# James Rebhorn has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 23, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378 "2014-03-23T19:56:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/1 "2014-03-23T19:56:26Z")
[“Homeland” actor James Rebhorn has died at 65.](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-rebhorn-dead-homeland-white-690464) Pretty prolific character actor. And a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/2 "2014-03-23T20:01:14Z")
That’s sad news. He enriched a lot of movies and television shows. He played a very memorable killer on one of the _Law and Order_ shows; later he was cast in a recurring role as a defense attorney, and I could never watch one of those episodes without thinking that his killer-character had reformed and done quite well for himself. 65 seems so young; so rough on his family. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/3 "2014-03-23T20:30:38Z")
Seinfeld prosecutor. And countless other things. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/4 "2014-03-23T20:36:13Z")
He had the most thankless role in _My Cousin Vinny_, but still pulled it off. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/5 "2014-03-23T20:42:05Z")
Oh shit. This saddens me, he was a really great character actor, the epitome of the “That guy” roles. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/6 "2014-03-23T20:44:47Z")
Definitely one of those “Hey, it’s that guy!” actors. He did a good job playing sleazy, sinister or unpleasant people. Fuck Cancer. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/7 "2014-03-23T21:13:53Z")
I really thought he was older. 65 is too young these days. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/8 "2014-03-23T23:49:51Z")
That guy with the face! From Independence Day. And all the other movies and TV shows. He was diagnosed with cancer, what, 22 years ago? That’s putting up a good fight. Sorry the president had to fire you. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/9 "2014-03-24T00:17:13Z")
I liked him as Harrison Storms in “From the Earth to the Moon”. He had a very tense scene arguing with Kevin Pollack. ---
**Author:** ![Iolanthe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7bcc69/32.png) [@Iolanthe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iolanthe)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/10 "2014-03-24T02:43:55Z")
He was great in “White Collar” too, in his other recent series recurring role. This is a very sad and a shame. ---
**Author:** ![Indyellen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/indyellen/32/4176_2.png) [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/11 "2014-03-24T03:27:12Z")
He did a fantastic job as the bipolar father on \*Homeland \*. A shame. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/12 "2014-03-24T03:35:20Z")
Law and Order original numerous times. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/13 "2014-03-24T03:42:25Z")
I always remember him from “The Game” with Michael Douglas. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/14 "2014-03-24T04:23:11Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Sorry the president had to fire you. Nobody’s perfect. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/15 "2014-03-24T20:46:07Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > I always remember him from “The Game” with Michael Douglas. Wildly underrated movie IMO, provided you are able to successfully suspend disbelief. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/16 "2014-03-24T21:46:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Seinfeld prosecutor. While _Homeland_ gets mentioned since he recently appeared in it,\* The Finale\* gets mentioned almost as much in articles about him. Maybe not the best thing to be remembered for. “What was the nature of the contest?” ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/17 "2014-03-24T22:27:43Z")
One of my favorites, although I always end up calling him William Rebholz by mistake, because he played William, Sarah’s brother, in the Sarah: Plain and Tall movies. I never said, “Hey, it’s that guy;” I always said, “Hey, it’s William” instead. Just this weekend, I was looking for a movie to watch on Amazon, and watched a trailer for one that included James Rebhorn – that was enough for me to add it to my watchlist. I’ll miss him, but not really, because I’m sure I’ll be spotting him in things for years to come. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/18 "2014-03-24T23:32:11Z")
This may interest you. He live in South Orange NJ which is not too far from me. The local paper ran his obituary that he wrote himself. [Here](http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/03/james_rebhorn_obituary.html#incart_river) is the article including the full text of the obit. I’m not too proud to say it brought a tear to my eye. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/19 "2014-03-24T23:37:40Z")
Second _Scent of a Woman_ death this year, after PSH. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378/20 "2014-03-25T01:31:24Z")
Yeah, I read his self-written obituary earlier today. I liked it quite a bit. I assume he had knowledge that he may die and he took the time to write a very nice obituary. Seemed like a cool guy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-rebhorn-has-died/684378.md?page=2)