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Daniel von Bargen

Acting

Born June 5, 1950 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Died March 1, 2015

Also known as Dan von Bargen · Daniel Van Bargen · دانیل فون بارگن

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel von Bargen (June 5, 1950 – March 1, 2015) was an American character actor of film, stage and television. He was known for his roles as Mr. Kruger on Seinfeld, Commandant Edwin Spangler on Malcolm in the Middle, and Chief Grady in Super Troopers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel vob Bargen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 1990

Filmography50+ titles

Malcolm in the Middle

2000as Commandant Edwin Spangler

The X-Files

1993as Jacob Steven Haley

The West Wing

1999as Ken Shannon

The Silence of the Lambs

1991as SWAT Communicator

Seinfeld

1989as Kruger

The Practice

1997as Detective Smiley

Philadelphia

1993as Jury Foreman

Fantasy Island

1998as District Attorney Flynn

The Pretender

1996as Captain Prentiss McClaren

Without a Trace

2002as Patrick Finn

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000as Sheriff Cooley

Law & Order

1990as Supt. Cooper

Crimson Tide

1995as Vladimir Radchenko

Amistad

1997as Warden Pendleton

Party of Five

1994as Dr. Dick Grayson

Basic Instinct

1992as Lieutenant Nilsen

Spenser: For Hire

1985

The Majestic

2001as Federal Agent Ellerby

The Kid

2000as Sam Duritz

Looking for Richard

1996as Ratcliffe

Arli$$

1996as Bob Whitney

The Saint of Fort Washington

1993as Boat Captain

Shadows and Fog

1991as Vigilante

Super Troopers

2001as Chief Grady

The Faculty

1998as Mr. John Tate

A Civil Action

1998as Mr. Granger

Ally McBeal

1997as Judge William Kopesky

G.I. Jane

1997as Theodore Hayes

The General's Daughter

1999as Police Chief Yardley

Six Degrees of Separation

1993as Detective

The Postman

1997as Sheriff Briscoe

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999as Carl Heine Sr.

Broken Arrow

1996as Air Force General Creely

Rising Sun

1993as Chief Olson / Interrogator

Great Performances

1971as Wooldridge

S1m0ne

2002as Chief Detective

Shaft

2000as Lt Kearney

I.Q.

1994as Secret Service Agent

The Fearing Mind

as P.F. O'Horgan

Universal Soldier: The Return

1999as General Radford

Before and After

1996as Fran Conklin

Thinner

1996as Chief Duncan Hopley

Lord of Illusions

1995as Nix

Time of Your Life

Desert Blue

1998as Sheriff Jackson

The Real Blonde

1997as Devon

Coastlines

2002as Sheriff Tate

Company Business

1991as Mike Flinn

RoboCop 3

1993as Moreno

Artworks

2003as Howard Deardorf