Walter Olkewicz

Walter Olkewicz

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1948-05-14
Deathday: 2021-04-06 (72 years old)

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Biography

Walter Olkewicz (May 14, 1948 – April 6, 2021) was an American character actor. He played Marko in the short-lived TV series Wizards and Warriors and Coach Wordman in the feature film Making the Grade. Olkewicz was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, and attended a Catholic grammar school there and St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City before graduating from Bayonne High School in 1965. He continued his education at Saint Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas and at Colorado State University. During his high-school years, he was active in plays. Before he began acting professionally, Olkewicz sold insurance, sold office supplies, and drove a taxi.Early in his career, Olkewicz acted with improv and other groups. He co-founded the improvisational group Saturday Bath, which had a national tour that lasted more than a year.Originally billed as Ray Holland, He appeared in the films Futureworld (1976), The Greatest (1977), Summer Camp (1979), Hot T-Shirts (1981), and The Client (1994).Olkewicz guest-starred in many TV shows, including Barney Miller (two episodes), Night Court, Seinfeld, ER, and Who's the Boss?. He was a semi-regular performer on Dolly Parton's 1987–88 variety show Dolly! and appeared in several episodes of Grace Under Fire. He played Jacques Renault on Twin Peaks (1990).

Olkewicz died at his Reseda, California, home after a long illness on April 6, 2021, at age 72. His son, Zac Olkewicz, is a screenwriter. During the time of his illness, he crafted a series of YouTube videos reaching out to all of his friends from his years of work, hoping that someone he knew would help him. The video messages were posted as being meant for Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Chuck Lorre, Tommy Lee Jones, and John Larroquette, among many others. He spoke of his illness and struggling to get back into work. The pain that he was in, his substantial number of knee surgeries (19 at that point as he states). As well as his resulting insurance-related financial losses. In his message to John Larroquette, he said he'd been out of work approximately 12 years because he was too sick to go on, with the exception of two episodes of Twin Peaks where he appeared in 2017. His final video was posted as "Message to Sam Elliott."

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Filmography

all 76

TV Shows 42

Movies 34

Voice 1

self 1

BearCity 3

BearCity 3 (2016)

Movie
Jacques Renault
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)

Movie
6
The Embalmer
You're Killing Me...

You're Killing Me... (2003)

Movie
Mike O'Connell
Everwood

Everwood (2002)

TV
7
Walt Hegelman
Par 6

Par 6 (2002)

Movie
Dink Branson
Meeting Daddy

Meeting Daddy (2000)

Movie
Otto Schenkel (segment 'Epitaph')
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998)

TV
6
Jack Wyatt
Milo

Milo (1998)

Movie
Mr. Bloom
Tourist Trap

Tourist Trap (1998)

Movie
Professor
How to Make the Cruelest Month

How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998)

Movie
Howie
Dharma & Greg

Dharma & Greg (1997)

TV
6
Ozzie Faulkner
The Visitor

The Visitor (1997)

TV
Pronto

Pronto (1997)

Movie
Bernie DeFrewd
Raven

Raven (1996)

Movie
Larry Skoag
Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Saves His Family (1995)

Movie
The Boss
Sliders

Sliders (1995)

TV
5.67
Fat Gervin
The Good Old Boys

The Good Old Boys (1995)

Movie
Dr. Meade
The Surgeon

The Surgeon (1995)

Movie
5.33
Georgia's Man
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope (1994)

TV
6
Jerome 'Romey' Clifford
The Client

The Client (1994)

Movie
6.45
Doug Boudreau
Grace Under Fire

Grace Under Fire (1993)

TV
6
George Wilton
Route 66

Route 66 (1993)

TV
Love & War

Love & War (1992)

TV
Falcone (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series (1992)

TV
5.56
Jacques Renault
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Movie
4.88
Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge (1991)

TV
Jack Callahan
The Flash

The Flash (1990)

TV
7.8
Jacques Renault / Jean-Michel Renault / Jacques Renault (archive footage)
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks (1990)

TV
5.48
Babe Ruth
The Big Picture

The Big Picture (1989)

Movie
6
Life Goes On

Life Goes On (1989)

TV
6
Cableman
Seinfeld

Seinfeld (1989)

TV
5.99
Police Officer Andy Glasscock
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure

Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989)

Movie
6
Private Eye
Baja Oklahoma

Baja Oklahoma (1988)

Movie
Bubba
Dolly

Dolly (1987)

TV
Wiseguy

Wiseguy (1987)

TV
6
Violinst
Married... with Children

Married... with Children (1987)

TV
5.85
The Charmings

The Charmings (1987)

TV
Sid Sherman
Stillwatch

Stillwatch (1987)

Movie
Norman van Delken
Shell Game

Shell Game (1987)

TV
Designing Women

Designing Women (1986)

TV
6
Throb

Throb (1986)

TV
Darryl Webb
Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns (1986)

Movie
Mr. Hartvig
L.A. Law

L.A. Law (1986)

TV
6
Matlock

Matlock (1986)

TV
6
Zeke
Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed (1986)

Movie
Van Epps / Zeke
Tall Tales & Legends

Tall Tales & Legends (1985)

TV
Van Epps
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1985)

Movie
Hollywood Beat

Hollywood Beat (1985)

TV
Leon Summers
Moonlighting

Moonlighting (1985)

TV
5.99
Harmon Shain
Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime (1984)

TV
Who's the Boss?

Who's the Boss? (1984)

TV
6.03
Coach Wordman
Making the Grade

Making the Grade (1984)

Movie
6
Will Lull
Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane (1984)

Movie
Walter Plimp / Mr. Freedman / Mr. Doyle
Night Court

Night Court (1984)

TV
6
Buddy Gordon
Brainwash

Brainwash (1983)

Movie
Wright Fletcher
Travis McGee

Travis McGee (1983)

Movie
Marko
Wizards and Warriors

Wizards and Warriors (1983)

TV
Joe Skrylow
The A-Team

The A-Team (1983)

TV
3.29
Grundy
The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray (1982)

TV
Kelp
Jimmy the Kid

Jimmy the Kid (1982)

Movie
Wally Bodell
Cheers

Cheers (1982)

TV
6.12
Howie (uncredited) / Bill Channing / Walter Luskin
Family Ties

Family Ties (1982)

TV
6.11
Pete Galovan
The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song (1982)

Movie
Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest (1981)

TV
Sgt. Shug Crawford
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)

Movie
Joe
Hot T-Shirts

Hot T-Shirts (1980)

Movie
Hinshaw
1941

1941 (1979)

Movie
6
1st Fat Guy
Flesh & Blood

Flesh & Blood (1979)

Movie
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart (1979)

TV
6.32
Zach Comstock
The Last Resort

The Last Resort (1979)

TV
Tom Caldwell / Tom
Taxi

Taxi (1978)

TV
6.02
Himself
Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?

Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses? (1977)

Movie
Reporter
The Greatest

The Greatest (1977)

Movie
Alice

Alice (1976)

TV
7.17
Walter Cushing / William Krebs aka Bingo the Clown
Barney Miller

Barney Miller (1975)

TV
5.5

Ratings

Average 6.11
Based on 1.47 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1975
1983
1987
1984
2016
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Walter OlkewiczWalter Olkewicz

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1948-05-14

Deathday
2021-04-06 (72 years old)

Birth Place
Bayonne, United States of America

Children
Zak Olkewicz

Citizenships
United States of America


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