David Rasche

Known for: Acting

Born: 1944-08-07 (age 81)

From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns. In television he is known for his main role as Karl Muller in the HBO drama series Succession, as well as recurring and guest performances in L.A. Law, Monk, The West Wing, Veep, and Ugly Betty.

Filmography (118)

TV★ 6.4
Dying for Sex
2025
as Dr. Pankowitz
TV★ 7.1
The Hunting Party
2025
as Dr. Sidney Fairfax
TV★ 6.8
Elsbeth
2024
as Monsignor Frank
MOVIE★ 6.5
Theater Camp
2023
as Dr. Bill Rauch
MOVIE★ 6.0
About My Father
2023
as William 'Bill' Collins XII
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Good House
2021
as Scott
MOVIE★ 6.3
Paper Spiders
2021
as Bill Hoffman
MOVIE★ 6.6
Swallow
2020
as Michael Conrad
MOVIE★ 7.2
Father Figurine
2019
as Larry Berman
TV★ 8.3
Succession
2018
as Karl Muller
TV★ 7.0
Impastor
2015
as Alden Schmidt
TV★ 7.0
Madam Secretary
2014
as Ambassador Arlen Maxwell
MOVIE★ 5.5
Freedom
2014
as Jefferson Monroe
MOVIE★ 6.0
Amira & Sam
2014
as Jack
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Discoverers
2014
as Cyrus Marshall
TV★ 6.4
Black Box
2014
as Hunter Black
MOVIE★ 7.0
Kill Your Darlings
2013
as Dean
MOVIE★ 4.7
Petunia
2013
as Percy Petunia
TV★ 5.6
Inside Amy Schumer
2013
as CEO
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Big Wedding
2013
as Barry O'Connor
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
2013
as Public Prosecutor Mr. Hills
MOVIE★ 4.6
Revenge for Jolly!
2012
as Eichelberger
MOVIE★ 6.5
Men in Black 3
2012
as Agent X
TV★ 7.5
Veep
2012
as Jim Marwood
MOVIE★ 6.8
Remembrance
2011
as Daniel Levine
MOVIE★ 6.1
Blue Eyes
2010
as Marshall
TV★ 7.3
Bored to Death
2009
as Bernard
MOVIE★ 7.0
In the Loop
2009
as Linton Barwick
MOVIE★ 6.3
Peter and Vandy
2009
as Alan
MOVIE★ 3.8
Crimes of the Past
2009
as Thomas Sparrow
MOVIE
Finding the Burn
2008
as Self / CIA Officer (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Burn After Reading
2008
as CIA Officer
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Girl in the Park
2007
as Doug
MOVIE★ 6.6
United 93: The Families and the Film
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Senator
TV★ 6.4
Ugly Betty
2006
as Calvin Hartley
MOVIE★ 7.1
United 93
2006
as Donald Freeman Greene
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Sentinel
2006
as President Ballentine
TV★ 6.9
The Book of Daniel
2006
MOVIE★ 3.3
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
MOVIE★ 5.0
Final Approach
2005
as Gen. Perkins
MOVIE★ 2.8
Off the Lip
2004
as Dr. Martin Shutte
MOVIE★ 6.5
Exposed
2003
as Warren Ward
TV★ 7.0
Las Vegas
2003
as Tim Valentine
MOVIE★ 5.8
Just Married
2003
as Mr. McNerney
TV★ 7.5
She Spies
2002
as Norton Andrews
TV★ 8.0
Monk
2002
as Nick Patterson
MOVIE★ 6.1
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
as Taylor Abbott
MOVIE★ 4.0
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001
as Elliot Chevron
TV★ 7.0
DAG
2000
as President Whitman
TV★ 8.5
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Lawyer
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Big Tease
1999
as Stig
MOVIE★ 6.9
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999
as Robert Sinclair
TV★ 8.3
The West Wing
1999
as Carl Everett
TV★ 6.2
Grown Ups
1999
as Walter
MOVIE★ 4.9
Friends & Lovers
1999
as Richard 'Richie' Wickham
