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J.T. Walsh Biography

Birth Name:James Thomas Patrick Walsh

Birth Place:San Francisco, California, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • In 1998, he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • Was nominated for a 1997 Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in "Sling Blade․"
  • Starred in various theatre productions while attending the University of Rhode Island
  • Studied at the Unviersity of Tubingen in Germany
  • Was the father of production assistant John West
  • Would frequently take on the role of villainous characters
  • Possesses the ability to communicate in German fluently

Awards

  • 1994Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 1996Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast: nominated
  • 1997Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast: nominated
  • 1998Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated