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David Rasche

Acting · Born August 7, 1944 · 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.

Movies with David Rasche

• Men in Black 3 (2012) — Agent X
• Burn After Reading (2008) — CIA Officer
• The Sentinel (2006) — President Ballentine
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006) — Senator
• Cobra (1986) — Dan
• United 93 (2006) — Donald Freeman Greene
• About My Father (2023) — William 'Bill' Collins XII
• Just Married (2003) — Mr. McNerney
• The Big Wedding (2013) — Barry O'Connor
• Theater Camp (2023) — Dr. Bill Rauch
• Swallow (2020) — Michael Conrad
• Kill Your Darlings (2013) — Dean

TV shows with David Rasche

• Succession (2018) — Karl Muller
• Veep (2012) — Jim Marwood
• Ugly Betty (2006) — Calvin Hartley
• Sledge Hammer! (1986) — Sledge Hammer
• Dying for Sex (2025) — Dr. Pankowitz
• Bored to Death (2009) — Bernard
• Nurses (1991) — Jack Trenton
• Impastor (2015) — Alden Schmidt