Paul Guilfoyle

Biography

Paul Guilfoyle, an American character actor, was born in Boston and in 1972 graduated from Lehigh University. He belongs to The Actors Studio and spent 12 years with the Theatre Company of Boston, building a theatrical reputation on and off Broadway in plays including David Rabe's The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, Richard III with Al Pacino and David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross. His screen work ranges from Three Men and a Baby (1987), Howard the Duck (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Quiz Show (1994), Air Force One (1997), Striptease (1996), Extreme Measures (1996), Primary Colors (1998) and L.A. Confidential (1997) to Session 9 (2001), Spotlight (2015) and the HBO film Live from Baghdad (2002). He is best known for playing Captain Jim Brass on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2000 to 2014, and he returned for the 2015 finale, Immortality.

77years old

Turns 78 on April 28in 178 days

Born April 28, 1949Boston
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Also credited as Paul Vincent Guilfoyle

Movie Career

Films: 41
Career span: 40 years1986 to 2026

Genres

Drama66%, 27 films
Comedy34%, 14 films
Crime27%, 11 films
Thriller24%, 10 films
Action15%, 6 films

First and latest

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Early training
Paul Guilfoyle spent 12 years with the Theatre Company of Boston, building a theatrical reputation on and off Broadway before his screen career took off.

Paul Guilfoyle movies on Netflix

Over Your Dead Body2026IMDb rating 6.3as Michael
Arthur the King2024IMDb rating 7.0as Charlie
The Man from Rome2022IMDb rating 5.2as Monsignor Spada
Don't Look Up2021IMDb rating 7.1as General Themes
The Good House2021IMDb rating 6.4as Henry Barlow
Pandemic2016IMDb rating 4.4as Doctor Greer
CSI: Immortality2015IMDb rating 7.4as Jim Brass
Spotlight2015IMDb rating 8.1as Peter Conley
That Guy... Who Was in That Thing2012IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
American Violet2008IMDb rating 6.9as Judge Belmont
Live from Baghdad2002IMDb rating 7.2as Ed Turner
Session 92001IMDb rating 6.3as Bill Griggs
Anywhere But Here1999IMDb rating 6.2as George Franklin
Entropy1999IMDb rating 6.2as Andy
In Dreams1999IMDb rating 5.5as Detective Jack Kay
Random Hearts1999IMDb rating 5.4as Dick Montoya
One Tough Cop1998IMDb rating 5.2as Frankie 'Hot' Salvino
Primary Colors1998IMDb rating 6.7as Howard Ferguson
Air Force One1997IMDb rating 6.6as Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd
L.A. Confidential1997IMDb rating 8.2as Mickey Cohen
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing.1997IMDb rating 6.8as Lou Napoli
Celtic Pride1996IMDb rating 5.3as Kevin O'Grady
Extreme Measures1996IMDb rating 6.2as Dr. Jeffrey Manko
Heaven's Prisoners1996IMDb rating 5.8as Det. Magelli
Manny & Lo1996IMDb rating 6.6as Country House Owner
Night Falls on Manhattan1996IMDb rating 6.7as McGovern
Ransom1996IMDb rating 6.7as Wallace
Striptease1996IMDb rating 4.6as Malcolm Moldovsky
Little Odessa1994IMDb rating 6.7as Boris Volkoff
Quiz Show1994IMDb rating 7.5as Lishman
Mother's Boys1993IMDb rating 5.4as Mark Kaplan
Naked in New York1993IMDb rating 5.6as Roman - Jake's Father
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster1992IMDb rating 6.5as Commander Steve McCall
Final Analysis1992IMDb rating 5.9as Mike O'Brien
Hoffa1992IMDb rating 6.6as Ted Harmon
True Colors1991IMDb rating 6.3as John Laury
Cadillac Man1990IMDb rating 5.8as Little Jack Turgeon
The Serpent and the Rainbow1988IMDb rating 6.4as Andrew Cassedy
3 Men and a Baby1987IMDb rating 6.2as Vince
Beverly Hills Cop II1987IMDb rating 6.6as Nikos Thomopolis
Howard the Duck1986IMDb rating 4.8as Lieutenant Welker

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Air Force One1997 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd
IMDb rating 6.6226K votes
L.A. Confidential1997 Crime, Drama, Mysteryas Mickey Cohen
IMDb rating 8.2664K votes
Session 92001as Bill Griggs
IMDb rating 6.368K votes
Striptease1996as Malcolm Moldovsky
IMDb rating 4.652K votes
Beverly Hills Cop II1987as Nikos Thomopolis
IMDb rating 6.6148K votes
3 Men and a Baby1987as Vince
IMDb rating 6.262K votes
Over Your Dead Body2026as Michael
IMDb rating 6.335K votes
Primary Colors1998as Howard Ferguson
IMDb rating 6.732K votes

