Raymond Forchion is an American actor, writer, producer, and director who has appeared on film, television and stage. Aside from several pilots and TV movies, he has appeared on television series such as Burn Notice, Numb3rs, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Femme Fatales, Southland, Will & Grace, The Golden Girls, Wiseguy and In the Heat of the Night. He has had recurring roles on General Hospital and Miami Vice. His film credits include Flight of the Navigator (1986), Masterblaster (1987) and Point Break (1991).
Forchion has appeared in nearly 100 commercials. He also played O.J. Simpson in CBS miniseries, American Tragedy and co-starred in HBO's Emmy-winning movie about the 2000 election, Recount, with Kevin Spacey, Tom Wilkinson, Ed Begley Jr., and Laura Dern.
In 2007, Forchion produced Confessions of a Thug, a hip-hop musical film starring Daron Fordham, in which an educated street hustler re-examines his life. It won Best Direction from the San Diego Black Film Festival and was an official selection of the Urbanworld/Vibe Film Festival in New York. In 1992, he was a producer of Last Breeze of Summer, which was made at the American Film Institute and garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short. The Horrible Dr. Bones, from Forchion's original screenplay, is available in stores now from Full Moon Releasing.
Forchion is a recipient of the 1999 Team Player Award from the Black Hollywood Education Resource Center, a lifetime achievement for service to the film industry.
Personal life Forchion was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, and raised in Moorestown Township, New Jersey. Later, he moved to Miami, Florida, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes1979Hot StuffHoldup Man #11980The PilotAdvertising PersonnelIsland ClawsJean 1981 The FunhouseMan in Tent ShowUncredited Nobody's PerfektArmy Officer Freddie of the Jungle African WarriorUncredited1983 Cat and Dog Angry Man Blue Skies Again Jimmy Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 Tar Worker 1985 The Mean SeasonNewsroom ReporterUncredited Private Resort Bartender 1986 Flight of the Navigator Detective Banks Whoops Apocalypse Conference Guard 1987MasterblasterLincoln ShakirRevenge of the Nerds IIPoliceman1988Mac and MePolice Officer #11991Point BreakNeighbor True Identity Burly Cop2001No Turning BackHospital Cop2002Are You a Serial Killer?JuiceShort2005Confessions of a Thug HimselfAlso producer2013Island SongsDetectiveShort2013Pastor ShirleyMr. Titan2014Last WritesDoctorShort2016NeronMoll2017Destruction Los AngelesFire Marshall2018Lost FareGardener2019Faith, Hope and LoveCity Worker Joe2021WizardreamN/A
+ Television Year Title Role Notes 1977 The African Queen African Villager TV movie, uncredited 1979 Jennifer's JourneyStreet Guy 1 episode 1980 Angel City Migrant Worker TV movie The Wild and the Free Habibu¿Qué pasa, U.S.A.? Mike DonahueEpisode: "There Goes the Neighborhood"1983Feel the HeatDetectivePilot1984–1986Miami ViceDon/ O'Hara4 episodes1986Intimate StrangersCorey WellsTV movieCharley HannahN/A1987WiseguyCecil DemontEpisode :"Loose Cannon"1988Bustin' LooseCop1 episodeMoonlightingCrime Scene CopEpisode :"And the Flesh Was Made Word"Star Trek: The Next GenerationLt. Ben PrietoEpisode: "Skin of Evil"HemmingwayWillard4 episodes1991In the Heat of the NightWallace FannoyEpisode :"Just A Country Boy"Bad AttitudesCohnTV movieUsWarden Turner1992The Golden GirlsProfessor BradleyEpisode :"Question and Answers"1994Smart KidsDadTV movieIn a Split Second Father1995–1996EllenSmitty / Customer #22 episodes1999City GuysMr. WashingtonEpisode :"Alley Oops"2000American TragedyO.J SimpsonTV movieWill & GraceClaytonEpisode :"Low in the Mid-Eighties"2008RecountJeff RobinsonTV movieGeneral HospitalCoast Guard OfficerEpisode #1.116812010Numb3rsWayne PetersenEpisode: "Scratch"2012SouthlandCarterEpisode: "Community"Burn NoticeButch McCallEpisode: "Split Decision"Femme FatalesJudge AldrichEpisode: "Hell Hath No Furies"2013Grey's AnatomyMinisterEpisode: "Things We Said Today"2014Taylor'd ProblemsMr. JohnsonEpisode: "Guess Who's Coming for Dinner ?"Franklin & BashMale Board Member #5Episode: "Falcon's Nest"ScandalJudge LancasterEpisode: "An Innocent Man"2015ShamelessMinisterEpisode: "I'm the Liver"The AdversariesJudge Haywood DempseyTV movie20162 Lava 2 Lantula !HalFresh Off the BoatTed2 episodes2017InsecureUncle JesseEpisode: "Hella Open"2018GoliathMayor Peter AndersonEpisode: "Who's Gabriel"SnowfallRushed CustomerEpisode: "Serpiente"Into the DarkHankEpisode: "The Body"Almost Perfect Detective GeorgeTV movieStation 19MinisterEpisode: "Last Day on Earth"2019S.W.A.TMarcusEpisode: "Funny Money"Good TroublePastor Thurston2 episodes2020Better ThingsSettlement OfficerEpisode: "Father's Day"2021A Christmas Family ReunionTerrenceTV movie2023LegacyTommyEpisode: "Afternath"
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