Jimmie F. Skaggs | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jimmie Neumeier 1944 Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 59) |
| Years active | 1981–2004 |
| Spouse | Virginia Morris |
Jimmie F. Skaggs (born 1944; died July 6, 2004) was an American actor.
Skaggs was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but moved to Valley City, Ohio, as a young boy. He later moved to Elyria, Ohio, as an adolescent. He got his start in acting performing in the All School play, The Great Sabastions. He graduated from Elyria High School in 1963.[1]
Skaggs made guest appearances in numerous television shows, including The A Team, Hunter, Remington Steele, Hill Street Blues, Falcon Crest, Miami Vice, Thirtysomething, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
He also appeared in numerous film roles, including the bartender in Catch Me If You Can, a drug dealer in Lethal Weapon, Smilin' Phil Fox in Underworld, Tom Scully in Cutthroat Island, Neil Gallagher in Puppet Master and Devlin in Ghost Town.
Jimmie Skaggs died at his Highland Park home of lung cancer, according to his wife, actress and director Virginia Morris. He was aged 59 at the time of his death.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Marva Collins Story | Chester Boland | |
| 1984 | The Naked Face | Fallon | |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Drug Dealer #1 | |
| Dragnet | Caterer Pagan | ||
| 1988 | The Night Before | Hood #1 | |
| Ghost Town | Devlin | ||
| 1989 | Pink Cadillac | Billy Dunston | |
| Homer and Eddie | Jesus #1 | ||
| Cage | Ugly Guy | ||
| Puppet Master | Neil Gallagher | ||
| 1990 | Solar Crisis | Biker | |
| 1991 | Thousand Pieces of Gold | Jonas | |
| 1994 | Oblivion | Buteo | |
| 1995 | Cutthroat Island | Scully | |
| 1996 | Oblivion 2: Backlash | Buteo | |
| Underworld | Phil 'Smilin' Phil' Fox / Todd Streeb | ||
| Playing Dangerous 2 | Andreyz Varglak | ||
| 1997 | Gang Related | Duncan | |
| "A Christmas Memory" | Haha Jones | ||
| 1998 | Whatever It Takes | Roland | |
| 2000 | Hollow Man | Wino | |
| Sunset Strip | Guitar Center Owner | ||
| Highway 395 | Lew Grade | ||
| Spin Cycle | Homeless Guy | ||
| 2002 | Woman on Fire | Nezam | |
| 100 Women | Homeless Guy | ||
| Catch Me If You Can | Bartender | ||
| 2003 | Dead End | Worker #1 |
References
- 1 2 "Jimmie Skaggs, 59; Actor Had Numerous Roles in Film, Television and on Stage - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2004-07-12. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
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