Gregory Itzin obit

Gregory Itzin, 24 and Star Trek actor, dies at 74

 

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24 actor Gregory Itzin has died at age 74.

The actor's manager, Lisa Gallant, confirmed the news Friday, adding that Itzin died from complications that arose during an emergency surgery. He previously had a heart attack on stage during a 2015 performance as William Shakespeare's Falstaff.

Emmy-winning producer Jon Cassar of the Kiefer Sutherland series remembered Itzin on Twitter, writing about his bond with the performer Friday in a post commemorating the star's life.

"He was one of the most talented actors I had the honor to work with," Cassar tweeted, "but more than that he was an all around great guy. He'll be missed by his 24 family who had nothing but love & respect for him. You made your mark, now Rest In Peace friend."

    My friend Greg Itzin passed away today.He was one of the most talented actors I had the honor to work with, but more than that he was an all around great guy. He’ll be missed by his 24 family who had nothing but love & respect for him. You made your mark, now Rest In Peace friend pic.twitter.com/IbrhAQXix2

    — Jon Cassar (@joncassar) July 8, 2022

Itzin played Charles Logan, who served as the Vice President of the United States in the beloved Fox thriller series. His character was later sworn in as President of the U.S. after his predecessor, John Keeler (Geoff Pierson), was injured in a terrorist attack.

The star regularly made clear his passion for the series and the character. In 2006, he even submitted a lengthy poem to EW that he wrote about the project.

Itzin's son, Wilke, also posted about his father's death on Instagram.

"It is hard to put into words the life of a man lived to its fullest. My dad was known in the world as a phenomenal actor with a body of work that would trump most famous actors resumes," he wrote in part. "But what many people truly knew him for was his incredible performances on the stage. I remember watching him in the one man show ' ship wrecked' by Donald Margulies and being blown away, in awe that the man on stage was my dad. He was in love with the theater, and even on his dying breath he could recite Shakespeare like he made the words up himself."

In addition to his work on 24, Itzin portrayed several different characters on various Star Trek franchise installments over the years, including roles on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise. He had other significant roles on television series such as Strip Mall, Murder One, Big Love, and The Mentalist.

His film work included turns opposite Lindsay Lohan in the 2007 mystery I Know Who Killed Me, George Clooney in The Ides of March, and Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln.

Born in Washington, D.C. in 1948, Itzin went on to become an accomplished stage performer, having trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco as well as appearing in productions while studying to become an English major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Itzin was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Evelyn Loretta (née Smith) and Martin Joseph Itzin. When he was in sixth grade, his family moved to Burlington, Wisconsin, where his father was mayor. Itzin originally intended to become a theater actor, receiving training at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He acted on many stages across the country.

On stage, he has appeared in numerous theatrical venues across the country, and is a member of the Matrix Theatre Company in Los Angeles, where he has acted in award-winning productions of Waiting for Godot, The Homecoming, and The Birthday Party (each earning him an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for performance). For his work in the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Kentucky Cycle (which he performed in the world premiere at the Intiman Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, the Kennedy Center, and on Broadway), he received Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations.

He recently appeared on stage as Louis de Rougemont in the world premiere of Donald Margulies' Shipwrecked! An Entertainment at South Coast Repertory, and subsequently revived at the Geffen Playhouse.

Itzin was a special guest star on the Disney Channel hit show Hannah Montana in the season two episode "Test Of My Love" as a billionaire whose son becomes a romantic interest of Miley's

Filmography

Film

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1980      Airplane!              Religious Zealot #1         

1982      The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas        Melvin's Crew   

1982      Airplane II: The Sequel   Young Man         Uncredited

1984      Hard to Hold      Owen   

1985      Teen Wolf           English Teacher                

1989      The Fabulous Baker Boys              Vince Nancy      

1989      Dad        Ralph Kramer    

1989      How to Get... Revenge   Officer P.F.          Uncredited

1993      Young Goodman Brown                George Burroughs          

1995      Born to Be Wild                Walter Mallinson             

1998      Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas   Clerk at Mint Hotel         

1999      One Last Flight Joe        

1999      Making Contact                 Hans     

2000      What's Cooking?               James Moore    

2000      Boys Life 3           Scott's Father    

2001      Evolution             Cartwright          

2001      Original Sin         Colonel Worth  

2002      Life or Something Like It                Dennis

2002      Igby Goes Down                Eulogist #2          Uncredited

2002      Adaptation          Prosecutor         

2007      I Know Who Killed Me    Dr. Greg Jameson            

2008      Float      Ray Fulton          

2009      Law Abiding Citizen         Warden Iger      

2009      The Job                 Mr. D    

2010      Autopilot             Dr. Brian             

2011      L.A., I Hate You George

2011      The Change-Up Flemming Steel

2011      The Ides of March            Jack Stearns       

2012      Lincoln John Archibald Campbell              

2014      Small Time          Lennie  

2016      Sensitivity Training          Barry    

2018      Ice: The Movie   Joe Grantham   

Television

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1979      Backstairs at the White House    White House Tour Guide               Episode #1.1

