Cast & creator
Tim DeZarn
Best known for The Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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.
Also known as: Tim DeZam, Tim Dezarn, Tim de Zarn, Tim deZarn
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1984–2024 · acting roles
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Filmography (113)
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The Mentalist
Arkin Shea
2008
Grey's Anatomy
Santa Claus
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Red Carlton
2000
Criminal Minds
Paul Barter
2005
NCIS
David Runion
2003
Shameless
Nana
2011
Castle
Bartender
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Jim Mullins
2009
S.W.A.T.
Brewster
2017
Seinfeld
Salesman
1989
Lost
Trevor
2004
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Satler
1987
Monk
Max Barton
2002
9-1-1
Winslow
2018
Star Trek: Voyager
Warden Yediq
1995Star Trek: Voyager
Haliz
1995
Better Call Saul
Mr. Harkness
2015
Sons of Anarchy
Nate Meineke
2008
Mad Men
Jim Anderson
2007
The Closer
Mr. Dobson
2005
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Halb
1993
ER
Mr. Krawczyk
1994
Crossing Jordan
Police Chief
2001
Quantum Leap
Stan
1989
Cold Case
Ricky Stockvis
2003
Weeds
Sergeant Holbrook
2005
NCIS: New Orleans
Paul Hare
2014
The Shield
Kevin
2002
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Sergeant Dixon
1993
Nash Bridges
Martin Brown
1996
Longmire
2012
Justified
Detective Dempsey
2010
Landman
Perry Hardin
2024
Fight Club
Federated Motor Co. - Inspector Bird
1999
The Equalizer
Stoller
1985
Pacific Blue
Willoughby
1996
Spider-Man
Philip Watson
2002
Hunter
Hench
1984
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Raymond Edmondson (segment "The Electric Chair")
1997
7th Heaven
Pool Hall Manager
1996
Martial Law
Kurt Packard
1998
Deadwood
Soldier #1
2004
Murder One
Mr. Jenks
1995
Life
Flint Garber
2007
Viper
Johnson
1994
Shooter
Clerk
2016
Marvel's Agent Carter
George
2015
Truth Be Told
Kuvney
2019
Raising the Bar
2008
The Cabin in the Woods
Mordecai
2012
Live Free or Die Hard
Police Sergeant
2007
The Magnificent Seven
Powderman
1998
10-8: Officers on Duty
FBI Agent Lorenzo
2003
Nowhere Man
Harry Corners
1995
Brimstone
Tommy Fanaro
1998
The Forgotten
Frank Sanders
2009
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Shotgun Guy
2000
The Call of the Wild
Hermit Fisherman
2020
Wrong Turn
Nate Roades
2021
The Artist
Soldier
2011
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
2018
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Slaughterhouse Supervisor
2006
Pay It Forward
Liquid Man #2
2000
Gun
1997Gun
Gunseller
1997
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Homer
1995
Three Fugitives
First Officer
1989
Joshua Tree
Warehouse Cop #1
1993
Untraceable
Herbert Miller
2008
Ricochet
Skinhead (as Tim De Zarn)
1991
Steel
Skinhead Leader
1997
One Night at McCool's
Detective Ertagian
2001
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
Train Engineer
2014
Too Young to Die
Patron
1990
South Central
Buddha
1992
Precious Find
Freddie
1996
Extreme Justice
Eddie Payton
1993
Midnight Run Around
Farmer #1
1994
The Wolves of Savin Hill
Fitz
2014
Rage and Honor
Fast Eddie
1992
Swedish Auto
Shelley
2006
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
Mr. Jenks
1997
Raging Angels
Banker
1995
The Preacher's Son
Congressman Dixon (as Tim De Zarn)
2017
I Love You, Don't Touch Me!
Vagrant
1997
Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy
Leonard Guini
1997
Project Dorothy
James
2024
I Married a Monster
Deputy Pete
1998
K-11
Cowboy Williams
2013
In the Sunset of the Condemned
Don 'The Marksman' Benbow
On the Line
Trevor Freed
1998
Verbatim: Follow the Chicken
Plaintiff
2015
The Hatred
Sheriff
2017
You're Doing Great
Angus
2024
Ladykiller
Mackey
1996
Under Surveillance
SWAT Trooper
1991
Useless Humans
Duke
2021
Buckshot
Buckshot
2017
Christmas Crime Story
Barrett Hill
2017
Every Night & Every Day
Randal
2022
The Visit
Guard Enheim
2001
The Killing Mind
Gordon Atherton
1991
Acts of Desperation
Maynard
2018
Halfway to Hell
Cliff
2016The Witness
1992
Re-Cut
John Fowler
2010Re-Cut
Sheriff Tate
2010
The Joes
Nazi
2021
818
Jeffrey Maddison
2018
Used Body Parts
Gas Man
2016
The Lilac Thief
The Pastor
2019
The Grimm Backward
Sheriff Rizzi
2024Grave Matters
Chief Coveleski
2004