Jarchow, Bruce 1948- (Bruce A. Jarchow)

PERSONAL

Born May 19, 1948, in Evanston, IL; married; children: one son.

Addresses:

Agent—Marc Bass Agency, Inc., 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 727, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor. The Second City, Chicago, IL, member, beginning 1979, and faculty member at The Second City Training Center. Provided voice work for television commercials.

Member:

Parents Television Council (member of advisory board).

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bones (1912), Somewhere in Time, Universal, 1980.

Roberto, My Bodyguard (also known as Bodyguard), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980.

Kermit Hellinger, Continental Divide, Universal, 1981.

Ad man, Radio Days (also known as A era do radio, A radio aranykora, Dias da radio, Dias de radio, and Dies de radio), Orion, 1987.

Interrogator (Nuclear Emergency Search Team), The Manhattan Project (also known as Deadly Game), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.

Photographer, Big, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988.

Wayne, Scrooged, Paramount, 1988.

Lyle Furgeson (bank official), Ghost, Paramount, 1990.

Tim, The Doctor (also known as A doktor, Der Doktor—Ein gewoehnlicher Patient, El doctor, Katkera rohto, Lakaren—han som aelskade livet, Le docteur, and Un medico, un uomo), Buena Vista, 1991.

Detective at crime scene, Mad Dog and Glory, Universal, 1993.

Walter, My Life, Columbia, 1993.

Barnes, The Puppet Masters (also known as Robert A. Heinlein's "The Puppet Masters"), Buena Vista, 1994.

Dr. Marscelli, Outbreak (also known as A virus, Alerte!, Epidemia, Esclat, Estallido, Fora de controlo, Hitpar'tzoot, I farozonen, Izbruh, Outbreak—I farozonen, Outbreak—Lautlose Killer, Tehdit, Tuntematon uhka, and Virus letale), Warner Bros., 1995.

Andrews, Krippendorf's Tribe, Buena Vista, 1998.

Dr. Dean, Sour Grapes, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998.

Richard, Music from Another Room, Orion, 1998.

Headmaster, Betaville, PorchLight Entertainment, 2001.

Viewer, The Weather Man (also known as El hombre del tiempo, O sol de Cada Manha, and Saeaemies), Paramount, 2005.

Young Donald Baines, Illusion, Slowhand Releasing, 2005.

Commuter, Stranger Than Fiction (also known as Killing Harold Crick), Columbia, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Monty, Take Five, CBS, 1987.

Principal Scampi, Weird Science (also known as Code Lisa, Ciencia loca, Lisa—Der helle Wahnsinn, Lisa ja pojat, and Una chica explosiva), USA Network, 1994-97.

H. Gordon Jennings, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (also known as Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), syndicated, 1997-2000.

Anthony Curtis, The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC, 1999.

Frank, Factory, Spike, beginning 2008.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Bill Murray Live from the Second City, 1980.

Avery Schreiber Live from the Second City, 1980.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Ted, "Birth of a Keaton: Part 1," Family Ties, NBC, 1985.

(As Bruce A. Jarchow) "The Chicago Connection," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1985.

"The Review," Kate & Allie, CBS, 1989.

Dave, Sr., "The Coach," The Family Man, CBS, 1990.

Peterson, "Clean Sweep," Going Places, ABC, 1990.

Dr. Carroll, "Teens from a Mall," Parker Lewis Can't Lose (also known as Parker Lewis), Fox, 1991.

Group leader, "Jerry: Portrait of a Video Junkie," Parker Lewis Can't Lose (also known as Parker Lewis), Fox, 1991.

Manager, "You Better Shop Around: Parts 1 & 2," Married … with Children (also known as Not the Cosbys), Fox, 1991.

Marcus, "With a Little a Help from My Friends," Night Court, NBC, 1991.

Norman, "Close Encounters," Major Dad, CBS, 1992.

Doctor, "The Pilot," Seinfeld (also known as The Seinfeld Chronicles and Stand-Up), NBC, 1993.

Dr. Carpenter and Dr. Wainright, "Darrow for the Defense," Time Trax, syndicated, 1993.

Mr. Hartman, "This Old House," Step by Step (also known as Eine Starke Familie, Kaos i familien, Notre belle famille, Paso a paso, Steg for Steg, and Una bionda per papa), ABC, 1993.

Second sportscaster, "The Playbook," Coach, ABC, 1993.

Television producer, "The Perfect Couple," Full House, ABC, 1993.

Dr. Snyder, "Something's Got to Give," Kirk (also known as Life Happens), The WB, 1996.

Mr. Morrison, "3J in the House," Family Matters (also known as Alle unter einem Dach, Cosas de casa, Cousas de casa, 8 sotto un tetto, La vie de famille, and Rakna med braak), ABC, 1996.

