About
| Birth Notes: | 29 November 1952, Olean, New York, USA |
| Height: | 6' 0" |
| Biography: | Jeff Fahey was born in Olean, New York, one of 13 children, and moved to Buffalo when he was 10, where he attended Father Baker's High School. After graduation in 1972, he traveled around the world doing odd jobs. He was a crewman on a fishing boat, drove an ambulance in Germany, lived on a Kibbutz in Israel and spent some time in India. He then returned to Buffalo and joined the Studio Arena Theatre. From there he went to New York City, where he studied with Myra Rastova, began doing off-Broadway theatre and television soap operas. He started a production company and produced off-Broadway shows out of the Raft Theatre on Theatre Row. He first gained attention as a motion picture actor in Lawrence Kasdan's Silverado (1985), in which he played Brian Dennehy's deputy Tyree, a cold blooded killer with a thirst for vengeance. He starred in the acclaimed live television play The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985) (TV) and the TNT mini-series "44 Days". He starred for over two years in the daytime serial "One Life to Live" (1968). He appeared in the Broadway revival of "Brigadoon," toured with "Oklahoma," performed in Paris in "West Side Story" and in London in "Orphans" with Albert Finney. |
Filmography
| Freefall (1994) as Dex Dellum |
| Grindhouse (2007) as J.T. (segment "Planet Terror")/The Well-Dressed Man (segment "T |
| Impulse (1990) as Stan |
| Iron Maze (1991) as Barry Mikowski |
| Machete (2010) as Booth |
| Only the Brave (2006) as Lt. William Terry |
| Planet Terror (2007) as J.T. |
| Psycho III (1986) as Duane Duke |
| Scorpius Gigantus (2006) as Major Nick Reynolds |
| Serpent's Lair (1995) as Tom Bennett |
| Backfire (1988) as Donnie McAndrew |
| Blacktino (2011) as Cooter |
| Blind Heat (2002) as Paul Burke |
| Body Parts (1991) as Bill Chrushank |
| Catherine's Grove (1997) as Jack Doyle |
| Choosing Matthias (2001) as Charlie |
| Close Call (2004) as Elliot Krasner |
| Cold Heart (2001) as Phil |
| Dadgum, Texas (2011) as Robert E Lee Magee |
| Darc (2009) |
| Darkhunters (2004) as Mr. Barlow |
| Day of Redemption (2004) as Frank Everly |
| Dazzle (1999) as The Collector |
| Detour (1998) as Danny Devlin |
| Diablita (2007) as Bill Rockwell |
| Easy Rider: The Ride Back (2010) as Wes Coast |
| Eldorado (2010) as Doc Martin |
| Epicenter (2000) as FBI Agent Moore |
| Extramarital (1998) as Griffin |
| Fallen Angels (2002) as Dr. Richard Leighton |
| Ghost Rock (2004) as Moses Logan |
| Guns, Girls and Gambling (2011) as The Cowboy |
| Hijack (1999) as Eddie Lyman |
| Inferno (2002) as Robert 'Jake' Wheeler |
| Killing Cupid (2004) as The Trainer |
| Knight Fever (2008) |
| Lethal Tender (1997) as Det. David Chase |
| Maniacts (2001) as Joe Spinelli |
| Marriage Retreat (2010) as Craig Sullivan |
| Matchmaker Mary (2008) as Cameron Banks |
| Messages (2007) as Dr. Richard Murray |
| Minnamurra (1989) as Ben Creed |
| No Tomorrow (1999) as Davis |
| No Witness (2004) as Senator Gene Haskell |
| Out There (2001) as Agent Gary Booth |
| Outlaw (2001) as Jim Moran |
| Quick (1993) as Muncie |
| Revelation (1999) as Thorold Stone |
| Riot on 42nd St. (1987) as Frank Tackler |
| Silverado (1985) as Tyree |
| Small Time (1996) as The Dutchman |
| Spin Cycle (2000) as Tall Vinnie |
| Split Decisions (1988) as Ray McGuinn |
| Split Second (2005) as Mr. Kudis |
| Temptation (1994) as Eddie Lanarsky |
| Terror Trap (2010) as Sheriff |
| The Contract (2002) as Detective Tucci |
| The Hit List (1993) as Charlie Pike |
| The Last of the Finest (1990) as Ricky Rodriguez |
| The Lawnmower Man (1992) as Jobe Smith |
| The Miraculous Tale of the Children Dubois (2009) as Narrator |
| The Newcomers (2000) as Mack Weatherton |
| The Psycho Legacy (2010) as Himself |
| The Sculptress (2000) as Matthew Dobie |
| The Serpent of Death (1989) as Jake Bonner |
| The Underground (1997) as Brian Donnegan |
| Time Under Fire (1996) as Alan/John Deakins |
| True Blood (1989) as Raymond Trueblood |
| Unspeakable (2002) as Governor |
| When Justice Fails (1999) as Tom Chaney |
| White Hunter Black Heart (1990) as Pete Verrill |
| Woman of Desire (1993) as Jack Lynch |
| Wyatt Earp (1994) as Ike Clanton |
Trivia
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* He is one of 13 children. * He is a partner in a construction company and a film grips group called "Black Sheep Grips." * He is the co-founder of the American Road Production Workshop Series at the Raft Theatre in New York, and participates in the Writers' & Directors' Workshops there. * He owns his own production company under the banner Tyree Productions, which he is partners in with his 5 brothers. * Was invited to take ballet and instantly caught the bug. Despite being at the advanced age of 25, he won a full scholarship to dance with the Joffrey Ballet in New York City. * Taught ballroom dancing. * Danced with the Joffrey ballet for three years. * Was once a vacuum cleaner salesman, encyclopedia salesman, and a trainer in a health club. * Spent time trekking through the Himalayas and Afghanistan in his younger years while traveling around the world. * He joined the cast of "Lost" (2004) in 2008 and is working with two former co-stars, Josh Holloway , with whom he worked in Cold Heart (2001), and Naveen Andrews, with whom he worked in Grindhouse (2007). * He left home at the age of seventeen and subsequently hitchhiked to Alaska, backpacked through Europe and worked in an Israeli kibbutz, among many other adventures. * Often travels to Kabul, Afghanistan, where he has been supporting an orphanage for several years. |
Quotes
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* (Making so many movies at once on a regular basis): "I got used to it quickly, because it's an easier job than what I was doing. I was making four or five films a year, mostly independent films, around the world. Out of the 41 films I've done, maybe seven of them have been studio films, I had an easy gig. So I would go from film to film. And there would be a new crew, new actors, new directors, new producers, new locations, some much worse than others. I'm not complaining about the work; I'm just saying that having a nice trailer on the set, a nice hotel, and a studio and a network behind your show is a lot easier than wondering why your tent is leaking." * "Eventually, I'll build a ranch and raise horses." * (On appearing on the new TV show "The Marshall"): "All my buddies over the years, like Kevin Costner and the guys -- I see 'em go here, I see 'em go there -- but I just do my work. And now this. People say it's going to change your life. I tell them that it's always changing anyway." |
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