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Settlement
1999
as Denny
TV★ 6.7
Providence
1999
as Doc Croc
MOVIE★ 3.6
Pros & Cons
1999
as Jack Stanford
MOVIE★ 6.6
Tourist Trap
1998
as Derek Early
MOVIE★ 6.2
That Old Feeling
1997
as Alan
TV★ 6.6
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Michael Tenzer
TV★ 5.9
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Evan
MOVIE★ 6.6
Pie in the Sky
1996
as Amy's Dad
MOVIE★ 4.9
Out There
1995
as Emmett Davis
TV★ 8.0
High Society
1995
as Peter Thomas
MOVIE★ 3.0
Dead Weekend
1995
as Payne
MOVIE★ 5.3
Magic in the Water
1995
as Phillip, Patient #4
MOVIE★ 7.4
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995
as Ben Landry
TV★ 7.0
Signs and Wonders
1995
as Brother Nahum
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lieberman in Love
1995
as M.C. at Luau
MOVIE★ 5.4
A Million to Juan
1994
as Jeff
MOVIE★ 6.8
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994
as Alfred Raine
TV★ 7.2
Duckman
1994
as Baron Von Dillweed (voice)
TV★ 6.8
Burke's Law
1994
as John Ramsey
MOVIE★ 5.1
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994
as Chaz Frederick
MOVIE★ 5.0
Partners
1993
as "Grave Squad" Lawyer
MOVIE★ 5.7
Twenty Bucks
1993
as Baker
MOVIE★ 6.9
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
as Ted Forstmann
TV★ 7.1
Nurses
1991
as Jack Trenton
MOVIE★ 5.1
Bingo
1991
as Hal Devlin
MOVIE★ 5.7
Delirious
1991
as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
MOVIE★ 7.3
Silhouette
1990
as Sheriff Kyle Lauder
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Joe Delaney
MOVIE★ 5.8
Masters of Menace
1990
as Buddy Wheeler
MOVIE★ 5.0
Wedding Band
1990
as Sloane Vaughn
MOVIE★ 6.2
An Innocent Man
1989
as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD
MOVIE★ 4.6
Wicked Stepmother
1989
as Steve Fisher
TV★ 5.9
Empty Nest
1988
as Jack Trenton
MOVIE★ 5.7
Secret Witness
1988
as Sandy
MOVIE★ 6.7
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
1987
as Cal McGinnis
MOVIE★ 6.5
Made in Heaven
1987
as Donald Summer
MOVIE★ 5.3
Native Son
1986
as Buckley
TV★ 8.0
Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Sledge Hammer
TV★ 7.1
L.A. Law
1986
as David McCoy
MOVIE★ 6.1
Cobra
1986
as Dan
MOVIE★ 7.0
Code Name: Foxfire
1985
as Sam Rawlings
TV★ 8.3
Sara
1985
TV★ 7.4
Miami Vice
1984
as Surf
MOVIE★ 4.3
Best Defense
1984
as Jeff
TV★ 6.0
Kate & Allie
1984
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984
as Donald Catton
MOVIE★ 7.0
Special Bulletin
1983
as David McKeeson
MOVIE★ 4.0
Hellfire
1983
as Rev Howard Woode
MOVIE★ 5.8
Fighting Back
1982
as Michael Taylor
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Buckley
MOVIE★ 5.3
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Eddie White
MOVIE★ 4.5
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980
as Stopwatch Producer
MOVIE★ 3.8
Something Short of Paradise
1979
as David Ritchie
MOVIE★ 7.7
Manhattan
1979
as Television Actor #3
MOVIE★ 8.0
Sanctuary of Fear
1979
as Jack Collins
TV★ 6.5
Mrs. Columbo
1979
MOVIE★ 6.7
An Unmarried Woman
1978
as Man who says, "Hello" (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
The Andros Targets
1977
as Smitty
TV★ 8.1
Columbo
1971
as Patrick Kinsley
TV★ 8.0
Roker on the Road
—
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Trace of Murder
—
as Patrick Kinsley
MOVIE
Elderwood
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