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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-05-03 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Ron Canada

Biography

Ron Canada is an American actor and producer who began his acting career in 1978. Canada has had a long career in both television and film, known predominantly for his work in Cinderella Man, Wedding Crashers, and his recurring role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barrow on The West Wing. In 1996, Ron received the Dallas Film Critics Award and significant national attention for his performance as "Otis Payne" in John Sayles's film Lone Star.

Known For

Acting

Thank Heaven

2001

Thank Heaven

as

Joseph Johnson

Just Like Heaven

2005

Just Like Heaven

as

Dr. Walsh

Wedding Crashers

2005

Wedding Crashers

as

Randolph

Man of the House

1995

Man of the House

as

Bob Younger

Downtown

1990

Downtown

as

Lowell Harris

Without Warning

1994

Without Warning

as

Terrance Freeman

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

as

Marshall Brooks

Clover

1997

Clover

as

Gaten's brother-in-law

The Beneficiary

2008

The Beneficiary

as

Detective Jensen

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

as

Bartender

Black River

2001

Black River

as

Chief Salks

National Treasure

2004

National Treasure

as

Guard Woodruff

Ted 2

2015

Ted 2

as

Judge

After Words

2015

After Words

as

Nelson

Cinderella Man

2005

Cinderella Man

as

Joe Jeanette

Lone Star

1996

Lone Star

as

Otis

The Discovery

2017

The Discovery

as

Cooper

Crown Heights

2017

Crown Heights

as

Judge Marcy

Before He Wakes

1998

Before He Wakes

as

Detective Cochran

Play Nice

1992

Play Nice

as

Coroner

The Human Stain

2003

The Human Stain

as

Herb Keble

Bob Funk

2009

Bob Funk

as

Smiley

Unholy Matrimony

1988

Unholy Matrimony

as

Lt. Jack Tolliver

Ocean of Pearls

2008

Ocean of Pearls

as

Dr. Wiiliam Ballard

Islander

2006

Islander

as

T. Hardy

Snowglobe

2007

Snowglobe

as

Antonio

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as

Cop in Times Square

The Empty Man

2020

The Empty Man

as

Detective Villiers

Paved with Good Intentions

2006

Paved with Good Intentions

as

Garrett Balden

The Hunted

2003

The Hunted

as

Harry Van Zandt

Noble Things

2009

Noble Things

as

Moses

Bully

2018

Bully

as

'Action' Jackson

D.C. Cab

1983

D.C. Cab

as

Policeman #4

The Apartment Complex

1999

The Apartment Complex

as

Detective Culver

In Too Deep

1999

In Too Deep

as

Dr. Bratton

The American President

1995

The American President

as

Reporter Lloyd

Little Wings

2007

Little Wings

as

John

Othello

1997

Othello

as

Iago

Heart

1987

Heart

as

Talk Show Guest

Lake Effects

2012

Lake Effects

as

Winchester

This Will Never Work

2025

This Will Never Work

as

Uncle Pete

Weeds

Weeds

as

Joseph

Babylon 5

Babylon 5

as

Captain Ellis Pierce

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Det. Franklin Potter

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

as

Quartus

Dallas

Dallas

as

Dave Wallace

Family Law

Family Law

as

Gary Stark

Family Matters

Family Matters

as

Dave McClure

Elementary

Elementary

as

Manny Rose

Seven Seconds

Seven Seconds

as

Pastor Adler

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Philip Raimey

Jack & Bobby

Jack & Bobby

as

Adult Marcus Ride

Young MacGyver

Young MacGyver

as

The General

Frasier

Frasier

as

Judge Anderson

The Good Fight

The Good Fight

as

Andrew Hart

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Theodore Barrow

A Different World

A Different World

as

Grover James

The Shield

The Shield

as

Chief of Police Tom Bankston

Grimm

Grimm

as

Stan Kingston

TV 101

TV 101

as

Mr. Hines

Stat

Stat

as

Anderson 'Mary' Roche

House of Cards

House of Cards

as

Vincent Abruzzo

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Curtis Baker

Girls5eva

Girls5eva

as

Dana Wiggens

East New York

East New York

as

Maurice Haywood

Due South

Due South

as

Franco Devlin

Melrose Place

Melrose Place

as

Minister

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

as

DNI Bobby Vig

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

David Ellis

Bones

Bones

as

Special Agent Sam Reilly

Felicity

Felicity

as

Dean Allison

The Strain

The Strain

as

Mayor George Lyle

7th Heaven

7th Heaven

as

Dr. Tsegdye

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Mr. Fuller

The Orville

The Orville

as

Admiral Tucker

Cheers

Cheers

as

Agent Munson

The Office

The Office

as

Mr. Haskins

Ellen

Ellen

as

Detective Sutterman

One on One

One on One

as

Richard Barnes

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

as

Mr. Brody

The Closer

The Closer

as

Judge Gerald Blake

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

as

Coach Chet Corley

The Jake Effect

The Jake Effect

as

McConnell

The Irrational

The Irrational

as

Eli Mercer

Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

as

Cameroonian Ambassador Jean Aissatou

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

as

Mr. Thorington

Production

Crew

Directing