Jimmie F. Skaggs | |
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Born | Jimmie Neumeier 1944 or 1945 Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | (aged 59) |
Years active | 1981–2004 |
Spouse | Virginia Morris |
Jimmie F. Skaggs (1944 or 1945[1] – July 6, 2004) was an American actor.
Skaggs was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but moved to Valley City, Ohio, as a young boy. He later moved to Elyria, Ohio, as an adolescent. He got his start in acting performing in the All School play, The Great Sabastions. He graduated from Elyria High School in 1963.[1]
Skaggs made guest appearances in numerous television shows, including The A Team, Hunter, Remington Steele, Hill Street Blues, Falcon Crest, Miami Vice, Thirtysomething, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 2, Episode 9).
He also appeared in numerous film roles, including the bartender in Catch Me If You Can, a drug dealer in Lethal Weapon, Smilin' Phil Fox in Underworld, Tom Scully in Cutthroat Island, Neil Gallagher in Puppet Master and Devlin in Ghost Town.
Jimmie Skaggs died at his Highland Park home of lung cancer, according to his wife, actress and director Virginia Morris. He was aged 59 at the time of his death.[1]