Eric Allan Kramer
| Eric Allan Kramer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 26, 1962 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality |
American Canadian |
| Education | B.F.A. from the University of Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
| Occupation | Actor, fight choreographer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Eric Allan Kramer (born March 26, 1962 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and raised in Edmonton, Alberta[1]) is an American-born Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Bob Duncan in the 2010–2014 TV series Good Luck Charlie. He also co-starred as Dave Rogers in the sitcom The Hughleys.
Early life
Kramer's father, Roger Kramer, is a former CFL player. He attended the BFA program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, which led to acting in the theater and some television and movie roles, as well as a career in fight choreography.[2]
Career
In 1987, Kramer made his acting debut in television film The Gunfighters. He also starred in the 1990 film Quest for the Mighty Sword.[3] He played Thor in NBC's television film The Incredible Hulk Returns and a Russian baseball player in the television movie The Comrades of Summer. Among Kramer's more notable roles have been Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Bear in American Wedding, and Boris, bodyguard to producer Lee Donowitz, in True Romance. He has also appeared in a number of notable television series, including Two and a Half Men, Wizards of Waverly Place, Growing Pains, Cheers, Empty Nest, Blossom, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NewsRadio, JAG, Roseanne, Murder, She Wrote, Seinfeld, That '70s Show, Ellen, Monk, Jack and Bobby, Phil of the Future, How I Met Your Mother, The King of Queens and My Name Is Earl. Kramer was also a series regular on the sitcom Bob as Whitey van de Bunt (1993) and the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys as Dave Rogers.[4]
Kramer continues to work on the stage as a member of the Antaeus Classical Rep Company in Los Angeles, and received an Ovatti Award nomination for his role in The Wood Demon. He also co-starred as Bob Duncan on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie. He also played Link's dad in the Nickelodeon TV series the Thundermans.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Quest for the Mighty Sword | Ator | Direct-to-video |
| 1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Little John | |
| True Romance | Boris | ||
| 1994 | Road to Saddle River | Dieter | |
| 1995 | The Crazysitter | Elliot | |
| 1996 | High School High | Hulk | |
| 2003 | American Wedding | Bear | |
| 2006 | Grilled | Irving | |
| 2009 | Flying By | Steve | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? | ||
| 2014 | Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? | John Doyle | |
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | The Gunfighters | Luke Collins | TV movie |
| 1988 | The Incredible Hulk Returns | Thor | TV movie |
| Murder, She Wrote | Gunnar Tilstrom | Episode: "Snow White, Blood Red" | |
| 1989 | Roseanne | Bobo | Episode: "Dan's Birthday Bash" |
| Growing Pains | Tony | Episode: "Feet of Clay" | |
| Cheers | Rudy | Episode: "The Two Faces of Norm" | |
| 1990 | Doctor Doctor | Dr. Destruction | Episode: "Family Affair" Credited as Eric Allen Kramer |
| 1990–1991 | Down Home | Drew McCrorey | Recurring role |
| 1991–1994 | Empty Nest | Apartment Manager/Sven/Sam | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Actor | Episode: "His Honor's Offer" |
| Anything But Love | Actor | Episode: "Angst for the Memories" | |
| Wings | Biker | Episode: "Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy" | |
| Seinfeld | Biker | Episode: "The Keys" | |
| 1993 | Bob | Whitey van de Bunt | Episodes: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Greetings," "Kiss and Tell" |
| Johnny Bago | Tipper Donovan | Episode: "Johnny's Golden Shaft" | |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Jack "The Jackhammer" Mills | Episode: "Gloves Off" |