1979      Mork & Mindy   Man #2                 Episode: "Dr. Morkenstein"

1979      Charlie's Angels                 Waiter Episode: "Fallen Angel"

1981      Thornwell            Polygraph Tester              Television film

1981      Murder in Texas                Newsman

1981      Bulba     V. Ogelthorpe

1982      Fame     Dr. Reston           Episode: "To Soar and Never Falter"

1982      Lou Grant            Young Reporter                Episode: "Unthinkable"

1982, 1983          Voyagers!            Ernst / Davis       2 episodes

1983      American Playhouse       Goldsmith           Episode: "Miss Lonelyhearts"

1983      The Other Woman           Mario    Television film

1985      Street Hawk        Harvey Episode: "Vegas Run"

1985      Falcon Crest        Dr. Bitters            Episode: "The Trial"

1985      Santa Barbara    Attorney Howard Otis    3 episodes

1985      Scarecrow and Mrs. King               Paul Cavanaugh                Episode: "You Only Die Twice"

1985      Tales from the Darkside                 Newton                Episode: "Grandma's Last Wish"

1985      Hunter Charlie Latimer Episode: "The Biggest Man in Town"

1985      Hill Street Blues                Dr. Kaplan           Episode: "Seoul on Ice"

1985      Hotel     Ed Banner            Episode: "Echoes"

1986      The A-Team        Howard                Episode: "Wheel of Fortune"

1986      Easy Street          Mr. Haskell         Episode: "Pride Goeth Before a Cheap Hotel"

1986      MacGyver           Tom Cavanaugh                Episode: "Final Approach"

1986      St. Elsewhere     Ving Shalimar     Episode: "Lost Weekend"

1987      Outlaws                Art Collier            Episode: "Hymn"

1987      Max Headroom                 Gregory                Episode: "Deities"

1987      Frank's Place      Brandon               Episode: "Season's Greetings"

1987–1992          Matlock                Various                 5 episodes

1987–1994          L.A. Law                D.D.A. Jack Angeletti       3 episodes

1988      21 Jump Street Principal Jack Garner      Episode: "Brother Hanson & the Miracle of Renner's Pond"

1988      A Year in the Life              Joel        Episode: "Love Mother"

1988      Something Is Out There                 Dr. Wilcher         Episode: "Gladiator"

1989      Knots Landing    Val's Lawyer       Episode: "A Grave Misunderstanding"

1989      Jesse Hawkes     Frank Keith         Episode: "Eddy Street"

1989      The Nutt House                 Dennis 10 episodes

1989, 1991          Night Court         Mugger / Warren Karr    2 episodes

1989, 1991,

 

1992

                Empty Nest         Judge Russell / Bill Wallace / Frank           3 episodes

1990      Murphy Brown Gil Porter             Episode: "On the Road Again"

1990      Head of the Class              Meriner                Episode: "Cement Hi-Tops"

1990      Coach    Tom       Episode: "Hayden's in the Kitchen with Dinah"

1990      Over My Dead Body        Cosby / Crosby 3 episodes

1991      Gabriel's Fire      Evan Stahl           Episode: "A Prayer for the Goldsteins"

1991      Jake and the Fatman       Dr. Mike Summers           Episode: "Dr. Mike Summers"

1991      Dark Justice        Sterling Pope     Episode: "What Comes Around"

1991      DEA        Sam Blankenship              Episode: "The Fat Lady Sings Alone"

1991      Hi Honey – I'm Dead       Phil         Television film

1991      Homefront          Allan Carmichael               Episode: "Man, This Joint Is Jumping"

1991–1992          Eerie, Indiana     The Mayor          4 episodes

1992      Davis Rules         Host       Episode: "Love at First Sighting: Part 2"

1992      Bodies of Evidence          Phillip Montgomery        Episode: "Time Served"

1992      Civil Wars            Tom Turnbull     2 episodes

1992      Beverly Hills, 90210         Father Chris        Episode: "Destiny Rides Again"

1993      Major Dad           Mitch Hewitt      Episode: "Come Rain or Come Shine"

1993      Shaky Ground    Repairman          Episode: "Asbestos and Costello"

1993      Quantum Leap Sam Phillips        Episode: "Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954"

1993      Donato and Daughter     Cornell Television film

1993      Moment of Truth: Stalking Back                 Rick Boyer

1993, 1998          Star Trek: Deep Space Nine          Hain / Ilon Tandro            Episodes: "Who Mourns for Morn?"; "Dax"

1994      Dave's World     Alvin      Episode: "The Funeral"

1994      Picket Fences     Michael Kramer                2 episodes

1994–1995          Something Wilder            Jack Travis           15 episodes

1995      The Client            George Sherman              Episode: "The Burning of Atlanta"

1995      Strange Luck       Ted Glenn           Episode: "Hat Trick"

1995      Murder, She Wrote         Ralph Brewer     Episode: "Frozen Stiff"

1995–1996          Murder One       D.A. Roger Garfield          17 episodes

1996      ER           Burn Doctor        Episode: "The Healers"

1996      Chicago Hope     Dr. Kyle Mitchell               Episode: "Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope"

