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BIO

Coleman was recognized for his roles portraying egomaniacal and unlikeable characters in comedic performances. Throughout his career, he appeared in over 175 films and television programs and received awards for both comedic and dramatic performances.



Coleman's notable films include 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1981), Tootsie (1982), WarGames (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), and You've Got Mail (1998).

His significant television roles included Merle Jeeter on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–1977), the title characters in Buffalo Bill (1983–1984) and The Slap Maxwell Story (1987–1988), and Burton Fallin on The Guardian (2001–2004). More recently, he portrayed Louis "The Commodore" Kaestner on Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011) and made a memorable appearance on Yellowstone (2019) in his final role. As a voice actor, he provided the voice of Principal Peter Prickly on Recess (1997–2001) and in several movies based on the series.

He won one Primetime Emmy Award from six nominations and one Golden Globe Award from three nominations.

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STAGE CREDITS

A Call on Kuprin
[Broadway]
1961
American Couple
Guard
Guard at Yalta
Marine Sgt. Loomis
Second K.G.B. Guard
American Couple
Guard
Guard at Yalta
Marine Sgt. Loomis
Second K.G.B. Guard

Movies

The Slender Thread
[ 1965 ] Charlie
The Scalphunters
[ 1968 ] Jed
The Trouble with Girls
[ 1969 ] Harrison Wilby
Downhill Racer
[ 1969 ] Mayo
I Love My Wife
[ 1970 ] Frank Donnelly
Cinderella Liberty
[ 1973 ] Executive Officer
The Dove
[ 1974 ] Charles Huntley
The Towering Inferno
[ 1974 ] Deputy Chief #1
The Other Side of the Mountain
[ 1975 ] Dave McCoy
Black Fist
[ 1975 ] Heineken
Bite the Bullet
[ 1975 ] Jack Parker
Midway
[ 1976 ] Captain Murr Arnold
Rolling Thunder
[ 1977 ] Maxwell
Viva Knievel!
[ 1977 ] Ralph Thompson
North Dallas Forty
[ 1979 ] Emmett Hunter
Nothing Personal
[ 1980 ] Dickerson
9 to 5
[ 1980 ] Franklin Hart, Jr.
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
[ 1980 ] Jack Heintzel
Melvin and Howard
[ 1980 ] Judge Keith Hayes
Pray TV
[ 1980 ] Marvin Fleece
On Golden Pond
[ 1981 ] Bill Ray
Modern Problems
[ 1981 ] Mark Winslow
Young Doctors in Love
[ 1982 ] Dr. Joseph Prang
Tootsie
[ 1982 ] Ron Carlisle
WarGames
[ 1983 ] McKittrick
Cloak & Dagger
[ 1984 ] Jack Flack, Hal Osborne
The Muppets Take Manhattan
[ 1984 ] Martin Price, Murray Plotsky
The Man with One Red Shoe
[ 1985 ] Cooper
Dragnet
[ 1987 ] Jerry Caesar
Hot to Trot
[ 1988 ] Walter Sawyer
Meet the Applegates
[ 1990 ] Aunt Bea
Short Time
[ 1990 ] Burt Simpson
Where the Heart Is
[ 1990 ] Stewart McBain
There Goes the Neighborhood
[ 1992 ] Jeffrey Babitt
Amos & Andrew
[ 1993 ] Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver
The Beverly Hillbillies
[ 1993 ] Milburn Drysdale
Clifford
[ 1994 ] Gerald Ellis
Judicial Consent
[ 1995 ] Charles Mayron
A Witch's Way of Love
[ 1997 ] Joel
You've Got Mail
[ 1998 ] Nelson Fox
Inspector Gadget
[ 1999 ] Chief Quimby
Stuart Little
[ 1999 ] Dr. Beechwood
Taken
[ 1999 ] Ethan Grover
Giving It Up
[ 1999 ] Johnathan Gallant
Recess: School's Out
[ 2001 ] Principal Prickly
The Climb
[ 2002 ] Mack
Moonlight Mile
[ 2002 ] Mike Mulcahey
Where the Red Fern Grows
[ 2003 ] Grandpa
Domino
[ 2005 ] Drake Bishop
Hard Four
[ 2007 ] Spray Loomis
Rules Don't Apply
[ 2016 ] Raymond Holliday

TV Shows

Boardwalk Empire
Commodore Louis Kaestner
Bonanza
Clyde, Ivar Peterson
Buffalo Bill
Bill Bittinger
Columbo
Hugh Creighton, Detective Murray
Drexell's Class
Otis Drexell
Forever Fernwood
Merle Jeeter
I Dream of Jeannie
Captain Dan Yardley, Lt. George Webb
It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Dabney Coleman
Madman of the People
Jack 'Madman' Buckner
Mannix
Howard Graham, Ralph Stoner
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Merle Jeeter
McMillan & Wife
Walter Jennings, Hansen
Pound Puppies
Mayor
Recess
Principal Peter Prickly
Room 222
Gary Webster Sr., Calvin Schuller
That Girl
Dr. Leon Bessemer
The F.B.I.
Barnes, Mr. Jamison, Ty Williams
The Guardian
Burton Fallin
The Slap Maxwell Story
Slap Maxwell
The Streets of San Francisco
Andrew Horvath, Sr., George Todd

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How many Broadway shows has Dabney Coleman been in?

Dabney Coleman has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

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Dabney Coleman has not appeared in the West End.

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