John Larroquette
John Larroquette (born25 November1947; age 78) is the American actor who playedMaltz inStar Trek III: The Search for Spock. He is perhaps most famous for his role as Assistant District Attorney Reinhold "Dan" Fielding in the NBC sitcomNight Court, for which he won four consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Career[]
Television[]
Regular and recurring roles[]
Early in his career, Larroquette was a regular on two series from NBC,Doctor's Hospital (1975-1976) andBaa Baa Black Sheep (1976-78, co-starringJames Whitmore, Jr.).
Larroquette landed the role of ADA Dan Fielding onNight Court in 1983; the series premiered in January the following year. In addition to his Emmy Awards, Larroquette was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance onNight Court. Larroquette also directed two episodes of the show, both of which aired in 1986.
Among theStar Trek alumni who made recurring appearances onNight Court areKaren Austin,Jeff Corey,Alex Henteloff,Gregory Itzin,Keye Luke,George Murdock,Craig Richard Nelson,Annie O'Donnell,Bumper Robinson,Eugene Roche,Margot Rose,John Staible,Michael Hungerford,Kenneth Tigar,William Utay andBrent Spiner. Other Trek alumni who made memorable one-time appearances includeStar Trek: Deep Space Nine'sNana Visitor,Jack Axelrod,Robert Barron,James Cromwell, Larroquette'sSearch for Spock co-starsRobin Curtis &Jeanne Mori,Bibi Besch,Raye Birk,Paddi Edwards,Max Grodénchik,Kevin Peter Hall,Teri Hatcher (as his boss' daughter who kept trying to seduce him),Harvey Jason,Tony Jay,Paul Lambert,Stephen Lee,Eric Menyuk,Katherine Moffat,Nancy Parsons,Stephen Root,Ron Taylor,Wendy Schaal,Tony Todd andRay Walston.
AfterNight Court ended in 1992 after nine seasons, Larroquette starred in his own series,The John Larroquette Show, also for NBC and which featured guest appearances byKelsey Grammer andBertila Damas. This series ran from 1993 through 1996 and earned Larroquette a fifth Emmy nomination – his first as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Larroquette won his fifth Emmy Award (his sixth nomination) for his 1997 guest appearance as sadistic lawyer Joey Heric onThe Practice. He appeared several more times on this series, earning an additional Emmy nomination in 2002. Among the otherStar Trek alumni he worked with on this show wereAlbert Hall,Richard McGonagle,Tracy Middendorf,Lawrence Pressman,Jack Shearer andBill Smitrovich.
In 1999, Larroquette starred in and executive producedCBS'Payne, acting alongsideEllen Albertini Dow. During the 2003-2004 television season, Larroquette starred on the NBC sitcomHappy Family.Star Trek: The Next Generation andStar Trek: Deep Space Nine guest starSusan Gibney was also a regular on this series, playing the neighbor of Larroquette's character.
In 2007 and 2008, Larroquette starred as Crane, Poole & Schmidt's managing partner Carl Sack onBoston Legal, opposite hisStar Trek III castmateWilliam Shatner. Larroquette replaced former regularRené Auberjonois on the series, who was among the actors removed from the regular cast to make way for new players like Larroquette. However, Larroquette was able to work with Auberjonois on a few subsequent episodes, notably the last two of the series, which aired together as a two-hour series finale on 8 December 2008.
From 2014-2018, Larroquette starred inThe Librarians (co-starringRebecca Romijn andLindy Booth) as Jenkins. Other guest stars includedRené Auberjonois,Jerry O'Connell andJohn de Lancie.
Larroquette joined, in a recurring role, the cast ofCSI: NY starringRobert Joy, and appeared in the seventh season episodes "Hide Sight", "Scared Stiff" and "Justified".
Larroquette later reprised hisNight Court role for the 2023 series revival of the same name. In the second season episode "Wrath of Comic-Con", Larroquette once again donned Klingon makeup when Dan tried to avoid a woman seeking revenge on him; when she (dressed as Catwoman and not recognizing him) asked him his name, he responded "Maltz", referencing Larroquette'sStar Trek III character.
Guest appearances[]
In 1975, Larroquette appeared on two different shows withNext Generation guest starAlbert Hall: the sitcomSanford and Son andKojak. AfterBaa Baa Black Sheep ended in 1976, Larroquette made appearances onThree's Company andFantasy Island. He worked with several actors fromStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan on these shows; his episode ofThree's Company also hadPaul Kent, whileFantasy Island featuredIke Eisenmann and series regularRicardo Montalban. (Stefan Gierasch also appeared in Larroquette'sFantasy Island episode.)
In the 1980s, Larroquette guest-starred on such shows asMork & Mindy (starringRobin Williams) andRemington Steele (starringPierce Brosnan, withRosemary Forsyth,Marianna Hill andKate Vernon). He also appeared in a two-episode arc ofDallas, working withPaul Carr,Susan Howard,J. Patrick McNamara,Paul Sorensen,Ray Wise andMorgan Woodward.
