Kevin Scully Geer (November 7, 1952 – January 25, 2017) was an American actor of stage and screen.
Early life Geer was born in Reno, Nevada, and raised in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Geer's father died when he was an infant. He moved from Reno, Nevada, to Los Angeles with his mother, Claire Scully Geer.
Career After graduating from a military academy in southern California, he moved to New York to become an actor, beginning his career in 1975, his best noted stage performances included A Streetcar Named Desire (1988), The Rose Tattoo (1995), Flyovers, Side Man (both 1998) and Twelve Angry Men (2004).
He appeared in the films A Force of One (1979), The Pelican Brief (1993), The Contender (2000), American Gangster (2007), Bunker Hill (2008), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), and Shelter (2014).
Some of his television appearances included The Waltons, M*A*S*H, The Equalizer, MacGyver, China Beach, Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street, and several of the Law & Order franchise shows.
Awards He received the 2017 Obie Award for Outstanding Performance in memoriam of his sustained excellence in the theatre and dedication to his craft.Obie Awards, 2017 Winners
Death Geer died from a heart attack on January 25, 2017, at his Manhattan home. He was 64.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1979 A Force of One Johnson 1989Simple Justice Det. Ed Warren 1993 The Pelican Brief K. O. Lewis 1999Side ManJonesyDirect-to-videoThe TavernDave4 a.m.: Open All NightDocShort film 2000 The Contender Congressman Skakle 2002GarmentoJack Kearns2007 American Gangster Law School Professor Trainwreck: My Life as an IdiotOlder Banker2008100 FeetPriest Bunker Hill McLain 2009The Only Good IndianPeairs The Men Who Stare at Goats CIA Agent 2011MargaretAIG Detecive #2 2014 Shelter Walter
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1978M*A*S*HSgt. Jerry NielsenEpisode: "Billfold Syndrome"1979The WaltonsSgt. Charles W. "Chuck" TurnerEpisode: "The Tailspin"Friendly FireTelevision film, uncreditedSteeletown Joe Falcone Television filmOperation PetticoatMPEpisode: "Big Deal on Kaloa Street"1980RoughnecksTom McBride Television filmRage!DelMarilyn: The Untold StoryJim Dougherty1981A Few Days in Weasel CreekCalvin 1986, 1988 The Equalizer Orchid Killer / Willie J. Hawkins 2 episodes1989MacGyverDr. Fred BeamEpisode: "The Invisible Killer" China BeachBrian McMurphy Jr.2 episodes Sweet Bird of YouthTom JuniorTelevision film1990MonstersJoeEpisode: "The Bargain"1993New YearBarryTelevision film 1996, 2010 Law & Order Brian Egan / Mr. Evans 2 episodes1996Homicide: Life on the StreetBrian EganEpisode: "For God and Country"1997, 2001All My ChildrenFire Chief / Officer Baird2 episodes1998New York UndercoverMaloneyEpisode: "Capital Punishment"1999OzAxelrodEpisode: "Unnatural Disasters" 2001, 2010–2011, 2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Phil Kastner / Belton Merrell / Mr. Walsh / Chief Gabriel 4 episodes 2004–2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Detective / Jules Livanski 2 episodes2013Alpha HouseNormal ChaseEpisode: "Ruby Shoals"2014ElementaryRaymond CarpenterEpisode: "The Adventure of the Nutmeg Concoction"
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