DeRose, Chris 1948- (Christopher DeRose)

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DeRose, Chris 1948- (Christopher DeRose)

PERSONAL

Born June 28, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York, NY. Avocational Interests: Martial arts.

Addresses:

Manager—Edward G. Horowitz, The City, 1155 North La Cienega Blvd., Suite 203, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Actor. Worked as a police officer in New Jersey. Animal rights activist; founder and president of Last Chance for Animals (LCA), c. 1985; founder of the New Hope for Animals Foundation and the Los Angeles Sunset Green Party (also known as Sunset Greens), 1985. Held a variety of jobs, including private investigator and bouncer; also a pilot and a mentor for children.

Awards, Honors:

Courage of Conscience International Peace Award, 1997, for In Your Face: From Actor to Animal Activist.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Chris, The Concrete Jungle, Pentagon Releasing, 1982.

Tony Vincenzo, Murphy's Law, Cannon, 1986.

Reese, Number One with a Bullet (also known as Alvos humanos, Bersaglio numero uno, Der Berserker, Luoti luodista, Med ryggen mot veggen, and Tiras especiais), Cannon, 1987.

Jack Grezner, Ghostsof the Civil Dead, Electric Pictures, 1988.

John Martin, Crackdown, Arista Films, 1988.

Brandt, Aftershock, Midas Home Video/Paramount Home Video, 1990.

Ron Taylor, Lockdown, 1990.

Man with hostage, Mirage, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1995.

Carter, Breakaway, Prestige Home Video, 1996.

Van Beeber, Drive, Road to Ruin, 1997.

Person at party, Full Frontal (also known as The Art of Negotiating a Turn and How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire), Miramax, 2002.

KCQN anchorperson, American Crime, Mainline Releasing, 2004.

Himself, Behind the Mask (documentary), Uncaged Films, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Boychick, The San Pedro Beach Bums, ABC, 1977-78.

Joey Gamarra, Desire, MyNetworkTV, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Christopher DeRose) Anthony "The Executioner" Karkus, Mad Bull (also known as The Agressor), CBS, 1977.

(As Christopher DeRose) Charlie Trotta, Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (also known as Rosie), CBS, 1982.

Record clerk, The Man Who Fell to Earth, ABC, 1987.

Detective, Blue Tiger (also known as Irezumi), HBO, 1994.

Oswald, Fist of the North Star (also known as Hokuto no Ken), HBO, 1995.

Television Appearances; Specials:

ABC team contestant, Battle of the Network Stars III, ABC, 1977.

Host, Hollywood Animal Crusaders, Animal Planet, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

First officer, "Playin' Police," Baretta, ABC, 1977.

(As Christopher DeRose) Luigi, "With the French Heel Back, Can the Nehru Jacket Be Far Behind?," The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Jim Rockford, Private Investigator, and Rockford), NBC, NBC, 1979.

(As Christopher DeRose) Private Max, "Sneak Attack," Voyagers!, NBC, 1983.

(As Christopher DeRose) Simpson, "Brat Patrol," CHiPs (also known as Chips and CHiPs Patrol), NBC, 1983.

Simpson, "Country Action," CHiPs (also known as Chips and CHiPs Patrol), NBC, 1983.

(As Christopher DeRose) "Date Rape," Cagney & Lacey, CBS, 1983.

Dino, General Hospital (also known as Hopital central and Hospital general), ABC, 1988.

Himself, "The Barbi Twins," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Barbi Twins: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Himself, "Dealing Dogs," American Undercover, HBO, 2006.

Animal control officer, "Lying Down with Dogs," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI, CSI: Las Vegas, CSI: Weekends, and Les experts), CBS, 2007.

Appeared as a reporter for A Current Affair, Hard Copy, and Inside Edition, all syndicated.

WRITINGS

Nonfiction:

In Your Face: From Actor to Animal Activist, Duncan Publishing, 1997.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Chris DeRose,http://www.mychrisderose.com, July 3, 2008.