Richard Lineback
A supporting player who has met a foul fate in more than one film, actor Richard Lineback has acted extensively in screen and stage productions. Born in Germany, he moved with his family to Austin as a teen. Moving to Los Angeles after college, he joined the Colony Theatre Company in Burbank, performing in numerous productions, including "The Grapes of Wrath," in which he played the lead. In the late '70s, he began making his way into TV series, and followed with a feature debut in 1980's "Joni," about a girl's spiritual struggle with paralysis. He made frequent guest appearances in a variety of popular shows including the quirky "Max Headroom" and the cop drama "Hunter." In the '90s, an increasing number of film parts came his way, some more memorable for the characters' causes of death than for the roles themselves: he was a victim of Woody Harrelson's murderous rampage in "Natural Born Killers" and was wiped out by a tornado in "Twister." Lineback found greater recognition for his stage work, including a critically praised turn in "Baby Dance," a play about infertility and adoption, for which he reprised his role in a TV movie adaptation.
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Richard Lineback
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | McBride: Dogged | Frank Sinclair (Character) | - | 2007 |
50% |
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King of Texas | Warnell (Character) | - | 2002 |
23% |
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Ready to Rumble | Mr. Boggs (Character) | $12.4M | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story | Paul Jackson (Character) | - | 1999 |
45% |
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Varsity Blues | Joe Harbour (Character) | $52.9M | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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The Baby Dance | Al LeFauve (Character) | - | 1998 |
10% |
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Meet the Deedles | Crabbe (Character) | $4.4M | 1998 |
24% |
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The Jackal | McMurphy (Character) | $54.9M | 1997 |
74% |
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Tin Cup | Curt (Character) | $53.9M | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Josh Kirby... Time Warrior! The Human Pets | Willie the Pooch (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan | Billy Coleman (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | After the Game | Slim (Character) | - | 1994 |
95% |
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Speed | Norwood (Character) | $121.2M | 1994 |
63% |
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Sommersby | Timothy Fry (Character) | $46.4M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Somebody's Daughter | Fielder (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Woman With a Past | Wayne (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blind Vengeance | Edwin "Ed" Rentzell (Character) | - | 1990 |
18% |
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Friday the 13th -- A New Beginning | Deputy Dodd (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Gideon's Trumpet | Lester Wade (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet |
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Joni | Steve Estes (Character) | - | 1979 |
TV
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97% | 95% | Justified | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Chuck Winslow (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
56% | 79% | Star Trek: Enterprise | Kessick (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Ernie Dowd (Guest Star) | 1994 |
91% | 89% | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Selin Peers (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dallas | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Billy the Junkie (Guest Star) | 1986 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guns of Paradise | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
92% | 90% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Romas (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 70% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 87% | M*A*S*H | Private Scala (Guest Star) | 1979 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fantasy Island | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Waltons | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |