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Joseph Timothy Thomerson (born April 8, 1946) is an American actor and comedian.^[1] He is best known for his role asJack Deth in theTrancers^[2] film series, his work in numerous low-budget features, and his comedic television roles. He appeared in the filmsUncommon Valor,Air America,^[3]Volunteers,Who's Harry Crumb?,Iron Eagle, andFear and Loathing in Las Vegas.^[4]

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Tim Thomerson was born inCoronado, California. He was brought up in bothHawaii and inSan Diego. Following a stint in the ArmyNational Guard, where he served as a cook in a tank company with actorBrion James, Thomerson chose to become an actor while taking a job as a set builder and prop man at San Diego'sOld Globe Theatre, famous for itsShakespearean productions.

Following college, Thomerson began a career as astand-up comedian, honing his skills. He appeared in comedy clubs, includingThe Bitter End inGreenwich Village,The Improv in Los Angeles, andCatch a Rising Star in New York City.

Thomerson entered the world of stand-up comedy in the 1970s. In Los Angeles, he became a regular atThe Comedy Store^[5] andthe Improv and made numerous appearances on television variety shows and in Las Vegas.

One of Thomerson's early acting breaks came from directorRobert Altman who, after seeing Thomerson's stand-up act, cast him in the filmA Wedding. Thomerson first came to prominence in the short-lived comedy science-fiction TV series,Quark in 1977–78, as Gene/Jean, a character of dual gender who randomly switched between the two.^[6]

Thomerson began a long career in television and film starting in the mid-1970s, starting with roles such as the criminal psychologist Jerry Moriarity in the slasher film,Fade to Black (1980) before moving on to starring roles such as the time-traveling future copJack Deth in the 1985 low-budget science-fiction film,Trancers.^[7]

In 1986, Thomerson reunited with a few of hisTrancers co-stars for theWorld War II science-fiction film,Zone Troopers; he also appeared in the vampire film,Near Dark, and played a villain oppositeMelanie Griffith's heroine in the science-fiction film,Cherry 2000. He also appeared inNBC's television film,The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988) asthe Hulk's opponent, Jack LeBeau.

When Charles Band startedFull Moon Features in the late 1980s, one of his first projects was the sequelTrancers II (1991), in which he reunited Thomerson with much of the cast from the first film. Thomerson would later appear in each of the sequels, except forTrancers 6.

Another notable film role was that of Brick Bardo inDollman^[7] (1991), aDirty Harry-like alien cop who is only 13 inches (33 cm) tall; the character also appeared briefly inBad Channels and more substantially inDollman vs. Demonic Toys

In the 1990s, he was a series regular on the TV police drama,Sirens, followed by a regular, co-starring role on the series,Land's End.

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