John Bernard Larroquette was born on the 25th November 1947, in New Orleans, Louisiana USA, and is a film and television actor, a five-time Emmy Award winner best known for his roles of Dan Fielding in NBC sitcom “Night Court” (1984 – 1992) and lawyer Carl Sack in the ABC series “Boston Legal” (2007 – 2008). Larroquette has been active in the entertainment industry since 1974.
How rich is the well known actor? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the outright size of John Larroquette’s net worth is as much as $28 million, as of the data presented in the late 2016. Acting is the main source of Larroquette’s wealth.
John Larroquette Net Worth $28 Million
To begin with, he is a son of Bert Hella Oramous Helmstetter and John Edgar Larroquette. In his youth he played clarinet and saxophone, but in 1973 he saw the play “Vieux Carré”, and then decided to become an actor. He moved to Hollywood to pursue his acting career.
Talking about his professional career, John debuted as the narrator of the horror film “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974) by Tobe Hooper. Then he made brief appearances in a number of feature films, including “Altered States” (1980), “Heart Beat” (1980), “Green Ice” (1981), “Stripes” (1981), “Cat People” (1982), “Hysterical” (1983) and “Twilight Zone: The Movie” (1983). John Larroquette became known for his role of the sex-obsessed District Attorney Dan Fielding in the sitcom “Night Court”, for which he won four Emmy Awards consecutively in 1985-88. Later, he had his own series “The John Larroquette Show” (1993 – 1996), both of which significantly contributed to his net worth.
It should be said that the actor won Primetime Emmy Award and Viewers for Quality Television Award for his role in the legal drama “The Practice” (1997 – 2002). Then he played the main role in the series “Happy Family” (2003 – 2004), followed by landing the main character in the legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley – “Boston Legal” (2007 – 2008). For the Outstanding Performance in the series he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2007 and 2008. John was afterwards cast as the main in the feature film “Gun” (2010) directed by Jessy Terrero.
Since 2014, the actor has been staring in the adventure television series “The Librarians”, aired on TNT; for the role of Jenkins, John Larroquette was nominated for a Saturn Award in 2015.
In addition to the above mentioned engagements, Laroquette has added sums to the overall size of his net worth appearing live on the stage. He made his debut on Broadway in 2011, portraying JB Biggley in the musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”. In 2012, he starred in the play “The Best Man” by Gore Vidal, creating the character of William Russell.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Larroquette married Elizabeth Ann Cookson in 1975; the family has three children. John is an avid collector of rare books – he is focused on authors including Charles Bukowski, David Foster Wallace, Anthony Burgess, John Fante, Michael Ondaatje and John Steinbeck.
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (2011), Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007, 2008), Saturn Award (2015), Viewers for Quality Television - Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series (1994, 1995)
“Night Court” (1984-1992), “Boston Legal” (2007-2008), “The John Larroquette Show” (1993-1996), “The Practice” (1997-2002), “Happy Family” (2003-2004), “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (2011), “The Librarians” (2014-)
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Trademark
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Towering height and slender frame
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Deep resonant voice
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(2008, on Boston Legal) David Kelley and I have a history, because I did four episodes of a character named Joey Heric on The Practice, who was a flamboyant homosexual who gets away with murder. When he was looking to retool the Boston Legal cast, he called and asked me if I'd be interested in joining, and I said immediately, "Would you like me to come in today?" I became a fan of that show, because of James Spader's work. And I also I loved Candice Bergen and Bill Shatner. And David Kelley's writing is a premier reason why you'd take a job like that. You know you're going to have words to say that are fundamentally interesting and exciting to learn. So I just said, "Yes, absolutely."
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(2008, on Twilight Zone: The Movie) Another incidence of me being a selfish actor. I said "There's no way I'm going to put on a fucking hood, otherwise you're not going to see me." So I'm one of the few actors in that particular section that doesn't have a hood on his face. I worked with Mr. [Vic] Morrow the very night before he died. And it was my plan to go to the set the next night to watch that shot being filmed. I was officially finished with my obligation for the movie, and I asked one of the directors if I could come out and watch, and he said, "Sure, come on out. If you want to, you could ride in one of the helicopters." And the next day, my car was stolen. I was unable to get there. Physically unable to get there. That's the only thing that prevented me from being witness to that horror, or even sort of a bizarre participant, because the helicopter I was going to be flying in was probably the one that fell.
