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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 7, 1944
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Also Known As
- Ντέιβιντ Ράζέ
- دیوید راشه
David Rasche
1.9 Popularity
Biography
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
6.2
Dr. Pankowitz
Dying for Sex
2025
6.5
Dr. Bill Rauch
Theater Camp
2023
6.1
William 'Bill' Collins XII
About My Father
2023
6.4
Scott
The Good House
2022
6.3
Bill Hoffman
Paper Spiders
2021
6.6
Michael Conrad
Swallow
2020
7.2
Larry Berman
Father Figurine
2019
8.3
Karl Muller
Succession
2018
7.1
Alden Schmidt
Impastor
2015
7.0
Ambassador Arlen Maxwell
Madam Secretary
2014
Credits
Dying for Sex
as Dr. Pankowitz
2025
6.2
Theater Camp
as Dr. Bill Rauch
2023
6.5
About My Father
as William 'Bill' Collins XII
2023
6.1
The Good House
as Scott
2022
6.4
Paper Spiders
as Bill Hoffman
2021
6.3
Swallow
as Michael Conrad
2020
6.6
Father Figurine
as Larry Berman
2019
7.2
Succession
as Karl Muller
2018
8.3
Impastor
as Alden Schmidt
2015
7.1
Madam Secretary
as Ambassador Arlen Maxwell
2014
7.0
Freedom
as Jefferson Monroe
2014
5.5
Amira & Sam
as Jack
2014
6.0
The Discoverers
as Cyrus Marshall
2014
4.9
Black Box
as Hunter Black
2014
6.4
Kill Your Darlings
as Dean
2013
7.0
Petunia
as Percy Petunia
2013
4.9
The Big Wedding
as Barry O'Connor
2013
5.9
Revenge for Jolly!
as Eichelberger
2012
4.7
Men in Black 3
as Agent X
2012
6.5
Veep
as Jim Marwood
2012
7.4
Remembrance
as Daniel Levine
2011
6.9
Blue Eyes
as Marshall
2010
6.3
In the Loop
as Linton Barwick
2009
7.0
Peter and Vandy
as Alan
2009
6.3
Crimes of the Past
as Thomas Sparrow
2009
3.8
Burn After Reading
as CIA Officer
2008
6.7
The Girl in the Park
as Doug
2007
6.0
🎬
United 93: The Families and the Film
2006
6.8
Flags of Our Fathers
as Senator
2006
6.9
Ugly Betty
as Calvin Hartley
2006
6.3
United 93
as Donald Freeman Greene
2006
7.1
The Sentinel
as President Ballentine
2006
6.1
The Book of Daniel
2006
7.1
The L.A. Riot Spectacular
2005
2.6
Junior Pilot
as Gen. Perkins
2005
4.6
Off the Lip
as Dr. Martin Shutte
2004
1.3
Exposed
as Warren Ward
2003
5.0
Las Vegas
2003
7.0
Just Married
as Mr. McNerney
2003
5.8
She Spies
as Norton Andrews
2002
7.4
Monk
as Nick Patterson
2002
7.9
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Taylor Abbott
2002
6.1
Teddy Bears' Picnic
as Elliot Chevron
2001
2.3
DAG
as President Whitman
2000
7.0
Malcolm in the Middle
as Lawyer
2000
8.5
The Big Tease
as Stig
1999
5.7
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel
as Robert Sinclair
1999
6.7
The West Wing
as Carl Everett
1999
8.3
🎬
Grown Ups
1999
5.2
Friends & Lovers
as Richard 'Richie' Wickham
1999
4.9
Providence
as Doc Croc
1999
6.5
Pros & Cons
as Jack Stanford
1999
3.0
The Settlement
as Denny
1999
5.0
Tourist Trap
as Derek Early
1998
5.8
That Old Feeling
as Alan
1997
6.3
Just Shoot Me!
as Michael Tenzer
1997
6.6
Suddenly Susan
as Evan
1996
5.7
Pie in the Sky
as Amy's Dad
1996
6.6
Out There
as Emmett Davis
1995
4.8
High Society
as Peter Thomas
1995
6.0
Dead Weekend
as Payne
1995
2.4
Magic in the Water
as Phillip, Patient #4
1995
5.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
as Ben Landry
1995
7.5
Signs and Wonders
as Brother Nahum
1995
0.0
Lieberman in Love
as M.C. at Luau
1995
6.9
A Million to Juan
as Jeff
1994
5.4
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die
as Alfred Raine
1994
6.5
Burke's Law
as John Ramsey
1994
6.7
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
as Chaz Frederick
1994
4.9
🎬
Partners
as "Grave Squad" Lawyer
1993
4.2
Twenty Bucks
as Baker
1993
5.8
Barbarians at the Gate
as Ted Forstmann
1993
6.8
Nurses
as Jack Trenton
1991
7.0
Bingo
as Hal Devlin
1991
5.0
Delirious
as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis
1991
5.6
Silhouette
as Sheriff Kyle Lauder
1990
7.0
Law & Order
as Joe Delaney
1990
7.4
Masters of Menace
as Buddy Wheeler
1990
5.6
Wedding Band
as Sloane Vaughn
1990
4.3
An Innocent Man
as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD
1989
6.1
Wicked Stepmother
as Steve Fisher
1989
4.5
Empty Nest
as Jack Trenton
1988
5.8
Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall
as Cal McGinnis
1987
6.5
Made in Heaven
as Donald Summer
1987
6.6
Native Son
as Buckley
1986
5.2
Sledge Hammer!
as Sledge Hammer
1986
7.9
L.A. Law
as David McCoy
1986
7.1
Cobra
as Dan
1986
6.1
Code Name: Foxfire
as Sam Rawlings
1985
0.0
Sara
1985
7.5
Miami Vice
1984
7.5
Best Defense
as Jeff
1984
4.3
Kate & Allie
1984
5.9
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
as Donald Catton
1984
4.0
Special Bulletin
as Dr. David McKeeson
1983
6.7
Hellfire
as Rev Howard Woode
1983
4.0
Fighting Back
as Michael Taylor
1982
5.7
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Eddie White
1981
5.2
Just Tell Me What You Want
as Stopwatch Producer
1980
4.5
Something Short of Paradise
as David Ritchie
1979
3.0
Manhattan
as Television Actor #3
1979
7.7
Sanctuary of Fear
as Jack Collins
1979
6.0
Mrs. Columbo
1979
6.1
On Our Own
as Doug
1977
5.0
The Andros Targets
as Smitty
1977
5.0
Columbo
as Patrick Kinsley
1971
8.1
🎬
Roker on the Road
N/A
0.0