Jeffrey David Fahey (/ˈfeɪhi/, born November 29, 1952) is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC series Lost and the title role of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on The Marshal.
Early life and education
Fahey was born in Olean, New York, the sixth of 13 siblings in an Irish American family. His mother, Jane, was a homemaker, and his father, Frank Fahey, worked at a clothing store. Fahey was raised in Buffalo, New York, from the age of ten and attended Father Baker’s high school there. Fahey left home at the age of 17, subsequently hitchhiking to Alaska. He later backpacked through Europe, and worked on an Israeli kibbutz.
Career
Fahey started performing when he won a full scholarship to dance at the Joffrey Ballet School at the age of 25. He performed in theaters across the United States and on Broadway. He landed his first major role in television playing Gary Corelli on the soap opera One Life to Live.
In 1985, he received his first major film role as Tyree in Silverado. In 1986, he co-starred with Anthony Perkins in Psycho III as Duane Duke, a money desperate guitarist who is hired by Norman Bates to work at the Bates Motel. That same year, Fahey guest starred on the Season 3 premiere of Miami Vice as gun dealer Eddie Kaye, famously destroying Detective Sonny Crockett’s Ferrari Daytona.
In 1990, Fahey starred alongside Marisa Tomei in the TV movie Parker Kane, and alongside Clint Eastwood in the Eastwood-directed White Hunter Black Heart. In 1992, he starred alongside Pierce Brosnan in The Lawnmower Man. In 1995, Fahey was the lead in the Trimark Pictures adventure film Eye of the Wolf, directed by Arnaud Sélignac, based on the book “KAZAN” by James Oliver Curwood.
In 1995, he starred as “Winston McBride” on ABC’s The Marshal. In 1999, he played the main character in Apocalypse II: Revelation. In 2007, he appeared in the Robert Rodriguez film Planet Terror and starred in Messages with Bruce Payne.
Fahey appeared as daredevil Dutch the Clutch in an episode of Psych at the beginning of the third season of the show.
Fahey played Frank Lapidus, the airplane and helicopter pilot of the research team sent to the island in Lost, as a recurring character in the fourth and fifth seasons, and as a regular character in the sixth season.
In 2010, he had a major role in the Robert Rodriguez’s action film Machete.
In 2013, a new production of the classic play Twelve Angry Men took place at the Garrick Theatre in London, running until March 2014. Fahey played the part of the last juror in the story to change his vote to not guilty. Other notable actors appearing in this production were Martin Shaw who played the part of juror number 8 (a role made famous in the 1957 film by Henry Fonda), Robert Vaughn and Nick Moran.
In 2015, Jeff Fahey starred in History Channel’s mini-series Texas Rising as Tom Rusk, the Secretary of War for the new Republic of Texas who fought alongside General Sam Houston.
In 2017, Jeff Fahey joined the UK tour of Bill Kenwright’s production of Gore Vidal’s The Best Man where he plays the part of US Presidential hopeful Joseph Cantwell against political rival William Russell, played by Martin Shaw.
Humanitarian efforts
In 2006 and 2007, Fahey spent time in Afghanistan assisting the newly established American University of Afghanistan, and launching a project to assist orphans in Kabul.
Fahey’s recent humanitarian work has revolved around the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, in which he has been focusing on the subject of warehousing, a practice in which the rights and mobility of refugees is restricted by a host country. Fahey’s work specifically has addressed the subject of warehoused Sahrawi refugees in Algeria.
