Where Are They Now - Friday, November 20, 2015

Hello fans,

This week we are catching up with Gordon Clapp, a fellow you might remember from the TV series NYPD Blue. I actually saw him on a popular TV show just a few weeks ago! Want to know which one? Well, keep on reading!

Take care,
Melissa

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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":

--Ralph Bellamy: He appeared in numerous movies, including "Trading Places" and "Pretty Woman"

--Jan Clayton: Played the mother, Ellen Miller, on the TV series "Lassie"

--John Fiedler: He was the voice of Piglet in the "Winnie the Pooh" cartoons and he played Mr. Peterson, one of Bob's regular patients, on the TV series "The Bob Newhart Show", among other roles

(Answer at the bottom)
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Gordon Clapp
Learn More About Gordon Clapp on Celebrity Nooz

BIRTH DATE: September 24, 1948, North Conway, New Hampshire

CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for portraying the role of Det. Greg Medavoy for all 12 seasons on the television series NYPD Blue.

FAMILY LIFE: He was married to Deborah Taylor from 1986 to 1999. They have a son named William Clapp.

INFO: Clapp has appeared in numerous TV shows such as Check it Out! and Night Court, a number of films and stage plays. He appeared as United States Marine Corps Holland Smith in Flags of Our Fathers.

TRIVIA: Graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Won an Emmy in 1998 for his role on NYPD Blue.

Once worked at Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia (in the early 1980s) one of Canada's leading regional theatres.

WHERE IS HE NOW: Clapp continues to act. He recently appeared as Coach Mad Maddox in The Game Plan. He appeared on Broadway, where he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.

Clapp played the father of Ellen (Rose Byrne) in the F/X show Damages from 2007 to 2012. He most recently appeared as Chaplain Orlovsky in the TV series Chicago Fire.

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CREDITS:

2015 Chicago Fire (TV Series)...Chaplain Orlovsky

2015 The Perfect Guy...Bill Forsythe

2015 Peter and John...Charles Roland

2013 Mob City (TV Series) (post-production) (2013)

2013 Dead Billy (post-production)...Lucien

2013 Perception (TV Series)...Alan Kendricks
Ch-Ch-Changes (2013)

2007-2012 Damages (TV Series)...Gary Parsons

2011 The Water (Short)...George

2011 In Plain Sight (TV Series)...Ben Kulpak
I'm a Liver Not a Fighter (2011)

2010 The Grind...Galt

2009 Falling Up...Colin O'Shea

2009 The Funk Parlor...Detective Joseph Angeli

2009 Prototype (Video Game)...General Randall (voice)

2009 Taking Chance (TV Movie)...Tom Garrett

2008 The Ex List (TV Series)...Jimmy

2008 Cold Case (TV Series)...Daniel O'Leary
Bad Reputation (2008)

2007 Ghost Whisperer (TV Series)...Alan Silver
Holiday Spirit (2007)

2007 Private Practice (TV Series)...Coach Mike
In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead (2007)

2007 Criminal Minds (TV Series)...Det. Vic Wolynski
In Name and Blood (2007)

2007 The Game Plan...Coach Mark Maddox

2007 Halfway Home (TV Series)...Sandy
Halfway New Guy (2007)

2007 Drive Thru...Horny the Clown (voice)

2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series)...Salvatore Heinz
Meet Market (2007)

2006 Flags of Our Fathers...General "Howlin' Mad" Smith

2006 Trailer Talk (Short)...Jeff

2006 Monk (TV Series)...Francis Merrigan
Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink (2006)

2005-2006 Deadwood (TV Series)...Gustave - The Tailor

2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)...Ted Carthage
Infected (2006)

2005 Without a Trace (TV Series)...Bill Shields
The Innocents (2005)

2005 Flatbush (Short)...Frank

1993-2005 NYPD Blue (TV Series)...Det. Greg Medavoy

2004 Bananas (Short)...Lieutenant

2004 The Sure Hand of God...Jefferson T. Stevens

2003 Less Than Perfect (TV Series)...Detective Martin
It Takes a Pillage (2003)

2003 Fast Cars & Babies (Short)...Cowboy

2002 Moonlight Mile...Tanner

2002 Sunshine State...Earl Pinkney

2001 Skeletons in the Closet (Video)...Dan

2000 Rules of Engagement...Harris

2000 Might as Well Live (Short)...Man Upstairs

1999 Glacier Falls

1999 The Rage: Carrie 2...Eric's Father

1998 Sin City Spectacular (TV Series)
Episode #1.22

1997 Dead Man's Gun (TV Series)...Raymond Walter Jakes
The Bounty Hunter (1997)

1997 Badge of Betrayal (TV Movie)...Thatcher

1996 The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story (TV Movie)...Sheriff Byron Calhoun

1995 Her Hidden Truth (TV Movie)...Father Paul

1995 The Outer Limits (TV Series)...Dr. Randall Strong
The Voice of Reason (1995)

1995 Abandoned and Deceived (TV Movie)...Donald Quinn

1994 Stand Off...Gordon Davies

1993 Wings (TV Series)...Phil
Bye-Bye, Bunny (1993)

1993 Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty (TV Movie)...Glenn

1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)...Hadran
Vortex (1993)

