Christopher Allport

Christopher Allport was an American actor whose performing life started when he was nine, at a children's theater in New Canaan, Connecticut. Born in Boston, he studied at Northwestern University and worked with Paul Sills and Story Theatre. He went on to appear on New York stages including the Public Theater at Lincoln Center and the Ensemble Studio Theatre, and also acted in Los Angeles with Padua Playwrights and at South Coast Repertory and the Taper. On television, one of his first roles was Tim McGowan on Another World from 1973 to 1974. His films included Savage Weekend (1979), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Jack Frost (1997), Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman (2000) and Garden Party (2008). He also appeared on programs such as The X-Files, ER and Mad Men, and in 2007 wrote and starred in the theatrical memoir The Backroad Home. He died in 2008.