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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-08-13

Day of Death

2025-07-21 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, New York, U.S

Also Known As

Dan Ziske

Daniel Ziskie

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Dan Ziskie

Biography

Dan Ziskie (August 13, 1944 - July 21, 2025) was an American actor and photographer. He frequently portrayed authority figures such as politically-connected banker C.J. Liguori on Treme and U.S. Vice President Jim Matthews on the first season of House of Cards.

Known For

Acting

The Man with One Red Shoe

1985

The Man with One Red Shoe

as

Young American

The Jackal

1997

The Jackal

as

CIA Representative #2

Vital Signs

1990

Vital Signs

as

Dr. Kelly

Satan's Little Helper

2005

Satan's Little Helper

as

Vernon Martin

Adventures in Babysitting

1987

Adventures in Babysitting

as

Mr. Anderson

Troop Beverly Hills

1989

Troop Beverly Hills

as

Arthur Barnfell

Synecdoche, New York

2008

Synecdoche, New York

as

Leg Tremor Doctor

New York, I Love You

2008

New York, I Love You

as

Party's Guest

Step Up 3D

2010

Step Up 3D

as

NYU Dean

Absolute Strangers

1991

Absolute Strangers

as

T.V. Show Host

Mercy

2016

Mercy

as

George

Zebrahead

1992

Zebrahead

as

Mr. Cimino

Concussion

2015

Concussion

as

Paul Tagliabue

The Rebound

2009

The Rebound

as

Ken Gordon

Last Holiday

2006

Last Holiday

as

Dr. Thompson

Eight Below

2006

Eight Below

as

Navy Commander

Twisted

1985

Twisted

as

Phillip Collins

Home Free

1988

Home Free

as

Mr. Dunbar

War of the Worlds

2005

War of the Worlds

as

Informative Guy

Thirteen Days

2000

Thirteen Days

as

Gen. Walter 'Cam' Sweeney

Bad Company

2002

Bad Company

as

Officer Dempsey

Isn't She Great

2000

Isn't She Great

as

Guy's Doctor

Breakers

1983

Breakers

as

Dangerous Passion

1990

Dangerous Passion

as

Adelman

Very Close Quarters

1986

Very Close Quarters

as

Thin Man

O.C. and Stiggs

1987

O.C. and Stiggs

as

Rusty Calloway

Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter

as

Colonel Baker

NCIS

NCIS

as

Ross Vetter

Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl

as

Mr. Stahl

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as

Senator Albert R. Mitchell

Hope & Faith

Hope & Faith

as

Funeral Director

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Sergeant Riley

Blindspot

Blindspot

as

Peter Warren

Elementary

Elementary

as

Gordie Kasdan

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

George Jeffries

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Fred Sawyer

Gotham

Gotham

as

Jude

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Captain Gene Sayres

A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life

as

Mitch Russell

Louie

Louie

as

Sheriff

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Sergeant Frank Foster

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

State Police Investigator

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Joshua Kramer

House of Cards

House of Cards

as

Jim Matthews

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

as

Minister

Bull

Bull

as

Walter Franklin

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Michael McLeish

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Tom Baden

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

as

Gene Atkins

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

O'Donnell

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

John Ferman

Ed

Ed

as

Judge Kuhn

Third Watch

Third Watch

as

Pollock

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Steve Koesterich

Snoops

Snoops

as

Preston Evers

The Practice

The Practice

as

Mr. Hedberg

Treme

Treme

as

C.J. Liguori

24

24

as

Attorney General

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

as

Dr. Simon

Cupid

Cupid

as

Doctor

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

as

Jerry Woolen

Production

Crew

Directing