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John Furey

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John Furey
Born (1951-04-13) April 13, 1951 (age 73)
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present

John Furey (born April 13, 1951) is an American actor who has starred in film and on television. His film credits include Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Black Thunder (1998) and Land of the Free (1998). Outside of film, Furey has starred on several television series such as Queer as Folk (2001–05)

Career

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In 1976, Furey made his acting debut on the television series The Blue Knight. The following year, he had guest roles in the television series Eight Is Enough and Rafferty, and starred in the television film Just a Little Inconvenience. In 1978, Furey had guest starred on Emergency!, Logan's Run, and CHiPs. In 1980, Furey portrayed Chuck in Island Claws and guest starred as Stewart in The Waltons.

In 1981, Furey portrayed Paul Holt in Friday the 13th Part 2. In 1983, Furey guest starred on Cheers and Hotel. The following year, Furey guest starred on Remington Steele. In 1985, Furey portrayed Stewart on Murder, She Wrote and Winston March III on Brothers. After several television guest appearances in the mid 1980s, Furey returned to film in 1989's Mutant on the Bounty.

Furey appeared on the soap opera All My Children as Lee Hawkins in 1998. From 2001-2005, Furey guest starred as Craig Taylor on Queer as Folk.

Personal life

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Furey is married to actress Denise Galik. His sister, Kathleen Furey, is an actress/casting director who teaches teen acting courses in many places on Long Island, New York.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 Island Claws Chuck
1981 Friday the 13th Part 2 Paul Holt
1989 Mutant on the Bounty Dag
1995 The Skateboard Kid II Raymond Curtis
1996 The Wolves Connors
1998 Black Thunder Moore
Land of the Free Agent Luckenbill
2003 The Galíndez File Norman Radcliffe
Alien Tracker Dr. Russ Connelly Video
2006 Scarlet Moon Jesus Christ

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 The Blue Knight First Party Guest Episode: "Upward Mobility"
1977 Eight Is Enough First Poker Player Episode: "Is There a Doctor in the House?"
Just a Little Inconvenience Bartender Television film
Rafferty Episode: "The Epidemic"
1978 Emergency! Paramedic Charlie, Squad *110, LACoFD Episode: "The Steel Inferno"
Logan's Run Philip Episode: "Turnabout"
CHiPs Sonny Episode: "Flashback!"
1980 The Waltons Stewart Episode: "The Furlough"
Lou Grant Geoffrey McAdams Episode: "Nightside"
1983 Cheers Larry Episode: "The Boys in the Bar"
The Renegades Harold Primus Episode: "Back to School"
Bay City Blues Guy Francis 3 episodes
1983-88 Hotel Wayne Holtz / Roy Iverson Jr. 2 episodes
1984 Remington Steele Walter Muller Episode: "Molten Steele"
1985 Murder, She Wrote Stewart Episode: "Tough Guys Don't Die"
Brothers Winston March III Episode: "Happy Birthday, Baby Brother"
1986 T.J. Hooker Charles A. Rolph Episode: "The Obsession"
The Paper Chase Ted Episode: "A Wounded Hart"
Adam's Apple Jeff Chapman Television film
1987 Designing Women Trevor Episode: "Cruising"
L.A. Law Mr. Lewis Episode: "Auld L'Anxiety"
1988 Hooperman Deputy DA Episode: "Surprise Party"
Who's the Boss? Judge Matthew Hamilton Episode: "Yankee-Doodle Micelli"
1990 Jake and the Fatman Ned Redding Episode: "One More for the Road"
Father Dowling Mysteries Mark Tannen Episode: "The Movie Mystery"
Over My Dead Body Dane Chalmers Episode: "Obits and Piece"
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? Michael Television film
1991 Matlock Matt Grayson Episode: "The Parents"
1996 Baywatch Nights Rhett Collins Episode: "Takeover"
An Unfinished Affair Detective Wright Television film
ER Jason Lucas Episode: "John Carter, M.D."
Women: Stories of Passion John Episode: "For the Sake of Science"
1997, 2003 JAG Cmdr. Sachs 2 episodes
1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Professor Albert Kerwood Episode: "Company Town"
All My Children Lee Hawkins 10 episodes
NYPD Blue Dave Houston Episode: "Czech Bouncer"
2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Dennis Franklin Episode: "Justice Delayed"
Family Law Milt Rescher Episode: "Metamorphosis"
The Pretender Ted Wright Episode: "Con Man"
Earth: Final Conflict Lt. Roberts Episode: "Phantom Companion"
2001 And Never Let Her Go Louis Capano Television film
Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534 Detective Kevin Muldoon Television film
2001-05 Queer as Folk Craig Taylor 4 episodes
2002 A Killing Spring Reed Gallagher Television film
Tracker Dr. Russ Connelly 2 episodes
2003 Blue Murder Brent Crowley Episode: "Lady Killers"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Michael Koehler Episode: "Sound Bodies"
2004 The Guardian Brent Ford Episode: "Remember"
2005 Judging Amy George St. Clair Episode: "You Don't Know Me"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Councilman Gabe Miller Episode: "Big Middle"
2006 A Little Thing Called Murder Lt. Harold Evans Television film
Flight 93 Cleveland Controller #1 Television film
Monk Dennis Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion"
A Daughter's Conviction Det. Gibson Television film
2008 As the World Turns Mayor Episode: "#1.13338"
2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Himself Documentary film
2011 The Mentalist Smarmy Man Episode: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Days of Our Lives Rob 8 episodes
2012 Harry's Law Doctor (Expert Witness) Episode: "The Contest"
2012-13 Switched at Birth Sgt. Breims 2 episodes
2013 Enlightened Howell Episode: "Higher Power"
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