Timothy Busfield

Timothy Busfield
Birth name	Timothy C. Busfield
Born	June 12, 1957 in Lansing, Michigan, USA
Notable Roles	Elliot Weston in thirtysomething Danny Concannon in The West Wing Cal Shanley in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Notable Episodes
Awards	1 Emmy

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Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director who first gained fame from the Revenge of the Nerds movies. When his career shifted to television, Busfield became an acclaimed actor and director who has worked on shows like thirtysomething, The West Wing and Ed.

Roles

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The West Wing	Danny Concannon	1999–2006	1	2	4	5	7

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The Paper Chase		2x01 - Birthday Party	February 22, 1983
Family Ties	Doug	3x02 - Little Man on Campus	October 4, 1984
Family Ties	Doug	3x08 - Best Man	November 15, 1984
Hotel	Robert Bianca	3x03 - Imperfect Union	October 9, 1985
Family Ties	Young Matt	5x04 - My Back Pages	October 31, 1986
Matlock	Adam Gardner	1x15 - The Rat Pack	January 20, 1987
The Outer Limits	Dr. Jon Holland	1x10 - Under the Bed	May 26, 1995
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (uncredited)	Spy Guy	3x17 - Seconds (3)	February 25, 1996
Tracey Takes On...	Businessman #2	2x08 - Food	March 12, 1997
Rude Awakening	John	3x02 - If I Could See Me Now (2)	June 29, 2000
Ed	Lloyd Stevens	2x17 - Lloyd	April 3, 2002
Ed	Lloyd Stevens	3x09 - Makeovers	December 11, 2002
Ed	Lloyd Stevens	4x16 - Best Wishes	January 30, 2004
Without a Trace	Ed Felder	4x22 - In the Dark	September 7, 2004
Without a Trace	Ed Felder	5x01 - Light Years	October 24, 2004
Without a Trace	Ed Felder	1x02 - Malone v. Malone	December 9, 2004
Entourage	TV Director	2x11 - Blue Balls Lagoon	August 14, 2005

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Strays	Paul Jarrett	December 18, 1991
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story	Fred Schultz	May 18, 1992
Fade to Black	Professor Del Calvin	February 10, 1993
Wall of Silence	Ephraim Lipshitz	October 17, 1993
Murder Between Friends	John Thorn	January 10, 1994
In the Shadow of Evil	Det. Walt Keller	February 7, 1995
Kidnapped	Pete Honeycutt	March 12, 1995	In the Line of Duty
The Unspeakable	Matthew Grissom	1996
Trucks	Ray	1997
When Secrets Kill	Det. Walter Ferrence	April 6, 1997
Buffalo Soldiers	Maj. Robert Carr	December 7, 1997
Dream House	Richard Connor Thornton	November 19, 1998
The Darklings	Clayton Shepherd	February 14, 1999
Dead in a Heartbeat	Franklin	March 3, 2002
Stuck in the Middle with You		September 30, 2003

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Show 3940	March 13, 1989
Late Night with David Letterman		May 19, 1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Show 4042	September 22, 1989
The Arsenio Hall Show		May 11, 1992
Celebrity Profile	Jennifer Love Hewitt	December 2, 1998
Celebrity Poker Showdown	Tournament 1, Game 2	December 9, 2003
Celebrity Poker Showdown	Tournament 2, Game 2	June 3, 2004

Director

Episode Director

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
thirtysomething	3x16 - Her Cup Runneth Over	February 20, 1990
thirtysomething	4x16 - The Difference Between Men and Women	February 26, 1991
thirtysomething	4x21 - A Stop at Willoughby	May 14, 1991
Sports Night	2x16 - The Local Weather	March 7, 2000
Sports Night	2x21 - La Forza Del Destino	May 9, 2000
First Years	1x02 - ... And Then You Die	March 26, 2001
First Years	1x03 - There's No Place Like Homo	April 2, 2001
Lizzie McGuire	1x13 - Come Fly with Me	June 1, 2001
Ed	2x06 - Replacements	November 14, 2001
Danny	1x04 - Forget About Your Boss	unaired (2001)
First Years	1x09 - This Life	unaired (2001)
That's Life	2x13 - Momento	January 26, 2002
Ed	2x17 - Lloyd	April 3, 2002
Ed	2x20 - Power of the Person	May 1, 2002
Ed	2x22 - Last Chance	May 15, 2002
Ed	3x01 - Human Nature	September 25, 2002
Ed	3x04 - Charlotte and Wilbur	October 16, 2002
Ed	3x11 - Frankie	January 8, 2003
Ed	3x18 - Business As Usual	March 5, 2003
Ed	3x21 - The Movie	April 4, 2003
The Lyon's Den	1x01 - Pilot	September 28, 2003
American Dreams	2x03 - Another Saturday Night	October 12, 2003
Las Vegas	1x04 - Jokers and Fools	October 13, 2003
Miss Match	1x09 - Bad Judgment	December 5, 2003
Joan of Arcadia	1x12 - Jump	January 9, 2004
Las Vegas	1x12 - Hellraisers and Heartbreakers	January 12, 2004
Las Vegas	1x13 - The Night the Lights Went Out in Vegas	January 26, 2004
Ed	4x16 - Best Wishes	January 30, 2004
Las Vegas	1x16 - New Orleans	February 16, 2004
Las Vegas	1x18 - Nevada State	March 15, 2004
Las Vegas	1x21 - Family Jewels	April 26, 2004
Las Vegas	4x23 - Always Faithful	May 17, 2004
Good Girls Don't	1x01 - My Best Friend Is a Big Fat Slut	June 4, 2004
Summerland	1x07 - To Thine Own Self Be True	July 6, 2004
Without a Trace	3x04 - Upstairs Downstairs	October 21, 2004
Without a Trace	3x08 - Doppelgänger II	November 18, 2004
Without a Trace	3x14 - Neither Rain Nor Sleet	February 10, 2005
Without a Trace	3x18 - Transitions	March 31, 2005
Without a Trace	4x03 - From the Ashes	October 13, 2005
Without a Trace	4x12 - Patient X	January 19, 2006
Without a Trace	4x17 - Check Your Head	March 9, 2006
Without a Trace	4x20 - More Than This	April 20, 2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	1x04 - The West Coast Delay	October 8, 2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	1x07 - Nevada Day (1)	November 6, 2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	1x08 - Nevada Day (2)	November 13, 2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	1x13 - The Harriet Dinner (1)	January 29, 2007
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	1x21 - K&R (3)	June 21, 2007

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Ed	2002	Supervising Producer		2
	2002 –2003	Co-Executive Producer			3
Without a Trace	2004 –2006	Co-Executive Producer			3	4
Lipstick Jungle	2008 –2009	Executive Producer	1	2
Mind Games	2014	Executive Producer	1
Secrets and Lies	2015	Executive Producer	1

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 4 Nominations)

• Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1988, 1989, 1990)

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• Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (1991)

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Trivia

• Married to Melissa Gilbert since 2013.