Geboren: ✹ 27. November 1949 in USA Name: Gerrit Graham Größe: 183 cm
Biographie
Gerrit Graham was born on November 27, 1949 in New York City. He grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, Chicago, Illinois, and Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Gerrit made his acting debut at age eight in a Detroit Art Institute stage production of "Winnie the Pooh". Graham was the president of the dramatic association as a high school student at Groton and general manager of the Columbia Players while studying at Columbia University. He began his cinematic career acting in movies for director Brian De Palma: he's excellent in his film debut as paranoid conspiracy nut Lloyd Clay in Greetings - Grüße (1968) and gave a hilarious performance as preening flamboyant rock star Beef in Das Phantom im Paradies (1974). Graham's other memorable comic roles include no-talent aspiring country singer Perman Waters in Paul Bartel's Cannonball (1976), hippie commune leader Magic Ray in Sie nannten ihn El Lute (1976) sleazy used car salesman Jeff in the uproarious Mit einem Bein im Kittchen (1980), the snobby Bob Spinnaker in Ich glaub' mein Straps funkt SOS (1982), and the leering Rodzinski in Trottel im Weltall (1981). Moreover, Gerrit has demonstrated his considerable range and versatility in such occasional serious parts as computer nerd Walter Gabler in Des Teufels Saat (1977), Susan Sarandon's abusive boyfriend Highpockets in Pretty Baby (1978), tough Vietnam veteran Ray Stark in City Commando (1985), and Alex Vincent's jerky foster father Phil Simpson in Chucky 2 - Die Mörderpuppe ist wieder da (1990). Among the many TV shows Graham has done guest spots on are Baretta (1975), Starsky und Hutch (1975), Laverne & Shirley (1976), Das A-Team (1983), Fame - Der Weg zum Ruhm (1982), Chefarzt Dr. Westphall (1982), Miami Vice (1984), Dallas (1978), Wunderbare jahre (1988), Seinfeld (1989), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), Babylon 5 (1993), Die Larry Sanders Show (1992), Star Trek: Raumschiff Voyager (1995), Law & Order (1990), and Third Watch: Einsatz am Limit (1999). Gerrit had a recurring role on The Critic (1994). He wrote three episodes of the 1980s Unbekannte Dimensionen (1985) revival and acted in the Welcome to Winfield/Quarantine (1986) episode of the same show. On stage, Gerrit has performed improvisational comedy sketches with Chicago's Second City troupe and worked with improvisational director Paul Sills in Chicago as a member of Sills' Story Theatre ensemble. Graham has written several songs with Bob Weir (these include the lyrics for the Grateful Dead tune "Victim or the Crime"). Graham wrote additional dialogue and provided additional voices for the hit Disney animated picture Arielle, die Meerjungfrau (1989) and co-wrote the screenplay for the cartoon short Der Prinz und der Bettelknabe (1990). He's the father of sons Jack and Henry.
