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name: "John Larroquette"
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born: "25 November 1947"
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# John Larroquette

Actor. Born 25 November 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 November 1947, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- **Active:** 1974–2007
- **Also known as:** John Edgar Bernard Larroquette Jr., John Bernard Larroquette, 約翰・拉羅克特

## Biography

John Larroquette is an American actor. Born on 25 November 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana, he began his career providing the narration for *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974). He had early television roles including on the series *Baa Baa Black Sheep* (1976–1978).

Larroquette is best known for playing Assistant District Attorney Dan Fielding on the sitcom *Night Court* (1984–1992; 2023–2025), a role that earned him four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He later starred in *The John Larroquette Show* (1993–1996) and won a fifth Emmy for a guest appearance on *The Practice*.

His other notable television work includes Carl Sack on *Boston Legal* (2004–2008), a recurring role on *The Librarians* (2014–2018), and appearances in *House*, *Parks and Recreation* and *White Collar*. He has also narrated several *Texas Chainsaw Massacre* films and appeared in features such as *Stripes* (1981) and *Ri¢hie Ri¢h* (1994).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Chuck* (2007), Fi1m 73, as Roan Montgomery — [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, as Carl Sack — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974), Fi1m 87, as Narrator (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Randall Carver
- *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre* (2003), Narrator (voice)
- *Ri¢hie Ri¢h* (1994), Van Dough
- *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning* (2006), Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Frank
- *Texas Chainsaw Massacre* (2022), Narrator (voice)
- *White Collar* (2009), Donovan
- *Star Trek III: The Search for Spock* (1984), Maltz

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