Joel Gretsch
Biography
Joel Gretsch is an American actor who studied at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and moved to Los Angeles in 1989. His stage roles include Molière's Tartuffe and John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. He started in television in the early 1990s with episodes of Friends, Married... with Children, Melrose Place and Saved by the Bell: The New Class, and later turned up in NCIS, Burn Notice, Silk Stalkings and JAG. His film work includes supporting roles in The Emperor's Club (2002), Minority Report (2002), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) and The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000). He is best known for playing Tom Baldwin on The 4400, Owen Crawford in Steven Spielberg's miniseries Taken, and Father Jack Landry in V.
62years old
Turns 63 on December 20in 40 days
- Born St. Cloud
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Joel James Gretsch (birth name)Also credited as Joel J. Gretsch and J.J. Gretsch
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 23 years2000 to 2023
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Early training
Gretsch trained as an actor at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before he moved to Los Angeles in 1989, and his stage work there included Moliere's Tartuffe and John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
Joel Gretsch movies on Netflix
Airas John O'Neil
Dead Triggeras General Conlan
Safelightas Mr. Sullivan
Zodiacas Neil Martin
Are You Hereas Red Coulter
Pushas Nick's Father
Saving Grace B. Jonesas Dan Jones
National Treasure: Book of Secretsas Thomas Gates
Glass House: The Good Motheras Raymond Goode
The Emperor's Clubas Sedgewick Bell (older)
The Legend of Bagger Vanceas Bobby Jones
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Joel Gretsch shares two films with Matt Damon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Matt Damon2 films together, 2000 to 2023
Matt Damon's page Air2023IMDb rating 7.4Gretsch as John O'NeilDamon as Sonny Vaccaro
The Legend of Bagger Vance2000IMDb rating 6.7Gretsch as Bobby JonesDamon as Rannulph Junuh
Michael O'Neill2 films together, 2000 to 2023
Michael O'Neill's page Air2023IMDb rating 7.4Gretsch as John O'NeilO'Neill as Joe Dean
The Legend of Bagger Vance2000IMDb rating 6.7Gretsch as Bobby JonesO'Neill as O.B. Keeler
Nicolas Cage1 film together, 2007
Nicolas Cage's page National Treasure: Book of Secrets2007IMDb rating 6.5Gretsch as Thomas GatesCage as Ben Gates
Harvey Keitel1 film together, 2007
Harvey Keitel's page National Treasure: Book of Secrets2007IMDb rating 6.5Gretsch as Thomas GatesKeitel as Sadusky
Christopher Lloyd1 film together, 2014
Christopher Lloyd's page Zodiac2014IMDb rating 3.3Gretsch as Neil MartinLloyd as Harry Setag
Dolph Lundgren1 film together, 2017
Dolph Lundgren's page Dead Trigger2017IMDb rating 3.2Gretsch as General ConlanLundgren as Kyle Walker
Jon TurteltaubDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by Jon Turteltaub National Treasure: Book of Secrets2007IMDb rating 6.5Gretsch as Thomas Gates
Ben AffleckDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Ben Affleck Air2023IMDb rating 7.4Gretsch as John O'Neil
Paul McGuiganDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Paul McGuigan Push2009IMDb rating 6.1Gretsch as Nick's Father
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