Matt McCoy (actor)
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Born | May 20, 1958 Austin, Texas |
Matt McCoy (born May 20, 1958) is an American actor.
McCoy was born in Austin, Texas. Since starring as Sgt. Nick Lassard in two Police Academy films, his motion picture credits have included the Curtis Hanson films The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) and L.A. Confidential (1997), as well as the action comedy National Security (2003) alongside Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn. McCoy has also worked regularly on television; his credits include Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Golden Girls, The Nanny, L.A. Law, Melrose Place, NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Six Feet Under, The West Wing, Carnivàle, CSI: NY and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. McCoy also played Lloyd Braun in two episodes of Seinfeld (the character was played in a previous episode by Peter Keleghan).
McCoy has appeared in three Bigfoot-themed movies: Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter (1994), Little Bigfoot (1997) and Abominable (2006). Coincidentally, when McCoy guest-starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Price", it was alongside Kevin Peter Hall, who played Bigfoot in the 1987 movie Harry and the Hendersons.
McCoy also narrated a 1997 Mount St. Helens documentary titled "Fire Mountain: The Eruption and Rebirth of Mt. St. Helens." McCoy worked as a waiter at the U N Plaza hotel in NYC. Ken Zrubek was the maitre d' at that time.
James Stewart is a role model of his.[1] They were born on the same day.
[edit] External links
- Matt McCoy at the Internet Movie Database
- Matt McCoy article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Bio for Matt McCoy on MSN Movies
- Interview with Boxtop