Person
Ernie Lively
Acting · 1947–2021 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
Ernie Lively (January 29, 1947 - June 3, 2021) was an American actor, acting coach and producer, best known for his roles in Passenger 57 (1992) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005). He was the father by adoption of actors Lori Lively, Jason Lively, and Robyn Lively, and the father of actors Eric Lively and Blake Lively.
Known for
The X-Files
Sheriff John Teller
Seinfeld
Zeke
The West Wing
Mr. Loch
JAG
Joel Yarrow
Murder, She Wrote
Hal Palmer
Diagnosis: Murder
Principal Wallace Morrison
Ghost Whisperer
Ranger Neher
That '70s Show
Ted
The Waltons
Railroad Conductor
The Drew Carey Show
Mike
Filmography
- 2020PhobicJack Sanders
- 2018Looking GlassTommy
- 2016RazorErnie
- 2015Waffle StreetWright Adams
- 2009The Perfect GameCoach Sam Hicks
- 2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Franz Vreeland
- 2008The Art of TravelMr. Layne
- 2007Simon SaysPig
- 2007Saving GraceHam's Dad
- 2007The Darwin AwardsRV Salesman
- 2005Ghost WhispererRanger Neher
- 2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsFranz Vreeland
- 2001Crossing JordanSheriff Roper
- 2001American Pie 2Sergeant
- 1999The West WingMr. Loch
- 1999The Thirteenth Floor30's Cop
- 1999Goodbye LoverSheriff
- 1998That '70s ShowTed
- 1998SenselessCoach Brandau
- 1998SandmanDirector
- 1997Fire Down BelowTodd
- 1997Just Shoot Me!Frank
- 1996The People Next DoorLt. Jack Driscoll
- 1996Dark Skies
- 1996Arli$$
- 1996Mulholland FallsForeman
- 1996A Stranger to LoveCapt. Simpson
- 1996Malibu Shores
- 1995Legacy of Sin: The William Coit StoryGerry Boggs
- 1995JAGJoel Yarrow
- 1995The Drew Carey ShowMike
- 1994Accidental MeetingObrenski
- 1993Diagnosis: MurderPrincipal Wallace Morrison
- 1993The Beverly HillbilliesBriggs
- 1993The X-FilesSheriff John Teller
- 1992Passenger 57Chief Biggs
- 1992Hangin' with Mr. CooperFreddy
- 1992Renegade
- 1992Past MidnightDetective Allan Tobias
- 1992SleepwalkersAnimal Control Officer
- 1992Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootMan at Airport
- 1992Breaking the SilenceCoach Hodgkiss
- 1992Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos StoryMaj. Dan Henry
- 1991Dead in the WaterDignitary
- 1991The Man in the MoonWill Sanders
- 1991The Commish
- 1991The TorkelsonsJ.W.
- 1991Showdown in Little TokyoDetective Nelson
- 1991For the Very First TimeMr. O'Neil
- 1991The Less Than Perfect DaughterJack Harmon
- 1990Air AmericaTruck Driver
- 1990The Knife and Gun ClubRalph
- 1990Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi ChasePaul, Truddi's Stepfather
- 1990Follow Your HeartMitch
- 1990Hard to KillCommander
- 1989An Innocent ManDonatelli's Dealer
- 1989Turner & HoochMotel Clerk
- 1989SeinfeldZeke
- 1989BaywatchMr. Kent
- 1989Quantum LeapCol. Deke Grimwald
- 1989ShockerWarden
- 1988The Secret Life of Kathy McCormickJeff
- 1988The TrackerBob
- 1988Buckeye and BlueJess Thatcher
- 1988Scandal in a Small TownJeremy Travis
- 1987Into the HomelandTom Burnside
- 1987thirtysomething
- 1987Beauty and the BeastCavanaugh
- 1987Ghost ChaseProduction Manager
- 1987Warm Hearts, Cold FeetErnie
- 1986WisdomBill, Motel Manager
- 1985Secret AdmirerGuard
- 1985Badge of the AssassinUS Marshal
- 1984Murder, She WroteHal Palmer
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- 1982Newhart
- 1982Remington SteeleDallas
- 1982Drop-Out FatherConductor
- 1982Fame
- 1981Falcon CrestSecurity Guard
- 1981Hill Street Blues
- 1980Magnum, P.I.
- 1980It's My TurnMan at Restaurant (as Ernie Brown)
- 1979The Dukes of HazzardLongstreet B. Davenport
- 1978WKRP in Cincinnati
- 1974Rhoda
- 1972ABC Afterschool SpecialJack Harmon
- 1972The WaltonsRailroad Conductor
- 1970McCloud
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