John Pankow
Biography
John Pankow is an American actor who started out in New York theater, appearing Off-Broadway and on Broadway in plays such as Amadeus, Italian American Reconciliation and Aristocrats. He trained at the St. Nicholas Theater after he saw David Mamet's American Buffalo there, and an early television part came in an episode of PBS's Great Performances. His first large screen role came in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), directed by William Friedkin, as a rookie Secret Service agent. He went on to The Secret of My Success (1987) opposite Michael J. Fox and Mortal Thoughts (1991). Directors he worked for include George A. Romero on Monkey Shines (1988), Oliver Stone on Talk Radio (1988) and John Frankenheimer on Year of the Gun (1991). He spent eight seasons as Ira Buchman on Mad About You, earning four Screen Actors Guild ensemble nominations, and was a regular on Episodes as Merc Lapidus.
72years old
Turns 73 on April 28in 169 days
- Born St. Louis
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 29 years1981 to 2010
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Early training
After seeing David Mamet's American Buffalo at the St. Nicholas Theater, Pankow left the university during his junior year. Inspired by the play, he joined the theater's two-year training program to focus only on acting.
First role
Pankow was in New York City to see a friend when he tried out for a part in the PBS Great Performances episode "Life on the Mississippi", and he got it.
Big break
Pankow's first large on-screen role was in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), playing rookie Secret Service agent John Vukovich opposite William Petersen and Willem Dafoe. Director William Friedkin wanted young, relatively unknown stage actors, and Petersen, an old Chicago friend, introduced Pankow, who was cast immediately.
John Pankow movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Greene appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michael Greene's page
Willem Dafoe's page
Kevin Kline's page
Dan Hedaya's page
Bruce Altman's page
Patti D'Arbanville's page
Also two films together4 more actors
- Steve JamesJohnny Be Good (1988) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
- Jamey SheridanLife as a House (2001) and A Stranger Among Us (1992)
- MacIntyre Dixon*batteries not included (1987) and The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
- Robert Downey Sr.Johnny Be Good (1988) and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What John Pankow's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$500 million
15 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 1Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$115M23.1% of the total
- 2$111M22.2% of the total
- 3$65M13.0% of the total
- 4$60M12.0% of the total
- 5$47M9.4% of the total
- 6$24M4.8% of the total
- 7$19M3.8% of the total
- 8$18M3.5% of the total
$40.9 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.