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Eric Allan Kramer

American actor and fight choreographer (born 1962)


Summary

American actor and fight choreographer (born 1962)

FieldValue
nameEric Allan Kramer
birth_placeGrand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
birth_date
years_active1985–present
other_namesEric Allen Kramer
Eric Kramer
occupationActor
alma_materUniversity of Alberta (BFA)
fatherRoger Kramer

Eric Kramer

Eric Allan Kramer (born March 26, 1962) is an American actor. He is known to television audiences for his roles as Scott Miller on AMC's Lodge 49, Dave Rogers on The Hughleys, and Bob Duncan on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie. He was the first actor to play the Marvel Comics superhero Thor in live-action, in the made-for-television film The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988). He also appeared as Iron Mike Wilcox in the 2019 video game Days Gone.

Early life and education

Kramer was born March 26, 1962, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His father, Roger Kramer (1939–2023), was a professional football tackle and a two-time CFL All-Star. He has a younger sister named Lisa (b. 1965).

Kramer attended the BFA program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, which led to acting in the theater and some television and film roles, as well as a career in fight choreography.

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, replacing previous lead actor Miles O'Keeffe. 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 Mad About You, Two and a Half Men, Wizards of Waverly Place, NCIS, 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, My Name Is Earl, and Will and Grace (appearing in the same episode as his Good Luck Charlie wife Leigh-Allyn Baker). 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.

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 series The Thundermans.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Quest for the Mighty SwordAtorDirect-to-video
1993Robin Hood: Men in TightsLittle John
True RomanceBoris
1994Road to Saddle RiverDieter
The CrazysitterElliot
1996High School HighHulk
2003American WeddingBear
2006GrilledIrving
2009Flying BySteveDirect-to-video
2014Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt?Ragnar Danneskjöld
Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?John Doyle
2015LA ApocalypseSergeant Wade
20168989 RedstoneDaryl Masters
Surge of Power: Revenge of the SequelMoon
2017Pitching TentsBruce
2023AlarmedLarry Tench

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987The GunfightersLuke CollinsTV movie
1988The Incredible Hulk ReturnsThorTV movie
Murder, She WroteGunnar TilstromEpisode: "Snow White, Blood Red"
1989RoseanneBoboEpisode: "Dan's Birthday Bash"
Growing PainsTonyEpisode: "Feet of Clay"
CheersRudyEpisode: "The Two Faces of Norm"
1990Doctor DoctorDr. DestructionEpisode: "Family Affair" (credited as Eric Allen Kramer)
1990–1991Down HomeDrew McCroreyRecurring role; 8 episodes
1991–1994Empty NestApartment Manager / Sven / Sam3 episodes
1992Civil WarsRay MillerEpisode: "His Honor's Offer"
Anything But LoveActorEpisode: "Angst for the Memories"
WingsBikerEpisode: "Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy"
SeinfeldBikerEpisode: "The Keys"
1993BobWhitey van de Bunt3 episodes
Johnny BagoTipper DonovanEpisode: "Johnny's Golden Shaft"
1994M.A.N.T.I.S.Jack "The Jackhammer" MillsEpisode: "Gloves Off"
BlossomWildman BoyetteEpisode: "The Game You Play Tomorrow"
RenegadeTerry HoustonEpisode: "Muscle Beach"
1995EllenDetective Gil RyanEpisode: "Guns 'N Ellen"
Platypus ManDoug MonroeEpisode: "Sweet Denial"
A Whole New BallgameTommyEpisode: "Twisted"
Hope and GloriaIssac3 episodes
The Home CourtNick KaofisEpisode: "The Cheesehead Stands Alone"
DweebsHelmutEpisode: "The Crush Show"
1996Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanDrull2 episodes
Nash BridgesLyleEpisode: "Leo's Big Score"
NewsRadioTed ChambersEpisode: "The Trainer"
1997Mad About YouSkippy (Orderly #2)Episode: "The Penis"
JAGColonelEpisode: "Force Recon"
Men Behaving BadlyHusbandEpisode: "It's Good to Be Dead"
Rough RidersHenry BardsharMiniseries, 2 episodes
Hangin' with Mr. CooperMr. LoudonEpisode: "One on One"
Malcolm & EddieMike McGinley3 episodes
Alright AlreadyMattEpisodes: "Again with Mah Johngg"
1998Pacific BlueLt. Derrick WilliamsEpisode: "House Party"
Dharma and GregOfficer DavisEpisode: "Dharma and Greg's First Romantic Valentine's Day Weekend"
Caroline in the CityOlafEpisode: "Caroline and the Cabby"
Murphy BrownWally TuttleEpisode: "Second Time Around"
Arli$$ChetEpisode: "Whatever It Takes"
1998–2002The HughleysDave RogersMain role
2001Surviving Gilligan's IslandAlan Hale, Jr.TV docudrama
2003Two and a Half MenBillEpisode: "The Last Thing You Want Is to Wind Up with a Hump"
The O.C.Soccer CoachEpisode: "The Heights"
2004That 70s ShowStuart SutcliffeEpisode: "Sally Simpson"
Phil of the FutureCoach BuchinksyEpisode: "Future Jock"
Oliver BeeneKrazy KingEpisode: "The King and I"
2005The King of QueensLukeEpisode: "Pour Judgement"
Jack & BobbyOfficer BurkeEpisode: "And Justice for All"
Will & GraceBarryEpisode: "Sour Balls"
2005CutsBrianEpisode: "Wife Swap"
2005, 2009CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationVic "The Eagle" Patterson /
Deputy SheriffEpisodes: "Hollywood Brass" and "The Descent of a Man"
2006RodneyPaulEpisode: "Sleepover"
MonkDarrell CainEpisode: "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut"
How I Met Your MotherBob RorschachEpisode: "Milk"
2007Big ShotsEddie JenowskiEpisodes: "The Way We Weren't"
2008Hollywood ResidentialPete8 episodes
Wizards of Waverly PlaceCoach GundersonEpisode: "Alex in the Middle"
2009My Name is EarlJimEpisode: "Friends with Benefits"
ManeaterJones Merrifield2 episodes
2010–2014Good Luck CharlieBob DuncanMain role, 97 episodes; also directed 2 episodes
2010HugeCliff / Trent's dad2 episodes
Full NelsonErik the Viking
2011JessieJackEpisode: "One Day Wonders"
NCISPhillip EkkerlyEpisode: "Thirst"
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!Bob DuncanDisney Channel Original Movie
2013JessieBob DuncanEpisode: "Good Luck Jessie"
2013–2014NCIS: Los AngelesHomeland Security Special Agent Tom Panetti2 episodes
2015The ThundermansMike EvilmanEpisodes: "Meet the Evilmans", "Evil Never Sleeps"
BonesEric SimmsEpisode: "The Putter in the Rough"
2015–2016Mike & MollyOfficer Seely4 episodes
2016The LibrariansOlafssonEpisode: "And the Reunion of Evil"
GuidancePrincipal John Decost9 episodes
ShooterPaul HellingEpisode: "Danger Close"
2018MomEarlEpisode: "Cottage Cheese and a Weird Buzz"
2018–2019Lodge 49Scott MillerMain role
2019On Becoming a God in Central FloridaCarroll Wilkes2 episodes
2020Sydney to the MaxCoach CarlockEpisode: "Father of the Bribe"
9-1-1Kendall's DadEpisode: "Pinned"
Fuller HouseKurtEpisode: "Something Borrowed"
Good Luck Charlie: Reunion 2020HimselfTV special
2020–2021Side HustleBriles3 episodes
2021Big ShotJerryEpisode: "Everything to Me"
Colin in Black & WhiteBasketball CoachEpisode: "Cornrows"
2022The NeighborhoodBarryEpisode: "Welcome to the Quinceañera"
The ConnersBoboEpisode: "Two More Years and a Stolen Rose"
Station 19RandallEpisode: "The Road You Didn't Take"
2023CSI: VegasMr. AuerbachEpisode: "Ashes Ashes"
2024Chicago FireFirefighter CarlEpisode: "Under Pressure"
2024The Really Loud HouseBufordEpisode: "The Odyssey"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Days Gone"Iron Mike" Wilcox (voice)Also motion capture
2025Marvel's Deadpool VRJohnny Blaze / Ghost Rider