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(2008, on The John Larroquette Show) When I finished Night Court, I didn't work for a year and a half, and I stayed at home, and we had our youngest son in 1987, Benjamin. And about six to eight months into that hiatus, I started thinking, because I had a deal with NBC, after leaving Night Court, to do a series. I started reading scripts, and thinking about what I would do if I did another sitcom. I decided it would be a lot different from Dan Fielding. I came across this script that Don Reo had written, called Crossroads, about an alcoholic, and I thought, since I was one, that this would be a very funny arena to investigate. And so I contacted NBC and gave them the script. Don Reo was working with the production company, which had done the show Blossom, which was a success for them. He and I got together and said, "This would be interesting to do." I really did not want The John Larroquette Show to be the title, but the network pushed for that. I said, "I would really rather not have my name on the show." I knew that if it wasn't successful, I was going to look at the Nielsen Ratings with the number 77 and my name next to it. But that turned out to be the name. And the first season was very, quite, without modesty, one of the best seasons of sitcom television for a long time. It had a diverse cast. It was the only show on television at the time that had a racially mixed cast. It had a Spanish woman, it had two African-American men, it was quite remarkable, the first season of that show. And then it sort of changed, because the network was not as fond of the dark comedy and quotes of it, so we tried to continue it with a lighter tone. It lost its soul at some point during the second season. But we did 97 episodes of it. For most practical purposes, it was a success. I loved doing it. I was one of the executive producers, and had a lot to do with it.
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(2008, on Stripes) I just knew I'd be able to pay my rent. I mean, I knew it was going to be fun. I was obviously familiar with Bill Murray, I was familiar with John Candy's work. They were really the only two people that I knew in it. Everybody else was sort of new, like me, except for those two. But it was revelatory, working with John Candy and Bill Murray. I still have friends from that-John Diehl, who was in that, and I remained friends. We did theater together several years later. We're always in touch. John Candy and I became great friends... John Lennon was killed while we were filming that movie. It was the summer of 1980, and we were in Kentucky, and it was devastating to all of us, obviously. And most of us were drunk for the next two weeks, on film, off film, regardless of where we were. That's the only movie of mine that I can watch-because I got sober nine months after that-it's the only piece of work where I can look back and go, "Oh man, are you fucked-up!" There are some scenes, particularly late at night, we were out at 4 o'clock in the morning. We were outside, it was cold. The crew had been wrestling or something, and they came back, and I'm chiding them. And it's so obvious that I'm drunk. To me, anyway. Anybody who knew me when I was drunk knows that my tongue is just a little too thick for my mouth.
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(2008, on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) Summer of 1969, I was living in Colorado in a very small town up in the mountains. A friend of the fellow for whom I worked had a friend come up from Texas to spend some time. That friend turned out to be Tobe Hooper, who was the writer and director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. This was long before he was going to do the movie. We spent some time in the mountains together, doing what people did in the '60s in the mountains... Enjoying the beauty of the mountains. And Tobe and I really hit it off. It was a really short time we spent in the mountains together. He was really there for a vacation. I spent about a year. Anyway, fast-forward to 1974, when I moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career through the same fellow whom I had worked for in Colorado. I got a call and he said, "Listen, remember my friend Tobe, yadda-yadda, he just made this film, and he wants to talk to you." So I talked to Tobe, and he had no money. He said, "I need a favor." And I said, "Yeah, I'd be happy to." I was a DJ in the '60s, so I had already worked with my voice. A lot of people knew that I at least had decent chops when it came to speaking the English language. I went into a studio, saw the piece of paper, read it for him, recorded it, said adios, he gave me a joint, I think as payment, and that was that. And later on, the film came out and I didn't really pay attention to it. I've never seen it. It sort of became the cult hit. And then it becomes sort of a preamble to my résumé, after all the years I've been acting and everything I've done. But as all things happen in this world, you never know how nature and the universe are going to treat you. Years later, when they re-did it, when they re-imagined it again without Tobe, I was called in to do the narration again, and actually got paid really well for it. So a favor I did in the '70s for a friend for no money came full circle, and I actually made a great deal of money from it later on.
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[on his pierced left ear] I've got a 14-year-old son and from 10 years on he's been begging me to let him get his ear pierced, begging me. So 14 came along and 'Dad, time to get my ear pierced.' So I took him down to Hollywood and Melrose Avenue, some lady with Birkenstocks and dirty fingernails sat him down. They plugged his ear with a thing and he then he turned to me and said, 'OK, it's your turn.' Let me explain something to you. I got through the '60s without a pierced ear or any holes in my body that God didn't give me and no tattoos. But he persisted, so I did it...He took his out, being a teenager, and his hole healed up. And so he doesn't have a hole in his ear anymore. And I, like the conscientious guy, kept it in because I didn't want it to puff out like a puppy in the summertime.
