Jeff Doucette
Jeffrey Doucette (born November 25, 1947) is an American television and film actor. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the second of eight children of Elizabeth (Betty Andres) and William (Bill) Doucette. He attended Marquette University High School. He attended Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, where he became the first theater major and helped build the theater and the theater program. He studied theater and graduated from Northern Illinois University.
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| Born | November 5, 1947 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen Kelley (1988–1999) (divorced) (1 child) Saba Moor-Doucette (2003–present) |
| Children | Molly Elizabeth Doucette |
| Relatives | William G. Doucette Father, Elizabeth "Betty" Doucette, Mother |
In 1974, he moved to Chicago and joined the Second City Touring Company, where met his future comedy partner, Ernst Emling, and formed the comedy team of Jeff and Ernst. Within two months, they were signed by the William Morris Agency and toured the country with folk singer Bob Gibson. They opened in larger venues for acts including Barry Manilow and The Spinners. In 1976, Doucette and Emling moved to Los Angeles and joined other young comics, including Freddie Prinze; Jay Leno; David Letterman; Richard Lewis; Robin Williams; Michael Keaton; Jim Varney; and Andy Kaufman, in building the foundation for the comedy boom of the 1980s. After many appearances on variety and talk shows, the pair made their first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1977.
Doucette has appeared in over 92 films and television series, including Splash, All The Way, The Dentist 2, Desperate Housewives, Weird Science, Newhart, Alien Nation, Townies, Dog With A Blog, Third Rock From The Sun, ER, That '70s Show and Beverly Hills 90210. He has been used as a voice artist in many television commercials and cartoons.[1][2]
Doucette was the main antagonist in the Bollywood film Hisss and appeared in the Disney World attraction Cranium Command.
In television commercials, Doucette has portrayed Benjamin Franklin in ads for Chevrolet Volt, Quicken Loans, Ballpark's Finest Hot Dogs and El Monterrey breakfast foods and a special appearance on Mike & Molly.
Doucette is also a writer and director, having written two plays, Big Head Women and Without Annette, an improvisational comedy published by Playscripts, Inc. in 2015.
In 1991, Doucette received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Lead Performance for "Rage, or I'll Be Home For Christmas" at the Alliance Theater in Burbank. In 2014, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH)[3]
Doucette and his wife, Saba, are licensed spiritual practitioners in the United Centers for Spiritual Living and are active as teachers, counselors and teen and ‘tween group leaders. His Life Play seminars and workshops focus on improvisation as a path for spiritual and self-discovery.
Filmography
Live action roles
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | The Comedy Company | Red | |
| 1978 | Fairy Tales | Jack | |
| 1983 | Love Letters | Hippy | |
| 1984 | Splash | Junior | |
| 1986 | The Best of Times | Olin | |
| 1988 | Portrait of a White Marriage | Darryl Spencer | |
| 1988 | Two Idiots in Hollywood | Taylor Dup | |
| 1990 | Syngenor | David Greenwait | |
| 1992 | Mom and Dad Save the World | Captain Destroyer | |
| 1994 | Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg | Ed Francis | |
| 1994 | Midnight Runaround | Orvis | |
| 1994 | Someone She Knows | Deputy Olsen | |
| 1994 | Across the Moon | Mean Guard | |
| 1995 | Zero Tolerance | Cop | |
| 1996 | Access Denied | Sheriff | |
| 1997 | The Rage | Dr. Arnold | |
| 1998 | The Dentist 2 | Jeremy Wilkes | |
| 1998 | Babylon 5: The River of Souls | 2nd Man | |
| 2000 | Bedazzled | Desk Sergeant | |
| 2002 | The Mangler 2 | Janitor Bob | |
| 2003 | Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman | Wally | |
| 2005 | Little Athens | Mr. Carson | |
| 2006 | Karla | Burroughs' Partner | |
| 2008 | Parasomnia | Detective Conroy | |
| 2010 | Hiss | George States | |
| 2013 | Diamond on Vinyl | George | |
