David Rasche
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 7, 1944 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Credits
- 118
David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns. In television he is known for his main role as Karl Muller in the HBO drama series Succession, as well as recurring and guest performances in L.A. Law, Monk, The West Wing, Veep, and Ugly Betty.
Known for
Filmography
Dying for Sex
2025TV
Dr. Pankowitz
The Hunting Party
2025TV
Dr. Sidney Fairfax
Elsbeth
2024TV
Monsignor Frank
Theater Camp
2023Movie
Dr. Bill Rauch
About My Father
2023Movie
William 'Bill' Collins XII
The Good House
2021Movie
Scott
Paper Spiders
2021Movie
Bill Hoffman
Swallow
2020Movie
Michael Conrad
Father Figurine
2019Movie
Larry Berman
Succession
2018TV
Karl Muller
Impastor
2015TV
Alden Schmidt
Madam Secretary
2014TV
Ambassador Arlen Maxwell
Freedom
2014Movie
Jefferson Monroe
Amira & Sam
2014Movie
Jack
The Discoverers
2014Movie
Cyrus Marshall
Black Box
2014TV
Hunter Black
Kill Your Darlings
2013Movie
Dean
Petunia
2013Movie
Percy Petunia
Inside Amy Schumer
2013TV
CEO
The Big Wedding
2013Movie
Barry O'Connor
The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
2013Movie
Public Prosecutor Mr. Hills
Revenge for Jolly!
2012Movie
Eichelberger
Men in Black 3
2012Movie
Agent X
Veep
2012TV
Jim Marwood
Remembrance
2011Movie
Daniel Levine
Blue Eyes
2010Movie
Marshall
Bored to Death
2009TV
Bernard
In the Loop
2009Movie
Linton Barwick
Peter and Vandy
2009Movie
Alan
Crimes of the Past
2009Movie
Thomas Sparrow
Finding the Burn
2008Movie
Self / CIA Officer (archive footage)
Burn After Reading
2008Movie
CIA Officer
The Girl in the Park
2007Movie
Doug
United 93: The Families and the Film
2006Movie
Self
Flags of Our Fathers
2006Movie
Senator
Ugly Betty
2006TV
Calvin Hartley
United 93
2006Movie
Donald Freeman Greene
The Sentinel
2006Movie
President Ballentine
The Book of Daniel
2006TV
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005Movie
Final Approach
2005Movie
Gen. Perkins
Off the Lip
2004Movie
Dr. Martin Shutte
Exposed
2003Movie
Warren Ward
Las Vegas
2003TV
Tim Valentine
Just Married
2003Movie
Mr. McNerney
She Spies
2002TV
Norton Andrews
Monk
2002TV
Nick Patterson
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002Movie
Taylor Abbott
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001Movie
Elliot Chevron
DAG
2000TV
President Whitman
Malcolm in the Middle
2000TV
Lawyer
The Big Tease
1999Movie
Stig
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999Movie
Robert Sinclair
The West Wing
1999TV
Carl Everett
Grown Ups
1999TV
Walter
Friends & Lovers
1999Movie
Richard 'Richie' Wickham
The Settlement
1999Movie
Denny
Providence
1999TV
Doc Croc
Pros & Cons
1999Movie
Jack Stanford
Tourist Trap
1998Movie
Derek Early
That Old Feeling
1997Movie
Alan
Just Shoot Me!
1997TV
Michael Tenzer
Suddenly Susan
1996TV
Evan
Pie in the Sky
1996Movie
Amy's Dad
Out There
1995Movie
Emmett Davis
High Society
1995TV
Peter Thomas
Dead Weekend
1995Movie
Payne
Magic in the Water
1995Movie
Phillip, Patient #4
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995Movie
Ben Landry
Signs and Wonders
1995TV
Brother Nahum
Lieberman in Love
1995Movie
M.C. at Luau
A Million to Juan
1994Movie
Jeff
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994Movie
Alfred Raine
Duckman
1994TV
Baron Von Dillweed (voice)
Burke's Law
1994TV
John Ramsey
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994Movie
Chaz Frederick
Partners
1993Movie
"Grave Squad" Lawyer
Twenty Bucks
1993Movie
Baker
Barbarians at the Gate
1993Movie
Ted Forstmann
Nurses
1991TV
Jack Trenton
Bingo
1991Movie
Hal Devlin
Delirious
1991Movie
Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
Silhouette
1990Movie
Sheriff Kyle Lauder
Law & Order
1990TV
Joe Delaney
Masters of Menace
1990Movie
Buddy Wheeler
Wedding Band
1990Movie
Sloane Vaughn
An Innocent Man
1989Movie
Detective Mike Parnell LBPD
Wicked Stepmother
1989Movie
Steve Fisher
Empty Nest
1988TV
Jack Trenton
Secret Witness
1988Movie
Sandy
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
1987Movie
Cal McGinnis
Made in Heaven
1987Movie
Donald Summer
Native Son
1986Movie
Buckley
Sledge Hammer!
1986TV
Sledge Hammer
L.A. Law
1986TV
David McCoy
Cobra
1986Movie
Dan
Code Name: Foxfire
1985Movie
Sam Rawlings
Sara
1985TV
Miami Vice
1984TV
Surf
Best Defense
1984Movie
Jeff
Kate & Allie
1984TV
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984Movie
Donald Catton
Special Bulletin
1983Movie
David McKeeson
Hellfire
1983Movie
Rev Howard Woode
Fighting Back
1982Movie
Michael Taylor
American Playhouse
1982TV
Buckley, Cal McGinnis (segment 'Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall')
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981Movie
Eddie White
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980Movie
Stopwatch Producer
Something Short of Paradise
1979Movie
David Ritchie
Manhattan
1979Movie
Television Actor #3
Sanctuary of Fear
1979Movie
Jack Collins
Mrs. Columbo
1979TV
An Unmarried Woman
1978Movie
Man who says, "Hello" (uncredited)
The Andros Targets
1977TV
Smitty
Columbo
1971TV
Patrick Kinsley
Roker on the Road
TV
Elderwood
Movie
A Trace of Murder
Movie
Patrick Kinsley