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My Take
Gregory Itzin is one of those actors who made you genuinely hate a fictional president — and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. His Charles Logan on 24 was an absolute masterclass in weaselly, self-serving villainy: sweaty, calculating, plausibly deniable, and somehow even more infuriating every time he slithered back into the plot. The fact that he was born in Washington, D.C. feels almost too on-the-nose, like the city itself produced the perfect person to portray its worst archetypes. He kept showing up across American TV — The Mentalist, Covert Affairs — because casting directors knew exactly what they had. When he passed in July 2022 at 74, the character-actor world genuinely lost one of its great craftsmen. Rest easy, President Logan. You were magnificently awful.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gregory Itzin
- Name (Japanese)
- グレゴリー・イッツェン
- Reading
- ぐれごりー・いっつぇん
- Born
- April 20, 1948 – July 8, 2022
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- High school
- Burlington High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | 24 | — | |
| Notable work | The Mentalist | — | |
| Notable work | Covert Affairs | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Gregory Itzin born?
April 20, 1948 – July 8, 2022.
Where is Gregory Itzin from?
Gregory Itzin is from Washington, D.C., United States.
What does Gregory Itzin do?
Gregory Itzin works as television actor, film actor, actor.
What is Gregory Itzin known for?
Notable works include 24, The Mentalist, Covert Affairs.
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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 or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.