{{short description|American actor}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Jerry Wasserman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1945|11|2}} | birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. }} '''Jerry Wasserman''' (born November 2, 1945) is an American professor and film and television actor.
Wasserman was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was a professor of English and Theatre at the University of British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jerrywas/|title=Jerry Wasserman's Biography at UBC|website=faculty.arts.ubc.ca|accessdate=2 April 2018|archive-date=27 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127214828/http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jerrywas/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also a frequent co-star of Don S. Davis. At Cornell University, he received a doctorate in English literature.
==Edited works== *''Modern Canadian Plays'' (1985)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Loiselle |first=André |year=1995 |title=Jerry Wasserman, ed. Modern Canadian Plays |journal=Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada |volume=16 |issue=1 |url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/TRIC/article/view/7190/8249}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Goldie |first=Terry |year=1986 |title="Modern Canadian Plays" ed. Jerry Wasserman (Book Review) |journal=Australasian Drama Studies |issue=8 |page=113 |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/9b8849458bc4ddb2afe3c9284b06e23a/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1817542}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Wallace |first=Robert |year=1989 |title=Richard Perkyns, ed. Major Plays of the Canadian Theatre, 1934-1984; Richard Plant, ed. Modern Canadian Drama; Jerry Wasserman, ed. Modern Canadian Plays |journal=Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada |volume=10 |issue=2 |url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/TRIC/article/view/7320/8379}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Parker |first=Brian |year=1986 |title=Major Plays of the Canadian Drama, 1934-1984 ed. by Richard Perkyns, and: The Penguin Book of Modern Canadian Drama, Volume I ed. by Richard Plant, and: Modern Canadian Plays ed. by Jerry Wasserman (review) |journal=Modern Drama |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=151–154 |doi=10.1353/mdr.1986.0000|s2cid=162766277 }}</ref> *''Spectacle of Empire: Marc Lescarbot’s Theatre of Neptune in New France'' (2006)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Wagner |first=Anton |year=2006 |title=Jerry Wasserman, ed. Spectacle of Empire: Marc Lescarbot's Theatre of Neptune in New France |journal=Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada |volume=31 |issue=1 |pages=98–100 |doi=10.3138/tric.31.1.98 |url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/tric/article/view/18290/19716|url-access=subscription }}</ref> *''Theatre and AutoBiography: Writing and Performing Lives in Theory and Practice'' (2006) (with Sherrill Grace)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Stephenson |first=Jenn |year=2010 |title=Sherrill Grace and Jerry Wasserman, eds. Theatre and AutoBiography: Writing and Performing Lives in Theory and Practice |journal=Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada |volume=31 |issue=2 |url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/TRIC/article/view/18438/19935}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Dwyer |first=Troy |year=2007 |title=Theatre and Autobiography: Writing and Performing Lives in Theory and Practice, and: 1001 Beds: Performances, Essays, and Travels |journal=Theatre Journal |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=332–333 |doi=10.1353/tj.2007.0116|s2cid=191335016 }}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Actor |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Other notes |- | 1984 | ''Low Visibility'' | Dr. Korona | |- | 1985 | ''Blackout'' (TV movie) | Motel Clerk | |- | rowspan="3" | 1986 | ''Spot Marks the X'' (TV movie) | Elvis | |- | ''The Christmas Star'' (TV movie) | Desk Sergeant | |- | ''Danger Bay'' 1986–1989 (TV series) | Len / Mark Shapiro / 'Redd' | |- | rowspan="8" | 1987 | ''Stingray'' (TV series) | Head Marshal | |- | ''Stone Fox'' (TV movie) | Carson | |- | ''Hands of a Stranger'' (TV movie) | Hotel Employee | |- | ''Airwolf'' (TV series) | Ackroyd / Valdez | |- | ''Assault and Matrimony'' (TV movie) | Desk