Stephen McHattie
{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1947)}}
{{Infobox person
| image = StephenMcHattie08TIFF.jpg
| imagesize = 225px
| caption = McHattie at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
| birth_name = Stephen McHattie Smith
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|02|3}}Other sources cite 1945, 1946, and 1948.
| birth_place = {{nowrap|Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada}}
| nationality = Canadian
| othername =
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1970–present
| spouse = {{Plainlist|
- Meg Foster (divorced)
- Lisa Houle}}
| children = 3
}}
Stephen McHattie Smith (born February 3, 1947) is a Canadian actor.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071121071409/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/47581/Stephen-McHattie Profile], nytimes.com; accessed February 4, 2018. Since beginning his professional career in 1970, he has amassed over 200 film and television credits. He won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Rocket, and a Gemini Award for Life with Billy.
Life and career
McHattie was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, on February 3, 1947. An alumnus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he has appeared in many films and television shows including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Highlander: The Series, and American Playhouse's Life Under Water (1989). His roles include 300, A History of Violence, The Fountain, Secretary, Shoot 'Em Up, Life with Billy, One Dead Indian, Beverly Hills Cop III. In Canada, he appeared in Canada: A People's History as Canadian hero Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, and in The Rocket as coach Dick Irvin.
He portrayed an extraordinary USMC sniper (based on real life sniper Carlos Hathcock) in the JAG season one episode "High Ground". In 1976, he played iconic American actor James Dean in the television film James Dean, a television adaptation of the biography written by Dean's friend and writer William Bast. McHattie appeared in several mini-series, including Centennial and Roughnecks.
McHattie appeared in several episodes of Seinfeld (beginning with "The Pitch") as Dr. Reston, Elaine Benes's manipulative psychiatrist boyfriend; he also appeared in two episodes of The X-Files. From 1998 to 2000, he had a recurring role in the Canadian-made TV series Emily of New Moon, based upon the 1923 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. From 1999 to 2001, he portrayed Sgt. Frank Coscarella in the Canadian police procedural drama, Cold Squad. Since 2005, he has appeared as Captain Healy, Massachusetts State Police Homicide Division Commander, in the first eight of the Jesse Stone series, which are based on the novels of Robert B. Parker. He did not appear in the ninth instalment however.{{IMDb name|570385}} He appeared in the pilot of Sabbatical, voiced the villain The Shade in Justice League, and portrayed Hollis Mason, the first Nite Owl, in the film adaptation of Watchmen.[http://www.superherohype.com/news/watchmennews.php?id=6086 Zack Snyder Talks Watchmen! - Superhero Hype!], superherohype.com; accessed February 4, 2018.
McHattie had a memorable and well-received{{Cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-universe-most-important-romulans/ |title=The 10 Most Important Romulans In The Star Trek Universe |date=2019-07-04 |website=ScreenRant |access-date=2021-07-07}} appearance in the acclaimed sixth-season episode "In the Pale Moonlight"
of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as the acerbic and skeptical Romulan Senator Vreenak who is the target of a Federation false flag operation to deceive the neutral Romulan Empire into declaring war on the Dominion. The episode has often been cited as one of the best episodes of Star Trek ever produced,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/star-trek-deep-space-nine-930878|title='Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' — The 20 Greatest Episodes |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=22 September 2016 |access-date=2021-07-07}}{{Cite web |last=Yglesias |first=Matthew |date=2013-05-15|title=Star Trek Movies, Series, and Characters Ranked|url=https://slate.com/culture/2013/05/star-trek-rankings-movies-tv-series-villains-and-crew-members-from-best-to-worst.html|access-date=2021-07-07 |website=Slate Magazine}}{{cite web |date=20 September 2017 |first=Elizabeth |last=Howell |title=The 10 Best 'Star Trek' Episodes Ever |url=https://www.space.com/38201-best-star-trek-episodes.html|access-date=2021-07-07 |website=Space.com}} and McHattie's outraged, hissing delivery of the line "It’s a fake!" upon the discovery of a forged data rod has been ranked amongst the greatest moments in Star Trek{{Cite web |url=https://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/top-star-trek-moments-1611810/ |title=The top 35 moments in Star Trek history |archive-date=2019-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306050117/https://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/top-star-trek-moments-1611810/ |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-07-07}} and spawned a popular and enduring online meme.{{cite web |date=20 July 2011 |author=Shrewsbury |title=It's a Fake! |url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-a-fake|access-date=2021-07-07 |website=Know Your Meme}}
In 2009, McHattie appeared in the Canadian IFC film Pontypool and in the Canadian thriller Summer's Blood as Gant Hoxey, alongside Twilight actress Ashley Greene, who portrays Summer. He co-starred with Felicia Day and Kavan Smith in the Gothic adaptation of Red Riding Hood, Red: Werewolf Hunter.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1626201 Red: Werewolf Hunter], imdb.com; accessed February 4, 2018. In 2015, he appeared in the supernatural thriller Pay the Ghost.
Personal life
McHattie is married to actress Lisa Houle, with whom he has three children. He was previously married to actress Meg Foster. His older brother is actor Wendell Smith.{{Cite web|title=Stephen McHattie|url=https://www.northernstars.ca/mchattie_stephen/|last=Lucas|first=Ralph|date=2020-03-25|website=Northernstars.ca|language=en-CA|access-date=2020-05-10}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only| Stephen McHattie film credits}} | |||
| Year | Title | Role | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970
|{{sortname|The|People Next Door|The_People_Next_Door_(1970_film)}} |Artie Mason | | |||
| 1971
|Werner Voss | | |||
| 1975
|{{sortname|The|Ultimate Warrior|The Ultimate Warrior (1975 film)}} |Robert | | |||
| 1976
|Eddie Moore | | |||
| rowspan=2|1978
|Frank | | |||
| Gray Lady Down
|Murphy | | |||
| 1982
|Hal | | |||
| 1984
|Brett | | |||
| 1986
|James Willoughby | | |||
| rowspan=2|1987
|Revered Edward Randall | | |||
| Caribe
|Whitehale | | |||
| rowspan=2|1988
|Eddie | | |||
| Call Me
|Jellybean | | |||
| rowspan=2|1989
|Red Henry | | |||
| One Man Out
|Erik | | |||
| rowspan=2|1993
|{{sortname|The|Dark|nolink=1}} |Gary 'Hunter' Henderson | | |||
| Geronimo: An American Legend
|Schoonover | | |||
| rowspan=3|1994
|Steve Fulbright | | |||
| Life with Billy
| Billy Stafford | | |||
| Art Deco Detective
|Hyena | | |||
| 1996
|Curt | | |||
| 1997
|Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills |Dr. Egbert Drum | | |||
| rowspan=2|1998
|{{sortname|The|Climb|The Climb (1999 film)}} |Jack McLaskin | | |||
| BASEketball
|Narrator |Voice | |||
| 2000
|{{sortname|The|Highwayman|nolink=1}} |Frank Drake | | |||
| 2002
|Burt Holloway | | |||
| 2003
|The Senator | | |||
| rowspan=3|2005
|{{sortname|The|Lazarus Child}} |Chief Prosecutor Warner | | |||
| {{sortname|A|History of Violence}}
|Leland | | |||
| {{sortname|The|Rocket|The Rocket (2005 film)}}
|Dick Irvin | | |||
| rowspan=3|2006
|{{sortname|The|Fountain}} |Grand Inquisitor Silecio | | |||
| {{sortname|The|Covenant|The Covenant (2006 film)}}
|William Danvers III | | |||
| 300
|Loyalist | | |||
| rowspan=4|2007
|KAW |Clyde | | |||
| Poor Boy's Game
|Uncle Joe | | |||
| All Hat
|Earl Stanton | | |||
| Shoot 'Em Up
|Hammerson | | |||
| 2008
|Grant Mazzy | | |||
| rowspan=5|2009
|Fred Steinke | | |||
| Watchmen
|Hollis Mason | | |||
| {{sortname|The|Timekeeper|The Timekeeper (2009 film)}}
|Fisk | | |||
| Summer's Blood
|Gant Hoxey | | |||
| 2012
|Captain Michaels | | |||
| rowspan=5|2010
|Bouncer | | |||
| Die
|Jonah Odessa | | |||
| Score: A Hockey Musical
|Walt Acorn | | |||
| Red: Werewolf Hunter
|Gabriel | | |||
| data-sort-value="Beginner's Guide to Endings, A" | A Beginner's Guide to Endings
|Fitz | | |||
| rowspan=6|2011
|data-sort-value="Maiden Danced to Death, The" | The Maiden Danced to Death |Ernie | | |||
| data-sort-value="Entitled, The" | The Entitled
|Clifford Jones | | |||
| Exit Humanity
|Medic Johnson | | |||
| Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy
|Jim Buist | | |||
| Eddie
|Ronny | | |||
| Immortals
|Cassander | | |||
| rowspan=3|2012
|{{sortname|The|Tall Man|The Tall Man (2012 film)}} |Lt. Dodd | | |||
| data-sort-value="Little Bit Zombie, A" | A Little Bit Zombie
|Max | | |||
| Exile (Exil)
|Maxwell | | |||
| rowspan=4|2013
|The Pale Man | | |||
| Septic Man
|Mayor | | |||
| Torment
|Officer Hawkings | | |||
| Meetings with a Young Poet
|Samuel Beckett | | |||
| rowspan=4|2014
|John Tollerman | | |||
| Big Muddy
|Stan Barlow | | |||
| Dr. Cabbie
|Pete Donaldson | | |||
| Hellmouth
|Charlie Baker | | |||
| rowspan=2|2015
|Chesney Baker Sr. | | |||
| Pay the Ghost
|The Blind Man | | |||
| 2016
|Priest | | |||
| rowspan=4|2017
|Zealot | | |||
| Awakening the Zodiac
|Zodiac | | |||
| data-sort-value="Sound, The" | The Sound
|Earl | | |||
| Juggernaut
|Hank Sr. | | |||
| rowspan=3|2018
|Chief of Detectives | | |||
| Crown and Anchor
|Gus | | |||
| Angelique's Isle
|Captain | | |||
| rowspan=3| 2019
| Gordon | | |||
| Dreamland
|The Maestro / Johnny Deadeyes | | |||
| Rabid
| Dr. Michael Keloid | | |||
| 2020
|Frank Cooper | | |||
| 2023
| Henry | | |||
| 2024
| Dack | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only| Stephen McHattie television credits}} | |||
| Year | Title | Role | class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|1974
|Skip |Episode: "Roll Call" | |||
| {{sortname|The|Lady's Not for Burning}}
|Nicholas |Television film | |||
| Kojak
|Paul Nelson |Episode: "Slay Ride" | |||
| rowspan=2|1975
|Search for the Gods |Willie Longfellow |Television film | |||
| Starsky and Hutch
|William Michael "Billy" Desmond |Episode: "Terror on the Docks" | |||
| rowspan=2|1976
|Television film | |||
| Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
|Adrian/Andrew |Television film | |||
| 1977
|Blaine |Episode: "The Summer of '69" | |||
| 1978–1979
|Jacques 'Jake' Pasquinel |11 episodes | |||
| rowspan=3|1979
|Rev. Ian Glenville |6 episodes | |||
| Lou Grant
|Curtis Folger |Episode: "Frame-Up" | |||
| Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
|Judah |Television film | |||
| 1980
|Roughnecks |Roy Bethke |Television film | |||
| 1981
|Off. Jerry Nash |2 episodes | |||
| 1985
|{{sortname|The|Hitchhiker|The Hitchhiker (TV series)}} |Joe Caldwell |2 episodes | |||
| rowspan=3|1986
|{{sortname|The|Equalizer|The Equalizer (1985 TV series)}} |Eddie Washburn | Episode: "Out of the Past" | |||
| Spenser: For Hire
|Corbett |Episode: "Brother to Dragons" | |||
| Guiding Light
|Gerhart |TV series | |||
| rowspan=2|1987
|Mariah |Rick |Episode: "Equations" | |||
| Crime Story
|Carlo Mastrangelo |Episode: "The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob" | |||
| 1988
|Robert Perry |Episode: "Family Reunion" | |||
| rowspan=3|1989
| |Television film | |||
| Miami Vice
|Atty. Sam Boyle |Episode: "Fruit of the Poison Tree" | |||
| {{sortname|The|Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)}}
|Death |Episode: "Rendezvous in a Dark Place" | |||
| 1989–1990
|Gabriel |8 episodes | |||
| rowspan=2|1991
|Joe Pilefsky |Episode: "The Torrents of Greed" | |||
| Counterstrike
|Nick | Episode: "Going Home" | |||
| 1991–1992
|Various |TV series | |||
| rowspan=2|1992
|Terror on Track 9 |Randolph Darnell |Television film | |||
