Tim Choate

Tim Choate

Known for
Acting
Born
October 11, 1954
Died
September 24, 2004 (aged 49)
Birthplace
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Charlie Winters · 1 ep

2003
L.A. Dragnet poster

L.A. Dragnet

TV · 1 ep

2002
Hungry Hearts poster

Hungry Hearts

Movie · as Butterfly Collector

2002
American Dreams poster

American Dreams

TV · 1 ep

2001
Pearl Harbor poster

Pearl Harbor

Movie · as Navy Doctor

1999
Crusade poster

Crusade

TV · as Polix · 1 ep

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Atty. Miles · 1 ep

1995
Live Nude Girls poster

Live Nude Girls

Movie · as Jerome

1995
Jefferson in Paris poster

Jefferson in Paris

Movie · as Reporter

1995
Girl in the Cadillac poster

Girl in the Cadillac

Movie · as Motel owner

1995
The Wayans Bros. poster

The Wayans Bros.

TV · as Patient · 1 ep

1994
White Mile poster

White Mile

Movie · as Young Man

1994
Babylon 5 poster

Babylon 5

TV · as Zathras · 4 eps

1993
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride poster

Gunsmoke: The Long Ride

Movie · as Sheriff Bart Meriweather

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Dirk · 1 ep

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Evan Houston · 1 ep

1992
Immaculate Conception poster

Immaculate Conception

Movie · as David

1992
Delta poster

Delta

TV · as Andrew · 1 ep

1991
Soapdish poster

Soapdish

Movie · as AD

1991
Not of This World poster

Not of This World

Movie

1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw poster

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

Movie · as 'Bad Boy' Jon Wilson

1991
P.S. I Luv U poster

P.S. I Luv U

TV · 1 ep

1991
Reasonable Doubts poster

Reasonable Doubts

TV · 1 ep

1990
Child in the Night poster

Child in the Night

Movie · as Curt

1989
Blind Witness poster

Blind Witness

Movie · as Remy

1989
CreepTales poster

CreepTales

Movie · as Uncle Munger (segment "Wraparound")

1989
Spy poster

Spy

Movie · as David Tiomchin

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Earl Gleem · 1 ep

1988
My Father, My Son poster

My Father, My Son

Movie · as Harvey

1987
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall poster

Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall

Movie · as Phil Leeds

1987
Jake and the Fatman poster

Jake and the Fatman

TV · 1 ep

1987
The Charmings poster

The Charmings

TV · 1 ep

1985
DEFCON-4 poster

DEFCON-4

Movie · as Howe

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Daryl Croft, Luke Phillips · 1 ep

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Michael Killup · 1 ep

1984
Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven

TV · 1 ep

1984
Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox

TV · as Joe Cusack · 1 ep

1983
The First Time poster

The First Time

Movie · as Charlie Lichtenstein

1982
Newhart poster

Newhart

TV · as Dave

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Clifford, Phil Leeds (segment 'Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall') · 1 ep

1981
Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story

Movie · as Young Ricky Hawthorne

1981
Blow Out poster

Blow Out

Movie · as Sailor

1980
Jane Austen in Manhattan poster

Jane Austen in Manhattan

Movie · as Jamie

1980
Times Square poster

Times Square

Movie · as Eastman

1979
The Europeans poster

The Europeans

Movie · as Clifford

1979
Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing

TV · as Salesperson · 1 ep