Kevin Geer
Birth nameKevin Scully Geer
Birth dateNovember 7, 1952
Birth placeReno, Nevada, U.S.
Death dateJanuary 25, 2017 (aged 64)
Death placeManhattan, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1975–2017

Kevin Scully Geer (November 7, 1952 – January 25, 2017)[1] was an American actor of stage and screen.

Early life

Geer was born in Reno, Nevada, and raised in Los Angeles, California.[1] Kevin Geer's father died when he was an infant. He moved from Reno, Nevada, to Los Angeles with his mother, Claire Scully Geer.

Career

After graduating from a military academy in southern California, he moved to New York to become an actor, beginning his career in 1975,[2] his best noted stage performances included A Streetcar Named Desire (1988), The Rose Tattoo (1995), Flyovers, Side Man (both 1998) and Twelve Angry Men (2004).[3]

He appeared in the films A Force of One (1979), The Pelican Brief (1993), The Contender (2000), American Gangster (2007), Bunker Hill (2008), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009),[4] and Shelter (2014).

Some of his television appearances included The Waltons, M*A*S*H, The Equalizer, MacGyver, China Beach, Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street, and several of the Law & Order franchise shows.

Awards

He received the 2017 Obie Award for Outstanding Performance in memoriam of his sustained excellence in the theatre and dedication to his craft.[5]

Death

Geer died from a heart attack on January 25, 2017, at his Manhattan home. He was 64.[1][2][3][6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979A Force of OneJohnson
1989Simple JusticeDet. Ed Warren
1993The Pelican BriefK. O. Lewis
1999Side ManJonesyDirect-to-video
The TavernDave
4 a.m.: Open All NightDocShort film
2000The ContenderCongressman Skakle
2002GarmentoJack Kearns
2007American GangsterLaw School Professor
Trainwreck: My Life as an IdiotOlder Banker
2008100 FeetPriest
Bunker HillMcLain
2009The Only Good IndianPeairs
The Men Who Stare at GoatsCIA Agent
2011MargaretAIG Detecive #2
2014ShelterWalter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978M*A*S*HSgt. Jerry NielsenEpisode: "Billfold Syndrome"
1979The WaltonsSgt. Charles W. "Chuck" TurnerEpisode: "The Tailspin"
Friendly FireTelevision film, uncredited
SteeletownJoe FalconeTelevision film
Operation PetticoatMPEpisode: "Big Deal on Kaloa Street"
1980RoughnecksTom McBrideTelevision film
Rage!Del
Marilyn: The Untold StoryJim Dougherty
1981A Few Days in Weasel CreekCalvin
1986, 1988The EqualizerOrchid Killer / Willie J. Hawkins2 episodes
1989MacGyverDr. Fred BeamEpisode: "The Invisible Killer"
China BeachBrian McMurphy Jr.2 episodes
Sweet Bird of YouthTom JuniorTelevision film
1990MonstersJoeEpisode: "The Bargain"
1993New YearBarryTelevision film
1996, 2010Law & OrderBrian Egan / Mr. Evans2 episodes
1996Homicide: Life on the StreetBrian EganEpisode: "For God and Country"
1997, 2001All My ChildrenFire Chief / Officer Baird2 episodes
1998New York UndercoverMaloneyEpisode: "Capital Punishment"
1999OzAxelrodEpisode: "Unnatural Disasters"
2001, 2010–2011, 2016Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPhil Kastner / Belton Merrell / Mr. Walsh / Chief Gabriel4 episodes
2004–2005Law & Order: Criminal IntentDetective / Jules Livanski2 episodes
2013Alpha HouseNormal ChaseEpisode: "Ruby Shoals"
2014ElementaryRaymond CarpenterEpisode: "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction"

References

  1. ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (February 2, 2017). "Kevin Geer, Known for Stage Roles, Dies at 64". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Gordon, David (January 26, 2017). "Kevin Geer, Side Man Actor and New York Stage Mainstay, Has Died". TheaterMania. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Viagas, Robert (January 26, 2017). "Kevin Geer, Actor on Broadway in 12 Angry Men and Side Man, Has Died". Playbill. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  4. ^ Kevin Geer at IMDb
  5. ^ Obie Awards, 2017 Winners Archived 2017-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Stage and Screen Actor Kevin Geer Passes Away". Broadway World. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.