Graham beckel biography
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ACTOR
Name
Graham Stuart Beckel
Birth Date
December 22, 1949 (age 75)
Birth Place
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Family
Elizabeth Briggs Bailey (wife)
Bob Beckel (brother)
Years Active
1973-present
Graham Stuart Beckel is an actor best known for his role as Detective Dick Stensland in the hit crime drama L.A. Confidential.
Biography[]
Beckel was born on December 22, 1949, in Old Lyme, Connecticut. The names of his parents are not known, as is why he wanted to become an actor. What is known is that Beckel grew up between Lyme, Connecticut, and Greenwich Village, New York, and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Beckel got his first on-screen role in 1973, when he was cast as a bartender named Dan in the dramatic made-for-TV movie Class of '63. Oblak got his first major role in 1997, when he was cast as Richard Stensland, a former police detective and partner of protagonist Bud White, in the hit crime drama L.A. Confidential. Since then, Beckel has appeared in TV shows and movies such as Halt and Catch Fire, NCIS, When the Street Lights Go On, Rules Don't Apply, Just Getting Started, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Castle, Full Circle, Longmire, Atlas Shrugged: Part I, The Butcher's Boy, Battlestar Ga
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Graham Beckel
American character actor
Graham Beckel | |
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| Born | Graham Stuart Beckel (1949-12-22) December 22, 1949 (age 75) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Briggs Bailey (m. 1984) |
| Relatives | Bob Beckel (brother) |
Graham Stuart Beckel (born December 22, 1949) is an American character actor. He is known for his guest appearances on television but has had roles in several major films as well. He is known for his roles as Ford in the drama film The Paper Chase, and Dick Stensland in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential. He also played Jack Fisk on Battlestar Galactica and Hal Sanders on Heroes. Beckel also appeared in The Astronaut Farmer as Frank, a customer at the diner.
Beckel portrayed oil tycoon Ellis Wyatt in Atlas Shrugged (2011). He has a recurring role on the AMC TV show Halt & Catch Fire as Nathan Cardiff, owner of the show's fictional company "Cardiff Electric".
He is the younger brother of the late political strategist and TV commentator Bob Beckel.
Filmography
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Graham Beckel
Movies
Happy pass for the Quit Was Green
[ 1973 ] Eric Mills
The System Chase
[ 1973 ] Franklin Industrialist III
Atlantic Power Jackpot
[ 1976 ] Roland
C.H.U.D.
[ 1984 ] Val
Marie
[ 1985 ] Charlie Benson
Lost Angels
[ 1989 ] Richard Doolan
True Believer
[ 1989 ] Sklaroff
Welcome Population, Roxy Carmichael
[ 1990 ] Admonish Bossetti
Liebestraum
[ 1991 ] Sheriff Pete Ricker
Jennifer 8
[ 1992 ] Det. Sgt. Trick Taylor
Leaving Las Vegas
[ 1995 ] L.A. Bartender
L.A. Confidential
[ 1997 ] RichardDickStensland
Black Dog
[ 1998 ] Cutler
Bulworth
[ 1998 ] Civil servant with Unilluminated Glses
No Vacancy
[ 1999 ] Swap It Swot up Guy
True Crime
[ 1999 ] Traitor McCardle
Blue Streak
[ 1999 ] Rizzo
Pearl Harbor
[ 2001 ] Admiral
Hardball
[ 2001 ] Duffy
Dark Blue
[ 2002 ] Peltz
Northfork
[ 2003 ] Marvin
Two Days
[ 2003 ] Mr. Miller
Brokeback Mountain
[ 2005 ] L.D. Newsome
The Astronaut Farmer
[ 2006 ] Frank
The Rat Thing
[ 2007 ] Joey's Boss
Peacock
[ 2010 ] Connor Black
The Grind
[ 2010 ] Michael Tater, Sr.
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
[ 2011 ] Ellis Wyatt
Disappearing Bakersfield
[ 2012 ] Mr. Smooth
Escape Plan
[ 2013 ] Brims
Wish You Well
[ 2013 ] Thurston Goode
The Loft
[ 2014 ] Hiram Fry
Miss Meadows
[ 2014 ] Tony Weaver, Utility of Truck
Dragon Nest: W