George Dzundza
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George Dzundza | |
Dzundza as Det./Sgt. Max Greevey |
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Born | July 19, 1945 Rosenheim, Germany |
Height | 5'10" |
Notable roles | Max Greevey on Law & Order |
George Dzundza (born July 19, 1945) is an actor who is best known for his role as Sgt. Max Greevey in the first season of the TV crime drama Law & Order. He also played Commander Daskal in The Beast. His other major film roles include The Deer Hunter, Basic Instinct, Crimson Tide, and Dangerous Minds.
Born in Rosenheim, Germany, Dzundza spent the first few years of his life in displaced persons camps in Germany with his Ukrainian father, Polish mother, and one brother. Before immigrating to the United States in 1956, they lived in Amsterdam for some years.
His other, lesser known acting roles include the Archie Bunker-like father in the short-lived Christina Applegate sitcom Jesse, and the voice of the supervillain Ventriloquist in Batman: The Animated Series and Perry White in Superman: The Animated Series, as well as numerous minor roles within both shows.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Superman: Brainiac Attacks (2006)
- Adam and Eve (2005)
- Hack (2002) TV Series
- City by the Sea (2002)
- Above Suspicion (2000)
- Instinct (1999)
- Jesse (1998) TV Series
- Species II (1998)
- The Limbic Region (1997)
- That Darn Cat (1997)
- Trading Favors (1997)
- Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
- Crimson Tide (1995)
- Dangerous Minds (1995)
- Basic Instinct (1992)
- The Butcher's Wife (1991)
- Impulse (1990)
- Law & Order (1990) TV Series
- White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
- Cross of Fire (1989)
- The Beast (1988)
- No Way Out (1987)
- No Mercy (1986)
- Brotherly Love (1985)
- The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985)
- Best Defense (1984)
- Streamers (1983)
- A Long Way Home (1981)
- Salem's Lot (1979)
- The Deer Hunter (1978)
- Act of Passion - The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck