Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-05-22

Day of Death

2022-05-07 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Jack Keeler

Jack Kehler

Biography

Jack has appeared in over 60 feature films, including Men in Black II. One of his most memorable performances was in film Love Liza as Denny, an energetic radio control hobbyist trying to help Philip Seymour Hoffman's character come to terms with the suicide of his wife. He also had a brief but memorable role in The Big Lebowski as The Dude's (Jeff Bridges) landlord. He guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Babel", and in the Angel episode "Long Day's Journey". In 1995 he played Mr. Chase in the Babylon 5 episode "Comes the Inquisitor". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Kehler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

Lost Highway

Lost Highway

Point Break

Point Break

Invincible

Invincible

Father Stu

Father Stu

Acting

The Big Lebowski

1998

The Big Lebowski

as

Dude's Landlord

Men in Black II

2002

Men in Black II

as

Ben

Lost Highway

1997

Lost Highway

as

Guard Johnny Mack

Big Trouble

2002

Big Trouble

as

Leonard

I Love You to Death

1990

I Love You to Death

as

Sgt. Carlos Wiley

One Eight Seven

1997

One Eight Seven

as

Larry Hyland

Fever Pitch

2005

Fever Pitch

as

Al

Death Benefit

1996

Death Benefit

as

Dick Coates

Special

2006

Special

as

Dr. Dobson

Bloodstone

1988

Bloodstone

as

Paul Lorre

Love Liza

2002

Love Liza

as

Denny

Strange Invaders

1983

Strange Invaders

as

Gas Station Attendant

In the Cold of the Night

1990

In the Cold of the Night

as

Wino

White Sands

1992

White Sands

as

Casanov

Dirty Girl

2010

Dirty Girl

as

Dr. Shelby

The Last Godfather

2010

The Last Godfather

as

Cabbie

The Lesser Evil

1998

The Lesser Evil

as

Detective Hardaway

Love Is a Gun

1994

Love Is a Gun

as

Boots Tynan

The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human

1999

The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human

as

The Male's Father

Elephant Sighs

2012

Elephant Sighs

as

Dink

Disaster at Silo 7

1988

Disaster at Silo 7

as

Colonel Canby

Lost on Purpose

2013

Lost on Purpose

as

Barry Kitchanski

Blindsided

1993

Blindsided

as

Waco Dean

Desert Winds

1994

Desert Winds

as

Eugene's Father

Waterworld

1995

Waterworld

as

Banker

Forces of Nature

1999

Forces of Nature

as

Victor "Vic" DeFranco

Serpent's Lair

1995

Serpent's Lair

as

Occult Man

Zeroville

2019

Zeroville

as

Studio Art Director

The Evening Journey

2008

The Evening Journey

as

Albert

Dudley Do-Right

1999

Dudley Do-Right

as

Homer

Grilled

2006

Grilled

as

Dick Abbott

Secret Sins of the Father

1994

Secret Sins of the Father

as

Ray Townsend

Sour Grapes

1998

Sour Grapes

as

Jack

Pineapple Express

2008

Pineapple Express

as

Walter - Accountant

A Walk in Winter

2015

A Walk in Winter

as

Sheriff Mallon

My Fellow Americans

1996

My Fellow Americans

as

Wayne

American Strays

1996

American Strays

as

Walker

Point Break

1991

Point Break

as

Halsey

If These Walls Could Talk

1996

If These Walls Could Talk

as

Cab Driver

Lost in Plainview

2006

Lost in Plainview

as

Hank

In Dubious Battle

2016

In Dubious Battle

as

Dr. Burton

Invincible

2006

Invincible

as

Wade Chambers

Across the Moon

1994

Across the Moon

as

ATV Pop

Two-Fisted Tales

1992

Two-Fisted Tales

as

Mole (segment "King of the Road")

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

2015

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

as

Sheriff Mallon

True Crime

1999

True Crime

as

Mr. Ziegler

A Winter Rose

2016

A Winter Rose

as

Mel Wieser

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

1999

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

as

Circus Barker

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

1993

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

as

Elliot Fisher

This is Not a Film

2004

This is Not a Film

as

Year of the Dragon

1985

Year of the Dragon

as

Alan Perez

Civility

2000

Civility

as

Motel Manager

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2007

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

as

Press Conference Reporter

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

Lethal Weapon 4

as

State Department Man

Cast the First Stone

1989

Cast the First Stone

as

Keeler

Why Me?

1990

Why Me?

as

Freedly

The Last Boy Scout

1991

The Last Boy Scout

as

Scrabble Man

Grand Canyon

1991

Grand Canyon

as

Steve Fox

Wyatt Earp

1994

Wyatt Earp

as

Bob Hatch

Cops & Robbersons

1994

Cops & Robbersons

as

Caniff

Auggie Rose

2000

Auggie Rose

as

Oscar Weeks

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003

Under the Tuscan Sun

as

Apartment Manager

School for Scoundrels

2006

School for Scoundrels

as

Classmate

The Sound and the Fury

2015

The Sound and the Fury

as

Earl

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

1993

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

as

Sergeant F.E. Blackwell

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

2019

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

as

Self

The China Lake Murders

1990

The China Lake Murders

as

Germ

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

1991

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann

as

Eugene Bradnick

Father Stu

2022

Father Stu

as

Curtis

The Platinum Loop

2024

The Platinum Loop

as

Ben Malton

Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer

1997

Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer

as

Frank Szymanski

Sliders

Sliders

as

The Poacher

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

as

Aaron Walker

Angel

Angel

as

Manny

Wings

Wings

as

Earl

Murder One

Murder One

as

Frank Szymanski

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

Mr. Chase

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Bruno Gruber

NCIS

NCIS

as

Tom Wilson

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Larry Dobbs

McKenna

McKenna

as

Bodies of Evidence

Bodies of Evidence

as

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Playland Owner

Monk

Monk

as

Harvey Disher

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

as

Self

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

as

Sam Fisher

Fresno

Fresno

as

Sergeant Cooper

Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

as

'Gentleman' Jim Sweeney

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

as

Martin Diedrich

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as

Jaheel

Ferris Bueller

Ferris Bueller

as

Mr. Fusco

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

as

Dave

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Pest Control Exterminator Steve Tumka

The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle

as

Madsen

The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle

as

Harlan Wyndam Matson

The Man in the High Castle

The Man in the High Castle

as

Harlan Wyndam-Matson

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

as

Joe's Mechanic

Bones

Bones

as

Malaki Wallace

Night Court

Night Court

as

Fingers Kirby

Mad Men

Mad Men

as

Morris Mann

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as

Walter

The New Adventures of Old Christine

The New Adventures of Old Christine

as

Scalper

Glory Days

Glory Days

as

Jim

ER

as

Jail Officer

Ellen

Ellen

as

Manager

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

as

Shop Owner

Newhart

Newhart

as

Tommy Lee Holliday

Love, Victor

Love, Victor

as

Landlord

The Magicians

The Magicians

as

Clock Dwarf

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

as

Dust Mite

The Division

The Division

as

George Duncan

Wanted

Wanted

as

The Practice

The Practice

as

Kyle Peabody

Joan of Arcadia

Joan of Arcadia

as

Electrician God

The Pretender

The Pretender

as

Big Bob

The Pretender

The Pretender

as

Cooper

The Pretender

The Pretender

as

Newt (Uncredited)

24

as

Kevin Kelly

Cop Rock

Cop Rock

as

Donald Bruckner

Production

Crew

Directing