| 1 | [[quoteright:295:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michael_jeter.jpeg]] |
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| 3 | Robert Michael Jeter (August 26, 1952 – March 30, 2003) was an American actor. |
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| 5 | He began his career in theater, which culminated in a Tony Award for his performance in the musical ''Film/GrandHotel''. On television, he was a regular on the sitcom ''Series/EveningShade'' (for which he won a Primetime MediaNotes/EmmyAward) and played Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle, in the "Elmo's World" portion of ''Series/SesameStreet''. His films included ''Film/TangoAndCash'', ''Film/MillersCrossing'', ''Film/TheFisherKing'', ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'', ''Film/AirBud'', ''Film/MouseHunt'', ''Film/PatchAdams'', ''Film/TheGreenMile'', and ''Film/JurassicPark3''. ''The Green Mile'' required him to learn a Cajun accent and earned him a SAG Award nomination along with the rest of the cast. |
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| 7 | Jeter was openly gay, and disclosed that he was HIV positive in 1997. He died in 2003 at the age of 50 after suffering an epileptic seizure. His last two films, ''Film/OpenRange'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'', were released posthumously and dedicated to him. |
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| 10 | !!Filmography on TV Tropes: |
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| 13 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 14 | * ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' (1979) as Sheldon |
| 15 | * ''Literature/{{Ragtime}}'' (1981) as Special Reporter |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{Zelig}}'' (1983) as Freshman #2 |
| 17 | * ''Film/TheMoneyPit'' (1986) as Arnie |
| 18 | * ''Film/TangoAndCash'' (1989) as Skinner |
| 19 | * ''Film/MillersCrossing'' (1990) as Adolph |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheFisherKing'' (1991) as Homeless Cabaret Singer |
| 21 | * ''[[Film/SisterAct Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit]]'' (1993) as Father Ignatius |
| 22 | * ''Film/DropZone'' (1994) as Earl Leedy |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'' (1995) as Old Gregor |
| 24 | * ''Film/AirBud'' (1997) as Norm Snively |
| 25 | * ''Film/MouseHunt'' (1997) as Quincy Thorpe |
| 26 | * ''Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas'' (1998) as L. Ron Burnquist |
| 27 | * ''Film/{{Thursday}}'' (1998) as Dr. Jarvis |
| 28 | * ''Film/PatchAdams'' (1998) as Rudy |
| 29 | * ''Film/TrueCrime'' (1999) as Dale Porterhouse |
| 30 | * ''Literature/TheGreenMile'' (1999) as Eduard Delacroix |
| 31 | * ''Film/JakobTheLiar'' (1999) as Avron |
| 32 | * ''Film/{{The Gift|2000}}'' (2000) as Gerald Weems |
| 33 | * ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' (2001) as Udesky |
| 34 | %%* ''Film/WelcomeToCollinwood'' (2002) as Toto |
| 35 | * ''Film/OpenRange'' (2003) as Percy |
| 36 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePolarExpress'' (2004) as Smokey[=/=]Steamer (voice) |
| 37 | [[/folder]] |
| 38 | |
| 39 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 40 | * ''Series/LouGrant'' (1 episode, 1980) as Max Galt |
| 41 | * ''Series/SearchForTomorrow'' (2 episodes, 1982) as Ticket Agent |
| 42 | * ''Series/NightCourt'' (1 episode, 1986) as Confessing Crook in Holding Cell |
| 43 | * ''Series/DesigningWomen'' (2 episodes, 1987) as Calvin Klein |
| 44 | * ''Series/CrimeStory'' (1 episode, 1988) as Sen. Michael Gaspari |
| 45 | * ''Series/AnotherWorld'' (1 episode, 1988) as Arnie Gallo |
| 46 | * ''Series/EveningShade'' (99 episodes, 1990–94) as Herman Stiles |
| 47 | * ''Literature/TalesOfTheCity'' (2 episodes, 1993) as Carson Callas |
| 48 | * ''Theatre/{{Gypsy}}'' (TV movie, 1993) as Mr. Goldstone |
| 49 | * ''Series/PicketFences'' (3 episodes, 1993–95) as Peter Lebeck |
| 50 | * ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' (1 episode, 1994) as Runta (voice) |
| 51 | * ''Series/ChicagoHope'' (1 episode, 1995) as Bob Ryan |
| 52 | * ''Theatre/TheBoysNextDoor'' (TV movie, 1996) as Arnold Wiggins |
| 53 | * ''Series/DreamOn'' (1 episode, 1996) as Dr. Enoch |
| 54 | * ''Series/SuddenlySusan'' (1 episode, 1996) as Lawrence Rosewood |
| 55 | * ''Film/MrsSantaClaus'' (TV movie, 1996) as Arvo |
| 56 | * ''Series/SesameStreet'' (12 episodes, 1996–2016) as Michael Tweeter[=/=]Mr. Noodle's Brother, Mr. Noodle |
| 57 | ** ''Series/ElmosWorld'' (29 episodes, 1998–2003) as Mr. Noodle's Brother, Mr. Noodle |
| 58 | * ''Series/MurphyBrown'' (1 episode, 1997) as Vic |
| 59 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' (1 episode, 1997) as Dr. William Blay (voice) |
| 60 | * ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' (1 episode, 1997) as Lawrence (voice) |
| 61 | * ''Series/VeronicasCloset'' (1 episode, 1998) as Edwin Murloff |
| 62 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' (4 episodes, 1998–99) as Biederman (voice) |
| 63 | * ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' (1 episode, 1999) as Gus Zimmerman |
| 64 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' (1 episode, 2002) as Nate Horowitz (voice) |
| 65 | * ''Series/{{Taken}}'' (2 episodes, 2002) as Bill Jeffries |
| 66 | [[/folder]] |
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| 68 | [[folder:Director]] |
| 69 | * ''Series/EveningShade'' (1 episode, 1992) |
| 70 | [[/folder]] |
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