Dabney Coleman Net Worth
Dabney Coleman Net Worth is
$5 Million
Dabney Coleman Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Dabney Wharton Coleman is an American actor. Coleman is perhaps best known for roles in 9 to 5, Cloak & Dagger, Tootsie, WarGames, You've Got Mail, Sworn to Silence, The Beverly Hillbillies and as the voice of Principal Peter Prickly in Recess and Recess: School's Out. | Full Name | Dabney Coleman |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 3, 1932 |
| Place Of Birth | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Height | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Voice Actor |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin, Virginia Military Institute |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Jean Hale (m. 1961–1984), Ann Courtney Harrell (m. 1957–1959) |
| Children | Quincy Coleman, Kelly Johns, Meghan Coleman, Randy Coleman |
| Parents | Melvin Randolph Coleman, Mary Wharton |
| Nicknames | Dabney Wharton Coleman |
| Awards | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television |
| Movies | WarGames, 9 to 5, Tootsie, On Golden Pond, Cloak & Dagger, You've Got Mail, The Man with One Red Shoe, Inspector Gadget, Modern Problems, North Dallas Forty, The Beverly Hillbillies, Short Time, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Amos & Andrew, Stuart Little, Melvin and Howard, Moonlight Mile, Downhill Rac... |
| TV Shows | Boardwalk Empire, Buffalo Bill, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, The Slap Maxwell Story, Drexell's Class, Madman of the People, The Guardian, Heartland, Courting Alex, Recess, Bright Promise, Apple Pie, Fresno, Forever Fernwood |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | His mustache. |
| 2 | Often plays a smarmy, selfish, nervous person with money that is out for himself |
| 3 | Usually plays characters that are "up to no good" |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I've played good guys and nice guys, but the truth is I'd rather be nasty than nice. The bad guys are always better written and more fun to play. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Acting mentor and friend of Simon Baker. |
| 2 | Best known by the public for his starring role as Burton Fallin in The Guardian (2001). |
| 3 | Didn't have a successful TV series until he was 69. |
| 4 | He's from the same city as Ethan Hawke and Steve Austin. |
| 5 | He has English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, German, and Swiss-German ancestry. |
| 6 | He starred in his own television series, Buffalo Bill, during 1983-84, in which he played an egotistical, chauvinistic talk show host. |
| 7 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6141 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 6, 2014. |
| 8 | Auditioned for the role of Professor Roy Hinkley on Gilligan's Island (1964), which went to Russell Johnson. |
| 9 | A very good tennis player, Dabney gave tennis lessons in the 1960s. |
| 10 | His daughter, Quincy, released her first CD on September 30, 2003 called "Also Known As Mary". |
| 11 | Father of Quincy Coleman (born 1972), Randy Coleman and Kelly Johns, with ex-wife Jean Hale, and of Meghan Coleman. |
| 12 | Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 112-113. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 |
| 13 | Is a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity from the Texas Beta Chapter at the University of Texas. |
| 14 | Diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) but took part in a clinical trial which remedied his sight from 20-400 to 20-40 in just a week (2000). |
| 15 | Served for two years in the United States Army's Special Services Division. |
| 16 | Entered VMI (the prestigious Virginia Military Institute) in 1949 but wound up studying law at the University of Texas and then theater in New York. |
| 17 | Was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute as a member of the Class of 1953... left after two years. |
| 18 | Attended the University of Texas at Austin in the early 1950s. |
| 19 | Parents are Melvin Randolph and Mary Wharton Coleman. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plaza Suite | 1987 | TV Movie | Jesse Kiplinger |
| Dragnet | 1987 | Jerry Caesar | |
| Sworn to Silence | 1987 | TV Movie | Martin Costigan |
| Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story | 1987 | TV Movie | Ed Sigel |
| Fresno | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Tyler Cane |
| Murrow | 1986 | TV Movie | CBS Chairman William Paley |
| The Man with One Red Shoe | 1985 | Cooper | |
| Cloak & Dagger | 1984 | Jack Flack / Hal Osborne | |
| The Muppets Take Manhattan | 1984 | Martin Price / Murray Plotsky | |
| Buffalo Bill | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Bill Bittinger |
