David Rasche
Acting
Biography
David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns. In television he is known for his main role as Karl Muller in the HBO drama series Succession, as well as recurring and guest performances in L.A. Law, Monk, The West Wing, Veep, and Ugly Betty.
Born: August 7, 1944
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri
Known For
Malcolm in the Middle
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
Succession
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as story editors.
Monk
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
Manhattan
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
She Spies
She Spies is an action-adventure television show that ran from September 9, 2002 until May 17, 2004, in two seasons. The show was sold into syndication but the first four episodes premiered on the NBC network, whose syndication arm was one of the producers. Disappointing ratings during the show's second season led to its cancellation after season two ended. She Spies bore noticeable production and directive similarities with Charlie's Angels.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Attorney Bill McKenzie takes the case when his niece is framed for the murder of a popular and demanding sitcom star.
Sara
A newly minted attorney joins the legal aid clinic in San Francisco where her best friend works.
Filmography
as Dr. Pankowitz
as Monsignor Frank
as Dr. Bill Rauch
as William 'Bill' Collins XII
as Scott
as Bill Hoffman
as Michael Conrad
as Larry Berman
as Karl Muller
as Alden Schmidt
as Ambassador Arlen Maxwell
as Jefferson Monroe
as Jack
as Cyrus Marshall
as Hunter Black
as Dean
as Percy Petunia
as Barry O'Connor
as Eichelberger
as Agent X
as Jim Marwood
as Daniel Levine
as Marshall
as Linton Barwick
as Alan
as Thomas Sparrow
as CIA Officer
as Doug
as Senator
as Calvin Hartley
as Donald Freeman Greene
as President Ballentine
as Gen. Perkins
as Dr. Martin Shutte
as Warren Ward
as Tim Valentine
as Mr. McNerney
as Norton Andrews
as Nick Patterson
as Taylor Abbott
as Elliot Chevron
as President Whitman
as Lawyer
as Stig
as Robert Sinclair
as Carl Everett
as Richard 'Richie' Wickham
as Denny
as Doc Croc
as Jack Stanford
as Derek Early
as Alan
as Michael Tenzer
as Evan
as Amy's Dad
as Emmett Davis
as Peter Thomas
as Payne
as Phillip, Patient #4
as Ben Landry
as Brother Nahum
as M.C. at Luau
as Jeff
as Alfred Raine
as Baron Von Dillweed (voice)
as John Ramsey
as Chaz Frederick
as Baker
as Ted Forstmann
as Jack Trenton
as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
as Hal Devlin
as Sheriff Kyle Lauder
as Joe Delaney
as Buddy Wheeler
as Sloane Vaughn
as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD
as Steve Fisher
as Jack Trenton
as Sandy
as Cal McGinnis
as Donald Summer
as Buckley
as Sledge Hammer
as David McCoy
as Dan
as Sam Rawlings
as Surf
as Jeff
as Donald Catton
as David McKeeson
as Rev Howard Woode
as Michael Taylor
as Eddie White
as Stopwatch Producer
as David Ritchie
as Television Actor #3
as Jack Collins
as Man who says, "Hello" (uncredited)
as Smitty
as Patrick Kinsley