Person
David Rasche
Born 7 August 1944 81 years old St. Louis, Missouri, USA Who else is 81? → TMDB ↗
David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns. In television he is known for his main role as Karl Muller in the HBO drama series Succession, as well as recurring and guest performances in L.A. Law, Monk, The West Wing, Veep, and Ugly Betty.
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27age in their first credit on record (1971)
54years on screen and counting
8credits in 1999, their busiest year
112dated credits on record
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Movie credits
A Trace of Murder
as Patrick Kinsley
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Elderwood
Age: 78 Theater Camp
2023as Dr. Bill Rauch
Age: 78 About My Father
2023as William 'Bill' Collins XII
Age: 77 The Good House
2021as Scott
Age: 76 Paper Spiders
2021as Bill Hoffman
Age: 75 Swallow
2020as Michael Conrad
Age: 74 Father Figurine
2019as Larry Berman
Age: 70 Freedom
2014as Jefferson Monroe
Age: 69 Amira & Sam
2014as Jack
Age: 69 The Discoverers
2014as Cyrus Marshall
Age: 69 Kill Your Darlings
2013as Dean
Age: 68 Petunia
2013as Percy Petunia
Age: 68 The Big Wedding
2013as Barry O'Connor
Age: 68 The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
2013as Public Prosecutor Mr. Hills
Age: 67 Revenge for Jolly!
2012as Eichelberger
Age: 67 Men in Black 3
2012as Agent X
Age: 67 Remembrance
2011as Daniel Levine
Age: 65 Blue Eyes
2010as Marshall
Age: 64 In the Loop
2009as Linton Barwick
Age: 64 Peter and Vandy
2009as Alan
Age: 64 Crimes of the Past
2009as Thomas Sparrow
Age: 64 Burn After Reading
2008as CIA Officer
Age: 63 The Girl in the Park
2007as Doug
Age: 62 Flags of Our Fathers
2006as Senator
Age: 61 United 93
2006as Donald Freeman Greene
Age: 61 The Sentinel
2006as President Ballentine
Age: 60 The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
Age: 60 Final Approach
2005as Gen. Perkins
Age: 59 Off the Lip
2004as Dr. Martin Shutte
Age: 59 Exposed
2003as Warren Ward
Age: 58 Just Married
2003as Mr. McNerney
Age: 57 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002as Taylor Abbott
Age: 56 Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001as Elliot Chevron
Age: 55 The Big Tease
1999as Stig
Age: 55 Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999as Robert Sinclair
Age: 54 Friends & Lovers
1999as Richard 'Richie' Wickham
Age: 54 The Settlement
1999as Denny
Age: 54 Pros & Cons
1999as Jack Stanford
Age: 53 Tourist Trap
1998as Derek Early
Age: 52 That Old Feeling
1997as Alan
Age: 51 Pie in the Sky
1996as Amy's Dad
Age: 51 Out There
1995as Emmett Davis
Age: 51 Dead Weekend
1995as Payne
Age: 51 Magic in the Water
1995as Phillip, Patient #4
Age: 50 Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995as Ben Landry
Age: 50 Lieberman in Love
1995as M.C. at Luau
Age: 49 A Million to Juan
1994as Jeff
Age: 49 Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994as Alfred Raine
Age: 49 Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994as Chaz Frederick
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Age: 49 Partners
1993as "Grave Squad" Lawyer
Age: 49 Twenty Bucks
1993as Baker
Age: 48 Barbarians at the Gate
1993as Ted Forstmann
Age: 47 Bingo
1991as Hal Devlin
Age: 47 Delirious
1991as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
Age: 46 Silhouette
1990as Sheriff Kyle Lauder
Age: 46 Masters of Menace
1990as Buddy Wheeler
Age: 45 Wedding Band
1990as Sloane Vaughn
Age: 45 An Innocent Man
1989as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD
Age: 44 Wicked Stepmother
1989as Steve Fisher
Age: 44 Secret Witness
1988as Sandy
Age: 43 Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
1987as Cal McGinnis
Age: 43 Made in Heaven
1987as Donald Summer
Age: 42 Native Son
1986as Buckley
Age: 41 Cobra
1986as Dan
Age: 40 Code Name: Foxfire
1985as Sam Rawlings
Age: 39 Best Defense
1984as Jeff
Age: 39 The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984as Donald Catton
Age: 38 Special Bulletin
1983as David McKeeson
Age: 38 Hellfire
1983as Rev Howard Woode
Age: 37 Fighting Back
1982as Michael Taylor
Age: 37 Honky Tonk Freeway
1981as Eddie White
Age: 35 Just Tell Me What You Want
1980as Stopwatch Producer
Age: 35 Something Short of Paradise
1979as David Ritchie
Age: 34 Manhattan
1979as Television Actor #3
Age: 34 Sanctuary of Fear
1979as Jack Collins
Age: 33 An Unmarried Woman
1978as Man who says, "Hello" (uncredited)
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TV credits
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Roker on the Road
Age: 80 Dying for Sex
2025as Dr. Pankowitz
Age: 80 The Hunting Party
2025as Dr. Sidney Fairfax
Age: 79 Elsbeth
2024as Monsignor Frank
Age: 73 Succession
2018as Karl Muller
Age: 70 Impastor
2015as Alden Schmidt
Age: 70 Madam Secretary
2014as Ambassador Arlen Maxwell
Age: 69 Black Box
2014as Hunter Black
Age: 68 Inside Amy Schumer
2013as CEO
Age: 67 Veep
2012as Jim Marwood
Age: 65 Bored to Death
2009as Bernard
Age: 62 Ugly Betty
2006as Calvin Hartley
Age: 61 The Book of Daniel
2006
Age: 59 Las Vegas
2003as Tim Valentine
Age: 57 She Spies
2002as Norton Andrews
Age: 57 Monk
2002as Nick Patterson
Age: 56 DAG
2000as President Whitman
Age: 55 Malcolm in the Middle
2000as Lawyer
Age: 55 The West Wing
1999as Carl Everett
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Age: 55 Grown Ups
1999as Walter
Age: 54 Providence
1999as Doc Croc
Age: 52 Just Shoot Me!
1997as Michael Tenzer
Age: 52 Suddenly Susan
1996as Evan
Age: 51 High Society
1995as Peter Thomas
Age: 50 Signs and Wonders
1995as Brother Nahum
Age: 49 Duckman
1994as Baron Von Dillweed (voice)
Age: 49 Burke's Law
1994as John Ramsey
Age: 47 Nurses
1991as Jack Trenton
Age: 46 Law & Order
1990as Joe Delaney
Age: 44 Empty Nest
1988as Jack Trenton
Age: 42 Sledge Hammer!
1986as Sledge Hammer
Age: 42 L.A. Law
1986as David McCoy
Age: 40 Sara
1985
Age: 40 Miami Vice
1984as Surf
Age: 39 Kate & Allie
1984
Age: 34 Mrs. Columbo
1979
Age: 32 The Andros Targets
1977as Smitty
Age: 27 Columbo
1971as Patrick Kinsley