| WarGames | 1983 | McKittrick | |
| Tootsie | 1982 | Ron | |
| Young Doctors in Love | 1982 | Dr. Joseph Prang | |
| Modern Problems | 1981 | Mark Winslow | |
| On Golden Pond | 1981 | Bill Ray | |
| Callie & Son | 1981 | TV Movie | Randall Bordeaux |
| Pray TV | 1980 | Marvin Fleece | |
| 9 to 5 | 1980 | Franklin M. Hart Jr. | |
| Melvin and Howard | 1980 | Judge Keith Hayes | |
| How to Beat the High Co$t of Living | 1980 | Jack Heintzel | |
| Nothing Personal | 1980 | Dickerson | |
| Dan August: The Jealousy Factor | 1980 | TV Movie | Rick Bessett |
| When She Was Bad... | 1979 | TV Movie | Jack Wilson |
| Barnaby Jones | 1973-1979 | TV Series | Ted Sayers / Brad Adamson / George Clark / ... |
| Diff'rent Strokes | 1979 | TV Series | Fred Tanner |
| North Dallas Forty | 1979 | Emmett Hunter | |
| The Love Boat | 1978 | TV Series | Van Milner |
| More Than Friends | 1978 | TV Movie | Joshua 'Josh' Harrington |
| Go Tell the Spartans | 1978 | Helicopter pilot (uncredited) | |
| Maneaters Are Loose! | 1978 | TV Movie | McCallum |
| The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II | 1978 | Dave McCoy (uncredited) | |
| Apple Pie | 1978 | TV Series | Fast Eddie Murtaugh |
| Rolling Thunder | 1977 | Maxwell | |
| Forever Fernwood | 1977 | TV Series | Merle Jeeter |
| Quincy M.E. | 1977 | TV Series | Officer Peter O'Neil / Dr. Burt Travers |
| Fernwood Tonight | 1977 | TV Series | Mayor Merle Jeeter |
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | 1976-1977 | TV Series | Merle Jeeter |
| Viva Knievel! | 1977 | Ralph Thompson | |
| Police Story | 1976 | TV Series | Captain Stromwall / Lieutenant Kruse |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1974-1976 | TV Series | Andrew Horvath, Sr. / George Todd |
| Midway | 1976 | Captain Murray Arnold | |
| Kiss Me, Kill Me | 1976 | TV Movie | Capt. Logan |
| Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | 1976 | TV Series | |
| Switch | 1976 | TV Series | C.C. Owens |
| Cannon | 1973-1976 | TV Series | Jack Sheffield / Lt. Daggett |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1976 | TV Series | Congressman Phil Whitman |
| Medical Story | 1976 | TV Series | |
| Petrocelli | 1976 | TV Series | Willy Morgan |
| The Other Side of the Mountain | 1975 | Dave McCoy | |
| McMillan & Wife | 1974-1975 | TV Series | Walter Jennings / Hansen |
| Returning Home | 1975 | TV Movie | Al Stephenson |
| Bite the Bullet | 1975 | Jack Parker | |
| Caribe | 1975 | TV Series | Donald Coglan |
| Medical Center | 1975 | TV Series | Brice |
| Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | 1975 | TV Movie | Paul Mathison |
| Mannix | 1972-1975 | TV Series | Howard Graham / Ralph Stoner |
| The Towering Inferno | 1974 | Deputy Chief #1 | |
| The Manhunter | 1974 | TV Series | Sheriff Stigman |
| Sons and Daughters | 1974 | TV Series | |
| Bad Ronald | 1974 | TV Movie | Mr. Wood |
| The Dove | 1974 | Charles Huntley | |
| The F.B.I. | 1965-1974 | TV Series | Barnes / Mr. Jamison / Ty Williams / ... |
| Kojak | 1974 | TV Series | Alex Linden |
| House of Evil | 1974 | TV Movie | |
| Bogard | 1974 | Heineken | |
| Love Is Not Forever | 1974 | TV Movie | Jerry Michaells |
| Cinderella Liberty | 1973 | Executive Officer | |
| The President's Plane Is Missing | 1973 | TV Movie | Sen. Bert Haines |
| Griff | 1973 | TV Series | George Bates |
| The Wide World of Mystery | 1973 | TV Series | |
| Dying Room Only | 1973 | TV Movie | Bob Mitchell |
| Egan | 1973 | TV Movie | Captain Walter Jones |
| Savage | 1973 | TV Movie | Ted Seligson |
| Search | 1973 | TV Series | Elliott Desmond |
| Ironside | 1973 | TV Series | Daniel Leary |
| Room 222 | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Gary Webster Sr. / Calvin Schuller |
| Banyon | 1972 | TV Series | Ralph Hubbard |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | 1972 | TV Series | Dr. Goldstone |
| Nanny and the Professor | 1970 | TV Series | Detective Robinson |
| I Love My Wife | 1970 | Frank Donnelly | |
| Dan August | 1970 | TV Series | Rick Bessett |
| The Brotherhood of the Bell | 1970 | TV Movie | Agent Shepard |
| Bonanza | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Clyde / Ivar Peterson |
| Downhill Racer | 1969 | Mayo | |
| Then Came Bronson | 1969 | TV Series | Doctor Ron Carlisle |
| Bright Promise | 1969 | TV Series | Dr. Tracy Graham (1971-1972) |
| The Trouble with Girls | 1969 | Harrison Wilby | |
| Mod Squad | 1968 | TV Series | John |
| Death Valley Days | 1968 | TV Series | Calvin H. Higby |
| Judd for the Defense | 1968 | TV Series | Walter Sims |
| The Scalphunters | 1968 | Jed | |
| Iron Horse | 1967 | TV Series | Lee Archer |
| Dundee and the Culhane | 1967 | TV Series | Sheriff Wrenn |
| The Invaders | 1967 | TV Series | John Carter / Capt. Mitchell Ross |
