Acting
Richard Lineback
EN cinema · 31 credits
Born
4 February 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany
Richard D. Lineback (born February 4, 1952) is an American actor. He has performed in character roles in the films Speed, Twister and Varsity Blues. He played Deputy Dodd in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Lineback has appeared in many roles on the stage, with leads that include Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, C.C. Showers in The Diviners, for which he won the Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Actor, and the title role in Mister Roberts. He has also made numerous guest appearances for television, including Romas in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Selin Peers in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Kessick in Star Trek: Enterprise. He also appeared as the Rev. Vernon Canty in two episodes of JAG.[3] He also appeared in two episodes of M*A*S*H, playing different characters. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Filmography
The Ring
as Innkeeper
King of Texas
as Warnell
Ready to Rumble
as Mr. Boggs
Varsity Blues
as Joe Harbor
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
as Paul Jackson
Meet the Deedles
as Crabbe
Hush
as Hal Bentall
The Baby Dance
as Al LeFauve
The Jackal
as FBI Agent McMurphy
The Last Hand
as Slim
Tin Cup
as Curt
Twister
as Father
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Billy Coleman
Speed
as Norwood
Natural Born Killers
as Sonny
Sommersby
as Timothy Fry
Woman With a Past
as Wayne
Somebody's Daughter
as Fielder
Blind Vengeance
as Edwin 'Ed' Rentzell
Inherit the Wind
as Sillers
Stewardess School
as Sgt. Striker
Return to Mayberry
as Wally Butler
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
as Deputy Dodd
Death Ray 2000
as U.S. Army Enlisted Man
Hard Country
as Larry
Gideon's Trumpet
as Lester Wade
Joni
as Steve Estes