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When actors get pigeonholed, that's their own doing to a large degree. Because if you do something that people like, obviously they're going to ask you to do it again. It's up to you to say no. If you're that insecure about working, you'll probably do what you're known to do.
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[on leisure time] Thinking fascinates me, and I probably spend too much time in my mind. My wife says that my perfect world is to be in the Suburban driving, with her next to me and the boys in the back seat and complete silence for two thousand miles.
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[on hosting a talk show] I wouldn't mind doing one on a computer screen, where you didn't see anybody, you know, but you had just guests from all over the country and you tuned in in cyberspace. I think it's the only place left. Do a talk show in cyberspace.
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[on art] When I call myself an artist, please realize I do this with my tongue firmly implanted in my cheek...
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[on acting] The medium doesn't matter. I'd like to be doing quality acting in a quality role and making as many people as possible happy.
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[more on acting] Good acting comes from finding the essence of a character.
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I guess this means I really like Sally Field. - when accepting his third consecutive Emmy Award
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Fact
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Character actor of immense ability, who by attendees is facially confused with John de Lancie, as [tbc] being a public attendee of the most densely packed (UK non-Award), celebrity event 'Save the Rose Theatre' campaigns, public PR day, May 1989.
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Is not a fan of the horror genre, and has therefore never seen any of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies, even though he provided the opening and/or closing narration for three of them.
Liked playing Super Mario Land on Nintendo Game Boy between takes on Night Court (1984).
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Has his own home recording studio.
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Favorite football team is the New Orleans Saints.
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Collects leather-bound first editions and fountain pens. Also enjoys photography and art.
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Is a member of the Libertarian Party.
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Served in the United States Naval Reserve.
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His role as a Johnny Carson-style talk show host was omitted from the theatrical version of JFK (1991) but restored in the director's cut on video/DVD. He actually wrote a letter to Carson just to inform him he was playing the part, and Carson appreciated the gesture.
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In 1989, asked that his work not be submitted for more Emmy consideration after his fourth consecutive win for best supporting actor in a comedy series. At the time, four consecutive wins was a record.
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Developed his distinctively refined speech pattern so he could work in radio. As a young man, he spoke with a traditional New Orleans style.
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Had a bout of alcoholism during the 1970s and 1980s. Correction: He is a self-admitted, recovering alcoholic. He has stated this on numerous talk shows, especially when he got his own show, and the character he was playing was a recovering alcoholic.
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1982
TV Movie
Rocky The Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Cat People
1982
Bronte Judson
Mork & Mindy
1981
TV Series
Baba Hope
Stripes
1981
Capt. Stillman
Green Ice
1981
Claude
Altered States
1980
X-Ray Technician
Heart Beat
1980
TV Talk Show Host
Stunts Unlimited
1980
TV Movie
Leading Man
Fantasy Island
1979
TV Series
Valery
The 416th
1979
TV Movie
Lt. Jackson MacCalvey
Three's Company
1979
TV Series
Cop
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
1978
TV Series
Black Sheep Squadron
1976-1978
TV Series
2nd Lt. Robert 'Bob' Anderson
Rich Man, Poor Man
1976
TV Mini-Series
Barone
Kojak
1975
TV Series
Sailor
Ellery Queen
1975
TV Series
Bellhop
Sanford and Son
1975
TV Series
Murray Steinberg
Doctors' Hospital
1975
TV Series
Dr. Paul Herman
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
Narration (voice)
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
Army Soldier in War Games (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 65th Annual Tony Awards
2011
TV Special performer: "Brotherhood of Man"
Late Show with David Letterman
2011
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Night Court
1984-1991
TV Series performer - 8 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Payne
1999
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
The John Larroquette Show
1993-1996
TV Series executive producer - 4 episodes
One Special Victory
1991
TV Movie executive producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
McBride: Dogged
2007
TV Movie
McBride: Semper Fi
2007
TV Movie
McBride: Fallen Idol
2006
TV Movie
McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out
2005
TV Movie
Night Court
1986
TV Series 2 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kelly's Heroes
1970
production assistant - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Today
2015
TV Series
Himself
All Access Pass
2015
TV Series
Himself
Kevin Pollak's Chat Show
2013
TV Series
Himself
The 66th Annual Tony Awards
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter: Best Direction of a Musical & Best Direction of a Play
The 78th Annual Drama League Awards
2012
TV Special
Himself - Host
CBS News Sunday Morning
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - Actor (segment "Eric McCormack")
Live with Kelly and Michael
2008-2012
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
The 65th Annual Tony Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Featured Actor in a Musical
The 77th Annual Drama League Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The 56th Annual Obie Awards
2011
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-2010
TV Series
Himself
Behind the Story: Green Lantern - First Fight
2009
Video documentary
Himself
TV's All-Time Funniest: A Paley Center for Media Special
2008
TV Special
Himself - Narrator
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-2008
TV Series
Himself
The View
2008
TV Series
Himself
Gomorron
2006
TV Series
Himself
The Making of 'Kill Your Darlings'
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
2004
TV Series
Himself
Homeless in America
2004
Documentary short
Himself - Commentator
Last Call with Carson Daly
2004
TV Series
Himself
Stars and Stripes 1
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
Stars and Stripes 2
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
It's a Dog's Life: Behind the Scenes and Cast Interviews 'Beethoven's 5th'
2003
Video short
Himself
The 10th Kingdom: The Making of an Epic
2000
Video short documentary
Himself
The 10th Kingdom: The Making of 'The 10th Kingdom'
2000
Video documentary
Himself / Tony Lewis
The Daily Show
1999
TV Series
Himself
The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1998
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series and Co-Presenter: Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Lost in Space Forever
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Host
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1994-1997
TV Series
Himself
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
TV Special documentary
Himself
2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself
Tony Bennett: Here's to the Ladies, a Concert of Hope
1995
TV Special documentary
Himself
The 11th Annual Soap Opera Digest Awards
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Host
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
1995
TV Special
Himself - Host
The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1994
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards
1994
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Late Show with David Letterman
1994
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief VI
1994
TV Special documentary
Himself
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1993
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Late Night with David Letterman
1985-1993
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show
1991-1992
TV Series
Himself
One on One with John Tesh
1991
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1985-1991
TV Series
Himself / Dr. Albert Quince from film TUNE IN TOMORROW... / Himself - Guest
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
TV Movie
Himself
Donahue
1990
TV Series
Himself
The More You Know
1989
TV Series
Himself
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Host
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1989
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series & Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Comic Relief III
1989
TV Special documentary
Himself
Saturday Night Live
1987-1988
TV Series
Himself - Host / Various
Jackie Gleason: The Great One
1988
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1988
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series / Co-Presenter: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series / Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program / ...
The 9th Annual CableACE Awards
1988
TV Special
Himself - Host
The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1988
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
The Wil Shriner Show
1987
TV Series
Himself
The 11th Annual Young Comedians
1987
TV Special
Himself - Host
The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1987
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series & Presenter: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
American Film Institute Comedy Special
1987
TV Special
Skip Distance (segment "The Rec Room")
The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards
1987
TV Special
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical
Harry Anderson's Hello Sucker
1986
TV Movie
Himself
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1985
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness
2007-2012
TV Series documentary
K.K.K. (Segment #1) / Narrator
The O'Reilly Factor
2008
TV Series
Carl Sack
La tele de tu vida
2007
TV Series
Asst. D.A. Dan Fielding
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1987
TV Series
Dan Fielding
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1998
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
The Practice (1997)
1998
Q Award
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
Best Recurring Player
The Practice (1997)
1988
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Night Court (1984)
1987
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Night Court (1984)
1986
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Night Court (1984)
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Night Court (1984)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Guest Performance in a Television Series
The Librarians (2014)
2012
Grammy
Grammy Awards
Best Musical Theater Album
2009
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boston Legal (2004)
2008
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boston Legal (2004)
2002
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
The Practice (1997)
2002
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
The Practice (1997)
1999
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
The Practice (1997)
1995
Q Award
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series
The John Larroquette Show (1993)
1994
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The John Larroquette Show (1993)
1994
Q Award
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series
The John Larroquette Show (1993)
1990
American Comedy Award
American Comedy Awards, USA
Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series
Night Court (1984)
1988
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Night Court (1984)
Known for movies
Night Court (1984-1992) as Dan Fielding
The John Larroquette Show (1993-1996) as John Hemingway
$28 Million
