Jimmie F. Skaggs Explained

Jimmie F. Skaggs
Birth Place:Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Death Place:Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Yearsactive:1981–2004
Spouse:Virginia Morris
Birth Name:Jimmie Neumeier

Jimmie F. Skaggs (– July 6, 2004) was an American actor.

Skaggs was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but moved to Valley City, Ohio, as a young boy. He later moved to Elyria, Ohio, as an adolescent. He got his start in acting performing in the All School play, The Great Sabastions. He graduated from Elyria High School in 1963.[1]

Skaggs made guest appearances in numerous television shows, including The A Team, Hunter, Remington Steele, Hill Street Blues, Falcon Crest, Miami Vice, Thirtysomething, , Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

He also appeared in numerous film roles, including the bartender in Catch Me If You Can, a drug dealer in Lethal Weapon, Smilin' Phil Fox in Underworld, Tom Scully in Cutthroat Island, Neil Gallagher in Puppet Master and Devlin in Ghost Town.

Jimmie Skaggs died at his Highland Park home of lung cancer, according to his wife, actress and director Virginia Morris. He was aged 59 at the time of his death.[1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 The Marva Collins Story Chester Boland
1984 The Naked Face Fallon
1987 Lethal Weapon Drug Dealer #1
Dragnet Caterer Pagan
1988 The Night Before Hood #1
Ghost Town Devlin
1989 Pink Cadillac Billy Dunston
Homer and Eddie Jesus #1
Cage Ugly Guy
Puppet Master Neil Gallagher
1990 Solar Crisis Biker
1991 Thousand Pieces of Gold Jonas
1994 Oblivion Buteo
1995 Cutthroat Island Scully
1996 Buteo
Underworld Phil 'Smilin' Phil' Fox / Todd Streeb
Playing Dangerous 2 Andreyz Varglak
1997 Gang Related Duncan
"A Christmas Memory" Haha Jones
1998 Whatever It Takes Roland
2000 Hollow Man Wino
Sunset Strip Guitar Center Owner
Highway 395 Lew Grade
Spin Cycle Homeless Guy
2002 Woman on Fire Nezam
100 Women Homeless Guy
Catch Me If You Can Bartender
2003 Dead End Worker #1

Notes and References

  1. News: Jimmie Skaggs, 59; Actor Had Numerous Roles in Film, Television and on Stage - Los Angeles Times . Articles.latimes.com . 2004-07-12 . 2014-04-16. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110116110334/http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jul/12/local/me-skaggs12 . January 16, 2011.