Jeff Doucette
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{{short description|American actor (born 1947)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jeff Doucette
| image =
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| birthname = Jeffrey Doucette
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|11|25}}
| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
| yearsactive = 1977–present
|occupation=Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|Kathleen Kelley|1988|1999|end=divorced}}
{{marriage|Saba Moor|2003}}
| children = 1
}}
Jeffrey Doucette (born November 25, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, and director. Doucette toured for years with Ernst Emling as the comedy duo Jeff and Ernst. Doucette has appeared in over 90 films and television shows and written two play.. He has also been a voice artist in many television commercials and cartoon and portrayed Benjamin Franklin in ads for numerous brands.
Early life
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was the second of eight children born to Elizabeth "Betty" (née Andres) and William "Bill" Doucette.
Doucette graduated from Marquette University High School in the mid-1960s. After high school, he attended Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois, where he became the first Theater Major at the university. After his undergraduate studies, Doucette enrolled in the graduate school at Northern Illinois University, seeking an additional theater degree.
Career
In 1974, Doucette moved to Chicago, joining The Second City improv theater. During his time at Second City, Doucette met his future comedy partner, Ernst Emling, and formed the comedy duo Jeff and Ernst. Under the guidance of improv teacher Del Close, the pair were quickly signed by the William Morris Agency and began to tour the U.S. with folk singer Bob Gibson, eventually opening in larger venues for acts including Barry Manilow and The Spinners.
In 1976, Doucette and Emling moved to Los Angeles, joining the ranks of a burgeoning group of young comics, including Freddie Prinze, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, Michael Keaton, Jim Varney, and Andy Kaufman. After many appearances on variety and talk shows, the pair made their first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1977.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
To date, Doucette has appeared in over 92 films and television series, including Splash, All The Way,{{Cite web |title=Jeff Doucette {{!}} S + C Management |url=https://www.sandcmanagement.com/jeff-doucette |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=sandcmanagement |language=en}} The Dentist 2, Desperate Housewives, Weird Science, Newhart, Alien Nation, Townies, Dog With A Blog, 3rd Rock from the Sun, ER, That '70s Show and Beverly Hills 90210. He has been a voice artist in many television commercials and cartoons.{{cite web |title=Jeff Doucette (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jeff-Doucette/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Jeff-Doucette-Set-for-Recurring-Role-on-Disney-Channels-GIRL-MEETS-WORLD-20151005|title=Jeff Doucette Set for Recurring Role on Disney Channel's GIRL MEETS WORLD|author=TV News Desk|date=5 October 2015|publisher=}}
Doucette was the main antagonist in the Bollywood film Hisss and appeared in the Disney World attraction Cranium Command.
In television commercials, Doucette has portrayed Benjamin Franklin in ads for Chevrolet Volt: Quicken Loans; Ballpark's Finest Hot Dogs; and El Monterrey breakfast foods. He also made a special appearance as Franklin on Mike & Molly.
Doucette is also a writer and director, having written two plays: Big Head Women, a science-fiction comedy; and Without Annette, an improvisational comedy written with actress and writer Hope Juber and published by Playscripts, Inc. in 2015.
In 1991, Doucette received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Lead Performance for "Rage, or I'll Be Home For Christmas" at the Alliance Theater in Burbank.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} In 2014, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH).{{cite web|url=http://www.isffhollywood.org/2014/08/30/isffh-announces-jeff-doucette-as-recipient-of-the-2014-lifetime-achievement-award/|title=ISFFH Announces Jeff Doucette as Recipient of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award|publisher=}}
Personal life
Doucette and his wife, Saba, are licensed spiritual practitioners in the United Centers for Spiritual Living; they are active as teachers, counselors and teen and 'tween group leaders. His Life Play seminars and workshops focus on improvisation as a path for spiritual and self-discovery.
