John Bernard Larroquette (born November 25, 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American actor, voice artist, and director.
His best-known roles include lecherous lawyer Dan Fielding on Night Court (for which he won a then-record four consecutive Emmy Awards before he removed himself from consideration), manipulative psychopath Joey Heric on The Practice, mature and staid lawyer Carl Sack on Boston Legal, and the Annex's caretaker on The Librarians.
Filmography:
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Film Roles
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 - Narrator
- Altered States - X-Ray Technician
- Stripes - Captain Stillman
- Cat People - Bronte Judson
- Twilight Zone: The Movie - K.K.K.
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Maltz
- Choose Me - Billy Ace
- Meatballs Part II - Lt. Felix Foxglove
- Lifeforce (1985) - Narrator
- Summer Rental - Don Moore
- Blind Date - David Bedford
- Madhouse (1990) - Mark Bannister
- JFK - Jerry Johnson
- Richie Rich - Laurence Van Dough
- Demon Knight - Carl/Himself
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) - Narrator
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning - Narrator
- Southland Tales - Vaughn Smallhouse
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) - Narrator
Television Roles
- Sanford and Son - Murray Steinberg in the episode "Steinberg and Son"
- Kojak - Sailor in episode "How Cruel the Frost, How Bright the Stars"
- Black Sheep Squadron - Lt. Bob Anderson
- Three's Company - Cop in the episode "Jack Moves Out"
- Dallas - Phillip Colton
- Remington Steele - Nathan Fitts in the episode "Breath of Steele"
- Night Court - Assistant D.A. Dan Fielding
- Dave's World - Dave's Lawyer in the episode "Health Hath No Fury"
- The John Larroquette Show - John Hemingway
- The Practice - Joey Heric
- The 10th Kingdom - Tony Lewis
- The West Wing - Lionel Tribbey, White House Counsel in the episode "And It's Surely to Their Credit"
- House - Gabriel Wozniak in the episode "Son of Coma Guy"
- Boston Legal - Carl Sack
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Randall Carver in the episode "Victims"
- CSI: NY - Chief Ted Carver in a three-episode arc in season 7
- Deception - Senator Dwight Haverstock
- The Librarians 2014 - Jenkins
- Me, Myself, and I - Older Alex
Voice Acting Roles
- The Batman - Mirror Master
- Phineas and Ferb - Captain Webber
- Pound Puppies (2010) - McLeish's brother-in-law the Mayor in the second season
- Green Lantern: First Flight - Tomar-Re
Related Tropes:
- Breakout Character: His characters (especially Dan Fielding and Joey Heric) tend to stand out in spite of being a part of an ensemble cast. As such, he has received numerous accolades and awards for his roles. (In fact, he dominated the Nighttime Emmys in the "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" category to the point he started removing himself from consideration.)
- Friendship on the Set:
- He and Night Court costar Harry Anderson became close friends while appearing on the show together (as well as a shared bond from both growing up in New Orleans).
- He and John Diehl became good friends on the set of Stripes, with them later appearing together in Madhouse (1990) and The John Larroquette Show.
- Old Shame: How he feels about Payne, a short-lived American version of Fawlty Towers.
- What Could Have Been: There were talks for his
popular Night Court character Dan Fielding to receive his own spinoff, but Larroquette declined.
