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Sam Robards

Milestones

  • Birthplace: New York, New York
  • Birthday: December 16, 1961
  • 2008

    Took over the role of Richard Hannay in the NYC theatrical run of The 39 Steps

  • 2007 to 0000

    Cast in a recurring role on the CW series Gossip Girl as Captain Archibald, Nate s (Chase Crawford) strict father

  • 2006

    Played the pompous megalomaniac producer of a reality TV program in Surviving Eden

  • 2005

    Co-starred in Henry Jaglom s Going Shopping with Victoria Foyt, Lee Grant and Bruce Davison

  • 2004 to 2005

    Appeared as White House correspondent, Greg Brock in season five of The West Wing (NBC)

  • 2004

    Played a father that gets critically injured in Catch that Kid

  • 2002

    Received a Tony nomination for his role in Arthur Miller s The Man Who Had All the Luck

  • 2001

    Acted in the live CBS broadcast of On Golden Pond

  • 2001

    Co-starred as the adoptive father of a robotic child in A.I. Artificial Intelligence

  • 2000

    Appeared in the Off-Broadway play The Altruists by Nicky Silver

  • 1999

    Portrayed Mike Riordan in CBS TV-movie Black and Blue, adapted from the Anna Quindlen novel

  • 1999

    With Scott Bakula, portrayed the gay neighbors, in American Beauty

  • 1998 to 1999

    Had a recurring role as Arthur on the ABC sitcom Spin City

  • 1998

    Provided the voice of Henry in Love from Groud Zero

  • 1997

    Contributed the voice of Avraham Aviel to the PBS documentary, The Trial of Adolph Eichmann

  • 1996

    Cast in the TNT movie The Man Who Captured Eichmann, starring Robert Duvall as Eichmann

  • 1996

    Joined the ensemble of fine young talent in Ted Demme s Beautiful Girls

  • 1995

    Cast against type as an ambitious, amoral transplant surgeon in Donor Unknown (USA)

  • 1994

    Appeared in Altman s Ready to Wear (Pret-a-Porter) ; also co-starring his mother Lauren Bacall

  • 1994

    Portrayed Harold Ross (founder of The New Yorker ) in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

  • 1993

    Acted opposite then wife, Suzi Amis in The Ballad of Little Jo

  • 1990

    Played regular role of Larry Potter on the first season of the comedy series, Get a Life! (FOX)

  • 1989

    Portrayed Chaplain Kirk in Brian De Palma s Casualties of War

  • 1988 to 1989

    Cast in the lead role of the journalism teacher Kevin Keegan in the CBS drama series, TV 101

  • 1988

    Only feature to date that featured both he and his father Jason in the cast, Bright Lights, Big City

  • 1985

    Met future wife Suzy Amis while filming Fandango

  • 1983

    TV-movie debut, Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (NBC)

  • 1982

    Feature film debut, Paul Mazursky s Tempest

  • 1980

    Acting debut in the Off-Broadway production of Album

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