American film, television and stage actor

Charles John Hallahan (July 29, 1943 – November 25, 1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor known for his performances in Going in Style, The Thing, Cast a Deadly Spell, and Dante's Peak. He was also best known as Capt. Charlie Devane on Hunter from 1986 to 1991 and Chet Wilke in Lou Grant (1979–1982).

Contents

• 1 Life and career
• 2 Death
• 3 Filmography
  • 3.1 Film
  • 3.2 Television
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Life and career

Hallahan was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Rutgers University-Camden, and earned an MFA from Temple University. During his acting career he was often cast as a police officer, and may have been best known as LAPD Captain Charlie Devane on Hunter. He was memorable for his portrayal of the nameless "Coach" in Vision Quest, opposite Matthew Modine. He also served in the US Navy in the early 1960s, including time as a Navy hospital corpsman stationed in Puerto Rico.

In 1982, he portrayed geologist Vance Norris in the remake of The Thing. His most notable role came when he portrayed volcanologist Dr. Paul Dreyfus in the 1997 disaster-thriller film Dante's Peak. Hallahan also co-starred as a regular cast member in two popular television series, Grace Under Fire and the long-running The Paper Chase. His brother, Fr. Kenneth Hallahan, was a Roman Catholic priest in New Jersey.

Death

In 1997, Hallahan was cast as Liam Bilby for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Honor Among Thieves". On November 25, 1997, he died of an apparent heart attack while driving his car in Los Angeles. Nick Tate *umed the role of Liam Bilby in Hallahan's memory.

Hallahan is buried in the Old Church Cemetery, Cobh, Ireland.

Filmography

Film

• Nightwing (1979) – Henry
• Going in Style (1979) – Pete
• Hide in Plain Sight (1980) – Dixon (Bartender)
• The Thing (1982) – Vance Norris
• Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) – Ray (Segment #1)
• The Star Chamber (1983) – Officer Pickett (uncredited)
• Two of a Kind (1983) – Archbishop (uncredited)
• Silkwood (1983) – Earl Lapin
• Kidco (1984) – Richard Cessna
• Terror in the Aisles (1984) – Henry
• Vision Quest (1985) – Coach Ratta
• Pale Rider (1985) – McGill
• P.K. and the Kid (1987) – 'Bazooka'
• Fatal Beauty (1987) – Sergeant Getz
• True Believer (1989) – Vincent Dennehy
• Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) – Detective Morris Bradbury
• A Smile in the Dark (1991)
• Body of Evidence (1993) – Dr. McCurdy
• Warlock: The Armageddon (1993) – Ethan Larson
• Dave (1993) – Policeman
• Roswell (1994, TV film) – Pilot MacIntire – Older
• Executive Decision (1996) – General Sarlow
• The Fan (1996) – 'Coop' Cooper
• The Rich Man's Wife (1996) – Detective Dan Fredricks
• Space Jam (1996) – Barons Owner (uncredited)
• The Pest (1997) – Angus
• Dante's Peak (1997) – Paul Dreyfus
• Ambushed (1998) – Sheriff Carter
• Mind Rage (2001) – Jack Stillman (final film role)

Television

• The Rockford Files (1977) – Brian
• Happy Days (1977) – Truant Officer
• Hawaii Five-O (1977) – Larry Kent
• Dallas (1978) – Harry Ritlin
• All in the Family (1978) – Officer Harrison
• Soap (1979) – Lance
• The Paper Chase (1978–1979) – Ernie
• Good Times (1979) – Sergeant Curry
• The Waltons (1979) – *istant Director Baker
• Hart to Hart (1980) – Coach Warren Sanford
• Trapper John, M.D. (1981) – Sam
• M* A* S* H (1981) – Colin Turnbull
• Hill Street Blues (1981) – Charlie Weeks
• Bret Maverick (1981) – Terrible Fred McShane
• Lou Grant (1979–1982) – Chuck / Chet Wilke
• Tales of the Unexpected (1984) – Charlie / Jack Lowry
• The Equalizer (1985) – George Cook
• Wings (1990) – Ted Cobb
• Civil Wars (1992) – Ralph Negroponte
• Hunter (1986–1991) – Capt. Charles Devane
• Picket Fences (1992) – Greg Stone
• In the Heat of the Night (1993) – Bob Pinkney
• Sirens (1993) – Bob Witkow
• Law & Order (1993) – Captain Tom O'Hara
• Wild Palms (1993) – Gavin Whitehope
• Roswell (1994) – Pilot MacIntire – Older
• Grace Under Fire (1993–1994) – Bill Davis
• Mad About You (1994) – "Sloopy" Dunbar
• Murder, She Wrote (1994) – Barry Noble
• JAG (1995) – General Thomas Williams
• Coach (1995) – University President Charles W. Kisley
• Gargoyles (1995–1996) – Travis Marshall / Mr. Jaffe / Macduff (voice)
• Sisters (1995–1996) – William 'Will' Griffin, Sr.
• NYPD Blue (1997) – Earl Dawkins
• Players (1997) – Jack Clancy

See also

• Back Stage West Garland Awards, first annual awards dedicated honor to Hallahan

References

External links

• Charles Hallahan at IMDb