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'''Daniel von Bargen''' (born [[June 5]], [[1950]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]) is an [[United States|American]] film, stage, and television [[actor]]. |
'''Daniel von Bargen''' (born [[June 5]], [[1950]] in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]) is an [[United States|American]] film, stage, and television [[actor]]. |
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While probably best known as Commandant Edwin Spangler in the TV comedy ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', Von Bargen's film credits include ''[[RoboCop]]'', ''[[A Civil Action]]'', ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'', and ''[[Super Troopers]]''. He also played Kruger, [[George Costanza]]'s boss at Kruger Industrial Smoothing, on the final season of ''[[Seinfeld]]'', appearing in the famous "[[Festivus]]" episode. (He had what was intended as a recurring character on ''[[The West Wing]]'', as a high-ranking [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] official, but schedule conflicts caused his character to be dropped after two appearances.) His distinguished stage career includes a long residency with Trinity Repertory in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]; he appeared in the premiere of Larry Gelbart's ''Mastergate'' and other plays at the American Repertory Theater in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], and made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut when the show went to [[New York]]. |
While probably best known as Commandant Edwin Spangler in the TV comedy ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', Von Bargen's film credits include ''[[RoboCop 3]]'', ''[[A Civil Action]]'', ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'', and ''[[Super Troopers]]''. He also played Kruger, [[George Costanza]]'s boss at Kruger Industrial Smoothing, on the final season of ''[[Seinfeld]]'', appearing in the famous "[[Festivus]]" episode. (He had what was intended as a recurring character on ''[[The West Wing]]'', as a high-ranking [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] official, but schedule conflicts caused his character to be dropped after two appearances.) His distinguished stage career includes a long residency with Trinity Repertory in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]; he appeared in the premiere of Larry Gelbart's ''Mastergate'' and other plays at the American Repertory Theater in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], and made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut when the show went to [[New York]]. |
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Revision as of 19:05, 18 July 2006
Daniel von Bargen (born June 5, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American film, stage, and television actor.
While probably best known as Commandant Edwin Spangler in the TV comedy Malcolm in the Middle, Von Bargen's film credits include RoboCop 3, A Civil Action, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and Super Troopers. He also played Kruger, George Costanza's boss at Kruger Industrial Smoothing, on the final season of Seinfeld, appearing in the famous "Festivus" episode. (He had what was intended as a recurring character on The West Wing, as a high-ranking Air Force official, but schedule conflicts caused his character to be dropped after two appearances.) His distinguished stage career includes a long residency with Trinity Repertory in Providence, Rhode Island; he appeared in the premiere of Larry Gelbart's Mastergate and other plays at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and made his Broadway debut when the show went to New York.
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