Newell Edgar Alexander Jr. (September 20, 1935) is an American actor best known for A Very Sordid Wedding (2017), Sordid Lives (2000), and Southern Baptist Sissies (2013).
He was married to Betty Ann Woelfel, currently married to Rosemary Alexander and has three children with Woelfel.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1973: Fox Style as Pat Wolf
- 1975: Flash And The Firecat as Clyde
- 1976: High Risk as Airline Captain
- 1977: The Kentucky Fried Movie as The Firechief
- 1977: The Incredible Melting Man as Steve West (voice)
- 1979: Delta Fox as Winters
- 1981: The Patricia Neal Story as Reporter
- 1981: Isabels Choice as Mac Clarkson
- 1981: Home Safe as Miller
- 1982: Homework as Mr. Stern
- 1982: The Slayer as Kay's Father
- 1982: Something So Right as Dapper Man
- 1984: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind as Various
- 1984: Money Hunt The Mystery Of The Missing Link as Capt. Fitzsimmons
- 1984: Solo Trans as Dan Clear (also writer)
- 1987: Six Against The Rock as Officer Faulk
- 1988: Moving as Announcer
- 1988: Little Nikita as Drill Sergeant
- 1988: My Neighbor Totoro as Various
- 1989: The Final Days as Ollie Atkins
- 1990: Daddys Dyin Whos Got The Will as Sid Cranford
- 1990: Working Trash as News Reporter
- 1991: Defending Your Life as Julia's Judge
- 1991: Zandalee as Allen Calhoun
- 1991: A Climate For Killing as Roy Paris
- 1994: Amelia Earhart The Final Flight as Radio Show Sound Effects Man
- 1994: Attack Of The 5 Ft 2 Women as Voice
- 1995: Tom and Huck as Search Party
- 1997: Fire Down Below as 1st FBI Agent
- 1998: Goodbye Lover as Minister #2
- 1999: A Memory In My Heart as John Swenson
- 2000: The Stray as Chief James
- 2000: Sordid Lives as Wardell 'Bubba' Owens
- 2017: A Very Sordid Wedding as Wardell Owens
- 2000: Lost In The Pershing Point Hotel as Preacher
- 2004: Madhouse as Dr. Douglas
- 2005: Tugger The Jeep 4 X 4 Who Wanted To Fly as Doc/Crewman #2
- 2005: The Gingerbread Man as James Leigh
- 2006: Flushed Away as Tex
- 2008: For Heavens Sake as Older David
- 2009: Dragon Hunter as Aaron
- 2009: Astro Boy as Gen. Heckler
- 2009: First Strike as Secretary McTeague
- 2010: Cyrus as Various Voices (voice)
- 2010: Lillys Light as Officer Newelly
- 2011: The Gundown as Sheriff Deets
- 2011: The Family Tree as Dr. Lieberman
- 2012: Easy Rider 2 The Ride Home as Old Hickcock 'Wild Bill' Williams
- 2012: Ambush At Dark Canyon as Judge Backhaus
- 2013: August: Osage County as Dr. Burke
- 2013: Saving Santa as Butterscotch/Mercenary #4
- 2013: Southern Baptist Sissies as Preacher
- 2013: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya as Various
- 2014: Mr. Peabody & Sherman as Various
- 2019: The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Various
- 2020: Lilys Light The Movie as Officer Newelly
Television Roles
- 1976: Wonder Woman as Destroyer Commander
- 1977: Barnaby Jones as Rob
- 1977: Family as Instructor
- 1977: Police Story as Medical Examiner
- 1978: The Magical World Of Disney as Doctor]
- 1978: CHiPs as Motorist
- 1978-1979: ABC Afterschool Specials as Newscaster/Mr. Fredricks (2 episodes)
- 1979: Battlestar Galactica as Elias
- 1980: Knots Landing as Father
- 1981: Too Close for Comfort as The Husband
- 1981: Little House on the Prairie as Frederick Holbrook
- 1982: Darkroom as Bill
- 1986: Dynasty as Baines
- 1986-2004: Days of Our Lives as Dr. Hopkins/Minister/Service Station Attendant/Priest/Richard Kessler (12 episodes)
- 1988: Designing Women as Vern
- 1989: Dallas as Sen. Hunsucker
- 1989: Quantum Leap as John Beckett
- 1989: Gideon Oliver as Helmut Hecht
- 1990: Murder, She Wrote as Agent Zweiback
- 1991-1993: Perfect Strangers as Ken Wiley/Billy Joe Bob (2 episodes)
- 1993: South Of Sunset as Husband
- 1994: Getting By as Ring Announcer
- 1996: Walker, Texas Ranger as Forest Ranger Ben Sheridan
- 1996: Mr and Mrs Smith as Commentator
- 1997-1998: Team Knight Rider as F.L.A.G. Officer (4 episodes)
- 1997-1998: Chicago Hope as Man/Electrician/Repairman (3 episodes)
- 1999: Two of a Kind as Plumber
- 2000: Eighteen Wheels Of Justice as Buck Keeler
- 2001: Charmed as Widower
- 2002: Judging Amy as Luther Wright
- 2002: The Court as Judge Barry
- 2002: Alias as Congresman
- 2004: Arrested Development as Shepherd
- 2006: Big Love as Dan Potts
- 2007: Las Vegas as Darryl Wright
- 2008: Sordid Lives The Series as Wardell 'Bubba' Owens
- 2009: Cold Case as (2009) Frank James
- 2011: Grey's Anatomy as Ed Beckert
- 2012: Justified as Mini Mart Counterman
- 2015: Criminal Minds as James Sullivan
- 2015: The Bar as Doc
- 2016: Just Add Magic as Willy Thompson
- 2018: Some Kind Of Wonderful as Doug
Video Game Roles
- 1996: Spycraft: The Great Game as Pres. Brooks
Shorts
- 2008: Hejira as Bill
- 2008: Operation Shock And Awe Some as Vice President
- 2011: Blackberries as Jim
- 2014: Rocky and Bullwinkle as Crowd
- 2015: Ryan as Grandfather
- 2018: Aberration as Driver
- 2018: Landings as Sheriff Law
- 2020: The Bright Side Of Things as Dr. Phil Brooks
Music Videos
- 2012: Jason Dottley: Pop It as Ned
