Peter Crombie
American actor (1952–2024)
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Peter B. Crombie III (June 26, 1952 – January 10, 2024)[1] was an American film and television actor.
June 26, 1952
Peter Crombie | |
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 Crombie as "Crazy" Joe Davola in a 1992 Seinfeld episode. | |
| Born | Peter B. Crombie III June 26, 1952 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2024 (aged 71) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–2000 |
| Notable work | Seinfeld |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Spouse |
Nadine Kijner
(m. 1991; div. 1997) |
Early life and education
Crombie was born Peter B. Crombie III on June 26, 1952 to Virginia (née Taborsky; 1916–1999) and Peter B. Crombie Jr. (1923–2002),[2] and raised in Oak Lawn, a suburb of Chicago. He has one brother named Jim.[2] He studied acting at the Yale School of Drama before moving to New York City.[3][4]
Career
Crombie appeared in such films as Born on the Fourth of July, Natural Born Killers, Seven, My Dog Skip and The Doors. His best-known television role was as the recurring minor character "Crazy" Joe Davola on Seinfeld. The name was used with the consent of Fox TV executive, Joe "Lennard" Davola.[5]
Crombie also made guest appearances on such television series as Spenser: For Hire, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Melora"), Walker, Texas Ranger, Law & Order, Picket Fences, NYPD Blue,Perfect Strangers and many others. Crombie wrote the script for the 2006 short drama Threshold.
Personal life and death
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Blob | Soldier at Command Post | |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Undercover Vet | |
| 1990 | Desperate Hours | Connelly | |
| 1990 | Smoothtalker | Jack Perdue | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Associate Lawyer | |
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Greg | |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | Intense Cop | |
| 1995 | Safe | Dr. Reynolds | |
| 1995 | Seven | Dr. O'Neill | |
| 2000 | My Dog Skip | Junior Smalls |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Broken Vows | Dan Phelan | Television film |
| 1987 | Loving | Alan Howard #2 | Episode #1.1096 |
| 1987 | Leg Work | Haddix | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1988 | Spenser: For Hire | Solomon Trench | Episode: "Arthur's Wake" |
| 1988 | Perfect Strangers | Mr. Jones | Episode: "The Graduate" |
| 1988 | American Playhouse | Bernhard Goetz | Episode: "The Trial of Bernhard Goetz" |
| 1989 | As the World Turns | Gage | Episode dated 29 December 1989 |
| 1990 | H.E.L.P. | Mr. Perry | Episode: "Fire Down Below" |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Howie Neffer | Episode: "Confession" |
| 1992–1993 | Seinfeld | Crazy Joe Davola | 5 episodes |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Fallit Kot | Episode: "Melora" |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | Ted Slattery | Episode: "There's a Mister Hitler Here to See You" |
| 1994 | Diagnosis: Murder | Brother Charles Simmons | Episode: "Lily" |
| 1994 | L.A. Law | Julius Watson | Episode: "Dead Issue" |
| 1995 | Get Smart | Larz | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1996 | Grace Under Fire | Counterman | Episode: "Take Me to Your Breeder" |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | Agent Wesley Banes | Episode: "Forget Selma" |
| 1996 | L.A. Firefighters | Norman Minter | 5 episodes |
| 1997 | A Walton Easter | Calvin Weeks | Television film |
| 1997 | House of Frankenstein | Frankenstein's Creature | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | NYPD Blue | Carney | Episode: "Honeymoon at Viagra Falls" |
| 2000 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Detective Moody | Episode: "Deadly Situation" |
