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Whitney Rydbeck(1945-2024)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Whitney Rydbeck in M*A*S*H (1972)
The Life Story of America's Foremost Mime
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A Mime's Life (2009)
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Whitney Rydbeck was born on 13 March 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), 1941 (1979) and Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). He died on 15 July 2024 in Chatsworth, California, USA.
BornMarch 13, 1945
DiedJuly 15, 2024(79)
BornMarch 13, 1945
DiedJuly 15, 2024(79)
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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
6.0
  • Roy
  • 1986
1941 (1979)
1941
5.8
  • Daffy
  • 1979
Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.7
TV Series
  • Ensign Alans
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky II
7.3
  • Sound Man
  • 1979

Credits

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Actor

  • The Oates' Valor (2007)
    The Oates' Valor
    7.5
    Short
    • Mr. Hahn
    • 2007
  • Julie Carmen, Frank Gorshin, and Scott Edmund Lane in Angels with Angles (2005)
    Angels with Angles
    4.8
    • Jack Benny
    • 2005
  • John C. McGinley, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, and Judy Reyes in Scrubs (2001)
    Scrubs
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Dennis
    • 2005
  • Dionysio Basco, Steven Daniel, Marissa Dyan, Wesley Jonathan, Caitlin Mowrey, and Scott Whyte in City Guys (1997)
    City Guys
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Priest
    • 2000
  • Party of Five (1994)
    Party of Five
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Mr. Trimble
    • 1999
  • Jean-Marc Barr and Ophélie Winter in What I Did for Love (1998)
    What I Did for Love
    3.9
    • Fauvette
    • 1998
  • Striking Resemblance (1997)
    Striking Resemblance
    5.1
    • Dr. Baxter
    • 1997
  • Linda Hamilton, Jeff Fahey, and Coolio in On the Line (1997)
    On the Line
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Bank Manager
    • 1997
  • Queen Latifah, Erika Alexander, Kim Fields, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Kim Coles, and John Henton in Living Single (1993)
    Living Single
    7.7
    TV Series
    • The Porter
    • 1997
  • ssn
    7.9
    Video Game
    • Dr. Adrian Mann
    • 1996
  • Apollo 11 (1996)
    Apollo 11
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Reporter #1
    • 1996
  • Jessica Biel, Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson, David Gallagher, Catherine Hicks, Mackenzie Rosman, and Happy in 7th Heaven (1996)
    7th Heaven
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Mr. Fowler
    • 1996
  • LL Cool J, Alfonso Ribeiro, Maia Campbell, and Kim Wayans in In the House (1995)
    In the House
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Banker #2
    • 1996
  • Shelley Long, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Gary Cole, Jennifer Elise Cox, Olivia Hack, Jesse Lee Soffer, Henriette Mantel, Paul Sutera, and Christine Taylor in A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
    A Very Brady Sequel
    5.9
    • Auctioneer
    • 1996
  • John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and French Stewart in 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
    3rd Rock from the Sun
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Mr. Kersey
    • 1996

Director

  • Tom Faraday, Shawn Nelson, and Whitney Rydbeck in Master Class: Impersonal Actor (2011)
    Master Class: Impersonal Actor
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    • Director
    • 2011

Cinematographer

  • Tom Faraday, Shawn Nelson, and Whitney Rydbeck in Master Class: Impersonal Actor (2011)
    Master Class: Impersonal Actor
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2011

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A Mime's Life with Richmond Shepard (Trailer)
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A Mime's Life with Richmond Shepard (Trailer)

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  • Alternative name
    • Whitney Rybeck
  • Born
    • March 13, 1945
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 15, 2024
    • Chatsworth, California, USA(complications from prostate cancer)
  • Parents
      Carl Luther Wilbert Rydbeck

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    In the late 1960s, he was a member of the Richmond Shepard Mime Troupe.

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