John Pankow
American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1954 · age 72
John Pankow is an American actor. He began his career on-stage in New York, in numerous Off-Broadway and Broadway plays including Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, John Patrick Shanley's Italian American Reconciliation, and Brian Friel's Aristocrats.
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Before/During/AfterFilm, Jim Lonergan2019
Married YoungFilm, Dr. Levovitz2016
LuciferSeries, Jimmy Barnes2013DoubtFilm, Mr. Syd Newman2012
ElementarySeries, Edgar KnowlesPutzelFilm, 2012Sid2010
Law & Order: LASeries, Attorney Byron2009
The Good WifeSeries, Judge Cyril Handley
Bride WarsFilm, 2009John2003
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'Film2001
Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries, Phil Lambier
Life as a HouseFilm, 2001Bryan Burke1998
The Object of My AffectionFilm, Vince McBride1997
Ally McBealSeries, Barry Dekumbis1992
Mad About YouSeries, Ira Buchman
A Stranger Among UsFilm, 1992Levine1991
Mortal ThoughtsFilm, Arthur Kellogg1990
Law & OrderSeries, Charles Meadow1987
*batteries not includedFilm, Kovacs1985
Spenser: For HireSeries
First StepsFilm, 1985Fred1981
The ChosenFilm, Bully1980
Life on the MississippiFilm1971
Great PerformancesSeries, George Richie1954Born28 April 1954People around John
Edward R. Pressman Produced Year of the Gun and Talk Radio
Patti D'Arbanville Also in Morning Glory and The Extra Man
Bruce Altman Also in The Object of My Affection (1998)
Matthew Robbins Directed Batteries Not Included (1988)
Michael Greene Also in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Steven Spielberg Produced Batteries Not Included (1988)
Oliver Stone Directed Talk Radio (1989)
Willem Dafoe Also in To Live and Die in L.A. and The Hunger
Kevin Kline Also in The Extra Man and Life as a House
George A. Romero Directed Monkey Shines (1988)
Tony Scott Directed The Hunger (1983)
William Friedkin Directed To Live and Die in L.A. (1986)
John Frankenheimer Directed Year of the Gun (1992)
Robert Downey Sr. Also in Johnny Be Good (1988)
Taylor Hackford Produced Mortal Thoughts (1991)
Eriq La Salle Directed Lucifer
Herbert Ross Directed The Secret of My Success (1987)
Mark Isham Wrote Life as a House and Mortal Thoughts
Alan Rudolph Directed Mortal Thoughts (1991)
Nicholas Hytner Directed The Object of My Affection (1998)
Gary Winick Directed Bride Wars (2009)
Richard Speight Jr. Directed Lucifer
Frank McRae Also in Batteries Not Included (1988)
Jeremy Kagan Directed The Chosen (1981)
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Life as a House 2001
Talk Radio 1988
To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
*batteries not included 1987
Rambo: First Blood Part II 1985
Filmography 26
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Television 21
About this person
After a starring role in William Friedkin's To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), he began appearing regularly in film and on television, playing Ira Buchman for all eight seasons of Mad About You and later Merc Lapidus on Episodes.
