Jerome, Howard

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JEROME, Howard

PERSONAL

Addresses:

Contact—c/o 778 Palmerston Ave., Toronto, Ontario M6G 2R5, Canada.

Career:

Actor. Portable Theatre, founder, 1976; created character Dr. Possibilities; Canadian Improv Games, creator, 1978; previously worked as a wrestler (as Eric Von Hess), professional football player, and folk singer in Greenwich Village.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

The Don, Mr. Nice Guy, Alliance Studios, 1987.

Man being whipped, Love at Stake (also known as Burnin' Love), TriStar, 1988.

Eddie, The Good Mother (also known as The Price of Passion), Buena Vista, 1988.

Zelig Peikes, The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (also known as Bright Spark), Southgate Entertainment, 1988.

Cop, Sing, TriStar, 1989.

Louis, Food of the Gods II (also known as Food of the Gods Part 2 and Gnaw: Food of the Gods II), Concorde, 1989.

Bartender, Street Justice, Warner Bros., 1989.

Johnny Ronce, Mindfield, Allegro Film Distribution, 1989.

Burly mover, Married to It, Orion, 1991.

A. J. Cohen, Naked Lunch, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1991.

Mr. Klugman, Sam & Me, 1992.

Ernie, Losers in Love, 1993.

Monster Force, 1994.

Senator Rollins, When the Bullet Hits the Bone, Terror Zone Productions, 1995.

Adolph, Pippi Longstocking, 1997.

Foreman, Dirty Work (also known as Sale boulot), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1998.

Punchy, Tart (also known as Naive), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

GNN security guard Joe, Left behind II: Tribulation Force (also known as Tribulation Force), Cloud Ten Pictures, 2002.

Hey, Masterpiece Monday (short film), 2003.

Television Appearances; Series:

Voice of Bruiser, Dog City, Fox, 1992.

Voice of Falkor the Luck Dragon, Die Unendliche Geshichte (also known as The NeverEnding Story), 1996.

Voice of Geatar, The Silver Surfer (animated), Fox, 1998.

Voice, Pecola (animated), Teletoon, 2001.

Anvil, Ace Lightning, CBC, 2002.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Leo Kerns, The Judge (also known as Steve Martini's "The Judge"), NBC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mel Silverman, Nightstick (also known as Calhoun), 1987.

Second man in bar, Ghost of a Chance, CBS, 1987.

Judge Cooper, The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe (also known as Baby John Doe), 1987.

Bartender, Murder by Night, USA Network, 1989.

Mr. Schultz, Looking for Miracles (also known as L'ete des victoires), The Disney Channel, 1989.

George Sachs, Final Notice, USA Network, 1989.

Abel Ganz, Murder Times Seven (also known as Murder x7), CBS, 1990.

Minetta, Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story, HBO, 1992.

A.A. speaker, Devlin, Showtime, 1992.

Eddie, Getting Gotti, CBS, 1994.

Dentist, Fatal Vows: The Alexandra O'Hara Story, CBS, 1994.

Castellano, Between Love & Honor, CBS, 1995.

Mike, Friends at Last, CBS, 1995.

Kyle Ring, The Silence of Adultery, Lifetime, 1995.

Russian Louie, Sugartime, HBO, 1995.

Del Ochs, Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions, CBS, 1996.

Walter, The Conspiracy of Fear, HBO, 1996.

Tomaso, The Don's Analyst (also known as National Lampoon's "The Don's Analyst"), The Movie Channel, 1997.

Larry, My Date with the President's Daughter, ABC, 1998.

John Woo's "Once a Thief: Brother against Brother," The Movie Channel, 1998.

Madison Square Garden ring referee, Rocky Marciano, Showtime, 1999.

Demented Duke, The Pooch and the Pauper, ABC, 2000.

Ariel Sharon, DC 9/11: Time of Crisis, Showtime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Gil, Martin Short Concert for the North American, Showtime, 1985.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Capture the Flag," Adderly, CBS, 1986.

Jorgensen, "Gold Rush," Street Legal, CBC, 1987.

Milo Collins, "The Smiling Mortician," Diamonds, CBS and CBC, 1987.

Officer Reed, "Acts of Silence," Street Legal, CBC, 1988.

"Life Is a Lot Like Hockey," Diamonds, USA Network and CBC, 1988.

"The Whistle Blower," Diamonds, CBS and CBC, 1988.

"Goodbye Cabin," Diamonds, CBS and CBC, 1988.

"A Couple of Couples," Diamonds, USA Network and CBC, 1988.

V. B. Ledbetter, "Strawberry," Broken Badges, 1990.

Van Plank, "The Concrete Mixer," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1992.

Kenny Mayers, "Love Kills," Matrix, USA Network, 1993.

Mr. Moseworth, "Otherwise Engaged," Road to Avonlea, CBC and The Disney Channel, 1994.

Izzy Provo, "Provision 22," Robocop, syndicated, 1994.

Uncle Pasquale, "Nothing in Common," Ready or Not, Showtime, 1995.

Jimmy Vinetti, "The Fix," Forever Knight, USA Network and syndicated, 1995.

Reality judge, "Don't Go to Sleep," Goosebumps, Fox, 1997.

Polites, "Ulysses and the Journey Home," Mythic Warriors, 1998.

Polites, "Ulysses and Circe," Mythic Warriors, 1999.

Nate, "Birds of Paradise," Twice in a Lifetime, PAX and CTV, 2000.

Henry Gold, "You Don't Say," The Zack Files, 2000.

Arnold, Queer as Folk, Showtime, 2000.

Also appeared in Night Heat; as voice of Frankenstein, Monster Force, syndicated; Mr. Gunderson, Doc, PAX; the servant, "Moving Day," Monster by Mistake.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared as Dr. Possibilities, Message in a Bottle.

RECORDINGS

Video Games:

Voices of Griffin and Phantom, Devil May Cry, Capcom Entertainment, 2001.

WRITINGS

Stage Songs:

Wrote songs for Message in a Bottle; Duddy; Oliver; Kiss Me Kate; Of Ice; Glengarry Glen Ross; The Fantasticks; Le bourgeois gentilhomme or The Bourgeois Gentleman, Canadian Production; Skin Deep; Run for Your Wife; Government Inspector.

Books:

Wrote (as Dr. Possibilities) The Idea Diary (a workbook/journal).