Larry Bryggman: A Brief Biography
At A Glance
Larry Bryggman, who played the villainous Dr. John Dixon for 35 years, is not only an awarding-winning television actor, but also an accomplished stage actor. In his long career, Larry has worked with numerous stage companies such as the Manhattan Theater Club, Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Class Company, Second Stage, and the Second Repertory Company. Larry also toured with the late Mildred Dunnock and Albert Dekker in Death of a Salesman, with Elke Sommer in la Douce, and the late Paulette Goddard in The Man Who Came to Dinner. He has worked at the New York Shakespeare Festival and is currently a member of the Theater Company of Boston and has previously worked for the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, the Hartford Stage Company, and the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Larry is married to Tracey Hanley. The Bryggmans just recently celebrated the birth of a son, Ryan Hanley Bryggman (b. 2000) and a daughter, Riley Claire (b. 6/11/2003). The actor has a son, Jeffrey, and a daughter, Heidi from a previous marriage.
Acting Portfolio: TELEVISION
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mr. Rowan
January 31, 2003
Law & Order
Rowen
November 14, 2001
1969 to December 14, 2004; August 27, 2010 to September 17, 2010
Acting Portfolio: FILM
Side by Each
Salty
2008
Spy Game
Troy Folger
2001
One Arm Bandit
Man with Briefcase
2000
Looking for Richard
Lord Stanley
1996
Die Hard with a Vengeance
Chief Cobb
1995
Hanky Panky
Stacy
1982
...And Justice for All
Warren Fresnell
1979
Acting Portfolio
THEATER
Ulysses in Nighttown
The Lincoln Mask
The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel
Richard III
Checking Out
Prelude to a Kiss
Acting Portfolio REGIONAL THEATRE
Prelude to a Kiss
Off-Broadway
Picnic
The Roundabout Theater
Death of a Salesman
La Douce
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Awards & Acclaim
Daytime Emmys Winner, Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series (1984, 1987)
Daytime Emmys Nomination, Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)
Tony Awards Nomination, for Picnic
Obie Awards Overall Achievement Off-Broadway (1993)
Vital Statistics
PLACE OF BIRTH: Concord, California
RAISED IN: Oakland, California
DATE OF BIRTH: December 21, 1938
HAIR: Light Brown/Dirty Blond