John Beasley is an American actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 known for his role as Irv Harper on the TV series Everwood

Everwood

Everwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,...

and recurring roles on CSI, Millennium and The Pretender. He also portrayed General Lasseter in The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears (film)

The Sum of All Fears is a 2002 American action film/political thriller directed by Phil Alden Robinson and based on the novel The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy...

and Rev. C. Charles Blackwell in The Apostle

The Apostle

The Apostle is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role. John Beasley, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Bob Thornton, June Carter Cash, Miranda Richardson and Billy Joe Shaver also appear...

. In 1992 he played Jesse Hall's dad in the movie The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks is the first film in The Mighty Ducks trilogy, produced by Avnet–Kerner Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and originally released on October 2, 1992. In the UK and Australia, the film was titled Champions...

. He co-starred opposite The Rock in the 2004 remake of Walking Tall

Walking Tall

Walking Tall is a 1973 semi-biopic of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a former professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee. It starred Joe Don Baker as Pusser...

.

Beasley did not begin his acting career until his mid-40s. Prior to that he was a railroad man with the Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

. He established the John Beasley Theater and Workshop in North Omaha.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Rapid Fire	Henchman
1990	Brewster Place Brewster Place Brewster Place is a short lived American drama series which aired on ABC in May 1990. The series was a spinoff of the 1989 miniseries The Women of Brewster Place, which was based upon Gloria Naylor's novel of the same name...	Mr. Willie	4 episodes
1991	Lucky Day	Bo
1991	V.I. Warshaski	Ernie
1992		Mr. Hall
1993	Untamed Heart Untamed Heart Untamed Heart is a 1993 film starring Christian Slater and Marisa Tomei. It mixes drama with romance and comedy and tells the story of a young woman, always unlucky in love, finally finding true love in a very shy young man. The film is directed by Tony Bill, and written by Tom Sierchio...	Cook
1993	Laurel Avenue Laurel Avenue Laurel Avenue is an American three-hour television miniseries which aired on HBO on July 10 and 11, 1993. It is the story of an eventful weekend in the lives of an extended African American family living in St. Paul, Minnesota. Paul Aaron and actor Charles S. Dutton served as executive producers....	Mr. Coleman	TV movie
1993	Rudy Rudy (film) Rudy is a 1993 American sports film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles...	Coach Warren
1993			Episode: "Railroaded"
1994	Missing Persons Missing Persons (TV series) Missing Persons is an American television show set in Chicago. The show is about a fictitious missing persons unit. Each episode usually following the investigation into three or more cases....	Davison's Lawyer	Episode: "What Do You Want... A Signed Confession?"
1994	Little Big League Little Big League Little Big League  is a 1994 family film about a 12-year-old who suddenly becomes the owner and then manager of the Minnesota Twins baseball team. It stars Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield and Dennis Farina.-Plot:...	Roberts
1995		Skipper #2
1995	Losing Isaiah Losing Isaiah Losing Isaiah is a 1995 drama film starring Jessica Lange and Halle Berry, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. It is based on the novel of the same name by Seth Margolis. The screenplay is written by Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham...	Garbage Man
1996	To Sir, with Love II To Sir, with Love II To Sir, with Love II is an American television movie, a sequel to the 1967 British film, To Sir, with Love.Like its first part, it deals with social issues in an inner city school.-Plot summary:...	Greg Emory	TV movie
1996	EZ Streets EZ Streets EZ Streets is an American television drama series created by Paul Haggis. It premiered on CBS on October 27, 1996 with a two hour pilot telefilm...	Ogden	Episode: "Pilot"
1997		Brother C. Charles Blackwell
