Thomas Kopache Biography (1945-)

Born October 17, 1945, in Manchester, NH; son of Dorothy E. (maiden name, Sterling) Kopache. Addresses: Agent: Geddes Agency, 8430 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 200, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: October 17, 1945; Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Warden, Hot Money (also known as Getting Centered, Goingfor Broke, The Great Madison County Robbery, Never Trust an Honest Thief, and Zen Business), Westfront Productions, 1979, 1983
Police officer, Without a Trace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Highway patrol officer, Strange Invaders, Orion, 1983
(As Tom Kopache) Truck driver, Home Free All, Almi Classics, 1983
Cory, Agent on Ice, 1985, Shapiro Entertainment, 1986
Television station man, Loose Cannons, TriStar, 1990
Dr. Parker, Liebestraum, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
Geiger counter vendor, This Boy's Life, Warner Bros., 1993
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Jones, TriStar, 1993
Communications officer, Star Trek: Generations (also known as Star Trek 7), Paramount, 1994
Mr. Simpson, Leaving Las Vegas, United Artists, 1995
Thorn McIntyre, Ghosts of Mississippi (also known as Ghosts from the Past), Columbia, 1996
Calhoun, Breakdown (also known as The Breakdown Mile), Paramount, 1997
(As Tom Kopache) Captain Trent, Recoil, PM Entertainment Group, 1997
Merv, One Night Stand, New Line Cinema, 1997
Father Durning, Stigmata, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
Principal Evans, Catch Me If You Can, DreamWorks, 2002
Student, Reality School (short film), Hypnotic Films, 2002
Chief Neal, A Man Apart (also known as Extreme Rage), New Line Cinema, 2003
Killian, Hard Scrambled, New Visions Fellowship, 2004
Mr. Duke, Ten 'til Noon, 2005
Frank Patton, 110%: When Blood, Sweat and Tears Are Not Enough, 2006
Television Appearances
Series
Bob Slattery, The West Wing, NBC, 2001-2004
Miniseries
Mike O'Rourke, People Like Us, NBC, 1990
Movies
Squad leader, The Red Spider, 1988
Carl Fitzpatrick, A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (alsoknown as Till Murder Do Us Part), CBS, 1992
Blood bank executive, And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
Dr. Mason, For Their Own Good, 1993
Mason, Hart to Hart Returns, NBC, 1993
Steve Dahlberg, A Case for Murder, USA Network, 1993
(As Tom Kopache) Arlo Trask, Children of the Dark, 1994
Ray Keyes, Breaking Through (also known as After the Silence and Breaking Free), ABC, 1996
Arlo, All Lies End in Murder (also known as Behind Every Good Man), 1997
Specials
Mr. Carter, Professor Willard, Constable Warren, and Farmer McCarty, "OurTown," Great Performances, PBS, 1989
Janos, "Miss Rose White," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1992
Dr. Darrold Treffert, On Trial, NBC, 1994
Jed, "Journey," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1995
Episodic
Cab driver, Another World, NBC, 1983
Carl, Guiding Light, CBS, 1985
Grady, "On the Night He Was Betrayed," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1987
Dr. Miles, "Spleen It to Me, Lucy," L.A. Law, NBC, 1991
(As Tom Kopache) Sam Drucker, "Mushrooms," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
Donald Bobeck, "Looking for Loans in All the Wrong Places," Roseanne, ABC, 1992
Mirok, "The Next Phase," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1992
Second reporter, "No Man Loyal and Neutral," Homefront, ABC, 1992
Chief, "Dead-End for Delia," Fallen Angels (also known as Perfect Crimes), Showtime, 1993

