Bruce Arlington Young (born April 22, 1956) is an American television, film, and stage actor and screenwriter.

Career

Young is well known for his role as Cascade Police Captain Simon Banks in the hit popular

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/ CTV science fiction police drama '' The Sentinel'', alongside

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, and Garrett Maggart. Young also had roles in the films ''

Risky Business ''Risky Business'' is a 1983 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. It follows the sexual exploits of high school senior Joel G ...

'', ''

Jurassic Park III ''Jurassic Park III'' is a 2001 American Science fiction film, science fiction adventure film, adventure action film directed by Joe Johnston and written by Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor (writer), Jim Taylor. It is the third ...

'', ''

The Color of Money ''The Color of Money'' is a 1986 American Sports film, sports Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is the sequel to the 1961 film ''The Hustler''. Like the previous film, ''The Color of Money'' is based on a ...

'', ''

Basic Instinct ''Basic Instinct'' is a 1992 erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. Starring Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Wayne Knight, the film follows the detective Nick ...

'', '' Into Temptation'', '' Undisputed'', and ''

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''. His other television roles include parts in ''

21 Jump Street ''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Patrick Hasburgh and Stephen J. Cannell for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired from April 12, 1987 to April 27, 1991, spanning 103 episodes over five s ...

'', '' E/R'', '' Highlander: The Series'', ''

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'', ''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble ca ...

'', ''

The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to Ma ...

'', ''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

'', '' Lady Blue'', ''

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 w ...

'', ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

'' and ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic P ...

''. As television writer and screenwriter, Young has written for such television series and films as '' E/R'' and '' The Lord Protector: The Riddle of the Chosen''. From 1983 to 1987, while with the

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, Young created, produced and was a cast member in "Dungeon Master", a fusion of

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and

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; each show was a fantasy adventure scenario with theater cast members playing the monsters and

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s and volunteer audience members serving as the

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. Young restarted Dungeon Master in Los Angeles in 2001, where it is still active, although Young stopped active participation in 2006.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1981) as Mechanic #2 * ''

'' (1983) as Jackie * ''

Nothing in Common ''Nothing in Common'' is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by Garry Marshall. It stars Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason in his final film role. Gleason died less than a year after the film's release. The film was not considered a big fin ...

'' (1986) as Gene * ''

'' (1986) as Moselle * ''227'' (1987, TV Series) as mop * ''

'' (1987, TV Series) as Sgt. James Adabo * ''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher for NBC. It ran for eight seasons and List of L.A. Law episodes, 172 episodes from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. The series cente ...

'' (1989, TV Series) as Edward rice * ''

Hooperman ''Hooperman'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from September 23, 1987, to July 19, 1989. The show centered on the professional and personal life of San Francisco police Inspector Harry Hooperman, played by John Ri ...

'' (1989, TV Series) as Sully * '' An Innocent Man'' (1989) as Jingles * ''

Cop Rock ''Cop Rock'' is an American police procedural musical television series created by Steven Bochco and William M. Finkelstein for the American Broadcasting Company. It premiered on September 26, 1990, and broadcast eleven episodes before concludin ...

'' (1990, TV Series) as Lawyer * ''

Father Dowling Mysteries ''Father Dowling Mysteries'', known as ''Father Dowling Investigates'' in the United Kingdom, is an American mystery television series first aired from January 20, 1989, to May 2, 1991. The series was preceded by the 1987 television movie ''Fat ...

'' (1991, TV Series) as Red * ''

'' (1991, TV Series) as Butch * ''

Hot Shots! ''Hot Shots!'' is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams, co-writer and co-director of ''Airplane!'', and written by Abrahams and Pat Proft. It stars Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer, Kevin ...

'' (1991) as "Red" Herring * ''

'' (1992) as Andrews * ''

The Golden Palace ''The Golden Palace'' is an American television sitcom produced as a sequel to ''The Golden Girls'', a continuation without Bea Arthur (though she did guest star in a double episode) that aired on CBS from September 18, 1992, to May 7, 1993. I ...

'' (1992, TV Series) as George Wilson * ''

Trespass Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person (see below), trespass to chattels, and trespass to land. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery ...

