About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1952-02-04
Place of birth:
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany
Website:
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Richard Lineback

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2002 The Ring Actor Innkeeper 66
Fair
2002 King of Texas Actor Warnell 58
Average
2000 Ready to Rumble Actor Mr. Boggs 57
Average
1999 Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story Actor Paul Jackson N/A
N/A
1999 Varsity Blues Actor Joe Harbor 60
Fair
1998 The Baby Dance Actor Al LeFauve 58
Average
1998 Meet the Deedles Actor Crabbe 57
Average
1998 Hush Actor Hal Bentall 57
Average
1997 The Jackal Actor FBI Agent McMurphy 62
Fair
1996 Tin Cup Actor Curt 59
Average
1996 Twister Actor Father 64
Fair
1995 Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Actor Billy Coleman 58
Average
1994 Natural Born Killers Actor Sonny 69
Fair
1994 Speed Actor Norwood 70
Good
1994 The Stand Actor Poke N/A
N/A
1993 Sommersby Actor Timothy Fry 61
Fair
1992 Somebody's Daughter Actor Fielder 58
Average
1992 Woman With a Past Actor Wayne 58
Average
1990 Blind Vengeance Actor Edwin 'Ed' Rentzell 59
Average
1988 Inherit the Wind Actor Sillers 59
Average
1986 Stewardess School Actor Sgt. Striker 58
Average
1986 Return to Mayberry Actor Wally Butler 59
Average
1985 Friday the 13th: A New Beginning Actor Deputy Dodd 54
Average
1983 Ghost Dancing Actor Brian N/A
N/A
1981 Hard Country Actor Larry 58
Average
1981 Beyond the Next Mountain Actor N/A
N/A
1981 Death Ray 2000 Actor U.S. Army Enlisted Man N/A
N/A
1980 Gideon's Trumpet Actor Lester Wade 59
Average
1979 Joni Actor Steve Estes 58
Average