Mr. Williams, "The Truth about Cars and Dogs," Meego, CBS, 1997.

Mooney, "The Millennium," Seinfeld (also known as The Seinfeld Chronicles and Stand-Up), NBC, 1997.

Ted, "The Neighbor Hood," Coach, ABC, 1997.

Ed Hadley, "Something about Egg on Your Farce," Something So Right, ABC, 1998.

Grondyke, "The Colonel's Wife," JAG, CBS, 1999.

Bob, "Free Speech," What about Joan (also known as Joan), ABC, 2001.

Bob, "The Proposal," What about Joan (also known as Joan), ABC, 2001.

Roger Montgomerie, "Wisconsin," The Sweet Spot, Comedy Central, 2002.

Dr. Hammond, "Drive," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 2004.

Driver and Santa, "Stalking Santa," According to Jim (also known as The Dad, Immer wieder Jim, Jim hat immer recht, Jims vaerld, La vita secondo Jim, and Perheen kalleudet), ABC, 2004.

Henry, "Jim's Best Friend," According to Jim (also known as The Dad, Immer wieder Jim, Jim hat immer recht, Jims vaerld, La vita secondo Jim, and Perheen kalleudet), ABC, 2006.

Samuel Bormanis, "Could I Leave You?," Desperate Housewives (also known as Beautes desespereees, Desperate housewives—I segreti di Wisteria Lane, Desupareto na tsuma tachi, Esposas desesperadas, Frustrerte fruer, Gotowe na wszystko, Kucanice, Meeleheitel koduperenaised, Mujeres desesperadas, Noikokyres se apognosi, Szueletett felesegek, and Taeydelliset naiset), ABC, 2006.

Samuel Bormanis, "Don't Look at Me," Desperate Housewives (also known as Beautes desespereees, Desperate housewives—I segreti di Wisteria Lane, Desupareto na tsuma tachi, Esposas desesperadas, Frustrerte fruer, Gotowe na wszystko, Kucanice, Meeleheitel koduperenaised, Mujeres desesperadas, Noikokyres se apognosi, Szueletett felesegek, and Taeydelliset naiset), ABC, 2006.

Samuel Bormanis, "Everybody Says Don't," Desperate Housewives (also known as Beautes desespereees,Desperate housewives—I segreti di Wisteria Lane, Desupareto na tsuma tachi, Esposas desesperadas, Frustrerte fruer, Gotowe na wszystko, Kucanice, Meeleheitel koduperenaised, Mujeres desesperadas, Noikokyres se apognosi, Szueletett felesegek, and Taeydelliset naiset), ABC, 2006.

Samuel Bormanis, "There Is No Other Way," Desperate Housewives (also known as Beautes desespereees, Desperate housewives—I segreti di Wisteria Lane, Desupareto na tsuma tachi, Esposas desesperadas, Frustrerte fruer, Gotowe na wszystko, Kucanice, Meeleheitel koduperenaised, Mujeres desesperadas, Noikokyres se apognosi, Szueletett felesegek, and Taeydelliset naiset), ABC, 2006.

Dr. Zavranski, "Guinea Pygmalion," According to Jim (also known as The Dad, Immer wieder Jim, Jim hat immer recht, Jims vaerld, La vita secondo Jim, and Perheen kalleudet), ABC, 2007.

Officer Zavranski, "Safety Last," According to Jim (also known as The Dad, Immer wieder Jim, Jim hat immer recht, Jims vaerld, La vita secondo Jim, and Perheen kalleudet), ABC, 2008.

Phil, "Goodwill Hunting," According to Jim (also known as The Dad, Immer wieder Jim, Jim hat immer recht, Jims vaerld, La vita secondo Jim, and Perheen kalleudet), ABC, 2008.

Appeared as Bob in "Quid Pro Quo," an episode of What about Joan (also known as Joan), ABC; appeared as a doctor in an episode of Life with Roger, The WB.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Doctor, Step by Step (also known as Eine Starke Familie, Kaos i familien, Notre belle famille, Paso a paso, Steg for Steg, and Una bionda per papa), ABC, 1991.

Bob, What about Joan (also known as Joan), ABC, 2001.

Stage Appearances:

Man in bar, hotel clerk, man in back, and chaplain, Edmond, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1982-83.

Sills & Company (improvisational revue), Lamb's Theatre and Actors' Playhouse, both New York City, 1986.

William Kunstler, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial, Remains Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1991.

Appeared in productions of The Second City, Chicago, IL.

WRITINGS

Writings for the Stage; with Others:

Sills & Company (improvisational revue), Lamb's Theatre and Actors' Playhouse, both New York City, 1986.