Chelcie Claude RossAccording to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905-1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 (born June 20, 1942) is an American
character actor
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
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Vietnam
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as an officer in the
United States Air Force
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where he had been awarded a
Bronze Star
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Dallas Theater Center
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. He left the Air Force in 1970.
Filmography
Film
Television
Other media
In 2007, Ross appeared, along with
Sean Astin
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My Name Is Earl
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'' that was a homage to the film '' Rudy''. He played an appliance store manager whose relationship to Earl mirrors that of his relationship to Rudy.
In 2008, he played Beverly Weston in the National Theatre production of '' August: Osage County''.National Theatre Programme for August: Osage County
He also played a fictionalized
Conrad Hilton
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in the award-winning series ''
Mad Men
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''.
In 2012 he appeared in ''
Boss
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* Air boss, more formally, air officer, the person in charge of aircraft operations on an aircraft carrier
* Crime boss, the head of a criminal organization
* Fire boss, a ...