| Blossom | Wildman Boyette | Episode: "The Game You Play Tomorrow" | |
| 1995 | Ellen | Detective Gil Ryan | "Episode: "Guns 'N Ellen" |
| Platypus Man | Doug Monroe | Episode: "Sweet Denial" | |
| A Whole New Ballgame | Tommy | Episode: "Twisted" | |
| Hope and Gloria | Issac | Episodes: "No Degrees of Separation," "Salon, It's Been Good to Know You," "A Fine ROM-ance" | |
| The Home Court | Nick Kaofis | Episode: "The Cheesehead Stands Alone" | |
| Dweebs | Helmut | Episode: "The Crush Show" | |
| 1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Drull | Episodes: "Lord of the Flys" and "Battleground Earth" |
| Nash Bridges | Lyle | Episode: "Leo's Big Score" | |
| NewsRadio | Ted Chambers | Episode: "The Trainer" | |
| 1997 | Mad About You | Skippy (Orderly #2) | Episode: "The Penis" |
| JAG | Colonel | Episode: "Force Recon" | |
| Men Behaving Badly | Husband | Episode: It's Good to Be Dead" | |
| Rough Riders | Henry Bardshar | Miniseries | |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Mr. Loudon | Episode: "One on One" | |
| Malcolm & Eddie | Mike McGinley | Episodes: "Casino Evil," "Like Water for Chocolate Cookies," and "Hoop Schemes" | |
| Alright Already | Matt | Episodes: "Again with Mah Johngg" | |
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Lt. Derrick Williams | Episode: "House Party" |
| Dharma and Greg | Officer Davis | Episode: "Dharma and Greg's First Romantic Valentine's Day Weekend" | |
| Caroline in the City | Olaf | Episode: "Caroline and the Cabby" | |
| Murphy Brown | Wally Tuttle | Episode: "Second Time Around" | |
| Arli$$ | Chet | Episode: "Whatever It Takes" | |
| 1998–2002 | The Hughleys | Dave Rogers | Appeared in 89 episodes |
| 2001 | Surviving Gilligan's Island | Alan Hale, Jr. | TV docudrama |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Bill | Episode: "The Last Thing You Want to Do is Wind Up With a Hump" |
| The O.C. | Soccer Coach | Episode: "The Heights" | |
| 2004 | That 70s Show | Stuart Sutcliffe | Episode: "Sally Simpson" |
| Phil of the Future | Coach Buchinksy | Episode: "Future Jock" | |
| Oliver Beene | Krazy King | Episode: "The King and I" | |
| 2005 | The King of Queens | Luke | Episode: "Pour Judgement" |
| Jack & Bobby | Officer Burke | Episode: "And Justice for All" | |
| Will & Grace | Barry | Episode: "Sour Balls" | |
| 2005–2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Vic "The Eagle" Patterson/Deputy Sheriff | Episodes: "Hollywood Brass" and "The Descent of a Man" |
| 2005 | Cuts | Brian | Episode: "Wife Swap" |
| 2006 | Rodney | Paul | Episode: "Sleepover" |
| Monk | Darrell Cain | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut" | |
| How I Met Your Mother | Bob Rorschach | Episode: "Milk" | |
| 2007 | Big Shots | Eddie Jenowski | Episodes: "The Way We Weren't" |
| 2008 | Hollywood Residential | Pete | Appeared in 8 episodes |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | Coach Gunderson | Episode: "Alex in the Middle" | |
| 2009 | My Name is Earl | Jim | Episode: "Friends with Benefits" |
| Maneater | Jones Merrifield | Episodes: "Part 1" and "Part 2" | |
| 2009–present | The Secrets of a Changing Life | Father | |
| 2010–2014 | Good Luck Charlie | Bob Duncan | Main role, 97 episodes |
| 2010 | Huge | Actor/Trent's dad/Cliff | 1 episode |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Clinton | Episode: "Rising" | |
| 2011 | Jessie | Jack | Episode: "One Day Wonders |
| NCIS | Phillip Ekkerly | Episode: "Thirst" | |
| Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | Bob Duncan | Disney Channel Original Movie | |
| 2013 | Jessie | Bob Duncan | Episode: "Good Luck Jessie" |
| 2015 | The Thundermans | Evilman | Episode: "Meet the Evilmans" & "Evil Never Sleeps" |
| Bones | Eric Simms | Episode: "The Putter in the Rough" | |
| 2015–2016 | Mike & Molly | Officer Seely | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Letter M | Bob | |
References
- ↑ Good Luck’ star muscles up
- ↑ Eric Allan Kramer ABC bio from The Hughleys
- ↑ The Unknown Movies – Quest For The Mighty Sword (1989)
- ↑ Eric Allan Kramer Biography ((?)-), Film Reference
