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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 10, 1951
Place of Birth
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Harry Groener
1.0 Popularity
Biography
Harry Groener is a German-born American actor and dancer born on September 10, 1951, in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, to a musical family with an opera singer mother and concert pianist father. He emigrated to the United States with his family when he was two years old and later apprenticed with the San Francisco Ballet before studying drama at the University of Washington. Groener began his career in theater, making his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of "Oklahoma!" and going on to appear in shows including "Cats," "Crazy for You," and "Copenhagen," earning several Tony nominations for musicals like "Oklahoma!" and "Cats." He transitioned successfully to television and film, becoming perhaps best known for playing Mayor Wilkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 3, 4 and 7), while also appearing in Dear John as Ralph Drang, How I Met Your Mother as Clint, and Mad About You as Lance Brockwell. His extensive television work includes multiple Star Trek series appearances, playing Tam Elbrun in The Next Generation's "Tin Man" episode, the Nechani Magistrate in Voyager's "Sacred Ground" episode, and Minister Nathan Samuels in Enterprise's "Demons" and "Terra Prime" episodes, and his film credits include A Cure for Wellness (2016), Patch Adams (1998) and Road to Perdition (2002). He has been married to Dawn Didawick since September 19, 1978, and his versatility as both a stage and screen actor, combined with his memorable villainous turn as the charming yet sinister Mayor Wilkins, has made him a respected figure in both theater and television.
Known For
0.0
Frank
Such A Pretty Girl
2025
8.0
Senator McGee
Oppenheimer
2023
2.5
Dad
A Place Among the Dead
2020
8.0
Joe
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020
8.5
Mr. Walker
The Rookie
2018
5.7
Psychiatrist
Delirium
2018
6.5
Harry Kenney
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
2018
8.4
Bartholomew McGainn
The Resident
2018
10.0
Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
6.3
Stafford Yates
Ghosted
2017
Credits
Such A Pretty Girl
as Frank
2025
0.0
Oppenheimer
as Senator McGee
2023
8.0
A Place Among the Dead
as Dad
2020
2.5
9-1-1: Lone Star
as Joe
2020
8.0
The Rookie
as Mr. Walker
2018
8.5
Delirium
as Psychiatrist
2018
5.7
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
as Harry Kenney
2018
6.5
The Resident
as Bartholomew McGainn
2018
8.4
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
2017
10.0
Ghosted
as Stafford Yates
2017
6.3
Young Sheldon
as Elliot Douglas
2017
8.0
A Cure for Wellness
as Pembroke
2017
6.3
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse
as Hap
2016
6.7
Kittens in a Cage
as Judge Dodd
2015
7.3
The Atticus Institute
as Lawrence Henault
2015
5.8
Bread and Butter
as Donald Karinsky
2014
6.9
Once Upon a Time
as Martin
2011
7.4
The Selling
as Auction Man
2011
6.1
Law & Order: LA
as Attorney Spicer
2010
6.8
The Middle
as Gene
2009
7.6
Modern Family
as Joel L.L. Logan
2009
7.9
The Mentalist
as Francisco Navarro
2008
8.4
Breaking Bad
as Dr. Chavez
2008
8.9
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
as Governor
2006
0.0
How I Met Your Mother
as Clint
2005
8.1
Supernatural
as Professor Morrison
2005
8.3
Bones
as Dr. Henry Atlas
2005
8.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Bobby Child (segment "Crazy For You") (archive footage)
2005
7.2
Medium
as Joe's Boss
2005
7.5
Jack & Bobby
2004
7.0
🎬
I'm with Her
2003
6.6
Las Vegas
as Gunther the Chef
2003
7.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Munkustrap (segment "Cats")
2003
6.1
🎬
The Mayor
as Dick Winterhalter
2003
0.0
About Schmidt
as John Rusk
2002
6.8
Less than Perfect
as Dr. Lars Skaarsgard
2002
6.8
Manna from Heaven
as Tony
2002
0.0
Monk
as John Ricca
2002
8.0
Road to Perdition
as Mr. McDougal
2002
7.3
Role of a Lifetime
as Brad Collings
2002
4.0
The Day the World Ended
as Sherrif Ken
2001
4.1
The Bernie Mac Show
as Dr. Lyons
2001
6.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Nathan Samuels
2001
7.5
The Guardian
as Fulton Trout
2001
6.9
Boston Public
as Mr. Jacobs
2000
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Peyton Tallman
2000
7.6
Buddy Boy
2000
4.5
Malcolm in the Middle
as Rudy
2000
8.5
Time of Your Life
1999
5.7
Roswell
as Burton Weiss
1999
7.7
The West Wing
as Roger Tribbey
1999
8.2
Family Law
1999
8.2
Judging Amy
as Mike Holcombe
1999
7.5
Patch Adams
as Dr. Prack
1998
7.3
Charmed
as Father Thomas
1998
8.2
Dance with Me
as Michael
1998
6.9
Amistad
as Tecora Captain
1997
7.0
Working
as Alan Norman
1997
4.7
George & Leo
1997
0.0
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Mayor Richard Wilkins
1997
8.1
Just Shoot Me!
as Headmaster Reilly
1997
6.6
King of the Hill
as Dr. Tate / Larry (voice)
1997
7.4
Profiler
as Vincent Capobianco
1996
7.0
3rd Rock from the Sun
as Dr. Breen
1996
7.5
Caroline in the City
as Henry
1995
6.4
The Drew Carey Show
as Dr. Hershlag
1995
6.5
Star Trek: Voyager
as The Magistrate
1995
7.8
Mad About You
as Lance Brockwell
1992
6.7
Home Improvement
as Fred
1991
7.4
Law & Order
as Terrence Dwyer
1990
7.4
Quantum Leap
as Detective Ward
1989
8.0
Dear John
as Ralph Drang
1988
5.5
Leg Work
1987
5.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Tam Elbrun
1987
8.4
Matlock
as Rod Greenwood
1986
7.1
Kane & Abel
as Lowell Kane
1985
7.6
St. Elsewhere
as Klaus Brinkmann
1982
5.6
Remington Steele
as Preston Hayes
1982
7.1
Brubaker
as Dr. Campbell
1980
7.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee / Performer
1956
5.9