Jeffrey David Fahey (born November 29, 1952) is an American actor. His notable roles include Duane Duke in Psycho III (1986), Pete Verill in Clint Eastwood's White Hunter Black Heart (1990), Jobe Smith in The Lawnmower Man (1992), and Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC series Lost (2008–2010). He is also known for his collaborations with director Robert Rodriguez, appearing in his films Planet Terror (2007), Machete (2010), and Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
Early life and education[]
Fahey was born in Olean, New York, the sixth of 13 siblings in an Irish American family.[1] His mother, Jane, was a homemaker, and his father, Frank Fahey, worked at a clothing store.[2] Fahey was raised in Bufffalo, New York, from the age of ten and attended Father Baker's high school there. Fahey left home at the age of 17, subsequently hitchhiking to Alaska. He later backpacked through Europe, and worked on an Israeli kibbutz.[3]
Career[]
Fahey started performing when he won a full scholarship to dance at the Joffrey Ballet School at the age of 25. He performed in theaters across the United States and on Broadway. He landed his first major role on television playing Gary Corelli on the soap opera, One Life to Live.
In 1985, he received his first major film role as Tyree in Silverado. In 1986, he co-starred with Anthony Perkins in Psycho III as Duane Duke, a money-desperate guitarist who is hired by Norman Bates to work at the Bates Motel. That same year, Fahey guest starred on the Season 3 premiere of Miami Vice as gun dealer Eddie Kaye, famously destroying Detective Sonny Crockett's Ferrari Daytona.
In 1990, Fahey starred in Impulse and White Hunter Black Heart, respectively directed by feuding ex-couple Sondra Locke and Clint Eastwood. Also that year, he played the title role in the TV movie Parker Kane alongside Marisa Tomei. In 1992, he starred alongside Pierce Brosnan in The Lawnmower Man. In 1995, Fahey was the lead in the Trimark Pictures adventure film Eye of the Wolf, directed by Arnaud Sélignac, based on the book "KAZAN" by James Oliver Curwood.
In 1995, he starred as "Winston McBride" on ABC's The Marshal. In 1999, he played the main character in Apocalypse II: Revelation. In 2007, he appeared in the Robert Rodriguez film Planet Terror and starred in Messages with Bruce Payne.
Fahey appeared as daredevil Dutch the Clutch in an episode of Psych at the beginning of the third season of the show.
Fahey played Frank Lapidus, the airplane and helicopter pilot of the research team sent to the island in Lost, as a recurring character in the fourth and fifth seasons, and as a regular character in the sixth season.[4]
In 2010, he had a major role in Robert Rodriguez's action film Machete.
In 2013, a new production of the classic play Twelve Angry Men took place at the Garrick Theatre in London, running until March 2014. Fahey played the part of the last juror in the story to change his vote to not guilty. Other notable actors appearing in this production were Martin Shaw who played the part of juror number 8 (a role made famous in the 1957 film by Henry Fonda), Robert Vaughn and Nick Moran.[5]
In 2015, Jeff Fahey starred in History Channel's mini-series Texas Rising as Tom Rusk, the Secretary of War for the new Republic of Texas who fought alongside General Sam Houston.
In 2017, Jeff Fahey joined the UK tour of Bill Kenwright's production of Gore Vidal's The Best Man where he plays the part of US Presidential hopeful Joseph Cantwell against political rival William Russell, played by Martin Shaw.
Humanitarian efforts[]
In 2006 and 2007, Fahey spent time in Afghanistan assisting the newly established American University of Afghanistan, and launching a project to assist orphans in Kabul.
