Gerrit Graham

Gerrit Graham (born November 27, 1949) is an American stage, television, and film actor as well as a scriptwriter and songwriter.[1] He is best known for his appearances in multiple films by Brian De Palma as well as appearances in two different Star Trek series.

Gerrit Graham
Born (1949-11-27) November 27, 1949
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationColumbia University
OccupationActor, songwriter
Years active1968–2012

Education

Graham attended but did not graduate from Columbia University. At Columbia, he was the head of Columbia Players, the college theater company.[2][3][4] His future co-worker, Brian De Palma, was also a former manager of the student group during his undergraduate years.[5]

Career

Film

He has appeared in movies such as Used Cars, TerrorVision, National Lampoon's Class Reunion, Child's Play 2 and Greetings,[1] where he worked with Brian De Palma for the first time. He would again work with De Palma on Hi, Mom and Home Movies, as well as Phantom of the Paradise, where he played flamboyant glam-rocker Beef. Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times remarked that Graham and Jon Lovitz were the only actors in Last Resort who were "exempt from the bad-accent stigma."[6]

Television

Graham was the voice of Franklin Sherman in the animated series The Critic as well as a recurring role as Dr. Norman Pankow on the sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose.Played a brother in A team "Children of Jamestown

He has appeared in two different roles on the Star Trek television series: as the alien hunter of Tosk on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and as a member of the Q Continuum (adopting the name Quinn) in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Death Wish". He had been short listed to play the character of Odo, which went to René Auberjonois.[7]

Stage

Graham is a stage performer whose performances in the 1986 improvisational show Sills & Company[8][9] and the 1987 play The Bouncers by Tom Stoppard[10][11] were positively reviewed by the New York Times. Julio Martinez of Variety.com called Graham "eerily evocative" of Allard Lowenstein in Dreams Die Hard in 1995.[12] Frank Rizzo of Variety.com wrote that Graham had "some of the best lines" in his performance as Father Charles Dunbar in The God Committee in 2004.[13] He also played Julian in Communicating Doors in 1998.[14]

Writer

Graham wrote the teleplays for the episodes "Still Life" and "Opening Day" of the 1980s version of The Twilight Zone.[15] He did not write "Welcome to Winfield", the only episode in which he appeared as a member of the cast.

Musician

Graham has written songs with Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead.[16]

Filmography

Film

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Tales from the CryptTheodore CarneEpisode: "The Man Who Was Death"
1990–1992Parker Lewis Can't LoseDr. Norman PankowRecurring role
1992Fievel's American TailsCat R. WaulVoice, Recurring role; 10 Episodes
1992Family MattersLandlordEpisode: "The Oddest Couple"
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineThe HunterEpisode: "Captive Pursuit"
1993The Pink PantherVoice, Episode: "Pilgrim Panther/That Old Pink Magic"
1994Babylon 5Lord KiroEpisode: "Signs and Portents"
1994–1995The CriticFranklin ShermanVoice, Recurring role; 23 Episodes
1995The TickMiloVoice, Episode: "Armless But Not Harmless"
1996Star Trek: VoyagerQuinnEpisode: "Death Wish"
1995–1996GargoylesGuardianVoice, 4 Episodes
1999–2000Now and AgainRoger BenderRecurring role; 22 Episodes

References
  1. The New York Times
  2. Hunter, Robert, 1941 June 23-2019, lyricist. Barlow, John, 1947- lyricist. Dodd, David G., 1957- compiler, annotator, editor. Carpenter, Jim, 1949- illustrator. Trist, Alan, editor. The complete annotated Grateful Dead lyrics : the collected lyrics of Robert Hunter and John Barlow, lyrics to all original songs, with selected traditional and cover songs. ISBN 1-5011-2332-7. OCLC 966502215.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "The Crime, and Its Victims". artsites.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  4. Gencarelli, Mike (2014-10-29). "Gerrit Graham talks about roles in "Phantom of the Paradise" and "Used Cars"". MediaMikes. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  5. "Columbia Daily Spectator 28 April 1969 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  6. SHEILA BENSON (1986-05-09). "Family Vacation Goes Awry In 'Last Resort'". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  7. StarTrek.com: Catching Up with 2X Trek Guest Gerrit Graham
  8. Mel Gussow (1986-07-20). "Stage View; Actors And Audiences Brew Fun From Improvisation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  9. LESLIE BENNETTS (1986-06-08). "If It Works, It'S Theater. If It Doesn't..." The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  10. FRANK RICH (1987-09-18). "The Stage: 'Bouncers,' Drama". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  11. SYLVIE DRAKE (1993-07-08). "Stage Review : 'Bouncers' Rebounds From A Lack Of Substance At Tiffany". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  12. Martinez, Julio. "Dreams Die Hard – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  13. Rizzo, Frank. "The God Committee – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  14. Isherwood, Charles. "Communicating Doors – Variety". Variety.com. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  15. Jean-Marc Lofficier; Randy Lofficier (April 2003). Into the Twilight Zone: The Rod Serling Programme Guide. iUniverse. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-595-27612-7.
  16. The Crime, and Its Victims by Gerrit Graham
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