John Slattery Biography
With his extremely tall, imposing figure and gray-white hair, character actor John Slattery specialized in utterly convincing portrayals of stoic businessmen, office workers, politicians, and other suits, whenever a film called for one. This typecasting rendered Slattery laudably versatile and prolific; his credits include such multi-genre blockbusters as City_Hall (1996), Bad_Company (2002), Dirty_Dancing:_Havana_Nights (2004, in the Jerry_Orbach role of the disapproving father), and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). On television, Slattery memorably appeared in guest roles on such popular series as Sex and the City (as a politician wooing Carrie), Will & Grace (as Will's older brother), and Law & Order. He found work as a regular on shows like K_Street and Jack & Bobby, and appeared in recurring roles on Ed (as a high-school principal) and Desperate_Housewives, for which he again played a politician, this time wooing and marrying Gabrielle (Eva_Longoria). In 2007, Slattery delivered a memorable evocation of an early-'60s slickster boss on the AMC network's ad-agency drama Mad_Men. Nathan Southern, Rovi
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