John Shea

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John Shea Wiki Biography

John Victor Shea III is an American actor and director who has starred on stage, television and in film. He is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and also starred in the short-lived 1990s TV series WIOU a… IMDB Wikipedia $5 million 1949 6 ft (1.84 m) Actor Actors April 14 Bates College Caiden Shea Elizabeth Mary Fuller Film director Jake Shea John B. Shea John Shea John Shea Net Worth John V. Shea John Victor Shea John Victor Shea III Jr. Laura Pettibone Laura Pettibone (m. 1971–2000) Melissa MacLeod Melissa MacLeod (m. 2001) Miranda Shea New Hampshire North Conway Screenwriter United States United States of America Voice Actor Yale School of Drama Yale University

John Shea Quick Info

Full Name John Shea
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth April 14, 1949
Died February 8, 2015, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Place Of Birth North Conway, New Hampshire, United States
Height 6 ft (1.84 m)
Profession Actor, Film director, Voice Actor, Screenwriter
Education Yale University, Yale School of Drama, Bates College
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Melissa MacLeod (m. 2001), Laura Pettibone (m. 1971–2000)
Children Miranda Shea, Jake Shea, Caiden Shea
Parents Elizabeth Mary Fuller, John Victor Shea, Jr.
Nicknames John Victor Shea , John B. Shea , John V. Shea , John Victor Shea III
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790291
Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Nominations Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Movies Missing, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, An Invisible Sign, The Trouble with the Truth, Hussy, Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, Hitler’s SS: Portrait in Evil, The Impossible Spy, Windy City, The Insurgents, Stealing Home, Small Sacrifices, The Nativity, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Southie, A New Life, A C…
TV Shows Mutant X, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, WIOU, Kennedy

John Shea Quotes

  • When I read a role, I try to find something that I can bring to the role and something that the role brings to me. Something that I don’t know anything about and that the character can teach me.

John Shea Important Facts

  • At Bates College in Maine Shea ran track, played football captained the debating team, composed music, painted, and was co-editor of the literary magazine. He also acted, wrote plays, and directed them.
  • He has Irish and German ancestry.
  • John Shea auditioned for the role of “Indiana Jones” in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), alongside Karen Allen.
  • In order to prepare for his role as a concert violinist opposite Kelly McGillis in the Isreali film Ha-Holmim (1987), John spent six months rehearsing a musical piece in New York, London and Tel Aviv for a performance scene lasting one minute.
  • Became the first Hollywood actor to star in a Tamil-language film after being cast in the Indian thriller Achchamundu! Achchamundu! (2009).
  • Co-emceed the largest peace demonstration in American history, the June 12, 1982 anti-nuclear rally in Central Park, New York City. This later became the subject of the Robert Richter and Stanley Warnow documentary concert film In Our Hands (1984).
  • While starring in London’s West End production of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart,” John suddenly passed out on stage after being stricken by food poisoning. Literally carried off the stage, he was revived and managed to return to finish the performance.
  • For many years he played for the Hollywood All Stars, which was comprised of a group of actors who played charity baseball games around the country. He played three times at Yankee Stadium on teams that included Donald Trump, Michael Bolton, Al Pacino, Fisher Stevens, Al Franken, Paul Sorvino, Gregory Harrison and Meat Loaf.
  • Wore a blond wig, false teeth and spent three months studying Bobby Kennedy’s pronounced accent in preparation for his role in the miniseries Kennedy (1983) opposite Martin Sheen as brother Jack.
  • Director Costa-Gavras spotted John playing a rock and roll producer in the stage play “American Days” at the Manhattan Theatre Club and immediately cast the actor in his critically-acclaimed film Missing (1982) without an audition.
  • While attending Bates College, he made his summer stock debut in Sean O’Casey’s “Juno and the Paycock” at the Nantucket Theatre Workshop. He is presently the Artistic Director of that same theatre.
  • Only three men ever screen tested for the role of Indiana Jones for Steven Spielberg, John, Tom Selleck and, of course, Indiana himself, Harrison Ford.
  • Appeared opposite Bianca Jagger in the play “Daniella Frank,” then later appeared with her ex-husband, Mick Jagger, in the movie Freejack (1992).
  • In preparation for an explicit nude scene in the British film Hussy (1980), in which John was making his film debut, the newcomer and his co-star Helen Mirren shared a bottle of red wine.
  • Made his Carnegie Hall debut playing the Soldier in Igor Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” in 2002.
  • During the first rehearsal of the TV movie Family Reunion (1981), the legendary Bette Davis asked John, who was playing her grandson, whether he smoked or not. A very nervous John lied and said he did. The star then responded, “Good, I can’t stand men who don’t smoke.” The young actor proceeded to light up two cigarettes at once, a la Paul Henreid in the Davis film Now, Voyager (1942), and gave one to Ms. Davis.
  • Used Donald Trump and Richard III as character studies in preparing himself for the role of nemesis Lex Luthor in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993). During season two, he had to spend an average of three hours a day in the makeup chair to appear bald.
  • Preparing for his role as a sociopath in the French thriller Lune de miel (1985) [Honeymoon] opposite Nathalie Baye, John willingly entered himself into psychoanalysis in character in NYC’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He also learned the French script and shot his scenes both in French and English.
  • He was nominated for a 1977 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Children: Jake (born 1987), Miranda (born 2000) and Caiden (born 2004).

John Shea Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
A Worthwhile Life 2017 post-production Actor
Grey Lady 2017 Chief Maguire Actor
Bones 2016 TV Series Dr. Marcus Eldridge Actor
Anatomy of the Tide 2015/I Davis Harriman Actor
Agent X 2015 TV Series Thomas Eckhart Actor
Elementary 2015 TV Series Bill Wellstone Actor
The Picture of Dorian Grey 2015 Short Lord Wotton Actor
Madam Secretary 2014 TV Series Ted Graham Actor
Northern Borders 2013 Doc Harrison Actor
The Good Wife 2012-2013 TV Series Jeffrey Agos Actor
The March Sisters at Christmas 2012 TV Movie Mr. Lawrence Actor
A Deadly Obsession 2012 Dr. Egan Actor
Common Law 2012 TV Series Judge Franklin Whitaker Actor
Gossip Girl 2007-2012 TV Series Harold Waldorf Actor
The Trouble with the Truth 2011 Robert Actor
The Italian Key 2011 Older Alexander Actor
51 2011 Sam Whitaker Actor
Julius Caesar 2010 Julius Caesar Actor
An Invisible Sign 2010 Dad Actor
Achchamundu! Achchamundu! 2009 Theodore Robertson Actor
Eleventh Hour 2009 TV Series Kristopher Merced Actor
Framed 2008/I David Murray Actor
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2005-2008 TV Series Mr. Walker / Trevor Lipton Actor
Law & Order 2003-2008 TV Series Dr. Isaac Waxman / John David Myers Actor
The Insurgents 2006 Robert Actor
A Broken Sole 2006 Bob Actor
Pitch 2006 Short White Man Actor
Medium 2005 TV Series David Morrow Actor
Godless. 2005 Short Sam Actor
Mutant X 2001-2004 TV Series Adam Kane Actor
The Empath 2002 Actor
Heartbreak Hospital 2002 Milo Henderson / Dr. Jonathan Actor
That’s Life 2001 TV Series Ashley Wilkinson Actor
Catalina Trust 1999 Deet Offerman Actor
Sex and the City 1999 TV Series Dominic Actor
A Will of Their Own 1998 TV Mini-Series Jonathan Abbott Actor
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole 1998 Hartley Cole Actor
Getting Personal 1998 Mr. DeMarco Actor
Southie 1998 Peter Binda Actor
Nowhere to Go 1998 George Actor
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993-1997 TV Series Lex Luthor Actor
The Apocalypse Watch 1997 TV Movie Harry Latham / Lassiter Actor
A Weekend in the Country 1996 TV Movie Michael Kaye Actor
Forgotten Sins 1996 TV Movie Sheriff Matthew Bradshaw Actor
Almost Perfect 1995 TV Series Paul Sterling Actor
See Jane Run 1995 TV Movie Dr. Michael Ravenson Actor
Leslie’s Folly 1994 TV Short Daniel Actor
Justice in a Small Town 1994 TV Movie Tommy Marchant Actor
Backstreet Justice 1994 Nick Donovan Actor
Tales from the Crypt 1993 TV Series Father John Sejac Actor
Lincoln 1992 TV Movie John Barnes (voice) Actor
Ladykiller 1992 TV Movie Jack Packard Actor
Honey I Blew Up the Kid 1992 Dr. Charles Hendrickson Actor
Notorious 1992 TV Movie Devlin Actor
Freejack 1992 Morgan Actor
WIOU 1990-1991 TV Series Hank Zaret Actor
Small Sacrifices 1989 TV Movie Frank Joziak Actor
