John Lawlor
Born (1941-06-05) June 5, 1941
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Spouse
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(divorced)​
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John Lawlor (born June 5, 1941) is an American actor and assistant director.

Early life

Born Johnathan H. Lawlor, on June 5, 1941, he spent much of his early life in Boulder, Colorado,[1] where his mother was a teacher of special needs children at Casey Jr. High School. In the late-1960s, he worked as a AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer trainer in Denver.

Career

His best known roles are Supervisor Leonard Marsh on the television series Phyllis from 1976 to 1977,[2] and later of Headmaster Steven Bradley on the television series The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1980.[3] The name Steven Bradley was likely meant as a tribute to Steve Bradley in Boulder, a friend and one-time manager of the Winter Park ski area.

He also guest-starred in L.A. Law, Knots Landing, Mr. Belvedere, Barney Miller, The Rockford Files, Ellery Queen, Baa Baa Black Sheep, and Alice. He played the locksmith exhorted by Skylar White in Breaking Bad.

He appeared in the movies National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982), S.O.B. (1981), Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977), The Gumball Rally (1976), Wyatt Earp (1994) and Mr. Fixit (1988).

In a 1980s TV commercial for Malt-O-Meal hot cereal, he played a father telling his son's invisible friend that Malt-O-Meal was, "Good stuff, Maynard!" a line which became a popular phrase.

Personal life

He is divorced from Tantoo Cardinal, with whom he has two children. He also has four other children.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1976 Jackson County Jail Deputy Burt
1976 The Gumball Rally Jake
1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington Dan McArthur
1981 S.O.B. Capitol Studios Manager
1982 National Lampoon's Movie Madness Mr. Haggis
1994 Wyatt Earp Judge Spicer
2011 Naked Run Max Siegel
2011 The Reunion Lenny Cleary
2016 Gold Mining Expert

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1975 The Rockford Files Dave Kruger Episode: "Resurrection in Black & White"
1975 Ellery Queen Director / Radio Technician 2 episodes
1976 The Bureau Agent Butterfield Television film
1976 Baa Baa Black Sheep Dr. Jim Reese Episode: "Flying Misfits"
1976–1977 Phyllis Leonard Marsh / Officer Hale 25 episodes
1977 Relentless Walker Television film
1977 Alice Henderson Episode: "The Sixty Minutes Man"
1978 Outside Chance Bill Hill Television film
1978 Barney Miller Morris the Dogcatcher Episode: "Dog Days"
1979 A New Kind of Family Tom Episode: "Are You Sure Barnum and Bailey Started Like This?"
1979–1980 The Facts of Life Steven Bradley 13 episodes
1980 United States Josh Episode: "Josh"
1981 A Matter of Life and Death Bud Coggins Television film
1981 Here's Boomer John Hawthorne Episode: "Boomer in the Pound"
1981 Why Us? Jules Sanborn Television film
1982 Cassie & Co. Merritt Episode: "Dark Side of the Moon"
1982 Newhart Director of Vermont Today Episode: "Vermont Today"
1984 T. J. Hooker Charles Bowers Episode: "Pursuit"
1984 Simon & Simon Scott Banfield Episode: "Almost Completely Out of Circulation"
1984 ABC Weekend Special Paul Landry Episode: "Henry Hamilton Graduate Ghost"
1985 The Best Times Willis Troutman Episode: "Snake Meat"
1985, 1987 Highway to Heaven Brad / Earl 2 episodes
1986 Stingray Dr. Jimmy Monroe Episode: "That Terrible Swift Sword"
1986 Sledge Hammer! Chief Reisner Episode: "Under the Gun"
1987 She's the Sheriff Diamond Episode: "Max Moves In"
1988–1989 The Bold and the Beautiful Walter Talbert 4 episodes
1989 Mr. Belvedere Dr. Peterson Episode: "Fear of Flying"
1990 After the Shock Fireman Television film
1991 The New Lassie Jim Berger Episode: "Kitty Saver"
1992 FBI: The Untold Stories Steve Gates Episode: "Millionaire Murderer"
1992–1993 Knots Landing Larry Lambert 4 episodes
1993 L.A. Law Howard Bowling Episode: "Bourbon County"
1999 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Horatius Episode: "Stranger and Stranger"
2003 The Lyon's Den Mr. Dilby Episode: "Privileged"
2004 Cold Case Father Declan Episode: "Glued"
2005 McBride: Tune in for Murder Don Television film
2008 The Roaring Twenties Gary Miniseries
2009 In Plain Sight Judge John Metcalf Episode: "Who's Bugging Mary?"
2010 Scoundrels Herbert West 3 episodes
2011 Breaking Bad Locksmith Episode: "Box Cutter"
2014 Killer Women Judge Walter Garrity Episode: "Some Men Need Killing"
2014 Longmire Oren Mallory Episode: "Miss Cheyenne"
2014 Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs Judge Shumate Television film
2016 Graves Dr. Mirsky Episode: "A Tincture of Madness"
2017 Godless Elmer Knowland 4 episodes

References

  1. ↑ McNeal, David. "Celebrity Then And Now". Albany Daily News. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1984). Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. Viking Press p. 514. ISBN 978-0-1400-7377-5.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Rachel (September 25, 2019). "Where Is The Cast of 'The Facts Of Life' Now?". Pens & Patron. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Sonneborn, Liz (2014). A to Z of American Indian Women. Infobase Publishing p. 38. ISBN 978-1-4381-0788-2.
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