LINEBACK, Richard

PERSONAL

Born in Frankfurt, Germany.

Addresses: Agent—Don Buchwald & Associates, 6500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2200, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career: Actor.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Steve, Joni, United Artists, 1980.

Larry, Hard Country, Avco Embassy, 1981.

Deputy Carl Dodd, Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (also known as Friday the 13th: A New Beginning), Paramount, 1985.

Sergeant Striker, Stewardess School, 1986.

Beyond the Next Mountain, 1987.

Timothy Fry, Sommersby, United Artists, 1993.

Junior National Security Council officer, Sniper, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993.

Norwood, Speed, Warner Bros., 1994.

Sonny, Natural Born Killers, Cinecom, 1994.

Willie, Josh Kirby … Time Warrior: Chapter 2, the Human Pets, 1995.

Les Furrows, The Stars Fell on Henrietta, 1995.

Mr. Thornton, Twister, Hemdale, 1996.

Curt, Tin Cup, Warner Bros., 1996.

Slim the barkeeper, After the Game (also known as The Last Hand), 1997.

Agent McMurphy, The Jackal (also known as Le chacal and Der schakal), Universal, 1997.

Crabbe, Meet the Deedles (also known as The Deedles), Buena Vista, 1998.

Hal Bentall, Hush, Universal, 1998.

Joe Harbor, Varsity Blues, Paramount, 1999.

Mr. Boggs, Ready to Rumble, Warner Bros., 2000.

Innkeeper, The Ring, DreamWorks, 2002.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Military police captain, Fatal Vision, NBC, 1984.

Cornett, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1989.

Poke, The Stand (also known as Stephen King's "The Stand"), 1994.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Lester Wade, Gideon's Trumpet, CBS, 1980.

Army enlisted man, Death Ray 2000 (also known as T. R. Sloane), NBC, 1981.

Dan, Johnny Belinda, CBS, 1982.

Brian, Ghost Dancing, ABC, 1983.

Billy, "Incident in a Small Jail," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1985.

Wally Butler, Return to Mayberry, NBC, 1986.

Benson, Celebration Family, ABC, 1987.

Sillers, Inherit the Wind, Showtime, 1988.

Edwin Rentzel, Blind Vengeance, USA Network, 1990.

Fielder, Somebody's Daughter, 1992.

Wayne, Woman with a Past, ABC, 1992.

Billy Coleman, Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan, 1995.

Al LeFauve, The Baby Dance, Showtime, 1998.

Paul Jackson, Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story, 1999.

Warnell, King of Texas, TNT, 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Willy Gomes, Riding for the Pony Express, ABC, 1980.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Hollywood Royalty/The Caper/The Eyes of Love/Masquerade: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978.

Eddie, "Dear Uncle Abdul," M∗A∗S∗H, 1979.

Sweet Billy, "The Pledge," The Waltons, 1980.

Chester, "Devil and Mr. Roarke/Ziegfeld Girls/Kid Corey Rides Again," Fantasy Island, 1981.

Otis McAllister, "The Chateau/White Lightning," Fantasy Island, 1981.

Dory, "Charlie," Lou Grant, 1982.

Private Scala, "Trick or Treatment," M∗A∗S∗H, CBS, 1982.

Kenny, "The Connection," T. J. Hooker, 1982.

Sheriff Lance Barton, "The Rotten Apples," Knight Rider, 1984.

"She Ain't Deep But She Sure Runs Fast," Hardcastle and McCormick, 1985.

"Fox in 3/4 Time," Crazy Like a Fox, 1985.

Banning, "Diary of a Perfect Murder," Matlock, NBC, 1986.

Junkie, "Saturday Night Special," Hunter, 1986.

Phillips, "Phoenix under Siege," MacGyver, 1987.

Hewett, "War," Max Headroom, 1987.

"Secrets," Houston Knights, 1987.

Romas, "Symbiosis," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1988.

(Uncredited; archive footage) Romas, "Shades of Gray," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1989.

"Home Again," Paradise, 1989.

Rudy Lassiter, "The Legion: Parts 1 & 2," Hunter, 1989.

Jim Martin, "You, Babe," China Beach, 1990.

Selin Peers, "Dax," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 1993.

Brother Thomas, "Disciples of Dawn," Raven, CBS, 1993.

Ernie Dowd, "A Sudden Fish," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994.

Joe Benson, "An Angel on My Tree," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000.

Kessick, "The Xindi," Enterprise, UPN, 2003.

Reverend Vernon Canty, "Two Towns," JAG, CBS, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Al, The Baby Dance, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1991.