One of America’s most recognizable character actors, James Rebhorn is a veteran of over 100 television shows, feature films, and plays.
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Full Name: James Robert Rebhorn
Description: Actor, USA
Known For: 1996 film Independence Day – My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date Born: 1st September 1948
Location Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date Died: 21st March 2014
Location Died: South Orange, New Jersey, United States of America
Cause Of Death: 65 years old
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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
James Rebhorn
An American character actor who appeared in over 100 television shows, feature films and plays.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and of German descent, Rebhorn moved to Anderson, Indiana as a child and graduated from Madison Heights High School. A devout Lutheran, he attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, where he studied political science. Richard S. Huffman was one of his instructors and directed him in a lead role in Aristophanes’ Lysistrata as well as Molière’s Tricks of Scapin. While there, he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. After graduating in 1970, Rebhorn moved to New York City, where he earned a Masters of Fine Arts in acting from Columbia University’s School of the Arts and joined the metropolitan theater scene. He most recently resided in South Orange, New Jersey.
Theater: Played Peter Latham in “Forty Carats” opposite Virginia Mayo at the GasLight Dinner Theatre in Salt Lake City in the 70’s. Rebhorn is known both for portraying WASPy stereotypes, lawyers, politicians, doctors, and military men, as well as portraying individuals with criminal behavior. He has delivered equally notable performances in a variety of other roles, including that of a brutal serial killer on NBC’s Law & Order (he would later return to the show in the recurring role of defense attorney Charles Garnett), Ellard Muscatine in Lorenzo’s Oil (1992), Fred Waters in Blank Check (1994), Lt. Tyler in White Squall (1996), and a shipping magnate in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999). One of his best known performances came in the popular 1996 film Independence Day, where he played Secretary of Defense Albert Nimzicki. He acted against Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman (1992), and also played an expert witness in My Cousin Vinny (1992) starring Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei and Ralph Macchio. He appeared again with Al Pacino in Carlito’s Way (1993) the following year.
On television, he played several daytime roles, including an abusive stepfather, Bradley Raines, on the soap opera Guiding Light from 1983 to 1985, and an abusive father, Henry Lange, on sister soap As The World Turns from 1988-91. An earlier daytime role was as John Brady in Texas from 1981 to 1982. In 1994 he played the role of supervillain John McFlemp in the episode “Farewell, My Little Viking” of the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete.
In 1998, he played the District Attorney in the 2-part series finale of Seinfeld. He also appeared in a supporting roles in The Game, Meet the Parents and Regarding Henry opposite Harrison Ford. In 2004, he appeared in the TV mini series Reversible Errors. His role in the short-lived and controversial NBC drama The Book of Daniel cast him as the father of the title character. He also appeared as a judge in Baby Mama. In the 2009 movie The Box, Rebhorn portrayed a NASA scientist. He had recurring roles on the USA series White Collar as Special Agent Reese Hughes, and also as Claire Danes’s character Carrie Mathison’s father Frank Mathison on Homeland. Rebhorn recently co-starred in the Comedy Central sitcom Big Lake. He played Max Kenton’s uncle in the 2011 movie Real Steel. He starred as Oren in the miniseries Coma. Rebhorn starred as Gary Pandamiglio in the 2012 Mike Birbiglia comedy Sleepwalk with Me.
His stage career included seven Broadway productions, as well as numerous appearances with New York City’s Roundabout Theatre Company.
Rebhorn passed away at his home on March 21, 2014, after a long battle with melanoma.
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The Book of Daniel Bertram Webster (2006)
As the World Turns Henry Lange (1988-91)
The Guiding Light Bradley Raines (1983-85)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (15-Aug-2012)
Sleepwalk with Me (23-Jan-2012)
Real Steel (6-Sep-2011) · Marvin
The Box (29-Oct-2009) · Norm Cahill
Don McKay (24-Apr-2009) · Lance Pryce
An American Affair (6-Feb-2009) · Lucian Carver
The International (5-Feb-2009)
Baby Mama (23-Apr-2008)
Comanche Moon (8-Jan-2008)
Anamorph (21-Sep-2007) · Chief Lewellyn Brainard
Spinning Into Butter (2007) · President Winston Garvey
Candles on Bay Street (26-Nov-2006)
Bernard and Doris (Sep-2006)
How to Eat Fried Worms (25-Aug-2006) · Boiler Head
The Last Shot (24-Sep-2004)
Reversible Errors (23-May-2004)
Cold Mountain (25-Dec-2003)
Head of State (28-Mar-2003) · Sen. Bill Arnot
Far from Heaven (1-Sep-2002) · Dr. Bowman
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (16-Aug-2002)
Amy & Isabelle (4-Mar-2001)
Scotland, Pa. (22-Jan-2001)
Meet the Parents (6-Oct-2000) · Larry Banks
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (24-Jun-2000) · President Signoff
The Talented Mr. Ripley (12-Dec-1999)
Snow Falling on Cedars (12-Sep-1999) · Alvin Hooks
A Bright Shining Lie (30-May-1998)
The Game (12-Sep-1997) · Jim Feingold
My Fellow Americans (20-Dec-1996) · Charlie Reynolds
Mistrial (2-Nov-1996)
Independence Day (2-Jul-1996) · Albert Nimziki
If Lucy Fell (8-Mar-1996) · Simon Ackerman
Up Close & Personal (1-Mar-1996) · John Merino
White Squall (2-Feb-1996) · Tyler
How to Make an American Quilt (6-Oct-1995)
I Love Trouble (29-Jun-1994)
Guarding Tess (11-Mar-1994) · Howard Schaeffer
8 Seconds (25-Feb-1994) · Clyde Frost
Blank Check (11-Feb-1994)
Carlito’s Way (10-Nov-1993) · Norwalk
Skylark (7-Feb-1993)
Lorenzo’s Oil (30-Dec-1992) · Ellard Muscatine
Scent of a Woman (23-Dec-1992) · Mr. Trask
Wind (11-Sep-1992)
White Sands (24-Apr-1992)
Shadows and Fog (30-Mar-1992) · Vigilante
Basic Instinct (20-Mar-1992) · Dr. McElwaine
My Cousin Vinny (13-Mar-1992) · George Wilbur
Regarding Henry (10-Jul-1991) · Dr. Sultan
Sarah, Plain and Tall (3-Feb-1991)
Desperate Hours (5-Oct-1990) · Prosecutor
Heart of Midnight (3-Mar-1989)
The House on Carroll Street (5-May-1988)
Kane & Abel (17-Nov-1985)
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn (7-Sep-1985)
Cat’s Eye (12-Apr-1985) · Drunk Businessman
Silkwood (14-Dec-1983)
Soup for One (30-Apr-1982)
Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy (10-Jan-1982)
He Knows You’re Alone (12-Sep-1980)
The Yum-Yum Girls (1976)
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