Michael Proctor obit

Former Patriots Quarterback, College Hall of Famer, Dies at 58

A four-year starter in college who briefly played quarterback for the New England Patriots in 1990 died.

 

He was not on the list.

Quarterback Michael Proctor, who parlayed a historic career at Murray State University into a brief professional career that began with the NFL's New England Patriots, died. He was 58.

"We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Murray State Athletics Hall of Famer and Stable of Honor inductee, Michael Proctor," the school posted from its Twitter/X account Thursday. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Proctor Family and all of his teammates during this incredibly difficult time."

Proctor was a four-year starter for the Racers. The Sylvester, Georgia native passed for a Murray State career record of 8,632 yards, and was the Murray Sate and Ohio Valley Conference career total yardage leader with 9,886 when he was inducted to the school's athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.

Proctor, who wore No. 11, is one of only two players to have their jersey numbers retired in MSU football history.

As a freshman, Proctor led MSU into the Division I-AA playoffs, where he lost by one touchdown to Eastern Illinois, led by quarterback and future NFL head coach Sean Payton.

Although he was passed over in the NFL draft after his senior year, Proctor signed with the Patriots and was a member of their practice squad until he was released in August 1990.

Proctor was drafted by the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football for the league’s inaugural season in 1991. He eventually became the team's starter, and impressed enough as a dual-threat quarterback to earn a tryout with the Cleveland Browns.

When his second shot at the NFL was denied, Proctor returned to the WFAL in 1992 and improved his passing numbers for the Machine. Proctor signed with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1993, but was relegated to backup duties and didn't appear in a game.

From 1994-96, Proctor played for the Charlotte Rage of the Arena Football League. He eventually returned to college to earn his Master's in Business Administration. Proctor worked in occupational safety for more than 25 years.

He played in the Arena Football League (AFL), World League of American Football (WLAF), and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Murray State Racers.’ Career history

New England Patriots (1990)*

Montreal Machine (1991)

Cleveland Browns (1991)*

Montreal Machine (1992)

Saskatchewan Roughriders (1993)

Charlotte Rage (1994–1996)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Awards and highlights

OVC Offensive Player of the Year (1989)

2× First-team All-OVC (1988–1989)

Murray State Racers No. 11 retired

Roy Face obit

Pirates 1960 World Series Champion Dies at 97

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost an important member of their 1960 World Series team. 

He was not on the list.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost one of their better players in franchise history and a crucial member of a World Series winning squad.

Relief pitcher Elroy Face, a Pirates Hall of Famer, died at the age of 97 in nearby North Versailles, according to a press release from the team. He is survived by his three children, Michelle, Valerie and Elroy Jr. and his sister Jacqueline.

“It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Pirates Hall of Famer Elroy

Face, a beloved member of the Pirates family,” Pirates owner Bob Nutting said in the press release. “I was fortunate to get to know Elroy personally, and I will always be proud that we had the chance to honor him with his induction into the Pirates Hall of Fame..."

Face was one of the most important Pirates pitchers of all-time, earning the nickname, "Baron of the Bullpen" and a big reason why the Pirates won the 1960 World Series, the third in franchise history.

The Pirates now have just three living members remaining from that 1960 World Series Team in franchise Hall of Famer Vern Law (1950-51, 1954-67) and Roy Face (1953, 1955-68), outfielder Bob Skinner (1954, 1956-63) and Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski (1956-72).

Face stood just 5-foot-8 and around 155 to 160 pounds, but there were weren't many more dominant relief pitchers in baseball in his prime.

He has the National League record for most games won in relief at 96 and has the franchise record for appearances (802) and for saves (188), but those all came prior to 1969 when saves became an official statistic.

The Pirates described Face as the, "pioneer of modern relief pitching," helping create the closer role, which he embodied for the franchise during his 15 seasons with the team from 1953, 1955-68.

 

Stats

Total

Record (Appearances)

100-93 (802)

ERA (Innings Pitched)

3.46 (1,314.2)

K/BB

842/346

WHIP

1.24

He was a three-time consecutive All-Star from 1959-61, but his 1959 season was the best of his career and maybe of any relief pitcher ever.

Face posted an 18-1 record, with his .947 winning percentage the best of any major league pitcher with at least 13 appearances. Only three pitchers since 1900 have posted at least a .900 winning percentage in a season since 1901, according to SABR.

The Pirates enshrined him into their Hall of Fame in 2023, giving the fans a chance to honor him for his efforts before his death.

Importance for 1960 World Series

Face pitched in all four World Series wins for the Pirates in 1960, taking on an all-time great lineup in the New York Yankees, including Hall of Famers like Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle.

He got the Pirates a 6-4 win over the Yankees in Game 1, giving up a two-run home run in the ninth inning to Elston Howard, but closing out the final two innings.

Face then pitched the final three innings in both Game 4, a 3-2 win, and Game 5, a 5-2 win, giving up no runs in both appearances at the old Yankees Stadium, putting the Pirates up 3-2 in the series heading back to Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.

He struggled in Game 7, replacing Law with a 4-1 lead in the top of the sixth inning, but gave up a single to Mantle, scoring a run, and then a three-run home run to Berra, putting the Yankees up 5-4.

Face pitched a scoreless seventh inning and got the first two outs of the eighth inning, before giving up two more run, as the Yankees led 7-4.

The Pirates offense would come through, scoring five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, with a three-run home run by Hal Smith to put them up 9-7.

Fellow Pirates Hall of Famer Bob Friend gave up two runs to the Yankees in the top of the ninth inning to tie it back up at 9-9, but Mazeroski won the World Series on a walk-off solo home run in the bottom half.

Face finished his 1960 World Series with a 5.23 ERA over 10.1 innings pitched, but a 1.07 WHIP in in four appearances.

A pioneer of modern relief pitching, he was the archetype of what came to be known as the closer, and the National League's greatest reliever until the late 1960s, setting numerous league records during his career.

Face was the first major leaguer to save 20 games more than once, leading the league three times and finishing second three times; in 1959 he set the still-standing major league record for winning percentage with a minimum of 13 decisions (.947), and single-season wins in relief, with 18 wins against only one loss. He held the NL record for career games pitched (846) from 1967 until 1986, and the league record for career saves (193) from 1962 until 1982; he still holds the NL record for career wins in relief (96), and he held the league mark for career innings pitched in relief (1,211+1⁄3) until 1983. On his retirement, Face ranked third in major league history in pitching appearances, behind only Hoyt Wilhelm and Cy Young, and second in saves behind Wilhelm. He holds the Pirates franchise records for career games (802) and saves (188).

Face was born on February 20, 1928, in Stephentown, New York. His parents were Joseph A. Face, Sr. and Bessie Rose (Williams) Face. Among other things, Joseph worked in a saw mill, as a farmer, started his own logging business, and was a teamster handling horses for the Stephentown highway department. Joseph was also a well-known square dance caller from the 1920s to the 1950s. As a child, Face would repeatedly find himself in trouble with his father for throwing stones through glass windows.

