John Cothran Jr. (October 31, 1947) is an American actor best known for Yes-Man (2008), Black Snake Moan (2006), and Rango (2011).
He is married to actress Judyann Elder.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1979: A Pleasure Doing Business as TV 'Sports'
- 1981: Escape from New York as Gypsy
- 1989: The Kill Reflex as Cop #2
- 1990: Opportunity Knocks as Building Commissioner
- 1990: The Kid Who Loved Christmas as Minister
- 1991: Aftermath A Test Of Love as Dr. Ochs
- 1991: Boyz n the Hood as Lewis Crump
- 1991: Ricochet as Councilman Farris
- 1992: Secrets as Mark
- 1993: Poetic Justice as Uncle Earl
- 1994: Class Of 1999 II The Substitute as Monroeville H.S. Principal
- 1994: Jimmy Hollywood as Detective
- 1995: Get Shorty as Agent Curtis
- 1996: Mr Wrong as Old Man
- 1996: Her Last Chance as Detective
- 1997: Spawn as African Liaison
- 1997: Kiss the Girls as FBI Agent at Lair
- 1998: Always Outnumbered as Man in Community Center
- 1999: The Limey as DEA Guy
- 2000: The Cell as Agent Stockwell
- 2001: The Gene Pool as Eddie
- 2003: The Beat as Bumma
- 2004: Sins Kitchen as Jerry
- 2006: Black Snake Moan as Rev. R.L.
- 2008: Yes-Man as Tweed
- 2009: The Perfect Game as Clarence Bell
- 2010: Nomads as Phil
- 2011: Rango as Elgin
- 2016: Viral as Mr. Toomey
- 2022: A Cloud So High as Stan McWilliams
Television Roles
- 1985: Lady Blue as Leo
- 1990: Wiseguy as Daryl Jenkins
- 1991: Brewster Place as Ralph Thomas
- 1991: Equal Justice as Jameel Kimball
- 1991: Who's the Boss? as Conductor
- 1991: Home Improvement as Phil
- 1992: Civil Wars as Alex Buckley Jr.
- 1992: Reasonable Doubts as JoJo
- 1993: Star Trek: The Next Generation as Capt. Nu'Daq
- 1993: Black Tie Affair as Felton
- 1994: Viper as Vance
- 1994: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Telok
- 1994: Picket Fences as Walter
- 1994: On Our Own as Officer Hughes
- 1995: The Marshal as Miller Duval
- 1995: Seinfeld as Man
- 1995: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Minister
- 1995: Dave's World Bartender
- 1997: ER as Dennis Gant Sr.
- 1997: Martin as Mr. Willie
- 1997: Sparks as Horace
- 1997: Suddenly Susan as O'Rourke
- 1997: Brooklyn South as Wendell Ford
- 1997: Almost Perfect as Rev. Mackie
- 1998: The Good News as Charles
- 1998: Felicity as Mr. Tyler
- 1998-1999: Touched by an Angel as Keegan/Jackson (2 episodes)
- 1999: Becker as Ed
- 1999: The Pretender as Earl Dupree
- 1999: The Practice as Chris Patterson
- 1999: General Hospital as Judge Phelps
- 1999: The Norm Show as Newscaster
- 2000: City Of Angels as Leon Matthews
- 2001: Judging Amy as Ernest Lowry
- 2001: 24 as Sgt. Kiley
- 2001: Philly as Judge Franklin Tate
- 2001-2003: The Division (2001) as Lawyer (2 episodes)
- 2002: Family Law as Frank Morgan
- 2002: For The People 2002 as Minister Hardy
- 2002-2003: The West Wing as Civilian Advisor (2 episodes)
- 2003: NYPD Blue as Rev. Harrison Walker
- 2003: Charmed (1998) as Cecil
- 2003: Star Trek: Enterprise as Gralik Durr
- 2004: Monk as Warden Christie
- 2004: Without a Trace as Peter Smalley
- 2004: JAG as Det. Danville Morris
- 2006-2007: Close to Home (2005) as Judge Horton (3 episodes)
- 2006-2007: Shark as Judge Perry Webb (3 episodes)
- 2008: Medium as Judge Brock
- 2008: Grey's Anatomy as Ken Monroe
- 2008: The Oaks as Tom
- 2009: Cold Case as (2009) Rev. Tom Sanders
- 2010: Private Practice as Judge Albert Longmuir
- 2010: Outlaw as Archibald Breech
- 2012: NCIS as Alfred Holbrook
- 2012: Eastbound & Down as Baseball Coach
- 2012: Awake as Curtis Wilson
- 2012: Harry's Law as Judge Melvin Ward
- 2012: CSI: NY as Dr. Kevin Phillips
- 2013: NCIS: Los Angeles as Eddie
- 2013: Eagleheart as Lamar Whitley
- 2014: Revenge as Kern
- 2015: Murder in the First as Capt. Ernie Knubbins
- 2016: The Last Ship as Pres. Howard Oliver
- 2016: Criminal Minds as Trooper Jim Carson
- 2017: The Night Shift as Carl Mills
- 2018: Boomers as Perry Jarvis
- 2018: GO Cartoons as George
- 2018: NCIS: New Orleans as Atty. Elliot Newman
- 2019: Proven Innocent as Pastor White
- 2019: 9-1-1 as Ernest
- 2021: All Rise as Agent Harbor
- 2022: Grand Crew as Edwin
Video Game Roles
- 1996: Star Trek: Borg as Dr. Bennington Biraka
- 2005: Madagascar as Maurice/SUV Driver
- 2013: Grand Theft Auto V as The Local Population
Shorts
- 1985: How The Elephant Got His Trunk as Snake
- 1997: Platford Six as The Baker
- 2003: Intent as Capt. Jacobs
- 2013: The Big Meet as Joey
- 2014: Drop Dead 2014 as Bob
- 2020: Silver Moon as Harold
Radio
- 2019: Live And Let Die The Radio Play as Samuel D. Baldwin
- 2020: The Man With The Golden Gun The Radio Play as Cargill
Producer
- 2013: A Private Act 2013 (short)
