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| John Pankow | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1954-04-28) April 28, 1954 (age 70) St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse |
Kristine Sutherland (m. 1986) |
| Children | 1 |
John Pankow (born April 28, 1954) is an American actor. He may be best known for his role as Ira Buchman for all seven seasons of Mad About You, and later for his role as series regular Merc Lapidus on Episodes.
Early life
Pankow was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the sixth of nine siblings. His elder brother is trombonist/composer James Pankow, a founding member of the legendary rock group Chicago. Pankow grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, and attended Maine South High School and Northeastern Illinois University. He is from a Roman Catholic family of German and Irish descent.
Career
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Pankow, a veteran actor of stage, film and television, appeared for seven seasons as Ira Buchman on the NBC sitcom Mad About You. Pankow was a series regular on the Showtime/BBC series Episodes, playing American television executive Merc Lapidus. He played federal agent John Vukovich opposite William Petersen and Willem Dafoe in To Live and Die in L.A.
Personal life
Pankow has been married to actress Kristine Sutherland since 1985.
Selected filmography
- The Chosen (1981) - Bully
- The Hunger (1983) - 1st Phone Booth Youth
- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) - POW #6 (uncredited)
- To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) - John Vukovich
- The Secret of My Success (1987) - Fred Melrose
- Batteries Not Included (1987) - Kovacs
- Johnny Be Good (1988) - Lou Landers (uncredited)
- Monkey Shines (1988) - Geoffrey Fisher
- Talk Radio (1988) - Dietz
- Mortal Thoughts (1991) - Arthur Kellogg
- Year of the Gun (1991) - Italo Bianchi
- A Stranger Among Us (1992) - Levine
- The Object of My Affection (1998) - Vince McBride
- Life as a House (2001) - Bryan Burke
- Bride Wars (2009) - John
- The Extra Man (2010) - George
- Morning Glory (2010) - Lenny Bergman
- Putzel (2012) - Sid
New York stage
- Merton of the Movies (1980)
- The Slab Boys (1980)
- Forty-Deuce (1981)
- Hunting Scenes From Lower Bavaria (1981)
- Amadeus (1981)
- Cloud Nine (1982)
- Jazz Poets at the Grotto (1982)
- Henry V (1984)
- The Iceman Cometh (1985)
- North Shore Fish (1987)
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (1987)
- Serious Money (1987)
- Italian American Reconciliation (1988)
- Aristocrats (1989)
- Ice Cream with Hot Fudge (1990)
- Scheherazade (1992)
- The Tempest (1995)
- Baby Anger (1997)
- Measure for Measure (2001)
- Barbra's Wedding (2003)
- Twelve Angry Men (2004)
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (2006)
- Cymbeline (2007)
- Why Torture is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them (2009)
- Keep Your Pantheon (2009)
- School (2009)
- Equivocation (2010)
- Taming of the Shrew (2012)
- Medieval Play (2012)
- Natural Affection (2013)
- Much Ado About Nothing (2014)
- Dada Woof Papa Hot (2015)
- The True (2018)
- Kiss Me, Kate (2019)
Television series
- The Doctors (1981–1982) - Danny Martin
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1990–1991) - Ron Luchesse
- Mad About You (1993–1999) - Ira Buchman
- Episodes (2011–2017) - Merc Lapidus
- Madam Secretary (2014-2019) - NASA Administrator Glenn
- Blue Bloods (2018) (Guest star, episode: "The Devil You Know") - John Romano
References
- "Brother Act". Retrieved 10 March 2017.
External links
- John Pankow at IMDb
- John Pankow at the Internet Broadway Database
- John Pankow at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Northeastern Illinois University alumni
- Male actors from St. Louis
- Actors from Park Ridge, Illinois
- American people of German descent
- American people of Irish descent
- 1954 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- Male actors of German descent