Fahey's recent humanitarian work has revolved around the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, focusing on the subject of warehousing, a practice in which the rights and mobility of refugees is restricted by a host country. Fahey's work specifically has addressed the subject of warehoused Sahrawi refugees in Algeria.[6]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Silverado | Tyree | |
| The Execution of Raymond Graham | Raymond Graham | Television film | |
| 1986 | Psycho III | Duane Duke | |
| 1987 | Riot on 42nd St. | Frank Tackler | |
| 1988 | Backfire | Donnie McAndrew | |
| Split Decisions | Ray McGuinn | ||
| 1989 | True Blood | Raymond Trueblood | |
| Minnamurra | Ben Creed | also known as Outback | |
| The Serpent of Death | Jake Bonner | ||
| 1990 | The Last of the Finest | Ricky Rodriguez | also known as Blue Heat |
| Impulse | Stan | ||
| White Hunter Black Heart | Pete Verrill | ||
| Curiosity Kills | Matthew Manus | Television film | |
| Parker Kane | Parker Kane | ||
| 1991 | Body Parts | Bill Chrushank | |
| Iron Maze | Barry Mikowski | ||
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man | Jobe Smith | |
| Sketch Artist | Detective Jack Whitfield | Television film | |
| 1993 | The Hit List | Charlie Pike | |
| Quick | Muncie | ||
| In the Company of Darkness | Will McCaid | Television film | |
| Blindsided | Frank McKenna | ||
| 1994 | Woman of Desire | Jack | |
| Freefall | Dex Dellum | ||
| Wyatt Earp | Ike Clanton | ||
| Temptation | Eddie Lanarsky | ||
| 1995 | Serpent's Lair | Tom Bennett | |
| Sketch Artist II: Hands That See | Detective Jack Whitfield | Television film | |
| Virtual Seduction | Liam Bass | ||
| 1996 | Darkman III: Die, Darkman, Die | Peter Rooker | |
| Lethal Tender | Detective David Chase | ||
| Small Time | The Dutchman | ||
| The Sweeper | Dale Goddard | Video | |
| Every Woman's Dream | Mitch Parker | Television film | |
| 1997 | Catherine's Grove | Jack Doyle | |
| The Underground | Brian Donnegan | ||
| Time Under Fire | Alan / John Deakins | ||
| On the Line | Detective Dan Collins | Television film | |
| Johnny 2.0 | Johnny Dalton | ||
| Operation Delta Force | Captain Lang | Television film; also known as Great Soldiers | |
| 1998 | Extramarital | Griffin | |
| Detour | Danny Devlin | Video | |
| 1999 | The Last Siege: Never Surrender | Eddie Lyman | also known as Hijack |
| When Justice Fails | Tom Chaney | ||
| Apocalypse II: Revelation | Thorold Stone | also known as Revelation: The Book Has Been Opened | |
| No Tomorrow | Davis | ||
| Dazzle | The Collector | ||
| The Contract | Detective Tucci | ||
| The Seventh Scroll | Nick Harper | Television miniseries | |
| Time Served[7] | Patrick Berlington | Television film | |
| 2000 | Epicenter | FBI Agent Moore | |
| The Sculptress | Matthew Dobie | ||
| The Newcomers | Mack Weatherton | ||
| Spin Cycle | Tall Vinnie | ||
| 2001 | Blind Heat | Paul Burke | |
| Out There | Agent Gary Booth | Short film | |
| Cold Heart | Dr. Phil Davis | ||
| Maniacts | Joe Spinelli | ||
| Outlaw | Jim Moran | ||
| Choosing Matthias | Charlie | ||
| 2002 | Inferno | Robert "Jake" Wheeler | also known as California Firestorm |
| Unspeakable | Governor | ||
| Fallen Angels | Professor Richard Leighton | ||
| 2004 | Ghost Rock | Moses Logan | |
| No Witness | Senator Gene Haskell | ||
| Close Call | Elliot Krasner | ||
| Darkhunters | Mr. Barlow | ||
| Blue Demon | General Remora | ||
| Day of Redemption | Frank Everly | ||
| Corpses | Captain Winston | Video | |
| 2005 | Killing Cupid | The Trainer | also known as Warrior or Assassin |
| Split Second | Mr. Kudis | ||
| Icon | Harvey Blackledge | Television film | |
| Crimson Force | Older Man | ||
| Locusts: The 8th Plague | Russ Snow | ||
| Manticore | Kramer | ||
| 2006 | Only the Brave | Lt. William Terry | |
| Scorpius Gigantus | Major Nick Reynolds | ||
| The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point | Colonel Halloran | Video | |
| Absolute Zero | Dr. David Kotzman | Television film | |
| The Eden Formula | Dr. Harrison Parker | ||
| 2007 | Diablita | Bill Rockwell | |
| Messages | Dr. Richard Murray | ||
| Planet Terror | J.T. | ||
| 2008 | Matchmaker Mary | Cameron Banks | |
| 2010 | Machete | Booth | |
| Terror Trap | Cleveland | ||
| 2011 | Blacktino | Cooter | |
| Marriage Retreat | Craig Sullivan | ||
| Dagdum, Texas | Robert E. Lee Magee | ||
| 2012 | Eldorado | Doc Martin | |
| Easy Rider: The Ride Back | Wes Coast | ||
| Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood | Devil Anse Hatfield | ||
| Sushi Girl | Morris | ||
| Guns, Girls and Gambling | The Cowboy | ||
| Alien Tornado | Judd Walker | Television film | |
| Lake Effects | Ray | ||
| The Sacred | George | ||
| 2013 | 100 Below Zero | Steve Foster | |
| Beneath | George Marsh | ||
| Rewind | Ellis | Television film | |
| 2014 | The Last Light | Harold | |
| Dawn Patrol | Trick | ||
| 2015 | Skin Traffik | Jacob Andries | |
| Too Late | Roger | ||
| 2016 | Urge | Gerald | |
| The Hollow | Darryl Everett | ||
| Atomic Shark | Rottger | Television film | |
| 2017 | County Line | Clint Thorne | |
| 2018 | American Dresser | Calhoun | |
| 2019 | Alita: Battle Angel | McTeague | |
| Santa Fake | Jim | ||
| Badland | Huxley Wainwright | ||
| Intrigo: Samaria | Jacob | ||
| 2020 | Beckman | Philip | |
| 2021 | A Bird Flew In | Peter | |
| 2022 | The Long Night | Wayne | |
| Maneater | Professor Hoffman | ||
| Battle for Saipan | General Jake Carroll | ||
| 2023 | Hypnotic | Carl | |
| Ruthless | Dale | ||
| One Year Off | Ben Katsman | ||
| 2024 | Switch Up | Charlie |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1984 | One Life to Live | Gary Corelli | 6 episodes |
| 1986 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ray Lee | Episode: "Enough Rope for Two" |
| Miami Vice | Eddie Kaye | Episode: "When Irish Eyes Are Crying" | |
| 1995 | Eye of the Wolf | Paul Weyman | 2 episodes |
| The Marshal | Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride | Main role | |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science | The Bearded Man | Episode: "Anatomy Lesson" |
| 2001 | Nash Bridges | Nelson Collins | Episode: "Kill Joy" |
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan | Bounty Hunter | Episode: "Dead or Alive" |
| American Dreams | Stevens | 3 episodes | |
| 2008 | Psych | Dutch the Cluch | Episode: "Daredevils!" |
| The Cleaner | Quinn | Episode: "Chaos Theory" | |
| Criminal Minds | Kane | Episode: "Minimal Loss" | |
| 2008–2010 | Lost | Frank Lapidus | 34 episodes |
| 2009 | Cold Case | Darren Malloy '09 | Episode: "Jackals" |
| CSI: Miami | Allen Pierce | Episode: "Dissolved" | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Terry Briggs | Episode: "Benedict Canyon" |
| Chuck | Karl Sneijder | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Bearded Bandit" | |
| Workaholics | Doug | Episode: "Man Up" | |
| 2012 | Femme Fatales | Detective McAllister | 2 episodes |
| Common Law | Dan Noone | Episode: "In-Laws vs. Outlaws" | |
| Revolution | Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson | Episode: "Soul Train" | |
| 2013 | Hawaii Five-0 | Dr. Brian Stevens | Episode: "Kapu" |
| Under the Dome | Sheriff Howard "Duke" Perkins | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | Justified | Zachariah | 7 episodes |
| Grimm | Elder Bowen | Episode: "Iron Hans" | |
| The Librarians | Isaac Stone | Episode: "And What Lies Beneath the Stones" | |
| 2016 | Scorpion | Kenneth Dodd | Episode: "Son of a Gun" |
| DC's Legends of Tomorrow | Quentin Turnbull | Episode: "Outlaw Country" | |
| 2017 | Training Day | Pike | Episode: "Wages of Sin" |
| 2019 | NCIS: New Orlenas | Charlie Conroy | Episode: "Reckoning" |
| Wu Assassins | Jack | Episode: "Fire Chicken" |
Music video[]
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Confident" | Demi Lovato |
Roles[]
(Femme Fatales)
References[]
- ↑ Pergament, Alan (August 23, 1995). "Jeff Fahey, Hard-Working Lawman". Buffalo News. Retrieved on December 10, 2007.
- ↑ Eberth, John (January 30, 2008). "Olean-born actor joins 'Lost' cast". Olean Times Herald. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Jeff Fahey Biography. Yahoo! Movies (2007). Archived from the original on February 21, 2007.
- ↑ Jensen, Jeff (August 29, 2007). "Lost adds fifth new cast member". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on July 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Twelve Angry Men - Garrick Theatre - ATG Tickets" (November 12, 2013). Retrieved on July 15, 2019.
- ↑ About Refugees. U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) (October 22, 2009). Archived from the original on November 11, 2009. Retrieved on January 28, 2010.
- ↑ Martin, Mick (August 28, 2001). "The Video Movie Guide 2002". Ballantine Books.
External links[]
- Jeff Fahey at Femme Fatales Wiki
Jeff Fahey at the Internet Movie Database- Jeff Fahey at Facebook
- Jeff Fahey at AllMovie
- Jeff Fahey at Thespian net
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