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Timothy Busfield

Actor

Timothy Busfield

Born June 12, 1957 in Lansing, Michigan, USA39 films

Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) is an American actor and director best known for his role as Eliot Weston on the television series Thirtysomething and his recurring role as Danny Concannon on the television series The West Wing. In 1991, he received a Primetime Emmy Award as best supporting actor in a drama series.

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Quiz Show posterFirst watchQuiz Show19947.2as FredHerbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Field of Dreams poster7.1Field of Dreams1989Sneakers poster6.9Sneakers1992Stripes poster6.6Stripes1981Revenge of the Nerds poster6.4Revenge of the Nerds1984National Security poster6.0National Security2003Striking Distance poster5.9Striking Distance1993The Independent poster6.5The Independent2022Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise poster5.6Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise1987

Filmography

39 films as actor
  1. TBAOne Smart FellowClark
  2. 2022The IndependentTom Mayfield
  3. 2017NightcomerMarty
  4. 201423 BlastDuncan
  5. 2013Restless VirginsSenator Whitman
  6. 2012Save the DateBenjie
  7. 2011Beyond the BlackboardSchool district's HR representative
  8. 2005The Naked Brothers Band: The MovieTimothy Busfield
  9. 2003National SecurityCharlie Reed
  10. 2002Terminal ErrorElliot
  11. 2002Dead in a HeartbeatFranklin
  12. 1999The DarklingsClayton Shepherd
  13. 1999Time at the TopFrank Shawson
  14. 1998WantedFr. Donnelly
  15. 1998Dream HouseRichard Thornton
  16. 1998The Souler OppositeRobert Levin
  17. 1998Erasable YouBrian
  18. 1997Buffalo SoldiersMaj. Robert Carr
  19. 1997TrucksRay
  20. 1997What's Right with AmericaMr. Gordon
  21. 1997When Secrets KillDet. Walter Ferrence
  22. 1996First KidWoods
  23. 1996The UnspeakableMatthew Grissom
  24. 1995In the Line of Duty: KidnappedPete Honeycutt
  25. 1995In the Shadow of EvilDet. Walt Keller
  26. 1994Quiz ShowFred
  27. 1994Little Big LeagueLou Collins
  28. 1994Murder Between FriendsJohn Thorn
  29. 1993Wall of SilenceEphraim Lipshitz
  30. 1993Striking DistanceSacco
  31. 1993The Skateboard KidFrank
  32. 1993Fade to BlackProfessor Del Calvin
  33. 1992SneakersDick Gordon
  34. 1992Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek StoryFred Schultz
  35. 1991StraysPaul Jarrett
  36. 1989Field of DreamsMark
  37. 1987Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseArnold Poindexter
  38. 1984Revenge of the NerdsArnold Poindexter
  39. 1981StripesSoldier with Mortar