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Dabney Wharton Coleman (born January 3, 1932) is
an United States|American actor.  He was born in
Austin, Texas.

Coleman entered the Virginia Military Institute in
1949, but wound up studying law at the University
of Texas before turning to acting.

Though a capable character actor with a wide
range, Coleman is usually typecast as a smarmy,
selfish, patronizing, self-absorbed bigot. His
fate in these types of roles were cemented with
his performances in roles such as Franklin Hart,
Jr. in 1980's Nine to Five, director Ron Carlisle
in 1982's Tootsie and the earnest John McKittrick
in 1983's WarGames.

Coleman has played less severe roles, however,
such as Bill Ray in 1981's On Golden Pond and as
Nelson Fox in 1998's You've Got Mail.

Though starring lead roles seem to elude him,
Coleman is still very vigorous and is actively
sought after for strong supporting roles.

Coleman has been married twice. He was married to
Ann Courtney Harrell from 1957 to 1959. He had
three children with actress Jean Hale, whom he was
married to from 1961 to 1983.

His daughter, Quincy, is a recording artist whose
first album, "Also Known as Mary," was released in
September of 2003.

==Filmography==

* On Golden Pond (1981) as Bill Ray
* WarGames (1983) as Dr. John McKittrick

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0001056|name=Dabney Coleman 
* http://www.quincysongs.com/ Coleman's Daughter
(Official Site)