Occupation Actor Children Travis De Zarn Role Actor | Name Tim Zarn Years active 1986–present | |
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Born July 11, 1952 (age 71) ( 1952-07-11 ) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Movies The Cabin in the Woods, Fight Club, Untraceable, Spider‑Man, Demon Knight Similar People Gregory Hoblit, Drew Goddard, Gilbert Adler, Ernest Dickerson, Philippe Mora | ||
Tim de Zarn
Tim de Zarn (born July 11, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as Tim De Zarn, Tim DeZarn, Tim deZarn, and Tim Dezarn, de Zarn is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres.
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De Zarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man (playing Mary Jane Watson's father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight.
De Zarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Trek TV franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, and 7th Heaven.
Tim De Zarn
Biography
DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio. He didn't pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old.
Acting career
De Zarn has been quoted as saying "the best part of acting is being something you're not, so that's why I play the bad guys. . . It's just too much fun!" His first broadcast role was on the TV series The Equalizer in 1986. His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives.
De Zarn made several appearances as Army Sergeant Dixon on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He played the recurring character George Putnam in season two of NYPD Blue.
De Zarn appeared in five episodes of Deadwood on HBO.
De Zarn appeared in Sons of Anarchy as Nate Meineke, the leader of a local state militia and terrorist group. Meinike served in Vietnam alongside the character Piney Winston. He and his son Russell Meineke (James Harvey Ward) buy weapons from SAMCRO and use them to ambush a prison convoy to free one of their members. They plan to go into hiding in Mexico. However, the Sons of Anarchy kill them by bombing their hideout bunker, as they had brought heat onto SAMCRO with the shootings.
Personal life
De Zarn lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. His 18-year-old son Travis was killed in an auto accident in 2007.