R. D. Call
Quick Facts
Biography
R. D. Call (born February 16, 1950) is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in several films including 48 Hrs. (1982), Brewster's Millions (1985), At Close Range (1986), No Man's Land (1987), Colors (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Young Guns II (1990), State of Grace (1990), Waterworld (1995), Murder by Numbers (2002), Babel (2006), and Into the Wild (2007).
Life and career
Call was born in Ogden, Utah. An early television appearance saw him in a supporting role on an episode of Trapper John, M.D., where he was cast and directed by director Leo Penn. He has since appeared in various films with Leo Penn, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, and Emilio Estevez, such as At Close Range, Colors, I Am Sam, Into the Wild, Judgement in Berlin, No Man's Land, State of Grace, The Weight of Water, and Young Guns II.
Call has also appeared in several of Walter Hill's films: 48 Hrs. (with Nick Nolte), Brewster's Millions (with John Candy), and Last Man Standing (with Bruce Willis). Other roles have included Babel (with Brad Pitt), Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July (with Tom Cruise), Michael Mann's L.A. Takedown, Murder by Numbers (with Sandra Bullock), and Waterworld (with Kevin Costner).
Television appearances include Burn Notice, Cruel Doubt, the acclaimed CBS series EZ Streets, Murder, She Wrote, Timestalkers, and The X-Files (episode Miracle Man). He played Jude Andrews in Stephen King's Golden Years.
Call's recent stage work includes Blackout (a performance that Variety called "riveting"), The Speed of Darkness, Drift, and Good Bobby.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2015 | Blue Telescope | John Fortuna | John D. Wagner | |
2015 | Rogues of LA | Neal | Stuart Alexander | 1 episode |
2014 | Castle | Quinn | Mickey Barbozza | 1 episode (as RD Call) |
2012 | Silent Night in Muncie | Michael | Jon D. Wagner | Short film |
2012 | Perception | Marcus | Stan Harrington | |
2012 | Burn Notice | Quinn | Alfredo Barrios, Jr. | 1 episode |
2009 | Follow the Prophet | General Davis | Drew Ann Rosenberg | |
2008 | Adventures in Appletown | Coach Joe | Robert Moresco | |
2007 | Into the Wild | Bull | Sean Penn | |
2006 | The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided | Boggs | Sterling Van Wagenen | |
2006 | The Drop | Interviewer | Kevin Lewis | |
2006 | Babel | FBI Interrogation Officer | Alejandro González Iñárritu | |
2006 | Dark Heart | Finn | Kevin Lewis | |
2005 | The Work and the Glory II: American Zion | Boggs | Sterling Van Wagenen | |
2005 | Supernatural | Sheriff Pierce | David Nutter | Pilot episode |
2002 | JAG | Master Chief Proctor | Michael Schultz | 1 episode |
2002 | Murder by Numbers | Captain Rod Cody | Barbet Schroeder | |
2001 | I Am Sam | Cop at Park | Jessie Nelson | |
2000 | The Weight of Water | Coast Guard Officer | Kathryn Bigelow | |
2000 | Family Law | Sergeant Rodriguez | 1 episode | |
1998 | Malaika | Jack Grant | Marina Martins | |
1998 | Logan's War: Bound by Honor | Albert Talgorno | Michael Preece | TV film |
1993–1998 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Stan Gorman/Dave Kilmer | Michael Preece/Tony Mordente | 2 episodes |
1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Eddie Wallace | Christopher Hibler | 1 episode |
1998 | The Practice | Det. Morris | Michael Schultz | 1 episode |
1996–1997 | EZ Streets | Michael "Fivers" Dugan | Various | 9 episodes |
1996 | Last Man Standing | Jack McCool | Walter Hill | |
1995 | Waterworld | Enforcer | Kevin Reynolds | |
1994 | The X-Files | Sheriff Maurice Daniels | Michael Lange | episode: "Miracle Man" |
1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Joseph Kempinsky | Peter S. Fischer | 1 episode |
1993 | Jack Reed: Badge of Honor | Lt. Lloyd Butler | Kevin Connor | TV film |
1992 | Cruel Doubt | District Attorney Mitchell Norton | Yves Simoneau | TV film |
1991 | Other People's Money | Arthur | Norman Jewison | |
1991 | Golden Years | Jude Andrews | Various | 7 episodes |
1990 | State of Grace | Pat Nicholson, Frankie's Lieutenant | Phil Joanou | |
1990 | Young Guns II | D.A. Rynerson | Geoff Murphy | |
1990 | Guns of Paradise | Fletcher | Michael Lange | 1 episode |
1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Chaplain – Vietnam | Oliver Stone | |
1989 | L.A. Takedown | Harry Dieter | Michael Mann | TV film |
1988–1989 | Knightwatch | Bates | Various | 3 episodes |
1989 | Unconquered | KKK Member | Dick Lowry | TV film |
1988 | War Party | Posse Member #1 | Franc Roddam | |
1988 | Judgement in Berlin | Stephen N. Raboun | Leo Penn | |
1988 | Colors | Officer Rusty Baines | Dennis Hopper | |
1987 | No Man's Land | Frank Martin | Peter Werner | |
1987 | Timestalkers | Bart | Michael Schultz | TV film |
1986 | The Children of Times Square | Curtis Hanson | TV film | |
1986 | At Close Range | Dickie | James Foley | |
1985 | Brewster's Millions | Courtroom Guard | Walter Hill | |
1985 | Trapper John, M.D. | Laundry Truck Driver | Leo Penn | 1 episode |
1985 | V | Visitor Bringing Message | Cliff Bole | 1 episode |
1982 | 48 Hrs. | Duty Sergeant | Walter Hill | |
1982 | Little House on the Prairie | Dwayne | Michael Landon | 1 episode |
1979 | Barnaby Jones | Walsh | Winrich Kolbe | 1 episode |
Awards
Call is the winner of the 2010 Action On Film International Film Festival (AOF) "Legends Award".