Ron Fassler (born March 4, 1957 in

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) is an American film and television actor and author. He is best known for his role as Bryan Grazer, the

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captain in the

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cult science fiction TV series ''

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''. The series was canceled after a short run, but Fox brought it back in 1994 in a series of five TV movies. Fassler reprised his role as Captain Grazer in '' Alien Nation: Dark Horizon'' (1994), '' Alien Nation: Body and Soul'' (1995), '' Alien Nation: Millennium'' (1996), '' Alien Nation: The Enemy Within'' (1996), and '' Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy'' (1997). His first TV role was in the 1981 TV movie '' Senior Trip'', which also starred "Alien Nation" co-star

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. Seen as Ted Koppel in 2009's''

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,'' Fassler's first feature film appearance was in the 1990 comedy move '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990). Other recent films include '' Charlie Wilson's War'' (2008), ''

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'' (2008), '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' (2007), '' For Your Consideration'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2006). Fassler has made many guest appearances on TV shows ranging from ''

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'' to '' The Facts of Life'', '' Matlock'', '' 7th Heaven'' and '' Star Trek: Voyager'', along with recurring roles on ''

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'' and the recent critically acclaimed ''

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''. He even did multiple episodes of ''

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'' as Justin Johns. As a writer, Fassler co-wrote the Lifetime TV movie, ''

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'' (2007) and also wrote for the sitcom ''

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''. More recently, Fassler had a recurring role on the

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sitcom ''

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'' where he played reporter Dale Davis. This role has also carried over to other Disney XD sitcoms including ''

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'' and ''

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''. Fassler also appeared in the 2015 movie '' Trumbo''. In recent years, Fassler has been directing shows at '' Priscilla Beach Theatre''. His book "Up in the Cheap Seats: A Historical Memoir of Broadway" which chronicles Fassler's years as a teenage theatregoer, and includes interviews with more than 100 Broadway theatre artists, was published in February, 2017.

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