Bob Stephenson (actor)

American actor

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Bob Stephenson

Born|

Robert J. Stephenson

(1967-05-18) May 18, 1967 (age 57)

Oxnard, California, U.S.

Education| University of California at Santa Barbara
Occupations|

* Actor
* producer
* screenwriter

Years active| 1995–present

Robert J. Stephenson (born May 18, 1967) is an American film and television actor, film producer and screenwriter who is best known as Sheriff Jimmy Taylor on the CBS TV series Jericho.

## Life

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Stephenson was born in Oxnard, California. He attended college at University of California at Santa Barbara. He starred as a lazy man in the video for the song "Lazy" by English music group X-Press 2 sung by the American singer David Byrne of Talking Heads, which reached number 2 in the United Kingdom, number 1 on the U.S. Dance Charts and number 1 in Syria in 2002. Along with fellow actor and good friend Tom Hanks he shares a love of the English Premier League team Aston Villa.[1]

## Filmography

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### Actor

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1995  | Seven | Cop on SWAT Team  |
1997  | Con Air | Ted, Pilot  |
The Game | Assassin Kartmann  |
1998  | Two of a Kind | Frankenstein  | Episode: "Nightmare on Carrie's Street"
Felicity | Officer Dennis  | Episode: "Drawing the Line: Part 2"
1999  | Sleeping Beauties | Record Executive  | Short
Fight Club | Airport Security Officer  |
Veronica's Closet | Fred  | Episode: "Veronica's June Swoon"
Profiler | Phil Mazzotta  | Episode: "Original Sin"
2000  | Architecture of Reassurance | Suburban Man  | Short
Charlie's Angels | Red Star Systems Director  |
2001  | Judging Amy | Mr. Dimeola  | Episode: "The Undertow"
2002  | Ally McBeal | Peter  | Episode: "Tom Dooley"
Adaptation | David  |
2003  | Dragnet | Clerk  | Episode: "The Cutting of the Swath"
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Crazed Fan  |
2004  | Breakin' All the Rules | Ticket Master  |
Catalina View | Frank  | Short
2005  | Thumbsucker | Debate Official  |
The Big Empty | Doctor #1  | Short
2006  | Friends with Money | Marty  |
Close to Home | Michael Brandt  | Episode: "Reasonable Doubts"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Super  | Episode: "Way to Go"
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman | Branchard Massit  | Episode: "Nemesisyphus"
School for Scoundrels | Classmate  |
The Ex | Doug  |
2006–2008  | Jericho | Jimmy Taylor  | 24 episodes
2007  | Zodiac | Zodiac 3  |
Day 73 with Sarah | Tom  | Short
Transformers | Xbox Guy  |
2008  | Without a Trace | Sean Hall  | Episode: "Last Call"
2009  | Eleventh Hour | Daniel Harris  | Episode: "Miracle"
Logorama | Ronald McDonald / Michelin Man / Police Officer Mike  | Short, Voice
Stolen Lives | Mike the Bartender  |
The Janky Promoters | Cameraman  |
The Patient | Bob  | Short
2009–2010  | The Forgotten | Walter Bailey  | 17 episodes
2010  | $#*! My Dad Says | Steve  | Episode: "Not Without My Jacket"
2011  | Our Idiot Brother | Officer Washburn  |
Larry Crowne | Andrews  |
Hick | Lux  |
Division III: Football's Finest | Coach Ervin  |
Last Man Standing | Marvin  | Episode: "Home Security"
2012  | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | Officer Wally Johnson  |
2013  | Vegas | Fred LaForge  | Episode: "Paiutes"
Full Circle | Sidney Waverly  |
Bad Words | Bill Murhoff  |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Gary  | Episode: "Pilot"
2014  | Mom | Edward  | Episode: "Fireballs and Bullet Holes"
2016  | Nerdland | Friendly Cop / Confused Guy #1  | Voice
Why Him? | Jerry in Graphics  |
2017  | Twin Peaks | Frank  | Episode: "Part 5"
We Love You, Sally Carmichael! | Dave Sinnott  |
Lady Bird | Father Walther  |
Battle of the Sexes | Sugar Daddy PR Guy  |
El Camino Christmas | Dennis the Dental Hygenist  |
2018  | A Futile and Stupid Gesture | Construction Worker  |
Making Babies | Gordon  |
Vice | Rush Limbaugh |
2019  | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Janitor Randy  | Episode: "The Bimbo"
Lying and Stealing | Mr. Oklahoma  |
Adam Ruins Everything | Dominic's Uncle  | Episode: "Adam Ruins Cops"
2020  | Cowboys | Sheriff George Jenkins  |
2021  | The Chair | IT Support Technician  |
2021  | Ultrasound | Art
2022  | Top Gun: Maverick | Senior Engineer  |
2023  | Scavengers Reign | Sam (voice)  |

### Producer

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* The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
* Thumbsucker (2005)

### Screenwriter

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* Southlander (2001)

## References

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1. ^ "Why Tom Hanks supports Aston Villa as Hollywood star makes surprise Villa Park appearance". Birmingham Mail.

## External links

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* Bob Stephenson at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Poland

People|

* Deutsche Biographie