Harry Groener
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 10, 1951 (age 75)
- Birthplace
- Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Biography
Harry Groener is a German-born American actor and dancer born on September 10, 1951, in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, to a musical family with an opera singer mother and concert pianist father. He emigrated to the United States with his family when he was two years old and later apprenticed with the San Francisco Ballet before studying drama at the University of Washington. Groener began his career in theater, making his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of "Oklahoma!" and going on to appear in shows including "Cats," "Crazy for You," and "Copenhagen," earning several Tony nominations for musicals like "Oklahoma!" and "Cats." He transitioned successfully to television and film, becoming perhaps best known for playing Mayor Wilkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 3, 4 and 7), while also appearing in Dear John as Ralph Drang, How I Met Your Mother as Clint, and Mad About You as Lance Brockwell. His extensive television work includes multiple Star Trek series appearances, playing Tam Elbrun in The Next Generation's "Tin Man" episode, the Nechani Magistrate in Voyager's "Sacred Ground" episode, and Minister Nathan Samuels in Enterprise's "Demons" and "Terra Prime" episodes, and his film credits include A Cure for Wellness (2016), Patch Adams (1998) and Road to Perdition (2002). He has been married to Dawn Didawick since September 19, 1978, and his versatility as both a stage and screen actor, combined with his memorable villainous turn as the charming yet sinister Mayor Wilkins, has made him a respected figure in both theater and television.
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Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Such a Pretty Girl
Movie · as Frank
Oppenheimer
Movie · as Senator McGee
White House Plumbers
TV · as Senator Phillip Hart · 1 ep
A Place Among the Dead
Movie · as Dad
9-1-1: Lone Star
TV · as Joe · 2 eps
Delirium
Movie · as Psychiatrist
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Movie · as Harry Kenney
The Rookie
TV · as Mr. Walker · 1 ep
The Resident
TV · as Bartholomew McGainn · 1 ep
A Cure for Wellness
Movie · as Pembroke
Young Sheldon
TV · as Elliot Douglas · 1 ep
Ghosted
TV · as Stafford Yates · 1 ep
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse
Movie · as Hap
The Atticus Institute
Movie · as Lawrence Henault
Kittens in a Cage
TV · as Judge Dodd · 1 ep
Bread and Butter
Movie · as Donald Karinsky
The Selling
Movie · as Auction Man
Once Upon a Time
TV · as Martin · 1 ep
Law & Order: LA
TV · as Attorney Spicer · 1 ep
Modern Family
TV · as Joel L.L. Logan · 1 ep
The Middle
TV · as Gene · 1 ep
Breaking Bad
TV · as Dr. Chavez · 1 ep
The Mentalist
TV · as Francisco Navarro · 1 ep
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Movie · as Governor
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie · as Bobby Child (segment "Crazy For You") (archive footage)
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Clint · 3 eps
Bones
TV · as Henry Atlas · 1 ep
Medium
TV · as Joe's Boss · 2 eps
Supernatural
TV · as Professor Morrison · 1 ep
Jack & Bobby
TV · 1 ep
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie · as Munkustrap (segment "Cats")
Las Vegas
TV · as Gunther the Chef · 6 eps
I'm with Her
TV · as Principal Marvin Talbot · 1 ep
About Schmidt
Movie · as John Rusk
Role of a Lifetime
Movie · as Brad Collings
Manna from Heaven
Movie · as Tony
Road to Perdition
Movie · as Mr. McDougal
Less than Perfect
TV · as Dr. Lars Skaarsgard · 1 ep
Monk
TV · as John Ricca · 1 ep
Watching Ellie
TV · as Robert · 1 ep
The Day the World Ended
Movie · as Sherrif Ken
Star Trek: Enterprise
TV · as Nathan Samuels · 2 eps
The Bernie Mac Show
TV · as Dr. Lyons · 1 ep
The Guardian
TV · as Fulton Trout · 1 ep
Buddy Boy
Movie
Boston Public
TV · as Mr. Jacobs · 1 ep
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Peyton Tallman · 1 ep
Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as Rudy · 1 ep
Judging Amy
TV · as Mike Holcombe · 1 ep
Roswell
TV · as Burton Weiss · 1 ep
Family Law
TV · 1 ep
Time of Your Life
TV · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as Roger Tribbey · 2 eps
Patch Adams
Movie · as Dr. Prack
Dance with Me
Movie · as Michael
Charmed
TV · as Father Thomas · 1 ep
Amistad
Movie · as Tecora Captain
King of the Hill
TV · as Dr. Tate / Larry (voice) · 1 ep
Just Shoot Me!
TV · as Headmaster Reilly · 1 ep
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV · as Mayor Wilkins · 14 eps
George & Leo
TV · 1 ep
Working
TV · as Alan Norman · 1 ep
Sleepwalkers
TV · as The Smiling Man · 2 eps
Profiler
TV · as Vincent Capobianco · 1 ep
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV · as Dr. Breen · 1 ep
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as The Magistrate · 1 ep
Caroline in the City
TV · as Henry · 1 ep
The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Dr. Hershlag · 2 eps
Mad About You
TV · as Lance Brockwell · 4 eps
Home Improvement
TV · as Fred · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Terrence Dwyer · 1 ep
Quantum Leap
TV · as Detective Ward · 1 ep
Dear John
TV · as Ralph Drang · 68 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Tam Elbrun · 1 ep
Leg Work
TV · 1 ep
Matlock
TV · as Rod Greenwood · 1 ep
Kane & Abel
TV · as Lowell Kane · 1 ep
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Klaus Brinkmann · 1 ep
Remington Steele
TV · as Preston Hayes · 1 ep
Brubaker
Movie · as Dr. Campbell