Filmography
Film
Silverado (1985) as Tyree
Psycho III (1986) as Duane Duke
Riot on 42nd St. (1987) as Frank Tackler
Backfire (1988) as Donnie McAndrew
Split Decisions (1988) as Ray McGuinn
True Blood (1989) as Raymond Trueblood
Minnamurra (a.k.a. Outback) (1989) as Ben Creed
The Serpent of Death (1989) as Jake Bonner
Blue Heat (1990) as Ricky Rodriguez
Impulse (1990) as Stan
White Hunter Black Heart (1990) as Pete Verrill
Body Parts (1991) as Bill Chrushank
Iron Maze (1991) as Barry Mikowski
The Lawnmower Man (1992) as Jobe Smith
The Hit List (1993) as Charlie Pike
Quick (1993) as Muncie
Woman of Desire (1994) as Jack
Freefall (1994) as Dex Dellum
Wyatt Earp (1994) as Ike Clanton
Temptation (1994) as Eddie Lanarsky
Serpent’s Lair (1995) as Tom Bennett
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) as Peter Rooker
Lethal Tender (1996) as Det. David Chase
Small Time (1996) as The Dutchman
The Sweeper (Video, 1996) as Dale Goddard
Catherine’s Grove (1997) as Jack Doyle
The Underground (1997) as Brian Donnegan
Time Under Fire (1997) as Alan / John Deakins
Extramarital (1998) as Griffin
Detour (Video, 1998) as Danny Devlin
The Last Siege: Never Surrender (a.k.a. Hijack) (1999) as Eddie Lyman
When Justice Fails (1999) as Tom Chaney
Apocalypse II: Revelation (a.k.a. Revelation: The Book Has Been Opened) (1999) as Thorold Stone
No Tomorrow (1999) as Davis
Dazzle (1999) as The Collector
The Contract (1999) as Detective Tucci
Epicenter (2000) as FBI Agent Moore
The Sculptress (2000) as Matthew Dobie
The Newcomers (2000) as Mack Weatherton
Spin Cycle (2000) as Tall Vinnie
Blind Heat (2001) as Paul Burke
Out There (2001, Short) as Agent Gary Booth
Cold Heart (2001) as Phil
Maniacts (2001) as Joe Spinelli
Outlaw (2001) as Jim Moran
Choosing Matthias (2001) as Charlie
Inferno (a.k.a. California Firestorm) (2002) as Robert ‘Jake’ Wheeler
Unspeakable (2002) as Governor
Fallen Angels (2002) as Prof. Richard Leighton
Ghost Rock (2004) as Moses Logan
No Witness (2004) as Senator Gene Haskell
Close Call (2004) as Elliot Krasner
Darkhunters (2004) as Mr. Barlow
Blue Demon (2004) as General Remora
Day of Redemption (2004) as Frank Everly
Corpses (Video, 2004) as Captain Winston
Killing Cupid (a.k.a. Warrior or Assassin) (2005) as The Trainer
Split Second (2005) as Mr. Kudis
Only the Brave (2005) as Lt. William Terry
Scorpius Gigantus (2006) as Major Nick Reynolds
The Hunt for Eagle One: Crash Point (Video, 2006) as Colonel Halloran
Grindhouse (2007) as JT (segment “Planet Terror”)
Diablita (2007) as Bill Rockwell
Messages (2007) as Dr. Richard Murray
Planet Terror (2007) as J.T.
