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Bradley Whitford
2 FOLLOWERS • 73 CREDITS • OCT 10, 1959 • 64
Biography
Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing, as Danny Tripp on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, as Dan Stark in the Fox police buddy-comedy The Good Guys, as Red John in the CBS series The Mentalist, and as antagonist Eric Gordon in the film Billy Madison.
Whitford has been nominated for three consecutive Emmy Awards from 2001-2003 for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" for his role on The West Wing, winning the award in 2001. This role has also garnered him three consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role".
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Known For
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Mentalist
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Frasier
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Saturday Night Live
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Law & Order: LA
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Parks and Recreation
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MADtv
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Colbert Report
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Drunk History
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The Wonder Years
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Mom
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Malcolm in the Middle
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The Equalizer
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Shameless
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Monk
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
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Marvel Studios Legends
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Transparent
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Chicago Justice
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Infinity Train
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Touched by an Angel
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ER
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Who Do You Think You Are?
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What If...?
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Tracey Takes On...
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Flack
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Go On
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The X-Files
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Parish
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Philadelphia
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The Call of the Wild
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Transparent: Musicale Finale
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Awakenings
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The Darkest Minds
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RoboCop 3
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Bicentennial Man
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The Handmaid's Tale
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An American Crime
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Adventures in Babysitting
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tick, tick... BOOM!
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Saving Mr. Banks
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The West Wing
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The Cabin in the Woods
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The Post
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Scent of a Woman
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters
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All the Way
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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Sergio
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Death by Lightning
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Unicorn Store
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Megan Leavey
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Songbird
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HAPPYish
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Get Out
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
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Little Manhattan
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Nothing But the Truth
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Billy Madison
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Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
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Black Tie Affair
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Perfect Harmony
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