Acting
Tim Choate
Tim Choate (October 11, 1954 – September 24, 2004) was an American actor born in Dallas, Texas. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University and worked extensively in theater, appearing on Broadway in Da and Crimes of the Heart and with the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. On screen he appeared in the Merchant Ivory films The Europeans, Jane Austen in Manhattan and Jefferson in Paris, as well as Times Square, Blow Out, Ghost Story, Def-Con 4, Soapdish and Pearl Harbor. On television he was best known as Zathras on Babylon 5, and he had a recurring role on Newhart. He died in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Cold Case
Series · 2003
L.A. Dragnet
Series · 2003
Hungry Hearts
Film · 2002
American Dreams
Series · 2002
Pearl Harbor
Film · 2001
Crusade
Series · 1999
The Practice
Series · 1997
Live Nude Girls
Film · 1995
Jefferson in Paris
Film · 1995
Girl in the Cadillac
Film · 1995
The Wayans Bros.
Series · 1995
White Mile
Film · 1994
Babylon 5
Series · 1994
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride
Film · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
Immaculate Conception
Film · 1992
Delta
Series · 1992
Soapdish
Film · 1991
Not of This World
Film · 1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
Film · 1991
P.S. I Luv U
Series · 1991
Reasonable Doubts
Series · 1991
Child in the Night
Film · 1990
Blind Witness
Film · 1989
CreepTales
Film · 1989
Spy
Film · 1989
Coach
Series · 1989
My Father, My Son
Film · 1988
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
Film · 1987
Jake and the Fatman
Series · 1987
The Charmings
Series · 1987
DEFCON-4
Film · 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Tales from the Darkside
Series · 1984
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Crazy like a Fox
Series · 1984
The First Time
Film · 1983
Newhart
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Newhart
Series · 1982
Ghost Story
Film · 1981
Blow Out
Film · 1981
Jane Austen in Manhattan
Film · 1980
Times Square
Film · 1980
The Europeans
Film · 1979
Knots Landing
Series · 1979