(As Tom Kopache) Hughes, "Friday the 13th," Sirens, ABC, 1993
Sawyer, "Endangered Species," Bodies of Evidence, CBS, 1993
Engineer, "Emergence," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also knownas The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1994
Sal DalBazzo, "Dirty Deeds," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1994
Tu'Pari, "The Parliament of Dreams," Babylon 5, syndicated, 1994
"Family Values," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
Dr. Leland O'Conner, "Chapter Three," Murder One, ABC, 1995
Dr. Stevens, "And the Winner Is ... ," Melrose Place, Fox, 1995
Dr. Stevens, "Melrose Impossible," Melrose Place, Fox, 1995
General Thomas Callahan, "The Walk," The X-Files, Fox, 1995
Leonard, "Nan's Ghost: Parts 1 & 2," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
Viorsa, "The Thaw," Star Trek: Voyager (also known as Voyager), UPN, 1996
Kaplinger, "The Last Five Pounds Are the Hardest," The Burning Zone, UPN, 1997
Kira Taban, "Ties of Blood and Water," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1997
Terry Albright, "Citizen Canine," Total Security, ABC, 1997
"Power Corrupts," Profiler, NBC, 1997
Dr. Stanford Forsythe, "The Gettysburg Virus," 7 Days, UPN, 1998
Kira Taban, "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night," Star Trek: Deep SpaceNine (also known as Deep Space Nine, DS9, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1998
Mr. Schramm, "Body Count," The Practice, ABC, 1998
Mr. Abbott, "See Dharma Run," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1999
Attorney, "The Getaway," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
Denver, "Reprise," Angel, The WB, 2001
Dr. Harold Manning, "Honor Code," The Practice, ABC, 2001
Dr. Thompson, "Separation," Family Law, CBS, 2001
Irwin Slater, "To Walk on Wings," JAG, CBS, 2001
Mr. Purcell, "Hero," The Division, Lifetime, 2001
Mr. Willoughby (some sources cite James Jasper), "You've Got Male," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as CSI), CBS, 2001
Ellori, "Prophecy," Stargate SG-1, Sci-Fi Channel and syndicated,2003
Ike Gukor, "Babylon," Carnivale, HBO, 2003
Judge Seymour, "Final Judgment," The Practice, ABC, 2003
The alien, "Harbinger," Enterprise (also known as Star Trek: Enterprise), UPN, 2004
Judge Dale Wallace, "Change of Course," Boston Legal, ABC, 2004
Judge Dale Wallace, "A Greater Good," Boston Legal, ABC, 2004
Creepy guy/God, "Jump," Joan of Arcadia, CBS, 2004
Michael Wilkins, "Omissions," Strong Medicine, Lifetime, 2004
Paul Danner, "American Dreamers," CSI: NY (also known as CSI: New York), CBS, 2004
Vic Feldspar, "Living Will," Malcolm in the Middle, Fox, 2005
Appeared as Judge Boyle, Ally McBeal, Fox; as Ralph Pistone, Michael Hayes, CBS; as Judge Letts, The Practice, ABC; as Lawrence Mason, Six Feet Under, HBO; and in Civil Wars, ABC.
Pilots
Tos, Enterprise: Broken Bow (also known as Star Trek Enterprise: Broken Bow), UPN, 2001
Stage Appearances
Conrade, Much Ado about Nothing, San Diego Shakespeare Festival, San Diego, CA, 1970
The emperor, The Architect and Emperor of Assyria, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, 1976
Macbeth, Macbeth, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1977
Butcher, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (also known as ArturoUi), La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1978
Prospero, The Tempest, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1978
Scipio, Caligula, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1978
Wagner, Faust, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1978
Morris, The Bloodknot, Syracuse Stage, Syracuse, NY, then Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, both 1979
Recruiting officer, Mother Courage, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1980
George, Hunting Scenes from Lower Bavaria, Manhattan Theatre Club,Stage 73, New York City, 1981
Harry Roat, Wait Until Dark, Wye Mills Theatre, 1981
Rover, Hurrah for the Bridge, La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, 1981
First presser, The Workroom, Center Stage, 1982
Ioga, The Extravagant Triumph ... , INTAR Hispanic American Theatre, New York City, 1982
Kevin Morrow, Friends Too Numerous to Mention, Jewish Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1982
Macduff, Macbeth, Shakespeare and Company, 1982
Pedro, The Senorita from Tacna, INTAR Hispanic American Theatre, 1982
Bob Cratchit, A Christmas Carol, Indiana Repertory Company, 1983
The dark man, The Woman, Center Stage, 1983
Deeley, Old Times, Indiana Repertory Company, 1983
Morris, The Bloodknot, New Stage, 1983
Westmoreland, Henry IV, Parts I and II, Indiana Repertory Company,1983
Coach, Baseball Play, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1984
Jack, Plainsong, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1984
Waiter, doctor, Kovacs, and barber, The Danube, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1984
Jimmy, Cayuses, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1985
Polixenes, The Winter's Tale, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, NewYork City, 1985
Dr. Bailey, Buford Bullough, and Griswold Plankman, Laughing Stock, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1987
Smith, The Last Temptation of Joe Hill, INTAR Hispanic American Theatre, Stage 2, New York City, 1988
Titus Lartius, Coriolanus, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1988
Mr. Carter, Professor Willard, Constable Warren, and Farmer McCarty, Our Town, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1988-89
Mr. Dubinsky, first man and understudy for Jabe Torrance, Orpheus Descending, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1989
Julian, "The Encanto File," The Encanto File and Other Short Plays, Women's Project and Productions, Judith Anderson Theatre, New York City, 1991
Karl Streber, Temporary Help, Long Wharf Theatre, 1991
Karl Streber, Temporary Help, A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle, WA,1999
(As Tom Kopache) Creon, Antigone, Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble, Odyssey Theatre, Los Angeles, 2003
(As Tom Kopache) Duke Senior, As You Like It, Circus Theatricals Studio Ensemble, Lex Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 2003
Major Tours
The emperor, The Architect and Emperor of Assyria, European cities, 1976

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Cult Times, February, 1998; February, 1999; January, 2002
TV Zone, February, 1997, pp. 40-43; January, 2002, p. 11

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