'' (1992) as Raymond * '' Highlander: The Series'' (1993–1996, TV Series) as Carl Robinson * ''

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'' (1994) as Lt. Mitchell * '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult'' (1994) as Tyrone (uncredited) * '' The War'' (1994) as Moe Henry * ''

'' (1995, TV Series. Episode: " Fresh Bones") as Pierre Bauvais * '' The Tie That Binds'' (1995) as Gil Chandler * ''

Normal Life ''Normal Life'' is a 1996 American Crime film, crime drama film based on the real lives of husband-and-wife bank robbers, Jeffrey and Jill Erickson. The film stars Ashley Judd and Luke Perry and was directed by John McNaughton. The original scr ...

'' (1996) as Agent Parker * '' The Sentinel'' (1996 - 1999, TV series) as Capt. Simon Banks * ''

Phenomenon A phenomenon ( phenomena), sometimes spelled phaenomenon, is an observable Event (philosophy), event. The term came into its modern Philosophy, philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which ''cannot'' be ...

'' (1996) as FBI Agent Jack Hatch * ''

Viper Vipers are snakes in the family Viperidae, found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, New Zealand, Ireland, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipe ...

'' (1997, TV Series) as The Administrator * ''

Diagnosis Murder ''Diagnosis: Murder'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery medical drama, medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve, a homicide detective ...

'' (1999, TV Series) as The Rapper * ''Angel on Abbey Street'' (1999) as Muskat * ''

The Drew Carey Show ''The Drew Carey Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 13, 1995, to September 8, 2004. Set in Cleveland, Ohio, the series revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionaliz ...

'' (2000, TV Series) as Simon Nichols * ''

'' (2001) as M. B. Nash * ''

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'' (2002, TV Series) as Officer Matlin * ''

Family Law Family law (also called matrimonial law or the law of domestic relations) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations. Overview Subjects that commonly fall under a nation's body of family law include: * Marriag ...

'' (2002, TV Series) as Judge Leon Carter * ''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series that aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. P ...

'' (2002, TV Series) as Carl Orchard * ''

'' (2002) as Self-Defense Trainer * '' Undisputed'' (2002) as Charles Soward * ''Ticker'' (2002, Short) as Bodyguard * ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' (2002-2003 TV Series) as Albert Gregg * ''

Boomtown A boomtown is a community that undergoes sudden and rapid population and economic growth, or that is started from scratch. The growth is normally attributed to the nearby discovery of a precious resource such as gold, silver, or oil, although t ...

'' (2003 TV Series) * ''

Home on the Range "Home on the Range" ( Roud No. 3599) is an American folk song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) of Smith County, Kansas, wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Hom ...

'' (2004) additional voices * ''

'' (2004, TV Series) as Leonard Peeler * ''

'' (2004, TV Series) as Daryl Booker * '' Edmond'' (2005) as Police Officer * ''

'' (2005, TV Series) as Tom Maynard * ''

The Unit ''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009, with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled ...

'' (2006, TV Series) as Dr. Jimmy Willey * ''

'' (2005–2006, TV Series) as C.O. #2 * ''

Love Is the Drug "Love Is the Drug" is a song by the English rock band Roxy Music, from their fifth studio album, '' Siren'' (1975), released as a single in September 1975. Co-written by Bryan Ferry and Andy Mackay, the song originated as a slower, dreamier tr ...

'' (2006) as Phill Hackwith * ''

'' (2007, TV Series) as Chad West * ''

The Beast The Beast may refer to: Religion * The Beast (Revelation), one of three beasts described in the New Testament ''Book of Revelation'' Fictional characters * The Beast, imaginary monster in William Golding's novel ''Lord of the Flies'' (1954) * ...

'' (2009, TV Series) as Ed Marcus * '' Into Temptation'' (2009) as Lloyd Montag * ''

The Next Three Days ''The Next Three Days'' is a 2010 American crime thriller film written and directed by Paul Haggis, starring Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. A remake of the 2008 French film ''Pour elle'' ('' Anything for Her'') by Fred Cavayé, the plot foll ...

'' (2010) as Craftsman in Elevator (uncredited) * '' Star Trek: Renegades'' (2015, TV Series) as Borrada

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Bruce A. 1956 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American television writers American male screenwriters American male television writers 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors 20th-century African-American male actors 20th-century American male actors