Bowden's Malady by EagerReaver

FIREFLY EPISODE DISCUSSIONS

Bowden's Malady

POSTED BY: EAGERREAVER
UPDATED: Thursday, June 4, 2009 20:11
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:45 AM

Not discussing the malady per se, but I was just drifting off to sleep when I was stalled by thoughts of the episode The Train Job and the sheriff who holds Mal and Zoe after the medicine is stolen.

It struck me how much the actor left an indelible impression on me. It wasn't just the character he was playing, it was the way he portrayed the guy. I'm not from the U.S. and I haven't seen him in anything else I can think of, so I was wondering if the U.S. viewers (or anyone else with the info) had seen him in anything else?

Does he get bit roles or has he gone on to land anything permanent? Does anyone else agree that he seemed like a pretty cool actor?

Cheers, gang.

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:55 AM

JONGSSTRAW

Gregg Henry's done a few things :

"Dollhouse" .... William Bashford (1 episode, 2009)
- Haunted (2009) TV episode .... William Bashford
"The Beast" .... Frank Oland aka Mike Parks (1 episode, 2009)
- Hothead (2009) TV episode .... Frank Oland aka Mike Parks
"Sparky & Mikaela" .... Mikaela's Dad (1 episode, 2008)
- Pilot (2008) TV episode .... Mikaela's Dad
"The Mentalist" .... Cal Trask (1 episode, 2008)
- Red-Handed (2008) TV episode .... Cal Trask
"ER" .... Officer Mark Downey (1 episode, 2008)
- Haunted (2008) TV episode .... Officer Mark Downey
"The Riches" .... Hugh Panetta (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
- The Lying King (2008) TV episode .... Hugh Panetta
- Dead Calm (2008) TV episode .... Hugh Panetta
- Trust Never Sleeps (2008) TV episode .... Hugh Panetta
- Slums of Bayou Hills (2008) TV episode .... Hugh Panetta
- Field of Dreams (2008) TV episode .... Hugh Panetta
(15 more)
"Gilmore Girls" .... Mitchum Huntzberger (9 episodes, 2005-2007)
... aka "Gilmore Girls: Beginnings" (USA: rerun title)
- Gilmore Girls Only (2007) TV episode .... Mitchum Huntzberger
- I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar (2007) TV episode .... Mitchum Huntzberger
- Partings (2006) TV episode .... Mitchum Huntzberger
- Super Cool Party People (2006) TV episode .... Mitchum Huntzberger
- A Vineyard Valentine (2006) TV episode .... Mitchum Huntzberger
(4 more)
"Eyes" .... Clay Burgess (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Poison (2007) TV episode .... Clay Burgess
- Karma (2007) TV episode .... Clay Burgess
- Wings (2005) TV episode .... Clay Burgess
- Pilot (2005) TV episode .... Clay Burgess
"CSI: Miami" .... William Preston (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "CSI: Weekends" (USA: promotional title)
- Death Eminent (2006) TV episode .... William Preston
The Black Dahlia (2006) .... Pete Lukins
... aka Black Dahlia (Germany)
... aka Die schwarze Dahlie (Germany: TV title)
United 93 (2006) .... Col. Robert Marr
... aka United 93 (USA)
... aka Vol 93 (France)
Slither (2006) .... Jack MacReady
... aka Incisions (Canada: French title)
The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005) (TV) .... Dennis Rader
Silent Partner (2005) .... Ambassador Lafontaine
... aka Теневой партнер (Russia)
Heartless (2005/I) (TV) .... Lt. Russ Carter
... aka Lethal Seduction (Australia: DVD title)
"The Handler" .... Griffin Klein (1 episode, 2004)
- Acts of Congress (2004) TV episode .... Griffin Klein
Sin (2003/I) .... Conrad
"The Lyon's Den" .... A.U.S.A. (2 episodes, 2003)
- Blood (2003) TV episode .... A.U.S.A.
- Separation Anxiety (2003) TV episode .... A.U.S.A.
"24" .... Jonathan Wallace (4 episodes, 2003)
- Day 2: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m. (2003) TV episode .... Jonathan Wallace
- Day 2: 1:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. (2003) TV episode .... Jonathan Wallace
- Day 2: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (2003) TV episode .... Jonathan Wallace
- Day 2: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (2003) TV episode .... Jonathan Wallace
"Judging Amy" .... Morgan Simmons (1 episode, 2003)
- Wild Card (2003) TV episode .... Morgan Simmons
"Enterprise" .... Zho'Kaan (1 episode, 2003)
... aka "Star Trek: Enterprise" (USA: new title)
- Dawn (2003) TV episode .... Zho'Kaan
"The Agency" .... Senator Bowden (1 episode, 2002)
- Heartless (2002) TV episode .... Senator Bowden
"Boomtown" .... Robert Colson (1 episode, 2002)
- The Squeeze (2002) TV episode .... Robert Colson
"Firefly" .... Sheriff Bourne (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Firefly: The Series" (USA: long title)
... aka "Joss Whedon's Firefly" (Australia)
- The Train Job (2002) TV episode .... Sheriff Bourne
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) .... Gant/Clark
... aka Ballistic (Germany)
Femme Fatale (2002) .... Shiff
"Boston Public" .... Detective McGill (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
- Chapter Thirty-Five (2002) TV episode .... Detective McGill
- Chapter Nine (2001) TV episode .... Detective McGill
Purgatory Flats (2002) .... Dean Mecklin
Layover (2001) .... Jack Gillardo
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Special Agent Rick Culpepper (1 episode, 2001)
... aka "CSI: Las Vegas" (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
... aka "C.S.I." (USA: short title)
... aka "CSI: Weekends" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "Les experts" (Canada: French title)
- The Strip Strangler (2001) TV episode .... Special Agent Rick Culpepper
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician (2001) .... Lane Windbird
... aka Southlander (USA: short title)
"Family Law" .... Michael Holt (7 episodes, 1999-2001)
- Separation (2001) TV episode .... Michael Holt
- Love and Money (2000) TV episode .... Michael Holt
- Playing God (2000) TV episode .... Michael Holt
- Necessity (2000) TV episode .... Michael Holt
- Holt vs. Holt (1999) TV episode .... Michael Holt
(2 more)
Windfall (2001) (TV) .... Bill Trask
"Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family" .... Henry Crowe (1 episode)
... aka "Cover Me" (USA: short title)
- Absolution (????) TV episode .... Henry Crowe
Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2000) .... Cotton Proudfit

Star Trek: Hidden Evil (1999) (VG) (voice) .... Gal'na
The Big Brass Ring (1999) .... Billy
Payback (1999/I) .... Val Resnick
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) .... Gallatin
... aka Star Trek 9 (USA: informal alternative title)
"Vengeance Unlimited" .... Edward Pike (1 episode, 1998)
... aka "Mr. Chapel"
- Cruel and Unusual (1998) TV episode .... Edward Pike
"Michael Hayes" (1 episode, 1997)
- Retribution (1997) TV episode
Tidal Wave: No Escape (1997) (TV) .... Edgar Purcell
"EZ Streets" .... Carl / ... (5 episodes, 1997)
- Neither Have I Wings to Fly (1997) TV episode .... Carl
- A Ceremony of Innocence (1997) TV episode .... Carl
- On the Left Side of the Angel (1997) TV episode .... Carl
- One Acquainted with the Night (1997) TV episode .... Carl
- St. Jude Took a Bullet (1997) TV episode .... Carl Eiling
"Moloney" (1 episode, 1996)
- All the King's Horses (1996) TV episode
"The Pretender" .... Peter Morgan (1 episode, 1996)
- Curious Jarod (1996) TV episode .... Peter Morgan
"Viper" .... Kirby Dietz (1 episode, 1996)
- MIG-89 (1996) TV episode .... Kirby Dietz
"Murder, She Wrote" .... Sheriff Lynn Childs / ... (7 episodes, 1985-1996)
- Mrs. Parker's Revenge (1996) TV episode .... Mark Reisner
- Crimson Harvest (1994) TV episode .... Lars Anderson
- The Big Kill (1993) TV episode .... Carl Ward
- The Taxman Cometh (1991) TV episode .... Richard Wellstood
- Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2 (1986) TV episode .... Sheriff Lynn Childs
(2 more)
My Son Is Innocent (1996) (TV) .... Paediatrician
"Malibu Shores" .... Jack Walker (1 episode, 1996)
- The Lie (1996) TV episode .... Jack Walker
"Chicago Hope" .... Board Member (2 episodes, 1996)
- Women on the Verge (1996) TV episode .... Board Member
- Right to Life (1996) TV episode .... Board Member
Terminal (1996) (TV) .... Brian O'Grady
... aka Robin Cook's Terminal (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
Bodily Harm (1995) .... J.D. Prejon
"Strange Luck" .... Mysterious Surgeon (1 episode, 1995)
- The Liver Wild (1995) TV episode .... Mysterious Surgeon
"JAG" .... Captain Reed (1 episode, 1995)
... aka "JAG: Judge Advocate General" (Australia)
- Desert Son (1995) TV episode .... Captain Reed
Sharon's Secret (1995) (TV) .... McGregor
"Matlock" .... Captain Bill Campbell / ... (4 episodes, 1987-1995)
- The Scam (1995) TV episode .... John Robinson
- The D.A. (1990) TV episode .... Nick Beloit
- The Court-Martial: Part 2 (1987) TV episode .... Captain Bill Campbell
- The Court-Martial: Part 1 (1987) TV episode .... Captain Bill Campbell
Working Stiffs (1994) .... Donnie
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994) (TV) .... John Orlando
"M.A.N.T.I.S." .... Kyle C. Delance (1 episode, 1994)
- Tango Blue (1994) TV episode .... Kyle C. Delance
The Substitute Wife (1994) (TV) (uncredited) .... Joe
"Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Reid Stedler (1 episode, 1994)
... aka "Walker" (Australia)
- Stolen Lullaby (1994) TV episode .... Reid Stedler
"L.A. Law" .... Robert Cullen / ... (3 episodes, 1988-1994)
- Cold Cuts (1994) TV episode .... Samuel Barkwell
- To Live and Diet in L.A. (1989) TV episode .... Robert Cullen
- The Son Also Rises (1988) TV episode .... Robert Cullen
Staying Afloat (1993) (TV) .... Ed Smith
Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story (1993) (TV) .... Det. Don Brooks
... aka Crimes of Passion: Victim of Love (USA: series title)
When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn (1993) (TV) .... Joe Banister
... aka When Love Kills (Australia)
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom (1993) (TV) .... Tony Harper
"In the Heat of the Night" .... George Deschamps (2 episodes, 1993)
- The Leftover Man: Part 1 (1993) TV episode .... George Deschamps
- The Leftover Man: Part 2 (1993) TV episode .... George Deschamps
Kiss of a Killer (1993) (TV) .... Richard
"Civil Wars" .... Gordon Dalleck (1 episode, 1992)
- Oboe Phobia (1992) TV episode .... Gordon Dalleck
Raising Cain (1992) .... Lt. Terri
"The Torkelsons" .... Randall Torkelson (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
- The Long Goodbye (1992) TV episode .... Randall Torkelson
- Men Don't Leave (1991) TV episode .... Randall Torkelson
"Reasonable Doubts" .... Weldon Lewis (5 episodes, 1992)
- Home Is Where the Heart Is (1992) TV episode .... Weldon Lewis
- Love Is Strange (1992) TV episode .... Weldon Lewis
- Burning Desire (1992) TV episode .... Weldon Lewis
- Fish out of Water (1992) TV episode .... Weldon Lewis
- The Discomfort Zone (1992) TV episode .... Weldon Lewis
The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991) (TV) .... District Attorney
White Lie (1991) (TV) .... David Lester
Fever (1991) (TV) .... Dexter
The Great Pretender (1991) (TV) .... Wilson Leer
... aka Dead End Brattigan
Don't Touch My Daughter (1991) (TV) .... Hal Lawrence
... aka Nightmare
"WIOU" .... Frank (1 episode, 1990)
- Appearances (1990) TV episode .... Frank
Dark Avenger (1990) (TV) .... Dr. Colin Tremaine
"Paradise" (1 episode, 1990)
... aka "Guns of Paradise" (USA: new title)
- Avenging Angel (1990) TV episode

"Hardball" .... Roy Portman (1 episode, 1989)
- Trying to Make a Living, and Doing the Best That I Can (1989) TV episode .... Roy Portman
"Jake and the Fatman" (1 episode, 1989)
- It All Depends on You (1989) TV episode
The Final Days (1989) (TV)
The Gifted One (1989) (TV) .... Jack
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989) (TV) .... Officer Kean
... aka The Missing Years
Police Story: The Watch Commander (1988) (TV) .... Off. Don Carpenter
... aka The Watch Commander
A Stoning in Fulham County (1988) (TV) .... Sheriff Woodman
"Cagney & Lacey" .... Jonathan Morton (1 episode, 1988)
- A Fair Shake: Part 1 (1988) TV episode .... Jonathan Morton
"Falcon Crest" .... Thom Dower (2 episodes, 1988)
- As Tears Go By (1988) TV episode .... Thom Dower
- Telling Tales (1988) TV episode .... Thom Dower
"Werewolf" .... Greg, the Newscaster / ... (1 episode, 1988)
- Nightmare in Blue (1988) TV episode .... Officer Ritter/Greg, the Newscaster
Mamba (1988) .... Gene
... aka Fair Game (Europe: English title: video title)
"Magnum, P.I." .... William Keyes (1 episode, 1987)
- Forever in Time (1987) TV episode .... William Keyes
Bates Motel (1987) (TV) .... Tom Fuller
"Designing Women" .... Jack Dent (1 episode, 1987)
- Grand Slam, Thank You Ma'am (1987) TV episode .... Jack Dent
"Stingray" .... Wyatt Wilson (1 episode, 1987)
- Bring Me the Hand That Hit Me (1987) TV episode .... Wyatt Wilson
The Patriot (1986) .... Lieutenant Matt Ryder
Banter (1986) .... Robert Prescott
... aka The Last of Philip Banter (USA)
"Hardcastle and McCormick" .... Tommy Kitchens (1 episode, 1986)
- Poker Night (1986) TV episode .... Tommy Kitchens
Our Family Honor (1985) (TV) .... Mickey Sheridan
"Moonlighting" .... Paul McCain (1 episode, 1985)
- The Next Murder You Hear (1985) TV episode .... Paul McCain
"The Hitchhiker" .... Jack Rhodes (1 episode, 1985)
... aka "Deadly Nightmares" (UK: video compilation title)
... aka "Le voyageur" (France)
- Videodate (1985) TV episode .... Jack Rhodes
Body Double (1984) .... Sam Bouchard
"Airwolf" .... Robert Villers (1 episode, 1984)
... aka "Lobo del aire" (USA: Spanish title)
- The Hunted (1984) TV episode .... Robert Villers
"Remington Steele" .... Charly Thomas (1 episode, 1984)
- Lofty Steele (1984) TV episode .... Charly Thomas
Boys in Blue (1984) (TV) .... Officer Jeff Martin
"Down to Earth" .... Mark Minnix (1 episode, 1984)
- Selling the House (1984) TV episode .... Mark Minnix
"Simon & Simon" .... Bryan Gatewood (1 episode, 1984)
- John Doe (1984) TV episode .... Bryan Gatewood
Scarface (1983) (uncredited) .... Charles Goodson
Women of San Quentin (1983) (TV) .... Williams
"Tucker's Witch" .... Ronald Whitewood (1 episode, 1983)
- Formula for Revenge (1983) TV episode .... Ronald Whitewood
"The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1983)
- I Like to Be in America/He Ain't Heavy/Abbey's Maiden Voyage (1983) TV episode
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" .... John Heflin (1 episode, 1983)
- The Rescue (1983) TV episode .... John Heflin
"The Blue and the Gray" (1982) TV mini-series .... Lester Bedell
"Voyagers!" .... Teddy Roosevelt (1 episode, 1982)
- Bully and Billy (1982) TV episode .... Teddy Roosevelt
Funny Money (1982) .... Ben Turtle
Just Before Dawn (1981) .... Warren
"The Yeagers" .... Kyle Yeager (1 episode, 1980)
- Only the Strong Survive (1980) TV episode .... Kyle Yeager

Dummy (1979) (TV) .... Assistant D.A. Smith
Hot Rod (1979) (TV) .... Brian Edison
... aka Rebel of the Road
"Pearl" .... Lt. (j.g.) Doug North (3 episodes, 1978)
- Episode #1.3 (1978) TV episode .... Lt. (j.g.) Doug North
- Episode #1.2 (1978) TV episode .... Lt. (j.g.) Doug North
- Episode #1.1 (1978) TV episode .... Lt. (j.g.) Doug North
Murder at the Mardi Gras (1978) (TV) .... Randy Brian
Mean Dog Blues (1978) .... Paul Ramsey
"Loose Change" (1978) TV mini-series .... Hank Okrun
... aka "Those Restless Years" (USA: rerun title)
"Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II" .... Wesley Jordache (2 episodes, 1976)
- Chapter II (1976) TV episode .... Wesley Jordache
- Chapter I (1976) TV episode .... Wesley Jordache

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009 6:49 PM

EAGERREAVER

Holy crap! That IS a lot. Good to see that he gets regular work. Just wish I could see him as a regular in a decent series that crosses the Pacific.

Thanks Jongsstraw.

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Thursday, June 4, 2009 1:35 AM

JONGSSTRAW

You're welcome Eager. You actually did me a favor by asking the question, because like you, I think his acting as the Sheriff was quite powerful and moving, and is one of the reasons that Train Job is one of my favorite episodes. When he looks dead-straight into Mal's eyes, makes that statement about "having a choice", and realizes Mal's sincerity, it always chokes me up. I knew of Gregg Henry from some other things like Body Double, Slither, and Scarface, but I had no idea what an impressive career he's had.

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Thursday, June 4, 2009 1:52 AM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

I think I first really took notice of him in Mel Gibson's "Payback", in which he played the baddie. I love that movie, and actually find it better than Richard Stark's (aka Donald Westlake) book on which it's based. And Iove that you can't ever quite figure out what the time period is in which it takes place. 70s cars, rotary-dial phones, etc., which is somewhat fitting, since the book was published in '62 or so, and is part of a long series of caper novels featuring Parker (changed to Porter for the film, for some reason).

But yeah, Gregg Henry is great in it. And he's good in Gilmore Girls and The Riches, too.

Mike

Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day...
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

"You're a idiot." -AuRaptor, RWED, May 27, 2009.

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Thursday, June 4, 2009 2:58 AM

BLUESUNCOMPANYMAN

Quote:
Originally posted by EagerReaver:
struck me how much the actor left an indelible impression on me. It wasn't just the character he was playing, it was the way he portrayed the guy.

To me he felt like a combo of Gary Busey and Sheriff McGraw. I enjoyed how there existed a scene where he lights a smoke then shares it with a prisoner. It made Paridiso lockup seem a little like Andy Griffiths jail in Mayberry and was contrasted with the serious nature of the Bowden's Malady conversation. A good scene to demonstrate the depth of Firefly to new viewers.

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Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:32 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

There are a lot of good actors in America, fine artists and skilled workmen with good craft, who have never gotten a big break and made it out to fame, fortune, stardom, and big bucks and temperament.
You used to be able to make a modest living at that level, a guest shot here, a cameo there, a celeb gig now and then, once in a while a bigger role in a movie.
Our Adam is one of those, too.
Wish 'em all well, they deserve 10 % of the money a *B*I*G* *S*T*A*R* makes for being a diva...

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Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:39 AM

YELLOWJACKET

As nice as he is in Firefly as a hard working sheriff, he's the absolute horrible opposite in Payback. He's good at playing good or bad.

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Thursday, June 4, 2009 7:20 PM

EAGERREAVER

Paycheck goes to the top of my rental list. Thanks for giving it a plug kwicko and yellowjacket. I think I caught half the film one time on tv, but now I'll be sure to watch it start to finish and pay particular attention to Gregg's badguy. He sounds similar to David Morse. Another bloke who's fun to watch playing good or bad. I'll report back.

bluesuncompanyman:
Didn't that gesture of handing off the cigarette so perfectly sum up the quality of the guy! I can see the thought processes of Joss and Tim - he's gotta forgive Mal for all the trouble he's caused, so we need a little gesture in an earlier scene to telegraph that he really doesn't resent those who've been driven to crime. Trouble is it was so well done now I want more of his character. I could imagine, had the show continued on, he'd have made a reappearance somewhere, calling the Firefly crew in to help the town from some oppression that's beyond his means to control.

jongsstraw:
That ending gets me too. Everyone nailed it.
If I recall Joss and Tim were pretty much writing for their lives on that episode. A weekend to save the show because no one was sold on the pilot. Talk about grace under pressure!

newoldbrowncoat:
Agreed there's a lot of actors who miss their prime simply because they go overlooked for too long. It's hard to know why. Some may just have bad agents, some may not get a chance to stretch and show what they can really do, and some might just be impossible to wrangle when the cameras aren't rolling. I'd go insane if I tried to think of all the things that should have been, if only... My heart goes out to those who had to live with potential unrealised.

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Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:11 PM

JEWELSTAITEFAN

I've enjoyed watching his work since Body Doulbe, another to watch if you haven't - I thought he far outshone the star.

His credit list includes Slither, which also included Nathan Fillion, Jenna Fischer, and her husband, which they were all working on when Done The Impossible was filming them in interviews (not Gregg).

Also keep in mind that TTJ was the actual broadcast Pilot, because the network refused to air the original Pilot. So it was the birthing of the series for browncoats, and Gregg normally does antagonists and badguys, so for him to do a goodguy (albeit antagonist of our BDH), and in the aired Pilot for our BDS is really shiny!

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