About
Dabney Wharton Coleman (January 3, 1932 – May 16, 2024) was an American actor. Coleman's best known films include 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1981), Tootsie (1982), WarGames (1983), Cloak & Dagger (1984), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), You've Got Mail (1998), Inspector Gadget (1999), Recess: School's Out (2001), Moonlight Mile (2002), and Rules Don't Apply (2016). Coleman's television roles included the title characters of Buffalo Bill (1983–1984) and The Slap Maxwell Story (1987–1988), as well as Burton Fallin on The Guardian (2001–2004), the voice of Principal Peter Prickly on Recess (1997–2001), and Louis "The Commodore" Kaestner on Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011). He won one Primetime Emmy Award from six nominations and one Golden Globe Award from three nominations. Coleman was a character actor with roles in well over 60 films and television...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
NCISSeries • 2003
ColumboSeries • 1971
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
YellowstoneSeries • 2018
BonanzaSeries • 1959
IronsideSeries • 1967
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
MannixSeries • 1967
Quincy, M.E.Series • 1976
Boardwalk EmpireSeries • 2010
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
CannonSeries • 1971
I Dream of JeannieSeries • 1965
Ray DonovanSeries • 2013
Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanSeries • 1976
Naked CitySeries • 1958
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
The Donna Reed ShowSeries • 1958
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries • 1970
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
The GuardianSeries • 2001
Barnaby JonesSeries • 1973