Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 11, 1952
Place of Birth:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Tim DeZarn
Biography
Timothy Joseph DeZarn (born July 11, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as deZarn, he is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres.
DeZarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man (playing Mary Jane Watson's father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight.
DeZarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Trek TV franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, 7th Heaven, and Sons of Anarchy.
Tim DeZarn was born on July 11, 1952. DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio. He did not pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old.
His first broadcast role was on the TV series The Equalizer in 1986. His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives.
DeZarn made several appearances as Army Sergeant Dixon on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He played the recurring character George Putnam in season two of NYPD Blue. He appeared in five episodes of Deadwood on HBO. DeZarn appeared in Sons of Anarchy as Nate Meineke, the leader of a local state militia and terrorist group. He appeared in sci-fi horror film Project Dorothy (directed by George Henry Horton) in 2019.
DeZarn lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. His 18-year-old son Travis was killed in an auto accident in 2007.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Project Dorothy | James |
| 2024 | The Grimm Backward | Sheriff Rizzi |
| 2024 | You're Doing Great | Angus |
| 2022 | Every Night & Every Day | Randal |
| 2021 | The Joes | Nazi |
| 2021 | Wrong Turn | Nate Roades |
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild | Hermit Fisherman |
| 2019 | The Lilac Thief | The Pastor |
| 2018 | Acts of Desperation | Maynard |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") |
| 2018 | 818 | Jeffrey Maddison |
| 2017 | The Preacher's Son | Congressman Dixon (as Tim De Zarn) |
| 2017 | Christmas Crime Story | Barrett Hill |
| 2017 | The Hatred | Sheriff |
| 2017 | Buckshot | Buckshot |
| 2016 | Halfway to Hell | Cliff |
| 2016 | Used Body Parts | Gas Man |
| 2015 | Verbatim: Follow the Chicken | Plaintiff |
| 2014 | Atlas Shrugged: Part III | Train Engineer |
| 2014 | The Wolves of Savin Hill | Fitz |
| 2013 | K-11 | Cowboy Williams |
| 2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Mordecai |
| 2011 | The Artist | Soldier |
| 2010 | Re-Cut | John Fowler |
| 2010 | Re-Cut | Sheriff Tate |
| 2008 | Untraceable | Herbert Miller |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Police Sergeant |
| 2006 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | Slaughterhouse Supervisor |
| 2006 | Swedish Auto | Shelley |
| 2004 | Grave Matters | Chief Coveleski |
| 2002 | Spider-Man | Philip Watson |
| 2001 | The Visit | Guard Enheim |
| 2001 | One Night at McCool's | Detective Ertagian |
| 2000 | Pay It Forward | Liquid Man #2 |
| 2000 | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Shotgun Guy |
| 1999 | Fight Club | Federated Motor Co. - Inspector Bird |
| 1998 | On the Line | Trevor Freed |
| 1998 | I Married a Monster | Deputy Pete |
| 1997 | Steel | Skinhead Leader |
| 1997 | Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy | Leonard Guini |
| 1997 | I Love You, Don't Touch Me! | Vagrant |
| 1997 | Gun | |
| 1996 | Precious Find | Freddie |
| 1995 | Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight | Homer |
| 1995 | Raging Angels | Banker |
| 1994 | Midnight Runaround | Farmer #1 (as Tim De Zarn) |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | Eddie Payton |
| 1992 | Rage and Honor | Fast Eddie |
| 1992 | The Witness | |
| 1992 | South Central | Buddha |
| 1991 | Under Surveillance | SWAT Trooper |
| 1991 | The Killing Mind | Gordon Atherton |
| 1989 | Three Fugitives | First Officer |
| In the Sunset of the Condemned | Don 'The Marksman' Benbow |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Landman | Perry Hardin |
| 2019 | Truth Be Told | KUVNEY |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Winslow |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T. | Brewster |
| 2016 | Shooter | Clerk |
| 2015 | Marvel's Agent Carter | George |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul | Mr. Harkness |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans | Paul Hare |
| 2012 | Longmire | |
| 2011 | Shameless | Nana |
| 2010 | Justified | Detective Dempsey |
| 2009 | Castle | Bartender |
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Frank Sanders |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Jim Mullins |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | |
| 2008 | Sons of Anarchy | Nate Meineke |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Arkin Shea |
| 2007 | Life | Flint Garber |
| 2007 | Mad Men | Jim Anderson |
| 2005 | Weeds | Sergeant Holbrook |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Santa Claus |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Paul Barter |
| 2005 | The Closer | Mr. Dobson |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Townsman |
| 2003 | NCIS | David Runion |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Ricky Stockvis |
| 2002 | Monk | Max Barton |
| 2002 | The Shield | Kevin |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Police Chief |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Red Carlton |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Raymond Edmondson (segment "The Electric Chair") |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Pool Hall Manager |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue | Willoughby |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Warden Yediq |
| 1995 | Nowhere Man | Harry Corners |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Haliz |
| 1994 | Viper | Johnson |
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Krawczyk |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Halb |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Sergeant Dixon |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Stan |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Salesman |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Satler |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Stoller |
| 1984 | Hunter | Hench |