Full Name Jeffrey Kramer Role Film actor Name Jeffrey Kramer | Years active 1975–present Occupation Actor/Producer | |
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Born July 15, 1945 (age 78) ( 1945-07-15 ) New York City, New York, United States Other names Glance Heavenward
Jeffrey C. Kramer
Jeff Kramer TV shows C.P.O. Sharkey, Struck by Lightning Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Nominations Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Movies Jaws, Jaws 2, Halloween II, Santa Claus: The Movie, Hero and the Terror Similar People Jeannot Szwarc, Rick Rosenthal, David E Kelley, Jonathan Pontell, Bill Henderson | ||
Jeffrey kramer accepts the tourette association lifetime achievement award at hollywood heals
Jeffrey Kramer (born July 15, 1945) is an American film and television actor and producer.
Contents
- Jeffrey kramer accepts the tourette association lifetime achievement award at hollywood heals
- Life and career
- Actor
- Producer
- Filmography
- References
Life and career
Kramer was born in New York City and grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, graduating from Teaneck High School with the Class of 1963. He made his first appearance on the TV series Barney Miller starring in the episode Snow Job as the "Stick Up Man". Then during the year he made an appearance in his first film, the Oscar-winning horror/thriller movie Jaws, playing Deputy Hendricks; he reprised the role in the sequel Jaws 2 in 1978; in 1976 he guest starred in Baretta. He appeared in the Joe Dante cult classic Hollywood Boulevard; during the credit sequence as a girl is walking down the boulevard, when Jeffrey's name pops up, there is a Jaws poster in the visible background. He appeared in the horror film Halloween II playing Graham, a dentist who examines dead Ben Tramer's body, believing him to be Michael Myers. And during the year he appeared in Heartbeeps as "Party Butler Robot" in the film. He then made an appearance on Happy Days starring in two episodes, The People vs. the Fonz as "Martin Smith" and Fonzie the Flatfoot as "Lefty". In 1985 he starred in Santa Claus: The Movie as "Towzer"; and finally made his last appearance in Ally McBeal in 1997 as a pedestrian. His most recent film is The 'burbs. Kramer has also produced many independent projects with young filmmakers. Kramer's Nephew in-law, John Birchall, is an American-British film engineer who has worked on many of Jeffery Kramer's independent projects.
Actor
Producer
Filmography
Producer
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H-Town (TV Series) (executive producer) (pre-production)
2007
Armed & Famous (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
- Never Thought I'd Get Handcuffed by a Jackson (2007) - (executive producer)
2006
Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks (TV Series) (co-executive producer)
2003
The Big Empty (executive producer)
2002
A Time for Dancing (producer)
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Ally McBeal (TV Series) (co-executive producer - 46 episodes, 1997 - 1999) (producer - 5 episodes, 1999)
- Troubled Water (1999) - (producer)
- Heat Wave (1999) - (producer)
- Seeing Green (1999) - (producer)
- Buried Pleasures (1999) - (producer)
- Car Wash (1999) - (producer)
- I Know Him by Heart (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Love's Illusions (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- The Green Monster (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Only the Lonely (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Let's Dance (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Those Lips, That Hand (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Civil War (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Sex, Lies and Politics (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Sideshow (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Pyramids on the Nile (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Angels and Blimps (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Love Unlimited (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- In Dreams (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Making Spirits Bright (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- You Never Can Tell (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Just Looking (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Happy Trails (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Worlds Without Love (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Story of Love (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- It's My Party (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Fools Night Out (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- They Eat Horses, Don't They? (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- The Real World (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- These Are the Days (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Alone Again (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Being There (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- The Inmates (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Happy Birthday, Baby (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- The Playing Field (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Theme of Life (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Forbidden Fruits (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Once in a Lifetime (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Body Language (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- The Blame Game (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Cro-Magnon (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Silver Bells (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Boy to the World (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- The Dirty Joke (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Drawing the Lines (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- The Attitude (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- The Promise (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- One Hundred Tears Away (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- The Affair (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- The Kiss (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Compromising Positions (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Pilot (1997) - (co-executive producer)
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The Practice (TV Series) (co-executive producer - 57 episodes, 1997 - 1999) (producer - 5 episodes, 1999)
- Oz (1999) - (producer)
- Legacy (1999) - (producer)
- Loser's Keepers (1999) - (producer)
- Boston Confidential (1999) - (producer)
- Free Dental (1999) - (producer)
