Gordon Clapp Biography (1948-)

Born September 24, 1948, in North Conway, NH; married Deborah Taylor (an actress; divorced, 1999); children: William. Addresses: Agent: The KohnerAgency, 9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer
Birth Details: September 24, 1948; North Conway, New Hampshire, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Viker, Check It Out!, USA Network and CTV, c. 1985-88
Detective Greg Medavoy, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993-2005
Miniseries
Palm Court waiter, Evergreen, NBC, 1985
Sergeant Markey, Hands of a Stranger (also known as Double Standard), NBC, 1987
Detective Doug Welch, Small Sacrifices, ABC, 1989
Captain Burnett, Family of Spies: The Walker Spy Ring (also knownas Family of Spies), CBS, 1990
Detective O'Brien, Blind Faith (also known as The Toms River Case), NBC, 1990
Movies
George, The Other Kingdom, 1984
Walter, Letting Go, ABC, 1985
Chris's friend, The Right of the People, ABC, 1986
Scott Abbott, Breaking All the Rules: The Creation of Trivial Pursuit, 1988
The Private Capital, CBC, 1989
Stubbs, The Secret Life of Archie's Wife (also known as RunawayHeart), c. 1991
Elias, Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (also known as Mission of the Shark), CBS, 1991
Meeks, Fever, HBO, 1991
Del, Family of Strangers (also known as Nee de pere inconnu), CBS, 1993
Evaluator, Bonds of Love, CBS, 1993
Glenn, In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco (also known as In the Line of Duty: Assault in Waco), NBC, 1993
Sullivan, Kiss of a Killer, ABC, 1993
Donald Quinn, Abandoned and Deceived (also known as ACES: The Gerri Jensen Story), ABC, 1995
Father Paul, Her Hidden Truth (also known as When Summer Comes), NBC, 1995
Sheriff Byron Calhoun, The Morrison Murders, USA Network, 1996
District attorney Mark Thatcher, Badge of Betrayal: A "Crimes of Passion" Movie (also known as Badge of Betrayal), ABC, 1997
Jefferson T. Stevens, The Sure Hand of God (also known as Sinners Need Company), Lifetime, 2004
Specials
Police officer, "Pippi Longstocking," Weekend Special (also knownas ABC Weekend Special), ABC, 1985
It Just Takes One, USA Network, 1997
The 1998 Emmy Award Fashion Review, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
(Uncredited) Himself, Inside "NYPD Blue": A Decade on the Job (documentary), ABC, 2002
Himself, ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2003
Host, Just the Facts (documentary), Court TV, 2004
Himself, "NYPD Blue": A Final Tribute, ABC, 2005
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 13th Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 1999
The Seventh Annual Prism Awards, FX Channel, 2003
The 59th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2005
Episodic
Wayne, "Birds of a Feather," Katts and Dog (also known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop), CTV and Family Channel, 1988

Ralph Shannon, "I Said Dance!" Night Court, NBC, 1989
Philip Beamer, "A Three-Corpse Meal," Cop Rock (musical), ABC, 1990
"A Fugue for Mr. X," Mom P.I., CBC, 1990
"John's Friend," Dear John (also known as Dear John: USA),NBC, 1990
Astronomer, "The Euphio Question," Kurt Vonnegut's "Monkey House"(also known as Kurt Vonnegut's "Welcome to the Monkey House" and Monkey House), Showtime, 1991
Bruce Leegee, "Politics as Usual," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1992
James Brackit, "Never Say Die," Street Legal, CBC, 1992
James Brackit, "Rules of the Game," Street Legal, CBC, 1992
Al Blynn, "Alien Aided Affection," Civil Wars, ABC, 1993
Hadran (some sources spell as Hadron), "Vortex," Star Trek: Deep SpaceNine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1993
Phil, "Bye-Bye, Bunny," Wings, NBC, 1993
Shriner, "Look before You Sleep," Cheers, NBC, 1993
Randall Strong, "The Voice of Reason," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated,1995
Raymond Jakes (store owner), "The Bounty Hunter," Dead Man's Gun,Showtime, 1997
"The Last Dance," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX TV, 1999
Panelist, The List, VH1, 1999
"The Fighting Fridas," American Family (also known as AmericanFamily: Journey of Dreams), PBS, 2002
Detective Martin, "It Takes a Pillage," Less Than Perfect, ABC, 2003
Himself, Pyramid, syndicated, 2003
Himself, "Network Notes," TV Land Confidential, TV Land, 2005
"Boy the Earth Talks to," Deadwood, HBO, 2005
Himself, The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005
Himself, The View, ABC, 2005
Ted Carthage, "Infected," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2006
Also appeared in Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn and Teller's "Sin City Spectacular"), FX Channel.
Pilots
Detective Greg Medavoy, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1993
Film Appearances
Kenny, Running (also known as Le vainqueur), Universal, 1979
Chip Hollister, The Return of the Secaucus 7, Almi Cinema 5/Cinecom International Films/Libra, 1980
Griggs, Matewan, Cinecom International Films, 1987
Ray Schalk, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988
Doctor, Gross Anatomy (also known as A Cut Above), Buena Vista, 1989
Harvey Dushane, Termini Station, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1989
Jack, Welcome Home, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1989
Sergeant Gordon Davies, April One, Astral Films, 1994
Mr. Stark, The Rage: Carrie 2 (also known as Carrie 2 and Carrie 2, Say You're Sorry), United Artists, 1999
Splendor Falls (also known as Glacier Falls), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
Dan, Skeletons in the Closet, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
Harris, Rules of Engagement (also known as Les regles d'engagement and Rules--Sekunden der Entscheidung), Paramount, 2000
The Funk Parlor, c. 2000
Earl Pinkney, Sunshine State, Sony Pictures Classics, 2002
Tanner, Moonlight Mile (also known as Baby's in Black and Goodbye Hello), Buena Vista, 2002
Cowboy, Fast Cars & Babies (short film), Resonating Pictures,2003
Lieutenant, Bananas (short film), Big Film Shorts, 2004
Frank, Flatbush (short film), Avenue M, 2005
Trailer Talk (short film), c. 2005
Film Executive Producer
Fast Cars & Babies (short film), Resonating Pictures, 2003
Bananas (short film), Big Film Shorts, 2004
Trailer Talk (short film), c. 2005
Stage Appearances
Death of a Salesman, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada, 1979
Ah, Wilderness! Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1980-81
Of Mice and Men, Philadelphia Drama Guild, Philadelphia, PA, 1981-82
Trafford Tanzi, Toronto Free Theatre (later known as CentreStage and CanStage), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, c. 1983
Spring Awakening, CentreStage (later known as CanStage), Toronto,Ontario, Canada, c. 1986
Brewster Dunn, Mr. Smithers, and workman, The Snow Ball, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA, 1991-92
Dave Moss, Glengarry Glen Ross, Royale Theatre (later known as Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre), New York City, 2005
Appeared in other productions, including productions of Henry V, The Tempest, and True West, all National Arts Centre Theatre Company, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; and in Blackout, Egyptian Arena, Hollywood, CA.
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
Contributor to periodicals, including the New York Post, LA Golf, and Variety.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

TV Guide, May 8, 2005, pp. 51-54

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