
Tim DeZarn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 11, 1952
- Birthplace
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Timothy Joseph DeZarn (born July 11, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as deZarn, he is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres. DeZarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man (playing Mary Jane Watson's father), Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight. DeZarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Trek TV franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, 7th Heaven, and Sons of Anarchy. Tim DeZarn was born on July 11, 1952. DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio. He did not pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old. His first broadcast role was on the TV series The Equalizer in 1986. His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives. DeZarn made several appearances as Army Sergeant Dixon on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He played the recurring character George Putnam in season two of NYPD Blue. He appeared in five episodes of Deadwood on HBO. DeZarn appeared in Sons of Anarchy as Nate Meineke, the leader of a local state militia and terrorist group. He appeared in sci-fi horror film Project Dorothy (directed by George Henry Horton) in 2019. DeZarn lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. His 18-year-old son Travis was killed in an auto accident in 2007. Source: Article "Tim de Zarn" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography

In the Sunset of the Condemned TBA
as Don 'The Marksman' Benbow

Very Prosperous Men 2025
as The Stranger

The Grimm Backward 2024
as Sheriff Rizzi

You're Doing Great 2024
as Angus

Project Dorothy 2024
as James

Every Night & Every Day 2022
as Randal

The Joes 2021
as Nazi

Useless Humans 2021
as Duke

Wrong Turn 2021
as Nate Roades

The Call of the Wild 2020
as Hermit Fisherman

The Lilac Thief 2019
as The Pastor

Acts of Desperation 2018
as Maynard

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018
as Mean-Eyed Card Player (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")

818 2018
as Jeffrey Maddison

The Hatred 2017
as Sheriff

Christmas Crime Story 2017
as Barrett Hill

Buckshot 2017
as Buckshot

The Preacher's Son 2017
as Congressman Dixon (as Tim De Zarn)

Halfway to Hell 2016
as Cliff

Used Body Parts 2016
as Gas Man

Verbatim: Follow the Chicken 2015
as Plaintiff

The Wolves of Savin Hill 2014
as Fitz

Atlas Shrugged: Part III 2014
as Train Engineer

K-11 2013
as Cowboy Williams

The Cabin in the Woods 2012
as Mordecai

The Artist 2011
as Soldier

Re-Cut 2010
as Sheriff Tate, as John Fowler

Untraceable 2008
as Herbert Miller

Live Free or Die Hard 2007
as Police Sergeant

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning 2006
as Slaughterhouse Supervisor

Swedish Auto 2006
as Shelley
- Grave Matters
Grave Matters 2004
as Chief Coveleski

Spider-Man 2002
as Philip Watson

The Visit 2001
as Guard Enheim

One Night at McCool's 2001
as Detective Ertagian

Pay It Forward 2000
as Liquid Man #2

Gone in Sixty Seconds 2000
as Shotgun Guy

Fight Club 1999
as Federated Motor Co. - Inspector Bird

I Married a Monster 1998
as Deputy Pete

On the Line 1998
as Trevor Freed

Steel 1997
as Skinhead Leader

Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy 1997
as Leonard Guini

Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer 1997
as Mr. Jenks

I Love You, Don't Touch Me! 1997
as Vagrant

Ladykiller 1996
as Mackey

Precious Find 1996
as Freddie

Raging Angels 1995
as Banker

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995
as Homer

Midnight Run Around 1994
as Farmer #1

Extreme Justice 1993
as Eddie Payton

Joshua Tree 1993
as Warehouse Cop #1

South Central 1992
as Buddha

Rage and Honor 1992
as Fast Eddie
- The Witness
The Witness 1992
Actor

Ricochet 1991
as Skinhead (as Tim De Zarn)

The Killing Mind 1991
as Gordon Atherton

Under Surveillance 1991
as SWAT Trooper

Too Young to Die 1990
as Patron

Three Fugitives 1989
as First Officer
Credits from TMDB.