Clerk | |- | ''The New Adventures of Beans Baxter'' (TV series) | Number Two | |- | ''21 Jump Street'' (TV series) | Assistant District Attorney Brabeck / Anderson / Knoller / Sergeant Crenshaw | |- | ''Wiseguy (TV series)'' 1987–1990 (TV series) | Max / Burt / Monique's Friend | |- | rowspan="5" | 1988 | ''MacGyver'' 1988–1990 (TV series) | Falco / Maddox / Nick Milani | |- | ''Deadly Pursuit'' | FBI Agent | |- | ''J.J. Starbuck'' (TV series) | Jean Claude | |- | ''The Red Spider'' (TV movie) | Velch | |- | ''The Accused'' | Plea Bargain Lawyer | |- | rowspan="8" | 1989 | ''Quarantine'' | Senator Ford | |- | ''The Fly II'' | Simms | |- | ''The Penthouse'' (TV movie) | Unknown | |- | ''Unsub'' (TV series) | Magnus | |- | ''Top of the Hill'' (TV series) | Dr. Eisenberg | |- | ''Cold Front'' | Cooper | |- | ''Look Who's Talking'' | 'Mr. Anal' | |- | ''Bordertown'' 1989–1990 (TV series) | Hank Jefferies / Timmins / Whiskey Wagon Guard | |- | rowspan="4" | 1990 | ''Sky High'' (TV movie) | Ralph | |- | ''Booker'' (TV series) | Lieutenant Goodman | |- | ''Short Time'' | Cop | |- | ''Neon Rider'' 1990–1993 (TV series) | Detective Hepburn / Mr. Amberson / Patrick | |- | rowspan="7" | 1991 | ''The Black Stallion (TV show)'' (TV series) | Dr. Harrison | |- | ''Fly by Night'' (TV series) | Nick Sconto | |- | ''Run'' | Halloran's Lieutenant | |- | ''Scene of the Crime'' (TV series) | Unknown | |- | ''Broken Badges'' (TV series) | Attorney | |- | ''Mystery Date'' | Detective Al Condon | |- | ''Palace Guard'' (TV series) | Grant Dillon | |- | rowspan="5" | 1992 | ''Still Not Quite Human'' (TV movie) | Man Tourist | |- | ''Crow's Nest'' | Detective Ray Quinlan | |- | ''Stay Tuned'' | Cop | |- | ''Shame (TV movie)'' | Tom Rainey | |- | ''The Heights'' (TV series) | Jimmy Bandisi | |- | rowspan="10" | 1993 | ''Alive'' | Co-Pilot Dante Lagurara | |- | ''The Hat Squad'' (TV series) | Tony 'Tony D.' | |- | ''Miracle on Interstate 880'' (TV movie) | Dr. Scott | |- | ''When a Stranger Calls Back'' (TV movie) | Detective Brauer | |- | ''Sherlock Holmes Returns'' (TV movie) | Lieutenant Civita | |- | ''Final Appeal'' (TV movie) | Miguel | |- | ''Cobra (TV series)'' | Calgrove | |- | ''Other Women's Children'' (TV movie) | Randy Gross | |- | ''The Only Way Out'' (TV movie) | Brock | |- | ''Madison (TV series)'' 1993–1997 (TV series) | Don Novak | |- | rowspan="13" | 1994 | ''Max'' | Attorney Lawrence | |- | ''Trust in Me'' | Kanzer | |- | ''Birdland'' (TV series) | Shalimar | |- | ''Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges'' (TV movie) | Dr. Parmel | |- | ''Heart of a Child'' (TV movie) | Cardiologist | |- | ''Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story'' (TV movie) | Max | |- | ''Roommates'' (TV movie) | ICU Doctor | |- | ''Double Cross'' | First Detective | |- | ''The Disappearance of Vonnie'' (TV movie) | Lieutenant Vigo | |- | ''Nowhere to Hide'' (TV movie) | Unknown | |- | ''Beyond Betrayal'' (TV movie) | Detective | |- | ''M.A.N.T.I.S.'' (TV series) | Detective Paul Warren | |- | ''The X-Files'' (TV series) | Dr. John Grago / Dr. Plith | |- | rowspan="8" | 1995 | ''Red Scorpion 2'' | Steinberg | |- | ''Robin's Hoods'' (TV series) | Detective Conroy | |- | ''Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14'' (TV movie) | Archer's Attorney | |- | ''She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal'' (TV movie) | Carl Perkins | |- | ''Crying Freeman'' | Chief Randall | |- | ''Cyberjack'' | Neil Jervis | |- | ''When the Vows Break'' (TV movie) | Mr. Morley | |- | ''The Outer Limits'' (TV series) | Dr. Silcase / Gunther Van Owen / William Talbot | |- | rowspan="11" | 1996 | ''When Friendship Kills'' (TV movie) | E.R. Doctor | |- | ''Profit (TV series)'' | Dr. Wenner | |- | ''She Woke Up Pregnant'' (TV movie) | Judge Arnold Rolfe | |- | ''Malicious'' | Detective #1 | |- | ''Mask of Death'' | Tony Lopata | |- | ''Poltergeist: The Legacy'' (TV series) | Dr. Patterson | |- | ''Maternal Instincts'' | Detective Jack Kramer | |- | ''Two (TV series)'' | Unknown | |- | ''Diana Kilmury Teamster'' (TV movie) | Les | |- | ''Gone in a Heartbeat'' (TV movie) | Mr. Ross | |- | ''The Sentinel'' (TV series) | Brad's Lawyer / Killibrew | |- | rowspan="10" | 1997 | ''Contagious'' | Detective Barnes | |- | ''Their Second Chance'' (TV movie) | Gordon | |- | ''Dad's Week Off'' (TV movie) | Detective | |- | ''Wounded'' | Dr. Sam Cohen | |- | ''High Stakes'' (TV movie) | Unknown | |- | ''Intensity (TV movie)'' | Head of The Hospital | |- | ''The Diary of Evelyn