John Voldstad
Biography
John Voldstad is an American actor who was born in Oslo, Norway, and came to the United States as an infant. He took his first role in a play at eight, and after high school in Van Nuys, California, he studied acting in London, with an early film part in Switchblade Sisters. Roles in Bluffers and Chico and the Man followed, then work in Stripes (1981) and The Blue and the Gray. He is best known as one of the Darryl brothers on Newhart, the brother with the lighter, curlier hair, a part he and Tony Papenfuss built around invented scripts. He also appeared in Leprechaun (1993) with Warwick Davis, and in 2003 he played a deputy marshal in Open Range. After Newhart he toured with William Sanderson and Papenfuss.
75years old
Turns 76 on February 20in 111 days
- Born Oslo, Norway
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as John Ole Voldstad
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 13 years1981 to 1994
Every film, newest first
- 1994It Runs in the FamilyIMDb rating 5.6
- 1993LeprechaunIMDb rating 4.8
- 1983JoysticksIMDb rating 4.5
- 1981StripesIMDb rating 6.8
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Early training
Voldstad attended Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California, and after graduating he went on to study acting in London.
A change of course
After Newhart, Voldstad went on tour with William Sanderson and Papenfuss, his co-stars. He later worked at WQSB, a country radio station in Albertville, Alabama.
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Worked with
John Voldstad shares two films with John Diehl, 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
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