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Bradley Whitford

Born: 1959

Biography

Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing, as Danny Tripp on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, as Dan Stark in the Fox police buddy-comedy The Good Guys, as Red John in the CBS series The Mentalist, and as antagonist Eric Gordon in the film Billy Madison. Whitford has been nominated for three consecutive Emmy Awards from 2001-2003 for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" for his role on The West Wing, winning the award in 2001. This role has also garnered him three consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role". Description above from the Wikipedia article Bradley Whitford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Resources

Movies

Doorman

Terry Reilly in Doorman

Bicentennial Man

Lloyd in Bicentennial Man

The Client

Thomas Fink in The Client

Awakenings

Dr. Tyler in Awakenings

Billy Madison

Eric Gordon in Billy Madison

Presumed Innocent

Jamie Kemp in Presumed Innocent

RoboCop 3

Fleck in RoboCop 3

Kate & Leopold

J.J. Camden in Kate & Leopold

The Cabin in the Woods

Steve Hadley in The Cabin in the Woods

Masterminds

Miles Lawrence in Masterminds

Young Guns II

Charles Phalen in Young Guns II

Red Corner

Bob Ghery in Red Corner

Scent of a Woman

Randy in Scent of a Woman

A Perfect World

Bobby Lee in A Perfect World

An American Crime

Prosecutor in An American Crime

Philadelphia

Jamey Collins in Philadelphia

Bottle Shock

Professor Saunders in Bottle Shock

My Life

Paul Ivanovich in My Life

Adventures in Babysitting

Mike Todwell in Adventures in Babysitting

The Muse

Hal in The Muse

Little Manhattan

Adam in Little Manhattan

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Roger in Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

My Fellow Americans

Carl Witnaur in My Fellow Americans

The Desperate Trail

Tommy Donnelly in The Desperate Trail

Fathers and Sons

Anthony in Fathers and Sons

Countdown: The Sky's on Fire

John Morgan, KTML News in Countdown: The Sky's on Fire

Have a Little Faith

Mitch in Have a Little Faith

Saving Mr. Banks

Don DaGradi in Saving Mr. Banks

CBGB

Nicky Grant in CBGB

Savannah

Jack Cay in Savannah

Decoding Annie Parker

Marshall in Decoding Annie Parker

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter

John Flynn in Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter

Cloned

Rick Weston in Cloned

Unicorn Store

Gene in Unicorn Store

The Betty Ford Story

Jack Ford in The Betty Ford Story

C.A.T. Squad

Leon Trepper in C.A.T. Squad

I Saw the Light

Fred Rose in I Saw the Light

All the Way

Hubert Humphrey in All the Way

Behind the Mask

Brian Shushan in Behind the Mask

Other People

Norman Mulcahey in Other People

Three Christs

Clyde in Three Christs

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Al Lowell in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Get Out

Dean Armitage in Get Out

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

Mr. Schneedy in A Happening of Monumental Proportions

Megan Leavey

Bob in Megan Leavey

The Last Full Measure

Carlton Stanton in The Last Full Measure

Vital Signs

Dr. Donald Ballentine in Vital Signs

The Post

Arthur Parsons in The Post

Destroyer

DiFranco in Destroyer

The Darkest Minds

President Gray in The Darkest Minds

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Dr. Rick Stanton in Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Phil

Michael Fisk in Phil

Sergio

Paul Bremer in Sergio

tick, tick... BOOM!

Stephen Sondheim in tick, tick... BOOM!

The Call of the Wild

Judge Miller in The Call of the Wild

Transparent: Musicale Finale

Magnus in Transparent: Musicale Finale

Web of Deception

Larry Lake in Web of Deception

In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory

Tom LaSalle in In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Josh Lyman in A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Songbird

William Griffin in Songbird

How It Ends

Liza's Dad in How It Ends

Rosaline

Adrian Capulet in Rosaline

Nothing But the Truth

'Mack' McCarthy in Nothing But the Truth

SHARE?

#006395873 in SHARE?

I'll Be Right There

Henry in I'll Be Right There

The People

Michael Leary in The People

Don't Touch My Hair

in Don't Touch My Hair

The Asset

Leo Maxiell in The Asset

Unveiling the Horror of Get Out

Self in Unveiling the Horror of Get Out

Wildly Available

Professor in Wildly Available

TV Shows

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self in The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Danny Tripp in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Malcolm in the Middle

Meg's Husband in Malcolm in the Middle

Touched by an Angel

Steve Bell in Touched by an Angel

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Tracey Takes On...

in Tracey Takes On...

The X-Files

Daniel Trepkos in The X-Files

The Colbert Report

Self in The Colbert Report

ER

Sean O'Brien in ER

High Incident

in High Incident

Banzai

in Banzai

Ellen

Doug in Ellen

Tales from the Darkside

Tom Dash in Tales from the Darkside

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

in Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Monk

Dean Berry in Monk

The Equalizer

Dillart in The Equalizer

MADtv

Self in MADtv

The West Wing

Josh Lyman in The West Wing

Frasier

Stu (voice) in Frasier

Burn Up

Mack in Burn Up

The Megan Mullally Show

in The Megan Mullally Show

The Secret Lives of Men

in The Secret Lives of Men

Black Tie Affair

in Black Tie Affair

The Good Guys

Dan Stark in The Good Guys

Trophy Wife

Pete Harrison in Trophy Wife

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited) in Saturday Night Live

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Frank Maddox in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

HAPPYish

Jonathan Cooke in HAPPYish

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self in Real Time with Bill Maher

Valley of the Boom

James L. Barksdale in Valley of the Boom

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Roger Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Mom

Mitch in Mom

Chicago Justice

Albert Forest in Chicago Justice

Go On

Hughie in Go On

The View

Self in The View

Flack

Calvin Cooper in Flack

The Handmaid's Tale

Commander Joseph Lawrence in The Handmaid's Tale

Perfect Harmony

Arthur Cochran in Perfect Harmony

Parks and Recreation

Councilman Pillner in Parks and Recreation

Drunk History

William Jennings Bryan in Drunk History

Shameless

Abraham Paige in Shameless

Infinity Train

Agent Sieve (voice) in Infinity Train

The Mentalist

Timothy Carter (uncredited) in The Mentalist

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Self in Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

What If...?

Colonel Flynn (voice) in What If...?

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Transparent

Magnus in Transparent

Transparent

Macy in Transparent

We Baby Bears

Glen (voice) in We Baby Bears

Who Do You Think You Are?

Self in Who Do You Think You Are?

Felicity

Tom Anderson (uncredited) in Felicity

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Pence Humphreys in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest in The Late Late Show with James Corden

Law & Order: LA

Attorney Miklin in Law & Order: LA

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self in Late Night with Seth Meyers

The U.S. and the Holocaust

(voice) in The U.S. and the Holocaust

The Wonder Years

Alan Van Der Kamp in The Wonder Years

Parish

Anton Valmont in Parish

NYPD Blue

Norman Gardner in NYPD Blue