Dale Midkiff
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| Birth name | Dale Alan Midkiff |
| Born | 1 July 1959 Chance, Maryland, USA |
| Notable roles | Dr. Louis Creed in Pet Sematary |
Dale Alan Midkiff, born July 1, 1959, is an American actor from Chance, Maryland.
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[edit] Early History
Dale attended Edgewood High School near Baltimore. His first acting experience came playing Jack in a production of Jack and the Beanstalk for a local children's theater. His later roles were in "The Intruder" and "Room Service." Dale graduated in 1977 and won a drama award from his high school.
Dale then attended Salisbury University in Maryland, majoring in Communication Arts with a minor in English and Philosophy. Following graduation, he went to New York City where he held various odd jobs, including performing quick change for the showgirls at the Rainbow Grill in Rockefeller Centre.
[edit] Career
He acted in off-Broadway plays like Mark Medoff's "The Wager." His first movie role was in Roger Corman's "Streetwalkin' " playing a pimp named Duke. Dale's acting was called "grittily impressive" in what some consider a B-movie classic.
Dale has said in interviews that while his family never quite understood his interest in acting, they never discouraged him: "I love them for allowing a kid to believe in his dreams."
His first major break came when he landed the role of John "Jock" Ewing in "Dallas: The Early Years." That was followed by what many consider his biggest role to date, Elvis Presley, in the four-hour mini-series, "Elvis and Me," and by "Dream Street," a short-lived "blue collar" series set in New Jersey.
Dale's roles have run the gamut from the wife beater in "A Cry For Help: The Tracy Thurman Story," to the "good old boy" cop who discovers his partner/best friend is a murderer in "Vigilante Cop," to the heroic time-traveling Fugitive Retrieval cop in "Time Trax," to the amiable ladies' man and town protector in "The Magnificent Seven." Dale would probably agree he's best known for his villainous roles.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Love's Enduring Promise (2004) (TV)... Clark Davis
- Love Comes Softly (2003) (TV)... Clark Davis
- The Crow: Salvation (2000)... Vincent Erlich
- The Magnificent Seven (1998) TV Series... Buck Wilmington
- Time Trax (1993) TV Series .... Darien Lambert
- Dream Street (1989) TV Series .... Denis DeBeau
- Pet Sematary .... Louis Creed (1989)
