Daniel Roebuck
Roebuck in 2017
Born	Daniel James Roebuck (1963-03-04)March 4, 1963 (age 62) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Bethlehem Catholic High School
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer
Years active	1981–present
Spouses	Leslie Roebuck ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 1987)​ Kelly Roebuck ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 2013)​ Tammy Roebuck ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	2

Daniel James Roebuck (born March 4, 1963) is an American actor and writer.^[1] In film, he is known for his roles as Deputy Marshal Robert Biggs inThe Fugitive (1993) and its spin-offU.S. Marshals (1998), as well as Mr. Banks inAgent Cody Banks (2003) andAgent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004). He has appeared in numerousRob Zombie-directed films, his roles including Morris Green inThe Devil's Rejects (2005),The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), and3 from Hell (2019); Lou Martini inHalloween (2007) andHalloween II (2009); and The Count inThe Munsters (2022). Roebuck has worked with director and producerDon Coscarelli, appearing inBubba Ho-Tep (2002),John Dies at the End (2012), andPhantasm: Ravager (2016).

On television, Roebuck is known for his role as Cliff Lewis, Ben Matlock's private investigator, on the TV seriesMatlock (1992–1995);Jay Leno in the made-for-television filmThe Late Shift (1996); and Dr. Leslie Arzt in the seriesLost (2004–2010). Roebuck has provided voice roles in video games, voicing Gary Finkel inDead Rising 3 and Greez Dritus in bothStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order andStar Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Roebuck was born inBethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1963, and graduated fromBethlehem Catholic High School in Bethlehem in 1981.^[2]

He appeared in his first film role in 1985, the lead inCavegirl,^[2] and went on to appear in such films asRiver's Edge (1986) andDudes (1987). From 1992 to 1995, he playedAndy Griffith's assistant lawyer and penultimate private investigator, Cliff Lewis, on the television dramaMatlock, and he also had a recurring role as a corrupt officer, Insp. Rick Bettina, inNash Bridges. He played the role of US Marshal Bob Biggs inThe Fugitive (1993) and its 1998 spin-offU.S. Marshals.

In 1996, Roebuck portrayedJay Leno in theHBO made-for-TV filmThe Late Shift. Leno has often commented positively on Roebuck's performance whenever a guest would bring up the film onThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In 1999, Roebuck guest starred inThe King of Queens episode"Court Date", as Jeffrey the cop, whom lead characterCarrie Heffernan tried to date in order to get out of a traffic ticket. He appeared as FBI Agent Weine in thehorror filmFinal Destination (2000). In 2001, Roebuck played a petty officer in the made-for-TV filmA Glimpse of Hell, which explores the 1989USSIowa explosion. In 2002, he played a hearse driver in thecomedy horror filmBubba Ho-Tep,^[3] and played the part of Mr. Banks in the filmAgent Cody Banks (2003) and its 2004 sequelAgent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. He appeared in the 2006 filmRed Riding Hood.

From 2005 until 2010, he had a recurring role in the television dramaLost, appearing asDr. Arzt in nine episodes. Roebuck is a regular player in films byRob Zombie, starting withThe Devil's Rejects (2005), as Morris Green. He has been a writer and producer for theMonsterama series, appearing in some of the episodes. Roebuck starred in theDisney Channel Original MovieQuints (2000), as well as theNickelodeon original film,Shredderman Rules (2007). In the seriesSonny with a Chance, he played Mr. Condor. He guest starred in Disney'sWizards of Waverly Place. In 2009, Roebuck guest starred in the fan-produced web seriesStar Trek: The Continuing Mission.

He has guest starred on one episode each ofDark Blue andBones. He reprised his role of the Rob Zombie character Morris Green, providing that voice in the animated filmThe Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), and starred in the filmsA Fork in the Road (2009) andThat's What I Am (2011).

Roebuck portrayedDave Karofsky's father in the TV seriesGlee'ssecond season episodes "Furt" and "Born This Way", with a brief cameo appearance in the next season's "On My Way".^[4]

In October 2012, he played B.J. in AMC'sThe Walking DeadCold Storage webisodes. He stars as Pastor Victor in theRob Zombie film31.^[5] In November 2015, he played Arnold Walker inThe Man in the High Castle. He appeared in five of ten episodes in the first season, distributed throughAmazon Prime.

As of 2022^[update], he is host ofClassic with Daniel Roebuck onNew Evangelization Television in theNew York metropolitan area. In 2022, he was cast to play the part ofThe Count, or Grandpa, in the 2022 Rob Zombie-directed filmThe Munsters, based on the 1960s sitcom of the same nameThe Munsters.^[6]

Roebuck is a Christian.^[7] In 2020, he and his wife Tammy founded the non-profit organization A Channel of Peace, which producesfaith-based films.^[8][9]

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