Matchmaker Mary (2008) as Cameron Banks
Machete (2010) as Booth
Terror Trap (2010) as Cleveland
Bed and Breakfast (2010)
Blacktino (2011) as Cooter
Marriage Retreat (2011) as Craig Sullivan
Dadgum, Texas (2011) as Robert E Lee Magee
Eldorado (2012) as Doc Martin
Easy Rider: The Ride Back (2012) as Wes Coast
Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood (2012) as Devil Anse Hatfield
Sushi Girl (2012) as Morris
Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012) as The Cowboy
100 Below Zero (2013) as Steve Foster
Beneath (2013) as George Marsh
The Last Light (2014) as Harold
Dawn Patrol (2014) as Trick
Skin Traffik (2015) as Jacob Andries
Too Late (2015) as Roger
Confident (Music video, 2015) (Demi Lovato)
Urge (2016) as Gerald
The Hollow (2016) as Darryl Everett
County Line (2017) as Clint Thorne
American Dresser (2018) as Calhoun
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) as McTeague
Santa Fake (2019) as Jim
Badland (2019) as Huxley Wainwright
Intrigo: Samaria (2019) as Jacob
Beckman (2020) as Philip
Wheels of Fortune (2020)
A Bird Flew In (2021)
One Year Off (TBA) – Filming
Television
One Life to Live (1984, TV Series) as Gary Corelli
The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985, TV Movie) as Raymond Graham
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1986, TV Series) as Ray Lee
Miami Vice (1986, TV Series) as Eddie Kaye
Curiosity Kills (1990, TV Movie) as Matthew Manus
Parker Kane (1990, TV Movie) as Parker Kane
Sketch Artist (1992, TV Movie) as Det. Jack Whitfield
In the Company of Darkness (1993, TV Movie) as Will McCaid
Blindsided (1993, TV Movie) as Frank McKenna
Eye of the Wolf (1995, TV Series) as Paul Weyman
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995, TV Movie) as Jack
Virtual Seduction (1995, TV Movie) as Liam Bass
The Marshal (1995, TV Series) as Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride
Every Woman’s Dream (1996, TV Movie) as Mitch Parker
Operation Delta Force (a.k.a. Great Soldiers) (1997, TV Movie) as Captain Lang
Perversions of Science (1997, TV Series) as The Bearded Man
On the Line (1997, TV Movie) as Det. Dan Collins
Johnny 2.0 (1997, TV Movie) as Johnny Dalton
The Seventh Scroll (1999, TV Mini-Series) as Nick Harper
Time Served (1999, TV Movie) as Patrick Berlington
Nash Bridges (2001, TV Series) as Nelson Collins
Crossing Jordan (2004, TV Series) as Bounty Hunter
American Dreams (2004, TV Series) as Stevens
Icon (2005, TV Movie) as Harvey Blackledge
Crimson Force (2005, TV Movie) as Older Man
Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005, TV Movie) as Russ Snow
Manticore (2005, TV Movie) as Kramer
Absolute Zero (2006, TV Movie) as Dr. David Kotzman
The Eden Formula (2006, TV Movie) as Dr. Harrison Parker
Psych (2008, TV Series) as Dutch the Clutch
The Cleaner (2008, TV Series) as Quinn
Criminal Minds (2008, TV Series) as Kane
Lost (2008–2010, TV Series) as Frank Lapidus
Cold Case (2009, TV Series) as Darren Malloy ’09
CSI: Miami (2009, TV Series) as Allen Pierce
Law & Order: LA (2011, TV Series) as Terry Briggs
Chuck (2011, TV Series) as Karl Sneijder
Workaholics (2011, TV Series) as Doug
Alien Tornado (2012, TV Movie) as Judd Walker
Lake Effects (2012, TV Movie) as Ray
Femme Fatales (TV Series, 2012; season 2, episodes 13 & 14) as Detective McAllister
Common Law (2012, TV; season 1, episode 10) as Dan Noone
Revolution (2012, TV Series) as Ken ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson
The Sacred (2012) as George
Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series, 2013; season 3, episode 12: “Kapu”) as Dr. Brian Stevens
Under the Dome (2013, TV) as Sheriff Howard ‘Duke’ Perkins
Rewind (2013, TV Movie) as Ellis
Justified (2015, TV Series) as Zachariah
Grimm (2015, TV Series) as Elder Bowden
Scorpion (TV series, 2016; season 2, episode 14: “Son of a Gun”) as Kenneth Dodd
Atomic Shark (2016, TV Movie)
Legends of Tomorrow (TV series, 2016; season 2, episode 6: “Outlaw Country”) as Quentin Turnbull
Training Day (TV Series, 2017; season 1, episode 5: “Wages of Sin”) as Pike
NCIS: New Orleans (2019) as Sheriff/Mayor
Wu Assassins (2019) as Jack
External Links
Actor Jeff Fahey – Wikipedia
