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help identifying an actor in the movie


He plays the police sergeant who suggests to Hettinger that he tell the story at every roll call for the next couple of days (this scene is about the 65 minute mark in the movie). I recognize him from some 1980's or 1990's American ensemble television show, which show I also don't remember. I don't see any name among the cast list that rings a bell, so am assuming he is uncredited in this roll.

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Never mind as I figured out he is Charles Siebert. The television show which I remember him being on is Trapper John M.D.

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Yep Siebert. And also a young John de Lancie - a Q from Star Trek.

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If you mean the policeman with the cigar in his mouth, he played Mr. Wilhelm on several episodes of Seinfeld.

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