| 2013 | Somebody Marry Me | Rabbi Greenberg | |
| 2013 | Continuing Fred | Vern | |
| 2015 | Earthfall | Farmer | |
| 2015 | A Kind of Magic | Jason Tate | |
| 2016 | All the Way | Senator Jim Eastland | |
| 2019 | In Vino | Maurice | |
Animation roles
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Yogi the Easter Bear | Ernest |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1977 | Eight Is Enough | Episode: "Dark Horse" | |
| 1981 | Bosom Buddies | Franklyn Royce | Episode: "How Great Thou Art" |
| 1981 | Bosom Buddies | Waiter/Robert | Episode: "A Tiny Romance" Episode: "Small Wonder II" |
| 1981 | CHiPs | Vincent | Episode: "Weed Wars" |
| 1984 | Falcon Crest | J. C. Fillmore | Episode: "Little Boy Blue" |
| 1984-1988 | Newhart | Harley Estin | 16 Episodes |
| 1984 | Domestic Life | Vic Curtis | Episode: "Showdown at Walla Walla" |
| 1984 | AfterMASH | Wolfe | Episode: "Ward Is Hell" |
| 1984 | The A-Team | Malcolm Jones | Episode: "Breakout!" |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Dave Ratchett | Episode: "Another Song for Christmas" |
| 1984 | E/R | Ambluance Driver/Bert the Paramedic | 6 Episodes |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Dave Ratchett | Episode: "Another Song for Christmas" |
| 1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Marshall Waters | Episode: "Who Says It's Fair: Part 2" |
| 1986 | Hill Street Blues | Chick Turner | Episode: "Iced Coffey" |
| 1986 | Hunter | Vaughn | Episode: "Overnight Sensation" |
| 1987 | Sledge Hammer! | Bartender | Episode: "Haven't Gun, Will Travel" |
| 1988 | Punky Brewster | Animal Control Officer Nichols | Episode: "Bad Dog" |
| 1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Episode: "Some Kinda Woman" | |
| 1989 | Night Court | Dr. Dumont | Episode: "From Snoop to Nuts: Part 1" Episode: "From Snoop to Nuts: Part 2" |
| 1989-1990 | Alien Nation | Burns | 14 Episodes |
| 1989 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Fred Wozniak | Episode: "SuperGrant" |
| 1990 | ALF | Scooter | Episode: "Hungry Like the Wolf" |
| 1990 | They Came from Outer Space | Sheriff Meecham | Episode: "The Beauty Contest" |
| 1990-1991 | Coach | Floyd/Hal | 3 Episodes |
| 1991 | Harry and the Hendersons | Officer Perth | 2 Episodes |
| 1991-1992 | Empty Nest | Desk Clerk/Sam | 2 Episodes |
| 1991 | The New Adam-12 | Jack Lowdan | Episode: "Homeless in America" |
| 1991 | Morton & Hayes | Crook | Episode: "Home Buddies" |
| 1992 | Davis Rules | Eddie | Episode: "Ferry Tale" |
| 1992 | Delta | Deke/Gene | 3 Episodes |
| 1992 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Hudge | 3 Episodes |
| 1994 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Coach Kelly | Episode: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams" |
| 1994 | Dream On | Todd | Episode: "Where There's Smoke, You're Fired" |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Sheriff Hyde | Episode: "Bad Luck Betty" |
| 1994-1997 | Weird Science | Al Wallace/Number One/Red Brick Wallace | 8 Episodes |
| 1994 | ER | Mr. Larkowski | Episode: "24 Hours" |
| 1994 | Women of the House | Moving Man #1 | Episode: "Miss Sugarbaker Goes to Washington" |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Repairman | Episode: "Aftershocks" |
| 1995 | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Truck Stop Waiter | Episode: "Never on the Road Again" |
| 1995 | Courthouse | Episode: "Injustice for All" | |
| 1995-1996 | Unhappily Ever After | Coach | 2 Episodes |
| 1996 | The Home Court | Mr. Sidowski | Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon" |
| 1996 | Murphy Brown | George Turner | Episode: "The Bus Stops Here" |
| 1996 | Crossroads Café | Mr. Clayborne | Episode: "Winds of Change" |
| 1996 | Murphy Brown | George Turner | Episode: "The Bus Stops Here" |
| 1996 | Townies | Steve Baker | 6 Episodes |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Candlestick: Detective | Episode: "Candlestick/The Diner/From the Agency/The Magic Rose Garden/The Jeep" |
| 1997 | The Drew Carey Show | The Police Marshall | Episode: "A Very, Very, Very Fine House" |
| 1998 | Family Matters | Phil | Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" |
| 1998 | Sleepwalkers | Detective Burke | Episode: "Counting Sheep" |
| 1998 | Caroline in the City | Duane | Episode: "Caroline and the Drycleaner" |
| 1998 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Chet | 3 Episodes |
| 1999-2005 | JAG | Senator Jim/Senior Chief Petty Officer Harvey Shenburg | 3 Episodes |
| 1999-2001 | That '70s Show | Dale | 3 Episodes |
| 2000 | Shasta McNasty | Twinkles the Clown | Episode: "Play Dead, Clown" |
| 2000 | The District | Landlord | Episode: "Surveillance" |
| 2000 | Yes, Dear | Gino | Episode: "Greg's Big Day" |
| 2001 | Kate Brasher | Jerry Kramer | 2 Episodes |
| 2001 | Family Law | Mr. Linden | Episode: "Clemency" |
| 2001 | The Tick | Bus Driver | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002 | That '80s Show | Gus | Episode: "My Dead Friend" |
| 2004-2010 | Desperate Housewives | Father Crowley | 10 Episodes |
| 2005 | Carnivàle | Bill McKechnie | Episode: "Lincoln Highway, UT" |
| 2005-2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Warren Sterman | 2 Episodes |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Larry Papas 2005 | Episode: "Creatures of the Night" |
| 2005 | Malcolm in the Middle | Nate | Episode: "Burning Man" |
| 2005 | Invasion | Bob Hemming | Episode: "The Dredge" |
| 2006 | Crossing Jordan | Mr. Nicholson | Episode: "Thin Ice" |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds | Coroner | Episode: "Jones" |
| 2007 | Entourage | Jeff Doucette | Episode: "Malibooty" |
| 2009 | Castle | Super | Episode: "When the Bough Breaks" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Store Manager | Episode: "Meet Jane Doe" |
| 2010 | Better Off Ted | Mr. Krebs | Episode: "Change We Can't Believe In" |
| 2010 | Sons of Tucson | Homeless Man | Episode: "The Debate Trip" |
| 2011 | Zeke and Luther | Harrison Gilroy | Episode: "Bro'd Trip" |
| 2012 | Fred: The Show | Bert | Episode: "A Visit from Grandma" |
| 2012 | Good Luck Charlie | Mr. Willard | Episode: "Baby's First Vacation" |
| 2012 | Weeds | Cop | Episode: "Only Judy Can Judge" |
| 2012-2015 | Dog with a Blog | Phil Trummer | 3 Episodes |
| 2013 | Scandal | Warden | Episode: "Truth or Consequences" |
| 2013 | Shameless | Uncle Matt | 2 Episodes |
| 2013 | Franklin & Bash | DA Harrison Gingold | Episode: "Good Lovin'" |
| 2013 | Masters of Sex | Mr. Langshaw | Episode: "Involuntary" |
| 2014 | Lab Rats | Bank Rep | Episode: "No Going Back" |
| 2014 | Glee | NY Times Critic | Episode: "Opening Night" |
| 2014 | Kickin' It | Old Fisherman | 2 Episodes |
| 2014 | Anger Management | Louie | Episode: "Charlie and the Epic Relationship Fail" |
| 2015 | Mike & Molly | Ben Franklin | Episode: "Hack to the Future" |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie | Homer | Episode: "The Funeral" |
| 2015 | True Detective | Jeweler | Episode: "Other Lives" |
| 2015 | Documentary Now! | Gordo | Episode: "Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee Part 1" |
| 2015 | How to Get Away with Murder | George Danvers | Episode: "It's Called the Octopus" |
| 2016 | Girl Meets World | Mr. Norton | 2 Episodes |
| 2017 | Colony | John Schultz | Episode: "Free Radicals" |
| 2017 | I'm Dying Up Here | Tom | Episode: "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" |
| 2018 | Driven | Teddy | Episode: "Part 1" |
| 2019 | I'm Dying Up Here | Leonard Gilmartin | Episode: "The Pillars of Creation" |
| 2019 | Dealbreakers | Joe | Episode: "Cowboy Joe" |
Voice roles
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Possum | |
| 2016 | The Wild Life | Mal/Pango | |
| 2017 | The Son of Bigfoot | Fat Dan/Tim/ Tech Support Operator | Direct-to-DVD |
Selected filmography
Television
- God, the Devil and Bob (2000–2011, 13 episodes, as Smeck)
- Random! Cartoons (2008, 1 episode, as Ivan the Unbearable)
- My Life as a Teenage Robot (2009, 1 episode, as Glen)
References
- "Behind The Voice Actors - Jeff Doucette". Behind The Voice Actors.
- TV News Desk (5 October 2015). "Jeff Doucette Set for Recurring Role on Disney Channel's GIRL MEETS WORLD".
- "ISFFH Announces Jeff Doucette as Recipient of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award".
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