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Von Dohlen’s first television role was a bit part in [[NBC]]’s [[Emmy]]-award-winning ”Kent State” (1981).{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lenny-von-dohlen/3000453570/|title=Lenny Von Dohlen|website=TVGuide.com}} He is well-known for portraying agoraphobic orchid lover [[Harold Smith (Twin Peaks)|Harold Smith]] in [[David Lynch]] and [[Mark Frost]]’s 1990 TV series ”[[Twin Peaks]]”. In 2010, for its homage to ”Twin Peaks”, Von Dohlen appeared in [[USA Network]]’s show ”[[Psych]]” in the episode ”Dual Spires”, playing Sheriff Andrew Jackson joining a cast reunion including [[Sheryl Lee]].{{Cite web |last=Ivie |first=Devon |title=The Story Behind Psych’s Perfect Tribute to Twin Peaks |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/05/psych-twin-peaks-dual-spires-james-roday.html |access-date=July 8, 2022 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}} |
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Others television roles include ”Don’t Touch”, directed by Beau Bridges; ”[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]”; ”Tales From the Darkside”; ”[[Miami Vice]]”; ”[[thirtysomething]]” (1987); ”The Lazarus Man” (playing [[John Wilkes Booth]]), ”[[Picket Fences]]” (playing the gay brother of [[Marlee Matlin]]’s character (1992)); as the diabolical Mr. Cox in a recurring role on ”[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]” (1999); ”[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]” (1996); and ”[[Chicago Hope]]” (1999). He appeared in the ”Masterpiece Theatre” presentation of [[Eudora Welty]]’s ”The Ponder Heart” (2000) on PBS.{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Patricia |date=October 14, 2001 |title=”THE PONDER HEART” |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/2001/10/14/the-ponder-heart/0914e2b1-7438-44c4-9243-8ebd50860228/ |access-date=July 8, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}} |
Others television roles include ”Don’t Touch”, directed by Beau Bridges; ”[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]”; ”Tales From the Darkside”; ”[[Miami Vice]]”; ”[[thirtysomething]]” (1987); ”The Lazarus Man” (playing [[John Wilkes Booth]]), ”[[Picket Fences]]” (playing the gay brother of [[Marlee Matlin]]’s character (1992)); as the diabolical Mr. Cox in a recurring role on ”[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]” (1999); ”[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]” (1996); and ”[[Chicago Hope]]” (1999). He appeared in the ”Masterpiece Theatre” presentation of [[Eudora Welty]]’s ”The Ponder Heart” (2000) on PBS.{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Patricia |date=October 14, 2001 |title=”THE PONDER HEART” |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/2001/10/14/the-ponder-heart/0914e2b1-7438-44c4-9243-8ebd50860228/ |access-date=July 8, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}} |
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American actor (1958–2022)
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Lenny Von Dohlen |
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Leonard Harold Von Dohlen IV[1]
December 22, 1958 |
| Died | July 5, 2022 (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–2022 |
| Children | 1 |
Leonard Harold Von Dohlen IV[2] (December 22, 1958 – July 5, 2022) was an American television, film, and stage actor.[3][4][5] With a 40-year career that primarily featured work in independent films and guest appearances on numerous prominent series, he was probably best known for his performance as architect Miles Harding in the film Electric Dreams (1984),[6] the title role as a steelworker’s son opposite Karl Malden in Billy Galvin (1986), and as the orchid-loving agoraphobe Harold Smith in the television series Twin Peaks and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.[7]
Early years[edit]
Von Dohlen was born on December 22, 1958, in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in Goliad, a small town in south Texas.[4][8] He had German ancestry from his paternal grandfather and French Cajun ancestry from his maternal grandfather. As a child he…