Wayne Grace
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- 7 mai 1940 · Pomona, California, USA
- 13 août 2022
Biographie
Wayne Grace (7 May 1940 – 13 August 2022; age 82) was an American character actor known for his robust screen presence, distinctive voice, and prolific career spanning stage, film, and television. Born in Pomona, California, he honed his craft at institutions including Mount San Antonio College (where he was classmates with Sam Shepard), Wayne State University, San Francisco State College, and under the tutelage of legendary acting teacher Sandy Meisner in New York. He spent years performing in regional and Off-Broadway theater—including notable work with the Odyssey Theatre and Pacific Resident Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles—before establishing himself as a recognizable face in Hollywood. Grace built a massive resume of film credits, often playing tough, authority, or character parts in major motion pictures such as Robert Altman's McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves, Ron Howard's Far and Away, David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, and Volcano. On television, he was a ubiquitous guest star appearing across decades of classic programming, ranging from Little House on the Prairie, The Rockford Files, Seinfeld, Frasier, The X-Files, and Medium. Science fiction fans particularly recognize him for making guest appearances across multiple series in the Star Trek franchise, playing the Romulan Torak in Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Aquiel"), a Cardassian Legate in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ("Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night"—sharing an episode with Leslie Hope), and the Klingon Admiral Krell in Star Trek: Enterprise ("Divergence"), in addition to providing voice work for video games like Star Trek: Klingon Academy. He passed away on August 13, 2022, at the age of 82 at his home in Venice Beach, California, due to complications from bladder cancer.
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Filmographie
- All About Steve · Retired Mine Supervisor
- Coyote County Loser · Fred Hopps
- Midnight Clear · Hungry Old Man
- Medium · Christopher Russo
- The Work and the Glory · First Land Agent
- Easy Sex · Drunk Gambler
- I Don't Know Jack · En personne
- Star Trek: Enterprise · Fleet Admiral Krell
- Mulholland Drive · Bob Brooker
- Alien Avengers II · Carl Dalton
- Volcano · O.E.M. Staffer #9
- The Lazarus Man · Major Gaffney
- Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden · Cletis
- Le Maître des illusions · Loomis
- Une maison de fous · Emil Bumpus
- Madman of the People · Brodsky
- Scanner Cop · Officer Dooley
- À toute allure · Chief Boyle
- Frasier · Farmer
- X-Files : Aux frontières du réel · Sheriff Hamilton
- The Thing Called Love · R.C.
- Fallen Angels · Sergeant, Pat Marino
- Visiteurs Extraterrestres · Cyrus Gilson
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · Legate
- Docteur Quinn, femme médecin · Marcus Jennings
- Horizons lointains · Bourke
- Danse avec les loups · Major
- Slumber Party Massacre III · O'Reilly
- Enterré Vivant · Bill Scorby
- Voyageurs sans permis · Preacher
- Seinfeld · Ukrainian
- Les Contes de la crypte · Fire Chief
- Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II · Vanir
- La dernière mission · Major Grigori
- Jumeaux · Cell Guard
- Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
- Running Man · 911 Security Officer #1
- Star Trek : La Nouvelle Génération · Governor Torak
- In the Mood · Bus Driver
- Haute sécurité · Officer Bristow
- Matlock · Dwight Hutchinson
- Odd Jobs · Roy's Father
- Mask · Drug Dealer
- Vendredi 13, chapitre 4 : Chapitre final · Officer Jamison
- Night Court · Roosevelt
- Falcon Crest · Monash-Henchman
- Libra · Jim
- Wild and Wooly · O'Rourke
- Wonder Woman · Captain
- 200 dollars plus les frais · Deek
- La Petite Maison dans la prairie · Guard
- Le Flic ricanant · Inspector Tom Brennan
- Magnum Force · Palancio's Hitter
- Kojak · Grisco Cummings
- John McCabe · Bartender