Richard Jenkins
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- This article is about the American actor. For the British actor whose birth name was Richard Jenkins, see Richard Burton.
| Richard Jenkins | |
|---|---|
| Image:Ep39 nathaniel.jpg Jenkins as Nathaniel Fisher, Sr. in Six Feet Under | |
| Born | May 4 1947 DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years active | 1985 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon R. Frederick (1969–present) |
Richard Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Jenkins was born in DeKalb, Illinois, the son of M. Elizabeth (née Wheeler) and Dale Stevens Jenkins.[1] Jenkins earned a degree in drama from Illinois Wesleyan University before relocating to Rhode Island. Jenkins married Sharon R. Frederick on August 23, 1969; they have two children, Sarah Pamela and Andrew Dale.[1]
[edit] Career
Jenkins worked as an actor with Trinity Repertory Theater Company in Providence, Rhode Island before breaking into film with a bit part in Feasting with Panthers (1974), a television movie.
A versatile character actor, Jenkins has steadily been working in film and television since the 1970s with other roles in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), Snow Falling On Cedars (1999), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) and Intolerable Cruelty (2003) He's also an occasional collaborator with the director siblings the Farrelly brothers, who have worked with Jenkins in There's Something About Mary (1998), Me, Myself, & Irene (2000), Outside Providence (1999) and Say It Isn't So (2001).
Jenkins is probably best known for his recurring guest star role on HBO's Six Feet Under. He played Nathaniel Fisher, the deceased patriarch of the Fisher family who regularly appears to his family as a ghost, and in dreams. Jenkins played the role since the show began in 2001, through to its final season in 2005.
He acquired good critical notices as the blue collar mine worker dad that stands up for his daughter (Charlize Theron) in North Country.
[edit] Filmography
- Silverado (1985)
- Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
- Little Nikita (1987)
- The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- Stealing Home (1988)
- Sea of Love (1989)
- When You Remember Me (1990) (TV)
- Challenger (1990) (TV) as Gregory Jarvis
- Blue Steel (1990)
- And the Band Played On (1993) (TV)
- Trapped in Paradise (1994)
- Wolf (1994)
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
- The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
- Flirting with Disaster (1996)
- A Couch in New York (1996)
- The Boys Next Door (1996) (TV)
- Absolute Power (1997)
- There's Something About Mary (1998) (uncredited)
- Random Hearts (1999)
- Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
- The Mod Squad (1999)
- Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
- Say It Isn't So (2001)
- The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
- Six Feet Under (2001)
- Stealing Harvard (2002)
- Changing Lanes (2002)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
- The Core (2003)
- The Mudge Boy (2003)
- Shall We Dance (2004)
- I ♥ Huckabees (2004) (uncredited)
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
- Rumor Has It (2005)
- North Country (2005)
- The Kingdom (2007)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Richard Jenkins at the Internet Movie Databasede:Richard Jenkins
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