Biography
Having been a leading player on Broadway for most of his career, actor Victor Garber unsurprisingly became a powerful force on screen as well, particularly on television shows like "Alias" (ABC, 2001-06). Garber came to prominence on stage in the early 1970s after a short-lived stint in a Canadian pop group with winning performances in "Godspell" (1973) and "Ghosts" (1973). But it was his Tony Award-nominated performance in "Deathtrap" (1978) …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Again directed by co-star Ben Affleck in political thriller "Argo" | |
2011 | Voiced Charlie on ABC's short-lived reboot of "Charlie's Angels" | |
2011 | Portrayed HRH Prince Charles in "William & Catherine: A Royal Romance" (The Hallmark Channel) | |
2010 | Made cameo as a bank manager in Ben Affleck directed crime drama "The Town" | |
2009 | Guest starred as Will Schuester's (played Matthew Morrison) father on Fox's "Glee" | |
2008 | Guest starred opposite Lisa Kudrow on Showtime's comedy series "Web Therapy" | |
2010 | Returned to Broadway for Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Noel Coward's "Present Laughter" | |
2008 | Portrayed former San Francisco Mayor George Moscone in Gus Van Sant's biographical film "Milk" | |
2008 | Joined cast of short-lived ABC series "Eli Stone" | |
2007 | Played the male lead in critically hailed Encores presentation of "Follies" with Donna Murphy | |
2006 | Starred in the short-lived Fox legal drama "Justice" | |
2004 | Earned Emmy nomination for his guest starring role on "Will & Grace" (NBC) | |
2002 | Appeared in the feature film "Tuck Everlasting" | |
2001 | Portrayed Jack Bristow on the ABC spy series "Alias"; earned three consecutive Emmy nominations for Supporting Actor from 2002-04 | |
2001 | Featured as a law school professor in the hit comedy "Legally Blonde" | |
2001 | Played one of the TV writers in "Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor" (Showtime) | |
2001 | Cast as Sid Luft to Judy Davis' Judy Garland in in the ABC miniseries "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"; earned Emmy nomination | |
2000 | Guest starred as the Crane's temporary butler on an episode of "Frasier" (NBC); received Emmy nomination | |
1999 | Played Daddy Warbucks in the ABC remake of the Broadway musical "Annie" | |
1998 | Returned to Broadway as co-star of "Art" alongside Alfred Molina and Alan Alda | |
1997 | Cast as the King in the ABC TV remake of "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella" | |
1997 | Portrayed the ship's designer in James Cameron's Oscar-winning blockbuster "Titanic" | |
1996 | Played Goldie Hawn's ex-husband in "The First Wives Club" | |
1995 | Cast as Sarah Polley's father in "Exotica" | |
1995 | Re-teamed with Blair Brown in the Broadway staging of Tom Stoppard's play "Arcadia" | |
1994 | Cast as the Devil in the Broadway revival of "Damn Yankees"; picked up fourth career Tony Award nomination | |
1993 | Co-starred in the CBS miniseries "Queen" | |
1992 | Returned to feature films after an 18-year absence to play a drug dealer in "Light Sleeper" | |
1991 | Played recurring role on the Canadian TV series "E.N.G." | |
1991 | Appeared in the short film "Walking the Dog" | |
1990 | Played John Wilkes Booth in controversial Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman off-Broadway musical "Assassins" | |
1989 | Received third Tony Award nomination for leading role in the Broadway comedy "Lend Me a Tenor" | |
1988 | Cast in the title role in "Liberace: Behind the Music" (CBS) | |
1987 | Played the boss and one-time romantic interest of the title character (Blair Brown) in "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" (NBC, Lifetime) | |
1987 | Won praise for his work in the off-Broadway play "Wencenslas Square" | |
1985 | Starred in short-lived series "I Had Three Wives" (CBS) as a private detective aided by a trio of his ex-wives | |
1983 | Featured in the Broadway farce "Noises Off" | |
1983 | Made TV series debut in the ABC daytime drama "Ryan's Hope" | |
1982 | Starred in the revival of the musical "Little Me"; picked up second Tony Award nomination | |
1979 | Played the male juvenile lead Anthony Hope in the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical "Sweeney Todd" | |
1978 | Had featured role of playwright Clifford Anderson on Broadway in "Deathtrap"; received first Tony Award nomination | |
1977 | Returned to NYC in featured role of Moliere's "Tartuffe" at Circle in the Square; reprised role for the 1978 PBS adaptation | |
1975 | Made American TV debut in NBC "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production of "Valley Forge" | |
1974 | Provided the voice of Christian in an animated version of "Cyrano de Bergerac" (ABC) | |
1974 | Last film for 18 years, the Canadian-produced "Monkeys in the Attic" | |
1973 | Made feature film debut as Jesus in "Godspell" | |
1973 | Made off-Broadway debut in revival of Ibsen's play "Ghosts" | |
1972 | Appeared in the Toronto production of "Godspell" | |
| When The Sugar Shoppe disbanded, formed new band The Shop | ||
1968 | Formed a folk band called The Sugar Shoppe; made U.S. TV debut with group on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (CBS) | |
1964 | Joined the University of Toronto's Hart House acting group at age 15 | |
1958 | Started acting at age nine with a local children's theater troupe | |
Awards
2012 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Argo |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Milk |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Alias |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Alias |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Alias |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Comedy Series in Frasier |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Titanic |