Bruce Peter Weitz (born May 27, 1943) is an American actor who has appeared on television and in film. He is perhaps best known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the 1980s television series Hill Street Blues for which he got an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1984.
Weitz was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Sybil Weitz Rubel, a homemaker, and Alvin Weitz, who owned a liquor store. Weitz married actress Cecilia Hart in 1971. They were divorced in 1981.
Weitz appeared in the 1998 hit film Deep Impact and also appeared in the 2002 film Half Past Dead. His latest film role was in El Cortez (2005). Some of his many guest appearances on television include NYPD Blue, Quincy, Midnight Caller, Sisters, Superman: The Animated Series as the voice of Bruno Mannheim, JAG, and Highlander: The Series.
In 2001, Weitz was elected mayor of Reseda, California. He portrayed Anthony Zacchara on General Hospital from October to November 2007, and from January 2008 to present.
Filmography
Triloquist(2008)
General Hospital (2007, 2008-present)
El Cortez (2005)
Quality Time (2004)
The Entrepreneurs (2003)
Half Past Dead (2002)
Focus (2001)
Deep Impact (1998)
Velocity Trap (1997)
Coyote Summer (1996)
Prehysteria! 3 (1995)
The Liar's Club (1993)
Anything but Love (1991-1993)
Fair Game (1989 one-hour pilot)
Mama's Boy (1987-1988)
Hill Street Blues (1981-1987)
References
^ Emmy Awards official website, last accessed December 3, 2007.
^ Bruce Weitz Biography (1943-)
External links
Bruce Weitz at the Internet Movie Database
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series
Anthony Zerbe (1976) · Gary Frank (1977) · Robert Vaughn (1978) · Stuart Margolin (1979) · Stuart Margolin (1980) · Michael Conrad (1981) · Michael Conrad (1982) · James Coco (1983) · Bruce Weitz (1984) · Edward James Olmos (1985) · John Karlen (1986) · John Hillerman (1987) · Larry Drake (1988) · Larry Drake (1989) · Jimmy Smits (1990) · Timothy Busfield (1991) · Richard Dysart (1992) · Chad Lowe (1993) · Fyvush Finkel (1994) · Ray Walston (1995) · Ray Walston (1996) · Héctor Elizondo (1997) · Gordon Clapp (1998) · Michael Badalucco (1999) · Richard Schiff (2000)
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