Filmography
=Live action roles=
==Film==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 1978
|The Comedy Company |Red | |
| 1978
|Jack | |
| 1983
|Hippy | |
| 1984
|Junior | |
| 1986
|Olin | |
| 1988
|Portrait of a White Marriage |Darryl Spencer | |
| 1988
|Taylor Dup | |
| 1990
|David Greenwait | |
| 1992
|Captain Destroyer | |
| 1994
|Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg |Ed Francis | |
| 1994
|Orvis | |
| 1994
|Deputy Olsen | |
| 1994
|Across the Moon |Mean Guard | |
| 1995
|Cop | |
| 1996
|Sheriff | |
| 1997
|Dr. Arnold | |
| 1998
|Jeremy Wilkes | |
| 1998
|Babylon 5: The River of Souls |2nd Man | |
| 2000
|Desk Sergeant | |
| 2002
|Janitor Bob | |
| 2003
|Harold Buttleman, Daredevil Stuntman |Wally | |
| 2005
|Mr. Carson | |
| 2006
|Burroughs' Partner | |
| 2008
|Detective Conroy | |
| 2010
|Hiss |George States | |
| 2013
|Diamond on Vinyl |George | |
| 2013
|Somebody Marry Me |Rabbi Greenberg | |
| 2013
|Continuing Fred |Vern | |
| 2015
|Earthfall |Farmer | |
| 2015
|A Kind of Magic |Jason Tate | |
| 2016
|Senator Jim Eastland | |
| 2019
|In Vino |Maurice | |
==Television==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 1977
|Lyle |Episode: "Dark Horse" |
| 1981
|Franklyn Royce |Episode: "How Great Thou Art" |
| 1981
|Waiter, Robert |2 episodes |
| 1981
|Vincent |Episode: "Weed Wars" |
| 1984
|J.C. Fillmore |Episode: "Little Boy Blue" |
| 1984–1988
|Harley Estin |16 episodes |
| 1984
|Vic Curtis |Episode: "Showdown at Walla Walla" |
| 1984
|Wolfe |Episode: "Ward Is Hell" |
| 1984
|Malcolm Jones |Episode: "Breakout!" |
| 1984
|Dave Ratchett |Episode: "Another Song for Christmas" |
| 1984
|E/R |Ambulance Driver, Bert the Paramedic |6 episodes |
| 1985
|Marshall Waters |Episode: "Who Says It's Fair: Part 2" |
| 1986
|Chick Turner |Episode: "Iced Coffey" |
| 1986
|Vaughn |Episode: "Overnight Sensation" |
| 1987
|Bartender |Episode: "Haven't Gun, Will Travel" |
| 1988
|Animal Control Officer Nichols |Episode: "Bad Dog" |
| 1988
| |Episode: "Some Kinda Woman" |
| 1989
|Dr. Dumont |Episode: "From Snoop to Nuts" |
| 1989–1990
|Burns |14 episodes |
| 1989
|Fred Wozniak |Episode: "SuperGrant" |
| 1990
|ALF |Scooter |Episode: "Hungry Like the Wolf" |
| 1990
|Sheriff Meecham |Episode: "The Beauty Contest" |
| 1990–1991
|Floyd, Hal |3 episodes |
| 1991
|Officer Perth |2 episodes |
| 1991–1992
|Desk Clerk, Sam |2 episodes |
| 1991
|Jack Lowdan |Episode: "Homeless in America" |
| 1991
|Crook |Episode: "Home Buddies" |
| 1992
|Eddie |Episode: "Ferry Tale" |
| 1992
|Deke, Gene |3 episodes |
| 1992
|Hudge |3 episodes |
| 1994
|Coach Kelly |Episode: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams" |
| 1994
|Todd |Episode: "Where There's Smoke, You're Fired" |
| 1994
|The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. |Sheriff Hyde |Episode: "Bad Luck Betty" |
| 1994–1997
|Al Wallace, Number One, Red Brick Wallace |8 episodes |
| 1994
|ER |Mr. Larkowski |Episode: "24 Hours" |
| 1994
|Moving Man #1 |Episode: "Miss Sugarbaker Goes to Washington" |
| 1995
|Repairman |Episode: "Aftershocks" |
| 1995
|Truck Stop Waiter |Episode: "Never on the Road Again" |
| 1995
| |Episode: "Injustice for All" |
| 1995–1996
|Coach |2 episodes |
| 1996
|Mr. Sidowski |Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon" |
| 1996
|George Turner |Episode: "The Bus Stops Here" |
| 1996
|Crossroads Café |Mr. Clayborne |Episode: "Winds of Change" |
| 1996
|George Turner |Episode: "The Bus Stops Here" |
| 1996
