Tim Choate

Tim Choate was an American actor who worked across film, television, and theater. He was born and raised in Dallas, and he acted in stage productions while studying at the University of Texas at Austin; he also attended Cornell University. His Broadway credits included Da and Crimes of the Heart, and he performed in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Twelfth Night at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival. He also appeared at the Kennedy Center, the Long Wharf Theater, and the Berkshire Theatre Festival. On screen, he was in Merchant Ivory films such as The Europeans (1979) and Jefferson in Paris (1995), along with Times Square (1980), Ghost Story (1981), Soapdish (1991), and Live Nude Girls (1995). His television work included playing Zathras on Babylon 5 and a recurring role on Newhart. He died in 2004.