Lee Horsley
| Lee Horsley | |
|---|---|
Lee Horsley (left) with William Conrad in Nero Wolfe
|
|
| Born |
Lee Arthur Horsley May 15, 1955 Muleshoe, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, author |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Downer (1980–present; 2 children) |
Lee Arthur Horsley (born May 15, 1955) is an American film, television, and theater actor known for starring roles in the television series Nero Wolfe (1981), Matt Houston (1982–85), and Paradise (1988–91). He starred in the 1982 cult film, The Sword and the Sorcerer, and recorded the audiobook edition of Lonesome Dove. Horsley married Stephanie Downer in 1980, fathered two children, Amber and Logan, and writes western novels.
Horsley began his acting career touring in stage productions of West Side Story, Damn Yankees, and Oklahoma!. In 1981, he portrayed TV detective Archie Goodwin in the short-lived NBC drama series Nero Wolfe. He played the title character in the 1982–85 ABC detective series Matt Houston, and starred as Ethan Allen Cord in the 1988–91 Western Heritage Award-winning series Paradise. This was followed by a lead role on the CBS police drama Bodies of Evidence (1992–93).
He appeared in the feature-length cult film The Sword and the Sorcerer in 1982, and appeared in its sequel Tales of an Ancient Empire in 2010. He recorded the audiobook edition of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. In 2006, Horsley and Marshall R. Teague traveled the world in search of exotic game on the Outdoor Life Network for the reality show, Benelli's Dream Hunts. In 2012. he appeared in the Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained, as Sheriff Gus, and also has a role as a stagecoach driver in Tarantino's 2015 western The Hateful Eight.
...
Wikipedia