But I did make some money doing commercials. I did fourteen in one year.
Dabney Wharton Coleman Quotes
No not pigeon holed me as an actor, or as a character, or as to what I could do - but what I would do... and the fact is the things you don't do are almost as important as as the things that you do.
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| Birth: | 3rd January, 1932 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Actor |
About
Dabney Wharton Coleman was born in Austin, Texas. He is an American actor best known for roles in the films 9 to 5, Cloak & Dagger, Tootsie, WarGames, You've Got Mail and on TV as Louis "The Commodore" Kaestner in HBO's Boardwalk Empire and the voice of Principal Prickly in the animated series Recess. He entered the Virginia Military Institute in 1949, then studied law at the University of Texas before turning to acting. He received his first Emmy nomination for his lead role in the critically acclaimed, though short-lived, TV series Buffalo Bill. In 1987, he received an Emmy Award for his role in the TV movie Sworn to Silence.
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