
David Rasche
Biography
David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns. In television he is known for his main role as Karl Muller in the HBO drama series Succession, as well as recurring and guest performances in L.A. Law, Monk, The West Wing, Veep, and Ugly Betty.
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Filmography
Acting (115)
Movies (77)
About My Father
2023as William 'Bill' Collins XII
Theater Camp
2023as Dr. Bill Rauch
The Good House
2021as Scott
Paper Spiders
2021as Bill Hoffman
Swallow
2020as Michael Conrad
Father Figurine
2019as Larry Berman
Amira & Sam
2014as Jack
Freedom
2014as Jefferson Monroe
The Discoverers
2014as Cyrus Marshall
Kill Your Darlings
2013as Dean
The Big Wedding
2013as Barry O'Connor
Petunia
2013as Percy Petunia
The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
2013as Public Prosecutor Mr. Hills
Men in Black 3
2012as Agent X
Revenge for Jolly!
2012as Eichelberger
Remembrance
2011as Daniel Levine
Blue Eyes
2010as Marshall
In the Loop
2009as Linton Barwick
Peter and Vandy
2009as Alan
Crimes of the Past
2009as Thomas Sparrow
Burn After Reading
2008as CIA Officer
Finding the Burn
2008as Self / CIA Officer (archive footage)
The Girl in the Park
2007as Doug
Flags of Our Fathers
2006as Senator
United 93
2006as Donald Freeman Greene
The Sentinel
2006as President Ballentine
United 93: The Families and the Film
2006
Final Approach
2005as Gen. Perkins
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
Off the Lip
2004as Dr. Martin Shutte
Just Married
2003as Mr. McNerney
Exposed
2003as Warren Ward
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002as Taylor Abbott
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001as Elliot Chevron
Pros & Cons
1999as Jack Stanford
Friends & Lovers
1999as Richard 'Richie' Wickham
The Settlement
1999as Denny
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
1999as Robert Sinclair
The Big Tease
1999as Stig
Tourist Trap
1998as Derek Early
That Old Feeling
1997as Alan
Pie in the Sky
1996as Amy's Dad
Magic in the Water
1995as Phillip, Patient #4
Out There
1995as Emmett Davis
Lieberman in Love
1995as M.C. at Luau
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
1995as Ben Landry
Dead Weekend
1995as Payne
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
1994as Alfred Raine
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994as Chaz Frederick
A Million to Juan
1994as Jeff
Twenty Bucks
1993as Baker
Partners
1993as "Grave Squad" Lawyer
Barbarians at the Gate
1993as Ted Forstmann
Bingo
1991as Hal Devlin
Delirious
1991as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
Silhouette
1990as Sheriff Kyle Lauder
Masters of Menace
1990as Buddy Wheeler
Wedding Band
1990as Sloane Vaughn
An Innocent Man
1989as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD
Wicked Stepmother
1989as Steve Fisher
Secret Witness
1988as Sandy
Made in Heaven
1987as Donald Summer
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
1987as Cal McGinnis
Cobra
1986as Dan
Native Son
1986as Buckley
Code Name: Foxfire
1985as Sam Rawlings
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984as Donald Catton
Best Defense
1984as Jeff
Hellfire
1983as Rev Howard Woode
Special Bulletin
1983as David McKeeson
Fighting Back
1982as Michael Taylor
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981as Eddie White
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980as Stopwatch Producer
Manhattan
1979as Television Actor #3
Something Short of Paradise
1979as David Ritchie
Sanctuary of Fear
1979as Jack Collins
An Unmarried Woman
1978as Man who says, "Hello" (uncredited)
Television (38)
The Hunting Party
2025as Dr. Sidney Fairfax
Dying for Sex
2025as Dr. Pankowitz
Elsbeth
2024as Monsignor Frank
Succession
2018as Karl Muller
Succession
2018as Karl Muller
Impastor
2015as Alden Schmidt
Madam Secretary
2014as Ambassador Arlen Maxwell
Black Box
2014as Hunter Black
Inside Amy Schumer
2013as CEO
Veep
2012as Jim Marwood
Ugly Betty
2006as Calvin Hartley
The Book of Daniel
2006
Las Vegas
2003as Tim Valentine
Monk
2002as Nick Patterson
She Spies
2002as Norton Andrews
Malcolm in the Middle
2000as Lawyer
DAG
2000as President Whitman
The West Wing
1999as Carl Everett
Providence
1999as Doc Croc
Grown Ups
1999
Just Shoot Me!
1997as Michael Tenzer
Suddenly Susan
1996as Evan
High Society
1995as Peter Thomas
Signs and Wonders
1995as Brother Nahum
Duckman
1994as Baron Von Dillweed (voice)
Burke's Law
1994as John Ramsey
Nurses
1991as Jack Trenton
Law & Order
1990as Joe Delaney
Empty Nest
1988as Jack Trenton
L.A. Law
1986as David McCoy
Sledge Hammer!
1986as Sledge Hammer
Sara
1985
Miami Vice
1984as Surf
Kate & Allie
1984
Mrs. Columbo
1979
The Andros Targets
1977as Smitty
Columbo
1971as Patrick Kinsley
Roker on the Road
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