Filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1977 | Death Bed: The Bed That Eats | Sharon's Brother | |
| 1979 | Just You and Me, Kid | Demesta | |
| 1980 | Cruising | Paul Gaines | |
| 1981 | Cattle Annie and Little Britches | Little Dick Raidler | |
| 1982 | The Border | Jimbo | |
| 1983 | The Right Stuff | Slick Goodlin | |
| 1984 | Courage | Sonny | |
| 1985 | Beer | Merle Draggett | |
| 1987 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Danny Quintz | |
| Dead of Winter | Rob Sweeney | ||
| 1988 | The Unholy | Luke | |
| 1989 | Disorganized Crime | Nick Bartkowski | |
| 1991 | Pastime | Roy Dean Bream | |
| 1992 | Traces of Red | Michael Dobson | |
| 1993 | Aspen Extreme | Dave Ritchie | |
| 1997 | When Danger Follows You Home | Det. Tyler Barnes | |
| 1998 | American History X | Dennis Vinyard | |
| 2001 | Buck Naked Arson | Ranger Lightcap | |
| Life as a House | Uncredited Role | ||
| 2009 | Gary's Walk | Vernon | |
| Pawn | Justin Elliot Randolph | Short film | |
| A Fork in the Road | Det. Ross | ||
| 2010 | 1,001 Ways to Enjoy the Missionary Position | Evan | post-production |
| Green Guys | Peter Donnelly | post-production | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977–1978 | Another World | Burt McGowan | |
| 1981 | Crisis at Central High | J.O. Powell | TV-Movie |
| 1982 | CBS Library | Rattlesnake | Episode: Robbers, Rooftops and Witches |
| Rehearsal for Murder | Frank Heller | TV-Movie | |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Scroggins | Episode: The New Dukes | |
| 1983 | Remington Steele | Chance McCormick | Episode: Steele's Gold |
| V | Brad | Miniseries | |
| 1985 | Riptide | Mack McPherson | Episode: Polly Want an Explanation |
| Miami Vice | Evan Freed | Episode: Evan | |
| Hunter | Jack Lachman | Episode: Fire Man | |
| Command 5 | J.D. Smith | TV-Movie | |
| The Long Hot Summer | Jody Varner | TV-Movie | |
| 1986 | St. Elsewhere | Patrick O'Casey | Episode: Time Heals (1) Episode: Time Heals (2) |
| Blood & Orchids | Lloyd Murdoch | TV-Movie | |
| Second Serve | Josh | TV-Movie | |
| Houston: The Legend of Texas | William Travis | TV-Movie | |
| Crime Story | Det. Wes Connelly | Episode: Pilot (1) Episode: Pilot (2) Episode: Crime Pays |
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| 1987 | Tour of Duty | Sgt. Early Ray Michaels | Episode: War Lover |
| 1988 | The Loner | Jake Wilis | |
| 1988–1990 | Wiseguy | Roger Lococco | |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | Ben Farlow | TV-Movie |
| 1990 | Capital News | Redmond Dunne | |
| A Promise to Keep | Carl | TV-Movie | |
| 1991 | Gabriel's Fire | Brad Fixx | Episode: Truth and Consequences |
| The Young Riders | Episode: Daisy | ||
| Crazy From the Heart | Dewey Whitcomb | TV-Movie | |
| 1992 | Bad City Story | Jim Malone | Unsold TV-Pilot |
| Drive Like Lightning | Boll Donner | TV-Movie | |
| Middle Ages | Terry | ||
| 1993 | The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. | Jack Randolph | Episode: Socrates' Sister |
| CBS Schoolbreak Special | Coach Jim Doane | Episode: Other Mothers | |
| seaQuest DSV | Rusty Thomas | Episode: Brothers and Sisters | |
| 1993–2000 | Boy Meets World | Alan Matthews | 120 episodes |
| 1994 | Viper | Mr. Townsend | Episode: Pilot |
| 1995 | Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story | Bill West | TV-Movie |
| The Marshal | Loyal Truscott | Episode: Pilot | |
