Steve Eastin
Known for: Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steve Eastin (born June 22, 1948) is an American character actor. He has appeared in over 150 television and film roles throughout his decades long career. Eastin was born in Colorado, where he began to study acting at the young age of six at his local theater. He received his Actor Equity card at age 16 when he performed in two musicals choreographed by Micheal Bennet. Later, he attended the University of Northern Colorado where he appeared in several productions at the Little Theater of the Rockies, whose alumni include Nick Nolte. After college, Eastin received a fellowship to teach at the University of Arizona where he appeared in his first SAG role opposite Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd. It was shortly after this when Eastin moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his acting career, enrolling in the Charles Conrad Studio upon arrival in 1974. While attending Charles' class, Eastin became interested in teaching acting as well. In 1991, he founded his own acting school, The Steve Eastin Studio. The studio believes in what Eastin refers to as "Choiceless Awareness", where the actors do not read into the script, nor prepare their "beats" or think about what or how they may read their lines. Instead, the actors are encouraged to be in the moment and let their natural, emotional power take over and thus tap into the vast collective unconscious all humans are capable of attuning themselves to. Eastin is best known for appearing in such films as Field of Dreams (1989), Con Air (1997) and A Man Apart (2003), where he developed a reputation as the tough guy with a heart of gold underneath. He played opposite Leonardo Dicaprio in two pivotal scenes in Catch Me if You Can (2002). Eastin has worked with such directors as Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, and Jason Reitman. Eastin is also known for his numerous television appearances throughout the years on such shows as Little House on the Prairie, CHiPS, T.J. Hooker, St. Elsewhere and L.A. Law. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Eastin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
NCIS
Frank Smith
2003
Series
Dexter
Bill Bennett
2006
Series
The X-Files
Sheriff Mazeroski
1993
Series
Seinfeld
Cop #1
1989
Series
Gilmore Girls
Sy
2000
Series
JAG
Max Sullivan
1995
Series
Chicago Hope
McNeil's Coxarthrosis Patient
1994
Series
Melrose Place
1992
Series
ER
Lorenzo
1994
Series
Without a Trace
Bull Carver
2002
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Coz the Bartender
1993
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Russ Marsh
1993
Series
Cold Case
Carl Welter (2010)
2003
Series
Little House on the Prairie
Shell game barker
1974
Series
The A-Team
Taylor
1983
Series
Falcon Crest
Lieutenant Thayne
1981
Series
The Division
2001
Series
MacGyver
Tony
1985
Series
Wings
Murray
1990
Series
The Waltons
1972
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
Judging Amy
Ed Dunsmore
1999
Series
L.A. Law
Sam Hamman
1986
Series
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Doorman
1993
Series
The Six Million Dollar Man
Ritter
1974
Series
St. Elsewhere
Detective Thibideaux
1982
Series
Matlock
Steve Miller
1986
Series
T. J. Hooker
Pete Tebbetts
1982
Series
Moonlighting
Bakery Clerk
1985
Film
Catch Me If You Can
Paul Morgan
2002
Series
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Series
Felicity
Fire Marshal Howard
1998
Series
The Guardian
Ron Hassey
2001
Series
The District
Chief Darby
2000
Series
Profiler
Leo Cantrell
1996
Series
The Pretender
Cedar Point Sheriff
1996
Film
Killers of the Flower Moon
Judge John C. Pollock
2023
Series
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Stage Guard
1989
Series
In Plain Sight
Cormac 'Sully' Sullivan
2008
Series
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Mr. Stone (segment "Secret of the Family Tomb")
1997
Series
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Police Captain
1985
Series
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Series
Providence
1999
Series
Saving Grace
Pody Pope
2007
Series
Life Goes On
1989
Series
Murder One
1995
Series
The Commish
1991
Film
Bound by Honor
Hollenbeck Captain
1993
Film
Con Air
Guard Falzon
1997
Series
Wonder Woman
Johnny
1975
Film
Up in the Air
Samuels
2009
Film
Field of Dreams
Eddie Cicotte - P
1989
Film
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Umpire
1999
Series
The Colbys
1985
Film
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Policeman
1985
Series
CHiPs
1977
Film
The Black Dahlia
Detective
2006
Film
Sliver
Det. Phillip
1993
Series
Vanished
Murphy Manning
2006
Film
Matchstick Men
Mr. Schaffer
2003
Series
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
The Coach
1993
Film
Gasoline Alley
Capt. Lew Ferry
2022
Film
A Man Apart
Ty Frost
2003
Film
When a Stranger Calls
Detective Hines
2006
Series
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Film
The Hidden
Agent Stadt
1987
Film
Joe Kidd
Rider (uncredited)
1972
Series
The Deliberate Stranger
1986
Film
The Scout
Clubhouse Manager
1994
Film
Wagons East!
Bartender
1994
Film
Gotcha!
CIA Agent
1985
Film
Last Man Standing
Seagrove
1995
Film
By Dawn's Early Light
Smitty
1990
Series
The Ultimate Guide
Narrator
1996
Film
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Coach Tom Landers
1981
Film
The Deliberate Stranger
1986
Film
Peril
Detective Marks
2001
Film
Robot Wars
Boles
1993
Film
Shallow Ground
Detective Russell
2005
Film
The Hidden II
1993
Film
Rails & Ties
N.B. Garcia
2007
Film
Diplomatic Siege
Bates
1999
Film
Crash Landing
Detective Cobb
2006
Film
Agent Red
Captain Russert
2000
Film
The '60s
Big Max
1999
Film
Ed
Sharks' Manager
1996
Film
The Sweeper
Richard
1996
Film
Warning Shot
2018
Mulligan's Stew
1977
Film
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Bob Wilbur
1993
Film
Catalyst
Father Albright
2025
Film
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Hotel Doorman
1990
Film
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
Happily Ever After
First Workman
1978
Film
A Change of Seasons
Lance
1980
Film
Watercolor Postcards
Morgan
2013
Film
Dying to Love You
1993
Film
The Clone Master
Huberman
1978
Film
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Ben
1996
Film
Acceptable Risks
Jerry Haywood
1986
Film
Silence of the Heart
Ed Rintal
1984
Film
Sleeping with the Devil
Wes Dubrovich
1997
Film
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
Ted Raynor
1994
Film
Crisis in Mid-Air
Jamieson
1979
Film
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
Detective
1997
Film
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Special Agent Millard Weeks
1996
Film
Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home
Cavendish
1998
Film
Trouble in High Timber Country
Bob Elston
1980
Film
Night Games
Airline Officer
1974
Film
The Best Place to Be
1979
Film
Three Secrets
Vince
1999
Film
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
Doctor
1978
Film
The Patricia Neal Story
Frank Gilroy
1981
Film
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Ledon
1989
Jesus Comes to Town
The Man
2010