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Tim DeZarn

Tim DeZarn

Actor, also producer · Born July 11, 1952 (74) · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1952 (74)
From
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 40% in 30 days

What are Tim DeZarn's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
33%
Morality
27%
Bonds
16%
Self
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Power
5%
Survival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Trickster
3 of 6
Mentor
2 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
8
Melancholic
8
Absurd
3
Bittersweet
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tim DeZarn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 71 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tim DeZarn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page.

  • Landman(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Perry Hardin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Grimm Backward(2026)

    as Sheriff Rizzi

  • You're Doing Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Angus

  • Project Dorothy(2024)

    as James

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Every Night & Every Day(2022)

    as Randal

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Joes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Nazi

  • Useless Humans(2020)

    as Duke

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Turn(2021)

    as Nate Roades

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Call of the Wild(2020)

    as Hermit Fisherman

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Truth Be Told(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Kuvney

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Lilac Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as The Pastor

  • Acts of Desperation(2018)

    as Maynard

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs(2018)

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

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • 818 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jeffrey Maddison

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Winslow

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Hatred(2017)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Brewster

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Christmas Crime Story(2016)

    as Barrett Hill

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Buckshot(2017)

    Producer · as Buckshot

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Preacher's Son(2017)

    as Congressman Dixon (as Tim De Zarn)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Shooter(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Clerk

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Halfway to Hell(2013)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Used Body Parts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Gas Man

  • Verbatim: Follow the Chicken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Plaintiff

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Harkness

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Agent Carter(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as George

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Wolves of Savin Hill(2014)

    as Fitz

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Hare

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?(2014)

    as Train Engineer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Barber(2014)

    as Capt. Phil Baroni

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • K-11(2012)

    as Cowboy Williams

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Cabin in the Woods(2011)

    as Mordecai

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Artist(2011)

    as Soldier

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Shameless(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Nana

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Justified(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Dempsey

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Re-Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sheriff Tate · as John Fowler

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Mullins

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Forgotten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Sanders

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Arkin Shea

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sons of Anarchy(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Nate Meineke

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Raising the Bar(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Untraceable(2008)

    as Herbert Miller

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Life(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Flint Garber

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mad Men(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim Anderson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Live Free or Die Hard(2007)

    as Police Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006)

    as Slaughterhouse Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Swedish Auto(2006)

    as Shelley

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Barter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Weeds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Holbrook

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Dobson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Santa Claus

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Trevor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Soldier #1

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Grave Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Chief Coveleski

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as FBI Agent Lorenzo

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Ricky Stockvis

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as David Runion

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Barton

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Spider-Man(2002)

    as Philip Watson

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Police Chief

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Visit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Guard Enheim

  • One Night at McCool's(2001)

    as Detective Ertagian

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Pay It Forward(2000)

    as Liquid Man #2

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Red Carlton

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Gone in 60 Seconds(2000)

    as Shotgun Guy

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Fight Club(1999)

    as Federated Motor Co. - Inspector Bird

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Fanaro

  • I Married a Monster(1998)

    as Deputy Pete

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Kurt Packard

  • On the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Trevor Freed

  • The Magnificent Seven(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Powderman

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Steel(1997)

    as Skinhead Leader

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy(1997)

    as Leonard Guini

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Raymond Edmondson (segment "The Electric Chair")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mr. Jenks

  • Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Gunseller

  • I Love You, Don't Touch Me!(1997)

    as Vagrant

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Miracle in the Woods(1997)

    as Corrupt Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Ladykiller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mackey

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Pool Hall Manager

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Precious Find(1996)

    as Freddie

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Brown

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Pacific Blue(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Willoughby

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Raging Angels(1995)

    as Banker

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Murder One(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Jenks

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Nowhere Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Corners

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Haliz · as Warden Yediq

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight(1995)

    as Homer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • ER(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Krawczyk

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Midnight Runaround(1994)

    as Farmer #1

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnson

  • Extreme Justice(1993)

    as Eddie Payton

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Joshua Tree(1993)

    as Warehouse Cop #1

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Halb

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sergeant Dixon

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • South Central(1992)

    as Buddha

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Rage and Honor(1992)

    as Fast Eddie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Ricochet(1991)

    as Skinhead (as Tim De Zarn)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Killing Mind(1991)

    as Gordon Atherton

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Under Surveillance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as SWAT Trooper

  • Too Young to Die?(1990)

    as Patron

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Salesman

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Stan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Three Fugitives(1989)

    as First Officer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Satler

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Stoller

  • Hunter(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Hench

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • In the Sunset of the Condemned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Don 'The Marksman' Benbow

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles, 109 of them dated from 1984 to 2024; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

$52M worldwide

Highest rated

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Wrong Turn (2021)

Film career

19842024

Peak 2011 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting110 of 110: 110 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s36 · acting2000s31 · acting2010s27 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
899404

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Tim DeZarn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of the 44 of 45 with a score; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 87 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up39
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

33 of their 87 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved22
  • Universally Panned3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser33
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

The Wolves of Savin Hill (2014)

98th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fight Club (1999)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tim DeZarn's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 90 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 81 · severeMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 80 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tim DeZarn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tim DeZarn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Friedman shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers