Timothy Busfield Biography (1957-)

Born June 12, 1957, in Lansing, MI; son of Roger (a drama professor) and Jean(a secretary) Busfield; married Radha Delamarter (an actress and director; divorced, 1986); married Jennifer Merwin (a fashion designer), 1988; children:(first marriage) Willy; (second marriage) Daisy, Samuel. Addresses: Agent: c/o William Morris Agency, 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2704; Brad Slater, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., BeverlyHills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, director
Birth Details: June 12, 1957; Lansing, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Soldier with mortar, Stripes, Columbia, 1981
Arnold Poindexter, Revenge of the Nerds, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
Arnold Poindexter, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Mark, Field of Dreams, Universal, 1989
Dick Gordon, Sneakers, Universal, 1992
Frank, The Skateboard Kid, Concorde/New Horizons Corp., 1993
Tony Sacco, Striking Distance, Columbia, 1993
Lou Collins, Little Big League, Columbia, 1994
Fred, Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994
Woods, First Kid, Buena Vista, 1996
Robert Levin, The Souler Opposite, Curb Entertainment, 1997
Brian, Erasable You, Dorian Productions, 1998
Voice of heart, Heartbeat, 2000
Charlie Reed, National Security, Columbia, 2003
Television Appearances
Series
Mark Potter, Reggie, ABC, 1983
Dr. John "J. T." McIntyre, Jr., Trapper John, M.D., CBS, 1984-1986
Elliot Weston, thirtysomething, ABC, 1989-1991
Sam Byrd, The Byrds of Paradise, ABC, 1994
Tom McManus, Champs, ABC, 1996
Danny Concannon, a recurring role, The West Wing, NBC, 1999-2000,2002-2003
Movies
Paul Jarrett, Strays, USA Network, 1991
Elfred Schultz, Calendar Girl, Cop Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story (also known as The Heart of the Lie), ABC, 1992
Del Calvin, Fade to Black, USA Network, 1993
Assistant District Attorney John Thorn, Murder between Friends, NBC, 1994
Detective Walt Keller, In the Shadow of Evil, CBS, 1995
Pete Honeycutt, In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped (also known as In the Line of Duty: Taxman), NBC, 1995
Matthew Grissom, Shadow of a Scream (also known as The Unspeakable, Criminal Pursuit, and Roger Corman Presents The Unspeakable),1997
Major Robert Carr, Buffalo Soldiers, TNT, 1997
Ray, Trucks, USA Network, 1997
Walter Ference, When Secrets Kill, ABC, 1997
Connor Thornton, Dream House, UPN, 1998
Henry, Carson's Vertical Suburbia, 1998

Clayton Shepherd, The Darklings, Fox Family, 1999
Frank Shawson, Time at the Top, Showtime, 1999
Father Donnelly, Wanted, Cinemax, 2000
Elliott Nesher, Terminal Error (also known as Peace Virus),PAX, 2001
Franklin, Dead in a Heartbeat, TBS, 2002
Episodic
(As Tim Busfield) Doug, "Little Man On Campus," Family Ties, 1984
(As Tim Busfield) Doug, "Best Man," Family Ties, 1984
Robert Bianca, "Imperfect Union," Hotel, ABC, 1985
Young Matt, "My Back Pages," Family Ties, 1986
Adam Gardner, "The Rat Pack," Matlock, 1987
Saturday Night Live, 1989
Spy Guy, "Seconds," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, 1995
Dr. Jon Hoffman, "Under the Bed," The Outer Limits, Showtime, 1995
Businessman #2, "Food," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1997
John, "If I Could See Me Now: Part 2," Rude Awakening, Showtime, 2000
Lloyd Stevens, "Lloyd," Ed, NBC, 2002
Lloyd Stevens, "Makeovers," Ed, NBC, 2002
Also appeared in After M*A*S*H, CBS; The Paper Chase, Showtime; and Love American Style, ABC.
Specials
Host, "Don't Divorce the Children," Your Family Matters, Lifetime,1990
The Search for the New Ideal Man, ABC, 1992
"Addicted to Fame," First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1994
The ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1996
Walter Gordon, What's Right with America, CBS, 1997
Celebrity Profile: Jennifer Love Hewitt, 2000
Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Patricia Heaton, Lifetime, 2001
Inside "thirtysomething", Bravo, 2001
Interviewee, Initmate Portrait: Jane Kaczmarek, Lifetime, 2002
I Love the `80s, VH1, 2002
Pilots
Matt, Stuck in the Middle with You, NBC, 2003
Television Director
Episodic
"Her Cup Runneth Over," thirtysomething, ABC, 1990
"The Difference between Men and Women," thirtysomething, ABC, 1991
"A Stop at Willoughby," thirtysomething, ABC, 1991
" ... And Then You Die," First Years, NBC, 2001
"There's No Place Like Homo," First Years, NBC, 2001
"Come Fly with Me," Lizzie McGuire, The Disney Channel, 2001
(And co-executive producer and supervising producer) Ed (also known as Stuckeyville), NBC, 2001-2003
"Momento," That's Life, ABC, 2002
Also directed "Forget about Your Boss," Danny, and "This Life," First Years, NBC, both unaired episodes; episodes of Rude Awakening, Showtime; Sports Night, ABC; Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (also known as Cover Me), USA Network.
Stage Appearances
Puck, Robin Goodfellow, Johnson City, TN, 1975
Talley and Son, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1981
A Life, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1981
Hotspur, Richard II, Circle Repertory Company, Entermedia Theatre,New York City, 1982
Understudy for the roles of Eugene and Stanley, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1983
(Broadway debut) Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, A Few Good Men, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1990
Also appeared in Young Playwrights Festival, Circle Repertory Company; Richard II; A Tale Told; Mass Appeal; The Tempest; Getting Out; Founder; A Life.
Major Tours
Toured in Getting Out, Actors Theatre of Louisville, European andIsraeli cities.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Playboy, June, 1990, pp. 57-76

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