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Wayne Grace
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Wayne Grace (7 May 1940 – 13 August 2022; age 82) was an American character actor known for his robust screen presence, distinctive voice, and prolific career spanning stage, film, and television. Born in Pomona, California, he honed his craft at institutions including Mount San Antonio College (where he was classmates with Sam Shepard), Wayne State University, San Francisco State College, and under the tutelage of legendary acting teacher Sandy Meisner in New York. He spent years performing in regional and Off-Broadway theater—including notable work with the Odyssey Theatre and Pacific Resident Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles—before establishing himself as a recognizable face in Hollywood. …
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Wayne Grace (7 May 1940 – 13 August 2022; age 82) was an American character actor known for his robust screen presence, distinctive voice, and prolific career spanning stage, film, and television. Born in Pomona, California, he honed his craft at institutions including Mount San Antonio College (where he was classmates with Sam Shepard), Wayne State University, San Francisco State College, and under the tutelage of legendary acting teacher Sandy Meisner in New York. He spent years performing in regional and Off-Broadway theater—including notable work with the Odyssey Theatre and Pacific Resident Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles—before establishing himself as a recognizable face in Hollywood. Grace built a massive resume of film credits, often playing tough, authority, or character parts in major motion pictures such as Robert Altman's McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves, Ron Howard's Far and Away, David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, and Volcano. On television, he was a ubiquitous guest star appearing across decades of classic programming, ranging from Little House on the Prairie, The Rockford Files, Seinfeld, Frasier, The X-Files, and Medium. Science fiction fans particularly recognize him for making guest appearances across multiple series in the Star Trek franchise, playing the Romulan Torak in Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Aquiel"), a Cardassian Legate in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ("Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night"—sharing an episode with Leslie Hope), and the Klingon Admiral Krell in Star Trek: Enterprise ("Divergence"), in addition to providing voice work for video games like Star Trek: Klingon Academy. He passed away on August 13, 2022, at the age of 82 at his home in Venice Beach, California, due to complications from bladder cancer.
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BODY OF WORK
Wayne Grace's Filmography
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All About Steve
as Retired Mine Supervisor
Coyote County Loser
as Fred Hopps
Midnight Clear
as Hungry Old Man
The Work and the Glory
as First Land Agent
Easy Sex
as Drunk Gambler
I Don't Know Jack
as Self
Mulholland Drive
as Bob Brooker
Alien Avengers II
as Carl Dalton
Volcano
as O.E.M. Staffer #9
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden
as Cletis
Lord of Illusions
as Loomis
It Runs in the Family
as Emil Bumpus
Scanner Cop
as Officer Dooley
The Chase
as Chief Boyle
The Thing Called Love
as R.C.
Fire in the Sky
as Cyrus Gilson
Far and Away
as Bourke
Dances with Wolves
as Major
Slumber Party Massacre III
as O'Reilly
Buried Alive
as Bill Scorby
Homer and Eddie
as Preacher
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II
as Vanir
Heroes Stand Alone
as Major Grigori
Twins
as Cell Guard
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
The Running Man
as 911 Security Officer #1
In the Mood
as Bus Driver
Six Against the Rock
as Officer Bristow
Odd Jobs
as Roy's Father
Mask
as Drug Dealer
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
as Officer Jamison
No Poster
Libra
as Jim
Wild and Wooly
as O'Rourke
The Laughing Policeman
as Inspector Tom Brennan
Magnum Force
as Palancio's Hitter
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Bartender