Face pitched for the baseball team at Averill Park High School, near Albany, New York. He pitched the team to a conference championship in 1945. He then served in the U.S. Army from February 1946 to July 1947, where he was on the base softball team.

Face played semipro baseball in 1948 and 1949. He was originally signed to play professional baseball by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1949. Face was assigned to the Class D Bradford Blue Wings in the Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York (PONY) League, where he was 14–2 his first year, and was 18–5 with a 2.58 earned run average (ERA) in his second year. The Phillies left Face open in the winter draft, and Branch Rickey and the Brooklyn Dodgers drafted him in December 1950.

In 1951, Face was successful in the Class A Western League with the Pueblo Dodgers (23–9 with a 2.78 ERA). He led the league in wins, and was in the top-10 in ERA and bases on balls per nine innings pitched. In 1952 with Fort Worth in the Double-A Texas League, he had a 14–11 record with a 2.83 ERA. He averaged 3.1 bases on balls per nine innings and 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched for Pueblo; and only 2.3 bases on balls per nine innings at Fort Worth (6th best in the Texas League among pitchers with at least 10 wins).

Face made his major league debut in April 1953, and started in 13 games, relieved in 28, with a 6.58 ERA that year. At that point in his career he only had a fastball and curveball. In 1954, he was sent to the Pirates minor league team, the New Orleans Pelicans of the Double-A Southern Association, to learn an off-speed pitch. It was during this time that Face developed his forkball. Face was managed by Danny Murtaugh (who would later manage Face on a world champion Pirates team in 1960). Murtaugh turned Face solely into a relief pitcher that year.

Face achieved his success almost exclusively with the forkball, which he had learned from Yankees reliever Joe Page, though it has also been reported he learned the forkball by watching Page during Page's time with the Pelicans in 1954, when Page was trying to make a comeback after his days with the Yankees.

In 1959 Face posted an 18–1 record, including 17 victories in a row to begin the year, after ending 1958 with five in a row. The 22 game win streak went from June 7, 1958 to September 10, 1959, before he lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 11, 1959. This loss was Face's first in 99 appearances since 1958. Face did not surrender a run in the entire period from June 11 to July 12. He was named the Player of the Month for June after posting a 5–0 record with four saves and a 0.38 ERA. Face finished the year with an ERA of 2.70, and finished seventh in the MVP voting, although he did not receive any votes for the Cy Young Award that year. (At the time, only first-place votes were cast for the award.) His 18 relief wins remain the major league record, topping Jim Konstanty's previous mark of 16 set in 1950. Face's .947 winning percentage exceeded the previous record .938 (15–1), set by Johnny Allen in 1937.

In 1960 he had his second 20-save season, placing second in the league with 24, which equaled the previous NL record as Lindy McDaniel set a new mark with 26. With the Pirates winning their first pennant since 1927, he also led the league in games again, tying his own team record of 68; the mark would be broken when teammate Pete Mikkelsen appeared in 71 games in 1966.

Teams

Pittsburgh Pirates (1953, 1955–1968)

Detroit Tigers (1968)

Montreal Expos (1969)

Career highlights and awards

6× All-Star (1959–1961²)

World Series champion (1960)

Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame

John Shirreffs obit

Shirreffs, Trainer of Zenyatta, Dies at Age 80

"The industry lost a great man today," Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith said.

 He was not on the list.

John Shirreffs, who trained Zenyatta  to a Hall of Fame career and saddled Giacomo  to win the 2005 Kentucky Derby (G1), died unexpectedly in his sleep Feb. 12 at his home in Arcadia, Calif. He was 80.

"The industry lost a great man today," said Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, who rode those horses to their most memorable victories, "and I lost a good friend."

Known for his patience and individualized attention to his horses, Shirreffs left his mark in some of Thoroughbred racing's greatest events, winning not only the Derby with Giacomo but also the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) with Zenyatta. He also captured that year's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (G1) with Life Is Sweet , a race he had won the previous year with Zenyatta.

He trained both Giacomo and Zenyatta for Jerry and Ann Moss. Giacomo was also co-owned by Stronach Stables late in his career.

For all his success—which was plentiful, resulting in his horses winning 596 races and more than $58 million in purses—Shirreffs was often respected most for his horsemanship. He trained a midsized stable of horses at Santa Anita Park, and worked closely with the animals under his care, as did his wife, Dottie Ingordo-Shirreffs.

"I think kindness is the big key to horses," Shirreffs told BloodHorse earlier this winter. "I think it's good to talk to them, and I always ask the exercise riders, grooms, and hotwalkers to talk to them. Horses are always trying to learn from their environment. If they can interact more with their environment, then they're going to have a more successful and happier experience."

"He put the horses first. You couldn't make him do anything he didn't want to do if he didn't believe in it," noted Dottie's son, David Ingordo, one of the sport's top bloodstock agents. "He was good to all of his people around him. The people who worked for him worked for him forever."

Born June 1, 1945, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Shirreffs was raised around horses, spending his youth between Port Washington on Long Island, N.Y., and his family's farm in New Hampshire. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War before embarking on a training career that would ultimately make him one of the West Coast's most recognizable and respected conditioners.

Shirreffs began training in the 1970s, but it was not until the 1990s that his career took off. A major turning point came in 1994, when he became a private trainer for Ed Nahem and Marshall Naify's 505 Farms, a role he held until Naify's death in 2000. The relationship helped elevate Shirreffs' career and fueled support from other clients.

He will forever be linked to Zenyatta, whose late-closing style led to wins in 19 consecutive victories before her lone defeat behind Blame   in the 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. She became the only female to win the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2009, and was voted Horse of the Year in 2010, despite her loss in the Classic. She also earned three consecutive Eclipse Awards as champion older female from 2008 through 2010.

The Breeders' Cup praised Shirreffs in a statement, saying, "John was widely respected for his integrity, patience, and steadfast commitment to the care and development of his horses.

"Campaigning Zenyatta to a Hall of Fame career, he never failed to make the great racemare accessible to her fans, promoting the sport to thousands across the nation and around the world. He understood the responsibility that comes with greatness and embraced the opportunity to share it, helping broaden racing's audience and inspire a new generation of fans."

Smith, her regular rider, said Shirreffs' long-term approach with horses made him a perfect conditioner for Zenyatta.

"He would never rush a horse. He would give them time, and when he got them good, they would stay good for a long time," he said. "Some of them would not only stay good, they would get better and better. If you saw Zenyatta at 2 or 3, you would never have guessed what she would become. But John saw it and gave her that time."

Shirreffs and Smith also teamed together to take the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, who stunned the crowd at Churchill Downs by taking the race at odds of 50-1. He was Shirreff's first Kentucky Derby starter, but not his last.

He would run five more horses in the Run for the Roses, most recently with show finisher Baeza  last year. Baeza would go on to run third in the Belmont Stakes (G1) and later have success in the Pennsylvania Derby (G1).

Reflecting on Giacomo's Derby victory last spring at Churchill Downs as he prepared Southern California shipper Baeza for the first leg of the Triple Crown, Shirreffs said, "It was just a great thrill and accomplishment, and then to come here, it just brings it back a little bit."