Most often with

Phil Joanou directed three of these films. 31 actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Eric Roberts

Christopher McDonald

Allison Janney

Danny DeVito

Harrison Ford

Vanessa Redgrave

Phil JoanouDirector, 3 films

Films together

Eric Roberts2 films together, 1992 to 1996
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- Heaven's Prisoners1996IMDb rating 5.8Guilfoyle as Det. MagelliRoberts as Bubba Rocque
- Final Analysis1992IMDb rating 5.9Guilfoyle as Mike O'BrienRoberts as Jimmy Evans
Christopher McDonald2 films together, 1994 to 1996
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- Celtic Pride1996IMDb rating 5.3Guilfoyle as Kevin O'GradyMcDonald as Coach Kimball
- Quiz Show1994IMDb rating 7.5Guilfoyle as LishmanMcDonald as Jack Barry
Allison Janney2 films together, 1997 to 1998
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- Primary Colors1998IMDb rating 6.7Guilfoyle as Howard FergusonJanney as Miss Walsh
- Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing.1997IMDb rating 6.8Guilfoyle as Lou NapoliJanney as Assistant D.A.
Danny DeVito2 films together, 1992 to 1997
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- L.A. Confidential1997IMDb rating 8.2Guilfoyle as Mickey CohenDeVito as Sid Hudgens
- Hoffa1992IMDb rating 6.6Guilfoyle as Ted HarmonDeVito as Bobby Ciaro
Harrison Ford2 films together, 1997 to 1999
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- Random Hearts1999IMDb rating 5.4Guilfoyle as Dick MontoyaFord as Dutch Van Den Broeck
- Air Force One1997IMDb rating 6.6Guilfoyle as Chief of Staff Lloyd ShepherdFord as President James Marshall
Vanessa Redgrave2 films together, 1993 to 1994
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- Little Odessa1994IMDb rating 6.7Guilfoyle as Boris VolkoffRedgrave as Irina Shapira
- Mother's Boys1993IMDb rating 5.4Guilfoyle as Mark KaplanRedgrave as Lydia
Phil JoanouDirector, 3 films, 1992 to 1999
All films by Phil Joanou
- Entropy1999IMDb rating 6.2Guilfoyle as Andy
- Heaven's Prisoners1996IMDb rating 5.8Guilfoyle as Det. Magelli
- Final Analysis1992IMDb rating 5.9Guilfoyle as Mike O'Brien
Also two films together25 more actors
- Xander BerkeleyThat Guy... Who Was in That Thing (2012) and Air Force One (1997)
- Liev SchreiberSpotlight (2015) and Ransom (1996)
- Michael KeatonSpotlight (2015) and Live from Baghdad (2002)
- Dean StockwellAir Force One (1997) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- John Carroll LynchLive from Baghdad (2002) and Anywhere But Here (1999)
- Tim RobbinsCadillac Man (1990) and Howard the Duck (1986)
- Michael MurphyLive from Baghdad (2002) and Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992)
- Peter GallagherPath to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing. (1997) and Mother's Boys (1993)
- Armand AssanteStriptease (1996) and Hoffa (1992)
- Lili TaylorLive from Baghdad (2002) and Ransom (1996)
- David MorseExtreme Measures (1996) and Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992)
- Caroline AaronAnywhere But Here (1999) and Primary Colors (1998)
- Kim BasingerL.A. Confidential (1997) and Final Analysis (1992)
- Jürgen ProchnowAir Force One (1997) and Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
- Charles S. DuttonAmerican Violet (2008) and Random Hearts (1999)
- Griffin DunneQuiz Show (1994) and Naked in New York (1993)
- Philip BoscoTrue Colors (1991) and 3 Men and a Baby (1987)
- Robert JoyDon't Look Up (2021) and That Guy... Who Was in That Thing (2012)
- Ted DansonCSI: Immortality (2015) and 3 Men and a Baby (1987)
- Lynne ThigpenRandom Hearts (1999) and Naked in New York (1993)
- Kathryn ErbeThe Good House (2021) and Entropy (1999)
- Badja DjolaHeaven's Prisoners (1996) and The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
- David VadimAir Force One (1997) and Little Odessa (1994)
- Shiek Mahmud-BeyPath to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing. (1997) and Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
- Gene RuffiniExtreme Measures (1996) and Little Odessa (1994)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.