David Rasche (born August 7, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor. He started in theatre, but also has appeared on numerous movies and television series. He became a member of the Chicago Second City, after John Belushi moved on to Saturday Night Live. His most famous role by far, is the title role in the late 1980s series Sledge Hammer! (1986-88). Rasche's inimitable performance as a violent and chauvinistic cop earned him rave reviews and the series is considered a cult classic. A few years earlier, an almost unrecognizable Rasche played a nuclear terrorist in the groundbreaking 1983 TV movie, Special Bulletin. August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Official website: http://stlouis. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... It has been suggested that Drama (art form) be merged into this article or section. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... The Second City is a long-running improvisational comedy troupe based in the Old Town area of Chicago, Illinois, with offshoot troupes in other cities, most notably Toronto. ... John Belushi as Bluto in Animal House John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American actor and comedian most notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoons Animal House, and The Blues Brothers. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Sledge Hammer! was a satirical police sitcom that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Special Bulletin was a American made-for-TV movie first broadcast in 1983. ...

He had a minor role as a photographer in the movie Cobra (film) alongside Brigitte Nielsen. He also starred in the early 90's sit-com Nurses. Cobra is a 1986 action movie directed by George Pan Cosmatos. ... Brigitte Nielsen (born July 15, 1963 in Rødovre, Denmark as Gitte Nielsen) is a Danish actress who became very popular in 1980s B-movies, most notably as the titular character in Red Sonja, due to her stature (she stands at 6 ft 1 in, or 185 cm, tall) and... Nurses is a television sitcom that ran on NBC from 1991 to 1994. ...

David Rasche has a scholarly background (graduate degree from the University of Chicago) and also worked as a teacher and writer before going into showbusiness full-time. He even appeared on a PBS special. The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ...

In addition to his work as a screen actor, Rasche can also be heard as Captain Piett in the NPR radio adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back. Admiral Firmus Piett (39 BBY–4 ABY) is a character from the Star Wars universe. ... NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ... An expanded radio dramatization of the original Star Wars trilogy was produced in 1981, 1983, and 1996. ...

Rasche will play the President in the 2006 film The Sentinel. He also portrays the late Donald Greene, one of the heroic passengers of doomed flight 93, in Paul Greengrass' controversial 9/11 film "United 93." Sentinel is a person or thing that keeps guard of a place. ... The date that commonly refers to the attacks on United States citizens on September 11, 2001 (see the September 11, 2001 Attacks). ... United 93 is a critically acclaimed 2006 docudrama written and directed by Paul Greengrass that chronicles events aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked during the September 11, 2001 attacks. ...

External links

• David Rasche at The Internet Movie Database