‘The Big Lebowski’ actor Jack Kehler dead at 75
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Jack Kehler, best known for his role in “The Big Lebowski,” has died aged 75.
His son, Eddie Kehler, revealed the heartbreaking news to Deadline on Monday, explaining his beloved father died of complications of leukemia.
The actor, who starred as The Dude’s landlord Marty in the 1998 classic, died at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Kehler’s glittering TV career kickstarted in 1983 when he landed the role of a gas station attendant in “Strange Invaders.”
Although it was a small role, it did eventually lead him to star as Sergeant Cooper in the 1986 miniseries “Fresno.”
Kehler starred in the 1991 hit movie “Point Break” alongside Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty and Patrick Swayze, and later secured a part in Lawrence Kasdan’s crime drama “Grand Canyon” the same year.
His onscreen career also bagged him guest roles in “Waterworld,” “McKenna,” and “Murder One.” In the 2000s, he briefly appeared in shows such as “7th Heaven,” “NYPD Blue,” “24,” and “Mad Men.”
In recent years, Kehler starred in a recurring role in Prime Video’s show “The Man in the High Castle.” His final onscreen hurrah was on Hulu’s smash show “Love, Victor” last year.
Variety reported that Kehler’s first film credit after arriving in Los Angeles to pursue an acting career was in the 1983 science-fiction film “Strange Invaders,” which, according to the Internet Movie Database also featured such future “Star Trek” guest stars as Thomas Kopache, Dey Young, Kenneth Tobey, Wallace Shawn, and Louise Fletcher.
Kehler made his one and only visit to the “Star Trek” universe in “Babel,” which aired on January 24, 1993, as the fifth episode of the first season of “Deep Space Nine.” According to Memory Alpha, Jaheel was a Boslic freighter captain who docked at Deep Space 9 in 2369 and was transporting a shipment of Tamen Sasheer to Largo V. Memory Alpha expanded on details about the appearance, noting that, “After waiting two days for his antimatter flow converter to be readjusted on his ship, Jaheel asked Miles O’Brien (Colm Meaney) to fix it and was told he’d have to wait even longer. This, combined with the perishable nature of his cargo, put Jaheel in an irritable mood. His attitude was later exacerbated when the entire station was placed under quarantine due to an outbreak of the aphasia virus. Jaheel himself became infected and nearly crippled the station when he tried to depart with his cargo, breaking the quarantine, even though he was still attached to the station through its mooring clamps. Jaheel’s ship was destroyed, but he survived.”
Kehler is survived by his wife, Shawn Casey; his son, Eddie, and his wife Marie-Anne; as well as their son, Liam.
Actor (171 credits)
The Platinum Loop (filming)
Ben Malton
2021 Love, Victor (TV Series)
Landlord
- Day One, Take Two (2021) ... Landlord
2020 Smartphone Theatre (TV Series)
Manny / Uncle Phillie
- Kiki & Tabula Rasa (2020) ... Manny
- Under Construction (2020) ... Uncle Phillie
2020 Jimmy Attitude: Buffalo
Mr. Walken
2020 The Magicians (TV Series)
Clock Dwarf
- Do Something Crazy (2020) ... Clock Dwarf
2019 Zeroville
Studio Art Director
2016 The Lipinski (Short)
Oliver
2016 Lethal Weapon (TV Series)
Sam Fisher
- Can I Get a Witness? (2016) ... Sam Fisher
2016 In Dubious Battle
Dr. Burton
2015 The Man in the High Castle (TV Series)
Harlan Wyndam-Matson / Harlan Wyndam Matson / Madsen
- A Way Out (2015) ... Harlan Wyndam-Matson
- Three Monkeys (2015) ... Harlan Wyndam-Matson
- The New Normal (2015) ... Harlan Wyndam-Matson
- Truth (2015) ... Harlan Wyndam-Matson
- Sunrise (2015) ... Harlan Wyndam Matson
