James Harper (born October 8, 1948) is an American actor. He has been in movies and guest-starred on television shows including ''
Frasier
''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...
'', ''
Matlock'', ''
NYPD Blue'', ''
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', and ''
JAG''. He also played the role of Admiral Kelso in the 1998 film ''
Armageddon
According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Armageddon (, from grc, Ἁρμαγεδών ''Harmagedōn'', Late Latin: , from Hebrew: ''Har Məgīddō'') is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies ...
''. In addition to acting, Harper has contributed his voice to several video games, most notably ''
StarCraft'' as Arcturus Mengsk, ''
Resistance: Fall of Man'', and ''
Diablo II
''Diablo II'' is an action role-playing hack-and-slash video game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and macOS. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror the ...
''. Harper reprised his role of Arcturus Mengsk in ''
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' and ''
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm''.
Harper portrayed
Louisiana State Senator
The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
Composition
The Louisiana State Senate is compose ...
Willie Rainach in the 1989 film ''
Blaze'', with
Paul Newman as
Governor
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Earl Kemp Long
Earl Kemp Long (August 26, 1895 – September 5, 1960) was an American politician and the 45th governor of Louisiana, serving three nonconsecutive terms. Long, known as "Uncle Earl", connected with voters through his folksy demeanor and c ...
.
References
External links
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Moby Games Profile
1948 births
Male actors from California
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
Juilliard School alumni
Living people
People from Bell, California
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