# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paxton-whitehead
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:01:27.999Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paxton-whitehead"
name: "Paxton Whitehead"
slug: "paxton-whitehead"
description: "Francis Edward Paxton Whitehead was an English actor and theatre director. He was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Pellinore in the 1980 revival of Camelot. Whitehead had many Broadway roles. He was also known for his film roles, most memorably Rodney Dangerfield's foil in Back to School, and for his many guest appearances on several U.S. television shows: he portrayed Bernard Thatch on The West Wing, and in the 1990s often appeared in recurring and guest roles on major sitcoms, such as Frasier, Caroline in the City, Ellen, 3rd Rock from the Sun, The Drew Carey Show, Mad About You, and Friends."
tagline: "British actor (1937–2023)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1937-10-17"
deathDate: "2023-06-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           11.23863333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925717/"
    handle:    "nm0925717"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump