V: The Series
Jeff Yagher
Biographical Information
Jeff Yagher was born January 18, 1962 in Lawrence,
Kansas. He graduated from Ohio State University and then attended
the prestigious Yale School of Drama, where he appeared in productions
of "The Vultures", "We Can't Pay, We Won't Play", and "Las Madres".
The winner of the 1986 Dramalogue Award for Best Performance for "A Fine
Summer Night", Jeff is a veteran of theatre, film, and television.
He is also a sculptor who creates miniatures for movie special effects.
Jeff also sculpts models, and is one of the most renowned names in that
field. His works have been sold independently, for the Janus
model kit company, and for various other companies. Jeff's
brother is special effects expert and director Kevin Yagher, who is married
to "7th's Heaven"'s Catherine Hicks. Jeff's hobbies
include rock climbing, playing billiards, and racquetball. He is
currently dating actress Megan Gallagher.
Click here for a look at Jeff's
work currently being released by the Janus Company, as well as a link to
the company website.
Filmography
Theatrical Releases
|
1987
|
Movie: |
"Big Bad Mama II" |
|
Character: |
Jordan Crawford |
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Costars: |
Angie Dickinson, Robert Culp, Danielle Brisebois |
|
GMR Rating: |
1 1/2 out of 4 |
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VMG Rating and Review: |
Turkey. "A shabby sequel to a so-so
movie." |
|
My Comments: |
OK, so this is a B-movie with the usual B-movie problems -- bad
dialogue, cheezy fight scenes, gratuitous nudity and violence. But
if you are a Jeff Yagher fan, it's a must see. Not only is he actually
in the entire movie, but it's also pretty fun to watch. I
won't say anymore because if I do, it'll just be drooling. :) |
|
Your Comments: |
None so far. |
|
1989
|
Movie: |
"Shag: The Movie" |
|
Character: |
Jimmy Valentine |
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Costars: |
Phoebe Cates, Annabeth Gish, Bridget Fonda |
|
GMR Rating: |
3 out of 4 |
|
VMG Rating and Review: |
3 1/2 out of 5. "This appealing film
didn't get a fair shake on the big screen, which
was surprising, considering the delightful cast and valid performances.
It's set in Myrtle Beach, SC circa
1963, and chronicles a last fling by a covey of Southern belles before
their society debut takes them away
from the realities of their age. The title, incidentally, connotes
a popular dance style." |
|
My Comments: |
An enjoyable film, mostly because of the great
performances by the leads. The film focuses
on Phoebe Cates uptight 'Carson', when I felt more time should have been
spent on Annabeth Gish's insecure "Pudge"
and Bridget Fonda's wild spirited 'Melaina'. Jeff plays a cocky
teen idol whom Fonda uses as a stepping
stone to a Hollywood career. Well worth checking out. |
|
Your Comments: |
None so far. |
|
1991
|
Movie: |
"No Secrets" |
|
Character: |
Michael |
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Costars: |
Adam Coleman Howard, Amy Locane |
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GMR Rating: |
1 1/2 out of 4 |
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VMG Rating and Review: |
Turkey. "Silly teen fantasy features
three wealthy girls vacationing at a
remote ranch. When a psychotic drifter joins them, each girl finds his
antisocial behaviour irresistible.
Senseless time waster." |
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My Comments: |
Well, I wouldn't say it's quite a 'turkey',
but it definitely stretches plausibility to the extreme. The girls,
the oldest looking high-school students I've seen outside of Beverly
Hills, 90210, are your stereotypical Hollywood inventions: a shy 'plain
Jane', an extroverted tease, and a 'rebel'. Their fascination with
the stranger at their cabin cannot be explained. Jeff
has a small role as the brother of one of the girls. (He looks marvellous,
by the way). <g> |
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Your Comments: |
None so far. |
|
1991
|
Movie: |
"Lower Level" |
|
Character: |
Craig |
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Costars: |
David Bradley, Elizabeth Gracen |
|
GMR Rating: |
1 out of 4 |
|
VMG Rating and Review: |
3 out of 5. "A psychotic security guard
manipulates elevators, doors, and alarms to
set up the perfect date with his object of obsession. Surprisingly
watchable." |
|
My Comments: |
Once you get past the first twenty minutes,
this is an excellent film. If this were the usual Hollywood
schlock, the heroine would have to wait for the hero to save her.
No need here - this heroine is well able to take care of herself.
