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name: "R. D. Call"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/r-d-call"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 February 1950"
died: "27 February 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-19T08:35:19.653834+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# R. D. Call

Actor. Born 16 February 1950 in Ogden, Utah, USA. Died 27 February 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 February 1950, Ogden, Utah, USA
- **Died:** 27 February 2020
- **Active:** 1995–2007
- **Also known as:** RD Call, R.D. Call, Roy Dana Call
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 61 (1), 2000s 71 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 60 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 2, Drama 2, Action 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $456m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._D._Call, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16144824, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0130107/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/49832

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Waterworld*](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md) (61)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

R. D. Call was an American film, television and stage actor. Born Roy Dana Call on 16 February 1950 in Ogden, Utah, he trained at Lee Strasberg’s acting school after moving to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s. His screen career began with guest roles on series such as Barnaby Jones and Trapper John, M.D.

He appeared in numerous films, including Walter Hill’s 48 Hrs. (1982) and Brewster’s Millions (1985), and worked repeatedly with Sean Penn on titles such as At Close Range (1986), Colors (1988), State of Grace (1990), I Am Sam (2001), Babel (2006) and Into the Wild (2007). Other credits include Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Waterworld (1995) as the Enforcer, Murder by Numbers (2002) and Last Man Standing (1996). Call also featured in episodes of The X-Files and Burn Notice. He died on 27 February 2020 in Layton, Utah, aged 70.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Into the Wild* (2007), Fi1m 78, as Bull — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *Babel* (2006), Fi1m 64, as FBI Interrogation Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/babel.md)
- *Waterworld* (1995), Fi1m 61, as Enforcer — [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *Not a Stranger* (2018), as Sergeant Fitzgerald
- *Code of Honor* (2016), as Mayor Randolf
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Mickey Barbozz
- *Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi* (2008), as Coach Joe
- *Into the Wild* (2007), as Bull — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-wild.md)
- *Burn Notice* (2007), series, as Brian Quinn
- *The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided* (2006), as Boggs
- *Babel* (2006), as FBI Interrogation Officer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/babel.md)
- *Dark Heart* (2006), as Finn
- *The Work and the Glory II: American Zion* (2005), as Boggs
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Sheriff Pierce
- *Murder by Numbers* (2002), as Rod Cody
- *I Am Sam* (2001), as Cop at Park
- *The Weight of Water* (2001), as Coast Guard Officer
- *Family Law* (1999), series, as Sergeant Rodriguez
- *Logan's War: Bound by Honor* (1998), as Albert Talgorno
- *Malaika* (1998), as Jack Grant
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Detective Allan Morrison
- *EZ Streets* (1996), series, as Michael 'Fivers' Dugan
- *Last Man Standing* (1996), as Jack McCool
- *Waterworld* (1995), as Enforcer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *Jack Reed: Badge of Honor* (1993), Actor
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Eddie Wallace
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Sheriff Maurice Daniels — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Dave Kilmer, Stan Gorman
- *Other People's Money* (1991), as Arthur
- *Golden Years* (1991), as Jude Andrews
- *Golden Years* (1991), series, as Jude Andrews
- *State of Grace* (1990), as Nicholson
- *Young Guns II* (1990), as D.A. Rynerson
- *Born on the Fourth of July* (1989), as Chaplain - Vietnam
- *L.A. Takedown* (1989), as Harry Dieter
- *Unconquered* (1989), as Floyd Petrie
- *War Party* (1988), as Posse Member
- *Judgment in Berlin* (1988), Actor
- *Colors* (1988), as Rusty Baines
- *No Man's Land* (1987), as Frank Martin
- *Timestalkers* (1987), as Bart
- *At Close Range* (1986), as Dickie
- *Brewster's Millions* (1985), as Courtroom Guard
- *V* (1984), series, as Visitor Messenger
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Joseph Kempinsky
- *48 Hrs.* (1982), as Duty Sergeant
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, Actor

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