Joseph Bottoms
| Joseph Bottoms | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 22, 1954 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1973–1999 |
| Spouse(s) |
Delilah Andison (1980–?)[1] Dianna Louise Diels (1994–2007) |
Joseph Bottoms (born April 22, 1954) is an American actor who won the 1975 Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actor for his role in The Dove. He is also perhaps best known for his roles in the television mini-series Holocaust and Disney's The Black Hole.
Background
Bottoms was born in Santa Barbara, California, and is the second son of sculptor James " Bud" Bottoms and Betty (née Chapman).[2] He is the brother of actors Timothy Bottoms, Sam Bottoms, and Ben Bottoms.[3]
Bottoms made his screen debut in the ABC television movie Trouble Comes to Town. A year later he played the role of Robin Lee Graham, in The Dove, a real-life story about a teenager sailor's voyage around the world. Bottoms won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, joining a host of other actors that have won the award such as Richard Burton, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight and later Ben Kingsley.
In the 1978 mini-series Holocaust, he starred as Rudi Weiss, a German Jew who joins the Jewish partisans.[4] The series was well-received, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries. A year later he starred in The Black Hole, a science fiction film that grossed over $35 million at the US box office.[5] In 1981, he made his Broadway debut in Fifth of July.
In 1984 he starred alongside Kirstie Alley in Blind Date. Between 1985-1986, he was a series regular on the soap opera, Santa Barbara. In 1990 he began a guest arc on the Canadian television series, Street Legal. In 1991 he played the second Cal Winters in the soap opera, Days of Our Lives.[6] In 1998 he was cast as a series regular in The Net.
His latest screen appearance was in 1999 in the TV series, V.I.P.. Since then he has been running the Bottoms Art Galleries in Santa Barbara that also includes his father's sculptures.[7][8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Trouble Comes to Town | Billy Keith | TV movie |
| 1973 | Winesburg, Ohio | George Willard | TV movie |
| 1974 | Unwed Father | Peter | TV movie |
| 1974 | The Dove | Robin Lee Graham | Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor |
| 1976 | Ace Up My Sleeve | Larry | |
| 1976 | Stalk the Wild Child | Cal, as a young man | TV movie |
| 1977 | High Rolling | Texas | |
| 1978 | Family | Seth Oliver | 1 episode; "A Friend of the Family's" |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Rudi Weiss | TV mini-series |
| 1978 | Return Engagement | Steward Anderman | TV movie |
| 1979 | Disneyland | Major Effects | 1 episode; "Major Effects" |
| 1979 | The Black Hole | Lieutenant Charlie Pizer | |
| 1980 | Cloud Dancer | Tom Loomis | |
| 1981 | The Intruder Within | Scott | TV movie |
| 1981 | King of the Mountain | Buddy | |
| 1981 | Surfacing | Joe | |
| 1982 | Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family | George Osmond | TV movie |
| 1983 | I married Wyatt Earp | The Driver | TV movie |
| 1983 | The Sins of Dorian Gray | Stuart Vane | |
| 1983 | Wishman | Dr. Alex MacGregor | TV movie |
| 1984 | Celebrity | Mack Crawford | TV mini-series |
| 1984 | Time Bomb | Daniel 'Dan' Picard | TV movie |
| 1984 | Blind Date | Jonathan Ratcliff | |
| 1985 | Murder, She Wrote | Mickey Shannon | 1 episode; "Murder at the Oasis" |
| 1985 | Braker | Eddie Kelso | TV pilot |
| 1985–1986 | Santa Barbara | Kirk Cranston | Series regular |
| 1987 | Shades of Love: Make Mine Chartreuse | Steve | TV movie |
| 1987 | Island Sons | Joe Faraday | TV movie |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Dr. Martin Wilde | 1 episode; "Doctors Wilde" |
| 1988 | Cop Killer | Lewis | TV movie |
| 1988 | Born to Race | Al Pagura | |
| 1988 | The Highwayman | Bonham | 1 episode; "Till Death Duel us Apart" |
| 1988 | Open House | Dr. David Kelley | |
| 1990 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Jack Kingston | 1 episode; "Maggie's Secret" |
| 1990 | Flair | Matt Lee | TV mini-series |
| 1990–1991 | Street Legal | Peter Garland | 5 episodes |
| 1991 | Road to Avonlea | Edwin Clark | 1 episode; "May the Best Man Win" |
| 1991 | Inner Sanctum | Baxter Reed | |
| 1991 | Days of Our Lives | Carl Winters 2 | |
| 1992 | Gunsmoke: To the Last Man | Tommy Graham | TV movie |
| 1992 | Liar's Edge | Dave Kirkpatrick | |
| 1992 | Treacherous Crossing | Kenneth Gates | |
| 1992 | The Young Riders | 1 episode; "The Road Not Taken" | |
| 1997 | Snide and Prejudice | Therapist Himmler | |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Tom Wilson | 2 episodes; "Last of a Breed: Part 1", "Last of a Breed: Part 2" |
| 1998 | Joseph's Gift | Simon Keller | |
| 1998–1999 | The Net | Shawn Trelawney | Series regular |
| 1999 | Profiler | Bobby O'Hara | 1 episode; "Seduction" |
| 1999 | V.I.P. | 1 episode; "Stop or Val's mom will shoot" | |
References
- ↑ Newlywed Joe Bottoms Finds His Space (Sans Sam, Tim or Ben) in The Black Hole People. February 4, 1980
- ↑ Joseph Bottoms NNDB. Retrieved on 7 June 2011
- ↑ Joseph Bottoms, authentic child of Santa Barbara ! Tele Star. 1988
- ↑ Holocaust synopsis Fox Classics. Retrieved on 7 June 2011
- ↑ The Black Hole Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 June 2011
- ↑ Cal Winters Soap Central. Retrieved on 7 June 2011
- ↑ Belle Arte Events Invade the Biltmore Santa Barbara Independent. 16 July 2009
- ↑ Attractions Four Seasons Resort. Retrieved on 7 June 2011
External links
- Joseph Bottoms at the Internet Movie Database
- Joseph Bottoms at AllRovi
- http://www.filmreference.com/film/71/Joseph-Bottoms.html
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