Indicative of his unique style of training and caring for horses, Shirreffs and his staff often fed Baeza a carrot "smoothie" consisting of pulverized carrots and their juices.

Besides the top-level races Shirreffs won with Zenyatta, Giacomo, Life Is Sweet, and Baeza, he added other grade 1 triumphs with horses such as Tiago , After Market , Harmonious , Express Train , Beyond Brilliant , Gormley , and others.

His last graded stakes victory came Jan. 31 when he won the San Pasqual Stakes (G2) with Westwood  for Lee and Susan Searing's C R K Stable.

"We love John. He loves his job. He works hard at it," Lee Searing said after the race. "When he gets a horse that he really likes and it develops, there’s no better trainer than John. The horses he's developed are phenomenal."

Based for many years at Santa Anita Park, Shirreffs was widely admired for his calm demeanor and reluctance to grab the spotlight. Reporters wishing to receive a comment from Shirreffs after he won a major race often had to hustle to grab him before he followed his horse back to its stable. But he was also known to sit down and have thoughtful conversations at his barn with people he encountered.

Santa Anita Park issued a statement Thursday after Shirreffs' death, calling him "a fixture at Santa Anita Park throughout his career and his legacy as a caring horseman will remain embedded in the fabric of our history.  Every horse who races at Santa Anita must first pass by the statue of John's greatest trainee, the wonderful mare Zenyatta. While John's victories were plentiful and prestigious, what he accomplished with Zenyatta in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic was a masterpiece and deservedly was voted as the top moment in Santa Anita Park's 90 years. Our deepest condolences are extended to John's wife, Dottie, and his family, including those horsemen and women who worked closely with John for so many years. May his memory be a blessing."

On the track, Smith said he was one of many riders who enjoyed riding for Shirreffs.

"I think any rider will tell you that when you rode for John, you just felt good about it. It's hard to describe, but he was such a good person, and you knew that everything would be done right for the horse."

Smith also offered condolences to Dottie, other surviving family, and those who worked for the trainer.

"He was a guy that was loyal, and he instilled that; people were loyal back," Ingordo said. "You can't teach that—you either have that or you don't."

According to Ingordo, Dottie and Shirreffs were married the day that the trainer won the Hollywood Starlet Stakes (G1) with the aptly named Hollywood Story : Dec. 21, 2003.

"Then they went to the racetrack, and that was their wedding picture," he said.

Ingordo said other surviving family members include Shirreffs' sister, Anita; Cherie DeVaux, who is married to Ingordo; and Ingordo's daughter, Reagan, who had a close bond with Shirreffs.

He said funeral arrangements have not yet been established.

Jerry Kennedy obit

Jerry Kennedy Has Died

 

He was not on the list.

Jerry Glenn Kennedy, a 13-year-old who recorded for RCA Victor as “Jerry Glenn,” got the shock of his young life when he walked into a Nashville recording studio in September of 1953. • There, among the studio band hired to accompany him, was his ultimate guitar idol – Chet Atkins. “When I saw him, I froze up,” he laughs.

Eight years later, Kennedy began making his own history as a member of Nashville’s A-Team, its elite squad of first-call session musicians. Over the next three decades, his electric guitar and Dobro graced countless rock, country, and R&B records, along the way helping more than a few reach #1.

Playing sessions, however, was only part of his story. As Mercury Records’ head Nashville producer from 1962 to ’84, Kennedy crafted some of Nashville’s most-enduring recordings by everyone from Roger Miller to Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis to Reba McEntire.

Marty Stuart, a longtime admirer and country historian, agrees.

“Jerry is truly one of the lead architects in the creation of the Nashville sound. He played the hound-dog dobro on Jeannie C. Riley’s ‘Harper Valley PTA’ and on many of Tom T. Hall’s most-iconic songs, and he somehow navigated Jerry Lee Lewis through a decade of sessions that resulted in some of the greatest country music that has ever been made. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

“There’s no one else on earth who can boast of such things. Any of those feats qualifies him for any and all Halls of Fame.”

Shreveport, Louisiana, was the starting point. Born there in 1940, Kennedy grew up in a musical melting pot where country, blues, R&B and Cajun sounds blended freely. His mom, Essie, was a country fan, his dad, Gordon, a deputy sheriff, sang at funerals and weddings.

Shreveport’s KWKH radio also shaped his future. At four, Kennedy discovered his first musical hero – the station’s country singer, Harmie Smith. “I loved the sound of his guitar,” he remembers. A few years later, his parents bought a Silvertone guitar he calls, “…a real piece of junk hangin’ around my neck, but it was enough to get me interested.” A Harmony Gene Autry model soon followed.

In 1948, KWKH debuted the Saturday night “Louisiana Hayride” show, modeled on the Grand Ole Opry. Later nicknamed “Cradle of the Stars,” it launched the careers of Hank Williams, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, and James Burton.

One Friday in June, 1950, Gordon Kennedy took nine-year-old Jerry to his first guitar lesson with Tillman Franks, bassist and guitarist on the “The Hayride.” Gordon died unexpectedly the following Monday, and Franks became a surrogate father/mentor while teaching the youngster to play and sing simple three-chord country songs. His progress was swift and within six months Franks had Kennedy (using a Martin 00-18 his mother bought for him) teaching some of his students.

Kennedy took Franks’ advice to listen to “The Hayride” and visit when he could. At 12, he won a talent contest emulating “Hayride” singer Jimmy Lee Fautheree, who played guitar behind his head. Afterward, Franks, whose connections stretched beyond Shreveport, contacted RCA country producer Steve Sholes (who discovered Atkins and later signed Elvis) about recording the kid as a singer and guitar player (though he wasn’t trying to be a vocalist).

Les Paul and George Barnes were among his other guitar heroes, and he listened to a lot of guitar-oriented material. “R&B things and rock and roll lit a huge fire under me,” he says.

On “Hayride” visits, Kennedy sometimes witnessed history in the making. In late 1952, he saw one of Hank Williams’ final performances, and while sitting in the balcony in October, 1954, Scotty Moore caught his attention as Elvis Presley performed his debut single “That’s All Right.” The memory stands out.

“Scotty starts playin’, Elvis starts dancin’…” The Hayride audience erupted. “We never heard a note that Scotty played!” he laughs.

On other visits, he saw Lefty Frizzell and Hank Thompson; the solidbody used by Frizzell’s guitarist left a deep impression.

“That was the first time I put eyes on a Telecaster,” he said. “I heard it and thought, ‘I’ve gotta have one of those!’ I begged my mom for a year, and I don’t know how – she was not a wealthy lady at all – she was working, selling cookies, and she bought me one.”

To plug in, Kennedy purchased a homemade amp.

Straight out of high school in May, 1958, Kennedy walked into a job. Franks, by then running “Hayride,” added him to the house band. He swapped the Tele for a Les Paul Standard he bought at Shreveport’s J&S Music. Franks had him record a teen ballad in Nashville, backed by the A-Team including guitarists Hank Garland, Grady Martin, and Harold Bradley.

