Tony Goldwyn
Anthony Howard Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, director, producer, singer and political activist. His well-known roles include Carl Bruner in Ghost, Tarzan in Tarzan, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai and the President in the ABC political drama Scandal.
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| Born | Anthony Howard Goldwyn May 20, 1960 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer, singer, political activist |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Spouse | Jane Michelle Musky (m. 1987) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Liz Goldwyn (half-sister)[1] |
Early life
Goldwyn was born on May 20, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Jennifer Howard and film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Goldwyn's paternal grandparents were mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish Jewish immigrant, from Warsaw, and actress Frances Howard, who was originally from Nebraska.
Career
Following his departure from drama school, Goldwyn began acting in guest star roles in the mid-1980s. Goldwyn is well known for his portrayal of Carl Bruner, friend-turned-betrayer of Patrick Swayze's character Sam Wheat in Ghost. He is also well known for his turn on the comedy series Designing Women, in which he played a young interior designer named Kendall Dobbs, who was HIV positive and asked the women of Sugarbakers to design his funeral. In the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Goldwyn played astronaut Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Darren | Debut role |
| 1987 | Gaby: A True Story | David | |
| 1989 | Dark Holiday | Ken Horton | a.k.a. Passport to Terror |
| 1990 | Ghost | Carl Bruner | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1992 | Kuffs | Ted Bukovsky | |
| 1992 | Traces of Red | Steve Frayn | |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Fletcher Coal | |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Capt. Michael Starwood | |
| 1995 | The Last Word | Stan | |
| 1995 | Nixon | Harold Nixon | Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1995 | Reckless | Tom | |
| 1995 | Pocahontas: The Legend | Sir Edwin Wingfield | |
| 1996 | The Substance of Fire | Aaron Geldhart | |
| 1997 | Trouble on the Corner | Jeff Stewart | |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph | |
| 1998 | The Lesser Evil | Frank O'Brian | |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Tarzan | Voice |
| 2000 | The 6th Day | Michael Drucker | |
| 2001 | An American Rhapsody | Peter Sandor | |
| 2001 | Bounce | Greg Janello | |
| 2002 | Abandon | Dr. David Schaffer | |
| 2002 | Joshua | Joshua | |
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Tarzan | Voice, Video game |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Colonel Bagley | |
| 2003 | Ash Tuesday | Elliott | |
| 2005 | The Godfather of Green Bay | Big Jake Norquist | |
| 2005 | American Gun | Frank | |
| 2005 | Romance and Cigarettes | Kitty's First Love | |
| 2005 | The Sisters | Vincent Antonelli | |
| 2005 | Ghosts never Sleep | Jared Dolan | |
| 2009 | Poliwood | Himself | Documentary |
| 2009 | The Last House on the Left | John Collingwood | |
| 2011 | The Mechanic | Dean Sanderson | |
| 2014 | Divergent | Andrew Prior | |
| 2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Andrew Prior | |
| 2016 | The Belko Experiment | Barry Norris | |
| 2017 | All I Wish | Adam | |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | Ed Miller |
References
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