Steve Eastin
{{short description|American character actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Steve Eastin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|June 22, 1948}}
| birth_place = Colorado, U.S.
| education = University of Northern Colorado (BA)
| occupation = Actor, acting teacher
}}
Steve Eastin (born June 22, 1948){{Cite web|title=Steve Eastin|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247611/|access-date=2021-07-31|website=IMDb}} is an American actor, acting teacher and author. He has appeared in more than 300 television, film and stage roles throughout his career.
Early life and education
Eastin was born in Colorado, where he began to study acting at the young age of six at his local theater. He received his Actor Equity card at age 16 when he performed in two musicals choreographed by Micheal Bennet. Later, he attended the University of Northern Colorado, where he appeared in several productions at the Little Theater of the Rockies, whose alumni include Nick Nolte.{{Cite web|title=The Odyssey Scoop - Cast & Crew: Steve Eastin|url=https://www.odysseyscoop.com/actors/steve_eastin.htm|access-date=2021-07-31|website=www.odysseyscoop.com}}
After college, Eastin received a fellowship to teach at the University of Arizona, where he appeared in his first SAG role opposite Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd. Eastin moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his acting career, enrolling in the Charles Conrad Studio upon arrival in 1974.
Career
While attending Charles' class, Eastin became interested in teaching acting as well. In 1991, he founded his own acting school, the Steve Eastin Studio.{{Cite web|title=Steve Eastin Acting Studio In Burbank, CA|url=https://www.eastinstudio.com/|access-date=2021-07-31|website=Mysite|language=en}} The studio teaches what Eastin refers to as "Choiceless awareness", where the actors do not read into the script, nor prepare their "beats" or think about what or how they may read their lines.
Eastin is best known for appearing in such films as Field of Dreams (1989), Con Air (1997) and A Man Apart (2003). He played opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in two pivotal scenes in Catch Me if You Can (2002).
Eastin is also known for his numerous television appearances, including on Little House on the Prairie, CHiPS, T.J. Hooker, St. Elsewhere and L.A. Law.{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
Personal life
He is a descendant of the D'Estaing family of France.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1972
|Rider |Uncredited |
| 1980
|Guy | |
| 1980
|Lance | |
| 1981
|Larry Binder | |
| 1981
|Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker |Tom Landers | |
| 1985
|CIA Agent | |
| 1985
|A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge |Policeman | |
| 1987
|Agent Stadt | |
| 1989
| |
| 1993
|Hollenbeck Captain | |
| 1993
|Boles | |
| 1993
|Det. Phillip | |
| 1994
|Bartender | |
| 1994
|Clubhouse Manager | |
| 1995
|Lt. Darnell Seagrove | rowspan="2" |Direct-to-video |
| 1996
|The Sweeper |Richard |
| 1996
|Ed |Shark's Manager | |
| 1997
|Guard Falzon | |
| 1998
|Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home |Cavendish | |
| 1999
|Diplomatic Siege |Bates | |
| 1999
|Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me |Umpire | |
| 1999
|Stealth Fighter |Captain Thomson | |
| 2000
|Captain Russert | |
| 2000
|Peril |Detective Marks |Direct-to-video |
| 2002
|Paul Morgan | |
| 2003
|Ty Frost | |
| 2003
|Mr. Schaffer | |
| 2003
|The Commission | |
| 2004
|Detective Russell | |
| 2005
|Crash Landing |Detective Cobb | |
| 2006
|Detective Hines | |
| 2006
|Detective | |
| 2007
|N.B. Garcia | |
| 2007
|Hollywood Dot Com |Shane | |
| 2008
|Chief Wilson | |
| 2009
|Samuels | |
| 2011
|Coach Harper | |
| 2012
|Clean Ops the Chronicles of V |The Man | |
| 2013
|Morgan | |
| 2014
|Doc Herman | |
| 2018
|Marty | |
| 2023
| |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1974
|Night Games |Airline Officer |Television film |
| 1974–1976
|Various roles |7 episodes |
| 1976
|Johnny |Episode: "I Do, I Do" |
| 1977
|Shell game barker |Episode: "Meet Me at the Fair" |
| 1977
|Ranger |Episode: "Ah, Wilderness" |
| 1977
|Airman |Episode: "The Milestone" |
| 1978
|Ritter |Episode: "Walk a Deadly Wing" |
| 1978
|Doctor |Episode: "It's a Mile from Here to Glory" |
| 1978
|Happily Ever After |First Workman | rowspan="3" |Television film |
| 1978
|The Clone Master |Huberman |
| 1979
|Jamieson |
| 1979
|Peter Dunslay |Episode: "Return of the Supercycle" |
| 1980
|Trouble in High Timber Country |Bob Eston | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1981
|The Patricia Neal Story |Frank Gilroy |
| 1984
|Patient |Episode: "Chief of Staff" |
| 1984