| The Flying Nun | 1967 | TV Series | Sub. Captain |
| I Dream of Jeannie | 1965-1967 | TV Series | Captain Dan Yardley / Lieutenant George Webb |
| That Girl | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Dr. Leon Bessemer |
| Run for Your Life | 1967 | TV Series | Fred Palmer |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | 1966 | TV Series | Clark |
| The Fugitive | 1964-1966 | TV Series | Steve / Officer George Graham / Floyd / ... |
| This Property Is Condemned | 1966 | Salesman | |
| 12 O'Clock High | 1964-1966 | TV Series | Captain Robbins / Captain Wilson |
| The Slender Thread | 1965 | Charlie | |
| The Donna Reed Show | 1965 | TV Series | Rallye Master |
| Hazel | 1965 | TV Series | Les Swanton |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Sergeant Harry King / Stanley Rivkin |
| The Outer Limits | 1964 | TV Series | James Custer / Lt. Rupert Lawrence Howard / Dr. Williams |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Sgt. Lou Snyder / Tom Esterow |
| Dr. Kildare | 1964 | TV Series | Dr. David Kirkson |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1964 | TV Series | Alvin Piper / William Gunther |
| The Movie Maker | 1964 | TV Movie | |
| Arrest and Trial | 1963 | TV Series | Wayne Holton |
| Breaking Point | 1963 | TV Series | |
| Ben Casey | 1963 | TV Series | Dr. Bobby Bainbridge |
| Alcoa Premiere | 1963 | TV Series | Lee Mattheson |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1962 | TV Series | Junkie / John Mitchell |
| Naked City | 1961 | TV Series | Resident |
| Rules Don't Apply | 2016 | ||
| Ray Donovan | 2016 | TV Series | Mr. Price |
| Boardwalk Empire | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Commodore Louis Kaestner |
| Pound Puppies | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Mayor |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2009 | TV Series | Frank Hager |
| Hard Four | 2007 | Spray Loomis | |
| Heartland | 2007 | TV Series | Dr. Bart Jacobs |
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series | 2006 | TV Series | Principal Pete Prickly |
| Courting Alex | 2006 | TV Series | Jack Atwell Bill Rose |
| Domino | 2005 | Drake Bishop | |
| The Guardian | 2001-2004 | TV Series | Burton Fallin |
| Recess: All Growed Down | 2003 | Video | Principal Prickley (voice) |
| Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | 2003 | Video | Principal Prickly (voice) |
| Where the Red Fern Grows | 2003 | Grandpa | |
| Freedom: A History of Us | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Stephen A. Douglas |
| Moonlight Mile | 2002 | Mike Mulcahey | |
| The Zeta Project | 2002 | TV Series | Dr. Boyle |
| The Climb | 2002 | Mack | |
| Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street | 2001 | Video | Principal Peter Prickly (voice) |
| Kiss My Act | 2001 | TV Movie | Henry |
| Recess: School's Out | 2001 | Principal Peter Prickly (voice) | |
| How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale | 2000 | TV Movie | John Kennedy |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 2000 | TV Series | Monsieur Fox |
| Taken | 1999/I | Ethan Grover | |
| Must Be Santa | 1999 | TV Movie | Tuttle |
| Stuart Little | 1999 | Dr. Beechwood | |
| Recess | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Principal Peter Prickly Principal Prickly |
| Inspector Gadget | 1999 | Chief Quimby | |
| Giving It Up | 1999 | Johnathan Gallant | |
| You've Got Mail | 1998 | Nelson Fox | |
| Exiled | 1998 | TV Movie | Lieutenant Kevin Stolper |
| My Date with the President's Daughter | 1998 | TV Movie | President Richmond |
| Target Earth | 1998 | TV Movie | Senator Ben Arnold, Sam's Uncle |
| Jumanji | 1997 | TV Series | Ashton Philips |
| The Magic School Bus | 1997 | TV Series | Horace Scope |
| Un amour de sorcière | 1997 | Joel | |
| Devil's Food | 1996 | TV Movie | Seymour Kecker |
| Madman of the People | 1994-1995 | TV Series | Jack 'Madman' Buckner |
| Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty | 1995 | TV Movie | Arthur Milo |
| Judicial Consent | 1994 | Charles Mayron | |
| Texan | 1994 | TV Short | Richard Williams |
| Clifford | 1994 | Gerald Ellis | |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1993 | Milburn Drysdale | |
| Amos & Andrew | 1993 | Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver | |
| Lincoln | 1992 | TV Movie | Stephen A. Douglas (voice) |
| There Goes the Neighborhood | 1992 | Jeffrey Babitt | |
| Drexell's Class | 1991-1992 | TV Series | Otis Drexell |
| Columbo | 1973-1991 | TV Series | Hugh Creighton / Detective Murray |
| Never Forget | 1991 | TV Movie | William Cox |
| Meet the Applegates | 1990 | Aunt Bea | |
| Short Time | 1990 | Burt Simpson | |
| Where the Heart Is | 1990 | Stewart McBain | |
| Hot to Trot | 1988 | Walter Sawyer | |
