Name
Steve Eastin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1948-06-22 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Colorado, USA
Biography
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Steve Eastin (born June 22, 1948) is an American character actor. He has appeared in over 150 television and film roles throughout his decades long career.
Eastin was born in Colorado, where he began to study acting at the young age of six at his local theater. He received his Actor Equity card at age 16 when he performed in two musicals choreographed by Micheal Bennet. Later, he attended the University of Northern Colorado where he appeared in several productions at the Little Theater of the Rockies, whose alumni include Nick Nolte.
After college, Eastin received a fellowship to teach at the University of Arizona where he appeared in his first SAG role opposite Clint Eastwood in Joe Kidd. It was shortly after this when Eastin moved to Los Angeles to further pursue his acting career, enrolling in the Charles Conrad Studio upon arrival in 1974.
While attending Charles' class, Eastin became interested in teaching acting as well. In 1991, he founded his own acting school, The Steve Eastin Studio. The studio believes in what Eastin refers to as "Choiceless Awareness", where the actors do not read into the script, nor prepare their "beats" or think about what or how they may read their lines. Instead, the actors are encouraged to be in the moment and let their natural, emotional power take over and thus tap into the vast collective unconscious all humans are capable of attuning themselves to.
Eastin is best known for appearing in such films as Field of Dreams (1989), Con Air (1997) and A Man Apart (2003), where he developed a reputation as the tough guy with a heart of gold underneath. He played opposite Leonardo Dicaprio in two pivotal scenes in Catch Me if You Can (2002). Eastin has worked with such directors as Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, and Jason Reitman.
Eastin is also known for his numerous television appearances throughout the years on such shows as Little House on the Prairie, CHiPS, T.J. Hooker, St. Elsewhere and L.A. Law.
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- 2022 Gasoline Alley as Capt. Lew Ferry
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- 1998 Little Bigfoot 2: The Journey Home as Cavendish
- 1986 The Deliberate Stranger
- 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon as Judge John C. Pollock
- 1996 Race Against Time: The Search for Sarah as Ben
- 1997 Sleeping with the Devil as Wes Dubrovich
- 1990 By Dawn's Early Light as Smitty
- 2006 The Black Dahlia as Detective
- 1980 Trouble in High Timber Country as Bob Elston
- 2005 Shallow Ground as Detective Russell
- 1984 Silence of the Heart as Ed Rintal
- 1993 Dying to Love You
- 1994 Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
- 1979 Crisis in Mid-Air as Jamieson
- 1979 The Best Place to Be
- 1989 Field of Dreams as Eddie Cicotte - P
- 1999 The '60s as Big Max
- 2010 Jesus Comes to Town as The Man
- 2001 Peril as Detective Marks
- 1990 Nightmare on the 13th Floor as Hotel Doorman
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- 1993 The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom as Bob Wilbur
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- 1993 The Hidden II
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- 2025 Catalyst as Father Albright
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- 1986 Acceptable Risks as Jerry Haywood
- 1996 Ed as Sharks' Manager
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 1 episode ) as Detective Thibideaux
- 1981 Falcon Crest ( 1 episode ) as Lieutenant Thayne
- 1977 CHiPs ( 1 episode )
- 2000 The District ( 1 episode ) as Chief Darby
- 1982 T. J. Hooker ( 1 episode ) as Pete Tebbetts
- 1986 L.A. Law ( 1 episode ) as Sam Hamman
- 1983 The A-Team ( 1 episode ) as Taylor
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- 1999 Providence ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Judging Amy ( 1 episode ) as Ed Dunsmore
- 1986 Matlock ( 1 episode ) as Steve Miller
- 1996 The Pretender ( 1 episode ) as Cedar Point Sheriff
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- 2003 Cold Case ( 1 episode ) as Carl Welter (2010)
- 1985 Moonlighting ( 1 episode ) as Bakery Clerk
- 1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years ( 1 episode ) as The Coach
- 1990 Wings ( 1 episode ) as Murray
- 1995 Murder One ( 1 episode )
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- 1981 Hill Street Blues ( 1 episode )
- 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ( 2 episodes )
- 1991 The Commish ( 1 episode )
- 2002 Without a Trace ( 1 episode ) as Bull Carver
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as Tony
- 1996 Profiler ( 1 episode ) as Leo Cantrell
- 1989 Mancuso, F.B.I. ( 1 episode )
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- 1982 Cagney & Lacey ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Wonder Woman ( 1 episode ) as Johnny
- 1992 Melrose Place ( 1 episode )
- 1995 JAG ( 2 episodes ) as Max Sullivan
- 1985 The Colbys ( 1 episode )
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as McNeil's Coxarthrosis Patient
- 1972 The Waltons ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Gilmore Girls ( 2 episodes ) as Sy
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Lorenzo
- 1989 Life Goes On ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ( 1 episode ) as Coz the Bartender
- 2007 Saving Grace ( 1 episode ) as Pody Pope
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ( 1 episode ) as Russ Marsh
- 1977 Mulligan's Stew ( 1 episode )
- 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Stone (segment "Secret of the Family Tomb")
- 1996 The Ultimate Guide ( 1 episode ) as Narrator
- 1998 Felicity ( 1 episode ) as Fire Marshal Howard
- 1989 Seinfeld ( 1 episode ) as Cop #1
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- 2006 Dexter ( 3 episodes ) as Bill Bennett
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