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Timothy Carhart (born December 24, 1953) is an American actor. He starred in the
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drama '' Island Son'' (1989–90) and has had recurring roles in '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–03) and '' 24'' (2002). He also starred in the 1992
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revival of ''
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''. His film appearances include ''
Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, three eccentric ...
'' (1984), '' Pink Cadillac'' (1989), ''
Thelma & Louise ''Thelma & Louise'' is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. The film stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as Louise and Thelma, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unforese ...
'' (1991), ''
Beverly Hills Cop III ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. The third film in the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' franchise, it was written by Steven E. de Souza and directed by John Landis. Murphy again plays Detroit detect ...
'' (1994), and “
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” (2001).


Early life

Carhart was born Timothy Grunig in
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and attended junior high and high school in
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. He travelled to
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and
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in Turkey, and to
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in France, before returning to the U.S. and studying theater.


Television work

Carhart made his television acting debut in
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's 1978 mini-series ''
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''. Throughout the 1980s, Carhart made guest appearances on several television series, including ''
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'', ''
Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...
'' and '' Crime Story''. Carhart also appeared in two episodes of the crime drama '' Spenser: For Hire''. He played Richard in the ''
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'' episode (2/10) "Ursu Minor" (1985). In 1989, Carhart had a recurring role on the drama series ''
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'' and was a regular on the
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medical drama series '' Island Son''. Carhart has made guest appearances on a number of science fiction shows including in 1991 where he appeared in ''
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'', the time travel series starring
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and
Dean Stockwell Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he appeared in '' Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), '' ...
. Later that year he appeared in an episode of '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', " Redemption (Part 2)". In 1995, Carhart was a guest star on ''
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'', appearing as Virgil Incanto in the episode "
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". Other television shows on which Carhart guest-starred during the 1990s include ''
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'', ''
Empty Nest ''Empty Nest'' is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from October 8, 1988, to June 17, 1995. The series, which was created as a spin-off of ''The Golden Girls'' by creator and producer Susan Harris, starred Richa ...
'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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 ...
'', ''
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'', '' Strange World'' and '' Profiler''. Carhart appeared in several made-for-TV movies during the 1990s, including ''
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'' (1990), '' Quicksand: No Escape'' (1992) '' Smoke Jumpers'' (1996), '' America's Dream'' (1996) and ''Before Carhart Wakes'' (1998). Carhart also starred in two mini-series from
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, ''In a Child's Name'' (1991) and '' Gone in the Night'' (1996). Between 2000 and 2003, Carhart played the recurring role of Eddie Willows on the hit CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' in four episodes. In 2002, he had a recurring role on the hit
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series '' 24'', playing Assistant NSA head Eric Rayburn in four episodes. Carhart has also made guest appearances on shows such as ''
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'',
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's ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves ...
'', '' Standoff'' and a 2007 episode of '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' entitled "Silencer". He also made a guest appearance on ''
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'' in the season 4 episode, "Roadkill", as Detective Quinn who calls for the BAU to help investigate after a series of homicides occur that appear to have been caused by a serial killer's car near Bend, Oregon.


Film work

Two of Carhart's earliest film credits were the 1984 blockbuster horror comedy ''
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'' and the independent comedy '' The Party Animal''. In 1985, Carhart had a supporting role in the
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-winning drama ''
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'' and the popular romantic comedy film ''
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''. In the former, he played a supporting role as an undercover narcotics officer whose brutal murder sets the story in motion. Also in 1985, he appeared in the drama film ''
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''. In 1986, Carhart appeared in three films: ''
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'', '' The Manhattan Project'' and '' Playing for Keeps''. He played the second male lead in the adventure drama '' The Rescue'' (1988) and the action comedy '' Pink Cadillac'' (1989). In addition, Carhart can be seen in the hit 1988 comedy film ''
Working Girl ''Working Girl'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Mike Nichols, written by Kevin Wade, and starring Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver and Melanie Griffith. Its plot follows an ambitious secretary from Staten Island ...
''. He appeared in such films as ''
Thelma & Louise ''Thelma & Louise'' is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. The film stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as Louise and Thelma, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unforese ...
'' (1991), ''
Red Rock West ''Red Rock West'' is a 1993 American post-Western neo-noir thriller film directed by John Dahl and starring Nicolas Cage, Lara Flynn Boyle, J. T. Walsh, and Dennis Hopper. Its plot focuses on a drifter who is mistaken for a hitman while trave ...
'' (1992) ''
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'', ''
Beverly Hills Cop III ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. The third film in the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' franchise, it was written by Steven E. de Souza and directed by John Landis. Murphy again plays Detroit detect ...
'' (1994), '' Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh'' (1995), ''
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'' (1996), ''
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'' (1997) and “
Motocrossed ''Motocrossed'' is a 2001 American sports drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie about a girl named Andrea Carson who loves motocross, despite the fact that her father finds her unsuited for the sport, being that she is "just a g ...
” (2001). Carhart's most recent film was the 2005 direct-to-DVD
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film '' Black Dawn''.


Stage work

In 1987, Carhart starred in a stage production of
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's play '' The Day Room'' at the
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. For his performance in this production, he was nominated for the 1988
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for Outstanding Ensemble Acting. On Broadway, Carhart played Harold "Mitch" Mitchell in the 1992 revival of
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' ''
A Streetcar Named Desire ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of pe ...
''.


Filmography


Film


Television


Theatre


Music videos


References


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