Tommy Hinkley is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in the comedy Back to the Beach (1987), and subsequently appeared in the Academy Award-winning short film Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (also 1987). The same year, he appeared as a lead character opposite Bill Maher in the short-lived Showtime series Hard Knocks.
Hinkley later had supporting roles in Men at Work (1990), the horror film Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (also 1990), and the comedy The Little Vampire (2000).
Life and career Hinkley attended Culver High School in Culver, Oregon.
Hinkley's on-screen career began in the 1980s, including television guest roles, and periodic regular turns on TV series, including the short-lived Showtime series Hard Knocks (1987), that also featured Bill Maher. Having appeared in the Academy Award-winning Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall, he has also been known for his roles in such popular box office draws as The Cable Guy (1996), The Little Vampire (2000), Ocean's Thirteen (2007) and Leatherheads (2008).
He also made several appearances in the first season of the sitcom Mad About You as Jay Selby, the best friend of Paul Buchman (played by Paul Reiser). He also voiced Earl Grunewald on the animated series Life with Louie. In 1995, he co-starred in the short-lived Fox TV sitcom The Preston Episodes with David Alan Grier.
That same year, Hinkley married actress Tracey Needham. In 1999, Needham gave birth to their daughter.
As of 2010, Hinkley worked as a teacher, teaching theatre arts to children in Boulder, Colorado.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1987 Back to the Beach Michael Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall Andrew Northfield Short film 1989 The Terror Within Neil Lethal Weapon 2 Cop #2 1990 Watchers II Lab Assistant Men at Work Jeff Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation Hank Naked Obsession Mitch Angel of Death Rak Slade Television film 1991 Earth Angel Val Boyd Television film L.A. Story Ted The Human Shield Ben Matthews 1992 Maid for Each Other Ted Knowland Television film 1994 Star Trek Generations Journalist #1 1996 The Cable Guy Basketball Player 1997 Buried Alive II Sheriff Jim Puller Television film 1998 Anarchy TV Ralph Greed 1999 Dirt Merchant Mort Huskins Pinot Grigio 2000 Escape Under Pressure Carl Fail Safe Senior Master Sergeant Collins Televised play The Little Vampire Bob Thompson 2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Hambone Man 2003 Save It for Later Rick O'Connor 2004 Angel in the Family Joe 2007 Ocean's Thirteen Roulette Dealer 2008 The Flyboys John McIntyre Leatherheads 'Hardleg' 2009 Bob Funk Over Eaters Anonymous Guy
Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Brothers Jim Grant / Jim Dintzman 3 episodes Hard Knocks Nick Bronco 13 episodes 1988 Empty Nest The Bartender Episode: "Harry's Vacation" 1989 Something Is Out There Ricky Episode: "A Hearse of Another Color" Who's the Boss? Kyle Fletcher Episode: "In Search of Tony" 1990 China Beach Simon Episode: "Warriors" Get a Life Morgan Episode: "A Family Affair" 1991 The Golden Girls Andy Episode: "Melodrama" Night Court Curtis Episode: "Harry's Fifteen Minutes" Jake and the Fatman Eddie Episode: "Street of Dreams" MacGyver Neil Episode: "Deadly Silents" 1992–1993 Mad About You Jay Selby 13 episodes 1993 Murphy Brown Tucker Episode: "Ben Humboldt" 1994 Ellen Steve Episode: "The Boyfriend Stealer" 1994–1995 The 5 Mrs. Buchanans Jesse Buchanan 4 episodes 1995 Robin's Hoods Chad Owens Episode: "If Looks Could Kill" The Preston Episodes Derek Clooney 2 episodes 1995–1997 Life with Louie Earl Grunewald 11 episodes 1997 Tracey Takes On... Randy Amsterdam Episode: "Movies" The Secret World of Alex Mack Mr. Carrington 2 Episode: "The Creeper" & "24 Hours" 1998 Teen Angel Casey Beauchamp 6 episodes ER Mr. Ellis 2 episodes 1999 Martial Law Don Turlington Episode: "Call of the Wild" 2000 Judging Amy Mr. Saunders Episode: "The Wee Hours" Angel C. Mulvill Episode: "Are You Now or Have You Never Been" That '70s Show Cop Episode: "Ice Shack" 2001 The Division Alan DeLorenzo / Paul DeLorenzo 4 episodes 2002 Boomtown Mr. Flannery Episode: "Reelin' in the Years" 2003 NCIS Deer Hunter Episode: "The Curse" 2004 Cold Case Billy Berkenpass Sr. (1987) Episode: "The Lost Soul of Herman Lester" 2004–2006 The Shield Captain Steve Briggs 2 episodes 2005 The Inside Detective Douglas Price Episode: "Everything Nice" 2010 Zeke and Luther Agent Episode: "Old Nasty"
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