- Happily Ever After (1999) - (co-executive producer - uncredited)
- Do Unto Others (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Infected (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Home Invasions (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Closet Justice (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Crossfire (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Target Practice (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- End Games (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Lawyers, Reporters and Cockroaches (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Of Human Bondage (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Judge and Jury (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- A Day in the Life (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Split Decisions (1999) - (co-executive producer)
- Love & Honor (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- State of Mind (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Swearing In (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Trench Work (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- One of Those Days (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- The Battlefield (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- The Defenders (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Body Count (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Reasons to Believe (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Passing Go (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Rhyme and Reason (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Duty Bound (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Axe Murderer (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Food Chains (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Trees in the Forest (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Checkmate (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Another Day (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- In Deep (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Cloudy with a Chance of Membranes (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- The Trial (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Ties That Bind (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Burden of Proof (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Truth and Consequences (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- Line of Duty (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- The Pursuit of Dignity (1998) - (co-executive producer)
- The Civil Right (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Race with the Devil (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Hide and Seek (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Spirit of America (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Save the Mule (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- The Means (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Search and Seizure (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Sex, Lies and Monkeys (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- First Degree (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Dog Bite (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- The Blessing (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Betrayal (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Reasonable Doubts (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Part VI (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Part V (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Part IV (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Trial and Error (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Part I (1997) - (co-executive producer)
- Pilot (1997) - (co-executive producer)
1999
Chicago Hope (TV Series) (producer - 2 episodes)
- Y' Gotta Have Heart (1999) - (producer)
- Team Play (1999) - (producer)
1999
Ally (TV Series) (co-executive producer)
1993
Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (TV Special documentary) (executive producer - as Jeff Kramer)
Actor
2000
Jaws: Deleted Scenes (Video short) as
Hendricks
1997
Ally McBeal (TV Series) as
Pedestrian
- Pilot (1997) - Pedestrian (as Glance Heavenward)
1988
Out of This World (TV Series) as
Buddy Reynolds
- Old Flame (1988) - Buddy Reynolds
1988
Hero and the Terror as
Dwight
1985
Clue as
The Motorist
1985
Santa Claus: The Movie as
Towzer
1984
American Dreamer as
Golf Buddy #3
1975
Happy Days (TV Series) as
Martin Smith / Lefty
- The People vs. the Fonz (1984) - Martin Smith
- Fonzie the Flatfoot (1975) - Lefty (as Jeff Kramer)
1983
Inside the Love House as
Rick
1982
The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) as
Marty
- Slaves (1982) - Marty
1981
Heartbeeps as
Party Butler Robot
1981
Halloween II as
Graham
1978
Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) as
The Angel / Jeff
- Laverne's Broken Leg (1981) - The Angel
- Dinner for Four (1978) - Jeff
1977
M*A*S*H (TV Series) as
Sgt. Morgove / Driver
- Father's Day (1980) - Sgt. Morgove
- Movie Tonight (1977) - Driver
1979
Struck by Lightning (TV Series) as
Ted Stein
- The Maine Event (1979) - Ted Stein
- Frank Meets the Press (1979) - Ted Stein
- The Movie (1979) - Ted Stein
- Toot, Toot, Tutor, Goodbye (1979) - Ted Stein
- Struck by Lighting (1979) - Ted Stein
1979
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (TV Series) as
Roland
- Episode #1.5 (1979) - Roland
1978
Soap (TV Series) as
Policeman #2
- Episode #2.5 (1978) - Policeman #2
1978
Jaws 2 as
Hendricks
1977
You Light Up My Life as
Background Singer
1977
Stick Around (TV Movie) as
Ed
1976
CPO Sharkey (TV Series) as
Recruit
- Oh Captain! My Captain (1976) - Recruit
1976
Chico and the Man (TV Series) as
Rojo Buffalovo
- In Your Hat (1976) - Rojo Buffalovo
1976
Hollywood Boulevard as
Patrick Hobby
1976
Baretta (TV Series) as
Junkie
- The Dippers (1976) - Junkie
1975
Speeding? (Short) as
Corvette Driver
1975
Jaws as
Hendricks (as Jeffrey C. Kramer)
1975
Barney Miller (TV Series) as
Stick-Up Man
- Snow Job (1975) - Stick-Up Man (as Jeff Kramer)
Miscellaneous
1989
The 'Burbs (voice-over actor)
Self
2022
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (Documentary) as
Self
2016
Hollywood Boulevard: An Interview with Jeffrey Kramer (Video documentary short) as
Self
2010
Jaws: The Inside Story (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2007
The Shark Is Still Working (Documentary) as
Self
2002
E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Jaws (2002) - Self
1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (TV Movie documentary) as
Man Posting Bill of Rights
Archive Footage
2007
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
Hendricks
- Jaws (1975) (2007) - Hendricks
References
Jeffrey Kramer Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA