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name: "John Dossett"
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born: "15 April 1958"
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# John Dossett

Actor. Born 15 April 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 April 1958, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- **Active:** 2008–2013

## Biography

John Dossett is an American actor and singer. Born on 15 April 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky, he attended Mount Pleasant High School in Wilmington, Delaware, where he appeared in student productions and worked on the school radio station.

Dossett made his Broadway debut in 1979 in the musical *The King of Schnorrers*. He joined the cast of *Fifth of July* in 1982 and was a member of the off-Broadway Circle Repertory Company from 1980 to 1994. He later appeared in the musicals *Ragtime* (1998) and the 2003 revival of *Gypsy* opposite Bernadette Peters, earning Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for the latter. His film credits include *Longtime Companion* (1990). On television he has appeared in series including *John Adams* (2008) as Benjamin Rush, *Suits* (2011), *The Americans* (2013) and *Elementary* (2012).

Dossett is married to actress Michele Pawk.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, as Kurt Schultz — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *John Adams* (2008), Fi1m 81, as Benjamin Rush — [page](https://film.one/tv/john-adams.md)

## Also known for

- *Suits* (2011), Mr. Dockery
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Dr. Paul Trainer, Tom Dayton
- *Man on a Ledge* (2012), Ted Henry
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), Jack Roth
- *Sex and the City* (1998), Don
- *Elementary* (2012), Treadwell
- *New Amsterdam* (2018), Stan Lacky
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Father McMurray

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