Jeff plays the heroine's boyfriend - who does his best to help out when
not being beaten by the bad guy.
Run to the video store and rent this film!! |
|
Your Comments: |
None so far. |
|
1996
|
Movie: |
"My Fellow Americans" |
|
Character: |
Secret Service Agent Ralph Fleming / "Dorothy" |
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Costars: |
Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Lauren Bacall |
|
GMR/VMG Rating and Review: |
Not Listed |
|
My Comments: |
When a former President (Jack Lemmon) is framed
for taking a kickback, another former Prez
comes to his aid, even though they have been bitter enemies for 30 years.
Amusing film filled with endless one-liners
and put-downs. Yagher plays a Secret Service agent whom the Presidents
meet at a Gay Pride parade, while he
is marching in an 'All Dorothy Band" - that's the Wizard of Oz's
'Dorothy'! Worth the rental just
to hear Lemmon and Garner's lyrics to 'Hail to the Chief'. |
|
Your Comments: |
I couldn’t believe the first time I saw it that that was Jeff Yagher
in a dress!!!! Worth seeing the film just for that!!! The film tells the
tale about two ex-presidents who start off hating each other and over a
series of adventures come to be tenuous friends. Jeff is brilliant
as the gay-Dorothy look-alike and even though he isn’t in the film for
long it’s an absolute hoot seeing him. Thanks to David
for the review! |
|
1998
|
Movie: |
"The Pandora Project" |
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Character: |
Unknown |
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Costars: |
Daniel Baldwin, Richard Tyson, Erika Eleniak |
|
My Comments: |
This is a pretty sad excuse for an action flick.
Richard Tyson does a nice over-the-top bad guy; Daniel Baldwin mostly just
looks tired. Jeff has a very brief role as Erika's flamboyantly gay
director at a TV news station. |
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Your Comments: |
None so far. |
Made For Television Movies
|
1986
|
Movie: |
"Agatha Christie's 'Dead Mans Folly'" |
|
Character: |
Eddie South |
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Costars: |
Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Nicolette Sheridan |
|
GMR/VMG Rating and Review: |
Not Listed |
|
My Comments: |
Haven't seen it. |
|
Your Comments: |
It was an excellent modernization of the Agatha
Christie novel. As I recall, Jeff's character was a bit of a golddigger,
visiting his wealthy cousin when a murder takes place. Naturally
all the characters are suspects, but the cousin points the finger at Jeff.
Decent movie and good acting by Jeff. Thanks to Sherry
for the review! |
|
1989
|
Movie: |
"Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man
and the Bionic Woman" |
|
Character: |
Jim Goldman |
|
Costars: |
Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Sandra Bullock |
|
GMR/VMG Rating and Review: |
Not Listed |
|
My Comments: |
OK, I admit it ... the only reason
I watched this was for Jeff Yagher. A pre-stardom Sandra
Bullock played a new generation of Bionic person (she was in a wheelchair
as I recall) and Jeff was Oscar Goldman's
relative (son? nephew?). I remember that Jeff looked great
- but I can't remember anything of
the plot! |
|
Your Comments: |
David
says: This
film makes me squirm every time I see it !!! I feel extremely sorry for
all involved in this film especially Jeff and the very young Sandra Bullock.
Basically Sandra plays a young paraplegic girl who is given the chance
to be a new OSI operative. She, along with the original ‘Six Million
Dollar Man’, Lee Majors and ‘The Bionic Woman’, Lindsay Wagner, uncover
a plot at the Olympics. Jeff Yagher plays Sandra’s ‘would be’ boy
friend who, in the course of the film, pretends to be a paraplegic himself
so he can help uncover the plot. The film is quite entertaining,
I suppose, it’s just so embarrassing to watch some very accomplished actors
having to read such an awful script. Thank god they weren’t put through
the agony of the sequels!!!! |
|
1993
|
Movie: |
"Mother of the Bride" |
|
Character: |
Unknown |
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Costars: |
Rue McClanahan, Kristy McNicol, Anne Bobby |
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GMR/VMG Rating and Review: |
Not Listed |
|
My Comments: |
Haven't seen it. |
|
|
Your Comments: |
Nina
says: The Mother of the Bride focused on one of the daughter's
getting married and the 2 sub plots were the death of the father/first
husband and Kristy MacNicol's character - the ex-nun, having her first
relationship with Jeff Yagher. He plays a motorcycle tough (with
about a day's worth of stubble that looks weird on his baby cute face)
who romances Kristy MacNicol. They were a side-storyline. |
|
1994
|
Movie: |
"One of Her Own" |
|
Character: |
Officer Heller |
|
Costars: |
Lori Loughlin, Greg Evigan |
|
GMR/VMG Rating and Review: |
Not Listed |
|
My Comments: |
Above average TV Movie - Lori Loughlin plays
a rookie cop who is raped by a fellow officer (Evigan). At first she does
not report the incident, and when she does, no one believes her.
Generally predictable but very well acted - Evigan portrays
a convincing slimeball (hey, who remembers him from "BJ
and the Bear"?!). |
|
Your Comments: |
None so far. |
|
1994
|
Movie: |
"Madonna: Innocence Lost" |
|
Character: |
Paul |
|
Costars: |
Terumi Matthews, Wendie Malick, Diana Leblanc |
|
GMR Rating: |
1 1/2 out of 4 |
|
VMG Rating and Review: |
2 out of 5. "So-so telling of the phenomenally
successful pop star's life features a
dead on performance by Terumi Matthews as Madonna but is sabotaged by a
hokey script and cliched dialogue." |
|
My Comments: |
The VMG rating above is pretty well spot-on. Terumi Matthews
does a great job as Madonna, conniving and sleeping her way to success.
Jeff plays one of the many men (and women) whom Madonna manipulates to
get to the top. He appears in the middle third of the movie, and
is quite convincing. For those that are keeping score, he looks fab
in this one too. |
|
Your Comments: |
None so far |
|
1995
|
Movie: |
"Columbo: Strange Bedfellows" |
|
Character: |
Teddy McVeigh |
|
Costars: |
Peter Falk |
|
GMR/VMG Rating and Review: |
Not Listed |
|
My Comments: |
Haven't seen it. |
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Your Comments: |
None so far |
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1996
|
Movie: |
"A Kidnapping in the Family" |
|
Character: |
Unknown |
|
Costars: |
Tracey Gold, Kate Jackson |
|
GMR/VMG Rating and Review: |
Not Listed |
|
My Comments: |
Far superior to most TV movies. Tracey
Gold is a fast living teen with a young son --
when Jackson criticizes her once too often, Gold takes her son and moves
out. She makes a play for Yagher
initially only to provide herself and her son with stability, but ends
up falling in love with him.
When Jackson realizes that she cannot control Gold and the boy any longer,
she concocts an elaborate scheme involving
her daughter in a Satanic cult. When this fails, she kidnaps the
boy. |
|
Your Comments: |
None so far |
|
1998
|
Movie: |
"A Wing and A Prayer" |
|
Character: |
Jack Lowe |
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Costars: |
Claudia Christian |
|
My Comments: |
Haven't seen it. |
|
Your Comments: |
None so far |
TV Series - Regular Roles
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1988
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TV Show: |
"Big City" |
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Character: |
Scott Cooper |
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Costars: |
Unknown |
|
# of Episodes: |
Unknown |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1992
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TV Show: |
"Room For Two" |
|
Character: |
Keith Wyman |
|
Costars: |
Andrew Prine, Linda Lavin, John Putch, Patricia Heaton |
|
# of Episodes: |
24 + 1 unaired (Aired March 24, 1992 to July 06, 1993) |
|
Comments: |
Josh
sent in this review: I never liked the original boyfriend, and loved
the chemistry Keith brought to the show. It was one of his better
hair shows. He was totally arrogant, but with a reason... he knew
everyone in the music biz, and women were always trying to use him to get
to them. The original stars of the show were Linda Lavin and Patricia
Heaton (Jill). Jill, of course, hated Keith when he just took what
he wanted, including her. She fought him off, until she found out
it was all an act, and that he gave a lot of his money to charities.
After their final fight together, they started kissing, and the next shot
was of a barechested Keith in bed with Jill the next morning. Unfortunately,
that was the end of the series. |
|
1995
|
TV Show: |
"Live Shot" |
|
Character: |
Alex Rydell |
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Costars: |
Cheryl Pollack, Bruce McGill, David Birney |
|
# of Episodes: |
13 (Aired August 29, 1995 to November 28, 1995) |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
TV Series - Guest Appearances
|
1985
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TV Show: |
"Magnum P.I." |
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Character: |
Unknown |
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Episode Name: |
"Blood & Honour" |
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Stars of Show: |
Tom Selleck |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1986
|
TV Show: |
"The Twilight Zone" |
|
Character: |
Gary Pikner (Elvis impersonator)/Elvis Presley |
|
Episode Name: |
"The Once and Future King" |
|
Stars of Show: |
None; this was an anthology series. His costar in this episode
was Lisa Jane Persky. |
|
Comments: |
Wow! I was impressed.
