Joseph Culp
{{Short description|American actor and director (born 1963)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Joseph Culp
| image = Joseph Culp Men Need Men 2019 (OSMh6YonZbw).jpg
| caption = Culp in Men Need Men (2019)
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|1|9}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor, director
| yearsactive = 1983–present
| spouse = Lauren Culp
| homepage =
| father = Robert Culp
| relatives = Bones (nephew)
}}
Joseph Culp (born January 9, 1963) is an American actor and director. He is the son of actor Robert Culp[http://www.smmirror.com/articles/seven-days/Joseph-Culp-On-Technique-For-Developing-Characters-Marriage-And-Healing-Childhood-Wounds/34174 Santa Monica Mirror interview] and his second wife Nancy Ashe. He received his acting training at HB Studio[https://hbstudio.org/about-hb-studio/alumni HB Studio Alumni] in New York City.
Career
Culp appeared in a recurring role as Archie Whitman, the depression-era father of Jon Hamm's character Don Draper in the AMC series Mad Men. He was the first actor ever to play Doctor Doom in the first film version of Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four in the unreleased film, The Fantastic Four. He also narrated the film September 11-The New Pearl Harbor by Massimo Mazzucco.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191679/bio Internet Movie Database]
Culp also featured in the neo-noir detective video game L.A. Noire as Walter Robbins in the homicide case "The Studio Secretary Murder".
Personal life
He co-founded the Walking-In-Your-Shoes technique with Joseph Cogswell, a body-mind approach.[http://wiys-institute.com Walking-In-Your-Shoes history]“Walking-In-Your-Shoes: Toward Integrating Sense of Self with Sense of Oneness” 1993 article by John Cogswell, Journal of Humanistic Psychology In 1992, he and Cogswell founded the Walking Theatre Group based in Los Angeles.[http://www.walkingtheatregroup.com/joseph-culp Walking Theatre Group bio]
He is the uncle of American rapper Bones.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1986
|Danny | |
| 1988
|Dominique | |
| 1991
|{{sortname|The|Arrival|The Arrival (1991 film)}} |Max Page (young) | |
| rowspan="3"|1994
|El jardín del Edén |Frank | |
| The Secret Life of Houses
|David | |
| {{sortname|The|Fantastic Four|The Fantastic Four (unreleased film)}}
|Unreleased |
| 1995
|TELMU Gold | |
| 1996
|Chiropractic Assistant | |
| 1997
|Firestorm |Richter | |
| 2000
|Innocents |Mike | |
| 2001
|Charlie Pontus | |
| rowspan="2"|2003
|Another Fish |Marcus |Short |
| Baadasssss!
|Attorney | |
| 2007
|Cyxork 7 |Max Schlau | |
| rowspan="3"|2008
|Iskyss |James Arlington | |
| {{sortname|The|Seekers|nolink=1}}
|Nick | |
| {{sortname|The|Reflecting Pool|nolink=1}}
|Paul Cooper | |
| 2013
|Voice of Life |None |Short |
| rowspan="2"|2016
|Michael | |
| Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel
|Spade | |
| 2017
|Abduction of Angie |Luke | |
| 2018
|The Empty House |Charles |Short |
| 2019
|Surge of Dawn | Spade | |
| 2024
|Sheriff | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1983
|{{sortname|The|Greatest American Hero}} |Roberto Delvera |Episode: "Vanity, Says the Preacher" |
| 1984
|{{sortname|A|Doctor's Story|nolink=1}} |Dr. Rick Stockwood |TV film |
| 1989
|Paul |Episode: "The Inner Limits" |
| rowspan="2"|1990
|Blue Bayou |Thomas Fortenot |TV film |
| Project: Tinman
|Reitman |TV film |
| 1993
|Det. Tom Davies |TV film |
| 1996
|Chase Moran |TV film |
| 1997
|ER |Roger Alner |Episode: "You Bet Your Life" |
| 1998
|Raimus |Episode: "Honor Among Thieves" |
| 2006
|Cody McMichael |TV film |
| 2007–2009
|Guest role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2009
|Radio Needles |Bill Dawson |TV film |
| 2010
|Russ Smith |"Remorse" |
| 2012
|Blackout |Langdon |Episode: "Part 1" |
| 2013
|Mick Jagger (voice) |Episode: "Virgins" |
| 2020
|Episode: "The New Deal" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2011
|Walter Robbins |
| 2016
|{{sortname|The|Technomancer}} |Anton Rogue |
References
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External links
- [http://www.josephculp.com Official Joseph Culp website]
- [https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Your-Shoes-Understanding/dp/0940985039/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406250644&sr=1-1&keywords=Walking+In+your+shoes Walking in Your Shoes: Walking is Understanding by Christian Assel (Author), Joseph Culp (Foreword)]
- [http://www.walkingtheatregroup.com Walking Theater Group]
- [http://www.walkinginyourshoes.com/index.htm Walking-In-Your-Shoes™]
- {{IMDb name|0191679|Joseph Culp}}
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