| Legend | Wild Bill Hickok | Episode: The Life, Death, and Life of Wild Bill Hickok | |
| Trail of Tears | David | TV-Movie | |
| 1996 | Have You Seen My Son | Van Stein | TV-Movie |
| A Husband, a Wife and a Lover | Art Maskin | TV-Movie | |
| Nash Bridges | Scott Lamont/"The Monk" | Episode: Trackdown | |
| 1997 | Night Sins | Sheriff Steiger | Miniseries |
| Stargate SG-1 | Capt. Jonas Hansen | Episode: The First Commandment | |
| 1999 | A Secret Life | Mark Whitman | TV-Movie |
| Replacing Dad | George Marsh | TV-Movie | |
| Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story | Joseph Bonaduce | TV-Movie | |
| 2000 | Ally McBeal | Michael Bassett | Episode: Two's a Crowd Episode: Without a Net |
| Level 9 | Agent Colter | Episode: A Price to Pay | |
| 2001 | Touched by an Angel | Prof. Thomas North | Episode: Holy of Hollies |
| 2002 | The Division | Jesse Whalen | Episode: Shelby |
| Crossing Jordan | D.A. Jack Olson | Episode: There's No Place Like Home | |
| MDs | James Wiles | Episode: A La Casa | |
| Robbery Homicide Division | Elliot Ayers | Episode: City of Strivers | |
| 2003 | Mister Sterling | Tommy Doyle | 9 episodes |
| Dragnet | Ted Paris | Episode: Redemption | |
| The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | Rev. Deeker | Episode: Sleeping Lions | |
| Finding John Christmas | Hank McAllister | TV-Movie | |
| 2004 | Silver Lake | Phil Patterson | TV-Movie |
| Deadwood | Otis Russell | Episode: Jewel's Boot Is Made for Walking Episode: Sold Under Sin |
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| CSI: NY | Mr. Prescott | Episode: Creatures of the Night | |
| JAG | Maj. Gen. Earl Watson | Episode: Fighting Words Episode: This Just in from Baghdad |
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| NYPD Blue | Hal Matheson | Episode: I Love My Wives, But Oh You Kid | |
| 2005 | The West Wing | Dan | Episode: Message of the Week |
| Without a Trace | Max Cassidy | Episode: Freefall | |
| 2005–2008 | Boston Legal | A.D.A Christopher Palmer | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | The Sopranos | Paul Calviano | Episode: Moe n' Joe |
| Just Legal | Bartender | Episode: The Bar | |
| Reunion | Congress Clark | Episode: 1995 Episode: 1996 |
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| 2007 | Demons | Senator Carney | Unsold TV-Pilot |
| Ghost Whisperer | Bill Bristow | Episode: Dead to Rights | |
| Numb3rs | Michael Shannon | Episode: Money for Nothing | |
| Standoff | Warren Keegan | Episode: Road Trip | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Jonah Quinn | Episode: The Case of the Cross-Dressing Carp | |
| 2008 | Wildfire | Congressman Dean Nichols | Episode: The More Things Change (1) Episode: The More Things Change (2) Episode: Friendship/Passion |
| The Ex List | Jimmy Bloom | 6 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Dooley Gerber | Episode: Black Gold and Red Blood |
| 2009–2010 | The Young and the Restless | Tucker McCall | |
| 2010 | Cold Case | Tim Hudson | Season 7, Episode 18 |
| 2011 | Home At Last | Bob | Episodes 1-6 |
| 2011 | 90210 | Salty's Place owner | Episode: "Up in Smoke" |
| 2011 | Leverage | Morris Beck | Episode: "The Ten Li'l Grifters Job" |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Donald Collins | Episode: "A Family Affair" |
| 2012 | Awake | Jim Mayhew | Episode: "Guilty" |
| 2012 | NCIS | Phillip Wickes | Episode: "The Tell" |
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