1993 Cheers (TV Series)...Shriner
Look Before You Sleep (1993)

1993 Family of Strangers (TV Movie)...Del

1993 Civil Wars (TV Series)
Alien Aided Affection (1993)

1993 Kiss of a Killer (TV Movie)

1993 Bonds of Love (TV Movie)...Evaluator

1992 Street Legal (TV Series)...James Brackit
Never Say Die (1992)
Rules of the Game (1992)

1992 The Wonder Years (TV Series)...Bruce Leegee
Politics as Usual (1992)

1991 FBI: The Untold Stories (TV Series)...Gavin
The Sting

1991 Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (TV Movie)...Elias

1991 Scene of the Crime (TV Series)
Wild About Harry (1991)

1991 Fever (TV Movie)...Meeks

1991 Mom P.I. (TV Series)
A Fugue for Mr. X (1991)

1990 The Secret Life of Archie's Wife (TV Movie)...Stubbs

1990 Cop Rock (TV Series)...Philip Beamer
A Three-Corpse Meal (1990)

1990 Night Court (TV Series)...Ralph Shannon
I Said Dance! (1990)

1990 Blind Faith (TV Movie)...Det. O'Brien

1990 Family of Spies (TV Movie)...Capt. Burnett

1990 Dear John (TV Series)...Dave Travis
John's Friend (1990)

1990 E.N.G. (TV Series)...Brian Rickland
Word of Mouth (1990)

1989 The Private Capital (TV Movie)

1989 Small Sacrifices (TV Movie)...Detective Doug Welch

1989 Gross Anatomy...Doctor

1989 Termini Station...Harvey Dunshane

1989 Knightwatch (TV Series)...Daniels

1988 Breaking All the Rules (TV Movie)...John Haney

1988 Eight Men Out...Ray Schalk

1988 Adderly (TV Series)
The Interrogation (1988)

1985-1988 Check It Out (TV Series)...Viker / Mr. Viker / Mr. Michaels / ...

1988 Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (TV Series)...Wayne
Birds of a Feather (1988)

1987 Matewan...Griggs

1987 Hands of a Stranger (TV Movie)...Sgt. Markey

1986 The Right of the People (TV Movie)...Chris' Friend

1985 ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series)...Cop
Pippi Longstocking (1985)

1985 Letting Go (TV Movie)...Walter

1985 Evergreen (TV Mini-Series)...Palm Court Waiter
Episode #1.1 (1985)

1985 Hangin' In (TV Series)...Mr. Hepburn
Dead Dogs Wag No Tails (1985)

1984 The Other Kingdom (TV Movie)...George

1979 Running...Kenny

1979 Return of the Secaucus Seven...Chip Hollister

To see Then & Now pictures of Gordon Clapp, visit:
Learn More About Gordon Clapp on Celebrity Nooz

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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Ralph Bellamy - DEAD (Infection)
Born: 06/17/1904 Died: 11/29/1991

Jan Clayton - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 08/26/1917 Died: 08/28/1983

John Fiedler - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 02/03/1925 Died: 06/25/2005

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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
11/18
Bjorn Borgen, 78, Norwegian footballer (Fredrikstad, national team).
Charles Cawley, American businessman (MBNA)
Jonah Lomu, 40, New Zealand rugby union player (All Blacks).
Lindela Ndlovu, Zimbabwean educator.
John Gainsford, 77, South African rugby union player (Springboks), cancer

11/17
Ishtiaq Ahmad, 74, Pakistani spy fiction author.
Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu, 63, Nigerian politician, Federal Minister of Education (2007-2008).
Luiz de Carvalho, 90, Brazilian gospel singer.
Milton Crenchaw, 96, American aviator, cardiovascular disease and pneumonia.
Drago Grubelnik, 39, Slovene alpine skier, traffic collision.
Rahim Moeini Kermanshahi, 90, Iranian poet.
Pithukuli Murugadas, 95, Indian devotional singer.
Ashok Singhal, 89, Indian Hindu activist.

