David Rasche (August 7, 1944) is an American actor best known for Sledge Hammer! (1986), United 93 (2006), In the Loop (2009), and Burn After Reading (2008).
He is married to Heather Lupton and they have three children.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1979: Manhattan as Television Actor #3
- 1979: Sanctuary Of Fear as Jack Collins
- 1979: Something Short Of Paradise as David Ritchie
- 1980: Just Tell Me What You Want as Stopwatch Producer
- 1981: Honky Tonk Freeway as Eddie White
- 1982: Fighting Back as Michael Taylor
- 1983: Special Bulletin as Dr. David McKeeson
- 1983: The Empire Strikes Back (radio drama) as Adm. Piett
- 1984: The Lost Honor Of Kathryn Beck as Donald Catton
- 1984: Best Defense 1984 as Jeff the KGB Agent
- 1986: Cobra (1986) as Dan
- 1986: Native Son as Buckley
- 1987: Made in Heaven (1987) as Donald Sumner
- 1987: Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall as Cal
- 1988: Secret Witness as Sandy
- 1989: Wicked Stepmother as Steve
- 1989: An Innocent Man as Mike Parnell
- 1989: Wedding Band as Sloane Vaughn
- 1990: Masters Of Menace as Buddy Wheeler
- 1990: Silhouette as Sheriff Kyle Lauder
- 1991: Bingo as Hal Devlin
- 1991: Delirious as Dr. Paul Kirkwood/Dennis
- 1993: Twenty Bucks as Baker
- 1993: Barbarians At The Gate as Ted Forstmann
- 1994: Hart To Hart Old Friends Never Die as Alfred Raine
- 1994: A Million To Juan as Jeff
- 1995: Bigfoot The Unforgettable Encounter as Chaz Frederick
- 1995: A Perry Mason Mystery The Case Of The Jealous Jokester as Ben Landry
- 1995: Magic in the Water as Phillip (Patient #4)
- 1995: Dead Weekend as Payne
- 1995: Pie In The Sky as Amy's Dad
- 1995: Out There as Don Polson
- 1997: That Old Feeling as Alan
- 1999: Friends And Lovers as Richard 'Richie' Wickham
- 1999: The Settlement as Denny
- 1999: The Big Tease as Stig
- 1999: Hard Time Hostage Hotel as Robert Sinclair
- 1999: Pros And Cons as Jack Stanford
- 2001: Teddy Bears Picnic as Elliot Chevron
- 2002: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood as Taylor Abbott
- 2003: Just Married as Mr. McNerney
- 2003: Exposed as Warren Ward
- 2004: Off The Lip as Dr. Martin Shutte
- 2005: Final Approach as Gen. Perkins
- 2005: Perception 2005 as Phil
- 2006: The Sentinel (2006) as Pres. Ballentine
- 2006: United 93 as Donald Freeman Greene
- 2006: Flags of Our Fathers as Senator
- 2007: The Girl In The Park as Doug
- 2008: Burn After Reading as CIA Officer Palmer DeBakey Smith
- 2009: Peter And Vandy as Alan
- 2009: In the Loop as Linton Barwick
- 2009: Crimes Of The Past as Thomas Sparrow
- 2009: Blue Eyes as Marshall
- 2011: Collaborator as Radio Host (voice)
- 2011: Die Verlorne Zeit as Daniel Levine
- 2012: Missed Connections as George
- 2012: Revenge for Jolly! as Eichelberger
- 2012: Men in Black 3 as Agent X
- 2012: Petunia as Percy Petunia
- 2012: The Discoverers as Cyrus Marshall
- 2012: The Strange Case Of Wilhelm Reich as Hills
- 2013: Kill Your Darlings as Dean
- 2013: The Big Wedding as Barry
- 2014: Amira And Sam as Jack
- 2014: Freedom as Jefferson Monroe
- 2019: Swallow as Michael Conrad
- 2020: Paper Spiders as Bill Hoffman
- 2021: Americanish as Jim
Television Roles
- 1977: The Andros Targets as Smitty
- 1978-1981: Ryan's Hope as Wes Leonard
- 1979: Mrs. Columbo as William Gardner
- 1981-1982: Love, Sidney as J.M.
- 1982: The Edge of Night as David Scarborough
- 1982: SCTV Network as Robert Wellesly
- 1984: Search for Tomorrow as Col. Tom Burns
- 1985: Sara as David Collier
- 1985: Code Name Foxfire as Sam Rawlings
- 1985: Miami Vice as Surf
- 1986: Kate & Allie as Richard Lubin
- 1986-1988: Sledge Hammer! as Sledge Hammer
- 1991: The Trials Of Rosie O Neill as Patrick
- 1992: L.A. Law as David McCoy
- 1992-1994: Nurses (1991) as Jack Trenton
- 1993: Empty Nest as Jack Trenton
- 1994: Burke's Law as John Ramsey
- 1995: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters as Friggit/Golf Announcer
- 1995: Signs And Wonders as Brother Nathum
- 1995: Duckman as Baron Von Dillweed
- 1995-1996: High Society 1995 as Peter Thomas
- 1997: Columbo, "A Trace of Murder" as Patrick Kinsley
- 1998: The Wonderful World of Disney as Derek Early
- 1998: Just Shoot Me! as Michael Tenzer
- 1998: Recess as Mr. E
- 1999: Grown Ups as Kenny Daniels
- 1999: The West Wing as Carl Everett
- 2000: Suddenly Susan as Evan
- 2000-2001: DAG as Pres. Whitman
- 2001: The Lot as Eddie Moran
- 2001: For Your Love as Dr. Bruckner
- 2002: Providence as Doc Croc
- 2002: MDs as Mr. Baranski
- 2003: Malcolm in the Middle as Lawyer
- 2003: She Spies as Norton Andrews
- 2003: Robbery Homicide Division as Lee
- 2003: Monk as Coach Patterson
- 2004: Las Vegas as Tim Valentine
- 2006: The Book of Daniel as Donald Warwick
- 2008: All My Children as Robert Gardner
- 2009: Law & Order as Joe Delaney
- 2009: Sherri as Bart
- 2009-2010: Ugly Betty as Calvin 'Cal' Hartley
- 2010: The Electric Company (2009) as The Ronald
- 2010: Rubicon as James Wheeler
- 2011: Are We There Yet? as Thunder Clark
- 2011: Royal Pains as Charles Woodward
- 2011: Bored to Death as Bernard
- 2013-2017: Veep as Jim Marwood
- 2014: Black Box (2014) as Hunter Black
- 2015: Understudies as Clement Shawl
- 2015-2016: Impastor as Alden Schmidt
- 2016: Madam Secretary as Ambassador Arlen Maxwell
- 2018: Malibu Dan The Family Man as Roger Marshall
- 2018-2019: Succession as Karl
- 2025: Dying For Sex as Dr. Pankowitz
Radio Roles
- 1983: Star Wars Radio Dramas as Admiral Piett