| Seinfeld
|Dr. Reston |4 episodes | |||
| rowspan=4|1993
|Sweet |Episode: "The High Cost of Living/Impostors" | |||
| L.A. Law
|Gordon Reeve |Episode: "Hello and Goodbye" | |||
| Quantum Leap
|Stawpah |Episode: "Mirror Image" | |||
| {{sortname|The|Hidden Room|nolink=1}}
|Jack |Episode: "Love Crimes" | |||
| rowspan=5|1994
|Billy Stafford |Television film | |||
| Northern Exposure
|Turk Tortelli |Episode: "Fish Story" | |||
| Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
|Lt. Durant |Television film | |||
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
|Diablo the Deceiver |Episode: "Magic Trick" | |||
| Highlander
|Michael Kent |Episode: "The Samurai" | |||
| rowspan=9|1995
|Alex's Dad |Short film | |||
| M.A.N.T.I.S.
|Gerald Ravens |Episode: "Switches" | |||
| Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14
|Jack Claremont |Television film | |||
| Convict Cowboy
|Jagges |Television film | |||
| Deadly Love
|Sean O'Connor |Television film | |||
| Remember Me
|Chief Nat Coogan |Television film | |||
| Visitors of the Night
|Bryan English |Television film | |||
| {{sortname|The|X-Files}}
|Red-Haired Man |2 episodes | |||
| Theodore Rex
|Edge |Video | |||
| rowspan=4|1996
|{{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}} |Dr. Sherrick |Episode: "Beyond the Veil" | |||
| {{sortname|The|Lazarus Man}}
|Mac |Episode: "Purgatory" | |||
| JAG
|Gunnery Sergeant Ray Crockett |Episode: "High Ground" | |||
| Walker, Texas Ranger
|Karl Mayes |Episode: "Redemption" | |||
| rowspan=7|1998
|A |Television film | |||
| {{sortname|The|Hunger|The Hunger (TV series)}}
|Strike |Episode: "The Face of Helene Bournouw" | |||
| {{sortname|The|Magnificent Seven|The Magnificent Seven (TV series)}}
|Cletus Fowler |Episode: "Nemesis" | |||
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
|Senator Vreenak |Episode: "In the Pale Moonlight" | |||
| Midnight Flight
|Lt. Jack Kelly |Television film | |||
| Poltergeist: The Legacy
|Leigh Noir |Episode: "The Prodigy" | |||
| Lexx
|E.J. Moss |Episode: "Lyekka" | |||
| 1998–2000
|Jimmy Murray |43 episodes | |||
| 1999
|Thomas Openshaw |Episode: "In Harm's Way" | |||
| 1999–2001
|Sgt. Frank Coscarella |33 episodes | |||
| rowspan=3|2000
|General Issac Brock |TV series | |||
| La Femme Nikita
|Willie Kane |Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil" | |||
| data-sort-value="Hustle, The" | {{Ill|The Hustle (2000 film)|de|3=Die Abzocker – Eine eiskalte Affäre|lt=The Hustle}}
|Pierce |Television film | |||
| rowspan=4|2002
|Lexx |E.J. Moss |2 episodes | |||
| Monk
|Lt. Adam Kirk |Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival" | |||
| Mutant X
|Aaron Gaumont |Episode: "Power Play" | |||
| Birds of Prey
|Al Hawke |Episode: "Sins of the Mother" | |||
| 2002–2003
|Voice, 5 episodes | |||
| rowspan=3|2003
|Supt. Frank Simmons |Episode: "Ambush" | |||
| Wall of Secrets
|Hugh |Television film | |||
| Star Trek: Enterprise
|Alien Foreman |Episode: "The Xindi" | |||
| rowspan=3|2005
|Captain Healy |Television film | |||
| {{sortname|The|4400}}
|Dravitt |Episode: "Voices Carry" | |||
| Ice Age Columbus: Who Were the First Americans?
