Chelcie Claude Ross (born October 26, 1942) is an American character actor, most known for Above the Law, Major League, Basic Instinct, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, Hoosiers, Rudy, Trouble with the Curve and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
Raised in Pemberton Township, New Jersey, Ross graduated in 1960 from Pemberton Township High School and played baseball at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State Bobcats baseball).Podolski, Mark. "Chelcie Ross: A three-sport movie star talks about Major League, Hoosiers and Rudy", The News-Herald, July 15, 2021. Accessed August 1, 2024. "He graduated from Pemberton Township High School in New Jersey in 1960, played baseball at Southwest Texas State, then served in Vietnam as an officer in the Air Force, where he earned the Bronze Star."
Ross served in Vietnam as an officer in the United States Air Force where he was awarded a Bronze Star, before leaving the service in 1970. Ross later earned an MFA from the Dallas Theater Center.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1977Keep My Grave OpenKevin1981On the Right TrackCustomer1983HoffaConstableShort1986One More Saturday NightMr. LundahlHoosiersGeorge Walker1987The UntouchablesReporter 1988Above the LawNelson Fox1989Major LeagueEddie HarrisGeneral Hopkins1990Martin1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyColonel OatsSenator Calvin Baynard1992Basic InstinctCaptain Talcott1993Amos & AndrewEarlRudyDan Devine1994Richie RichFerguson1996Chain ReactionFBI Agent Ed Rafferty1997My Best Friend's WeddingPriestUncredited1998Primary ColorsSenator Charlie MartinSheriff Carl Jenkins1999Charming BillyRaymond Starkman2000Kenneth King2001MadisonRoger EppersonNovocaineMikeAvery Wyatt2002Waking Up in RenoFred Bush2003Uncle NinoStewartUncredited2008Lew Andreas2009The StripMr. DavisHorsemenPolice Chief KrupaDrag Me to HellLeonard DaltonFormosa BetrayedDaltry2011Thomas FernFertile GroundAveryBilly Tidrow2012At Any PriceByronTrouble with the Curve'Smitty' Smith2015ConsumedSenator Bob McHenry2017Cowboy DrifterMorticianNew MoneyBoyd Tisdale2018Imperfections'Lil Pop'The Ballad of Buster ScruggsTrapperSegment: "The Mortal Remains"
Television Year Title Role Notes1978Billy HarbisonTV miniseries1979Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter'Buck' HarknessTV film1981Ralph1987Night of CourageLieutenant BeiberJack and MikePolaski"Till Death Do Us Part"SableMr. Wylie"Evangelist"1990ElvisBill Kenney"Grand Ole Opry"Tales from the CryptGeorge Yates"Four-Sided Triangle"Rainbow DriveTom CutlerTV filmGabriel's FireCaptain Jack O'Neil"Pilot", "To Catch a Con: Parts 1 & 2"DallasDr. Wykoff3 episodes1991Equal JusticeCoach Nichols"The Devil His Due"1992Dr. Nate CawleyTV miniseriesLegacy of LiesPhil MacFarlaneTV film1994Against Their Will: Women in PrisonWarden Henley1994–95ChristyBen PentlandRecurring role1996Evil Has a FaceMcGarrellTV film1997Chicago HopeFBI Agent Tom Strickler"The Day of the Rope"Early EditionNick Harper"Dad"1999Judging AmySimon McKinley"Last Tango in Hartford"2000Once and AgainWarren Wyler"Ozymandias 2.0"2001King of the HillCouncilman Fred Ebberd (voice)"It's Not Easy Being Green"Snap DecisionDetective John CollinsTV film2003Everybody Loves RaymondReverend Stevens"Robert's Wedding"Cold CaseHenry Phillips"A Time to Hate"2004JAGDr. Mallory"A Girl's Best Friend"2005Prison BreakBishop McMorrow"Pilot"2006Ken Kimes Sr.TV film2007My Name Is EarlMr. White"Get a Real Job", "The Trial"2009Alan Posner"Infected"Mad MenConrad 'Connie' HiltonRecurring role2010, 2017Grey's AnatomyDr. Harper Avery2 episodes2011CSI: MiamiWesley Habeck"Hunting Ground"2012BossRoyczyk"Backflash", "The Conversation"Seamus O'Connell"Game Changers"ScandalHarold Pierce"Defiance"2014NCISJoseph Hanlon"Crescent City: Part 2"2014–2016Chicago P.D.Robert Platt"Turn the Light Off", "All Cylinders Firing"2019–2020BillionsRobert Beaufort"Infinite Game"2022Super PumpedDavid BondermanRecurring role
Other media In 2008, Ross played Beverly Weston in the National Theatre production of August: Osage County.National Theatre Programme for August: Osage County
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