Oliver Muirhead

Oliver Muirhead (born 29 May 1957) is an English character actor, known for often portraying pompous country gentlemen. In 1986, he also directed the musical pantomime A Christmas Held Captive. In addition to acting, Muirhead has also lent his voice to various animated series such as P.J. Sparkles and Spider-Man: The Animated Series and the video games Zork: Grand Inquisitor, Dead to Rights, The Hobbit and Eragon.

Oliver Muirhead
Born	(1957-05-29) 29 May 1957 (age 68) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present

He is known in the United States for his appearances in 1990s commercials for Tombstone Pizza.^[1] He also had a memorable cameo as a sarcastic jeweller in the Friends episode "The One with the Ring".

In 1991, he starred in the soap opera Santa Barbara as Mr. Marx: he hired Gina at the Santa Barbara Sperm Bank.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	She's Out of Control	Nigel
1993	Ghost Brigade	Richard Bradley	Alternative title: The Killing Box and Grey Knight
1996	Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers	The Spot (Voice)	Direct-to-video release
1997	Swimsuit: The Movie	Jeremy Hollister
1999	The Duke	Cecil Cavendish
	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	British Colonel
2000	MVP: Most Valuable Primate	Dr. Peabody
2002	Man of the Year	Reg
2005	Fun with Dick and Jane	Account Rep, Grand Cayman Bank	Alternative title: Alternative Career
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties	Mr. Greene	Alternative title: Garfield 2
2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	Butler
	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	Control Room Guard
2008	An American Carol	Neville Chamberlain
	Super Capers	Herbert Q
	Son of Mourning	JBS News Anchor
2010	The Social Network	Mr. Kenwright
2011	Like Crazy	Bernard
2012	The Beauty Inside	Alex #23
TBA	You Above All		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Young Harry Houdini	Bobby	Television film
1989	Tarzan in Manhattan		Television film
	Jake and the Fatman	Mr. Pruitt	Episode: "My Shining Hour"
1990–1991	Who's the Boss?	Maitre d' Oliver	2 episodes
1991	Santa Barbara	Mr. Marx	7 episodes
1992–1993	The Legend of Prince Valiant	King Forsythe/Blake of Haven (voice)	2 episodes
1993	Living Single	Waiter	Episode: "Whose Date Is It Anyway?"
1994	Getting By	Niles	Episode: "A Life in the Theater"
	Married... with Children	Mr. Blithers	Episode: "Driving Mr. Boondy"
1995	Kirk	Mr. Chumwell	Episode: "Welcome to New York"
1995–1996	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Mr. Sunshine Manager	2 episodes
1996	Maybe This Time	Mr. Nichols	Episode: "Acting Out"
1996–1997	Spider-Man: The Animated Series	The Spot, Abraham Whistler	Voice, 4 episodes
1996–1998	All That	Health Inspector/Acting Coach in Audience	2 episodes
1997	Meego	Mr. McQuidy	Episode: "Fatal Attraction"
1997–1998	Unhappily Ever After	Mr. Monteleone	6 episodes
1998	Suddenly Susan	Dr. Hale	Episode: "Poetry in Notion"
	Seinfeld	Lubeck	Episode: "The Frogger"
1999	Kenan & Kel	Waiter/Gavin	Episode: "Freezer Burned"
2000	The Beach Boys: An American Family	TV Host	Television film
	Friends	The Jeweler	Episode: "The One With the Ring"
2001–2002	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Phillip	2 episodes
2003	The Parkers	Ben	Episode: "Out with the Old, in with the New"
	Will & Grace	Walter	Episode: "Strangers With Candic"
	Joan of Arcadia	Proctor God	Episode: "Drive, He Said"
2004	Yes, Dear	Coleman	Episode: "Living with Mr. Savitsky"
2005	Las Vegas	Valet	Episode: "Hide and Sneak"
2006	Lost	Monsignor	Episode: "?"
	Gilmore Girls	Arthur Gordon	Episode: "Bridesmaids Revisited"
2007	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Mr. Duatch	Episode: "A Nugget of History"
	Notes from the Underbelly	Dr. Bob Jennings	Episode: "Julie and Eric's Baby"
2008	iCarly	Harry Joyner	Episode: "iHeart Art"
2009	Bones	Badgley Mormont	Episode: "The Princess and the Pear"
	The Big Bang Theory	Dr. Laughlin	Episode: "The Pirate Solution"
	NCIS	Jay Danorth	Episode: "Reunion"
2010	True Jackson, VP	Ian the butler	Episode: "True Royal"
2010–2016	Castle	Steven Heisler Bryce Robert	2 episodes
2011	Pair of Kings	King of the island Cornea	Episode: "Kings and an Eye"
	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Richard Malkovich	Episode: "Deeper and Deeper"
	Switched at Birth	Hair Salon owner	3 episodes
2012	Mr. Box Office	Mr. Hennessey	Episode: "Money, Money, Money"
2013	Psych	Julian Drake	Episode: "Santabarbaratown 2"
	Mad Men	John Echolls	Episode: "Collaborators"
	Jessie	Nigel Pettigrew	Episode: "We Don't Need No Stinkin' Badges"
2014–2015	Mighty Med	Ambrose	2 episodes
2016	2 Broke Girls	Dr. Gomulka	Episode: "And the Two Openings"
2017	General Hospital	Lord Larry Ashton	6 episodes
2019	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Dean Wesley Allister	Episode: "The Bimbo"
	The Good Place	Professor Stjepan Radja	Episode: "The Answer"
	Fuller House	Monsieur Guy	Episode: "Hale's Kitchen"
2021	CSI: Vegas	Gary Snyder	Episode: "Waiting in the Wings"
2023	Young Sheldon	Dr. Van Doornewaard	Episode: "A Tornado, a 10-Hour Flight and a Darn Fine Ring"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Dead to Rights	Patch, Marvin Silt, Gofer	[2]