Do You Know the Muffin Man? 1989 TV Movie Roger Dollison Actor
Magic Moments 1989 TV Movie Troy Gardner Actor
Stealing Home 1988 Sam Wyatt Actor
A New Life 1988 Doc Actor
Gandahar 1988 Sylvain (English version, voice) Actor
Screen Two 1987 TV Series Elie Cohen / John Carloff Actor
Ha-Holmim 1987 Marcus Actor
The Hitchhiker 1987 TV Series Jeremy Actor
A Case of Deadly Force 1986 TV Movie Michael O’Donnell Actor
Lune de miel 1985 Zachary ‘Zack’ Freestamp Actor
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1985 TV Series Brian Whitman Actor
Hitler’s S.S.: Portrait in Evil 1985 TV Movie Karl Hoffmann Actor
The Dining Room 1984 TV Movie Client / Howard / Psychiatrist / … Actor
Windy City 1984 Danny Actor
Kennedy 1983 TV Mini-Series Robert F. Kennedy Actor
CBS Library 1982 TV Series Hondo Bill (segment: The Chaparral Prince) Actor
Missing 1982 Charles Horman Actor
Family Reunion 1981 TV Movie James Cookman Actor
Hussy 1980 Emory Cole Actor
The Last Convertible 1979 TV Mini-Series Terry Garrigan Actor
The Nativity 1978 TV Movie Joseph Actor
The Rock Rainbow 1978 TV Movie Speed Actor
Man from Atlantis 1977 TV Series Romeo Actor
Barnaby Jones 1977 TV Series Max Tate Actor
Eight Is Enough 1977 TV Series Jonathan Moraacci Actor
Grey Lady 2017 screenplay / story Writer
Southie 1998 writer Writer
Grey Lady 2017 Director
Southie 1998 Director
Achchamundu! Achchamundu! 2009 associate producer Producer
Grey Lady 2017 producer Producer
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
From Rivals to Romance: The Making of Lois and Clark 2005 Video short special thanks Thanks
My First Time 2006 TV Series Himself Self
From Rivals to Romance: The Making of Lois and Clark 2005 Video short Himself Self
Taking Flight: The Visual Effects of Lois and Clark 2005 Video short Himself Self
17th Annual Gemini Awards 2002 TV Special Himself Self
Working in the Theatre 1983-2000 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Baby M 1988 TV Movie Bill Stern Self
In Our Hands 1984 Documentary Himself Self
Gossip Girl: XO XO 2012 TV Movie documentary Harold Waldorf Archive Footage
Mutant X 2004 TV Series Adam Kane Archive Footage
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1996 TV Series Lex Luthor Archive Footage

John Shea Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
1998 American Independent Award Seattle International Film Festival Southie (1998) Won
1988 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Baby M (1988) Won
1984 Best Actor Montréal World Film Festival Windy City (1984) Won
1998 American Independent Award Seattle International Film Festival Southie (1998) Nominated
1988 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Baby M (1988) Nominated
1984 Best Actor Montréal World Film Festival Windy City (1984) Nominated