Brian McNamara is an American actor. His first major role was in the film ''

The Flamingo Kid ''The Flamingo Kid'' is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall and produced by Michael Phillips. It stars Matt Dillon, Richard Crenna, Héctor Elizondo and Jessica Walter. The film tells the story of a working class b ...

'' (1984). He then went on to appear in a few films, such as ''

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'' (1986), ''

Caddyshack II ''Caddyshack II'' is a 1988 American sports comedy film and a sequel to the 1980 film ''Caddyshack''. Directed by Allan Arkush and written by Harold Ramis (who co-wrote and directed the original ''Caddyshack'') and PJ Torokvei, it stars Jackie M ...

'' (1988), ''

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'' (1990) and ''

Mystery Date ''Mystery Date'' is a 1991 American teen comedy film directed by Jonathan Wacks and starring Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, and Brian McNamara. Shock-rockers Gwar have a brief cameo in the film. Plot Tom McHugh quickly learns that his perfect big bro ...

'' (1991). McNamara was nominated for a

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for playing Dean Karny in the television film '' Billionaire Boys Club'' (1987). However, his most popular role was as Michael Holden in the television series ''

Army Wives ''Army Wives'' is an American drama television series that followed the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families. The series premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007, and ran for seven seasons, ending on June 9, 2013. The sh ...

'' (2007–2013).

Career

Early in his career, he played Todd Young in ''

'' (1988). He had roles in such feature films as ''

'' and ''

''. He guest starred in such television series as '' NYPD Blue'', ''

The O.C. ''The O.C. '' is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. "O.C." is an initialis ...

'', ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'', '' St. Elsewhere'', '' JAG'', ''

Ned & Stacey ''Ned & Stacey'' (or ''Ned and Stacey'') is an American sitcom created by Michael J. Weithorn, and starring Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing as the titular couple. The series lasted two seasons, airing on Fox from September 11, 1995, to Jan ...

'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''

Mad About You ''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Gl ...

'', '' Matlock'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''

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'', ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The ser ...

'', ''

Murphy Brown ''Murphy Brown'' is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for ''FYI'', ...

'', ''

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series aired on Disney Channel from March 18, 2005, to September 1, 2008. The series was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and was also ...

'', '' CSI: Cyber'', and ''

''. He starred in the 2000 television movie ''

A Diva's Christmas Carol ''A Diva's Christmas Carol'' is a 2000 VH1-original Christmas television film starring Vanessa L. Williams, Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, Brian McNamara and Kathy Griffin. The film is based on Charles Dickens' classic, ''A Christmas Carol'' (1843), ...

''. One of his earliest roles was as Greg, Alex Keaton's friend who is killed in a car accident in the 1987 ''

Family Ties ''Family Ties'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the move in the United States f ...

'' episode "A, My Name Is Alex" for which the writer won an

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. He had a lead role in the short-lived 1989

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sitcom '' The Nutt House''. He also starred in the Disney sci-fi tele-movie '' Earth Star Voyager'' and had a lead role on the television series ''

Manhattan, AZ ''Manhattan, AZ'' is a comedy television show that aired on the USA Network during the Summer of 2000. Premise An undercover Los Angeles Vice Cop, Daniel Henderson, loses his loving wife in a bizarre sea accident. While working for Greenpeace cut ...

'' in 2000. He had a starring role in the film '' The Legend of Tillamook's Gold''. Most recently, McNamara had a starring role as General Holden, husband of Claudia-Joy Holden (

Kim Delaney Kim Delaney (born November 29, 1961) is an American actress known for her starring role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series '' NYPD Blue'', for which she won an Emmy Award. Early in her career, she played the role of ...

), on the Lifetime series ''

'' (2007-2013). McNamara guest starred in 2009

Ghost Whisperer ''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate wit ...

(s4e14) as Douglas Marks. He also appeared in the 2010 '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' episode "Little Angels" and was in the full motion video game '' Silent Steel'' in 1995.

Filmography

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