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name: "Robert Wisdom"
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born: "14 September 1953"
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# Robert Wisdom

Actor. Born 14 September 1953 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 September 1953, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- **Active:** 1997–2012
- **Also known as:** Bob Wisdom, Robert Ray Wisdom, روبرت ويسدم

## Biography

Robert Wisdom is an American actor born on 14 September 1953 in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in history and economics, and worked as a producer for NPR's All Things Considered before beginning his acting career in London theatre in the 1980s.

He returned to the United States in the early 1990s and made his screen debut in the mid-1990s. Wisdom is known for his roles as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin in the HBO series *The Wire* (2003–2008), Norman 'Lechero' St. John in *Prison Break* (2007–2008), Uriel in *Supernatural* (2008–2009), and Jim Moss in *Barry* (2018–2023). His film credits include Tito Biondi in *Face/Off* (1997), a part in *Ray* (2004), and Harold Conway in *Vacation Friends* (2021). He also had a recurring role as Coleman Carlisle in the ABC series *Nashville* (2012–2013).

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Dark Knight Rises* (2012), Fi1m 74, as Army Captain at Bridge — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight-rises.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Face/Off* (1997), Fi1m 84, as Tito Biondi — [page](https://film.one/film/face-off.md)

## Also known for

- *Supernatural* (2005), Uriel
- *Prison Break* (2005), Norman "Lechero" St. John
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), McCracken
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Father Theo Burdett
- *Chicago P.D.* (2014), Ron Perry
- *NCIS* (2003), Gene Halsey
- *Freedom Writers* (2007), Dr. Carl Cohn
- *Ray* (2004), Jack Lauderdale

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