Portrait of Tim DeZarn

Tim DeZarn

Acting

Biography

Timothy Joseph DeZarn (born July 11, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as deZarn, he is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres. DeZarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man (playing Mary Jane Watson's father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight. DeZarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Trek TV franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, 7th Heaven, and Sons of Anarchy. Tim DeZarn was born on July 11, 1952. DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio. He did not pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old. His first broadcast role was on the TV series The Equalizer in 1986. His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives. DeZarn made several appearances as Army Sergeant Dixon on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He played the recurring character George Putnam in season two of NYPD Blue. He appeared in five episodes of Deadwood on HBO. DeZarn appeared in Sons of Anarchy as Nate Meineke, the leader of a local state militia and terrorist group. He appeared in sci-fi horror film Project Dorothy (directed by George Henry Horton) in 2019. DeZarn lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. His 18-year-old son Travis was killed in an auto accident in 2007. Source: Article "Tim de Zarn" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Born: July 11, 1952

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Filmography

2024
Landman

as Perry Hardin

2024
The Grimm Backward

as Sheriff Rizzi

2024
2024
2021
The Joes

as Nazi

2021
2021
Wrong Turn

as Nate Roades

2020
The Call of the Wild

as Hermit Fisherman

2019
Truth Be Told

as KUVNEY

2019
The Lilac Thief

as The Pastor

2018
2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

as Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

2018
818

as Jeffrey Maddison

2018
9-1-1

as Winslow

2017
The Hatred

as Sheriff

2017
S.W.A.T.

as Brewster

2017
Christmas Crime Story

as Barrett Hill

2017
Buckshot

as Buckshot

2017
The Preacher's Son

as Congressman Dixon (as Tim De Zarn)

2016
Shooter

as Clerk

2016
2016
Used Body Parts

as Gas Man

2015
Better Call Saul

as Mr. Harkness

2014
NCIS: New Orleans

as Paul Hare

2014
Atlas Shrugged: Part III

as Train Engineer

2013
K-11

as Cowboy Williams

2012
2011
The Artist

as Soldier

2011
Shameless

as Nana

2010
Justified

as Detective Dempsey

2010
Re-Cut

as John Fowler

2010
Re-Cut

as Sheriff Tate

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles

as Jim Mullins

2009
The Forgotten

as Frank Sanders

2009
Castle

as Bartender

2008
The Mentalist

as Arkin Shea

2008
Sons of Anarchy

as Nate Meineke

2008
Untraceable

as Herbert Miller

2007
Life

as Flint Garber

2007
Mad Men

as Jim Anderson

2007
Live Free or Die Hard

as Police Sergeant

2006
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

as Slaughterhouse Supervisor

2006
Swedish Auto

as Shelley

2005
Criminal Minds

as Paul Barter

2005
Weeds

as Sergeant Holbrook

2005
The Closer

as Mr. Dobson

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Santa Claus

2004
Deadwood

as Townsman

2003
Cold Case

as Ricky Stockvis

2003
NCIS

as David Runion

2002
Monk

as Max Barton

2002
Spider-Man

as Philip Watson

2002
The Shield

as Kevin

2001
Crossing Jordan

as Police Chief

2001
The Visit

as Guard Enheim

2001
One Night at McCool's

as Detective Ertagian

2000
Pay It Forward

as Liquid Man #2

2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds

as Shotgun Guy

1999
Fight Club

as Federated Motor Co. - Inspector Bird

1998
Brimstone

as Tommy Fanaro

1998
I Married a Monster

as Deputy Pete

1998
On the Line

as Trevor Freed

1998
1997
Steel

as Skinhead Leader

1997
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Raymond Edmondson (segment "The Electric Chair")

1996
7th Heaven

as Pool Hall Manager

1996
Precious Find

as Freddie

1996
Pacific Blue

as Willoughby

1995
Raging Angels

as Banker

1995
Murder One

as Mr. Jenks

1995
Nowhere Man

as Harry Corners

1995
Star Trek: Voyager

as Warden Yediq

1995
1994
ER

as Mr. Krawczyk

1994
Midnight Runaround

as Farmer #1 (as Tim De Zarn)

1994
Viper

as Johnson

1993
Extreme Justice

as Eddie Payton

1993
Joshua Tree

as Warehouse Cop #1

1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Sergeant Dixon

1992
South Central

as Buddha

1992
Rage and Honor

as Fast Eddie

1991
The Killing Mind

as Gordon Atherton

1991
Under Surveillance

as SWAT Trooper

1989
Seinfeld

as Salesman

1989
1989
Three Fugitives

as First Officer

1985
The Equalizer

as Stoller

1984
Hunter

as Hench

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In the Sunset of the Condemned

as Don 'The Marksman' Benbow