Todd Waring (born April 28, 1955) is an American actor, best known for replacing

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in the roles in both the television series version of ''

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'', as well as ''

Splash, Too ''Splash, Too'' is a 1988 American made-for-television film sequel to the film ''Splash'' (1984) produced by The Walt Disney Company. Directed by Greg Antonacci and written by Bruce Franklin Singer. It stars Todd Waring as Allen Bauer and Amy Yas ...

''.

Early life

Waring was born in

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Career

Waring has played minor roles in various films and television series, including ''

The Stiller and Meara Show ''The Stiller and Meara Show'' is a 1986 television sitcom pilot featuring the comedy duo Stiller and Meara (Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara) as the deputy mayor of New York (Stiller) and his wife, a TV commercial actress (Meara). Cast *Jerry Stille ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. On ''

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'', he portrayed Malcolm Cullinan in a story arc as a rich man who committed murder. In 2007, he appeared in the short films '' Wilted'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Oh, Boy.'', and '' Keep Off Grass'', which were made during the film-making reality series ''

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''. Todd portrayed Todd Scheller, who is

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's ex-cell mate on ''

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'' on November 27, 2007.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * * 1955 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors People from Ballston Spa, New York 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from New York (state) {{US-film-actor-1950s-stub