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Dabney Coleman BIO

Dabney Wharton Coleman is an American actor. Coleman's best known films include 9 to 5, On Golden Pond, Tootsie, WarGames, Cloak & Dagger, The Beverly Hillbillies, You've Got Mail, Inspector Gadget, Recess: School's Out, Moonlight Mile, and Rules Don't Apply.

Dabney Coleman STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1961
American Couple

Guard

Guard at Yalta

Marine Sgt. Loomis

Second K.G.B. Guard


Dabney Coleman Movies

The Slender Thread
[ 1965 ] Charlie
The Scalphunters
[ 1968 ] Jed
Downhill Racer
[ 1969 ] Mayo
The Trouble with Girls
[ 1969 ] Harrison Wilby
I Love My Wife
[ 1970 ] Frank Donnelly
Cinderella Liberty
[ 1973 ] Executive Officer
The Dove
[ 1974 ] Charles Huntley
The Towering Inferno
[ 1974 ] Deputy Chief #1
Bite the Bullet
[ 1975 ] Jack Parker
Black Fist
[ 1975 ] Heineken
The Other Side of the Mountain
[ 1975 ] Dave McCoy
Midway
[ 1976 ] Captain Murr Arnold
Rolling Thunder
[ 1977 ] Maxwell
Viva Knievel!
[ 1977 ] Ralph Thompson
North Dallas Forty
[ 1979 ] Emmett Hunter
Pray TV
[ 1980 ] Marvin Fleece
Melvin and Howard
[ 1980 ] Judge Keith Hayes
9 to 5
[ 1980 ] Franklin Hart, Jr.
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
[ 1980 ] Jack Heintzel
Nothing Personal
[ 1980 ] Dickerson
Modern Problems
[ 1981 ] Mark Winslow
On Golden Pond
[ 1981 ] Bill Ray
Young Doctors in Love
[ 1982 ] Dr. Joseph Prang
Tootsie
[ 1982 ] Ron Carlisle
WarGames
[ 1983 ] McKittrick
The Muppets Take Manhattan
[ 1984 ] Martin Price, Murray Plotsky
Cloak & Dagger
[ 1984 ] Jack Flack, Hal Osborne
The Man with One Red Shoe
[ 1985 ] Cooper
Dragnet
[ 1987 ] Jerry Caesar
Hot to Trot
[ 1988 ] Walter Sawyer
Where the Heart Is
[ 1990 ] Stewart McBain
Short Time
[ 1990 ] Burt Simpson
Meet the Applegates
[ 1990 ] Aunt Bea
There Goes the Neighborhood
[ 1992 ] Jeffrey Babitt
The Beverly Hillbillies
[ 1993 ] Milburn Drysdale
Amos & Andrew
[ 1993 ] Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver
Clifford
[ 1994 ] Gerald Ellis
Judicial Consent
[ 1995 ] Charles Mayron
A Witch's Way of Love
[ 1997 ] Joel
You've Got Mail
[ 1998 ] Nelson Fox
Inspector Gadget
[ 1999 ] Chief Quimby
Stuart Little
[ 1999 ] Dr. Beechwood
Taken
[ 1999 ] Ethan Grover
Giving It Up
[ 1999 ] Johnathan Gallant
Recess: School's Out
[ 2001 ] Principal Prickly
Moonlight Mile
[ 2002 ] Mike Mulcahey
The Climb
[ 2002 ] Mack
Where the Red Fern Grows
[ 2003 ] Grandpa
Domino
[ 2005 ] Drake Bishop
Hard Four
[ 2007 ] Spray Loomis
Rules Don't Apply
[ 2016 ] Raymond Holliday

Dabney Coleman TV Shows

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Merle Jeeter
The Streets of San Francisco
Andrew Horvath, Sr., George Todd
The Slap Maxwell Story
Slap Maxwell
The Guardian
Burton Fallin
The F.B.I.
Barnes, Mr. Jamison, Ty Williams
That Girl
Dr. Leon Bessemer
Room 222
Gary Webster Sr., Calvin Schuller
Recess
Principal Peter Prickly
Pound Puppies
Mayor
McMillan & Wife
Walter Jennings, Hansen
Boardwalk Empire
Commodore Louis Kaestner
Mannix
Howard Graham, Ralph Stoner
Madman of the People
Jack 'Madman' Buckner
It's Garry Shandling's Show.
Dabney Coleman
I Dream of Jeannie
Captain Dan Yardley, Lt. George Webb
Forever Fernwood
Merle Jeeter
Drexell's Class
Otis Drexell
Columbo
Hugh Creighton, Detective Murray
Buffalo Bill
Bill Bittinger
Bonanza
Clyde, Ivar Peterson

Dabney Coleman News


KAT KRAMER'S FILMS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD Presents CELEBRATING LAUGHTER, THE LIFE AND FILMS OF COLIN HIGGINS For 12th Installment

Celebrate the life and films of Colin Higgins at the 12th installment of 'Kat Kramer's Films That Change The World' on May 25th at NuArt Theater, featuring a red carpet reception and live performance by Ty Taylor.
TOOTSIE Continues Way Off Broadway's 30th Anniversary Season

The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will continue its blockbuster 30th Anniversary Season this summer with the new comedy musical Tootsie, opening June 21st.
Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton To Be Honored at STILL WORKING 9 TO 5 Hollywood Premiere

ERA Coalition Forward has announced the Hollywood premiere of the award-winning documentary 'Still Working 9 to 5' by filmmakers Camille Hardman and Gary Lane in honor of women's equality trailblazers Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Dolly Parton. The gala event will take place in Hollywood on Wednesday, May 29th, 2024, at the prestigious Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center, Renberg Theatre.
Schedule Announced For The 2023 CAPA Summer Movie Series At The Ohio Theatre, June 15- July 16

