960?-)

Born January 12, 1960 (some sources cite 1963), in Washington, DC (some sources cite Windsor, Ontario, Canada); son of Nicholas (a diplomat and ambassador) and Sheila (maiden name, Maynard) Platt; married Camilla Campbell (a homemaker), 1993 (some sources cite 1992); children: Lili, George, Claire. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA90212; (voice work) Chas Cowing, Access Talent Voice-Overs, 37 East 28th St.,Suite 500, New York, NY 10016.; Manager: Erwin Stoff, 3 Arts Entertainment,9460 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: January 12, 1960?; Washington, D.C, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Dave Lutz, Working Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Ed Benitez, Married to the Mob, Orion, 1988
Mr. Newby, Crusoe, Island, 1988
Neil Bleene, Postcards from the Edge, Columbia, 1990
Randal "Randy" Steckle, Flatliners, Columbia, 1990
Fitz, Diggstown (also known as Midnight Sting), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
Harvey, Beethoven, Universal, 1992
Eric, Benny & Joon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
Jack Hartsell, The Temp, Paramount, 1993
Jeremy, Indecent Proposal, Paramount, 1993
Porthos, The Three Musketeers, Buena Vista, 1993
Paul Bunyan, Tall Tale (also known as Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill), Buena Vista, 1995
Tommy Fawkes, Funny Bones, Buena Vista, 1995
Dennis Cahill, Executive Decision (also known as Critical Decision), Warner Bros., 1996
Henry Rex Vonner, A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996
Dennis Murphy, Bulworth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Ben Goodrich, Simon Birch (also known as Angels and Armadillos, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and A Small Miracle), Buena Vista, 1998
Dr. Mark Weller, Doctor Dolittle (also known as Dr. Dolittle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Maffio Venier, Dangerous Beauty (also known as Courtesan, A Destiny of Her Own, The Honest Courtesan, and Venice),Warner Bros., 1998
Maurice, The Impostors (also known as Ship of Fools), Fox Searchlight, 1998
Hector Cyr, Lake Placid, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Peter Steinberg, Three to Tango, Warner Bros., 1999
Rupert Burns, Bicentennial Man (also known as Der 200-Jahre Mann), Buena Vista, 1999
Fulvio Nesstra, Gun Shy (also known as Gunshy), Buena Vista, 2000
Jimmy King, Ready to Rumble, Warner Bros., 2000
Victor Wallace, Liberty Stands Still, Lions Gate, 2000
Dr. Louis Sachs, Don't Say a Word, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001

Doug Reed, Hope Springs, Buena Vista, 2002
Moran, Ash Wednesday, IFC Films, 2002
Toad, Zigzag, Silver Nitrate Releasing, 2002
Jim Burns, Pieces of April, 2003
Film Work
Producer; with Others
Big Night, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996
Television Appearances
Series
Wallace Benton, Deadline, NBC, 2000
Oliver Babish, a recurring role, The West Wing, NBC, 2001
Episodic
Norm, "In the Money," The Equalizer, CBS, 1987
Speed Stiles, "Baseballs of Death," Miami Vice, NBC, 1988
Speed Stiles, "Indian Wars," Miami Vice, NBC, 1988
"Changing Houses," Wiseguy, CBS, 1990
The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1999
Himself, "Hay Day," Between the Lions, PBS, 2002
Specials
Fairy godperson, Cinderelmo, Fox, 1999
2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
Other
Yaron Svoray, The Infiltrator (movie), HBO, 1995
Judge Jack Morgan, Queens Supreme, 2002
Stage Appearances
The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare and Company, Lenox, MA, 1985
Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare and Company, 1985
Bubba, The Greenhouse Keeper Died over the Weekend, Manhattan Punch Line, New York City, 1987
The Man, If Walls Could Talk, Manhattan Punch Line, 1987
Syme, 1984, American Theater Exchange, Joyce Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1987
The Miser, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1987
Sparks in the Park, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City,1987
Urban Blight, Stage I, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1988
Pere Ubu, Ubu, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1989
Moon over Miami, Yale Repertory Theatre, 1989
Larry, Elliot Loves, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, then PromenadeTheatre, New York City, 1990
Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre,New York City, 2002
Also appeared in The Tempest.
RECORDINGS
Video Games
Voice of Luther-Dwayne Grady, SSX Tricky, Electronic Arts, 2001
Music Videos
Appeared in the music video "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)," byPras.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, June 19, 1998, p. 55
Los Angeles Times, September 20, 1998
People Weekly, June 15, 1998, p. 35

User Contributions:

Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:

forum