|Pete Tebbetts |Episode: "Psychic Terror" |
| 1984
|The Cowboy and the Ballerina |FBI agent |Television film |
| 1984
|Detective Thibideaux |Episode: "Breathless" |
| 1984
|Ed Rintal |Television film |
| 1984, 1987
|Senator Castleton / Douglas Harriman |2 episodes |
| 1985
|Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story |Male Reporter | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1985
|Streets of Justice |Public Relations officer |
| 1985
|Taylor |Episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood" |
| 1985
|Harry Steel |Episode: "What Are Friends for?" |
| 1985
|Police Captain |Episode: "Prisoners" |
| 1985–1989
|Col. Alfred Jericho / Ralph / Construction Foreman |45 episodes |
| 1986
|Kirk Stoner |Episode: "Hearing Is Believing" |
| 1986
|Mahoney |Episode: "The Turning Point" |
| 1986
|Jerry Haywood |Television film |
| 1986
|Tony |Episode: "Twice Stung" |
| 1987
|Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies |McFarlane |Television film |
| 1987
|Bakery Clerk |Episode: "Blonde on Blonde" |
| 1987
|Bartender |Episode: "Turn, Turn, Turn: Part 1" |
| 1987
|Foreman |Episode: "Starscape: Part 1" |
| 1987
|Robert Lee Connors |Episode: "Sins of the Father" |
| 1988
|Plainclothes Cop |Episode: "Animal House" |
| 1989
|Gary Scolassi |3 episodes |
| 1989
|Ledon | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1990
|Smitty |
| 1990
|Lieutenant Thayne |Episode: "Danny's Song" |
| 1990
|Hotel Doorman |Television film |
| 1990
|Steve Miller |Episode: "The Biker" |
| 1990–1991
|Detective Dankowski |5 episodes |
| 1991
|Mr. Harden |Episode: "Crack House" |
| 1991
|Fred Hackman |Episode: "Tony Kiritsis" |
| 1991
|Wilson Greeves |Television film |
| 1992
|Cop #1 |Episode: "The Ticket" |
| 1993
|Stage Guard |Episode: "You've Come a Long Way, Babysitter" |
| 1993
|Murray |Episode: "The Key to Alex" |
| 1993
|The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom |Bob Wilbur |Television film |
| 1993
|Attorney Hamman |Episode: "Testing, Testing, 1... 2... 3... 4" |
| 1993
|Saved by the Bell: The College Years |The Coach |Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1994
|Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story |Ted Raynor |Television film |
| 1994
|Lt. Col. Joseph Brent |Episode: "The Bus Stops Here" |
| 1994
|Sheriff Mazeroski |Episode: "Red Museum" |
| 1995
|Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman |Doorman |Episode: "Chi of Steel" |
| 1995
|ER |Lorenzo |Episode: "Make of Two Hearts" |
| 1995
|Chief Aaron Darrow |Episode: "In the Shadows of the Gallows" |
| 1995, 1996
|Russ Marsh / Coz the Bartender |2 episodes |
| 1996
|The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... |Special Agent Millard Weeks |Television film |
| 1996
|Buchanan Operative |Episode: "The Bus Stops Here" |
| 1996
|Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah |Ben |Television film |
| 1996
|Cedar Point Sheriff |Episode: "To Serve and Protect" |
| 1997
|Wes Dubrovich |Television film |
| 1997
|Detective |Episode: "Chapter Thirteen, Year Two" |
| 1997
|Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction |Mr. Stone |2 episodes |
| 1997
|Detective Smith |Episode: "A Bump in the Night" |
| 1997
|Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer |Detective |6 episodes |
| 1997, 1998
|JAG |Master Chief Petty Officer Max Sullivan |2 episodes |
| 1998
|Jerry |Episode: "Turn Your Head & Kafka" |
| 1999
|Sheriff |Episode: "We Are Not Alone" |
| 1999
|The '60s |Big Max |Miniseries |
| 1999
|Leo Cantrell |Episode: "Seduction" |
| 1999
|Three Secret |Vince |Television film |
| 2000
|Ed Dunsmore |Episode: "Drawing the Line" |
| 2000
|McNeil's Coxarthrosis Patient |Episode: "Thoughts of You" |
| 2000
|Fire Marshal Howard |Episode: "And to All a Good Night" |
| 2001
|Warden Brickhouse |4 episodes |
| 2001
|Deputy Commissioner Mueller |Episode: "Johnny Got His Gold" |
| 2001
|Chief Darby |Episode: "Tug of War" |
| 2002, 2005
|Sy |2 episodes |
| 2003
|Lt. Col. Bull Carver |Episode: "Lam Li" |
| 2003
|Ron Hassey |Episode: "Let God Sort 'Em Out" |
| 2004
|Colin Fitzpatrick |Episode: "Wedding Party" |
| 2006
|Murphy Manning |Episode: "The Tunnel" |
| 2007
|Pody Pope |Episode: "And You Wonder Why I Lie" |
| 2007
|Burn |Bernie Stubbs |Television film |
| 2010
|Carl Welter '10 |Episode: "The Runaway Bunny" |
| 2010
|NCIS |Frank Smith |Episode: "Borderland" |
| 2010
|Bill Bennett |3 episodes |
| 2012
|Cormac 'Sully' Sullivan |2 episodes |
| 2014
|Dave |Episode: "Loveline" |
| 2017
|Dipsticks |Jerry |Episode: "Debonair Bums" |
References
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:University of Northern Colorado alumni
Category:Male actors from Colorado
Category:Male actors from Los Angeles
Category:20th-century American male actors