John Pleshette

Career timeline

1. 1942 · Born

   Born in New York City, New York, USA

2. 1963 · Screen debut

   The Patty Duke Show (TV)

3. 1976 · Writing debut

   The Million Dollar Rip-Off (Movie)

4. 1979 · Directing debut

   Knots Landing (TV)

5. 1998 · Breakthrough

   The Truman Show (Movie)

6. 2010 · Latest release

   Law & Order: LA (TV)

Career in numbers

2 1960s

14 1970s

21 1980s

26 1990s

9 2000s

2 2010s

• Drama54
• Comedy21
• Crime18
• Tv Movie18
• Mystery9
• Action & Adventure6

Highest-rated title The Sopranos 1999 8.7 Most popular title The Truman Show 1998 8.2

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Pleshette in our catalogue.

Stuart Margolin

4 titles together

David E. Kelley

2 titles together

Michael Katleman

2 titles together

Ray Danton

2 titles together

John Fleck

2 titles together

Tim Van Patten

2 titles together

Charles Siebert

2 titles together

1. 2010 Law & Order: LA as Judge 6.8 TV
2. 2010 Kosher Pig as Paul Cohen Movie
3. 2009 Gentlemen Broncos as Merve 5.7 Movie
4. 2008 Eli Stone as Judge Nettles 6.7 TV
5. 2004 The Failures as Principal Holbrock Movie
6. 2004 Helter Skelter as Mr. Krenwinkle 5.7 Movie
7. 2003 NCIS as Tom Crawley 7.6 TV
8. 2003 Detonator as Stuart Newman Movie
9. 2002 For the People as Dr. Goodwin TV
10. 2001 James Dean as Billy Rose 6.8 Movie
11. 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm as Therapist 8.1 TV
12. 1999 The Sopranos as Dr. Ira Fried 8.7 TV
13. 1998 The Truman Show as Network Executive 8.2 Movie
14. 1998 The Day Lincoln Was Shot as William Henry Seward Movie
15. 1997 Mike Hammer, Private Eye TV
16. 1997 Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer as Gary Blondo Movie
17. 1997 The Practice as Attorney Nick Jamison 7.6 TV
18. 1996 The Curse of Inferno as Mr. Wizzard Movie
19. 1996 The Pretender as Sean Flanagan 7.4 TV
20. 1996 Arli$$ as Orson TV
21. 1996 The Sentinel as Brother Christopher 7.2 TV
22. 1995 Murder One as Gary Blondo 7.7 TV
23. 1995 Born to Be Wild as Donald Carr 5.3 Movie
24. 1994 ER as Stuart (voice) 7.8 TV
25. 1994 Party of Five as Professor Conklin 7.0 TV
26. 1993 Diagnosis: Murder as Dr. John Foster 7.1 TV
27. 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Dr. Emil Hamilton 6.9 TV
28. 1993 Percy & Thunder as Bill Slocum Movie
29. 1993 Eye of the Stranger as Joe Movie
30. 1993 Bloodlines: Murder in the Family as Neil Woodman Movie
31. 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Detective Simpson 7.6 TV
32. 1992 The Larry Sanders Show as Leo 7.8 TV
33. 1992 Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story Movie
34. 1991 Civil Wars as Al Noonan TV
35. 1991 Deadly Game as Charley Sloan Movie
36. 1990 Vietnam Texas Movie
37. 1990 Murder in Paradise as Wagner Thorne Movie
38. 1988 Paramedics as Doctor Lido Movie
39. 1988 Shattered Innocence as Mel Erman Movie
40. 1988 The Wonder Years as Charlie Barrett 8.4 TV
41. 1987 Beauty and the Beast as Jimmy Faber 7.5 TV
42. 1986 L.A. Law as Mark Kumpel 7.0 TV
43. 1986 Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry as David Eilas Movie
44. 1986 Welcome Home, Bobby as John Hammill Movie
45. 1985 MacGyver as Lancer / Benson 7.7 TV
46. 1985 Stormin' Home as Al Singer Movie
47. 1985 Malice in Wonderland as Tommy Gallep Movie
48. 1984 Micki & Maude as Hap Ludlow 5.7 Movie
49. 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Nicky Saperstein 7.5 TV
50. 1984 Burning Rage as Frank Vandenberg Movie
51. 1984 Highway to Heaven as Stanley 7.4 TV
52. 1984 Hunter as Ron Nieman 7.1 TV
53. 1982 The Kid with the Broken Halo as Jeff McNulty Movie
54. 1981 Simon & Simon 6.7 TV
55. 1981 S.O.B. as Capitol Studios Vice-President 6.0 Movie
56. 1980 Magnum, P.I. as Steve Elliott 7.3 TV
57. 1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe TV
58. 1980 Once Upon a Family as Willie Hedges Movie
59. 1979 Knots Landing as Richard Avery 6.9 TV
60. 1979 Rocky II as Director (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
61. 1978 The Users as Kip Nathan Movie
62. 1978 House Calls as Theatrical Agent 6.4 Movie
63. 1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald as Lee Harvey Oswald TV
64. 1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries 7.1 TV
65. 1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Reporter On Beach (uncredited) Movie
66. 1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Hugh Boswell TV
67. 1975 Doctors' Hospital as Dr. Danvers TV
68. 1974 The Rockford Files as Danny Green / Jackie Tetuska 7.6 TV
69. 1973 Kojak as Resident 7.3 TV
70. 1972 Parades as Murray Movie
71. 1970 End of the Road as Finkle Movie
72. 1967 Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle as Bruce Movie
73. 1963 The Patty Duke Show TV

1. 1979 Knots Landing 6.9 TV

1. 1976 The Million Dollar Rip-Off Movie

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