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2015 A Walk in Winter (Short)
Sheriff Mallon
2015 The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
Sheriff Mallon
2014 The Sound and the Fury
Earl
2014 A Winter Rose
Mel Wieser
2013/I Last Call (Short)
Bruce
2013 Wendell and Vinnie (TV Series)
Cool neighbor with falcon
- Big Dogs & Bicycles (2013) ... Cool neighbor with falcon
2013 Lost on Purpose
Barry Kitchanski
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series)
Shop Owner
- The Gold Standard (2012) ... Shop Owner
2012 The Misadventures of the Dunderheads
Fruit Stand Owner
2012 Franklin & Bash (TV Series)
'Gentleman' Jim Sweeney
- Jango and Rossi (2012) ... 'Gentleman' Jim Sweeney
2012 Elephant Sighs
Dink
2010 Errand_boy (Short)
Louis Palmeri
2010 The Last Godfather
Cabbie
2010 Dirty Girl
Dr. Shelby
2009 The Cleaner (Short)
Otto
2009 Bones (TV Series)
Malaki Wallace
- The Goop on the Girl (2009) ... Malaki Wallace
2009 Convict
Al
2009/I The Job
Zeke
2009 Mad Men (TV Series)
Morris Mann
- Out of Town (2009) ... Morris Mann
2009 The Mentalist (TV Series)
Playland Owner
- Red Sauce (2009) ... Playland Owner
2009 Cold Case (TV Series)
Evan Briggs '09
- Breaking News (2009) ... Evan Briggs '09
2008 Finding Red Cloud
Brennon's Manager
2008 Wednesday Again
Carl
2008 The Evening Journey (Short)
Albert
2008 Pineapple Express
Walter - Accountant
2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Press Conference Reporter
2007 Relative Obscurity
Bob
2007 Monk (TV Series)
Harvey Disher
- Mr. Monk Visits a Farm (2007) ... Harvey Disher
2006 School for Scoundrels
Classmate
2006 Invincible
Wade Chambers
2006 Grilled
Dick Abbott
2006 The New Adventures of Old Christine (TV Series)
Scalper
- Exile on Lame Street (2006) ... Scalper
2005-2006 E-Ring (TV Series)
Captain Shea
- Friends and Enemies (2006) ... Captain Shea
- War Crimes (2006) ... Captain Shea
- Tribes (2005) ... Captain Shea
- Escape and Evade (2005) ... Captain Shea
2006 Special
Dr. Dobson
2005 Checkers
Keith
2005 Girl on a Bed
Charles
2005 Lost in Plainview
Hank
2005 Wanted (TV Series)
- Click, Click, Boom (2005)
2005 What's Up, Scarlet?
Stuart
2005 Fever Pitch
Al
2005 Joan of Arcadia (TV Series)
Electrician God
- Shadows and Light (2005) ... Electrician God
2004 NCIS (TV Series)
Tom Wilson
- Lt. Jane Doe (2004) ... Tom Wilson
2004 Jesus the Driver
2004 Snackers (Short)
Chuck Livingston
2003-2004 I'm with Her (TV Series)
Ed
- Friends in Low Places (2004) ... Ed
- The Peck-Peck (2004) ... Ed
- Party of Two (2004) ... Ed
- Alex Misses the Boat (2003) ... Ed
2004 24 (TV Series)
Kevin Kelly
- Day 3: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (2004) ... Kevin Kelly
2003 Karen Sisco (TV Series)
Jackie Kinder
- Dear Derwood... (2003) ... Jackie Kinder
2003 Las Vegas (TV Series)
Aaron Walker
- What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas (2003) ... Aaron Walker
2003 Under the Tuscan Sun
Apartment Manager
2003 Out of Our Hands (Short)
Bob
1993-2003 NYPD Blue (TV Series)
Martin Diedrich / Jimmy Step-and-a-Half / Howard Coleman
- Yo, Adrian (2003) ... Martin Diedrich
- Aging Bull (1995) ... Jimmy Step-and-a-Half
- True Confessions (1993) ... Howard Coleman
2003 This Is Not a Film
The Puzzler
2003 7th Heaven (TV Series)
Walter
- Stand Up (2003) ... Walter
2003 Book of Days (TV Movie)
Arty
2003 Angel (TV Series)
Manny
- Long Day's Journey (2003) ... Manny
2002 Judging Amy (TV Series)
Alarm Installer
- Cause for Alarm (2002) ... Alarm Installer
2002 Men in Black II
Ben
2002 Big Trouble
Leonard Ferroni
2002 Love Liza
Denny
2001 Becker (TV Series)
Pete
- The Ghost of Christmas Presents (2001) ... Pete
2001 Thieves (TV Series)
Overby
- Liver Let Die (2001) ... Overby
