Jack Kehler

Jack Kehler (May 22, 1946 – May 7, 2022) was an American character actor. He was best known for his role of Marty, a landlord in The Big Lebowski.^[1] He also appeared in Men in Black II, The Last Boy Scout, Point Break, Wyatt Earp and Waterworld.^[2]

Jack Kehler
Born	(1946-05-22)May 22, 1946 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 7, 2022(2022-05-07) (aged 75) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1983–2022
Spouse	Shawna Casey
Children	1

Early years

Kehler was born on May 22, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Career

Kehler started to act in theatre at the age of 24.^[4] He studied with Sanford Meisner and Wynn Handman and became a member of the Actors Studio.^[5] His first film role was in Strange Invaders, released in 1983.^[4]

In the 1980s, he worked primarily on television, appearing in Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey and St. Elsewhere.^[4] In the 1990s, he had roles in several action films, including The Last Boy Scout, Wyatt Earp and Waterworld. He appeared in the Coen brothers' 1998 cult film The Big Lebowski as Marty, the stammering landlord to Jeff Bridges' the Dude.^[2]

He recurred as Harlan Wyndam Matson on Amazon Prime's The Man in the High Castle.^[5]

Personal life

He was married to his wife Shawna Casey and had a son, Eddie Kehler, and a grandson Liam.^[2]

Death

He died from complications due to leukemia on May 7, 2022.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Strange Invaders	Gas Station Attendant
1985	Year of the Dragon	Alan Perez
1990	I Love You to Death	Wiley
1991	Point Break	Halsey
	The Last Boy Scout	Scrabble Man
	Grand Canyon	Steve Fox
1992	White Sands	Casanov
1994	Wyatt Earp	Bob Hatch
1995	Waterworld	Atoll Banker
1996	My Fellow Americans	Wayne
1997	One Eight Seven	Larry Hyland
	Lost Highway	Guard Johnny Mack
1998	The Big Lebowski	Marty
	Lethal Weapon 4	State Department Official
	Sour Grapes	Jack
1999	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Circus Barker
	The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human	The Male's Father
	Dudley Do-Right	Howard
	True Crime	Mr. Ziegler
	Forces of Nature	Vic
2000	Auggie Rose	Oscar Weeks
2002	Big Trouble	Leonard Ferroni
	Men in Black II	Ben
	Love Liza	Denny
2003	Under the Tuscan Sun	Apartment Manager
2005	Fever Pitch	Al Waterman	Also narrator
2006	Movin' Too Fast	Hank
	Grilled	Dick Abbott
	School for Scoundrels	Classmate
	Invincible	Wade Chambers
	Special	Dr. Dobson
2007	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Press Conference Reporter
2008	Pineapple Express	Walter - Accountant
2010	The Last Godfather	Cabbie
	Dirty Girl	Dr. Shelby
2014	The Sound and the Fury	Earl
2016	In Dubious Battle	Dr. Burton
2019	Zeroville	Studio Art Director
2022	Father Stu	Curtis

Television

1989	Tommy Lee	Newhart	Notes
1988	St. Elsewhere	Jack Warner	Episode: "Their Town"
1989	L.A. Law	Pest Control Exterminator Steve Tumka	Episode: "One Rat, One Ranger"
1993	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Jaheel	Episode: "Babel"
1995	Babylon 5	Timothy Chase	Episode: "Comes the Inquisitor"
1999	JAG	Private First Class Philipp E. Fields	Episode: "Ghosts of Christmas Past"
2001	Becker	Pete	Episode: "The Ghost of Christmas Presents"
2003	Las Vegas	Aaron Walker	Episode: "What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas"
2009	The Mentalist	Playland Owner	Episode: "Red Sauce"

References

1. ‘The Big Lebowski’ actor Jack Kehler dead at 75
2. Erik Pedersen (10 May 2022). "Jack Kehler Dies: 'Big Lebowski' Landlord, Character Actor In Dozens Of Films & TV Shows Was 75".
3. "Kack Kehler, 75". Classic Images. July 2022. p. 42.
4. "Jack Kehler, Character Actor in 'The Man in the High Castle' and 'The Big Lebowski', Dies at 75". 10 May 2022.
5. "Jack Kehler, the Dude's dancing landlord in The Big Lebowski, dies at 75". Entertainment Weekly.
6. "Jack Kehler, actor in 'The Man in the High Castle' and 'The Big Lebowski,' dies at 75". NBC News. May 10, 2022. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

External links

• Jack Kehler at IMDb