Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle Biography

Paul Guilfoyle (born April 28, 1947) is an American television and film actor. He is currently a regular cast member of the forensic television drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation where he plays Captain Jim Brass.

Early life

Guilfoyle was born in Canton, Massachusetts. He attended Boston College High School and spoke at the 2005 commencement of the school's seniors. Guilfoyle enrolled at Lehigh University in 1968. He eventually graduated from Yale in 1977 with a major in economics. He studied at the Actor's Studio before building up a substantial theatrical reputation on and off Broadway, including 12 years with the Theatre Company of Boston, appearances in David Rabe's The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel with Al Pacino and in David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross. He is often mistakenly referred to as the son of character actor Paul Guilfoyle but they are not related.

Career

Guilfoyle appeared in Howard the Duck, and in an early episode of Crime Story, playing a criminal who takes a hostage, getting into a shootout with the Major Crimes Unit. He has since become one of the industry's leading character actors, specializing in roles on both the good and bad side of law enforcement.

His television appearances most notably include guest roles on Miami Vice, Law & Order, New York Undercover, Ally McBeal and Justice League Unlimited as Travis Morgan, the Warlord. His film credits are numerous, spanning nearly three decades. His appearances in notable films include Three Men and a Baby, Wall Street, Celtic Pride, Beverly Hills Cop II, Quiz Show, Hoffa, Mrs. Doubtfire, Air Force One, Striptease, Amistad, The Negotiator, Extreme Measures, Session 9, Primary Colors and L.A. Confidential.

Guilfoyle also appears in Alter Bridge's video for their single "Broken Wings", and the HBO original movie Live from Baghdad.

Guilfoyle is best known for his role as L.V.P.D. Captain James "Jim" Brass in the crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a role he had since the show's inception in 2000.

Personal life

Guilfoyle lives in New York City with his family. He is fluent in French.

Filmography

Next Door (1975)
The Murderer (1976) .... Brock
Ephraim McDowell's Kentucky Ride (1981) (TV)
Roanoak (1986) (TV)
Howard the Duck (1986) .... Lieutenant Welker
Billy Galvin (1986) .... Nolan
Crime Story .... Deranged Gunman (1 episode, 1986)
Spenser: For Hire .... Ross Bates (1 episode, 1987)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) .... Nikos Thomopolis
Three Men and a Baby (1987) .... Vince
Wall Street (1987) .... Stone Livingston
Kate & Allie .... Benny Rinaldi (1 episode, 1988)
The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) .... Andrew Cassedy
Internal Affairs (1988) (TV) .... The Watcher
Wiseguy .... Calvin Hollis (3 episodes, 1988)
Kojak: Fatal Flaw (1989) (TV)
Unsub .... Joe (1 episode, 1989)
Miami Vice .... John Baker ... (2 episodes, 1987"1989)
Big Time (1989) (TV) .... Ted
Dealers (1989) .... Lee Peters
The Local Stigmatic (1990) .... Ray
Cadillac Man (1990) .... Little Jack Turgeon
Curiosity Kills (1990) (TV) .... Ortley
Law & Order .... Anthony Scalisi (1 episode "Everybody's Favorite Bagman", 1990)
Unnatural Pursuits (1991)
True Colors (1991) .... John Laury
The Great Pretender (1991) (TV) .... Martin Brinkman
Darrow (1991) (TV) .... Bert Franklin
Civil Wars (1 episode, 1991)
Notorious (1992) (TV)
Final Analysis (1992) .... Mike O'Brien
Those Secrets (1992) (TV) .... Leonard
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992) (TV) .... McCall
Hoffa (1992) .... Ted Harmon
Naked in New York (1993) .... Roman, Jake's Father
Anna Lee: Headcase (1993) (TV) .... Dr. Frank
Class of '61 (1993) (TV)
The Night We Never Met (1993) .... Sparrow's Nest Salesman
Fallen Angels .... Steve Prokowski (one episode, 1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) .... Head Chef
Mother's Boys (1994) .... Mark Kaplan, Robert's Attorney
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994) (TV) .... Paul Mantz
Little Odessa (1994) .... Boris Volkoff
Quiz Show (1994) .... Lishman
M.A.N.T.I.S. .... Michael Rompath (one episode, 1994)
New York Undercover ...Remmy Powers ("Eyewitness Blues", 1994)
Cafe Society (1995) .... Anthony Liebler
Gospa (1995) .... Miodrag Dobrovic
Looking for Richard (1996) .... 2nd Murderer
Un divan à New York (1996) .... Dennis
September (1996) (TV) .... Conrad
Celtic Pride (1996) .... Kevin O'Grady
Heaven's Prisoners (1996) .... Det. Magelli
Central Park West .... Detective (two episodes, 1996)
Striptease (1996) .... Malcolm Moldovsky
Manny & Lo (1996) .... Country House Owner
The Burning Zone .... Dr. Arthur Glyndon (one episode, 1996)
Extreme Measures (1996) .... Dr. Jeffrey Manko
Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) .... McGovern
Ransom (1996) .... Wallace
Peppermills (1997) .... Owner of Restaurant
New York Undercover .... Arthur Pratt / ... (two episodes, 1994"1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997) .... Mickey Cohen
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing. (1997) (TV) .... Lou Napoli
Air Force One (1997) .... Chief of Staff Lloyd 'Shep' Shepherd
Amistad (1997) .... Attorney
Ally McBeal .... Harold Lane (1 episode, 1998)
Primary Colors (1998) .... Howard Ferguson
The Negotiator (1998) (uncredited) .... Nathan Roenick
One Tough Cop (1998) .... Frankie 'Hot' Salvino
Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (1998) (TV) .... Detective Sammy Kurtz
In Dreams (1999) .... Detective Jack Kay
Entropy (1999/I) .... Andy
Anywhere But Here (1999) .... George Franklin
Random Hearts (1999) .... Dick Montoya
Blessed Art Thou (2000) .... Francis
Company Man (2000) .... Officer Hickle
Now and Again .... Ed Bernstadt (one episode, 2000)
Secret Agent Man .... Roan Brubeck (nine episodes, 2000)
Hemingway, the Hunter of Death (2001) .... Alex Smith
Night Visions .... John (1 episode, 2001)
Session 9 (2001) .... Bill Griggs
Pharaoh's Heart (2002) .... Angelo
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV) .... Ed Turner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2003) (VG) (voice) .... L.V.P.D Capt. Jim Brass
Coyote Waits (2003) (TV) .... Jay Kennedy, FBI
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation " Dark Motives (2004) (VG) (voice) .... LVPD Capt. Jim Brass
Tempesta (2004) .... Taddeo Rossi
Justice League Unlimited .... Travis Morgan (1 episode, 2005)
CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder (2006) (VG) (voice) .... LVPD Capt. Jim Brass
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation " Hard Evidence (2007) (VG) (voice) .... Capt. Jim Brass
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation .... Captain Jim Brass (2000"present)
American Violent (2008) ....Judget belmont
Prototype (2009) (VG) (voice) .... Dr. Raymond McMullen
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing (2012) ....Actor

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