Ernie Grunwald Explained

Ernie Grunwald
Birth Place:Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1994–present

Ernie Grunwald (born 1970) is a Canadian actor who has made guest appearances in a number of notable television series.

Career

Grunwald has had recurring roles on One on One, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (as Mr. Forgess), and Two of a Kind opposite Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. He has also guest starred on Friends, My Name Is Earl, NYPD Blue, Reno 911!, A.N.T. Farm, Walker, Texas Ranger, Supernatural, Grey's Anatomy, Two and a Half Men, Bones, The Mentalist, Weeds, and many other series.[1] He guest starred as a restaurant manager in Monk ("Mr. Monk's 100th Case") and as a courier that lost a cooler containing a deadly virus in Psych ("Death is in the Air"). He also appeared as Walter in the Disney Channel Original Movie Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! in 2011.

He also made a cameo appearance in the 1992 Disney film The Mighty Ducks as a fan. He has also had roles in the feature films Cellular, It Takes Two, Men in Black II, and Stealing Harvard. Grunwald starred with Jason Priestley in Call Me Fitz.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1995JunglegroundV.P
1995It Takes TwoHarry Butkis
1999Dudley Do-RightCustoms Officer
2001The GristleJukebox Guy
2002Men in Black IIYoung Postal Employee
2002Stealing HarvardLineup Man
2004CellularBusy Salesman
2006Comeback SeasonDesk Clerk
2007MoolaWild Bill
2008Laboratory Worker #2Direct-to-video
2009The LodgerGregor
2012Two Hands to MouthNoah

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Due SouthMorgue AttendantEpisode: "Manhunt"
1994–1996TekWarSpaz4 episodes
1995Side EffectsRobert Dilworth2 episodes
1996Radiant CityHarveyTelevision film
1996The High LifeClaude8 episodes
1997Once a ThiefThermo RakisEpisode: "The Big Bang Theory"
1998–1999Two of a KindPaul11 episodes
1999–2001It's Like, You Know...Ernie / Waiter8 episodes
2000Veronica's ClosetThe Pizza GuyEpisode: "Veronica's Girls' Night Out"
2001That's LifePlaintiffEpisode: "No Good Deed"
2001Walker, Texas RangerMorris DobbsEpisode: "Medieval Crimes"
2001Inside SchwartzVigil GuyEpisode: "Bless Me Father, for I Have Fired You"
2002BoomtownCharlie GrahamEpisode: "The Freak"
2003FriendsTom GordonEpisode: "The One with the Memorial Service"
2003–2009King of the HillVarious roles4 episodes
2004The StonesSpa GuyEpisode: "The Lawyer Trap"
2005NYPD BlueJonas GrissomEpisode: "Sergeant Sipowicz' Lonely Hearts Club Band"
2005Invasion IowaSteve CookEpisode: "It Came from Hollywood"
2005Reno 911!Prospective Buyer2 episodes
2005–2006One on OneBenjamin7 episodes
2005–2007The Suite Life of Zack & CodyMr. Forgess3 episodes
2007My Name Is EarlPierreEpisode: "Foreign Exchange Student"
2007Two and a Half MenClinicianEpisode: "Putting Swim Fins on a Cat"
2007BonesSanta Fred SpivakEpisode: "The Santa in the Slush"
2008CarpoolersLoan OfficerEpisode: "Lost in America"
2008Eli StoneDaryl RhodesEpisode: "Patience"
2008MonkVampire ManagerEpisode: "Mr. Monk's 100th Case"
2008The New Adventures of Old ChristineSalesmanEpisode: "How I Hate Your Mother"
2008Hannah MontanaEdEpisode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive"
2009Grey's AnatomyGary RubinEpisode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
2009Better Off TedClarkEpisode: "Get Happy"
2009The MentalistMilton HowardEpisode: "Red Badge"
2009SupernaturalBarnes / 'Sam'Episode: "The Real Ghostbusters"
2010PsychDonny LebermanEpisode: "Death Is in the Air"
2010Lester MartinEpisode: "The Panty Sniffer"
2010WeedsPenguinEpisode: "To Moscow, and Quickly"
2010–2013Call Me FitzLarry48 episodes
2011A.N.T. FarmZankoEpisode: "FraudulANT"
2011Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!WalterTelevision film
2011E! Special: Selena GomezMr. Forgess
20132 Broke GirlsLeonEpisode: "And the Temporary Distraction"
2016History of the World... for NowTimeline / Analogy Guy4 episodes
2019WayneVice PrincipalEpisode: "Chapter Six: Who Even Are We Now?"
2022–2023Raven's HomeLazlo11 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ernie Grunwald. TV Guide. 20 July 2021.