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name: "John Beasley"
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born: "26 June 1943"
died: "30 May 2023"
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updated: "2026-09-17T16:49:26.870639+00:00"
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# John Beasley

Actor. Born 26 June 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Died 30 May 2023.

## Details

- **Born:** 26 June 1943, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- **Died:** 30 May 2023
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beasley_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q523278, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0064040/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/38571

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Mandalorian*](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md) (76)

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## Biography

John Beasley (26 June 1943 – 30 May 2023) was an American actor. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he worked for the Union Pacific Railroad before beginning his acting career in his mid-forties. He appeared in guest roles on television from the early 1990s and established the John Beasley Theater & Workshop in Omaha to promote live theatre.

Beasley is known for his role as Irv Harper in the series *Everwood* (2002–2006) and for film parts including the school-bus driver in *Rudy* (1993), Reverend Charles Blackwell in *The Apostle* (1997), General Lasseter in *The Sum of All Fears* (2002), Chris Vaughn Sr. in *Walking Tall* (2004), Papa Rico in *The Purge: Anarchy* (2014) and Father Rodriguez in *Sinister 2* (2015). He played the Bartender in the first episode of *The Mandalorian* (2019) and appeared in series such as *The Soul Man* (2012–2016) and *Your Honor* (2020).

He continued working until 2022 and received two nominations for his television performances.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Mandalorian* (2019), Fi1m 76, as Bartender — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *It Snows All the Time* (2022), as Mr. Stewart
- *Firestarter* (2022), as Irv Manders
- *Stoker Hills* (2022), as Dr. Jonathan Brooks
- *Your Honor* (2020), series, as Elijah Davies
- *Spell* (2020), as Earl
- *Cowboys* (2020), as Ben
- *The Turkey Bowl* (2019), as Judge Tibbins
- *The Mandalorian* (2019), series, as Bartender — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)
- *The Resident* (2018), series, as Mortimer Rosenthal
- *The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks* (2017), as Cliff
- *Shots Fired* (2017), series, as Mr. Dabney (uncredited)
- *Sinister 2* (2015), as Father Rodriguez
- *I'll See You in My Dreams* (2015), as Mike (uncredited)
- *The Purge: Anarchy* (2014), as Papa Rico
- *Before the Dawn* (2014), series, as Abe
- *Haunted Maze* (2013), as Detective Edwards
- *The Soul Man* (2012), series, as Barton Ballentine
- *Harry's Law* (2011), series, as Ronald Winston
- *For Love of Amy* (2009), as Mr. Tate
- *Chasing a Dream* (2009), as Peter Boscow
- *Boston Legal* (2004), series, as Detective Walter McKay — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Walking Tall* (2004), as Chris Vaughn Sr.
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Daryl Hardy
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Henry Dawson
- *Everwood* (2002), series, as Irv Harper
- *The Sum of All Fears* (2002), as General Lasseter
- *The Journeyman* (2001), as Cleofas
- *The Gift* (2000), as Albert Hawkins
- *The Moving of Sophia Myles* (2000), as Nathaniel Myles
- *Lost Souls* (2000), as Det. Mike Smythe
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Charles Moore
- *The Operator* (2000), as Reverend James
- *Freedom Song* (2000), as Jonah Summer
- *Crazy in Alabama* (1999), as Nehemiah Jackson
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, as Judge Henry Bromell
- *ATF* (1999), as Secretary Robert Edwards
- *The General's Daughter* (1999), as Colonel Dr. Donald Slesinger
- *Overnight Delivery* (1998), as Baker
- *The Apostle* (1997), as Brother Blackwell
- *EZ Streets* (1996), series, Acting
- *Millennium* (1996), series, as James Edward Hollis
- *Early Edition* (1996), series, as Captain Leon Haines
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Janitor at NuGenesis
- *To Sir, with Love II* (1996), as Greg Emory
- *The Cure* (1995), as Skipper #2
- *Losing Isaiah* (1995), as Garbage Man
- *Little Big League* (1994), as Roberts
- *Rudy* (1993), as Coach Warren
- *Laurel Avenue* (1993), series, as Mr. Coleman
- *Untamed Heart* (1993), as Cook
- *Angel Street* (1992), series, as Dwayne King
- *V.I. Warshawski* (1991), as Ernie
- *Lucky Day* (1991), as Bo

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