1998	Overnight Delivery Overnight Delivery Overnight Delivery is a 1998 romantic comedy film directed by Jason Bloom and was rated PG-13 by the MPAA and released direct-to-video. It featured Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd, prior to both becoming considerably bigger film stars.-Plot:...	Baker
1998	Early Edition Early Edition Early Edition is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this...	Police Captain Haines	Episode: "A Minor Miracle" Episode: "The Quality of Mercy"
1998		Janitor at NuGenesis	Episode: "Bloodlines: Part 1" Episode: "Bloodlines: Part 2"
1998	Traces of Insanity		TV movie
1999	Millennium Millennium (TV series) Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington...	James Edward Hollis	3 episodes
1999		Col. Donald Slesinger
1999
1999	A.T.F. A.T.F. A.T.F. is a television movie produced for ABC in 1999 in which ATF agents work to infiltrate an armed militia, a group akin to the Branch Davidian group who held off ATF agents and were later set siege to by the FBI in Waco, Texas in 1993....	Secretary Robert Edwards	TV movie
1999	Crazy in Alabama Crazy in Alabama Crazy in Alabama is a 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Banderas, written by Mark Childress , and starring Melanie Griffith as an abused wife who heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a corrupt...	Nehemiah Jackson
2000	Freedom Song	Jonah Summer	TV movie
2000		Rev. James
2000	Lost Souls Lost Souls (film) Lost Souls is a 2000 American horror film directed by Janusz Kamiński, and stars Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Elias Koteas, and John Hurt. It is about a man who is told he will become the Antichrist.-Plot:...	Det. Mike Smythe
2000		Nathaniel Myles	TV movie
2000	Disappearing Acts Disappearing Acts Disappearing Acts is a 2000 romantic drama, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, and stars Sanaa Lathan, Wesley Snipes, and Regina Hall. The film is an adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novel Disappearing Acts, by Terry McMillan....	Mr. Banks	TV movie
2000		Albert Hawkins
2000	Judging Amy Judging Amy Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...	Judge Henry Bromell	Episode: "Dog Days"
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Charles Moore	Episode: "Crate 'n' Burial"
2001	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...	Charles Moore	Episode: "Evaluation Day"
2001		Cleofas
2002		General Lasseter
2002–2006	Everwood Everwood Everwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,...	Irv Harper	89 episodes
2003	Judging Amy Judging Amy Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...	Judge Henry Bromell	Episode: "Shock and Awe" Episode: "Kilt Trip"
2004	Walking Tall Walking Tall (2004 film) Walking Tall is a 2004 remake of the 1973 film of the same name. It stars Dwayne Johnson and Johnny Knoxville. Like the original film, it was based on real-life Sheriff Buford Pusser, however, the main character's name was changed to "Chris Vaughn"...	Chris Vaughn Sr.
2005	Carly Simon: A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2	Piano	Video
2006		Gus	Episode: "The Comb and the Box"
2007	NCIS NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...	Daryl Hardy	Episode: "Suspicion"
2007	Daddy's Little Girls	125 Family Court Judge
2007	Boston Legal Boston Legal Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...	Det. Walter McKay	Episode: "The Chicken and the Leg"
2009	Chasing a Dream Chasing a Dream Chasing a Dream is a made-for-television movie. Filmed in the Ventura County area of California, the movie premiered on Hallmark Channel on April 25, 2009, and stars Andrew Lawrence and Treat Williams.-Plot:...	Peter Boscow	TV movie
2009	For Love of Amy	Mr. Tate
2010	CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....	Henry Dawson	Episode: "Backfire"
2011	Harry's Law Harry's Law Harry's Law is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley. which premiered on January 17, 2011.On May 12, 2011, NBC renewed the show for a second season, which premiered Wednesday September 21, 2011...	Judge Ronald Winston	Episode: "Pilot"
2011	Detroit 1-8-7 Detroit 1-8-7 Detroit 1-8-7 is an American crime drama series about Detroit's leading homicide unit, created by Jason Richman for ABC. It features an ensemble cast of actors including Michael Imperioli and James McDaniel...	Joe King	Episode: "Beaten/Cover Letter"

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