Tyrees Allen
Tyrees Allen (born July 31, 1954) is an American actor on stage, television, and film.
Tyrees Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 31, 1954 Salina, Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Marymount College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Early life
Allen was born in Salina, Kansas. In 1972, he graduated from Salina Central High School. He later attended Marymount College in Salina, where he graduated with a degree in Theater Arts.[1][2]
Career
Allen's fifty-five television credits include these: series regular roles on Women's Murder Club and Dark Blue; recurring and guest roles on The Practice, Alias, Cold Case, Without A Trace, Castle, Scandal, CSI:Miami, and Brothers & Sisters.[3]
Allen appeared in New York in the 2000 Broadway production of Aida and the 2003 Broadway revival of William Shakespeare's Henry IV.[3]
In May 2013, Allen played the role of "Troy Maxson" in the August Wilson play Fences at the African-American Repertory Theater in DeSoto, Texas.[4]
In 2018, Allen starred in the SpeakEasy Stage Company's production of Between Riverside and Crazy as Walter "Pops" Washington, a role for which he won both the Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Actor and IRNE Award for Best Actor.[5] He returned to SpeakEasy the following season to play Robin in The Children.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Up the Academy | Assistant Cook | |
| 1984 | Innocent Prey | Fletcher | |
| 1985 | The Dirt Bike Kid | Sergeant | Credited as Tyress Allen |
| 1987 | RoboCop | Starkweather | Credited as Tyress Allen |
| 1989 | Riverbend | Gus | |
| 1996 | Late Bloomers | Charlie Choate | |
| 2010 | The Perfect Host | Roman | |
| 2012 | Y/N: You Lie, You Die | Therapist |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983–1984 | Dallas | 2 episodes; credited as Tyress Allen | |
| 1985 | When Dreams Come True | Patrolman | TV movie |
| 1987 | Buck James | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1989 | Trapped | Danny | TV movie; credited as Tyress Allen |
| 1991 | Without Warning: The James Brady Story | FBI Agent | TV movie |
| 1992 | Fugitive Among Us | Jenkins | TV movie |
| 1992 | Touch and Die | Taxi Driver | TV movie |
| 1992 | Dangerous Curves | Tim Miller | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 1994–1996 | Mad About You | Bobby / Party Guest | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Pig Sty | Real Cable Guy | Episode: "Iowa vs. New York" |
| 1995 | Full House | Doctor | Episode: "Michelle Rides Again: Part 2" |
| 1995 | New York Daze | Friend #1 | Episode: "Too Something" |
| 1995 | Living Single | Mike | Episode: "The Handyman Can" |
| 1995 | Almost Perfect | Line Producer | Episode: "Your Place or Mine?" |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Sgt. Unger | Episode: "Deadly Bidding" |
| 1996 | Frequent Flyer | Stockbroker | TV movie |
| 1996 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Mark Preston | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | The Steve Harvey Show | Sterling | Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?" |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Security Officer | Episode: "Love on the Rocks" |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Guard | TV movie |
| 1997 | Sister, Sister | Todd | Episode: "The Best Policy" |
| 1998 | Soldier of Fortune, Inc. | Episode: "Déja Vu" | |
| 1998 | The Rat Pack | George Jacobs | TV movie |
| 1998 | Legalese | Rod Brooks | TV movie |
| 1998 | Malcolm & Eddie | Rev. Hughes | Episode: "Menace II Theology" |
| 1998–2003 | The Practice | A.D.A Curtis Simmons / A.D.A. Mark Campbell | 5 episodes |
| 1999 | 7th Heaven | Dr. Warren | Episode: "All That Jazz" |
| 1999 | Kenan & Kel | Guthrie Plunkett | Episode: "The Limo" |
| 2003 | Law & Order | Deputy Stanley | Episode: "Sheltered" |
| 2004 | JAG | Investigation Committee Lead General | Episode: "Fighting Words" |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | A.A.G. Doug Beecham | Episode: "Let Sales Ring" |
| 2005 | Bones | Ted Eller | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Saltzman | Episode: "Something to Talk About" |
| 2005 | Alias | Gordon Dean | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Reverend Hovis | Episode: "Blood Out" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Dr. Gary Halliwell | Episode: "Deviant" |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Patrick Liman | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | NCIS | Deputy Director Dean Welsh | Episode: "Hiatus (Part #2)" |
| 2006 | Medium | Capt. Jackson | Episode: "Be Kind, Rewind" |
| 2006 | A House Divided | Edmunds | TV movie |
| 2007 | Day Break | Episode: "What If It's Him?" | |
| 2007–2008 | Women's Murder Club | Warren Jacobi | 13 episode |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Warren Wilson | Episode: "Street Money" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | DNC Chairman Baldridge | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Brothers & Sisters | Dr. John Massey | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Dark Blue | Capt. Russell Maynard | 7 episodes |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Detective Dave Richardson | Episode: "Night Hawks" |
| 2012 | Castle | Harvey Milton | Episode: "Cloudy with a Chance of Murder" |
| 2012 | Scandal | Dr. Carroll | Episode: "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" |
| 2013 | Burn Notice | CIA Director | Episode: "Sea Change" |
| 2014 | Revolution | Grant Carson | Episode: "Exposition Boulevard" |
References
- Biography for Tyrees Allen at IMDb
- "Hollywood Actor To Star In Salina Production". KSAL. April 15, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- "Tyrees Allen". IMDb. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- Weeks, Jerome (May 24, 2013). "LA actor returns to Dallas and to the stage". Art Seek. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- "Here Are The Winners Of The 2019 Elliot Norton Awards". wgbh.org. May 21, 2019.
External links
- Tyrees Allen at IMDb
- Tyrees Allen at AllMovie