Richard Burgi
Jim Ellison in The sentinel
Birth name : Richard Burgi
Birth date : 1958/07/30 (67 years old)
Birth place : Montclair New-Jersey
Height: 1.87 m
Biography for Richard Burgi
After a career start in the industry, it was not until 28 years that Richard Burgi became an actor. From 1986 to 1988, he played regular characters in three successive Soap Opera, then multiplied the roles of Guest-Star, notably in Flash (1991), Matlock (1991) and Madame is Servie (1992). He returned to the Soap in 1992 in days and lives, then became recurrent in Viper two years later.
The consecration of the small screen arrived in 1996 with La Sentinelle, a series in which he played the main role of Jim Ellison, a police officer with hyper -developed senses. Four seasons later, Richard Burgi again continues the appearances in series like the underside of Veronica (2000), Providence and voila. In 2001, he accompanied the beginnings of the series which revolutionized the action on television, 24 hours flat, by participating in half the 1st season. After a stopover among experts (2002), he embodied a recurring character in Amy (2002), then collected in 2005 the mysterious Christina (Elisabeth Harnois) at Pleasant. The series does not find its audience and does not exceed the initial command of 13 episodes. He left the seaside to settle a few months later in Wisteria Lane, where he interpreted the former husband of Susan (Teri Hatcher) at the Desperate Housewives (2005). First recurrent, his character becomes regular in the 2nd season.
Dedicating his career to the series, Richard Burgi is however not absent from the feature films since he plays in 2004 in Starship Troopers 2: hero of the Federation. Far from the success of the first opus, the continuation of Paul Verhoeven's fantastic film released directly on DVD after a broadcast on the cable. He then played alongside Kim Basinger and Chris Evans in the Thriller Cellular (2004), then in the Comedy In Her Shoes (2005).
Richard Burgi is an American actor born July 30, 1958 in Montclair, in the state of New Jersey, in the United States. He is best known for his roles in American television series, especially in Desperate Housewives, where he interprets the character of Karl Mayer, and in The Sentinel, where he plays the role of Jim Ellison.
Burgi began his acting career in the 1980s, playing in television series and television films. He also appeared in series like Jag, Stargate SG-1, 24, CSI: Miami and Ncis: Los Angeles. In addition to his roles in television series, Burgi has also played in films such as Hostage, in the Bois and Lakeview Terrace.
Apart from his acting career, Burgi is also passionate about music and plays the guitar in a rock group called The Forest Rangers. He has been married to Lori Kahn since 1993 and have two children together. Burgi is also a great animal lover and has adopted several dogs and cats with his family.
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Filmography
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| The Call (pre-production) | Frank (1 episode) |
| The Christmas Cottage (2007) (filming) | |
| Hostel: Part II (2007) (completed) | Todd |
| Desperate Housewives | Karl Mayer (31 episodes, 2004-2007) |
| Las Vegas | Vince Peterson (3 episodes, 2007) |
| In God's Country (2007) (TV) | Josiah Leavitt |
| Point Pleasant | Ben Kramer (13 episodes, 2005-2006) |
| Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone (2006) (TV) | Richard Danville |
| Shanghai Red (2006) | Michael Johnson |
| Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) | Joe Cleeman |
| In Her Shoes (2005) | Jim Danvers |
| Torn Apart (2004) | Billy Westin |
| Darklight (2004) (TV) | Shaw |
| Cellular (2004) | Craig |
| Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) (V) | Captain V.J. Dax |
| Decoys (2004) | Detective Francis Kirk |
| The District | Captain Vincent Hunter (11 episodes, 2000-2003) |
| Firefly | Lieutenant Womack (1 episode, 2003) |
| Judging Amy | Michael Cassidy (6 episodes, 2002-2003) |
| Trash (2003) (TV) | Bud Blue |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Rick Weston (1 episode, 2002) |
| 24 | Alan York / ... (11 episodes, 2001-2002) |
| Wheelmen (2002) | Nick |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Poacher #1 (1 episode, 2001) |
| Bailey's Mistake (2001) (TV) | Paul Donovan |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Jimmy O'Connor (1 episode, 2001) |
| Just Shoot Me! | Robert Galatin (1 episode, 2000) |
| Providence | Dr. J.D. Scanlon (1 episode, 2000) |
| Veronica's Closet | Mark (1 episode, 2000) |
| Action | Cole Riccardi (2 episodes, 1999) |
| The Sentinel | Detective James Ellison / ... (55 episodes, 1996-1999) |
| Touched by an Angel | Uncle Frank (1 episode, 1999) |
| I Married a Monster (1998) (TV) | Nicholas 'Nick' David Farrell |
| It's True (1 episode, 1998) | |
| The Sentinel (1996) (TV) | Jim Ellison |
| Payback (1995) | Al Keegan |
| One West Waikiki (1994) TV Series | Detective Mack Wolfe (unknown episodes) |
| Seinfeld | Doctor Ben (1 episode, 1994) |
| Viper | Lane Cassidy (4 episodes, 1994) |
| Love & War | Nick (1 episode, 1993) |
| Message from Nam (1993) (TV) | Major Hammer |
| Days of Our Lives (1965) TV Series | Phillip Collier #2 (unknown episodes, 1992-1993) |
| Mann & Machine | Jeffery Bosco (1 episode, 1992) |
| Nurses | Doug from Supply (1 episode, 1992) |
| Who's the Boss? | Mike Va Salle (1 episode, 1992) |
| Jake and the Fatman | Brian Henley / ... (3 episodes, 1991-1992) |
| Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992) (V) | Curtis Bohannan |
| Matlock | Roger Stratford (1 episode, 1991) |
| Anything But Love | Doug Oberton (1 episode, 1991) |
| Empty Nest | Matthew Wright (1 episode, 1991) |
| The Flash | Curtis Bohannan (1 episode, 1991) |
| Chameleons (1989) (TV) | Philip |
| One Life to Live (1968) TV Series | Randy Stone #1 (unknown episodes, 1988) |
| As the World Turns (1956) TV Series | Glenn Harrington (unknown episodes, 1988-1989) |
Trivia
- Became an actor at age 28
- Was the original choice for the title role of CBS's "The Flash".
Family
- Has 2 sons, Jack and Samuel
- Spouse : Lori Kahn (25 November 1995 - present) 2 children
Author of the card
- Creation date: 01/07/2003 by abdest