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Christopher Allport

Christopher Allport

Actor · Born 1947-06-17 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Christopher Allport (June 17, 1947 – January 25, 2008) was an American actor. Alexander Wise Allport Jr. was born in Boston. His acting life began at the age of nine in New Canaan, Connecticut, at the Children's Theatre. While at Northwestern University, he worked with director Paul Sills and Story Theatre. He performed in New York with the Public Theater at Lincoln Center, and with Ensemble Studio Theatre; and in Los Angeles at the Taper, South Coast Repertory and with Padua Playwrights. In 2007, he wrote and starred in The Backroad Home, a theatrical memoir with his original music, directed and developed by Paul Linke and produced by his wife, Susan Hayden (Ruskin Group Theatre). One of his earliest television roles was as Tim McGowan on the soap opera Another World (1973–74). Around 1975 or 1976, Allport did a screen test with actress Amy Irving for the parts of Han Solo and Princess Leia, respectively, for the upcoming filming of the 1977 movie Star Wars. Neither actor got the parts, which went to Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, respectively. His film credits include Savage Weekend, To Live and Die in L.A., Jack Frost, Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman, and…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The X-Files (1993) — Agent Jack Willis
  2. NCIS (2003) — Dan Karzin
  3. CSI: Miami (2002) — Deke Conroy
  4. Mad Men (2007) — Andrew Campbell
  5. ER (1994) — Mr. Strickland
  6. Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) — Mel's Attorney
  7. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) — Max Waxman
  8. Quantum Leap (1989) — Alan Ripley
  9. M*A*S*H (1972) — Abbott
  10. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) — Tony Seville
  11. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Donald Granger
  12. JAG (1995) — Judge Haden
  13. Dead & Buried (1981) — George Le Moyne / Freddie
  14. Invaders from Mars (1986) — Captain Curtis
  15. Without a Trace (2002) — Herman Jarvis
  16. Jack Frost (1997) — Sam Tiler
  17. The Twilight Zone (1985) — (segment "Examination Day")
  18. 7th Heaven (1996) — Mr. Miller
  19. The Pretender (1996) — Lt. Cmdr. Chris Nashton
  20. Brothers and Sisters (2006) — Governor Michael Bryant
  21. Matlock (1986) — Nick Underwood
  22. Party of Five (1994) — Warner Cole
  23. Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989) — Wally Goldstein
  24. Diagnosis: Murder (1993) — Peter Murray
  25. The Practice (1997) — Yates
  26. Shark (2006) — Larry Davis
  27. Hunter (1984) — Jack Prewitt
  28. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Mr. Kent
  29. Felicity (1998) — Dominic Webb
  30. Judging Amy (1999) — Stan Wharton
  31. Garden Party (2008) — Davey Diamond
  32. Chicago Hope (1994) — Tony Dano
  33. Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000) — Sam Tiler
  34. Cagney & Lacey (1982) — Charles Stephens
  35. The Sentinel (1996) — Gerald Spalding
  36. Jake and the Fatman (1987)
  37. Savage Weekend (1979) — Nicky
  38. Knots Landing (1979) — Martin
  39. Silk Stalkings (1991)
  40. Commander in Chief (2005) — Secretary Francis