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Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Acting·1932–2024·90 films

Dabney Wharton Coleman (January 3, 1932 – May 16, 2024) was an American actor. Coleman's best known films include 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1981), Tootsie (1982), WarGames (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), You've Got Mail (1998), Inspector Gadget (1999), Recess: School's Out (2001), Moonlight Mile (2002), and Rules Don't Apply (2016).

Filmography

Stuart Little
Stuart Little (1999)Dr. Beechwood
You've Got Mail
You've Got Mail (1998)Nelson Fox
WarGames
WarGames (1983)McKittrick
Tootsie
Tootsie (1982)Ron Carlisle
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget (1999)Chief Quimby
Domino
Domino (2005)Drake Bishop
The Towering Inferno
The Towering Inferno (1974)Deputy Chief #1
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)Milburn Drysdale
Nine to Five
Nine to Five (1980)Franklin M. Hart Jr.
Dragnet
Dragnet (1987)Jerry Caesar
On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond (1981)Bill Ray
Rules Don't Apply
Rules Don't Apply (2016)Raymond Holliday
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)Martin Price
Recess: School's Out
Recess: School's Out (2001)Principal Peter Prickly (voice)
Midway
Midway (1976)Captain Murray Arnold
The Man with One Red Shoe
The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)Cooper
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder (1977)Maxwell
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile (2002)Mike Mulcahey
Amos & Andrew
Amos & Andrew (1993)Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger (1984)Jack Flack / Hal Osborne
Bite the Bullet
Bite the Bullet (1975)Jack Parker
The Scalphunters
The Scalphunters (1968)Jed
Clifford
Clifford (1994)Gerald Ellis
Downhill Racer
Downhill Racer (1969)Mayo
My Date with the President's Daughter
My Date with the President's Daughter (1998)President George Richmond
This Property Is Condemned
This Property Is Condemned (1966)Salesman
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)Principal Prickly (voice)
A Witch's Way of Love
A Witch's Way of Love (1997)Joel
Modern Problems
Modern Problems (1981)Mark Winslow
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard (1980)Judge Keith Hayes
North Dallas Forty
North Dallas Forty (1979)Emmett Hunter
Young Doctors in Love
Young Doctors in Love (1982)Dr. Joseph Prang
Bad Ronald
Bad Ronald (1974)Mr. Wood
Short Time
Short Time (1990)Burt Simpson
Hot to Trot
Hot to Trot (1988)Walter Sawyer
Recess: All Growed Down
Recess: All Growed Down (2003)Principal Prickley (voice)
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread (1965)Charlie
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (1990)Stewart McBain
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)Grandpa
Meet the Applegates
Meet the Applegates (1990)Aunt Bea
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001)Principal Peter Prickly
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)Jack Heintzel
The Other Side of the Mountain
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)Dave McCoy
Cinderella Liberty
Cinderella Liberty (1973)Executive Officer
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)Self
The Trouble with Girls
The Trouble with Girls (1969)Harrison Wilby
There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)Jeffrey Babitt
Exiled
Exiled (1998)Lieutenant Kevin Stolper
Dying Room Only
Dying Room Only (1973)Bob Mitchell
Viva Knievel!
Viva Knievel! (1977)Ralph Thompson
Savage!
Savage! (1973)Ted Seligson
Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal (1980)Dickerson
Giving It Up
Giving It Up (1999)Johnathan Gallant
Target Earth
Target Earth (1998)Senator Ben Arnold
The Brotherhood of the Bell
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970)Agent Shepard
The Dove
The Dove (1974)Charles Huntley
The Climb
The Climb (2002)Mack
Black Fist
Black Fist (1977)Heineken
Callie & Son
Callie & Son (1981)Randall Bordeaux
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale (2000)John Kennedy
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)Self
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1986)Dabney Coleman
The President's Plane Is Missing
The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)Sen. Bert Haines
Pray TV
Pray TV (1980)Marvin Fleece
Never Forget
Never Forget (1991)William Cox
Judicial Consent
Judicial Consent (1994)Charles Mayron
Hard Four
Hard Four (2007)Spray Loomis
When She Was Bad...
When She Was Bad... (1979)Jack Wilson
Maybe Baby
Maybe Baby (1988)Hal
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)Self
Kiss Me... Kill Me
Kiss Me... Kill Me (1976)Capt. Logan
Murrow
Murrow (1986)William Paley
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped (1995)Arthur Milo
I Love My Wife
I Love My Wife (1970)Frank Donnelly
Kiss My Act
Kiss My Act (2001)Henry
Sworn to Silence
Sworn to Silence (1987)Martin Costigan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)Paul Mathison
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987)Ed Sigel
Must Be Santa
Must Be Santa (1999)
Returning Home
Returning Home (1975)Al Stephenson
House of Evil
House of Evil (1974)
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite (1987)Jesse Kiplinger
More Than Friends
More Than Friends (1978)Joshua 'Josh' Harrington
Maneaters Are Loose!
Maneaters Are Loose! (1978)McCallum
Still Working 9 to 5
Still Working 9 to 5 (2022)Self
Char·ac·ter
Char·ac·ter (2012)Self
The Making of Midway
The Making of Midway (2001)Self
Devil's Food
Devil's Food (1996)Seymour Kecker
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
The Case of the Baltimore Girls (1978)George Bates
Moving Target
Moving Target (1973)