
Biography
Timothy Joseph DeZarn (born July 11, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as deZarn, he is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres. DeZarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man (playing Mary Jane Watson's father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight. DeZarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Trek TV franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, 7th Heaven, and Sons of Anarchy. Tim DeZarn was born on July 11, 1952. DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio. He did not pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old. His first broadcast role was on the TV series The Equalizer in 1986. His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives. DeZarn made several appearances as Army Sergeant Dixon on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He played the recurring character George Putnam in season two of NYPD Blue. He appeared in five episodes of Deadwood on HBO. DeZarn appeared in Sons of Anarchy as Nate Meineke, the leader of a local state militia and terrorist group. He appeared in sci-fi horror film Project Dorothy (directed by George Henry Horton) in 2019. DeZarn lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. His 18-year-old son Travis was killed in an auto accident in 2007. Source: Article "Tim de Zarn" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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2020s
- 2025
Very Prosperous Men
The Stranger
- 2024
The Grimm Backward
Sheriff Rizzi
You're Doing Great
Angus
- 2022
Every Night & Every Day
Randal
- 2021
The Joes
Nazi
Useless Humans
Duke
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
The Lilac Thief
The Pastor
- 2018
Acts of Desperation
Maynard
818
Jeffrey Maddison
- 2017
The Hatred
Sheriff
- 2016
Halfway to Hell
Cliff
Used Body Parts
Gas Man
- 2015
Verbatim: Follow the Chicken
Plaintiff
- 2014
The Wolves of Savin Hill
Fitz
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Re-Cut
John Fowler, Sheriff Tate
2000s
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1990s
- 1999
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I Married a Monster
Deputy Pete
On the Line
Trevor Freed
- 1997
Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
Leonard Guini
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
Mr. Jenks
Gun
Gunseller · 1 episode
I Love You, Don't Touch Me!
Vagrant
- 1996
Ladykiller
Mackey
Precious Find
Freddie
- 1995
Raging Angels
Banker
- 1994
Midnight Run Around
Farmer #1
- 1993
- 1992
South Central
Buddha
Rage and Honor
Fast Eddie
- 1991
The Killing Mind
Gordon Atherton
Under Surveillance
SWAT Trooper
- 1990
Too Young to Die
Patron
1980s
- 1989
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No release date
In the Sunset of the Condemned
Don 'The Marksman' Benbow