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Gordon Clapp

Greg Medavoy in NYPD Blue

Photos Gordon Clapp Birth name: Gordon Clapp
Birth date: 1948/09/24 (75 years old)
Birth place : North Conway New Hampshire
Height: 1.68 m

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Biography for Gordon Clapp

Gordon Clapp is best known as the Emmy-winning, Tony-nominated actor who charmed audiences as Det. Greg Medavoy on NYPD Blue and as loudmouth instigator Dave Moss in the 2005 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross.

He will appear in the upcoming DreamWorks feature Flags of Our Fathers, directed by Clint Eastwood. Clapp plays gruff General Holland "Howlin' Mad" Smith, who helps mastermind the capture of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II.

NYPD Blue finished its twelfth and final season in March, 2005, garnering Clapp a 1998 Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Glengarry's limited run went from the following May through August, earning Clapp a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor.

Clapp has maintained a vibrant career on both sides of the camera. Films include Moonlight Mile, Rules of Engagement and four films with director John Sayles - Sunshine State, Matewan, Eight Men Out and Return of the Secaucus Seven. TV appearances include Law & Order: SVU, Without A Trace, Deadwood, Less Than Perfect, American Family, Wings, Cheers and several TV movies.

He also executive produced and starred in three short films: Trailer Talk and the award-winning Fast Cars & Babies and Bananas!

Armed with a theater degree from prestigious Williams College, the New Hampshire native spent much of his early career in Canada, in regional and Toronto theater and as a company member of Ottawa's premiere National Arts Centre. His stage and TV work earned him nominations for a Dora Moore Award (Toronto's equivalent to the Tony) and Gemini Award (Canada's equivalent to the Emmy. American regional credits include the Philadelphia Drama Guild, Buffalo's Studio Arena and Boston's Huntington Theater.

A talented writer, Clapp's work has appeared in the New York Post, LA Golf and Variety, which earned him a Los Angeles Press Club Award for his humorous account of winning an Emmy.

Gordon Clapp is an American actor and producer born September 24, 1948 in North Conway New Hampshire.

Gordon Clapp won the Emmy Award for the Best Second Role 1998 in a dramatic series for "New York Police Blues", in which he embodies Inspector Greg Medavoy.

He played his first role in the cinema in 1980 in Return of the Secaucus Seven by John Sayles, which he later found on Matewan, Eight Men Out and more recently Sunshine State.

He played in Memoirs of our Fathers as Clint Eastwood. He was the interpreter of the hell of the duty of William Friedkin, Skeletons in the closet of Wayne Powers and Gross Anatomy of Thom Eberhardt.

Gordon Clapp is an American actor known for his role as detective Greg Medavoy in the television series "NYPD Blue". He was born on September 24, 1948 in North Hampton, New Hampshire. Clapp studied at the University of North Carolina before continuing theater studies at the Boston University.

During his career, Clapp has played in many films and television series, including "a copyer", "The man who was worth 35 billion" and "Seinfeld". In 1998, he won an Emmy Award for his role in "NYPD Blue".

In addition to his acting career, Clapp is also a talented artist and has played in several plays, including a production of "The Night of the Iguana" with actor Jeff Daniels. He also appeared in Broadway productions, such as "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "Love! Valour! Compassion!".

Apart from his acting career, Clapp is also passionate about music and has played guitar in a rock group called "The Rugburns". He is married to actress Kathleen McNenny and they have three children together. Clapp is a respected and talented actor who has made his mark in the world of entertainment.

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Filmography

Title Role
Mythological X (2009) (TV) (filming) Jimmy
Falling Up (2008) (completed) Colin O'Shea
Cold Case Daniel O'Leary
Ghost Whisperer Alan Silver (1 episode, 2007)
Private Practice Coach Mike (1 episode, 2007)
Criminal Minds Det. Vic Wolynski (1 episode, 2007)
The Game Plan (2007) Coach Mark Maddox
Damages Gary Parsons (1 episode, 2007)
Halfway Home Sandy (1 episode, 2007)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Salvatore Heinz (1 episode, 2007)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) General Howlin' Mad Smith
Trailer Talk (2006) Jeff
Monk Francis Merrigan (1 episode, 2006)
Deadwood Gustave
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ted Carthage (1 episode, 2006)
Without a Trace Bill Shields (1 episode, 2005)
Flatbush (2005) Frank
NYPD Blue Det. Greg Medavoy (225 episodes, 1993-2005)
Bananas (2004) Lieutenant
The Sure Hand of God (2004) Jefferson T. Stevens
Less Than Perfect Detective Martin (1 episode, 2003)
Fast Cars & Babies (2003) Cowboy
Moonlight Mile (2002) Tanner
Sunshine State (2002) Earl Pinkney
Skeletons in the Closet (2001) Dan
Rules of Engagement (2000) Harris
Might as Well Live (2000) Man Upstairs
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) Mr. Stark
Splendor Falls (1999)
Sin City Spectacular (1 episode)
Dead Man's Gun Raymond Jakes (1 episode, 1997)
Badge of Betrayal (1997) (TV) Thatcher
The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story (1996) (TV) Sheriff Byron Calhoun
Her Hidden Truth (1995) (TV) Father Paul
The Outer Limits Strong (1 episode, 1995)
Abandoned and Deceived (1995) (TV) Donald Quinn
Wings Phil (1 episode, 1993)
Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty (1993) (TV) Glenn
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Hadran (1 episode, 1993)
Cheers Shriner (1 episode, 1993)
Family of Strangers (1993) (TV) Del
Civil Wars (1 episode, 1993)
Kiss of a Killer (1993) (TV)
Bonds of Love (1993) (TV) Evaluator
April One (1993) Gordon Davies
Street Legal James Brackit (2 episodes, 1992)
The Wonder Years Bruce Leegee (1 episode, 1992)
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991) (TV)
Fever (1991) (TV) Meeks
Mom P.I. (1 episode, 1991)
The Secret Life of Archie's Wife (1990) (TV) Stubbs
Cop Rock Philip Beamer (1 episode, 1990)
Night Court Ralph Shannon (1 episode, 1990)
Blind Faith (1990) (TV) Det. O'Brien
Family of Spies (1990) (TV) Capt. Burnett
Dear John (1 episode, 1990)
E.N.G. Brian Rickland (1 episode, 1990)
Small Sacrifices (1989) (TV) Detective Doug Welch
Gross Anatomy (1989) Doctor
Termini Station (1989) Harvey Dunshane
Knightwatch Daniels (2 episodes, 1989)
The Private Capital (1989) (TV)
Eight Men Out (1988) Ray Schalk
Breaking All the Rules: The Creation of Trivial Pursuit (1988) (TV) Scott Abbott
Katts and Dog Wayne (1 episode, 1988)
Matewan (1987) Griggs
Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) Sgt. Markey
The Right of the People (1986) (TV) Chris' Friend
ABC Weekend Specials Cop (1 episode, 1985)
Letting Go (1985) (TV) Walter
Evergreen (1985) (mini) TV mini-series Palm Court Waiter
Check It Out Mr. Michaels (1 episode, 1985-1988)
The Other Kingdom (1984) (TV) George
Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) Chip Hollister

Trivia

Once worked at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia (in the early 1980s) one of Canada's leading regional theatres.

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Family

Spouse : Deborah Taylor (1986 - 1999) (divorced) 1 child

Has a son named William Clapp (b. 1988).

Author of the card

  • Creation date: 09/05/2008 by abdest

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