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

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