Timothy Carhart

This article is about the actor. For the drummer of the same name, see Rhino 39.

Timothy Carhart
Carhart in 2018
Born	Timothy Grunig (1953-12-24) December 24, 1953 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970s–present

Timothy Carhart (born December 24, 1953) is an American actor. He starred in the CBS drama Island Son (1989–90) and has had recurring roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–03) and 24 (2002). He also starred in the 1992 Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. His film appearances include Ghostbusters (1984), Pink Cadillac (1989), Thelma & Louise (1991), and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994).

Early life

Carhart was born Timothy Grunig in Washington, D.C. and attended junior high and high school in Evanston, Illinois. He travelled to İzmir and Ankara in Turkey, and to Verdun in France, before returning to the U.S. and studying theater.

Television work

Carhart made his television acting debut in NBC's 1978 mini-series The Awakening Land. Throughout the 1980s, Carhart made guest appearances on several television series, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Miami Vice and Crime Story. Carhart also appeared in two episodes of the crime drama Spenser: For Hire. He played Richard in the Tales from the Darkside episode (2/10) "Ursu Minor" (1985).

In 1989, Carhart had a recurring role on the drama series Thirtysomething and was a regular on the CBS medical drama series Island Son.

Carhart has made guest appearances on a number of science fiction shows including in 1991 where he appeared in Quantum Leap, the time travel series starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. Later that year he appeared as Lieutenant Commander Christopher Hobson in the fifth-season premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Redemption (Part 2)". In 1995, Carhart was a guest star on the widely popular science fiction series The X-Files, appearing as Virgil Incanto in the episode "2Shy".

Other television shows on which Carhart guest-starred during the 1990s include Midnight Caller, Empty Nest, Roseanne, The Young Riders, L.A. Law, Law & Order, Strange World and Profiler.

Carhart appeared in several made-for-TV movies during the 1990s, including Call Me Anna (1990), Quicksand: No Escape (1992) Smoke Jumpers (1996), America's Dream (1996) and Before Carhart Wakes (1998). Carhart also starred in two mini-series from CBS, In a Child's Name (1991) and Gone in the Night (1996).

Between 2000 and 2003, Carhart played the recurring role of Eddie Willows on the hit CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in four episodes. In 2002, he had a recurring role on the hit Fox series 24, playing Assistant NSA head Eric Rayburn in four episodes.

Carhart has also made guest appearances on shows such as The Practice, UPN's The Twilight Zone, Frasier, Judging Amy, Standoff and a 2007 episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent entitled "Silencer".

He also made a guest appearance on Criminal Minds in the season 4 episode, "Roadkill", as Detective Quinn who calls for the BAU to help investigate after a series of homicides occur that appear to have been caused by a serial killer's car near Bend, Oregon.

Film work

Two of Carhart's earliest film credits were the 1984 blockbuster horror comedy Ghostbusters and the independent comedy The Party Animal.

In 1985, Carhart had a supporting role in the Academy Award-winning drama Witness and the popular romantic comedy film Desperately Seeking Susan. In the former, he played a supporting role as an undercover narcotics officer whose brutal murder sets the story in motion. Also in 1985, he appeared in the drama film Marie.

In 1986, Carhart appeared in three films: Sweet Liberty, The Manhattan Project and Playing for Keeps.

He played the second male lead in the adventure drama The Rescue (1988) and the action comedy Pink Cadillac (1989). In addition, Carhart can be seen in the hit 1988 comedy film Working Girl.

He appeared in such films as Thelma & Louise (1991), Red Rock West (1992) The Hunt for Red October, Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), Black Sheep (1996), and Air Force One (1997).

Carhart's most recent film was the 2005 direct-to-DVD Steven Seagal film Black Dawn.

Stage work

In 1987, Carhart starred in a stage production of Don DeLillo's play The Day Room at the New York City Center. For his performance in this production, he was nominated for the 1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Acting.

