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Richard Lineback

Acting

Born February 4, 1952 · Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany

Biography

Richard D. Lineback (born February 4, 1952) is an American actor. He has performed in character roles in the films Speed, Twister and Varsity Blues. He played Deputy Dodd in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Lineback has appeared in many roles on the stage, with leads that include Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, C.C. Showers in The Diviners, for which he won the Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Actor, and the title role in Mister Roberts. He has also made numerous guest appearances for television, including Romas in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Selin Peers in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Kessick in Star Trek: Enterprise. He also appeared as the Rev. Vernon Canty in two episodes of JAG.[3] He also appeared in two episodes of M*A*S*H, playing different characters. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography36 titles

Beyond the Next Mountain

1981

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987as Romas

Justified

2010as Delmer Coates

Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story

1999as Paul Jackson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993as Selin Peers

M*A*S*H

1972as Pvt. Scala

Inherit the Wind

1988as Sillers

MacGyver

1985as Phillips

NCIS

2003as Chuck Winslow

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001as Kessick

China Beach

1988

Knight Rider

1982as Sheriff Lance Barton

Speed

1994as Norwood

Touched by an Angel

1994as Joe Benson

The Waltons

1972

Natural Born Killers

1994as Sonny

Matlock

1986as Banning

Hunter

1984as Rudy Lassiter

The Stand

1994as Poke

The Ring

2002as Innkeeper

Twister

1996as Father

T. J. Hooker

1982as Kenny

The Jackal

1997as FBI Agent McMurphy

Sommersby

1993as Timothy Fry

Gideon's Trumpet

1980as Lester Wade

The Baby Dance

1998as Al LeFauve

Joni

1979as Steve Estes

The Love Boat

1977as Steward

Varsity Blues

1999as Joe Harbor

Tin Cup

1996as Curt

Hush

1998as Hal Bentall

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

1985as Deputy Dodd

Ready to Rumble

2000as Mr. Boggs

Hard Country

1981as Larry

Stewardess School

1986as Sgt. Striker

Meet the Deedles

1998as Crabbe