Steve Eastin
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Steve Eastin (born June 22, 1948) is an American character actor. He has appeared in over 150 television and film roles throughout his decades long career.
Eastin was born in Colorado, where he began to study acting at the young age of six at his local theater. He received his Actor Equity card at age 16 when he performed in two musicals choreographed by Micheal Bennet. Later, he attended the University of Northern Colorado where he appeared in several productions at the Little Theater of the Rockies, whose alumni include Nick Nolte.
After college, Eastin received a fellowship to teach at the University of Arizona where he appeared in his first SAG role opposite Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd. It was shortly after this when Eastin moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his acting career, enrolling in the Charles Conrad Studio upon arrival in 1974.
While attending Charles' class, Eastin became interested in teaching acting as well. In 1991, he founded his own acting school, The Steve Eastin Studio. The studio believes in what Eastin refers to as "Choiceless Awareness", where the actors do not read into the script, nor prepare their "beats" or think about what or how they may read their lines. Instead, the actors are encouraged to be in the moment and let their natural, emotional power take over and thus tap into the vast collective unconscious all humans are capable of attuning themselves to.
Eastin is best known for appearing in such films as Field of Dreams (1989), Con Air (1997) and A Man Apart (2003), where he developed a reputation as the tough guy with a heart of gold underneath. He played opposite Leonardo Dicaprio in two pivotal scenes in Catch Me if You Can (2002). Eastin has worked with such directors as Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, and Jason Reitman.
Eastin is also known for his numerous television appearances throughout the years on such shows as Little House on the Prairie, CHiPS, T.J. Hooker, St. Elsewhere and L.A. Law.
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NCIS
Frank Smith
Seinfeld
Cop #1
The X-Files
Sheriff Mazeroski
Dexter
Bill Bennett
Little House on the Prairie
Diagnosis: Murder
Coz the Bartender
Diagnosis: Murder
Russ Marsh
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Doorman
Gilmore Girls
Sy
The Waltons
Without a Trace
Bull Carver
MacGyver
Tony
ER
Lorenzo
The Six Million Dollar Man
Ritter
Wings
Murray
The A-Team
Taylor
Cold Case
Carl Welter (2010)
Chicago Hope
Hill Street Blues
Melrose Place
Providence
L.A. Law
Attorney Hamman
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
The Commish
JAG
Max Sullivan
Cagney & Lacey
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Mr. Stone (segment "Secret of the Family Tomb")
Matlock
Steve Miller
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Police Captain
T. J. Hooker
Pete Tebbetts
Moonlighting
Bakery Clerk
Judging Amy
Ed Dunsmore
Falcon Crest
Lieutenant Thayne
Saving Grace
St. Elsewhere
Felicity
Fire Marshal Howard
The Guardian
Ron Hassey
Life Goes On
The District
Chief Darby
The Division
Murder One
The Pretender
Cedar Point Sheriff
Con Air
Guard Falzon
Profiler
The Colbys
Wonder Woman
Johnny
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
The Coach
CHiPs
Catch Me If You Can
Paul Morgan
Field of Dreams
Eddie Cicotte - P
Killers of the Flower Moon
Judge John C. Pollock
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Bound by Honor
Hollenbeck Captain
The Ultimate Guide
Narrator
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Umpire
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Policeman
Sliver
Det. Phillip
A Man Apart
Ty Frost
Up in the Air
Samuels
The Black Dahlia
Detective
When a Stranger Calls
Detective Hines
Mulligan's Stew
Gasoline Alley
Capt. Lew Ferry
The Hidden
Agent Stadt
Matchstick Men
Mr. Schaffer
Joe Kidd
Rider (uncredited)
By Dawn's Early Light
Smitty
Ed
Shark's Manager
Gotcha!
CIA Agent
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Coach Tom Landers
Wagons East!
Bartender
Rails & Ties
N.B. Garcia
The Scout
Clubhouse Manager
Agent Red
Captain Russert
The Sweeper
Richard
The Deliberate Stranger
Catalyst
Father Albright
Night Games
Airline Officer
The Hidden II
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Bob Wilbur
Crash Landing
Detective Cobb
The 60s
Big Max
Warning Shot
A Change of Seasons
Lance
Robot Wars
Boles
Diplomatic Siege
Bates
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Sleeping with the Devil
Wes Dubrovich
Shallow Ground
Detective Russell
Last Man Standing
Seagrove
Peril
Detective Marks
Silence of the Heart
Ed Rintal
Trouble in High Timber Country
Bob Elston
Watercolor Postcards
Morgan
Dying to Love You
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Special Agent Millard Weeks
The Best Place to Be
The Patricia Neal Story
Frank Gilroy
Crisis in Mid-Air
Jamieson
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
Ted Raynor
Desperado: Badlands Justice
Ledon
The Clone Master
Huberman
Happily Ever After
First Workman
Three Secrets
Vince
Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah
Ben
It's a Mile from Here to Glory
Doctor
Nightmare on the 13th Floor
Hotel Doorman
Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home
Cavendish
Jesus Comes to Town
The Man