Tracey Walter (born November 25, 1947) is an American character actor. He has appeared in more than 170 films and

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series.

Life and career

Walter was born and grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the son of a

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FilmReference.com; accessed August 2, 2018. He attended St. Anthony's High School there and played basketball.
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'', Cookie in '' City Slickers'', and Malak in ''

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''. He portrayed Frog Rothchild Jr. on the ABC sitcom '' Best of the West'' from 1981 to 1982. Walter has acted in six

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films: '' Something Wild'' (1986), '' Married to the Mob'' (1988), '' The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), ''

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'' (1993), '' Beloved'' (1998), and '' The Manchurian Candidate'' (2004). He has been directed by Danny DeVito in three films: '' Matilda'' (1996), '' Death to Smoochy'' (2002), and ''

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'' (2003). He acted with and was directed by

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in '' The Two Jakes'' (1990). He and Nicholson have appeared in nine films together, beginning with '' Goin' South'' in 1978. He appeared in a small role with

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in the 1982 film '' Honkytonk Man'' and has coined the phrase "Right Cheer" (as in right here) while playing a service station attendant, also attributed to

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on his first comedy album '' What it Was, Was Football'' (1953). Walter also coined the phrase "Make 'Em Bounce" (as in happy) in the film '' Raggedy Man''. His portrayal of Miller, the philosopher mechanic of

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's '' Repo Man'', earned Walter a

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in 1985 for Best Supporting Actor. In the 2000 film '' Erin Brockovich'', Walter played Charles Embry, the PG&E employee who supplied the memo that tied an executive at the PG&E corporate headquarters to knowledge of the Hinkley station water contamination. Walter's television credits include guest appearances on '' WKRP in Cincinnati'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Moonlighting'',

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's '' On the Air'', '' Melrose Place'', '' The Division'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Cold Case''. He appeared on ''

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'' as Angel from 1996 to 2001 and on '' Reno 911!'' as Sheriff Walter Chechekevitch from 2003 to 2006.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Tracey Walter
(Aveleyman) {{DEFAULTSORT:Walter, Tracey 1947 births American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from Jersey City, New Jersey St. Anthony High School (New Jersey) alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors