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| image = KurtFullerCCJuly2011.jpg

| caption = Fuller at thein 2011 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|9|16}}

| birth_place = [[San Francisco]], [[California]], U.S.

| education = [[Lincoln High School (Stockton, California)]]<br />[[University of California, Berkeley]]

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1984–present

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'''Kurt Fuller''' (born September 16, 1953) is an American [[character actor]]. He has appeared in a number of [[television]], film, and stage projects. He is best known for his roles in the films ''[[No Holds Barred (1989 film)|No Holds Barred]]'' and ''[[Ghostbusters II]]'' (both 1989), ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' (1992), and ''[[Scary Movie]]'' (2000), as well as for playing Coroner Woody Strode in the [[USA Network]] television series ''[[Psych]]'' (2009–2014) and Zachariah in ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' (2009–2019).

==Early life==

Fuller was born in [[San Francisco, California]], and raised in [[Stockton, California|Stockton]].

==Career==

Fuller has played television director Russell in ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]''; a mayoral aide in ''[[Ghostbusters II]]''; the television executive and mastermind of the "Battle of the Tough Guys", Mr. Brell, in ''[[No Holds Barred (1989 film)|No Holds Barred]]''; a real estate agent in ''[[Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (film)|Elvira: Mistress of the Dark]]''; and NSC Director Robert Lindsey in the third season of ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''. Fuller also played real-life figures [[Werner Klemperer]] (in [[Paul Schrader]]'s ''[[Auto Focus]]'') and [[Karl Rove]] (on the TV satire ''[[That's My Bush!]]''). He also portrayed Pacific Bell Retirement Fund Executive Walter Ribbon in ''[[The Pursuit of Happyness]]''.

Fuller has also appeared in many television shows, including ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'', ''[[Timecop (TV series)|Timecop]]'', ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'', ''[[Ally McBeal]]'', ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]'', ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[Boston Legal]]'', ''[[Boston Public]]'', ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', the live-action version of ''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]'', ''[[Charmed]]'', ''[[Carnivàle]]'', ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]'' and the [[Television pilot|pilot episode]] of ''[[NewsRadio]]''. He has had a recurring role as [[List of Psych characters#Woody the Coroner|Woody the Coroner]] on ''[[Psych]]'' and another on ''[[Supernatural (U.S.American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', depictingportraying a malevolent angel called [[List of Supernatural characters#Zachariah|Zachariah]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36886/will-supernaturals-100th-episode-be-point-no-return|title=Will Supernatural's 100th Episode Really Be the Point of No Return?|date=August 29, 2012 }}</ref> Fuller later reprised the role for ''Supernatural's'' 300th episode "Lebanon." He also acted as a Senior Police Officer in the 2000 comedy ''[[Scary Movie]]'', who is the commanding officer of Doofy.<ref>{{cnCite web |last=Savlov |first=Marc |date=NovemberJuly 20217, 2000 |title=Movie Review: Scary Movie |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2000-07-07/scary-movie/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128233426/https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2000-07-07/scary-movie/ |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1986, he played "Frank" in the US premiere of [[Steven Berkoff]]'s play ''Kvetch'' in [[West Los Angeles]].<ref name= "listening">{{cite news |last=Drake |first=Sylvie |url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-18-ca-27222-story.html |title=Stage Review : A 'Kvetch' worth Listening To |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 18, 1986 |access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref> The following year he reprised the role [[Off-Broadway]] at the Westside Arts Theater.<ref name= "satire">{{cite news |last=Beaufort |first=John |url= https://www.csmonitor.com/1987/0303/laward.html |title='Kvetch': British-Yiddish satire |work=[[Christian Science Monitor]] |date=March 3, 1987 |access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref>

From 2010 to 2011, Fuller appeared in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Network]] series ''[[Better with You]]'':; the show was canceled after a single season.

Fuller portrayed director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|C.I.A.]], Grayden Osborne, in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama ''[[Scandal (TV series)|Scandal]]''. He also appearsappeared in [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOXFox]]'s ''[[Us & Them]]'' with [[Jane Kaczmarek]] and [[Jason Ritter]].

