# Tim Choate
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{{short description|American actor}}
{{infobox person
| name = Tim Choate
| image = File:Tim Choate at Barrett House filming The Europeans (cropped).webp
| caption = Choate at [Barrett House](/source/Barrett_House_(New_Ipswich%2C_New_Hampshire)) in New Ipswich, New Hampshire in the fall of 1978 during the filming of [''The Europeans''](/source/The_Europeans_(1979_film))
| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|10|11}}
| birth_place = [Dallas](/source/Dallas), [Texas](/source/Texas), US
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|9|24|1954|10|11}}
| death_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), US
| resting_place = [Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)](/source/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Glendale))
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1979–2004
}}
'''Timothy Clark Choate'''[{{Cite web|title = Timothy Clark Choate |url = http://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=timothy-clark-choate&pid=2687235|website = Dallas Morning News|date=October 8, 2004|access-date = 2018-12-10}}] (October 11, 1954 – September 24, 2004) was an American [actor](/source/actor) who starred in a number of film and television roles on series such as ''[Dragnet](/source/Dragnet_(series))'' and ''[Babylon 5](/source/Babylon_5)''.
Choate was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, the son of Betty Nell ([née](/source/married_and_maiden_names) Strong), a commercial artist, and Ben Tom Choate, who worked in building and construction.[[http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Tim-Choate.html Tim Choate Biography (1954-)]] He appeared in theater productions while attending the [University of Texas](/source/University_of_Texas) in Austin and also attended [Cornell University](/source/Cornell_University).
He was active on stage in both New York and Hollywood. On Broadway, he appeared in ''[Crimes of the Heart](/source/Crimes_of_the_Heart)'' and ''[Da](/source/Da_(play))''. He also performed at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Fest in ''[Twelfth Night](/source/Twelfth_Night)'' and ''[The Merry Wives of Windsor](/source/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor)'' as well as in the Los Angeles production of ''[Beyond Therapy](/source/Beyond_Therapy)''. Choate appeared in regional productions at the Long Wharf Theater, the [Kennedy Center](/source/Kennedy_Center) and the [Berkshire Theatre Festival](/source/Berkshire_Theatre_Festival).
His film appearances included several [Merchant Ivory](/source/Merchant_Ivory) productions including ''[The Europeans](/source/The_Europeans_(1979_film))'' (1979), ''[Jane Austen in Manhattan](/source/Jane_Austen_in_Manhattan)'' (1980), and ''[Jefferson in Paris](/source/Jefferson_in_Paris)'' (1995); ''[Times Square](/source/Times_Square_(1980_film))'' (1980), ''[Ghost Story](/source/Ghost_Story_(1981_film))'' (1981), ''[Blow Out](/source/Blow_Out)'' (1981), ''[Def-Con 4](/source/Def-Con_4)'' (1985), the Oscar-winning short ''[Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall](/source/Ray's_Male_Heterosexual_Dance_Hall)'' (1987), ''[Soapdish](/source/Soapdish)'' (1991), ''[Immaculate Conception](/source/Immaculate_Conception_(film))'' (1992), ''[Live Nude Girls](/source/Live_Nude_Girls)'' (1995), and ''[Pearl Harbor](/source/Pearl_Harbor_(film))'' (2001).
On television, he played [Zathras](/source/Zathras) on ''[Babylon 5](/source/Babylon_5)'' and had a recurring role on ''[Newhart](/source/Newhart)'', as well as appearing in several TV movies, notably ''[Blind Witness](/source/Blind_Witness_(film))'' (1989), ''[Highway to Heaven](/source/Highway_to_Heaven)'' (1989) and ''[Child in the Night](/source/Child_in_the_Night)'' (1990), and guesting on shows including ''[The Practice](/source/The_Practice)'', ''[Diagnosis: Murder](/source/Diagnosis%3A_Murder)'', ''[The Bold and the Beautiful](/source/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful)'', and ''[Murder, She Wrote](/source/Murder%2C_She_Wrote)''. He played Michael Killup in the ''[Tales from the Darkside](/source/Tales_from_the_Darkside)'' episode "Halloween Candy" (1985).
==Death==
Tim Choate was killed in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles, California in 2004, aged 49.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20050221104358/https://variety.com/article/VR1117911132?categoryid=25&cs=1 Obituary] at [Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))] He is interred at [Forest Lawn Memorial Park](/source/Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park_(Glendale)) in [Glendale, California](/source/Glendale%2C_California).[{{Cite web|title = Timothy Clark Choate |url = http://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=timothy-clark-choate&pid=2687235|website = Dallas Morning News|date=October 8, 2004|access-date = 2018-12-10}}]
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1979
| ''[The Europeans](/source/The_Europeans_(1979_film))''
| Clifford
|
|-
|Rowspan=2|1980
| ''[Jane Austen in Manhattan](/source/Jane_Austen_in_Manhattan)''
| Jamie
|
|-
| ''[Times Square](/source/Times_Square_(1980_film))''
| Eastman
|
|-
|Rowspan=2|1981
| ''[Blow Out](/source/Blow_Out)''
| Sailor
|
|-
| ''[Ghost Story](/source/Ghost_Story_(1981_film))''
| Young Ricky Hawthorne
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[The First Time](/source/The_First_Time_(1981_film))''
| Charlie Lichtenstein
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[Def-Con 4](/source/Def-Con_4)''
| Howe
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall](/source/Ray's_Male_Heterosexual_Dance_Hall)''
| Phil Leeds
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[Soapdish](/source/Soapdish)''
| Assistant Director
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[Immaculate Conception](/source/Immaculate_Conception_(film))''
| David Schwartz
|
|-
|Rowspan=3|1995
| ''[Jefferson in Paris](/source/Jefferson_in_Paris)''
| Reporter
|
|-
| ''[Girl in the Cadillac](/source/Girl_in_the_Cadillac)''
| Motel owner
|
|-
| ''[Live Nude Girls](/source/Live_Nude_Girls)''
| Jerome
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[Pearl Harbor](/source/Pearl_Harbor_(film))''
| Navy Doctor
|
|-
| 2002
| ''Hungry Hearts''
| Butterfly Collector
|Final role
|}
==References==
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==External links==
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Category:1954 births
Category:2004 deaths
Category:Male actors from Dallas
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:Cornell University alumni
Category:Motorcycle road incident deaths
Category:Road incident deaths in California
Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Category:20th-century American male actors
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