Larroquette's later guest-starring credits have included episodes ofThe West Wing (starringMartin Sheen, withDaniel Roebuck),House (starringJennifer Morrison), andChuck (produced byRobert Duncan McNeill, in an episode directed byAllan Kroeker and co-starringBonita Friedericy andMelinda Clarke). In 2009, Larroquette guest-starred onLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (starringMariska Hargitay, withBruce McGill andJohn Schuck)
Movies and mini-series[]
Larroquette's first TV movie was 1980'sStunts Unlimited, directed byHal Needham and starring Needham,Glenn Corbett, Stefan Gierasch andChip Mayer. This was followed in 1982 with a supporting role in CBS'Bare Essence, featuringNext Generation starJonathan Frakes. In 1983, Larroquette appeared in theParamount Television movieThe Last Ninja, as didRobin Gammell,Richard Lynch andCarolyn Seymour.
In the 1986 movieConvicted, Larroquette worked alongsideGabriel Damon, who played his character's son. Larroquette then starred in the 1988 CBS movieHot Paint withJohn Glover and in the 1991 movieOne Special Victory withRay Walston andConcetta Tomei. Larroquette was also an executive producer on the latter movie. In 1997, he starred inThe Defenders: Payback, a TV movie follow-up to the 1961-1965 TV series,The Defenders.
Larroquette portrayed Tony Lewis inThe 10th Kingdom (2000, withDawnn Lewis and directed byDavid Carson). From 2005 through 2007, Larroquette played lawyer Mike McBride in the multipleMcBride made-for-television movies which air on The Hallmark Channel. He also directed many of these movies; one (McBride: Anybody Here Murder Marty?) was directed byJames Contner. Among the other performers who appeared in theMcBride movies areNikita Ager,Todd Babcock,David Bowe,Wren T. Brown,David Carpenter,Marta Dubois,Richard Fancy,Amanda Foreman,John Kassir,Richard Lineback,Eric Pierpoint,Joel Polis,Irene Roseen andTime Winters.
Films[]
One of Larroquette's earliest film experiences came as the narrator ofThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Nearly three decades later, he returned to narrate the 2003 remake of that film. He also narrated the 2006 prequel,The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
Prior to his role onStar Trek III, Larroquette had supporting roles in films such asStripes (1981, co-starringLance LeGault andWilliam Lucking),Cat People (1982, withEd Begley, Jr. andMalcolm McDowell), andHysterical (withJulie Newmar). He was also seen as a Ku Klux Klan member in the infamous John Landis-directed segment ofTwilight Zone: The Movie, filming of which resulted in the accidental on-set death of actorVic Morrow and two child actors.
Following the release ofStar Trek III, Larroquette had major roles in several comedies, includingMeatballs Part II (1984, withHamilton Camp),Summer Rental (1985, withNight Court co-star Karen Austin andRichard Herd), andBlind Date (1987, withWilliam Daniels,George Coe,Brian George andArmin Shimerman). He also appeared inChoose Me (1984, starringGeneviève Bujold andKeith Carradine).
With the success ofNight Court on television, Larroquette landed starring roles inSecond Sight (1989, co-starringJohn Schuck) andMadhouse (1990, withStar Trek II actressKirstie Alley). He then had a supporting role inTune in Tomorrow (1990, withHenry Gibson).
Larroquette appears in the Director's Cut ofJFK (1991, featuringBill Bolender,Bob Gunton andTony Plana). He then appeared inRichie Rich (1991, featuringRick Worthy). InDemon Knight (1995), Larroquette made an uncredited cameo as an actor playing a serial killer, under the direction of the Crypt Keeper (voiced byJohn Kassir).William Sadler,Brenda Bakke,Tim de Zarn,Dick Miller and John Schuck were among the stars of this film.
Larroquette's next film wasIsn't She Great (2000, co-starringChristopher McDonald). Larroquette then co-starred withClint Howard andRichard Riehle inBeethoven's 5th (2003) and appeared withMichelle C. Bonilla andJohn Savage inKill Your Darlings (2006). In addition, Larroquette was part of the ensemble cast ofSouthland Tales (2000, withThe Rock,Holmes R. Osborne andWallace Shawn).
Larroquette was later the voice of Tomar Re inGreen Lantern: First Flight (2009, featuring the voices ofOlivia d'Abo,Larry Drake,Victor Garber,David L. Lander,Richard McGonagle,William Schallert,Kurtwood Smith andMalachi Throne).
In 2012, Larroquette appeared in the Broadway playGore Vidal's The Best Man oppositeMichael McKean. Performances of the play were halted when McKean was struck by a car in Manhattan with McKean sustaining a broken leg. McKean was forced to withdraw from the play as his injuries warranted a transfer to a rehab center.