|Steve Baker |6 episodes |
| 1997
|Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction |Candlestick: Detective |Episode: "Candlestick" |
| 1997
|The Police Marshall |Episode: "A Very, Very, Very Fine House" |
| 1998
|Phil |Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" |
| 1998
|Detective Burke |Episode: "Counting Sheep" |
| 1998
|Duane |Episode: "Caroline and the Drycleaner" |
| 1998
|Chet |3 episodes |
| 1999–2005
|JAG |Senator Jim, Senior Chief Petty Officer Harvey Shenburg |3 episodes |
| 1999–2001
|Dale |3 episodes |
| 2000
|Twinkles the Clown |Episode: "Play Dead, Clown" |
| 2000
|Landlord |Episode: "Surveillance" |
| 2000
|Gino |Episode: "Greg's Big Day" |
| 2001
|Jerry Kramer |2 episodes |
| 2001
|Mr. Linden |Episode: "Clemency" |
| 2001
|Bus Driver |Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002
|Gus |Episode: "My Dead Friend" |
| 2004–2010
|Father Crowley |10 episodes |
| 2005
|Bill McKechnie |Episode: "Lincoln Highway, UT" |
| 2005–2019
|Warren Sterman |2 episodes |
| 2005
|Larry Papas 2005 |Episode: "Creatures of the Night" |
| 2005
|Nate |Episode: "Burning Man" |
| 2005
|Bob Hemming |Episode: "The Dredge" |
| 2006
|Mr. Nicholson |Episode: "Thin Ice" |
| 2007
|Coroner |Episode: "Jones" |
| 2007
|Jeff Doucette |Episode: "Malibooty" |
| 2009
|Super |Episode: "When the Bough Breaks" |
| 2009
|Store Manager |Episode: "Meet Jane Doe" |
| 2010
|Mr. Krebs |Episode: "Change We Can't Believe In" |
| 2010
|Homeless Man |Episode: "The Debate Trip" |
| 2011
|Harrison Gilroy |Episode: "Bro'd Trip" |
| 2012
|Bert |Episode: "A Visit from Grandma" |
| 2012
|Mr. Willard |Episode: "Baby's First Vacation" |
| 2012
|Cop |Episode: "Only Judy Can Judge" |
| 2012–2015
|Phil Trummer |3 episodes |
| 2013
|Warden |Episode: "Truth or Consequences" |
| 2013
|Uncle Matt |2 episodes |
| 2013
|DA Harrison Gingold |Episode: "Good Lovin'" |
| 2013
|Mr. Langshaw |Episode: "Involuntary" |
| 2014
|Bank Rep |Episode: "No Going Back" |
| 2014
|Glee |NY Times Critic |Episode: "Opening Night" |
| 2014
|Old Fisherman |2 episodes |
| 2014
|Louie |Episode: "Charlie and the Epic Relationship Fail" |
| 2015
|Ben Franklin |Episode: "Hack to the Future" |
| 2015
|Homer |Episode: "The Funeral" |
| 2015
|Jeweler |Episode: "Other Lives" |
| 2015
|Gordo |Episode: "Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee Part 1" |
| 2015
|George Danvers |Episode: "It's Called the Octopus" |
| 2016
|Mr. Norton |2 episodes |
| 2017
|John Schultz |Episode: "Free Radicals" |
| 2017
|Tom |Episode: "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" |
| 2018
|Driven |Teddy |Episode: "Part 1" |
| 2019
|Leonard Gilmartin |Episode: "The Pillars of Creation" |
| 2019
|Dealbreakers |Joe |Episode: "Cowboy Joe" |
| 2021
|Senator Sam Ervin |2 episodes |
| 2022
|TBA |Episode: "Necro" |
=Voice roles=
==Film==
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1998
|Possum |
| 2016
|Mal, Pango |
| 2017
|Fat Dan, Tim, Tech Support Operator |
Television
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1998
|Fat Farmer, Goat |
| 2000
|Smeck |13 episodes |
| 2002
|Sheriff |
| 2006
|Thumbskull |
| 2008
|Glenn Wakeman |Episode: "Never Say Uncle" |
| 2008
|Ivan the Unbearable, Olaf |
Video games
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2001
|Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty |SEALs |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0234731}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male voice actors