Gregory Itzin Biography
Born: April 20, 1948
Character actor Gregory Itzin's tall and conservative appearance seemed to call for, even demand, sober and distinguished parts, such as those of corporate heavies, cutthroat attorneys, etc. It was with immense irony, then, that Itzin took his cinematic bow on a completely loony note -- as one of the proselytizing cultists karate-chopped by Robert_Stack at the airport in the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker classic Airplane! For a time, Itzin seemed to take this as a cue and placed a strong emphasis in his career on comedies, such as the 1982 Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (as one of religious crusader Melvin P. Thorpe's minions) and episodes of Murphy_Brown and Night_Court. The late '80s, however, saw Itzin turn toward more straight-faced material; he tackled small roles in the Gary_David_Goldberg melodrama Dad (1989) and Steve_Kloves' justly praised seriocomedy The_Fabulous_Baker_Boys (1989).
In the 1990s, Itzin's diversity broadened further, with periodic contributions to the domestically themed prime-time dramas ER, Murder_One, and (expanding into the fantasy realm) Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine and Star_Trek:_Voyager. Itzin extended his heavy emphasis on television work into the 2000s, with a particularly high profile in 24, as Vice President (then President) Charles Logan. In 2007, the actor received renewed attention (not all of it positive) with his portrayal of Dr. Greg Jameson, the physician who treats psychopath victim Lindsay_Lohan, in the critically despised torture-fest I_Know_Who_Killed_Me. Nathan Southern, Rovi
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