1996      Arliss     Tom Gale             Episode: "The Client's Best Interest"

1996      Diagnosis: Murder           Andrew King       2 episodes

1996, 1998          Caroline in the City          Hank Parsons / Mr. Lepner

1997      Friends 'Til the End          Mr. Romley         Television film

1997      The Pretender   Phil Campbell     Episode: "Jaroldo!"

1997      Millennium         Hans Ingram       Episode: "Walkabout"

1997      JAG        Undersecretary of State Lawrence Culbertson     Episode: "Above and Beyond"

1997      Players Quentin Belkey Episode: "Three of a Con"

1997–2003          The Practice       Various                 5 episodes

1998      Suddenly Susan                 Bob        Episode: "Car Trouble"

1998      The Day Lincoln Was Shot             Mr. Crook            Television film

1998      The Closer           Larry Colburn     Episode: "My Best Friend's Funeral"

1998      C-16: FBI              Royce Bender    Episode: "Green Card"

1998      Any Day Now     Councilman Emmett Kearn           Episode: "No Comment"

1998      Brother's Keeper              Mr. Weaver        Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?"

1999      V.I.P.     Ronnie Beeman                Episode: "Midnight in the Garden of Ronnie Beeman"

1999      Party of Five       School Psychologist         2 episodes

1999      The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer   Arlen Specter     Television film

1999      Johnny Tsunami                Headmaster Pritchard

1999      Wasteland           Max Brody          Episode: "Double Date"

1999      Early Edition       Bruce Bryce        Episode: "Camera Shy"

1999      It's Like, You Know...       Chuck    2 episodes

2000      Family Law          Mr. Allero            Episode: "Media Relations"

2000      Profiler Joel Marks           6 episodes

2000      Bull        Lloyd Styner       Episode: "What the Past Will Bring"

2000      Star Trek: Voyager           Dr. Dysek             Episode: "Critical Care"

2000      The Michael Richards Show         Matty Stillman   Episode: "It's Only Personal"

2000–2001          Strip Mall             Sergei    21 episodes

2001      CSI: Crime Scene Investigation    Norman Stirling                 Episode: "Boom"

2001–2005          Judging Amy       ASA Ethan Donahue        3 episodes

2002      Wolf Lake            Gerald Carter     Episode: "Leader of the Pack"

2002      Philly     Paul Cabretti      Episode: "Thanks for the Mammaries"

2002      The West Wing State Dept. Representative          Episode: "Enemies Foreign and Domestic"

2002      For the People   Judge Donald Kingman   Episode: "The Double Standard"

2002      Firefly    Magistrate Higgins           Episode: "Jaynestown"

2002      NYPD Blue           Martin Walsh     Episode: "Healthy McDowell Movement"

2002–2004          Friends Theodore Hannigan         2 episodes

2002, 2005          Star Trek: Enterprise       Adm. Black / Capt. Sopek              Episodes: "In a Mirror, Darkly Part II"; "Shadows of P'Jem"

2003      Without a Trace                Sydney's co-worker         Episode: "Fallout: Part 1"

2003      DC 9/11: Time of Crisis   John Ashcroft     Television film

2003      The Lyon's Den Mr. Thomas        Episode: "The Other Side of Caution"

2003, 2020          NCIS       Director Charlie / Spencer Downing          3 episodes

2004      Medical Investigation     Howard Lewson                Episode: "Progeny"

2004      The O.C.               Stephen Herbert              Episode: "The New Era"

2005      Crossing Jordan                 Andrew Helm     Episode: "Gray Murders"

2005      Boston Legal       A.D.A. Todd Milken         2 episodes

2005–2010          24           Charles Logan    44 episodes

2007      Robot Chicken   William Adama / Dick Tracy / Police Officer           Episode: "Rabbits on a Roller Coaster"

2007      Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office     Stone    Television film

2008      Medium               Senator Jed Garrity          Episode: "Aftertaste"

2008      Hannah Montana             William Harris    Episode: "The Test of My Love"

2008–2012          The Mentalist    Virgil Minelli       15 episodes

2010      Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment              David Blankenhorn          Television documentary

2010–2013          Covert Affairs     Henry Wilcox     25 episodes

2011      Big Love               Senator Dwyer 9 episodes

2011      Desperate Housewives Dick Barrows      2 episodes

2013      Once Upon a Time           Alphonse Frankenstein Episode: "In the Name of the Brother"

2013      Mob City              Mayor Fletcher Bowron                 6 episodes

2015      Hawaii Five-0     Alex Mackey       Episode: "Poina 'ole"

2016      12 Deadly Days Grandpa               Episode: "Love Bites"

2018      Code Black          Dr. David Stoval                Episode: "Hell's Heart"

2018      America 2.0        President Ward Baker    Episode: "Ice"

2019      The Resident      Sunflower           Episode: "The Unbefriended"