Mark Holton
| Mark Holton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 2, 1958 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Mark Holton (born April 2, 1958) is an American actor, best known for portraying Chubby in the Teen Wolf film series, Francis Buxton in Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and Ozzie in Leprechaun.
Early life
Holton was born in Oklahoma City and attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Career
Holton's most famous role may be that of Francis Buxton, Pee-Wee Herman's nemesis, in the 1985 blockbuster Pee-wee's Big Adventure.[1] His other notable 1980s role was as Chubby in Teen Wolf and Teen Wolf Too. The 1990s found another main role awarded to Holton, as Ozzie in the first Leprechaun horror film with Jennifer Aniston. In 2003, Holton was awarded his first starring role: that of real-life serial killer John Wayne Gacy in Gacy. His most well-known minor role may be that of the adult version of the bratty Stillwell in the closing scenes of 1992's A League of Their Own.
Holton has also appeared in minor or cameo roles in such films as The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (in which he uttered the memorable line, "Hey, it's Enrico Palazzo!") with Leslie Nielsen, My Life with Michael Keaton, Little Giants (his next sports movie after A League of Their Own, as Zolteck's dad) with Rick Moranis, and the 2000 live-action/animated film adaptation of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle with Robert De Niro.
Holton has never appeared as a regular cast member of any television show. Nevertheless, he can be seen in episodes of The Young and the Restless, Seinfeld, MacGyver, Sledge Hammer!, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, NCIS and NYPD Blue. He can also be seen making a cameo appearance in The Ramones' music video for "Something to Believe in."
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon | Guy | Craig Mitchell Robert Clarke |
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| 1984 | Webster | Various | Joel Zwick | TV Series (2 Episodes) |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure | Francis Buxton | Tim Burton | |
| Teen Wolf | Chubby | Rod Daniel | ||
| 1986 | My Chauffeur | Doughboy | David Beaird | |
| Stoogemania | Curly's son | Chuck Workman | ||
| Modern Girls | Boss | Jerry Kramer | ||
| 1987 | Teen Wolf Too | Chubby | Christopher Leitch | |
| Under Cover | Denny | John Stockwell | ||
| 1988 | Sledge Hammer! | Governor's Aide | Dick Martin | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Spectator | David Zucker | ||
| 1989 | Day by Day | Proprietor | Matthew Diamond | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| Easy Wheels | Animal | David O'Malley | ||
| 1990 | Superboy | Johnny Casanova | David Nutter | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| Grandpa | Alan Ruffier | |||
| 1991 | They Came from Outer Space | Frank | Dennis Donnelly | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| MacGyver | A Guard | Mike Vejar | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 1992 | A League of Their Own | Older Stilwell | Penny Marshall | |
| 1993 | Leprechaun | Ozzie | Mark Jones | |
| Flying Blind | George | Stan Daniels | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Alexander Woollcott | Syd Macartney | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| My Life | Sam | Bruce Joel Rubin | ||
| 1994 | Seinfeld | David | Tom Cherones | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| Little Giants | Mr. Zolteck | Duwayne Dunham | ||
| 1995 | Rumpelstiltskin | Huge Man | Mark Jones (2) | |
| 1996 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Bolian | Kim Friedman | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| 1997 | Hijacking Hollywood | Officer | Neil Mandt | |
| Sister, Sister | Conductor | Sheldon Epps | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Potato | Des McAnuff | |
| 2001 | The Young and the Restless | Joe | TV Series (2 Episodes) | |
| 2003 | Gacy | John Wayne Gacy | Clive Saunders | |
| NCIS | Sergeant Linn | Bradford May | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Ned Applebaum | Jesse Bochco | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| Rock Me Baby | Johnny Hot-Pants | Leonard R. Garner Jr. | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Madhouse | Mr.Hansen | William Butler | ||
| Return to Sender | Joe Charbonic | Bille August | ||
| Quintuplets | Santa | Andy Cadiff | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
References
- ↑ Barsanti, Chris (2010) Filmology: A Movie-A-Day Guide to the Movies You Need to Know, Adams Media Corporation, ISBN 978-1-4405-0753-3, p. 256