Ernie Grunwald (born 1970) is a Canadian actor who has made guest appearances in a number of notable television series.
Career
Grunwald has had recurring roles on One on One, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (as Mr. Forgess), and Two of a Kind opposite Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. He has also guest starred on Friends, My Name Is Earl, NYPD Blue, Reno 911!, A.N.T. Farm, Walker, Texas Ranger, Supernatural, Grey's Anatomy, Two and a Half Men, Bones, The Mentalist, Weeds, and many other series. Grunwald guest starred as a restaurant manager in Monk ("Mr. Monk's 100th Case") and as a courier that lost a cooler containing a deadly virus in Psych ("Death is in the Air"). He also appeared as Walter in the Disney Channel Original Movie Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! in 2011.
Grunwald also made a cameo appearance in the 1992 Disney film The Mighty Ducks as a fan. He has also had roles in the feature films Cellular, It Takes Two, Men in Black II, and Stealing Harvard. Grunwald starred with Jason Priestley in Call Me Fitz.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1995JunglegroundV.P1995It Takes TwoHarry Butkis1999Dudley Do-RightCustoms Officer2001The GristleJukebox Guy2002Men in Black IIYoung Postal Employee2002Stealing HarvardLineup Man2004CellularBusy Salesman2006Comeback SeasonDesk Clerk2007MoolaWild Bill2008Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of ControlLaboratory Worker #2Direct-to-video2009The LodgerGregor2012Two Hands to MouthNoah
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1994Due SouthMorgue AttendantEpisode: "Manhunt"1994–1996TekWarSpaz4 episodes1995Side EffectsRobert Dilworth2 episodes1996Radiant CityHarveyTelevision film1996The High LifeClaude8 episodes1997Once a ThiefThermo RakisEpisode: "The Big Bang Theory"1998–1999Two of a KindPaul11 episodes1999–2001It's Like, You Know...Ernie / Waiter8 episodes2000Veronica's ClosetThe Pizza GuyEpisode: "Veronica's Girls' Night Out"2001That's LifePlaintiffEpisode: "No Good Deed"2001Walker, Texas RangerMorris DobbsEpisode: "Medieval Crimes"2001Inside SchwartzVigil GuyEpisode: "Bless Me Father, for I Have Fired You"2002BoomtownCharlie GrahamEpisode: "The Freak"2003FriendsTom GordonEpisode: "The One with the Memorial Service"2003–2009King of the HillVarious roles4 episodes2004The StonesSpa GuyEpisode: "The Lawyer Trap"2005NYPD BlueJonas GrissomEpisode: "Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band"2005Invasion IowaSteve CookEpisode: "It Came from Hollywood"2005Reno 911!Prospective Buyer2 episodes2005–2006One on OneBenjamin7 episodes2005–2007The Suite Life of Zack & CodyMr. Forgess3 episodes2007My Name Is EarlPierreEpisode: "Foreign Exchange Student"2007Two and a Half MenClinicianEpisode: "Putting Swim Fins on a Cat"2007BonesSanta Fred SpivakEpisode: "The Santa in the Slush"2008CarpoolersLoan OfficerEpisode: "Lost in America"2008Eli StoneDaryl RhodesEpisode: "Patience"2008MonkVampire ManagerEpisode: "Mr. Monk's 100th Case"2008The New Adventures of Old ChristineSalesmanEpisode: "How I Hate Your Mother"2008Hannah MontanaEdEpisode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive"2009Grey's AnatomyGary RubinEpisode: "Sympathy for the Devil"2009Better Off TedClarkEpisode: "Get Happy"2009The MentalistMilton HowardEpisode: "Red Badge"2009SupernaturalBarnes / 'Sam'Episode: "The Real Ghostbusters"2010PsychDonny LebermanEpisode: "Death Is in the Air"2010CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLester MartinEpisode: "The Panty Sniffer"2010WeedsPenguinEpisode: "To Moscow, and Quickly"2010–2013Call Me FitzLarry48 episodes2011A.N.T. FarmZankoEpisode: "FraudulANT"2011Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!WalterTelevision film2011E! Special: Selena GomezMr. Forgess20132 Broke GirlsLeonEpisode: "And the Temporary Distraction"2016History of the World... for NowTimeline / Analogy Guy4 episodes2019WayneVice PrincipalEpisode: "Chapter Six: Who Even Are We Now?"2022–2023Raven's HomeLazlo11 episodes
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