When the show closed in 1960, Kennedy (by then married to former “Hayride” singer Linda Brannon) began freelancing. He swapped the Les Paul to his buddy, future Nashville session guitarist Billy Sanford, for a ’54 Strat that Sanford had painted orange.

“My back was beginning to bother me, and the Strat was lighter,” he explains. “Three hours with it was nothing.”

Occasionally, he worked with Shreveport star Johnny Horton, world-famous for his hit single “The Battle of New Orleans.” Franks, who was Horton’s manager, played bass, and Horton’s guitarist was Gerald “Tommy” Tomlinson.

By then, Kennedy had a second local mentor in Mercury Records promotion man Shelby Singleton. Impressed by Singleton’s uncanny knack for picking hits, Mercury hired him in 1960 as head producer in Nashville, despite the fact he played no instruments.

Seeing the strong sales of Chet Atkins’ instrumental LPs, Singleton signed Kennedy and Tomlinson, and on October 28 and 29, 1960, the duo recorded Guitar’s Greatest Hits, a mix of country, pop, and easy-listening favorites backed by A-Team heavy hitters. Billed as Tom and Jerry, Kennedy used his Strat, Tomlinson his Gretsch 6120.

One moment particularly amused Kennedy.

“Can you imagine a 20-year-old kid sittin’ in a chair 10 feet from Hank Garland, trying to play [Garland’s signature instrumental] ‘Sugarfoot Rag?’” (laughs)

Kennedy’s emotions about the record are mixed.

“It could have been so much better,“ he says. “So many people tell me, ‘I’m a guitar player and I learned how to play by listening to that album.’”

It would be their only collaboration, because just days after the session, Tomlinson lost a leg in a car crash that killed Horton and injured Franks.

“It was years before I would listen to that project,” Kennedy reflected. “It bothered me that much.”

Mercury released three subsequent Tom and Jerry instrumental albums with Kennedy and other session players.

Kennedy started making regular trips to Nashville to translate Singleton’s musical ideas to the musicians on his sessions. When it became a full-time job, he moved his family there in March, 1961.

“Shelby let me go in (the studio) and come up with stuff that was different,” he recalls. His skills impressed other producers, including Atkins, who was RCA’s top country producer at the time, as well as Decca’s Owen Bradley, and Don Law at Columbia, all of whom hired him for sessions.

Wanting a new work guitar, Kennedy purchased a new Gibson ES-335 at Hewgley Music. His A-Team status came quickly where most players gradually worked into those hallowed ranks. Singleton was the key.

“God bless him, man,” Kennedy says. “I had an in that a lot of players did not have.”

Playing electric alongside Hank Garland on Leroy Van Dyke’s hit “Walk On By” Kennedy unleashed his hotter side on Presley’s 1962 hit “Good Luck Charm.” The Bradley brothers became friends and mentors; Harold, considered the Dean of Nashville session pickers was, “…like a big brother when I came to town.”

Playing guitar on Bradley’s productions was special. He called the sessions, “…some of the most-learning experiences I had as far as producing records. To hear what we did in the studio and hear it on the radio was two totally different things. A lot happened in that control room that we didn’t know about.”

James Van Der Beek obit

James Van Der Beek Dies: ‘Dawson’s Creek’ & ‘Varsity Blues’ Star Who Battled Cancer Was 48

 

He was not on the list.

James Van Der Beek, who played the titular Dawson Leery on Kevin Williamson’s WB hit Dawson’s Creek and also starred in Varsity Blues, The Rules of Attraction and other films and TV shows, died Wednesday after a long battle with colorectal cancer. He was 48. His family confirmed the news on social media.

Van Der Beek had revealed his cancer diagnosis in November 2024.

“Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning,” the family wrote on Instagram. “He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace. There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend.”

Van Der Beek said in November that he was auctioning memorabilia from Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues to offset costs while going through cancer treatment. Two months earlier, he had dropped out of a one-night Dawson’s Creek reunion to benefit F Cancer and Van der Beek. Lin-Manuel Miranda took his place for the live stage reading of the show’s pilot episode.

The actor also had been set for a recurring role as a mayoral candidate in Prime Video’s upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series Elle.

Born on March 8, 1977 in Cheshire, CT, Van Der Beek made his professional debut at age 16. He played Fergus off Broadway in Edward Albee’s Finding the Sun with Albee himself directing. Years later, after toplining hit movies and TV shows, Van Der Beek said he was always “a theater kid” at heart.

But TV beckoned, and in 1997, he landed Dawson’s Creek.

The series launched the careers of Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Michelle Williams. Jackson, who tried out for the role of Dawson as well as the part he eventually landed (Pacey), later likened the auditioning process to The Hunger Games.

Dawson’s Creek became a phenomenon, debuting in January 1998 to the WB’s highest-ever ratings. It quickly became the top-rated show on television among teenage girls, and the most popular program on The WB. It ran from 1998-2003 and was syndicated worldwide. Netflix picked it up in 2020, introducing it to a whole new generation of fans.

Van Der Beek said recently that part of his inspiration for Dawson came from The Phantom of the Opera.

“Now, nobody in their right mind would ever draw a parallel between the two,” he joked, “but one very big similarity between Dawson and the Phantom of the Opera is that both of them were faced with the reality that the woman they loved truly loved somebody else and said: ‘Go to him. Go to him now before I change my mind.'”

He was referring, of course, to the show’s angsty love triangle in which Van Der Beek’s Dawson and Joshua Jackson’s Pacey famously vied for Joey (Holmes) before Dawson stepped out of the way.

In 1999, as his TV career blossomed, Van Der Beek toplined the film Varsity Blues, a high school football drama that also featured Jon Voight, Amy Smart, Ali Larter, Scott Caan and Paul Walker. Three years later, at the height of his Dawson’s fame, the actor starred in The Rules of Attraction, a black comedy based on Brett Easton Ellis’ book. Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth and Kip Pardue were among the cast. Although neither was a breakout hit at the time, both films have become cult classics of a sort that capture a specific era.

Van Der Beek’s dozen of credits also include a starring role opposite Patricia Arquette on the CBS spinoff CSI: Cyber, which aired two seasons in 2015-16, and playing a fictionalized version of himself in ABC’s Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, which starred Krysten Ritter and ran from 2012-14.

He also voiced Boris Hauntley, a B&B owner and father of the titular character on Disney Channel’s Vampirina, appearing in most of that animated children’s series’ episodes over three seasons from 2017-21. Van Der Beek recurred as the chief ICU doctor on NBC’s 2009-10 drama Mercy and starred briefly as the titular DJ on the one-season Viceland comedy What Would Diplo Do? in 2017.

Van Der Beek’s other television credits include hosting Saturday Night Live in 1999, an arc as a film director during Season 6 of One Tree Hill and several TV movies. He also guested on such series as Modern Family, Walker, How I Met Your Mother, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Medium, Ugly Betty, Criminal Minds, Robot Chicken and soap All the World Turns.

Among his big-screen credits are Harvest, Bad Hair, Downsizing, Labor Day, Final Draft and playing himself in Kevin James’ Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back and Jay & Silent Bob Reboot.

Survivors include his wife of more than 25 years, Kimberly, and their four daughters and two sons. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with his family’s living expenses.

Actor

The Gates

Jacob

Completed

2026

 

Elle

Dean Wilson

Post-productionTV Series

2026

 

Noah Beck and Siena Agudong in Sidelined 2: Intercepted (2025)

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

5.3

Leroy Lahey

2025

 

Sidelined: Rewind with Noah and Siena (2025)

Sidelined: Rewind with Noah and Siena

7.9

2025

 

Mary Beth Barone and Wally Baram in Overcompensating (2025)

Overcompensating

7.7

TV Series

Charlie

2025

2 episodes

 

Noah Beck and Siena Agudong in Sidelined: The QB and Me (2024)

Sidelined: The QB and Me

5.8

Leroy Lahey

2024

 

Jared Padalecki in Walker (2021)

Walker

6.2

TV Series

New Neighbor

2024

1 episode

 

Dee Bradley Baker and Isabella Crovetti in Vampirina (2017)

Vampirina

6.4

TV Series

Boris

2017–2021

69 episodes

 

Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

7.8

TV Mini Series

Prince Humperdinck

2020

1 episode

 

Bad Hair (2020)

Bad Hair

5.6

Grant Madison

2020

 

Val Kilmer, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Joey Lauren Adams, Tommy Chong, Shannon Elizabeth, Kevin Smith, James Van Der Beek, Jason Biggs, Jason Lee, Fred Armisen, Diedrich Bader, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Garman, Chris Jericho, Justin Long, Method Man, Joe Manganiello, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran, Donnell Rawlings, Redman, Joseph D. Reitman, Jake Richardson, Craig Robinson, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Molly Shannon, Harley Quinn Smith, Chris Hemsworth, Frankie Shaw, Kate Micucci, Melissa Benoist, David Dastmalchian, Treshelle Edmond, Alice Wen, Aparna Brielle, and Mickey Gooch Jr. in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

5.6

James Van Der Beek

2019

 

Belvedere: Destiny (2018)

Belvedere: Destiny

Video

2018

 

Pose (2018)

Pose

8.6

TV Series

Matt Bromley

2018

5 episodes

 

Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Frances Anderson, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)

Modern Family

8.5

TV Series

Bo Johnson

2017

1 episode

 

Sea Oak (2017)

Sea Oak

7.0

TV Movie

Mr. Frendt

2017

 

James Van Der Beek in What Would Diplo Do? (2017)

What Would Diplo Do?

7.1

TV Series

Diplo

2017

5 episodes

 

Matt Damon in Downsizing (2017)

Downsizing

5.8

Anesthesiologist

2017

 

Room 104 (2017)

Room 104

6.1

TV Series

Scott

2017

1 episode

 

Carters Get Rich (2017)

Carters Get Rich

5.0

TV Series

Trent Zebriski

2017

2 episodes

 

Diplo: A Day in the Life (2016)

Diplo: A Day in the Life

Music Video

Diplo

2016

 

Patricia Arquette, Ted Danson, James Van Der Beek, Shad Moss, Hayley Kiyoko, and Charley Koontz in CSI: Cyber (2015)

CSI: Cyber

5.5

TV Series

Elijah Mundo

2015–2016

31 episodes

 

Indiana Home Shopping

5.8

Short

2015

 

Power Rangers (2015)

Power Rangers

7.6

Short

Rocky

2015

 

James Van Der Beek, Majandra Delfino, Kevin Connolly, Zoe Lister-Jones, Brooklyn Decker, and Rick Donald in Friends with Better Lives (2014)

Friends with Better Lives

7.0

TV Series

Will

2014

13 episodes

 

Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)

How I Met Your Mother

8.3

TV Series

SimonSimon Tremblay

2008–2013

3 episodes

 

Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Labor Day (2013)

Labor Day

6.9

Officer Treadwell

2013

 

The Magic Bracelet (2013)

The Magic Bracelet

8.4

Short

Joe

2013

 

Krysten Ritter in Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

7.3

TV Series

James Van Der Beek

2012–2013

26 episodes

 

James Van Der Beek and Sarah Megan Thomas in Backwards (2012)

Backwards

5.5

Geoff

2012

 

Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.1

TV Series

Sean Albert

2012

1 episode

 

James Van Der Beek in Salem Falls (2011)

Salem Falls

5.6

TV Movie

Jack McBradden

2011

 

Heather Locklear, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and Breckin Meyer in Franklin & Bash (2011)

Franklin & Bash

7.6

TV Series

Nathan

2011

1 episode

 

Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6

TV Series

Rex Tamlyn

2011

1 episode

 

Kesha in Ke$ha: Blow (2011)

Ke$ha: Blow

7.4

Music Video

2011

 

James Van Der Beek in DILF Khakis (2011)

DILF Khakis

7.1

Short

2011

 

Asshole for Hire (2011)

Asshole for Hire

7.7

Short

2011

 

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis (2010)

Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis

6.9

Short

Sean Bateman

2010

 

Michelle Trachtenberg, Jaime Lee Kirchner, and Taylor Schilling in Mercy (2009)

Mercy

7.1

TV Series

Dr. Joe Briggs

2010

11 episodes

 

Antonio Banderas, Sam Elliott, William Fichtner, Snoop Dogg, Delroy Lindo, Thomas Kretschmann, and Autumn Reeser in The Big Bang (2010)

The Big Bang

5.4

Adam Nova

2010

 

Mrs. Miracle (2009)

Mrs. Miracle

6.7

TV Movie

Seth Webster

2009

 

The Forgotten (2009)

The Forgotten

6.6

TV Series

Judd Shaw

2009

1 episode

 

Jon Hamm and Josh Lucas in Stolen (2009)

Stolen

6.1

DiplomaRogianni

2009

 

Luke Perry, Teri Polo, and James Van Der Beek in The Storm (2009)

The Storm

3.5

TV Mini Series

Dr. Jonathan Kirk

2009

2 episodes

 

James Van Der Beek in Formosa Betrayed (2009)

Formosa Betrayed

6.1

Jake Kelly

2009

 

Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)

Medium

7.2

TV Series

Dylan Hoyt

2009

1 episode

 

Sophia Bush, James Lafferty, Bethany Joy Lenz, Chad Michael Murray, and Hilarie Burton Morgan in One Tree Hill (2003)

One Tree Hill

7.8

TV Series

Adam Reese

2008–2009

4 episodes

 

Eva Adams (2009)

Eva Adams

5.6

TV Movie

Connor Strikes

2009

 

Taken in Broad Daylight (2009)

Taken in Broad Daylight

5.5

TV Movie

Tony Zappa

2009

 

Eye of the Beast (2007)

Eye of the Beast

4.3

TV Movie

Dan Leland

2007

 

Football Wives (2007)

Football Wives

5.3

TV Short

Brian Reynolds

2007

 

America Ferrera in Ugly Betty (2006)

Ugly Betty

6.8

TV Series

Luke Carnes

2007

1 episode

 

Final Draft (2007)

Final Draft

3.7

Paul Twist

2007

 

Criminal Minds (2005)

Criminal Minds

8.1

TV Series

Tobias HankelRaphael

2007

2 episodes

 

James Van Der Beek, Jane Krakowski, Jay Harrington, and Amy Sloan in Sex, Power, Love & Politics (2006)

Sex, Power, Love & Politics

6.8

TV Movie

Ozzie

2006

 

James Van Der Beek, Joshua Close, Hilary Carroll, and Brittany Scobie in The Plague (2006)

The Plague

4.5

Tom Russell

2006

 

David Lynch and Seth Green in Robot Chicken (2005)

Robot Chicken

7.7

TV Series

Jonathan 'Mox' MoxonBush's AideDoctor (voice) ...

