Daniel Roebuck

Daniel James Roebuck (born March 4, 1963) is an American actor and writer. In film, he is known for his roles as Deputy Marshal Robert Biggs in ''The Fugitive'' (1993) and its spin-off ''U.S. Marshals'' (1998), as well as Mr. Banks in '' Agent Cody Banks'' (2003) and '' Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London'' (2004). He has appeared in numerous Rob Zombie films, his roles including Morris Green in '' The Devil's Rejects'' (2005), '' The Haunted World of El Superbeasto'' (2009), and '' 3 from Hell'' (2019); Lou Martini in ''Halloween'' (2007) and '' Halloween II'' (2009); and The Count in ''The Munsters'' (2022). Roebuck has worked with director and producer Don Coscarelli, appearing in '' Bubba Ho-Tep'' (2002), '' John Dies at the End'' (2012), and '' Phantasm: Ravager'' (2016).

On television, Roebuck is known for his role as Cliff Lewis, Ben Matlock ( Andy Griffith)'s private investigator, on the TV series '' Matlock'' (1992–1995); Officer (then ex-officer) Rick Bettina, on the TV series Nash Bridges (1996-2001); Jay Leno in the made-for-television film ''The Late Shift'' (1996); and Dr. Leslie Arzt in the series '' Lost'' (2004–2010). Roebuck has provided voice roles in video games, voicing Gary Finkel in '' Dead Rising 3'' and Greez Dritus in both '' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' and '' Star Wars Jedi: Survivor''.

Life and career

Daniel Roebuck was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1963, and graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School in Bethlehem in 1981.

Roebuck appeared in his first film role in 1985, the lead in '' Cavegirl'', and went on to appear in such films as '' River's Edge'' (1986) and '' Dudes'' (1987). From 1992 to 1995, he played Ben Matlock ( Andy Griffith)'s assistant lawyer and penultimate private investigator, Cliff Lewis, on the television drama '' Matlock'', and he also had a recurring role as a corrupt officer, Insp. Rick Bettina, in '' Nash Bridges''. He played the role of US Marshal Bob Biggs in '' The Fugitive'' (1993) and its 1998 spin-off '' U.S. Marshals''.

In 1996, Roebuck portrayed Jay Leno in the HBO made-for-TV film '' The Late Shift''. Leno has often commented positively on Roebuck's performance whenever a guest would bring up the film on '' The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. In 1999, Roebuck guest starred in ''The King of Queens'' episode "Court Date", as Jeffrey the cop, whom lead character Carrie Heffernan ( Leah Remini) tried to date in order to get out of a traffic ticket. He appeared as FBI Agent Weine in the horror film '' Final Destination'' (2000). In 2001, Roebuck played Petty Officer Dale Mortensen in the made-for-TV film ''A Glimpse of Hell'', which explores the 1989 USS ''Iowa'' explosion. In 2002, he played a hearse driver in the comedy horror film '' Bubba Ho-Tep'', and played the part of Mr. Banks in the film '' Agent Cody Banks'' (2003) and its 2004 sequel '' Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London''. He appeared in the 2006 film '' Red Riding Hood''.

From 2005 until 2010, Roebuck had a recurring role in the television drama '' Lost,'' appearing as Dr. Leslie Arzt in nine episodes. Roebuck is a regular player in films by Rob Zombie, starting with '' The Devil's Rejects'' (2005), as Morris Green. He has been a writer and producer for the ''Monsterama'' series, appearing in some of the episodes. Roebuck starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Quints'' (2000), as well as the Nickelodeon original film, '' Shredderman Rules'' (2007). In the series '' Sonny with a Chance'', he played Mr. Condor. He guest starred in Disney's '' Wizards of Waverly Place''. In 2009, Roebuck guest starred in the fan-produced web series '' Star Trek: The Continuing Mission''.

Roebuck has guest starred on one episode each of '' Dark Blue'' and '' Bones''. He reprised his role of the Rob Zombie character Morris Green, providing that voice in the animated film '' The Haunted World of El Superbeasto'' (2009), and starred in the films ''A Fork in the Road'' (2009) and '' That's What I Am'' (2011). Roebuck portrayed Dave Karofsky ( Max Adler)'s father Paul in the TV series ''Glee''s second season episodes " Furt" and " Born This Way", with a brief cameo appearance in the third season episode " On My Way".

In October 2012, Roebuck played B.J. in AMC's ''The Walking Dead'': ''Cold Storage'' webisodes. He starred as Pastor Victor in the 2016 Rob Zombie film '' 31''. In November 2015, he played Arnold Walker in '' The Man in the High Castle''. He appeared in five of ten episodes in the first season, distributed through Amazon Prime.

, Roebuck is host of ''Classic with Daniel Roebuck'' on New Evangelization Television in the New York metropolitan area. In 2022, he was cast to play the part of The Count, or Grandpa Munster, in the 2022 Rob Zombie-directed film ''The Munsters'', based on the 1960s sitcom of the same name ''The Munsters''.

Personal life

Roebuck is a Christian. In 2020, he and his wife Tammy founded the non-profit organization A Channel of Peace, which produces faith-based films.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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1963 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American Christians
American male film actors
American male television actors
Bethlehem Catholic High School alumni
Male actors from Pennsylvania
Writers from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania