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Timothy Busfield (born
June 12,
1957, in
Lansing, Michigan), is an
American actor and
director best known for his Emmy-winning role as Eliot Weston on the television series
thirtysomething and his recurring role as
Danny Concannon on the television series
The West Wing.
Biography
The son of university professors, Busfield as a boy frequently visited the
Michigan State University drama department, where his father taught. His mother taught literature and enjoyed the company of writers. Busfield said he remembers coming home from school and finding his mother and English novelist
Graham Greene sharing a drink at the kitchen table.
Busfield studied drama at
East Tennessee State University and appeared with
Actors Theatre of Louisville before traveling to New York and roles with
Circle Repertory Company.
A baseball lover and amateur athlete, Busfield has moonlighted as a semi-pro pitcher.
He is the brother-in-law of fellow
West Wing actor
Joshua Malina.
TV and film
He landed his first major film part, as Arnold Poindexter in
Revenge of the Nerds. He reprised the role in the sequel to that movie, .
This actor's first television series was
Trapper John, M.D., in which he played the physician son of the title character. Immediately prior to being cast on the 1980s series
thirtysomething, he was still often playing teenagers and young adults, and the producers of the show asked him grow his beard so he'd look old enough for the role. He would win an
Emmy Award for this controversial role. Later he was cast in the lead of other series, although none have lasted very long. Produced by
Steven Spielberg,
Byrds of Paradise with
Arlo Guthrie may be the most memorable for its setting in
Hawaii and its offbeat characters.
In 1994, Busfield starred in the film
Little Big League. Other film appearances include
Sneakers,
Field of Dreams with
Kevin Costner and
First Kid with comedian
Sinbad.
Busfield travelled to
London,
England in 1993 to make the television film
Wall Of Silence, in which he played Ephraim Lipshitz, a
Mossad agent infiltrating a community of
Hasidic Jews.
Recurring television roles include White House correspondent
Danny Concannon on
The West Wing; and the title character's incorrigible brother on the sitcom
Ed, a show on which he was a co-executive producer and supervising producer.
Busfield also dabbles in directing television and has directed multiple episodes of
thirtysomething,
Without a Trace (on which he appeared as a divorce lawyer, in a wheelchair, for Jack Malone), and the Sorkin/Schlamme predecessor to
The West Wing,
Sports Night
Since September 2006, Busfield was a regular on the short lived Sorkin/Schlamme series,
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, where he played
Cal Shanley, the fictional show's technical director, he also directed 6 episodes. Since then he's directed some more episodes of
Las Vegas.
Television directing credits
Stage and theater
Busfield remains a stage actor and director whose
Broadway credits include
A Few Good Men. With elder brother, Buck Busfield, he's co-founder of the B Street Theatre in
Sacramento, California, where he's appeared in and directed numerous contemporary works. The Busfield brothers also established Fantasy Theatre, a touring troupe that plays to children.
Busfield writes children's plays for the Fantasy troupe.
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