2006

2 episodes

 

Three

6.9

TV Series

John-O

2005

1 episode

 

James Van Der Beek and Amy Adams in Standing Still (2005)

Standing Still

5.6

Simon

2005

 

James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek (1998)

Dawson's Creek

6.8

TV Series

Dawson Leery

1998–2003

128 episodes

 

James Van Der Beek, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, Kip Pardue, Ian Somerhalder, and Shannyn Sossamon in The Rules of Attraction (2002)

The Rules of Attraction

6.6

Sean Bateman

2002

 

Ben Affleck, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Shannon Elizabeth, Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, and Jason Mewes in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

6.8

James Van Der Beek

2001

 

Texas Rangers (2001)

Texas Rangers

5.3

Lincoln Rogers Dunnison

2001

 

Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, Marlon Wayans, Lochlyn Munro, Dave Sheridan, and Shawn Wayans in Scary Movie (2000)

Scary Movie

6.3

Dawson Leery (uncredited)

2000

 

Collective Soul: Run (1999)

Collective Soul: Run

6.6

Music Video

Mox (uncredited)

1999

 

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Saturday Night Live

8.0

TV Series

Chris BrubakerFreddie PatekRic ...

1999

1 episode

 

James Van Der Beek, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Amy Smart, Ron Lester, Eliel Swinton, and Paul Walker in Varsity Blues (1999)

Varsity Blues

6.6

Mox

1999

 

James Van Der Beek, Paula Garcés, and Kris Park in Harvest (1998)

Harvest

4.6

James Peterson (as James Van Derbeek)

1998

 

Claire Danes, Jude Law, and Jeanne Moreau in I Love You, I Love You Not (1996)

I Love You, I Love You Not

5.3

Tony

1996

 

John Bedford Lloyd, Alice Dinnean, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Joey Mazzarino, David Rudman, Paige Tiffany, and Margaret Trigg in Aliens in the Family (1996)

Aliens in the Family

5.6

TV Series

Ethan

1996

1 episode

 

As the World Turns (1956)

As the World Turns

6.3

TV Series

Stephen Anderson

1995

3 episodes

 

Ariana Richards, Chris Owen, and Charlie Talbert in Angus (1995)

Angus

6.7

Rick Sandford

1995

 

Clarissa Explains It All (1991)

Clarissa Explains It All

7.1

TV Series

Paulie

1993

1 episode

 

Music Department

Dee Bradley Baker and Isabella Crovetti in Vampirina (2017)

Vampirina

6.4

TV Series

performer: main title (uncredited)

2017–2019

39 episodes

 

Writer

James Van Der Beek in What Would Diplo Do? (2017)

What Would Diplo Do?

7.1

TV Series

written by

2017

5 episodes

 

Power Rangers (2015)

Power Rangers

7.6

Short

written by

2015

 

Soundtrack

The Masked Singer (2019)

The Masked Singer

5.8

TV Series

performer: "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "I Had Some Help"performer: "Disturbia"performer: "Rewrite the Stars"

2025

3 episodes

 

Dee Bradley Baker and Isabella Crovetti in Vampirina (2017)

Vampirina

6.4

TV Series

performer: "It's A Beautiful Night"performer: "Dragos the Dancer"

2017

2 episodes

 

James Van Der Beek, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, Kip Pardue, Ian Somerhalder, and Shannyn Sossamon in The Rules of Attraction (2002)

The Rules of Attraction

6.6

performer: "Anna Begins"

2002

 

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Saturday Night Live

8.0

TV Series

performer: "Conjugate My Love", "Girl Has Got To Do"

1999

1 episode

 

Producer

James Van Der Beek in What Would Diplo Do? (2017)

What Would Diplo Do?

7.1

TV Series

executive producer

2017

 

Voice Actor - Dubbing

New

Castle in the Sky (1986)

Castle in the Sky

8.0

Pazu (English, 2003 Disney)

1986

 

Thanks

Jamie Bell in Skin (2018)

Skin

6.8

special thanks

2018

 

Orlando Delbert in Hollywood, Unapologetic! (2016)

Hollywood, Unapologetic!

TV Series

grateful acknowledgmentthe producers wish to thank

2017

1 episode

 

War of the Dead (2011)

War of the Dead

4.1

special thanks

2011

 

Self

Bridget Brennan and James Glenday in ABC News Breakfast (2008)

ABC News Breakfast

4.7

TV Series

Self - Actor

2026

1 episode

 

Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie in Today (1952)

Today

4.6

TV Series

Self - Guest

2017–2025

4 episodes

 

The Masked Singer (2019)

The Masked Singer

5.8

TV Series

Self - Griffin

2025

3 episodes

 

Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner in Entertainment Tonight (1981)

Entertainment Tonight

3.6

TV Series

Self

2008–2024

15 episodes

 

Jennifer Hudson in The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)

The Jennifer Hudson Show

4.6

TV Series

Self - Guest

2024

1 episode

 

The Real Full Monty (2024)

The Real Full Monty

7.2

Self - Actor

2024

 

The View (1997)

The View

2.4

TV Series

Self - Guest

2024

1 episode

 

Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, and Michael Strahan in Good Morning America (1975)

Good Morning America

4.4

TV Series

Self - Guest

2019–2024

2 episodes

 

2024 CMT Music Awards (2024)

2024 CMT Music Awards

5.8

TV Special

Self - Presenter

2024

 

Anthony Anderson in We Are Family (2024)

We Are Family

5.4

TV Series

Self - Olivia's Father

2024

1 episode

 

Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Jenn Tran, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)

Dancing with the Stars

4.9

TV Series

Self - ContestantSelf - Audience Member

2019–2023

12 episodes

 

What's Up Now (2023)

What's Up Now

TV Series

Self

2023

1 episode

 

Fast Foodies (2021)

Fast Foodies

6.8

TV Series

Self

2021

1 episode

 

That Scene with Dan Patrick (2020)

That Scene with Dan Patrick

5.6

Podcast Series

Self - Guest

2021

1 episode

 

Meredith Vieira in 25 Words or Less (2018)

25 Words or Less

6.8

TV Series

Self - Contestant

2020

6 episodes

 

