Photo: Manuel Bartual from Madrid, España / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Mark Metcalf is one of those actors I quietly cheer for, because making an audience genuinely despise your character takes real skill. A man from small-town Findlay, Ohio, schooled at Michigan, somehow became the go-to face for sneering authority figures and aggrieved martinets, and I love wondering how that specialty formed. Leading roles get the glamour, but stories collapse without craftsmen who anchor the edges and earn an honest "I hate that guy." His move into film producing suggests a maker's instinct that runs deeper than performing. I am happy to give this kind of indispensable character actor a quiet round of applause.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mark Metcalf
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・メトカーフ
- Reading
- まーく・めとかーふ
- Born
- March 11, 1946 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dog
- Origin
- Findlay, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film producer
2. Background
- High school
- Westfield High School
- University
- University of Michigan
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Mark Metcalf born?
Born March 11, 1946 (age 80).
Where is Mark Metcalf from?
Mark Metcalf is from Findlay, Ohio, United States.
What does Mark Metcalf do?
Mark Metcalf works as actor, television actor, film producer.
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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.