References

References

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  2. Rose, Mike. (March 26, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for March 26, 2023 includes celebrities Steven Tyler, Diana Ross". The Plain Dealer.
  3. "Instagram insisted on messing up this pic in my post about Dad, so I post it here on {{as written".
  4. "A few pics to remember the man, my father, who we lost early Sunday morning, my sister and I at his side to help his peaceful passage… His last years were hard, fighting a combination of dementia and a body battered in the trenches of professional football, but dad endured and maintained his sense of humor to the end… He leaves a lifetime of memories and accomplishments too many for a simple post like this… Simply said, he loved his family and friends, was always the biggest man in the room, had a loud and infectious laugh, delighted in a good joke, and was generous, supportive, opinionated and stubborn… And he loved his road trips with our mom who we lost in 2004… Will not be able to pour a glass of red without thinking of him…".
  5. "My Dad and I fishing in Northern Saskatchewan back in the day when I still believed I had hair on the top of my head... He's still in Canada, in a senior living home now... Hoping I can finally get to travel and see him soon, after a year, now that we're both vaccinated... #wearamask".
  6. "My father, back when he was on bubble gum trading cards...".
  7. "Roger Allan Kramer 1939 - 2023".
  8. [http://www.wchstv.com/abc/hughleys/ericallankramer.shtml Eric Allan Kramer ABC bio] {{webarchive. link. (March 3, 2007 from ''The Hughleys'')
  9. "The Unknown Movies – ''Quest For The Mighty Sword'' (1989)".
  10. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/75/Eric-Allan-Kramer.html Eric Allan Kramer Biography ((?)-)], Film Reference
  11. "Let's all wish the scene-stealing Eric Allan Kramer a very happy birthday! His portrayal of Bruce Whitaker in #pitchingtentsmovie should not be missed! #PrimeVideo #tubi".
  12. "Stan Lee on the set of the made-for-television movie "The Incredible Hulk Returns" with Eric Allan Kramer as 'Thor' and Lou Ferrigno as 'Hulk' in 1988.".
  13. "On set with Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!".
  14. "Eric Allan Kramer as Mr Evilman in The Thundermans edit fancam video".
  15. "Eric Allan Kramer Pours One Out For "Lodge 49"".
  16. "Disney's 'Good Luck Charlie' Cast Reunites for 10-Year Anniversary! See Baby Charlie All Grown Up (Exclusive)".
  17. "The Good Luck Charlie 10 year reunion was something we didn't know we needed in life, but we really did. Life just got so much better 📸: @miatalerico101".
  18. (October 27, 2023). "EmotionalSee All the Times the 'Good Luck Charlie' Cast Reunited Since the Show Wrapped".
  19. "'Trashy Jobs' Sneak Peek - Side Hustle - Nickelodeon".
  20. "CSI: Vegas: 'Ashes, Ashes' Photos".
  21. "TONIGHT… Death rides a set of wheels… #reallyloudhouse #nickelodeon".
  22. (April 22, 2020}}{{better source needed). "Talking Iron Mike with the Actor Eric Allan Kramer".
  23. "Eric Allan Kramer (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.
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