Philip Casnoff Biography (1955-)

Born August 3, 1955, in Philadelphia, PA; married Roxanne Hart (an actress);children: Alexander. Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts,9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Manager: Darris Hatch,Darris Hatch Management, 9538 Brighton Way, Suite 308, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, singer, pianist
Birth Details: August 3, 1955; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
David Landau, The Hamptons, ABC, 1983
Brian Murdock, The Edge of Night, 1984
Detective James Vitelli, Under Suspicion, CBS, 1994-1995
Prisoner number 99S233 Nikolai Stanislofsky, Oz, HBO, 1999-2000
Chief of Staff Dr. Robert Jackson, Strong Medicine, Lifetime, beginning 2000
Miniseries
Lafayette, George Washington, CBS, 1984
Elkanah Bent, North and South, ABC, 1985
Elkanah Bent, North and South II, ABC, 1986
Marty Loftus, Hands of a Stranger, NBC, 1987
Frank Sinatra, Sinatra, CBS, 1992
Elkanah Bent, Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (alsoknown as John Jakes' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III and North and South III), ABC, 1994
Simon Hirsch, Zoya (also known as Danielle Steel's "Zoya"),NBC, 1995
Movies
Dancer, The Renegades, ABC, 1982
Detective Patrick Shaunessy, The Red Spider, CBS, 1988
Lieutenant Guilford, Ironclads, TNT, 1991
Charlie Lapidus, Red Wind, USA Network, 1991
Nick Van Pelt, Special Report: Journey to Mars, CBS, 1996
Greg Radkin, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes, Lifetime, 1997
Richard Davis, Blood on Her Hands, ABC, 1998
Richard Davis, Tempting Fate, ABC, 1998
Cortez, Chameleon, HBO, 1998
John Walker, The Defenders: Taking the First, Showtime, 1998
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Starz!, 2000
Al Glasser, For All Time, CBS, 2000
Jack Stanton, The President's Man: A Line in the Sand, CBS, 2002
Episodic
(As Phil Casnoff) Ben Pearson, "License to Steele," Remington Steele, NBC, 1982
Chris Wood, "Slippage," Tales from the Darkside, syndicated, 1984
"Bum Tip," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1985
Jack Chambers, "A Fighting Chance," Sisters, NBC, 1995

Jack Chambers, "Matters of the Heart," Sisters, NBC, 1995
Jack Chambers, "Enchanted May," Sisters, NBC, 1995
Paul Acosta, "Christmas Truce," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
Cantor Gary Isaac, "The Cantor Show," The Nanny, CBS, 1996
Eric, "Too Beautiful for You," Wings, NBC, 1996
Bill Carter, "Little Girl Lost," Promised Land, CBS, 1996
William Cobb, "Necros," The Hunger, Showtime, 1997
John Fellowes, "Conspiracy," Players, NBC, 1998
Dr. Dan Litvak, "Masquerade," ER, NBC, 1998
Jerome Slocombe, "Innocent," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1999
Danny Rogers, "Of Human Bondage," The Practice, ABC, 1999
Harris, "Livegirls.now," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1999
Grant Connor, "Seven Deadly Sins," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1999
"14 Steps/Damaged Goods/Ballerina Dreams," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX, 2000
Ilya Korska, "Pixies" (also known as "Little Women"), Law & Order:Special Victims Unit, NBC, 2001
Dr. Bernard Gadston, "War of the Words," Frasier, NBC, 2002
Also appeared as Bill Talbot in "Slaughter," an episode of Law & Order, NBC.
Specials
Iannis, "King of America," American Playhouse, PBS, 1982
Harvey Schmidt, "Out of Step," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1984
The American Television Awards, ABC, 1993
Pilots
Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1996
Television Work
Episodic
Directed episodes of Strong Medicine, Lifetime.
Stage Appearances
Acolyte, nobleman, swordsman, and courtesan, Rockabye Hamlet (musical), Minskoff Theatre, New York City, 1976
Bobbie Gotteson and the spider monkey, The Triumph of the Spider Monkey, Phoenix Playworks, Playhouse Theatre, 1979
Fedya, Chinchilla, Phoenix Theatre, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City, 1979
David Ben Yonkel, King of Schnorrers, Harold Clurman Theatre, NewYork City, 1979
John, Mary Stuart, New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1981
Constance and the Musician, American Place Theatre, New York City,1981
Poins, Henry IV, Part I, New York Shakespeare Festival, DelacorteTheatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1981
Freddie Trumper, Chess (musical), Imperial Theatre, New York City,1988
Richard Dudgeon, The Devil's Disciple, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1988-1989
Ian McTurk, Up against It, New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEstherHall, Public Theatre, 1989
John Blackthorne, James Clavell's Shogun: The Musical, Marquis Theatre, New York City, 1990-1991
Macheath, The Threepenny Opera (musical), American Conservatory Theatre, Geary Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1999
Also appeared in a production of the musical Grease.
Film Appearances
Aaron, Uchu kara no messeji (also known as Message from Space and Message from Space: Galactic Wars), United Artists, 1978
Ricardo Bouma, You Better Watch Out (also known as Christmas Evil and Terror in Toyland), Pan American Pictures, 1980
Bergman, Gorp (also known as G.O.R.P.), American International Pictures, 1980
Mitchell, Jersey Girl, Triumph Releasing, 1992
Michael Reddick, Temptation, Starlight, 1994
Detective Battaglia, Saints and Sinners, MDP Worldwide, 1994
Kennedy, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
RECORDINGS
Albums
Performed for the original cast recording of Chess.

User Contributions:

Marie Cromer

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I can't believe anyone, including Leonardo DiCaprio can play Sinatra any better than Casnoff. After watching that series several times, I look at pictures of Sinatra and see Casnoff. He was great in the role, and I hope Scorcese gets to see that production before casting anyone in his new production about Sinatra.

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