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Bronson Pinchot

Highest Rated: 93% Risky Business (1983)

Lowest Rated: 0% Second Sight (1989)

Birthday: May 20, 1959

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

Comedic actor Bronson Pinchot first turned heads as a snobby art gallery worker of uncertain nationality and dubious sexual orientation opposite Eddie Murphy in "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984), before becoming a television staple as the lovable Balki on "Perfect Strangers" (ABC, 1986-1993). Prior to stardom, Pinchot's work in an off-Broadway show brought him to the attention of a casting agent on the Tom Cruise hit film "Risky Business" (1983). He followed his feature debut with a small, but scene-stealing turn in "Beverly Hills Cop" as the snarky, oddly-accented Serge. He developed a similar character - minus the attitude - with Balki, the bumpkin cousin from the fictional Mediterranean island of Mypos on the long-running sitcom "Perfect Strangers," alongside co-star Mark Linn-Baker. In the years that followed the end of his hit show, Pinchot made several unsuccessful attempts to land a new series, sporadically punctuated with supporting appearances in films such as "True Romance" (1993). Later, he would reemerge on the 2005 season of the reality show "The Surreal Life" (The WB, 2002-04/VH1, 2004-06), in which he showed himself to be far-removed from the sexually innocent Balki audiences had long associated him with. Nonetheless, Pinchot's earlier body of comedic work earned him enough good will with fans that he continued to be a welcome presence in his many TV, film, and stage appearances.

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Highest rated movies

93% 73% Risky Business Watchlist
93% 93% True Romance
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90% 87% After Hours
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86% 66% Courage Under Fire
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85% 55% The Flamingo Kid
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67% 76% Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Watchlist
60% Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control
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50% 79% It's My Party
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50% 68% The First Wives Club
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48% 46% Stephen King's 'The Langoliers'
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
67% 76% Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Serge (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Clowning Joaquin Alvin Illingworth 3rd (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 78% Double Play Bob (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Strike Carlo Lombardi (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 40% Kung Fu and T...ies The Beaver (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kung Fu & T... The Beaver (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Virgin Alexander Bim Norse (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 42% You and I Torrino (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 15% Hooking Up Mr. Kimbal (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 12% From a Place of Darkness Carl (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 29% Mr. Art Critic M.J. Clayton (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 57% The Wager Colin Buchanan (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Icemaker Bergerac De La Houssey (Character) - 2005
44% 32% Second Best Doc Klingenstein (Character) - 2004
60% No Score Yet Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control Devon Sharpe (Character) - 2002
45% 49% Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure Francois (Voice) - 2001
No Score Yet 50% For Love or Mummy Stanley (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Out of the Cold Max Kaplan (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet 38% Boardheads Ronald (Character) - 1998
43% 60% Quest for Camelot Griffin (Voice) $22.7M 1998
No Score Yet 61% Slappy and the Stinkers Roy (Character) $72.6K 1998
No Score Yet 42% Babes in Toyland Rodrigo (Voice) - 1997
86% 66% Courage Under Fire Bruno (Character) $59.0M 1996
50% 68% The First Wives Club Duarto Feliz (Character) $105.5M 1996
50% 79% It's My Party Monty Tipton (Character) $562.0K 1996
No Score Yet 25% Bruno the Kid General Armando Castrato (Voice) - 1996
48% 46% Stephen King's 'The Langoliers' Unknown (Character) - 1995
10% 35% Beverly Hills Cop III Serge (Character) $41.5M 1994
93% 93% True Romance Elliot Blitzer (Character) - 1993
20% 39% Blame It on the Bellboy Bellboy (Character) $3.0M 1992
No Score Yet 47% Jury Duty; The Comedy Sanford Lagelfost/Jorge Jimenez/Arthur Lloyd/Magda (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Amazing Stories: The Movie III Director - 1990
0% 30% Second Sight Bobby (Character) $5.3M 1989
90% 87% After Hours Lloyd (Character) $10.9M 1985
No Score Yet 23% Hot Resort Brad (Character) - 1985
85% 55% The Flamingo Kid Alfred Schultz (Character) - 1984
93% 73% Risky Business Barry (Character) - 1983

TV

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No Score Yet 74% NCIS: Hawai'i Darrin Schwartz (Guest Star) 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sara Dennis Kemper (Character) 1985 2020
82% 72% Chilling Adventures of Sabrina George Hawthorne (Character) 2018-2020
94% 89% Lodge 49 Unknown (Guest Star) 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Worst Cooks in America Unknown (Character),
Contestant
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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Untitled Action Bronson Show Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Battle of the Network Stars Guest 2017
72% 85% Ray Donovan Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 84% NCIS George Burton (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bronson Saves America Host 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bronson Pinchot Project Self 2012-2013
No Score Yet 67% Shake It Up! Kashlack Hessenheffer (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet 69% Hawaii Five-0 Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Henry Carlisle (Guest Star) 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Surreal Life Self 2005
No Score Yet 72% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet V.I.P. Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet 97% The Wild Thornberrys Unknown (Guest Voice) 1999
No Score Yet 96% Hey Arnold! Unknown (Guest Voice) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Meego Meego (Character) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Step by Step Unknown (Character) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Unknown (Voice) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet High Incident Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Clueless Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet 71% 3rd Rock From the Sun Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dumb and Dumber Unknown (Voice) 1995-1996
40% No Score Yet High Society Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
86% 87% Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1994-1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perfect Strangers Balki Bartolomous (Character) 1986-1993
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Host 1987
No Score Yet 82% Amazing Stories Unknown (Character) 1985
42% No Score Yet Six Degrees Unknown (Guest Star)