Zeljko Ivanek Biography (1957-)
Born August 15, 1957, in Ljubljana, Slovenia; immigrated to the United States, 1960. Education: Graduated from Yale University, 1978; trained for the stage at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Addresses:Agent-- Silver Massetti & Associates Agency, 145 West 45th St., #1204, New York, NY 10036. Career: Actor. Awards, Honors: Drama Desk Award and Villager Award, outstanding featured actor in a play, 1982, both for Cloud 9; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, outstanding featuredactor in a play, 1983, for Brighton Beach Memoirs; Academy Award nomination, best supporting actor, 1985, for Mass Appeal; Antoinette PerryAward nomination and Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding featured actorin a play, 1992, both for Two Shakespearean Actors. Member: Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Addresses: Agent: Silver Massetti & Associates Agency, 145 West 45th St., #1204, New York, NY 10036.
- Nationality
- Slovenian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- August 15, 1957
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Cleaning lady and bombmaker, The Soldier(also known as Codename: The Soldier), Embassy Pictures Corp., 1982
- Hitchhiker, Tex, Buena Vista, 1982
- Title role, The Sender, Paramount, 1982
- Mark Dolson, Mass Appeal, Universal, 1984
- Momo, Rachel River,1987
- Willy, Artificial Paradise, Filmski sklad R Slovenije, 1990
- Cleary, School Ties,1992
- Sanders, White Squall, Buena Vista, 1996
- Banacek, general's aide, Courage under Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- Bill Price, Infinity, BMG, 1996
- SEC Agent Thompkins, The Associate, Buena Vista, 1996
- Tim Curley, Donnie Brasco, TriStar, 1997
- Tom Potter, Julian Po(also known as The Tears of Julian Po), Fine Line Features, 1997
- Bill Crowley, A Civil Action, Buena Vista, 1998
- Dr. Whitman, Snow Falling on Cedars, Universal, 1999
- D.A., Dancer in the Dark, Fine Line Features, 2000
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Sammy Wheaton, The Edge of Night,1981-82
- A.S.A. Ed Danvers, a recurring role, Homicide: Life on the Street(also known as H:LOTS), NBC, 1993-99
- Elliot, If Not for You,1995
- Governor James Devlin, Oz, HBO, 1997-
- Televison Appearances
- Movies
- The March Hare, Alice in Wonderland,1983
- Matt Colburn, Aftermath: A Test of Love, CBS, 1991
- Donald Barnes, Our Sons(also known as Too Little, Too Late), ABC, 1991
- Eddie Jacobsen, Truman, HBO, 1995
- Dr. Hill, My Brother's Keeper, CBS, 1995
- Dr. David Walters, After Jimmy, CBS, 1996
- Phillips, Ellen Foster, CBS, 1997
- Principal Jack Walker, Nowhere to Go(also known as Silent Hearts), Lifetime, 1998
- Bobby Kennedy, The Rat Pack, HBO, 1998
- Mel Berman, Dash and Lilly, A&E, 1999
- Thomas Mann Randolph, Sally Hemings: An American Scandal, CBS, 2000
- A.S.A. Ed Danvers, Homicide: The Movie, NBC, 2000
- Television Appearances
- Miniseries
- Bill Gorton, The Sun Also Rises(also known as Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises"), NBC, 1984
- Vince Valaitis, Echoes in the Darkness, CBS, 1987
- Ken Mattingly, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
- Specials
- George Deever, "All My Sons," American Playhouse, PBS, 1986
- Larry Fishkin, New Year, ABC, 1993
- Episodic
- "You Again?," St. Elsewhere,1987
- Joel Lassen, "Bound for Glory," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
- Phillip Swann, "American Dream," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
- Roland Fuller/Dr. Arthur Grable, "Roland," The X-Files, Fox, 1994
- Eddie Saunders, "Home Care," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
- Eugene Ramsey, "The Day of the Rope," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
- Dr. Arnold Shaw, animal psychiatrist, "Death and the Dog," Frasier, NBC, 1997
- Dr. Daniel "Danny" Miller, "Walkabout," Millennium, Fox, 1997
- Loren Bitts, "Radio FBI," C-16: FBI, ABC, 1997
- Judge Marshal Pink, "One Hundred Tears Away," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1997
- Eduard Micah, "Con Artist," Players, NBC, 1997
- A.S.A Ed Danvers, "Baby It's You: Part 1," Law & Order, NBC, 1997
- Assistant District Attorney General James McGovern, "The Civil Right," The Practice, ABC, 1997
- Tim Holloway, "To Forgive, Divine," Trinity,1998
- A.S.A. Ed Danvers, "Sideshow (1)," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
- Ally, Fox, 1999
- Pilots
- Ronald Ducote, "Pilot," Total Security, ABC, 1997
- Stage Appearances
- Hay Fever, GeVa Theatre, Rochester, NY, 1980
- (Broadway debut) Yankele, The Survivor, Morosco Theatre, New YorkCity, 1981
- Betty and Gerry, Cloud Nine, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1981
- Master Harold, Master Harold and the Boys, Yale Repertory Theatre,New Haven, CT, 1982
- Stanley, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1982 then Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1983
- A Map of the World, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre,New York City, 1985
- Hal, Loot, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Trofimov, The Cherry Orchard, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn,NY, 1988
- Hamlet, Hamlet, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN, 1988
- Tom, The Glass Menagerie, Roundabout Theatre Company, New York City, 1994
- Also appeared in Two Shakespearean Actors, Lincoln Center, New York City; Cloud 9, New York City; Hello and Goodbye, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ; and in Hay Fever, Charley's Aunt, andThe Front Page, all Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- American Theatre, December, 1994 , p. 55.