
Richard Lineback
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1952-02-04 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany
Biography
Richard D. Lineback (born February 4, 1952) is an American actor. He has performed in character roles in the films Speed, Twister and Varsity Blues. He played Deputy Dodd in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.
Lineback has appeared in many roles on the stage, with leads that include Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, C.C. Showers in The Diviners, for which he won the Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Actor, and the title role in Mister Roberts.
He has also made numerous guest appearances for television, including Romas in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Selin Peers in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Kessick in Star Trek: Enterprise. He also appeared as the Rev. Vernon Canty in two episodes of JAG.[3] He also appeared in two episodes of M*A*S*H, playing different characters.
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Known For
TV Shows (22)

NCIS
2003
as Chuck Winslow

Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Romas

The Love Boat
1977
as Steward

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Selin Peers

MacGyver
1985
as Phillips

M*A*S*H
1972
as Pvt. Scala

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Kessick

Knight Rider
1982
as Sheriff Lance Barton

The Waltons
1972

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Joe Benson

Justified
2010
as Delmer Coates

T. J. Hooker
1982
as Kenny

Matlock
1986
as Banning

Hunter
1984
as Billy the Junkie / Rudy Lassiter

Lou Grant
1977

China Beach
1988

Crazy like a Fox
1984

The Stand
1994
as Poke

War and Remembrance
1988
as Cornett

A Captain's Log
2021
as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lester Wade

When the Whistle Blows
1980
Movies (31)

The Ring
2002
as Innkeeper

Speed
1994
as Norwood

Twister
1996
as Father

The Jackal
1997
as FBI Agent McMurphy

Natural Born Killers
1994
as Sonny

Varsity Blues
1999
as Joe Harbor

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
1985
as Deputy Dodd

Sommersby
1993
as Timothy Fry

Tin Cup
1996
as Curt

Ready to Rumble
2000
as Mr. Boggs

Hush
1998
as Hal Bentall

Hard Country
1981
as Larry

Return to Mayberry
1986
as Wally Butler

Inherit the Wind
1988
as Sillers

Stewardess School
1986
as Sgt. Striker

Meet the Deedles
1998
as Crabbe

King of Texas
2002
as Warnell

Johnny Belinda
1982
as Dan

Joni
1979
as Steve Estes

Gideon's Trumpet
1980
as Lester Wade

Death Ray 2000
1981
as U.S. Army Enlisted Man

Blind Vengeance
1990
as Edwin 'Ed' Rentzell
Ghost Dancing
1983
as Brian

Somebody's Daughter
1992
as Fielder

Celebration Family
1987

The Baby Dance
1998
as Al LeFauve

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
as Billy Coleman

The Last Hand
1997
as Slim

Beyond the Next Mountain
1981

Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
1999
as Paul Jackson

Woman With a Past
1992
as Wayne
About Richard Lineback
Richard D. Lineback (born February 4, 1952) is an American actor. He has performed in character roles in the films Speed, Twister and Varsity Blues. He played Deputy Dodd in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Lineback has appeared in many roles on the stage, with leads that include Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, C.C. Showers in The Diviners, for which he won the Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Actor, and the title role in Mister Roberts. He has also made numerous guest appearances for television, including Romas in Star Trek: The Next Gener… With 53 credits spanning from 1951 to 2021, Richard Lineback has appeared in 31 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Lineback Movies
- The Ring (2002) — as Innkeeper
- Speed (1994) — as Norwood
- Twister (1996) — as Father
- The Jackal (1997) — as FBI Agent McMurphy
- Natural Born Killers (1994) — as Sonny
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