Full Name | Timothy Busfield |
Net Worth | $ 1 million |
Date Of Birth | June 12, 1957 |
Place Of Birth | Lansing, Michigan, USA |
Height | 1.77 m |
Occupation | Actor, director |
Profession | Television producer, Film director, Theatrical producer, Actor, Theatre Director, Television Director |
Education | East Lansing High School, East Tennessee State University |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Melissa Gilbert (m. 2013), Jenny Merwin (m. 1988–2007), Radha Delamarter (m. ?–1986) |
Children | Samuel Busfield, Daisy Busfield, Wilson Busfield |
Parents | Roger Busfield, Jean Busfield |
Siblings | Buck Busfield, Terry Busfield, Julia Busfield |
Nicknames | Timothy Busfield, Busfield, Timothy |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0124079 |
Awards | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Movies | Revenge of the Nerds, Field of Dreams, Little Big League, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, First Kid, Stripes, Striking Distance, National Security, Sneakers, The Skateboard Kid, Beyond the Blackboard, 23 Blast, Strays, Trucks, Save the Date, Terminal Error, One Smart Fellow, Dead in a He... |
TV Shows | Trapper John, M.D., Thirtysomething, The Byrds of Paradise, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Secrets and Lies, Reggie, Champs, Retrosexual: The '80s |
Star Sign | Gemini |
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1 | Resides in Howell, Michigan (August 2013). |
2 | Lives with his wife, actress-director-producer-author, Melissa Gilbert. [August 2013] |
3 | Played 9 seasons of Semi-Pro baseball in Sacramento, CA. As a starting pitcher he had a record of 30 wins and 12 loses playing against some of the nations top college and ex-pro players. |
4 | Timothy Busfield is the Blue Water Film Festival first recipient of the "Golden Mitten" award. The award recognizes "an individual from Michigan that has made a significant mark in the arts and entertainment field" The award was presented in 2011. |
5 | Served in the U.S. Navy. |
6 | Ex-brother-in-law of The West Wing (1999) co-star Joshua Malina and Melissa Merwin. |
7 | Was asked to grow his beard for his role on Thirtysomething (1987), as producers thought that it would make Tim, who was still being cast as teenagers and young adults at the time, look closer to his age. |
8 | His first exposure to acting was through his father, Roger, who taught in the drama department at Michigan State University. His mother, Jean, was the director of the Michigan State University Press. |
9 | Landed his first professional acting job at age 22 with The Green Mountain Guild's Theatre for Children. |
10 | Studied drama at East Tennessee State University and Actor's Theatre of Louisville. After his apprenticeship at ATL Timothy joined the resident company alongside Chris Cooper, Kathy Bates, Ken Jenkins and the late Susan Kingsley. |
11 | In 1981, he moved to New York, N.Y., where he joined the Circle Repertory Company for their production of Lanford Wilson's "Talley and Son". |
12 | Understudied Matthew Broderick in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" on Broadway in 1983. |
13 | Following the demise of Trapper John, M.D. (1979), Tim joined forces with his brother, Buck, to create the Fantasy Theatre, a professional touring company for children's audiences-and, later, Honorary State Children's Theater for California-based in his new hometown of Sacramento. |
14 | Attended East Tennessee State University, in Johnson City, Tennessee. Has an Honorary PHD from Michigan State University. |
15 | Tim, who has been interested in standard-bred harness horse racing since the late 1980s, took the cast of Thirtysomething (1987) with him to Los Alamitos Ractrack in 1988 for a night of harness racing. Tim has owned several standard-bred horses, and he can be seen sometimes at the Golden Bear racetrack at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, watching harness racing with his children. |
16 | He replaced Tom Hulce on the original Broadway run of Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men." He later went on to work with Aaron Sorkin as a director on Sports Night (1998), as Danny on The West Wing (1999), and as Cal on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006). |
17 | He was married to Jenny Merwin, sister of Melissa Merwin, who is married to Joshua Malina. Both Malina and Busfield starred in The West Wing (1999). |
18 | Daughter, Daisy, and son, Samuel, with his second wife, Jenny Merwin. |
19 | Son, Wilson, with his first wife, Radha Delamarter. |
20 | Has sisters named Terry and Julia and a brother named Buck. |
21 | Attended school in East Lansing, Michigan |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Little Big League | 1994 | | Lou Collins |
The Byrds of Paradise | 1994 | TV Series | Sam Byrd |
Murder Between Friends | 1994 | TV Movie | John Thorn |