| Maybe Baby | 1988 | TV Movie | Hal |
| The Slap Maxwell Story | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Slap Maxwell |
| Dolly | 1988 | TV Series | Arthur Andrews |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drexell's Class | 1991 | TV Series executive consultant - 2 episodes |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char·ac·ter | 2009 | Documentary grateful acknowledgment | |
| Gotham | 1988 | TV Movie special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not Such a Bad Guy: Conversations with Dabney Coleman | 2016 | Documentary completed | Himself |
| Home & Family | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Getting There Is the Hard Part | 2010 | Video short | Himself |
| Char·ac·ter | 2009 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewer |
| CMT Insider | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Quincy Coleman: It's All in the Song | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| A Better Man: The Making of Tootsie | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself / Ron Carlisle |
| CMT Greatest Moments: Dolly Parton | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Dolly Parton: Platinum Blonde | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Brilliant But Cancelled | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Perfect Pitch | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 4th Annual Family Television Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| Biography | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Bravo Profiles | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Quote Reader |
| Idols of the Game | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Host |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1994 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1982-1991 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| It's Garry Shandling's Show. | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1984-1990 | TV Series | Himself / Burt Simpson from SHORT TIME / Bill Bittinger / ... |
| The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series & Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
| Baby M | 1988 | TV Movie | Gary Skoloff |
| The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical & Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| Saturday Night Live | 1987 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various |
| The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer | 1986 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy / Musical |
| The 35th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
| The 7th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Motion Picture-Comedy |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Interview with Dan Rather | 2014 | TV Series | Franklin M. Hart Jr. |
| Dolly Parton Tour TV | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| A Current Affair | 2011 | TV Series | Franklin M. Hart Jr. |
| Good Morning America | 2010 | TV Series | Franklin M. Hart Jr. |
| Biography | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Franklin M. Hart Jr. |
| The Early Show | 2006 | TV Series | Franklin M. Hart Jr. |
| The Making of 'Midway' | 2001 | Video documentary short | Captain Murray Arnold |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Franklin M. Hart Jr. |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Franklin M. Hart Jr. |
| Dateline NBC | 1994 | TV Series documentary | Franklin M. Hart Jr. |
| The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Martin Price (uncredited) |
| 60 Minutes | 1986 | TV Series documentary | Franklin M. Hart Jr. |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On November 6, 2014. At 6141 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 2012 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2011 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | The Slap Maxwell Story (1987) |
| 1987 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Sworn to Silence (1987) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Columbo (1971) |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Sworn to Silence (1987) |
| 1988 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | The Slap Maxwell Story (1987) |
| 1988 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Baby M (1988) |
| 1987 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | Murrow (1986) |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Buffalo Bill (1983) |
| 1984 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Buffalo Bill (1983) |
| 1983 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Buffalo Bill (1983) |
Known for movies
WarGames (1983)
as McKittrick
Tootsie (1982)
as Ron
You've Got Mail (1998)
as Nelson Fox
The Guardian (2001-2004)
as Burton Fallin