Gordon Clapp
Birth Name:
Gordon Allen Clapp
Birth Place:
North Conway, New Hampshire, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in a Broadway revival of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glen Ross․"
- Started out doing regional theater in Canada and became a company member of Ottawa's National Arts Centre
- Frequently appears in films directed by John Sayles
- Usually a supporting actor, he is best known for his 12-season-long roles as faulted but tenacious and inventive Det․ Greg Medavoy on "NYPD Blue․"
- During the early 1980s, he worked at one of Canada's leading regional theatres, Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Is an adept writer, and even won a Los Angeles Press Club Award for a humorous account of winning an Emmy that was published in "Variety․"
- Voices the main antagonist, Gen․ Peter Randall, in the video game "Prototype․"
Awards
- 1994Gemini - Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress:Nominated
- 1994Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1995Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Winner
- 1996Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1997Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1998Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Winner
- 1999Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2000Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2016Grace Award - Most Inspiring Performance in Television:Nominated