Lau'' (TV movie) | Man On Dock | |- | ''Kitchen Party'' | Les Sr. | |- | ''Police Academy: The Series'' (TV series) | Vic DiMozo | |- | ''Mr. Magoo'' | Javier | |- | rowspan="9" | 1998 | ''Outrage'' (TV movie) | Officer Dan McRyan | |- | ''Dirty'' | Repoman | |- | ''Circle of Deceit'' (TV movie) | Leo Pappas | |- | ''Viper (TV series)'' (TV series) | Philip Leech | |- | ''Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure'' (TV movie) | Fisher | |- | ''One Hot Summer Night'' (TV movie) | Judge Block | |- | ''Golf Punks'' | Joe | |- | ''Cold Squad'' (TV series) | Inspector Vince Schneider | |- | ''Stargate SG-1'' 1998–2004 (TV series) | Chief Of Staff / Whitlow | |- | rowspan="6" | 1999 | ''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven'' (TV series) | Judge Paul Morrison | |- | ''Beggars and Choosers'' (TV series) | Irwin | |- | ''A Cooler Climate'' (TV movie) | Leo | |- | ''Evolution's Child'' (TV movie) | Agent Edmunds | |- | ''So Weird'' 1999–2000 (TV series) | Club Manager / James Garr | |- | ''First Wave'' 1999–2000 (TV series) | Dr. Markowitz / Sammy 'The Horse' Kozack | |- | rowspan="6" | 2000 | ''Call of the Wild (TV series)'' | Theobold 'Soapy' Smith | |- | ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' (TV series) | Sonny | |- | ''Christina's House'' | Sheriff Mark Sklar | |- | ''Scorn'' (TV movie) | Swirski | |- | ''Hollywood Off-Ramp'' (TV series) | Unknown | |- | ''The Operative'' | Urquhart | |- | rowspan="4" | 2001 | ''The Heart Department'' (TV movie) | Doctor #4 | |- | ''Touched by a Killer'' | Mitch Clarke | |- | ''Head Over Heels'' (TV mini-series) | FBI Captain Vince | |- | ''Mysterious Ways'' 2001–2002 (TV series) | Detective Cobb | |- | rowspan="5" | 2002 | ''Liberty Stands Still'' | Wall Street Man | |- | ''Dark Angel'' (TV series) | Dr. George | |- | ''L.A. Law: The Movie'' (TV movie) | Ron Gervin | |- | ''Taken'' (TV mini-series) | Surgeon | |- | ''Smallville'' 2002–2005 (TV series) | Dr. Yaeger Scanlan | |- | rowspan="3" | 2003 | ''The Dead Zone'' (TV series) | Sam Baker | |- | ''First to Die'' | Lieutenant Roth | |- | ''Little Brother of War'' | Hank O'Connor | |- | rowspan="7" | 2005 | ''The Survivors Club'' (TV movie) | 'Fitz' Fitzpatrick | |- | ''Tru Calling'' (TV series) | Marlon | |- | ''I, Robot'' | Baldez | |- | ''Young Blades'' (TV series) | Oliver Cromwell | |- | ''Bob the Butler'' | Detective Alvarez | |- | ''Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy''' (TV movie) | Frank | |- | ''The Long Weekend'' | Gordon Lanson | |- | rowspan="3" | 2004 | ''Reunion (TV series)'' | Investigator | |- | ''Severed: Forest of the Dead'' | John | |- | ''FBI: Negotiator'' (TV movie) | FBI Agent Jon Di Carlo | |- | rowspan="9" | 2006 | ''A Little Thing Called Murder'' (TV movie) | Jack Reynolds | |- | ''Flight 93'' (TV movie) | Mickey Rothenberg | |- | ''Final Days of Planet Earth'' (TV movie) | Markley | |- | ''Family in Hiding'' (TV movie) | Cloninger | |- | ''The Butterfly Effect 2'' | Alberto Fuentes | |- | ''Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes''' (TV movie) | Howard Leeds | |- | ''Trapped Ashes'' | Dr. Stengel | |- | ''The Entrance'' | Rapist | |- | ''Black Christmas'' | Medical Examiner | |- | rowspan="5" | 2007 | ''The Last Mimzy'' | Utilities Commissioner | |- | ''Crossing'' | Gerry Casteronova | |- | ''Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)'' | Cabott | |- | ''Unthinkable'' (TV movie) | Ed Callahan | |- | ''Write & Wrong'' (TV movie) | Marty Rosen | |- | rowspan="3" | 2008 | ''Blonde and Blonder'' | Chief Fitzgerald | |- | ''NYC: Tornado Terror'' (TV movie) | Mayor Leonardo | |- | ''Supernatural (U.S. TV series)'' | Coroner | |- | rowspan="5" | 2009 | ''Memory Lanes'' (TV movie) | Earl Corvair | |- | ''Alien Trespass'' | Sam | |- | ''Watchmen'' | Detective Fine | |- | ''Sight Unseen'' (TV movie) | Detective Richard Walker | |- | ''A Dangerous Man'' (video) | Sergeant Ritchie | |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''Paradox'' | Hillman | |- | ''Sins of the Mother'' (TV movie) | Carl | |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | ''Doomsday Prophecy'' (TV movie) | Sam Lovell | |- | ''Everything and Everyone'' | William | |- | rowspan="1" | 2016 | ''The Flash'' | President of The United States | Episode: ''Invasion!'' |- | 2023 | ''The Last of Us'' | Abe | Episode: ''When You're Lost in the Darkness'' |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0913682|name=Jerry Wasserman}}
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