The Skateboard Kid | 1993 | | Frank |
Screen One | 1993 | TV Series | Ephraim Lipshitz |
Striking Distance | 1993 | | Tony Sacco |
Fade to Black | 1993 | TV Movie | Professor Del Calvin |
Sneakers | 1992 | | Dick Gordon |
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story | 1992 | TV Movie | Fred Schultz |
Strays | 1991 | TV Movie | Paul Jarrett |
Thirtysomething | 1987-1991 | TV Series | Elliot Weston |
Field of Dreams | 1989 | | Mark |
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | 1987 | | Poindexter |
Matlock | 1987 | TV Series | Adam Gardner |
Family Ties | 1984-1986 | TV Series | Doug / Young Matt |
Trapper John, M.D. | 1984-1986 | TV Series | Dr. John 'J.T.' McIntyre |
Hotel | 1985 | TV Series | Robert Bianca |
The Paper Chase | 1984 | TV Series | Barrett |
Revenge of the Nerds | 1984 | | Poindexter |
After MASH | 1984 | TV Series | Prentiss |
Reggie | 1983 | TV Series | Mark Potter |
Stripes | 1981 | | Soldier with Mortar |
One Smart Fellow | 2015 | Short | Clark |
Secrets and Lies | 2015 | TV Series | John Garner |
The Night Shift | 2015 | TV Series | Shane |
Sleepy Hollow | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Benjamin Franklin |
23 Blast | 2014 | | Jasper A. Duncan |
Perception | 2013 | TV Series | George |
Revolution | 2013 | TV Series | Dr. Ethan Camp |
Restless Virgins | 2013 | TV Movie | Senator Whitman |
The Mob Doctor | 2012-2013 | TV Series | David Ellis |
Nightcomer | 2013 | | Marty |
Childrens Hospital | 2012 | TV Series | Dr. Bloomfield |
Blue Bloods | 2012 | TV Series | Charles Bynes |
Save the Date | 2012/I | | Benjie |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2011 | TV Series | Daniel Carter |
Beyond the Blackboard | 2011 | TV Movie | School district's HR representative |
Outlaw | 2010 | TV Series | District Attorney Mereta |
Law & Order | 2010 | TV Series | Ray Backlund |
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Cal Shanley |
The West Wing | 1999-2006 | TV Series | Danny Concannon |
Entourage | 2005 | TV Series | TV Director |
Without a Trace | 2004 | TV Series | Ed Felder |
Ed | 2002-2004 | TV Series | Lloyd Stevens |
Stuck in the Middle with You | 2003 | TV Movie | |
National Security | 2003 | | Charlie Reed |
Terminal Error | 2002 | | Elliot Nescher |
Dead in a Heartbeat | 2002 | TV Movie | Franklin |
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family | 2001 | TV Series | Det. Mackowitz |
All My Children | 2000 | TV Series | |
Heartbeat | 2000 | Short | Heart (voice) |
Wanted | 2000 | | Fr. Donnelly |
Rude Awakening | 2000 | TV Series | John |
The Darklings | 1999 | TV Movie | Clayton Shepherd |
Time at the Top | 1999 | | Frank Shawson |
Carson's Vertical Suburbia | 1998 | TV Movie | Henry |
Dream House | 1998 | TV Movie | Richard Connor Thornton |
The Souler Opposite | 1998 | | Robert Levin |
Erasable You | 1998 | | Brian |
Buffalo Soldiers | 1997 | TV Movie | Maj. Robert Carr |
Trucks | 1997 | TV Movie | Ray |
What's Right with America | 1997 | TV Movie | Gordon |
The Unspeakable | 1997 | TV Movie | Matthew Grissom |
When Secrets Kill | 1997 | TV Movie | Det. Walter Ferrence |
Tracey Takes On... | 1997 | TV Series | Businessman #2 |
First Kid | 1996 | | Woods |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1996 | TV Series | Spy Guy |
Champs | 1996 | TV Series | Tom McManus |
The Outer Limits | 1995 | TV Series | Dr. Jon Holland |
Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty | 1995 | TV Movie | Pete Honeycutt |
In the Shadow of Evil | 1995 | TV Movie | Det. Walt Keller |
Quiz Show | 1994 | | Fred |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Field of Dreams: 25 Years Later | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | |
Entourage | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | 2005 | | Himself |
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Celebrity Poker Showdown | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen | 2004 | Documentary | Himself - Actor / Producer |
I Love the '80s Strikes Back | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself (as Tim Busfield) |
I Love the '80s | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Page to Screen | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Inside 'thirtysomething' | 2001 | TV Movie | Himself |
Intimate Portrait | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Celebrity Profile | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The 'Field of Dreams' Scrapbook | 1998 | Video documentary | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995-1996 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
ESPY Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1992 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Don't Divorce the Children | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
Saturday Night Live | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Drama |
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