|Attan |Television film | |||
| rowspan=6|2006
|Police Field Commander |Television film | |||
| Jesse Stone: Night Passage
|Captain Healy |Television film | |||
| Puppets Who Kill
|Mr. Swain |Episode: "The Rival House" | |||
| Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
|Captain Healy |Television film | |||
| Solar Attack
|Admiral Lawrence |Television film | |||
| Absolution
|Mike Lloyd |Television film | |||
| rowspan=5|2007
|{{sortname|The|Dark Room|nolink=1}} |Duncan Allbright |Television film | |||
| Killer Wave
|Edgard Powell |2 episodes | |||
| Jesse Stone: Sea Change
|Captain Healy |Television film | |||
| Cursing Hanley
|The Astounding Lew |Short film | |||
| Sabbatical
|Police Chief Gil Brewer |TV series | |||
| rowspan=5|2008
|{{sortname|The|Trojan Horse|The Trojan Horse (miniseries)}} |Jack Shea |TV miniseries | |||
| Would Be Kings
| |TV miniseries | |||
| XIII: The Conspiracy
|General Carrington |TV miniseries | |||
| {{sortname|The|Summit|The Summit (TV miniseries)}}
|Tate |2 episodes | |||
| Murdoch Mysteries
|Harry Murdoch |Episode: "Let Loose the Dogs" | |||
| rowspan=9|2009
|Harry Murdoch |Episode: "Anything You Can Do" | |||
| {{sortname|The|Deaths of Chet Baker|nolink=1}}
|Chet Baker |Short film | |||
| Diamonds
|Llewellyn Anderson |TV miniseries | |||
| Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
|Captain Healy |Television film | |||
| Under the Hood
|Hollis Mason / Nite Owl |Video | |||
| Reaper
|Sheriff |Episode: "Underbelly" | |||
| {{sortname|The|Listener|The Listener (TV series)}}
|Arthur Stebbes |Episode: "Missing" | |||
| Guns (miniseries)
|Inspector Clay |TV miniseries | |||
| Fringe
|Col. Raymond Gordon |Episode: "Fracture" | |||
| rowspan=7|2010
|Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures |Dr. Standish |Episode: "Code Clock" | |||
| Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
|Mark Sutton |Television film | |||
| Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story
|Eddie Shore |Episode: "Part 1" | |||
| Jesse Stone: No Remorse
|Commander Healy |Television film | |||
| Happy Town
|Carl Bravin |4 episodes | |||
| Haven
|Rev. Ed Driscoll |Recurring cast member, season 2 | |||
| Red: Werewolf Hunter
|Gabriel |Television film | |||
| rowspan=3|2011
|Rachel Captain |2 episodes | |||
| Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
|Commander Healy |Television film | |||
| XIII: The Series
|President Carrington |9+ episodes | |||
| rowspan=2|2012
|Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt |Commander Healy |Television film | |||
| data-sort-value="Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II, The" | The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II
|Eddie Shore |TV miniseries | |||
| rowspan=2|2014
|Andrew Borden |Television film | |||
| data-sort-value="Strain, The" | The Strain
|Vaun |TV series | |||
| 2015
|Mr. Zalman |Episode: "Heart of the Matter" | |||
| 2016
|TV miniseries | |||
| 2017
|Percival T. Westmorland/John Mathieson |Recurring role, Season 5 | |||
| 2020
|Samuel Allen |Recurring role | |||
| 2023
|Lou |Main role | |||
| rowspan=3|2024
|Jonathan |Episode: "Secrets" | |||
| Accused
|Joe |Episode: "Justin's Story" | |||
| The Madness
|Emmett |3 episodes |
Awards and recognition
- 1995: Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for Life with Billy.[http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?nname=stephen+mchattie&winonly=0&awards=0&rtype=1&curstep=4&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site], retrieved February 4, 2008. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928000208/http://www.academy.ca/hist/history.cfm?nname=stephen+mchattie&winonly=0&awards=0&rtype=1&curstep=4&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 |date=September 28, 2011}}
- 2006: Genie Award for Actor in a Supporting Role for Maurice Richard (The Rocket).
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References
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External links
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