Denis Arndt

American actor (born 1939)

Marjorie Ann Arveson

(m. 1957; died 2014)

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Denis Arndt (born November 23, 1939) is an American actor, best known for his starring role as Alex Priest in the play Heisenberg for which he earned a 2017 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play.^[1]

Life and career

Denis Arndt served in the Vietnam War as a United States Army helicopter pilot, earning a Purple Heart and Commendation Medal. After the war, Arndt flew helicopters in Alaska for several years before completing a degree at the University of Washington. He joined the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon where he completed 15 seasons and was a charter member of Seattle's Intiman Theater.^[2]

After Kenneth Welsh exited rehearsals of the play Heisenberg, Arndt was cast and joined the Manhattan Theater Club's production, which opened June 3, 2015.^[3] The production moved to Broadway's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on October 13, 2016.^[4]

Arndt has also appeared in guest roles on a number of television shows including The Good Fight, Grey's Anatomy, Supernatural and Vanished. He had a regular role on Annie McGuire and recurring roles on Picket Fences and L.A. Law. He has appeared in films including Basic Instinct and How to Make an American Quilt.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	The Magical World of Disney	John Peterson
1988	Distant Thunder	Larry
1990	Columbo	Paul Mackey	Season 9, Episode 3, "Agenda for Murder"
1992	Basic Instinct	Lieutenant Phillip Walker
1992	We're Talking Serious Money	Jacubick
1995	How to Make an American Quilt	James
1997	Metro	Captain Frank Solis
2000	Blast	Sheriff
2002	Undisputed	Warden Lipscom
2002	Dead Heat	Dr. Ivan Barnes
2003	S.W.A.T.	Sergeant Howard
2004	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	CEO
2004	Sniper 3	CIA Director Bill Avery
2006	Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil	CIA Director Weylon Armitage
2006	Bandidas	Ashe
2014	Dolphin Tale 2	Dennis / Disabled Vet
2018	Mr. Mercedes	Merrill D. Shields

References

^ Appleford, Steve (July 6, 2017). "An overnight sensation after 45 years in the biz: Denis Arndt, Mary-Louise Parker's co-star in 'Heisenberg'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
^ Soloski, Alexis (September 28, 2016). "At 77, He Gets to Woo Mary-Louise Parker". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
^ Brantley, Ben (June 3, 2015). "Review: 'Heisenberg,' With Mary-Louise Parker, Mines the Extraordinary in the Commonplace". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
^ Viagas, Robert (October 13, 2016). "See What the Critics Thought of Broadway's New Heisenberg". Playbill. Retrieved August 2, 2017.