Peter Facinelli, Camryn Manheim, Clark Gregg, Michael Imperioli, Ron Cephas Jones, S. Epatha Merkerson, Aida Turturro, Paul Wesley, Abigail Breslin, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Chris Sullivan in The Paley Center Presents Law & Order: Before They Were Stars (2020)

The Paley Center Presents Law & Order: Before They Were Stars

8.4

TV Special

Self

2020

 

Wendy Williams in The Wendy Williams Show (2008)

The Wendy Williams Show

3.4

TV Series

Self - Guest

2010–2020

5 episodes

 

Martin Short in Match Game (2016)

Match Game

6.1

TV Series

Self - Panelist

2018–2020

4 episodes

 

Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2020)

Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

6.7

Self

2020

 

Celebrity Page (2016)

Celebrity Page

2.3

TV Series

Self

2017–2020

3 episodes

 

Mariska Hargitay in The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

8.3

TV Special

Self

2020

 

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019)

The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards

5.8

TV Special

Self - Audience Member

2019

 

Terri Seymour, Mona Kosar Abdi, and Derek Hough in Extra (1994)

Extra

3.2

TV Series

Self

2019

1 episode

 

James Corden in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.6

TV Series

Self - Guest

2015–2019

4 episodes

 

Michael Strahan in The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)

The $100,000 Pyramid

6.3

TV Series

Self - Celebrity Player

2019

1 episode

 

Island Hoppers

TV Series

Self - Host

2019

 

Melissa Joan Hart in Under a Rock with Tig Notaro (2019)

Under a Rock with Tig Notaro

8.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

2019

1 episode

 

Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg in 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019)

2019 Golden Globe Awards

5.5

TV Special

Self

2019

 

The '90s Greatest (2018)

The '90s Greatest

6.8

TV Mini Series

Self

2018

2 episodes

 

Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa in Live with Kelly and Mark (1988)

Live with Kelly and Mark

4.5

TV Series

Self - Guest

2012–2018

5 episodes

 

Bret Easton Ellis Podcast (2013)

Bret Easton Ellis Podcast

6.7

Podcast Series

Self - Guest

2014–2018

2 episodes

 

Pose: Identity, Family, Community (2018)

Pose: Identity, Family, Community

8.8

TV Mini Series

Self

2018

1 episode

 

Joel McHale in The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (2018)

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

7.1

TV Series

Self - Guest

2018

1 episode

 

John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

8.8

TV Series

Self - Guest (voice)

2018

1 episode

 

Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions (2016)

Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunions

6.2

TV Series

Self

2018

1 episode

 

Conan O'Brien and Kevin Hart in Kevin Hart: What the Fit (2018)

Kevin Hart: What the Fit

7.8

TV Series

Self

2018

1 episode

 

Drop the Mic (2017)

Drop the Mic

4.5

TV Series

Self

2017

1 episode

 

One Voice Somos Live: A Concert for Disaster Relief (2017)

One Voice Somos Live: A Concert for Disaster Relief

6.8

TV Special

Self

2017

 

Jerry O'Connell, Sheryl Underwood, Natalie Morales, Amanda Kloots, and Akbar Gbajabiamila in The Talk (2010)

The Talk

3.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

2014–2017

3 episodes

 

Bobby Lee and Khalyla Kuhn in TigerBelly (2015)

TigerBelly

8.1

Podcast Series

Self - Guest

2017

1 episode

 

Access Daily (2010)

Access Daily

3.5

TV Series

Self

2015–2017

2 episodes

 

Conan O'Brien in Conan (2010)

Conan

8.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

2012–2017

2 episodes

 

Louis Aguirre and Debbie Matenopoulos in The Insider (2004)

The Insider

2.7

TV Series

Self

2014–2017

2 episodes

 

Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

7.1

TV Series

Self - Guest

2017

1 episode

 

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.6

TV Series

Self - Guest

2012–2017

2 episodes

 

Dermot O'Leary, Catherine Tate, and Ruby Wax in The Nightly Show (2017)

The Nightly Show

4.4

TV Series

Self - Guest

2017

1 episode

 

Cat Deeley, Alison Hammond, Dermot O'Leary, and Ben Shephard in This Morning (1988)

This Morning

4.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

2017

1 episode

 

Celebs React (2016)

Celebs React

5.4

TV Series

Self

2016

3 episodes

 

The 26th Annual Environmental Media Awards

TV Special

Self

2016

 

CSI: Cyber - The Final Season: Behind the Firewall

Video

Self

2016

 

CSI: Cyber - The Final Season: Mr. Russell Goes to Washington (2016)

CSI: Cyber - The Final Season: Mr. Russell Goes to Washington

Video

Self

2016

 

CSI: Cyber - The Final Season: Pixel Perfect

Video

Self

2016

 

Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (2009)

Kevin Pollak's Chat Show

8.3

TV Series

Self

2016

1 episode

 

Jade Catta-Preta in The Soup (2004)

The Soup

8.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

2015

2 episodes

 

CSI: Cyber - Season 1: CGI: Cyber (2015)

CSI: Cyber - Season 1: CGI: Cyber

8.5

Short

Self

2015

 

CSI: Cyber - Season 1: Encoding CSI: Cyber (2015)

CSI: Cyber - Season 1: Encoding CSI: Cyber

8.3

Short

Self

2015

 

CSI: Cyber - Season 1: It Can Happen to You: Season 1 of CSI: Cyber

Short

Self

2015

 

Ellen DeGeneres in The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

6.5

TV Series

Self - Guest

2015

1 episode

 

Talk Stoop (2009)

Talk Stoop

4.0

TV Series

Self

2014

1 episode

 

Rachael Ray in Rachael Ray (2006)

Rachael Ray

4.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

2012–2014

3 episodes

 

Spoilers (2008)

Spoilers

3.1

TV Series

Self

2014

1 episode

 

2014 CMT Music Awards (2014)

2014 CMT Music Awards

6.1

TV Special

Self

2014

 

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

7.0

TV Series

Self - Guest

2014

1 episode

 

E! News (1991)

E! News

4.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

2014

1 episode

 

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

6.3

TV Series

Self - GuestSelf - Pierre Chalfant

2014

1 episode

 

The Queen Latifah Show (2013)

The Queen Latifah Show

4.7

TV Series

Self - Guest

2014

1 episode

 

Eric André in The Eric Andre Show (2012)

The Eric Andre Show

8.5

TV Series

Self - Guest

2013

1 episode

 

The 23th Annual Environmental Media Awards

TV Special

Self - Presenter

2013

 

Larry King Now (2012)

Larry King Now

5.5

TV Series

Self - Guest

2013

1 episode

 

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in 70th Golden Globe Awards (2013)

70th Golden Globe Awards

7.4

TV Special

Self (uncredited)

2013

 

Rove LA (2011)

Rove LA

6.9

TV Series

Self

2012

1 episode

 

Jimmy Fallon in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

6.7

TV Series

Self - Guest

2010–2012

2 episodes

 

Damian Lewis at an event for Homeland (2011)

