Dabney Coleman
(Dr. Bart Jacobs)

Dabney Coleman’s extensive career on television and in film began with his TV debut in the series That Girl. He was subsequently cast in the series Mary Hartman Mary Hartman and its spinoffs, Forever Fernwood and Fernwood 2-Night. Coleman starred in Buffalo Bill, which earned him a Golden Globe® nomination and two Emmy® nominations, followed by The Slap Maxwell Story, for which he received an Emmy nomination and won a Golden Globe. He was also nominated for a Globe Globe and won an Emmy for his dramatic performance in the television movie Sworn to Silence. Additional Emmy nominations came for the miniseries Baby M and a guest spot on Columbo, and he was nominated for a CableACE for his performance in Murrow.

Coleman’s other television credits include The Texan, Kiss My Act, My Date with the President’s Daughter, In the Line of Duty, Must Be Santa, Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story, Never Forget and the television series Drexell’s Class and Madman of the People. He was also featured in the CBS drama The Guardian all three seasons.

In motion pictures, Coleman became a star with his work in 9 to 5, essaying the role of the male chauvinist boss. Over the years, the veteran actor has starred in Tootsie, War Games, On Golden Pond, Cloak & Dagger, Dragnet, You’ve Got Mail, Inspector Gadget, Stuart Little and Moonlight Mile, as well as provided voice work for the animated feature Recess: School’s Out.