Joseph Timothy "Tim" Thomerson (born April 8, 1946) is an American actor and comedian.

Thomerson is most famous for his role as Jack Deth in the Trancers film series and is renowned for his work in numerous low-budget movies and his comedic television roles.

Biography

Thomerson's wife Teri Blythe has worked extensively in Hollywood as a script supervisor, make-up artist, casting director, and producer.

Thomerson was good friends with the late actor Brion James. Both served together as cooks in a tank company while in the Army Reserve in California. After their service, they both went to New York to break into acting. The also acted together as a pair of Cyborg hit-men in Nemesis.




Filmography



Year

Film

Role

Other notes


1975
A Shadow in the Streets
Chick
Television movie


1976
Car Wash
Kenny
As Timmothy Tomerson


1977
Benny And Barney: Las Vegas Undercover
Barney Tuscom
Television movie


All That Glitters
Sonny Packer
TV series


Terraces
Steve
Television movie


Which Way Is Up?
Tour Guide
As Timothy Thomerson


1977-1978
Quark
Gene/Jean
TV series


1978
Remember My Name
Jeff
As Timothy Thomerson


Record City
Marty



A Wedding
Russell Bean



1979
Mork & Mindy (ep. 13)
Sergie
Guest in TV series


The Associates
Johnny Danko
TV series


Angie
Gianni
TV series


1980
Getting There
Lester
Television movie


Carny
Doubles



Fade to Black
Jerry Moriarty



1981
Take This Job and Shove It
Ray Binkowski



In Trouble
Mr. Damrush
Television movie


Golden Gate
Frank Nightingale
Television movie


St. Helens
Sheriff Dwayne Temple



1981-1982
The Two of Us
Reggie Cavanaugh
TV series


1982
Some Kind of Hero
Cal



Bare Essence
Billy
Television movie


Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again
Dr. Knute Lanyon



Honkytonk Man
Highway Patrolman



1983
Likely Stories, Vol. 2

TV series


Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
Rhodes



The Osterman Weekend
Motorcycle cop



Uncommon Valor
Charts



Gun Shy
Theodore Ogilvie
TV series


1984
Rhinestone
Barnett Kale



His Mistress
Tom Goodman
Television movie


1985
Trancers
Jack Deth



Volunteers
John Reynolds



1985
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Clyde Pitts



1986
Iron Eagle
Col. Ted Masters



Zone Troopers
The Sarge



The B.R.A.T. Patrol
Maj. Dan Hackett
Television movie


1987
Glory Years
Jack Sanders
Television movie


Near Dark
Loy Colton



Tour of Duty
Sgt. Aubrey Decker. 1 episode. The Good, the Bad, and the Dead



Cherry 2000
Lester



Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Jerry Baskin
TV series


1988
A Tiger's Tale
Lonny



The Wrong Guys




The Incredible Hulk Returns
Jack LeBeau
Television movie


1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
Vince Barnes



1990
Vietnam, Texas
Max Heron



Air America
Babo



The Flash
Jay Allen
Television movie


1990
Murder, She Wrote
Bert Rogers



1991
Trancers II
Jack Deth



Dollman
Brick Bardo



1992
Eddie Presley
Shock Comic



Stringer
Jack Mitchett



Intimate Stranger
Malcolm Henthoff
Television movie


Bad Channels
Brick Bardo



Trancers III
Jack Deth



1993
Die Watching
Detective Lewis



Nemesis
Farnsworth



Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
Brick Bardo



The Harvest
Steve Mobley



Knights
Farmer
Uncredited


Brainsmasher... A Love Story
Black



1994
Fleshtone
Buddy Fields



Natural Causes
The Westerner



Trancers 4: Jack of Swords
Jack Deth



The Cisco Kid
Lundquist
Television movie


Hong Kong 97
Jack McGraw



Trancers 5: Sudden Deth
Jack Deth



1995
Malevolence
Mr. Williams



Dominion
Fitz



Spitfire
Rex Beechum



Sirens
Sgt. James "Buddy" Zunder
TV series


Heatseeker
Oldest Elder



1996
Back to Back
Thomas



Nemesis III: Prey Harder
Farnsworth 2



Land's End
Dave "Thunder" Thornton
TV series


Kid Cop
Arnold Downey



1997
Blast
Police Commissioner



Xena: Warrior Princess
Meleager the Mighty
TV series


When Time Expires
Rifkin Koss
Television movie


The Angry Beavers
Leonard
TV series


1998
Crossfire
Crane



Together & Alone
Daddy



Escape from Atlantis
Liam Gallagher
Television movie


Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hoodlum



Border to Border
Poet



1999
Red Team
William Heywood



Dirt Merchant
Jack



Suckers
Det. Laughlin



Unseen Evil
Ranger Chuck Macneil



The Magnificent Seven
Guy Royal
TV series


Last Chance
Sam



Detour
Mel Kiner



Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Mr. Alcerro
TV series


2000
Gangland
Dr. Adams



Submerged
Owen Cantrell



Highway 395




The Princess & the Barrio Boy
Monsignor O'Dell
Television movie


2001
They Crawl
Exterminator



Devil's Prey
Sheriff Harry



2002
Gale Force
Phillip Edwards



Shoot or Be Shot
Uncle Bill



The Killing Point
Mr. Banyon



Ocean Point
Mike



Project Viper
Sheriff Morgan
Television movie


Con Express
Bill Barnes



The District
Colonel Carl
TV series


Days of Our Lives
Oliver Wentworth
TV series


2003
Cliché
Chief Jackson



Air Marshal
Sen. Chambers



2004
Paparazzi
Uniformed Officer



A Lousy Ten Grand
Judge



2005
The Nowhere Man




Dual
Deston, Jared



Swarmed
Phineas Washburn
Television movie


Hell to Pay
Reverend



Junior Pilot
Captain Noonan
also known as Final Approach


2006
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Arnie Swift



To Kill a Mockumentary
Will



Sasquatch Mountain
Eli



Forget About It
Arizona Al



A.I. Assault
Admiral Harrison
Television movie


Bottoms Up
A.J. Mancini



Left in Darkness
Joe



Evil Bong
Jack Deth



Christmas Do-Over
Arthur
Television movie


2007
God's Ears
Uncle Steve



Urban Decay
Det. Thompson



Blue Lake Massacre
Marshall Lex



Good God Bad Dog
Bill Monahan



Live Evil
The Priest



2008
Wicked Lake
Jake



2009
War Wolves
Frank Bergman



2011
Shameless
A.B. Fisher
Showtime series

Video games



Year

Video game

Role


2011
Homefront
Voice of freedom


Saints Row: The Third
Cyrus Temple


2013
Saints Row IV

References


External links
CLIParser at the Internet Movie Database
CLIParser at AllMovie