| Eric Allan Kramer | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1962 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, Fight choreographer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Eric Allan Kramer (March 26, 1962) is an American actor, perhaps best known as Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, as Thor in The Incredible Hulk Returns, as Whitey van de Bunt in Bob and as Dave Rogers in The Hughleys. He currently co-stars in the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie as Bob Duncan.
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Kramer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 26, 1962, and attended the BFA program at the University of Alberta at Edmonton, which led to acting in the theater and some television and movie roles, as well as a career in fight choreography.
In 1987, Kramer made his first acting debut in The Gunfighters. He also starred in 1990 film Quest for the Mighty Sword.[1] He played Thor in the television movie The Incredible Hulk Returns. Among Kramer's more notable roles have been Little John in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Bear in American Wedding, and Boris, bodyguard to producer Lee Donowitz, in True Romance. He has also appeared in a number of notable television series, including Two and a Half Men, Wizards of Waverly Place, Growing Pains, Cheers, Empty Nest, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NewsRadio, JAG, Roseanne, Murder, She Wrote, Seinfeld, That 70's Show, Ellen, Monk, Jack and Bobby, Phil of the Future, How I Met Your Mother and My Name Is Earl. Kramer was also a series regular on the sitcom Bob as Whitey van de Bunt (1993) and the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys as Dave Rogers.
Kramer continues to work on the stage as a member of the Antaeus Classical Rep Company in Los Angeles, and received an Ovatti Award nomination for his role in "The Wood Demon". He currently co-stars as Bob Duncan on Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie.
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | Quest for the Mighty Sword | Ator | Credited as Eric Allen Kramer |
| 1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | ||
| True Romance | Boris | ||
| 1994 | Road to Saddle River | Dieter | |
| 1995 | The Crazysitter | Elliot | |
| 1996 | High School High | Hulk | |
| 2003 | American Wedding | Bear | Credited as Eric Allen Kramer |
| 2006 | Grilled | Irving | |
| 2009 | Flying By | Steve | Direct-to-video |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | The Gunfighters | Luke Collins | TV movie Credited as Eric Kramer |
| 1988 | The Incredible Hulk Returns | Thor | TV movie Credited as Eric Kramer |
| Murder, She Wrote | Gunnar Tilstrom | Episode: "Snow White, Blood Red" | |
| 1989 | Roseanne | Bobo | Episode: "Dan's Birthday Bash" |
| Growing Pains | Tony | Episode: "Feet of Clay" | |
| Cheers | Rudy | Episode: "The Two Faces of Norm" | |
| 1990 | Doctor Doctor | Dr. Destruction | Episode: "Family Affair" Credited as Eric Allen Kramer |
| 1990-1991 | Down Home | Drew McCrorey | Appeared in 19 episodes |
| 1991-1994 | Empty Nest | Apartment Manager/Sven/Sam | Episodes: "Drive, He Said," "The Boomerange Affair," "Sam" |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Actor | Episode: "His Honor's Offer" |
| Anything But Love | Actor | Episode: "Angst for the Memories" | |
| Wings | Biker | Episode: "Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy" | |
| Seinfeld | Biker | Episode: "The Keys" | |
| 1993 | Bob | Whitey van de Bunt | Episodes: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Greetings," "Kiss and Tell" |
| Johnny Bago | Tipper Donovan | Episode: "Johnny's Golden Shaft" | |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Jack "The Jackhammer" Mills | Episode: "Gloves Off" |
| Blossom | Wildman Boyette | Episode: "The Game You Play Tomorrow" | |
| 1995 | Ellen | Detective Gil Ryan | "Episode: "Guns 'N Ellen" |
| Platypus Man | Doug Monroe | Episode: "Sweet Denial" | |
| A Whole New Ballgame | Tommy | Episode: "Twisted" | |
| Hope and Gloria | Issac | Episodes: "No Degrees of Separation," "Salon, It's Been Good to Know You," "A Fine ROM-ance" | |
| The Home Court | Nick Kaofis | Episode: "The Cheesehead Stands Alone" | |
| Dweebs | Helmut | Episode: "The Crush Show" | |
| 1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Drull | Episodes: "Lord of the Flys" and "Battleground Earth" |
| Nash Bridges | Lyle | Episode: "Leo's Big Score" | |
| NewsRadio | Ted Chambers | Episode: "The Trainer" | |
| 1997 | Mad About You | Skippy (Orderly #2) | Episode: "The Penis" |
| JAG | Colonel | Episode: "Force Recon" | |
| Men Behaving Badly | Husband | Episode: It's Good to Be Dead" | |
| Rough Riders | Henry Bardshar | Miniseries | |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Mr. Loudon | Episode: "One on One" | |
| Malcolm & Eddie | Mike McGinley | Episodes: "Casino Evil," "Like Water for Chocolate Cookies," and "Hoop Schemes" | |
| Alright Already | Matt | Episodes: "Again with Mah Johngg" | |
| 1998 | Pacific Blue | Lt. Derrick Williams | Episode: "House Party" |
| Dharma and Greg | Officer Davis | Episode: "Dharma and Greg's First Romantic Valentine's Day Weekend" | |
| Caroline in the City | Olaf | Episode: "Caroline and the Cabby" | |
| Murphy Brown | Wally Tuttle | Episode: "Second Time Around" | |
| Arli$$ | Chet | Episode: "Whatever It Takes" | |
| 1998-2002 | The Hughleys | Dave Rogers | Appeared in 89 episodes |
| 2001 | Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History | Alan Hale, Jr. | TV docudrama |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Bill | Episode: "The Last Thing You Want to Do is Wind Up With a Hump" |
| The O.C. | Soccer Coach | Episode: "The Heights" | |
| 2004 | That 70s Show | Stuart Sutcliffe | Episode: "Sally Simpson" |
| Phil of the Future | Coach Buchinksy | Episode: "Future Jock" | |
| Oliver Beene | Krazy King | Episode: "The King and I" | |
| 2005 | The King of Queens | Luke | Episode: "Poor Judgement" |
| Jack & Bobby | Officer Burke | Episode: "And Justice for All" | |
| Will & Grace | Barry | Episode: "Sour Balls" | |
| 2005-2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Vic "The Eagle" Patterson/Deputy Sheriff | Episodes: "Hollywood Brass" and "The Descent of a Man" |
| 2005 | Cuts | Brian | Episode: "Wife Swap" |
| 2006 | Rodney | Paul | Episode: "Sleepover" |
| Monk | Darrell Cain | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut" | |
| How I Met Your Mother | Bob Rorschach | Episode: "Milk" | |
| 2007 | Big Shots | Eddie Jenowski | Episodes: "The Way We Weren't" |
| 2008 | Hollywood Residential | Pete | Appeared in eight episodes |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | Coach Gunderson | Episode: "Alex in the Middle" | |
| 2009 | My Name is Earl | Jim | Episode: "Friends with Benefits" |
| Maneater | Jones Merrifield | Episodes: "Part 1" and "Part 2" | |
| 2010-present | Good Luck Charlie | Bob Duncan | Main co-starring role |
| 2010 | Huge | Actor/Trent's dad/Cliff | Episodes: "Parents Weekend: Part 1" and "Parents Weekend: Part 2" |
| Full Nelson | Erik the Viking | Episodes unknown | |
| 2011 | NCIS | Philip Ekkerly | Episode: "Thirst" |
| Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas | Bob Duncan | TV movie | |