The CAPA Summer Movie Series, the longest-running classic film series in America, has announced the schedule for its 54th series of classic films and cult favorites. The 2023 series will run June 15-July 16 at the historic Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) and feature 19 films over five weeks.
The LA Premiere of THE NEW ABOLITIONISTS Will Be Launched By 'Kat Kramer's Films That Change The World'

Katharine 'Kat' Kramer, a founder of 'Kat Kramer's Films That Change The World,' international cinema series to showcase motion pictures and documentaries that raise awareness of important social issues, will launch the LA Premiere of 'The New Abolitionists' - a film by Christina Zorich, on Friday October 21st at the Laemmle Monica Film Center in Santa Monica.
Review: 5-Star Theatricals' THE ADDAMS FAMILY at Kavli Theatre

With TV star Teri Hatcher ('Desperate Housewives,' 'Lois & Clark') leading the way, 5-Star Theatricals' production of 'The Addams Family' is a gag-filled laughfest, with great tunes, a cemetery full of puns, and even a wardrobe malfunction. It's real, and it's spectacular!
Dolly Parton & Kelly Clarkson Release New '9 to 5' Rework

Directed by Camille Hardman and Gary Lane, the documentary infuses humor with facts as the cast of the original blockbuster film 9 to 5—Dolly Parton,  Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dabney Coleman, as well as Rita Moreno and Allison Janney from  the 9 to 5 TV Series and 9 to 5 Broadway Musical. Listen to the new duet now!
Review: 9 TO 5 at Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre

What did our critic think of 9 TO 5 at FMCT? 9 to 5 is a 2008 stage adaptation of the classic 1980 comedy movie starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Lilly Tomlin and Dabney Coleman. The musical features music & lyrics by Dolly Parton. Dolly also wrote the title song for the 1980 movie.
Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre To Welcome The Clampetts in THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES �" THE MUSICAL

Since the theatre first opened its doors in 1996, The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre has become known for bringing both classic musicals, as well as area and regional premieres  to the stage. 
PLAZA SUITE Extends Through July 10

Today, producers of Plaza Suite, the hit comedy by Neil Simon starring two-time Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick and two-time Emmy Award winner Sarah Jessica Parker directed by Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey, announced a third extension due to overwhelming demand.
BWW Review: TOOTSIE at Dolby Theatre

Read our critic's review. TOOTSIE is a contemporary take on an old trope: a man unconvincingly passes himself off as a woman, everyone in his world buys it, and hilarity tries to ensue. It's been done countless times, going back past Shakespeare to the ancient Greeks. That doesn't mean it always works, however, and TOOTSIE is a mixed bag.
PLAZA SUITE on Broadway Announces TodayTix Mobile Lottery

Find out how to get tickets and the TodayTix mobile lottery policy for the highly anticipated production of Neil Simon’s comedy Plaza Suite.
STILL WORKING 9 TO 5 Documentary to Premiere at SXSW

Still Working 9 to 5 reunites stars Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman from original 9 to 5 film,  as well as Rita Moreno from the 9 to 5 TV series, Allison Janney from the Broadway musical, and other stars from the television and stage versions of the classic film. Watch the new teaser trailer now!
Wake Up With BWW 3/9: THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT to Be Developed into a Broadway Musical, and More!

Today's top stories: The Queen's Gambit to be adapted into a Broadway musical, Chaka Khan and Idina Menzel sing 'I'm Every Woman', original Assassins cast reunites, and more!
VIDEO: STILL WORKING 9 TO 5 Documentary Celebrates International Women's Day With New Clip, Featuring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin & More

When the highest-grossing comedy, '9 to 5,' starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman and Lily Tomlin, exploded on the cinema screens in 1980, the laughs hid a serious message about women in the office.
BWW Exclusive: Rita Moreno Champions the Women's Movement in New Documentary STILL WORKING 9 TO 5

Moreno starred on the short-lived '9 to 5' television series in 1982 and 1983. She played Violet Newstead, the character originated in the movie by Lily Tomlin and eventually played on Broadway by Allison Janney.
BWW Exclusive: Jane Fonda Discusses Cultural Impact in New Documentary STILL WORKING 9 TO 5

'It validated [women's] thoughts that it ain't fair. It ain't fitting. As good workers, they shouldn't be treated that way,' Fonda says of '9 to 5,' which she starred in alongside Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton. 
BWW Exclusive: Allison Janney Respects Women Who Paved the Way in New Documentary STILL WORKING 9 TO 5

n the documentary, she will tell exclusive stories about her time onstage in that production — including one about what happened the day Marc Kudisch (the actor playing Mr. Hart) fell into the pit without a cushion underneath him.
BWW Exclusive: Dolly Parton Talks Equal Pay in New Documentary STILL WORKING 9 TO 5

In this brand new clip from the upcoming documentary 'Still Working 9 to 5,' Dolly Parton discusses the conditions under which she joined the cast of the 1980 classic film.
TCM Big Screen Classics Series Begins Jan. 24 & 27 With THE MALTESE FALCON

Next year, film aficionados can enjoy a yearlong journey spanning nine decades of cinema history, through a dozen of some of the movie industry’s greatest titles, as Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present the seventh annual TCM Big Screen Classics series.

Dabney Coleman FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Dabney Coleman been in?

Dabney Coleman has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Dabney Coleman been in?

Dabney Coleman has not appeared in the West End.

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