Jack Thibeau (born June 12, 1946) is an American film and television actor best known for playing the prisoner Clarence Anglin in the 1979 film '' Escape from Alcatraz''. During his career, he frequently appeared in other movies that starred

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, such as ''

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'' (1980), '' Sudden Impact'' (1983), and ''

City Heat ''City Heat'' is a 1984 American buddy-crime-comedy film starring Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds, written by Blake Edwards, and directed by Richard Benjamin. The film was released in North America in December 1984. The pairing of Eastwood and ...

'' (1984). Thibeau also played a number of characters in such films as '' 48 Hrs.'' (1982), '' The Hitcher'' (1986), ''

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'' (1987), and '' Action Jackson'' (1988). In addition Thibeau also appeared on such TV-series as ''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann (director), Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo ...

'', ''

Sledge Hammer! ''Sledge Hammer!'' is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from September 23, 1986 to February 12, 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector ...

'' and ''

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'' where he co-starred as

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in a recurring role.

Filmography

Film

Television (selected)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thibeau, Jack 1946 births Living people American male film actors American screenwriters American television writers