11/16
Atilla Arcan (tr), 70, Turkish comedic actor and impersonator, complications of a heart attack.
Yuliya Balykina, 31, Belarusian Olympic sprinter (2012), homicide.
Carmelo Castillo, 57, Dominican baseball player (Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins), heart attack.
Louise Cowan, 98, American educator.
Nando Gazzolo, 87, Italian actor (West and Soda, The Hills Run Red, Django Shoots First).
Michael C. Gross, 70, American graphic designer and producer (Ghostbusters, Heavy Metal, Beethoven), cancer.
Jerzy Katlewicz, 88, Polish conductor and artistic director.
Wally Kincaid, 89, American Hall of Fame college baseball coach (Cerritos College).
Kwek Leng Joo (zh), 62, Singaporean businessman, heart attack.
Bert Olmstead, 89, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player, complications from a stroke.
Glee S. Smith, Jr., 94, American politician, member of the Kansas Senate (1957-1973).

11/15
Kai Ato, 69, Japanese actor and TV personality.
Dora Doll, 93, French actress (Manon, French Cancan, Julia).
George Genovese, 93, American baseball player (Washington Senators) and scout (San Francisco Giants).
Guo Jie, 103, Chinese Olympic athlete (1936).
Saeed Jaffrey, 86, Indian-born British actor (The Man Who Would Be King, Shatranj Ke Khilari, My Beautiful Laundrette).
Vincent Margera, 59, American reality television personality (Viva La Bam, Jackass, CKY), kidney and liver failure.
Jackie McGugan, 76, Scottish footballer (St. Mirren, Leeds United).
Moira Orfei, 83, Italian circus artist and actress (Scent of a Woman, Ursus, The Birds, the Bees and the Italians).
Cynthia Payne, 82, British brothel keeper.
Rob van Reijn (nl), 86, Dutch mime artist.
John P. Schlegel, 72, American Jesuit and academic administrator, President of Creighton University (2000-2011) and the University of San Francisco (1991-2000), pancreatic cancer.
P. F. Sloan, 70, American singer/songwriter ("Secret Agent Man", "Eve of Destruction", "A Must to Avoid").
Said Tarabeek, 74, Egyptian actor.
Jennifer Willems, 68, Dutch actress.

11/14
Nick Bockwinkel, 80, American professional wrestler (AWA).
Berugo Carambula, 70, Uruguayan actor (Son Amores) and comedian, complications from Parkinson's disease.
Norm Ellenberger, 83, American college basketball coach (New Mexico Lobos).
K. S. Gopalakrishnan, 86, Indian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Warren Mitchell, 89, British actor (Till Death Us Do Part, Death of a Salesman, The Price).
Hisham Nazer, 83, Saudi Arabian executive and diplomat.

11/13
Abu Nabil al-Anbari, Iraqi-born ISIL leader in Libya, airstrike.
Giorgio Bambini, 70, Italian boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
Philip Ciaccio, 88, American judge, member of the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal (1982-1997).
Bruce Dayton, 97, American retail executive and philanthropist, President and Chairman of Target, founder of B. Dalton.
Georges-Hebert Germain (fr), 71, Canadian journalist and author.
John Gray, 68, New Zealand Anglican clergyman, Bishop of Te Waipounamu (1996-2015).
Jamecy Pierre, 39, Haitian ragga artist.
Paul Stewart, 89, American historian, founder of the Black American West Museum and Heritage Center.
Henk Visser, 83, Dutch long jumper.
Regina Zdanaviciute (lt), 90, Soviet and Lithuanian theatre and film actress (Nobody Wanted to Die), People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR.
French people killed in the November 2015 Paris
attacks:
Thomas Ayad, music executive (Mercury Records France).
Guillaume B. Decherf, 43, music critic and journalist (Les Inrockuptibles).
Alban Denuit, 32, visual artist.
Matthieu Giroud, 39, geographer (University of Marne-la-Vallee).

11/12
Earl E. Anderson, 96, American Marine Corps general.
Lucian Balan, 56, Romanian footballer (Baia Mare), suicide by drug overdose.
Naila Faran, 37, Saudi doctor.
Marton Fulop, 32, Hungarian footballer (Sunderland, national team), cancer.
Jihadi John, 27, Kuwaiti-born British Islamic State propagandist, drone strike.
Ellsworth Kalas, 92, American Methodist theologian.
Marie Seznec Martinez (fr), 57, French model, cancer.
Peter McLeavey, 79, New Zealand art dealer, Parkinson's disease.
Henry Rowen, 90, American national security expert, heart attack.
Victor Santos, Puerto Rican actor, singer and beauty pageant organizer, prostate cancer and diabetes complications.
Sister Scully, 57, Jamaican gospel singer.
Aaron Shikler, 93, American artist.
Pal Varhidi, 84, Hungarian football player (Ujpesti
Dozsa) and manager (Ujpesti Dozsa, Vac, BEAC).