Graham Beckel

Graham Beckel
Born	Graham Stuart Beckel (1949-12-22) December 22, 1949 New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–present
Spouse	Elizabeth Briggs Bailey ​ ​ (m. 1984)​
Relatives	Bob Beckel (brother)

Graham Stuart Beckel (born 22 December 1949) is an American character actor. He is known for his guest appearances on television but has had roles in several major films as well. He is known for his roles as Ford in the drama film The Paper Chase, and Dick Stensland in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential. He also played Jack Fisk on Battlestar Galactica and Hal Sanders on Heroes. Beckel also appeared in The Astronaut Farmer as Frank, a customer at the diner.

Beckel portrayed oil tycoon Ellis Wyatt in Atlas Shrugged (2011). He has a recurring role on the AMC TV show Halt & Catch Fire as Nathan Cardiff, owner of the show's fictional company "Cardiff Electric".

He is the younger brother of the late political strategist and TV commentator Bob Beckel.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1973	The Paper Chase	Ford
1973	Happy as the Grass Was Green a.k.a. Hazel's People	Eric Mills
1976	The Money	Roland
1984	C.H.U.D	Val
1989	True Believer	Sklaroff
1989	Lost Angels	Richard Doolan
1990	Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael	Les Bossetti
1991	Liebestraum	Sheriff
1992	Jennifer 8	Sergeant John "J.K." Taylor
1993	Barbarians at the Gate	Don Kelly
1995	Leaving Las Vegas	L.A. Bartender
1997	L.A. Confidential	Detective Richard "Dick Stens" Stensland
1998	Black Dog	Frank Cutler
1998	Bulworth	Man With Dark Glasses
1998	Fallen	John Reynolds
1999	Blue Streak	Lieutenant Rizzo
1999	No Vacancy	Actor
1999	True Crime	Arnold McCardle
2001	Pearl Harbor	Chester W. Nimitz
2001	Hardball	Duffy
2001	Just Ask My Children	Denver Dunn
2002	Dark Blue	Detective Peltz
2003	Two Days	Mr. Miller
2003	Northfork	Marvin
2005	Man of God	Actor
2005	Brokeback Mountain	L.D. Newsome
2005-2006	Battlestar Galactica	Jack Fisk
2006	Bachelor Party Vegas	Officer Stone
2007	The Astronaut Farmer	Frank
2010	Peacock	Conor Black
2010	The Grind	Michael Murphy Sr.
2011	Atlas Shrugged: Part I	Ellis Wyatt
2012	Disappearing Bakersfield	Mr. Smooth
2013	Escape Plan	Brims
2013	Wish You Well	Thurston Goode
2014	Miss Meadows	Tony Weaver
2014	The Loft	Hiram Fry
2014	Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn	Varnak (voice)
2014	Halt and Catch Fire	Nathan Cardiff
2016	Nocturnal Animals	Lieutenant Graves
2016	Rules Don't Apply	Wilbur
2017	Just Getting Started	Burt

External links

• Graham Beckel at IMDb
• Graham Beckel at Rotten Tomatoes