==Personal life==

[[File:Kurtfuller.jpg|thumb|rightupright|Fuller in September 2008]]

Fuller was born in [[San Francisco, California]] but raised in [[Stockton, California|Stockton]]. He is married to actress and author Jessica Hendra (daughter of actor and writer [[Tony Hendra]]) and has two daughters named Julia and Charlotte. Fuller is [[Jewish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=seMCAAAAMBAJ&q=kurt+fuller+jewish&pg=PA112|title=New York Magazine|first=New York Media|last=LLC|date=2 March 2, 1987|publisher=New York Media, LLC|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Filmography==

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| ''[[Red Dog Squadron]]''

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| ''The Wolves of Savin Hill''

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| ''The[[Baja Philosophy of Phil(film)|Baja]]''

| Hal Johnson

| Jerome

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| Post-production

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| 2018

| ''[[Office Uprising]]''

| Lentworth

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| 2019

| ''[[Phil (film)|Phil]]''

| Dean Wurtz

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| 2023

| ''[[Sound of Freedom (film)|Sound of Freedom]]''

| Frost

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| 1985

| ''[[Wildside (U.S.American TV series)|Wildside]]''

| Elliot Thogmorton

| 6 episodes

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| 1986–1994

| 1986-94

| ''[[L.A. Law]]''

| Ed Freeling / Stan Nussbaum / Clifford Gild

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| Episode: "Fit to Be Tied"

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| 1987–1988

| 1987-88

| ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]''

| Mr. Burnstein

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| ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''

| Lloyd Eastland

| Episode: "Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962"

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| rowspan="2" | 1993

| ''Relentless: Mind of a Killer 1993''

| Dahlberg

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| 1997–1998

| 1997-98

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| Dr. Dale Easter

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| ''[[Chicago Hope]]''

| Artie Lomax

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| Episode: "The Fourth Trimester"

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| 1999–2001

| 1999-2001

| ''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]''

| Thrifty Ticket Agent / Michael

| 2 episodes

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| 1999–2002

| 1999-2002

| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''

| Attorney Paget / Bernard Marsh

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| ''[[That's My Bush!]]''

| [[Karl Rove]]

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| ''[[The Batman (TV series)|The Batman]]''

| Superior (voice)

| Episode: "Artifacts"

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| ''[[Ugly Betty]]''

| Mr. Tanen

| Episode: "[[How Betty Got Her Grieve BackyBack]]"

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| ''[[Shark (U.S.American TV series)|Shark]]''

| Ben Bentley

| Episode: "For Whom the Skel Rolls"

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| Jerry

| Episode: "Physical Attraction... Chemical Reaction"

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| 2008

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| ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''

| Mr. McClung

| Episode: "[[Preggers]]"

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| ''Legally Mad''

| Lou Peable

| [[Television pilot#Unsold pilot|unairedUnaired pilot]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/nbc-passing-on-legally-mad-1118003483/ |title=NBC passing on 'Legally Mad' |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Michael |last=Schneider |date=2009-05-May 11, 2009 |access-date=2019-12-December 28, 2019}}</ref>

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| 2009–2010, 2019

| ''[[Supernatural (U.S.American TV series)|Supernatural]]''

| Zachariah

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| ''[[Heathers (TV series)|Heathers]]''▼

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| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''

| Jed Karey

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| ''[[The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (miniseries)|The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair]]''

| 2019–present

| Gareth Pratt

| 10 episodes

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▲| ''[[Heathers (TV series)|Heathers]]''

▲| Principal Gowan

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| ''[[Black-ish]]''

| Police Officer

| Episode: "Christmas in Theater Eight"

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| 2018–2019

| ''[[The Good Fight]]''

| Judge Peter Dunaway

| 2 episodes

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| 2019

| ''[[Grand Hotel (TV series)|Grand Hotel]]''

|Clive

|Episode: "Groom Service"

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| 2019–2024

| ''[[Evil (TV series)|Evil]]''

| Kurt Boggs

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| ''[[Psych 3: This Is Gus]]''

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| rowspan="2" | 2022

| ''[[Grace and Frankie]]''

| ''[[Would I Lie to You? (American game show)|Would I Lie to You? (US)]]'' ▼

|Albert

|Episode: "The Raccoon"

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▲| ''[[Would I Lie to You? (American game show)|Would I Lie to You? (US)]]''

| Himself

| Episode: "Allowance PowerPoint"

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| 2023

| ''[[Night Court (2023 TV series)|Night Court]]''

|Jeff Dewitt

|2 episodes

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==External links==

* {{IMDb name|0298281}}

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