Todd Kimsey
Biography
Todd Kimsey was an American actor who worked across film, television, and stage. Born in Athens, Georgia, he studied theater at Florida State University after two years at Davidson College, then interned at the Burt Reynolds Celebrity Dinner Theater in Jupiter, Florida. He began in New York with off-Broadway roles, television commercials, and a year touring in Biloxi Blues before moving to Los Angeles. There he collected more than forty television credits, including NCIS: Los Angeles and JAG, and appeared in the Sliders episode To Catch a Slide in 1999. Kimsey became best known as Ned Isakoff, the communist boyfriend of Elaine Benes, in the 1994 Seinfeld episode The Race; Rolling Stone later listed the character among its 100 Best Seinfeld Characters. His film work included The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), and Hidalgo (2004). He died in 2016.
54years old at death
- Born Athens
- Died Westwood
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Todd Grant Kimsey
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 3 years2000 to 2003
Every film, newest first
- 2003Deep ShockIMDb rating 3.1
- 2002Project ViperIMDb rating 3.6
- 2000Rules of EngagementIMDb rating 6.4
- 2000The Perfect StormIMDb rating 6.5
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Early training
Kimsey interned at the Burt Reynolds Celebrity Dinner Theater in Jupiter, Florida, after earning his theater degree from Florida State University.
First role
Kimsey relocated to New York, where he performed off-Broadway and appeared in several television commercials, then spent a year touring with Biloxi Blues.
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Worked with
Todd Kimsey made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Wolfgang PetersenDirector, 1 film, 2000
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All films by William Friedkin
Phillip J. RothDirector, 1 film, 2003
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Online
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