On Broadway, Carhart played Harold "Mitch" Mitchell in the 1992 revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Summerspell	Cecil Jr.	credited as Tim Carhart
1984	Ghostbusters	Violinist (named as Andre Wallance in the novelization)
1984	The Party Animal	Studly	credited as Tim Carhart
1985	Witness	Zenovich
1985	Desperately Seeking Susan	Victoria's Boyfriend
1985	Marie	Clayton Dawson
1986	Sweet Liberty	Eagleton, Stunt Coordinator
1986	Playing for Keeps	Emmett
1986	The Manhattan Project	Relief Guard
1988	The Rescue	Lieutenant Phillips
1988	Lovers, Partners & Spies	Jack Smith
1988	Working Girl	Tim Draper	credited as Tim Carhart
1989	Pink Cadillac	Roy McGuinn
1990	The Hunt for Red October	Bill Steiner
1991	Thelma & Louise	Harlan Puckett
1993	Red Rock West	Deputy Gretack
1993	Heaven & Earth	Big Mike
1994	Beverly Hills Cop III	Ellis De Wald
1995	Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh	Paul McKeever
1996	Black Sheep	Roger Kovary
1997	Air Force One	Secret Service Agent at Checkpoint	uncredited
2005	The Moor	Warren Low	Short Film
2005	Black Dawn	Greer	Direct-to-Video
2016	The Remake	Francis Zelski
2017	F***, Marry, Kill	Sheriff	Short Film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	The Awakening Land	Stranger / First Peddler	Miniseries (2 episodes)
1985	Tales from the Darkside	Richard	"Ursa Minor" (credited as Tim Carhart)
1986	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Rick	"The Creeper"
1986	Miami Vice	George T. Wyatt	"Shadow in the Dark"
1986–87	Spenser: For Hire	Georgie Harley / Jim Gullen	2 episodes
1987	Another World	Ken Barton	"#1.5795"
1987	Leg Work	Terrence	"Pilot"
1987	Crime Story	Colonel Walker	"Atomic Fallout"
1989	thirtysomething	Matt Enwright	recurring role (3 episodes)
1989–1990	Island Son	Dr. Anthony Metzger	series regular (19 episodes)
1990	Midnight Caller	Kevin Loughery	"The Hostage Game"
1990	Call Me Anna	Harry	TV movie
1990	Empty Nest	Billy	"Whenever I Feel Afraid"
1991	Roseanne	Jonathan	"Becky Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
1991	The Young Riders	Colonel Matthew Curtis	"Face of the Enemy"
1991	Quantum Leap	Mac Ellroy	"Nuclear Family – October 26, 1962"
1991	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Lieutenant Commander Christopher Hobson	"Redemption II"
1991	In a Child's Name	Lieutenant Robert Fausak	Miniseries (2 episodes)
1992	L.A. Law	John Harvey	"Guess Who's Coming to Murder"
1992	Quicksand: No Escape	Charlie Groves	TV movie
1992	Nightmare Cafe	Detective Stan Gates	"The Heart of the Mystery"
1994	Dream On	Gregor	"Off-Off Broadway Bound"
1995	The X-Files	Virgil Incanto	"2Shy"
1995	The Client	Walon Clark	recurring role (3 episodes)
1996	Smoke Jumpers	Tom Classen	TV movie
1996	America's Dream	Professor Daniel	TV movie segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black"
1996	Gone in the Night	Paul Hogan	TV movie
1998	To Live Again	Hank	TV movie
1998	Before He Wakes	Ron Michaels	TV movie
1998	Law & Order	Warren Abbott	"Tabloid"
1998	Four Corners	Sheriff	recurring role (4 episodes)
1999	Strange World	Dr. Earl Rayder	"Spirit Falls"
1999	Profiler	Sheriff J.D. Tollman	"Las Brisas"
1999	The Price of a Broken Heart	Joe Hutlemeyer	TV movie
2000	Any Day Now	Clay Mitchell / Dr. Clay Mitchell	2 episodes
2000	The Practice	Officer Paul Brewer	"We Hold These Truths..." credited as Tim Carhart
2000–2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Eddie Willows	recurring role (4 episodes)
2001	Motocrossed	Edward Carson	TV movie
2001	Love and Treason	Detective Johnny Blake	TV movie
2002	The Twilight Zone	Phillip MacIntosh	"Upgrade"
2002	24	Eric Rayburn	recurring role (4 episodes)
2003	Touched by an Angel	Rob Kellerman	"A Time for Every Purpose"
2003	Frasier	Mr. Grant	"Some Assembly Required"
2003	The Matrix	CSAF Scott	"In Plane Sight"
2004	Judging Amy	Attorney Simon Edgars	"Dancing in the Dark"
2005	Wanted	Abel Pretotorio	"The Last Temptation"
2006	Standoff	Lucas Leeson	"One Shot Stop"
2007	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Dr. Strauss	"Silencer"
2009	Criminal Minds	Detective Quinn	"Roadkill"
2009	Lie to Me	Jerry Conway	"Control Factor"
2010	Leverage	General Elias Atherton	"The Big Bang Job"
2012	Castle	Dr. Nelson Blakely	"Pandora"
2012	Mad Men	Jed Covington	"Commissions and Fees"
2017	Bromance	Mr. Garcia	TV movie
2018–2020	Yellowstone	A.G. Stewart	recurring role (10 episodes)

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	The Day Room	unknown role	Nominated — Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Acting Ensemble
1992	A Street Car Named Desire	Harold Mitchell / Mitch	137 performances + 31 previews

Music Videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Glenn Frey: "Part of Me, Part of You"	Harlan	from the motion picture Thelma & Louise

External links

• Timothy Carhart at IMDb
• Timothy Carhart at the Internet Broadway Database