David Rasche
| David Rasche | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 7, 1944 Belleville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse(s) | Heather Lupton (m. 1980) |
| Children | 3 |
David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns.
Rasche was born in Belleville, Illinois. His father was a minister and farmer.
Rasche received a graduate degree from the University of Chicago and also worked as a teacher and writer, including several years at Gustavus Adolphus College in Minnesota.
Rasche was at one time a member of Chicago's Second City improvisation group.
After Second City, he starred in the Organic Theater's 1974 production of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago, which established the playwright's characteristic blend of earthy, sometimes brutal dialogue.
In 1974, he invested $1,000 to help start Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago.
He began appearing on television and films in 1977, making his film debut in 1978 in An Unmarried Woman, directed by Paul Mazursky. The following year, he had a small part in Woody Allen's Manhattan.
He played a terrorist in the 1983 television film Special Bulletin. He appeared on the Miami Vice episode "Bushido" (first aired November 22, 1985) as a KGB agent attempting to capture a former colleague of Lt. Castillo (Edward James Olmos). Ironically, during his subsequent starring role on Sledge Hammer! his character would often make jokes about Miami Vice.
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