David Rasche

Born

August 7, 1944 (80 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri

David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns. In television he is known for his main role as Karl Muller in the HBO drama series Succession, as well as recurring and guest performances in L.A. Law, Monk, The West Wing, Veep, and Ugly Betty.

Known For

6.5

Flags of Our Fathers

Dying for Sex

Dr. Pankowitz · (8 episodes)

6.2

2025

Theater Camp

Dr. Bill Rauch

6.5

2023

About My Father

William 'Bill' Collins XII

6.1

2023

The Good House

Scott

6.3

2022

Paper Spiders

Bill Hoffman

6.3

2021

Swallow

Michael Conrad

6.6

2020

Father Figurine

Larry Berman

7.2

2019

Succession

Karl Muller · (31 episodes)

8.3

2018

Impastor

Alden Schmidt · (20 episodes)

7.1

2015

Madam Secretary

Ambassador Arlen Maxwell · (1 episode)

7.0

2014

Freedom

Jefferson Monroe

5.5

2014

Amira & Sam

Jack

6.0

2014

The Discoverers

Cyrus Marshall

4.9

2014

Black Box

Hunter Black · (1 episode)

6.4

2014

Kill Your Darlings

Dean

7.0

2013

Petunia

Percy Petunia

4.9

2013

The Big Wedding

Barry O'Connor

5.8

2013

Revenge for Jolly!

Eichelberger

4.7

2012

Men in Black 3

Agent X

6.5

2012

Veep

Jim Marwood · (8 episodes)

7.4

2012

Remembrance

Daniel Levine

6.9

2011

Blue Eyes

Marshall

6.3

2010

In the Loop

Linton Barwick

7.0

2009

Peter and Vandy

Alan

6.3

2009

Crimes of the Past

Thomas Sparrow

3.8

2009

Burn After Reading

CIA Officer

6.7

2008

The Girl in the Park

Doug

6.0

2007

United 93: The Families and the Film

6.8

2006

Flags of Our Fathers

Senator

6.9

2006

Ugly Betty

Calvin Hartley · (9 episodes)

6.3

2006

United 93

Donald Freeman Greene

7.1

2006

The Sentinel

President Ballentine

6.1

2006

The Book of Daniel

(1 episode)

7.1

2006

The L.A. Riot Spectacular

2.6

2005

Junior Pilot

Gen. Perkins

4.6

2005

Off the Lip

Dr. Martin Shutte

1.3

2004

Exposed

Warren Ward

5.0

2003

Las Vegas

(1 episode)

7.0

2003

Just Married

Mr. McNerney

5.8

2003

She Spies

Norton Andrews · (1 episode)

7.4

2002

Monk

Nick Patterson · (1 episode)

7.9

2002

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Taylor Abbott

6.1

2002

Teddy Bears' Picnic

Elliot Chevron

2.3

2001

DAG

President Whitman · (5 episodes)

7.0

2000

Malcolm in the Middle

Lawyer · (1 episode)

8.5

2000

The Big Tease

Stig

5.7

1999

Hard Time: Hostage Hotel

Robert Sinclair

6.7

1999

The West Wing

Carl Everett · (1 episode)

8.3

1999

Grown Ups

(1 episode)

5.2

1999

Friends & Lovers

Richard 'Richie' Wickham

4.9

1999

Providence

Doc Croc · (1 episode)

6.5

1999

Pros & Cons

Jack Stanford

3.0

1999

The Settlement

Denny

5.0

1999

Tourist Trap

Derek Early

5.8

1998

That Old Feeling

Alan

6.3

1997

Just Shoot Me!

Michael Tenzer · (1 episode)

6.6

1997

Suddenly Susan

Evan · (2 episodes)

5.7

1996

Pie in the Sky

Amy's Dad

6.6

1996

Out There

Emmett Davis

4.8

1995

High Society

Peter Thomas · (13 episodes)

6.0

1995

Dead Weekend

Payne

2.4

1995

Magic in the Water

Phillip, Patient #4

5.3

1995

Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester

Ben Landry

7.5

1995

Signs and Wonders

Brother Nahum · (4 episodes)

0.0

1995

Lieberman in Love

M.C. at Luau

6.9

1995

A Million to Juan

Jeff

5.4

1994

Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die

Alfred Raine

6.5

1994

Burke's Law

John Ramsey · (1 episode)

6.7

1994

Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter

Chaz Frederick

4.9

1994

Partners

"Grave Squad" Lawyer

4.2

1993

Twenty Bucks

Baker

5.8

1993

Barbarians at the Gate

Ted Forstmann

6.8

1993

Nurses

Jack Trenton · (46 episodes)

7.0

1991

Bingo

Hal Devlin

5.0

1991

Delirious

Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis

5.6

1991

Silhouette

Sheriff Kyle Lauder

7.0

1990

Law & Order

Joe Delaney · (1 episode)

7.4

1990

Masters of Menace

Buddy Wheeler

5.6

1990

Wedding Band

Sloane Vaughn

4.3

1990

An Innocent Man

Detective Mike Parnell LBPD

6.1

1989

Wicked Stepmother

Steve Fisher

4.5

1989

Empty Nest

Jack Trenton · (1 episode)

5.8

1988

Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall

Cal McGinnis

6.4

1987

Made in Heaven

Donald Summer

6.6

1987

Native Son

Buckley

5.2

1986

Sledge Hammer!

Sledge Hammer · (41 episodes)

7.9

1986

L.A. Law

David McCoy · (2 episodes)

7.1

1986

Cobra

Dan

6.1

1986

Code Name: Foxfire

Sam Rawlings

0.0

1985

Sara

(1 episode)

7.5

1985

Miami Vice

(1 episode)

7.5

1984

Best Defense

Jeff

4.3

1984

Kate & Allie

(1 episode)

5.9

1984

The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

Donald Catton

4.0

1984

Special Bulletin

David McKeeson

6.9

1983

Hellfire

Rev Howard Woode

4.0

1983

Fighting Back

Michael Taylor

5.7

1982

Honky Tonk Freeway

Eddie White

5.2

1981

Just Tell Me What You Want

Stopwatch Producer

4.5

1980

Something Short of Paradise

David Ritchie

3.0

1979

Manhattan

Television Actor #3

7.7

1979

Sanctuary of Fear

Jack Collins

6.0

1979

Mrs. Columbo

(1 episode)

6.1

1979

On Our Own

Doug · (1 episode)

5.0

1977

The Andros Targets

Smitty · (1 episode)

5.0

1977

Roker on the Road

(1 episode)

0.0

Columbo

Patrick Kinsley · (1 episode)

8.1

1971