Lenny von Dohlen

'Lenny von Dohlen' (qv) was born in Augusta, Georgia. As a child, he wished to become a jockey, but grew too tall for his dream. He graduated from the University of Texas/Austin and majored in drama at Loretto Heights College.His film debut was in the Academy Award-winning _Tender Mercies (1983)_ (qv), starring 'Robert Duvall' (qv), written by 'Horton Foote' (qv) and directed by 'Bruce Beresford' (qv). From that performance, he was given the leading role in MGM/UA's _Electric Dreams (1984)_ (qv). Other starring roles quickly followed: _American Playhouse: Under the Biltmore Clock (1984)_ (qv), _Blind Vision (1992)_ (qv), _Jennifer 8 (1992)_ (qv), 'Edward Zwick' (qv)'s _Leaving Normal (1992)_ (qv), 'David Lynch' (qv)'s _Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)_ (qv), and the title role in _Billy Galvin (1986)_ (qv), opposite 'Karl Malden' (qv).In a career known for depth, diversity and mostly dramatic roles, Lenny Von Dohlen shook things up hilariously when he played one of the bumbling bad guys in Twentieth Century Fox's _Home Alone 3 (1997)_ (qv). This came on the heels of a string of amazingly complex roles in highly regarded independent films such as _Tollbooth (1994)_ (qv), _Bird of Prey (1995)_ (qv), _One Good Turn (1996)_ (qv), _Entertaining Angels (1998)_ (qv), _Cadillac (1997)_ (qv) and _Frontline (1994)_ (qv).Von Dohlen made an auspicious television debut in the Emmy Award-winning _Kent State: The Day the War Came Home (2000)_ (qv), and has appeared in some of television's most highly regarded shows, such as _Thirtysomething (1987)_ (qv), _Picket Fences (1992)_ (qv), _Chicago Hope (1994)_ (qv), _The Lazarus Man (1996)_ (qv), _The Pretender (1996)_ (qv), _CSI: Miami (2002)_ (qv) and "ABC Afternoon Specials" (1972) {Don't Touch}_ , directed by 'Beau Bridges' (qv). However, he is probably best known for having created the agoraphobic orchid-growing "Harold Smith" in 'David Lynch' (qv)'s cutting-edge series _Twin Peaks (1990)_ (qv). Most recently, he appeared in Masterpiece Theatre's presentation of 'Eudora Welty' (qv)'s "The Ponder Heart" on PBS.Above all, the theater is his first love. In New York, he created roles in "Asian Shade", "The Team", "Twister" and "Vanishing Act" and "The Maderati", both by 'Richard Greenberg' (qv). For nine months, he starred in 'Carol Churchill' (qv)'s hit play "Cloud 9", directed by 'Tommy Tune' (qv), followed by The Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of "Desire Under The Elms", opposite 'Kathy Baker' (qv). He has starred in "Hamlet", "Romeo and Juliet", 'Joe Orton' (qv)'s "Loot", Wedekind's and 'Lanford Wilson' (qv)'s one-man play "A Poster of the Cosmos". On the West Coast, Mr. Von Dohlen has been see in Wedekind's "Lulu" at the La Jolla Playhouse, "The Blue Room" at the Pasadena Playhouse, in "Theater Distric" at the Black Dahlia Theater, and at the Theater & Boston Court played "Voltaire" in the much acclaimed World Premier of Jean Claude van Italie's "Light" garnering the Los Angeles Critics Circle and Ovation Best Actor Award nominations.Born in Georgia, Von Dohlen currently resides in New York and Los Angeles.::darlene kaplan