2001 Dirt
Bill
2001 The Division (TV Series)
George Duncan
- Secrets and Lies (2001) ... George Duncan
2000 Auggie Rose
Oscar Weeks
1997-2000 The Pretender (TV Series)
Newt / Cooper / Big Bob
- Corn Man (2000) ... Newt (uncredited)
- Donoterase: Part 1 (1999) ... Cooper
- Ranger Jarod (1997) ... Big Bob
2000 Civility
Motel Manager
2000 Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family (TV Series)
Eddie Breeze
- Perfect Frank (2000) ... Eddie Breeze
2000 Beggars and Choosers (TV Series)
- Russian Roulette (2000)
1999 JAG (TV Series)
Veteran Pfc. Philipp E. Fields
- Ghosts of Christmas Past (1999) ... Veteran Pfc. Philipp E. Fields
1999 The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
The Male's Father
1999 Dudley Do-Right
Howard
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Circus Barker
1999 True Crime
Mr. Ziegler
1999 Forces of Nature
Vic
1998 Ellen (TV Series)
Manager
- Vows (1998) ... Manager
1998 Lethal Weapon 4
State Department Official
1998 The Lesser Evil
Detective Hardaway
1998 Sour Grapes
Jack
1998 The Practice (TV Series)
Kyle Peabody
- In Deep (1998) ... Kyle Peabody
1998 Tracey Takes On... (TV Series)
- Agents (1998)
1998 The Big Lebowski
Dude's Landlord
1998 Players (TV Series)
Milo O'Bannon
- Mint Condition (1998) ... Milo O'Bannon
1997 Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (TV Mini Series)
Frank Szymanski
- Episode #1.4 (1997) ... Frank Szymanski
- Episode #1.3 (1997) ... Frank Szymanski
- Episode #1.5 (1997) ... Frank Szymanski
- Episode #1.2 (1997) ... Frank Szymanski
- Episode #1.6 (1997) ... Frank Szymanski
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1997 ER (TV Series)
Jail Officer
- Obstruction of Justice (1997) ... Jail Officer
1995-1997 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)
Larry Dobbs / Bruno Gruber
- Deadly Games (1997) ... Larry Dobbs
- Death in the Daytime (1995) ... Bruno Gruber
1997 Waterworld (Video Game)
Tallyman
1997 One Eight Seven
Larry Hyland
1996-1997 Murder One (TV Series)
Frank Szymanski
- Chapter Seventeen, Year Two (1997) ... Frank Szymanski
- Chapter Eighteen, Year Two (1997) ... (credit only)
- Chapter Sixteen, Year Two (1997) ... (credit only)
- Chapter Fifteen, Year Two (1997) ... Frank Szymanski
- Chapter Thirteen, Year Two (1997) ... (credit only)
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1997 Lost Highway
Guard Johnny Mack
1996 The Shot
Detective Markinson
1996 My Fellow Americans
Wayne
1996 If These Walls Could Talk (TV Movie)
Cab Driver (segment "1952")
1996 Sliders (TV Series)
The Poacher
- In Dino Veritas (1996) ... The Poacher
1996 American Strays
Walker
1996 Death Benefit (TV Movie)
Dick Coates
1995 The Marshal (TV Series)
Gary Lowell
- Kissing Cousins (1995) ... Gary Lowell
1995 The Invaders (TV Mini Series)
Monck Patterson
- Part II (1995) ... Monck Patterson
- Part I (1995) ... Monck Patterson
1995 Serpent's Lair
Occult Man
1995 Babylon 5 (TV Series)
Mr. Chase
- Comes the Inquisitor (1995) ... Mr. Chase
1995 Waterworld
Banker
1994-1995 McKenna (TV Series)
Walter Maddock
- Racing in the Streets (1995) ... Walter Maddock
- The Pony (1994) ... Walter Maddock
- Splendor in the McKenna Grass (1994) ... Walter Maddock
- McKenna's Wonder (1994) ... Walter Maddock
1995 Platypus Man (TV Series)
John Doe
- The Crush (1995) ... John Doe
1995 Wings (TV Series)
Earl
- Gone But Not Faygotten (1995) ... Earl
1995 A Father for Charlie (TV Movie)
1994 Desert Winds
Eugene's Father
1994 Love Is a Gun
Boots Tynan
1994 Across the Moon
ATV Pop
1994 Texan (TV Movie)
Bartender
1994 Wyatt Earp
Bob Hatch
1994 Cops and Robbersons
Caniff
1994 The John Larroquette Show (TV Series)
Dave
- Wasted Lives (1994) ... Dave
1994 Northern Exposure (TV Series)
Dust Mite
- Mite Makes Right (1994) ... Dust Mite
1994 Secret Sins of the Father (TV Movie)
Ray Townsend
1993/I Caught in the Act (TV Movie)
Inmate
1993 Bodies of Evidence (TV Series)
Bunker
- Flesh and Blood (1993) ... Bunker
1993 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (TV Movie)
Sergeant F.E. Blackwell
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)
Jaheel
- Babel (1993) ... Jaheel
1993 Blindsided (TV Movie)
Waco Dean
1993 Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (TV Movie)
Elliot Fisher
1992 Nightmare in the Daylight (TV Movie)
Gun Clerk
1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)
Joe's Mechanic
- King of the Road (1992) ... Joe's Mechanic (as Jack Keeler)
1992 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (TV Series)
John Baldridge
- Role Reversal (1992) ... John Baldridge
1992 White Sands
Casanov
1992 Mann & Machine (TV Series)
Ruby
- No Pain, No Gain (1992) ... Ruby
1992 Night Court (TV Series)
Fingers Kirby
- P.S. Do I Know You? (1992) ... Fingers Kirby
1992 Two-Fisted Tales (TV Movie)
Mole (segment "King of the Road")
1991 Grand Canyon
Steve Fox
1991 The Last Boy Scout
Scrabble Man
1991 Bad Attitudes (TV Movie)
Bane
1991 Point Break
Halsey
1991 Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (TV Movie)
Eugene Bradnick
1991 Paradise (TV Series)
Jesse
- A Study in Fear (1991) ... Jesse
1990 Cop Rock (TV Series)
Donald Bruckner
- Bang the Potts Slowly (1990) ... Donald Bruckner
1990 Ferris Bueller (TV Series)
Mr. Fusco
- Baby You Can't Drive My Car (1990) ... Mr. Fusco
1990 Gabriel's Fire (TV Series)
Mr. Speculum
- Money Walks (1990) ... Mr. Speculum
1990 Glory Days (TV Series)
Jim
- Whattya Wanna Do Tonight? (1990) ... Jim
1990 Dragnet (TV Series)
Stanford Draper
- Copy Cat (1990) ... Stanford Draper
1990 In the Cold of the Night
Wino
1990 Equal Justice (TV Series)
Rodney Kickel
- Cop's Story (1990) ... Rodney Kickel
1990 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series)
Angelo Copelli
- The Passionate Painter Mystery (1990) ... Angelo Copelli
1990 I Love You to Death
Wiley
1990 The China Lake Murders (TV Movie)
Germ
1990 Why Me?
Freedly
1989 L.A. Law (TV Series)
Pest Control Exterminator Steve Tumka
- One Rat, One Ranger (1989) ... Pest Control Exterminator Steve Tumka
1989 Cast the First Stone (TV Movie)
Keeler
1989 Doctor Doctor (TV Series)
Mr. Millett
- The Search for Armand Peltzer (1989) ... Mr. Millett
1988-1989 Newhart (TV Series)
Tommy Lee Holliday
- Home for the Holidays (1989) ... Tommy Lee Holliday
- I Married Dick (1988) ... Tommy Lee Holliday
1988 Disaster at Silo 7 (TV Movie)
Col. Canby
1988 Bloodstone
Paul Lorre
1988 Hooperman (TV Series)
Gunman in Grey Suit
- Nick Derringer, P.I. (1988) ... Gunman in Grey Suit
1988 Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (TV Movie)
William A. Fage
1988 St. Elsewhere (TV Series)
Jack Warner
- Their Town (1988) ... Jack Warner
1988 Frank's Place (TV Series)
Buddy
- Night Business (1988) ... Buddy
1987 The Hope Division (TV Movie)
Marty Soames
1987 Cagney & Lacey (TV Series)
Clerk
- Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1 (1987) ... Clerk
1987 Ohara (TV Series)
Boone
- Will (1987) ... Boone
1987 Hunter (TV Series)
Scooter Davis
- The Cradle Will Rock (1987) ... Scooter Davis
1986 Fresno (TV Mini Series)
Sergeant Cooper
- Episode #1.5 (1986) ... Sergeant Cooper
- Episode #1.4 (1986) ... Sergeant Cooper
- Episode #1.3 (1986) ... Sergeant Cooper
- The Raisin Basket of the World (1986) ... Sergeant Cooper
1986 Hill Street Blues (TV Series)
Bobby
- Suitcase (1986) ... Bobby
1985 Year of the Dragon
Alan Perez
1983 Strange Invaders
Gas Station Attendant
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