Not only is this virtually a half-hour of pure Jeff, he also does a fabulous
job at portraying Elvis. The plot revolves around an Elvis impersonator
who hates the 'Vegas sell-out' that Elvis became. When he is sent
back in time, he accidentally kills Elvis and takes his place as The King.
Very well acted. Many many thanks to Nina
for sending me her copy of the show! |
|
1987
|
TV Show: |
"Murder, She Wrote" |
|
Character: |
Deputy Wayne Begler |
|
Episode Name: |
"The Cemetery Vote" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Angela Lansbury |
|
Comments: |
Jeff has a fairly small role as the corrupt
Sheriff's lackey. He loses points for the short 'do, but gains multiple
cheeze points for having a bedroom scene with Charlene Tilton! |
|
1988
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TV Show: |
"Newhart" |
|
Character: |
Stoney |
|
Episode Name: |
"Goonstruck" |
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Stars of Show: |
Bob Newhart, Mary Frann, Julia Duffy |
|
Comments: |
Jeff played a handsome repairman at the inn, who got Julia Duffy's
blue-blood boiling! |
|
1989
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TV Show: |
"Freddy's Nightmares" |
|
Character: |
Rick Rake |
|
Episode Name: |
"Silence is Golden" |
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Stars of Show: |
None; this was an anthology series |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1990
|
TV Show: |
"Murder, She Wrote" |
|
Character: |
Scott Fielding |
|
Episode Name: |
"The Big Show of 1965" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Angela Lansbury |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1991
|
TV Show: |
"Tales From The Crypt" |
|
Character: |
Enoch |
|
Episode Name: |
"Lower Berth" |
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Stars of Show: |
None; this was an anthology series |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1992
|
TV Show: |
"Civil Wars" |
|
Character: |
Unknown |
|
Episode Name: |
"Honisit Qui Maly Pensa" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Debi Mazar, Peter Onorati |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1993
|
TV Show: |
"Doogie Howser, M.D." |
|
Character: |
Nathan Gage |
|
Episode Name: |
"You've Come a Long Way, Babysitter" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Neil Patrick Harris |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1993
|
TV Show: |
"Murder, She Wrote" |
|
Character: |
Marcus Rule |
|
Episode Name: |
"Killer Radio" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Angela Lansbury |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1996
|
TV Show: |
"Seinfeld" |
|
Character: |
John Germaine |
|
Episode Name: |
"The Rye" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander |
|
Comments: |
Jeff plays Elaine's boyfriend, a saxophone player in line for a
record deal... until he spends the evening of his record company debut
'satisfying' Elaine... |
|
1998
|
TV Show: |
"House Rules" |
|
Character: |
Patrick |
|
Episode Name: |
"Pilot Episode" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Maria Pitillo, Bradley White |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1998
|
TV Show: |
"The Net" |
|
Character: |
Attorney Tim Daniels |
|
Episode Name: |
"North by Northwestern" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Brook Langton, Joseph Bottoms, Tim Curry (voice) |
|
Comments: |
When the Praetorians arrange for Angela's arrest, she is forced
to trust her attorney (Yagher), who has misgivings but ends up aiding her. |
|
1998
|
TV Show: |
"Millennium" |
|
Character: |
Mark Bianco |
|
Episode Name: |
"... Thirteen Years Later" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Lance Henriksen |
|
Comments: |
None so far |
|
1999
|
TV Show: |
"The Practice" |
|
Character: |
Reporter Michael Sawyer |
|
Episode Name: |
"Lawyers, Reporters, and Cockroaches" |
|
Stars of Show: |
Dylan McDermott, Lara Flynn Boyle |
|
Comments: |
Jeff plays a reporter who is assigned to do a 'puff piece' on a
local restaurant; instead he exposes unsanitary kitchen conditions.
He and the TV station are sued for fraud. |
|
1999
|
TV Show: |
"Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane" |
|
Character: |
Date |
|
Episode Name: |
Unknown |
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Stars of Show: |
Selma Blair, David Moscow, Mary Page Keller |
|
Comments: |
None so far. |
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me your comments, reviews, and corrections!
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