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My Take
Gerrit Graham is one of those character actors I find quietly indispensable. A Columbia-educated New Yorker, he popped up in several Brian De Palma films and showed up across two Star Trek series, which tells you how adaptable he is. I have a soft spot for his comic turn opposite Kurt Russell in Used Cars and his voice work as Franklin Sherman on The Critic. What impresses me most is the range of his toolkit: he acts, he writes scripts, he writes songs. He never seemed to chase the spotlight, and I deeply respect performers who build a world from the supporting margins rather than the center.
Overview
Gerrit Graham (born November 27, 1949) is an American former stage, television, and film actor as well as a scriptwriter and songwriter. He is best known for his appearances in multiple films by Brian De Palma as well as appearances in two Star Trek series. He starred in Used Cars with Kurt Russell and voiced Franklin Sherman on The Critic.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gerrit Graham
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲリット・グレアム
- Reading
- げりっと・ぐれあむ
- Born
- November 27, 1949 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / television actor / film actor / actor / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Columbia University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.