The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards

6.3

TV Special

Self - Presenter

2012

 

E.W.C. - Express Written Consent (2012)

E.W.C. - Express Written Consent

TV Series

Self

2012–2017

 

Jimmy Kimmel and Guillermo Rodriguez in Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

6.4

TV Series

Self - Guest

2012

2 episodes

 

Chelsea Handler in Chelsea Lately (2007)

Chelsea Lately

6.1

TV Series

Self - Guest

2010–2012

2 episodes

 

Carrie Keagan in Big Morning Buzz Live (2011)

Big Morning Buzz Live

4.8

TV Series

Self - Guest

2012

1 episode

 

Carson Daly in Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)

Last Call with Carson Daly

3.1

TV Series

Self - Guest

2003–2012

2 episodes

 

Heather McDonald, Brad Wollack, Sarah Colonna, Chelsea Handler, Jen Kirkman, Chuy Bravo, Chris Franjola, Jeff Wild, and Fortune Feimster in After Lately (2011)

After Lately

6.9

TV Series

Self

2012

1 episode

 

2011 New Now Next Awards (2011)

2011 New Now Next Awards

6.2

TV Special

Self - Host

2011

 

Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng, and Josh Johnson in The Daily Show (1996)

The Daily Show

8.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

2001–2011

3 episodes

 

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2011)

The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards

7.4

TV Special

Self

2011

 

James Van Der Beek in Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes (2011)

Van Der Week: Behind the Scenes

Short

Self

2011

 

Vandermemes (2011)

Vandermemes

6.4

Short

Self

2011

 

Richard R. Lee, Veronica Castro, and Lori Rosales in Sidewalks Entertainment (1994)

Sidewalks Entertainment

4.5

TV Series

Self

2010

1 episode

 

Bonnie Hunt in The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008)

The Bonnie Hunt Show

6.5

TV Series

Self - Guest

2010

1 episode

 

Castle in the Sky: Character Sketches (2010)

Castle in the Sky: Character Sketches

Video

Self

2010

 

Castle in the Sky: Creating 'Castle in the Sky' (2010)

Castle in the Sky: Creating 'Castle in the Sky'

Video

Self

2010

 

Castle in the Sky: The World of Laputa (2010)

Castle in the Sky: The World of Laputa

8.0

Video

Self

2010

 

Wake Up, It's Tuesday! (2010)

Wake Up, It's Tuesday!

6.9

TV Series

Self

2010

1 episode

 

Two-a-Days: The Ellis Way

Video

Self

2009

 

Free Radio (2007)

Free Radio

8.3

TV Series

Self

2008

1 episode

 

Matthew Gray Gubler in Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary (2006)

Matthew Gray Gubler: The Unauthorized Documentary

9.4

TV Series

Self

2007

1 episode

 

Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)

Danny Roane: First Time Director

4.4

Self

2006

 

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

E! True Hollywood Story

6.5

TV Series

Self

2005

1 episode

 

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party (2004)

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

6.6

Self

2004

 

The 13th Annual Environmental Media Awards

TV Special

Self

2003

 

Castle in the Sky: Behind the Microphone (2003)

Castle in the Sky: Behind the Microphone

Video

Self

2003

 

Dermot O'Leary in T4 (2001)

T4

5.5

TV Series

Self

2003

1 episode

 

V Graham Norton (2002)

V Graham Norton

6.8

TV Series

Self - Guest

2003

1 episode

 

Revealed with Jules Asner (2001)

Revealed with Jules Asner

5.6

TV Series

Self

2002

1 episode

 

Craig Kilborn in The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999)

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

5.4

TV Series

Self - Guest

2002

1 episode

 

Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

1999–2002

4 episodes

 

Total Request Live (1998)

Total Request Live

4.2

TV Series

Self

2002

1 episode

 

Total Access 24/7 (2001)

Total Access 24/7

6.9

TV Series

Self

2002

1 episode

 

Anatomy of a Scene (2001)

Anatomy of a Scene

6.6

TV Series

Self

2001–2004

1 episode

 

+ de cinéma (2001)

+ de cinéma

6.6

TV Series

Self

2001

1 episode

 

Rosie O'Donnell in The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

4.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

1998–2001

3 episodes

 

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (2001)

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

7.0

TV Special

Self

2001

 

2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000)

2000 MTV Movie Awards

4.4

TV Special

Self - Presenter

2000

 

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000)

2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

4.3

TV Special

Self

2000

 

Dawson's Creek: Behind the Scenes

7.4

TV Movie

Self

1999

 

MTV Movie Special: Varsity Blues (1999)

MTV Movie Special: Varsity Blues

TV Short

Self

1999

 

Saturday Night Live 25 (1999)

Saturday Night Live 25

7.7

TV Special

Self

1999

 

The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999)

The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

4.4

TV Special

Self - Presenter

1999

 

Jim Carrey in 1999 MTV Movie Awards (1999)

1999 MTV Movie Awards

5.7

TV Special

Self - Winner

1999

 

TFI Friday (1996)

TFI Friday

6.7

TV Series

Self

1999

1 episode

 

The Panel (1998)

The Panel

7.0

TV Series

Self

1999

1 episode

 

Conan O'Brien in Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

8.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

1999

1 episode

 

E! Behind the Scenes (1996)

E! Behind the Scenes

5.6

TV Series

Self

1998

1 episode

 

The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1998)

The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

6.4

TV Special

Self - Presenter

1998

 

The Howie Mandel Show (1998)

The Howie Mandel Show

4.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

1998

1 episode

 

True Life (1998)

True Life

7.3

TV Series

Self - Host

1998

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Deborah Norville in Inside Edition (1988)

Inside Edition

4.0

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2026

1 episode

 

Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner in Entertainment Tonight (1981)

Entertainment Tonight

3.6

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2017–2026

27 episodes

 

Terri Seymour, Mona Kosar Abdi, and Derek Hough in Extra (1994)

Extra

3.2

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2015–2019

3 episodes

 

Mario Lopez and Scott Evans in Access Hollywood (1996)

Access Hollywood

3.2

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2018

1 episode

 

Criminal Minds (2005)

Criminal Minds

8.1

TV Series

Tobias Hankel (archive footage, uncredited)

2007–2017

2 episodes

 

Chelsea Handler in Chelsea Lately (2007)

Chelsea Lately

6.1

TV Series

Self - Will Stokes (archive footage)

2014

1 episode

 

Melissa Sue Anderson in 100 Greatest Teen Stars (2006)

100 Greatest Teen Stars

6.6

TV Mini Series

Self (archive footage)

2007

1 episode

 

Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

8.0

TV Short

Bush's Aide (archive sound, voice)

2007

 

Tom Hanks in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (2004)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks

7.2

TV Special

Self (archive footage)

2004

 

Frontline (1983)

Frontline

8.6

TV Series

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

2001

1 episode

 

Songs from Dawson's Creek

6.7

TV Movie

Self - Dawson Leery (archive footage)

1999

 

Seventeen: The Faces for Fall

5.4

TV Movie

Self (archive footage, uncredited)

1998