Bruce Jarchow

{{short description|American actor}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|5|19}}

| birth_place = Evanston, Illinois

|occupation = actor

|yearsactive =1980–present

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Bruce Jarchow (born May 19, 1948) is an American film, television and stage actor. He began his career in Chicago as a member of The Second City Mainstage. He received the 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Revue for "Well, I'm Off to the Thirty Years' War". His notable roles include Lyle Ferguson in the film Ghost, Dr. Mascelli in Outbreak, and Principal Scampi in the television series Weird Science.{{Cite web |last=Dumas |first=Zoe |date=2023-10-13 |title=Ghost (1990): Where the Cast Is Today |url=https://movieweb.com/ghost-1990-cast-today/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}

His television appearances include recurring roles in Seinfeld, Parks and Recreation, Desperate Housewives, Work in Progress,{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=2022-01-27 |title='Black Monday,' 'Work in Progress' Canceled at Showtime |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/showtime-cancels-black-monday-work-in-progress-1235082898/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} ER, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, The Norm Show, What About Joan and According to Jim.

He is also featured in the films The Weather Man, Stranger than Fiction, Somewhere in Time, Continental Divide, The Puppet Masters, Big and Music from Another Room.