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Larry Bryggman

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Larry Bryggman
Born
Arvid Laurence Bryggman

(1938-12-21) December 21, 1938 (age 85)
Concord, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1962–present
Spouses
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(m. 1982; div. 1987)​
Tracey Hanley
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(m. 1999)​
Children5

Arvid Laurence Bryggman[1] (born December 21, 1938)[1] is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Dr. John Dixon on the CBS Daytime soap opera As the World Turns (1969 to 2004, 2010). He won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns in 1984 and 1987. He received six other Daytime Emmy Award nominations. He has also appeared in the films Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) and Spy Game (2001).

Early life

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Bryggman was born on December 21, 1938 in Concord, California. He was raised in Oakland.[2] He is of Swedish descent. His father worked for a neon sign company and his mother was a piano teacher. Bryggman learned to play the piano, drums and various woodwinds, including the bassoon. He also learned to play the accordion, at his father's request.[3]

He graduated from Piedmont High School.[citation needed] He attended the City College of San Francisco, earning a Bachelor's Degree.[4] Bryggman served in the U.S. Army.[4]

Career

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Bryggman moved to New York in 1959.[5] In the early 1960s, he co-starred with Mildred Dunnock and Albert Dekker in a touring production of Death of a Salesman.[2] He made his off-Broadway debut in 1962, appearing on stage in A Summer Ghost.[1] He played a police sergeant in Live Like Pigs and Pozzo in Waiting for Godot, both produced by the Theater Company of Boston.[6] He spent five years as a principal member of the company.[7]

In 1969, Bryggman made his debut at the New York Shakespeare Festival, performing in Mod Donna.[1] He co-starred with Elke Sommer in a touring production of the musical Irma La Douce.[7][2] On television, he had a brief role on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing.[4]

Bryggman was cast as Dr. John Dixon on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, first airing on July 18, 1969.[8] He was initially only supposed to appear in three episodes, but he was eventually offered a contract.[5] In his early years on the show, John was a villain who blackmailed and raped his wife, Kim Sullivan Hughes (then known as Kim Dixon).[8] Bryggman was confronted by angry fans when he was out in public, including a woman who almost hit him in front a supermarket.[9] The character was eventually redeemed and became a trusted doctor in the fictional city of Oakdale.[8]

Bryggman appeared on Broadway in The Lincoln Mask in 1972.[7][2] He also appeared in the short film The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (1972).[4] In 1974, he had multiple roles in the Broadway play Ulysses in Nighttown, directed by Burgess Meredith and co-starring Zero Mostel.[10][4] He had a role in the television film Strike Force (1975).[4] He played Dr. Sheldon Henning in the original Broadway production of Checking Out. The play ran from September 14 to September 25, 1976 at the Longacre Theatre in New York.[7]

In February 1977, Bryggman played Frank Schaeffer in Marco Polo Sings a Solo at The Public Theater, co-starring with Madeline Kahn.[11] He played Kress in a Broadway revival of The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, co-starring with Al Pacino. The play ran from April 24 to September 3, 1977 at the Longacre Theatre.[12] In December 1977, he appeared in Two Small Bodies at Playwrights Horizons.[13]

In February 1978, he played the Guard in the play Museum at The Public Theater.[14] He was cast as Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby in a Broadway revival of Richard III, co-starring again with Al Pacino. The play ran from June 10 to July 15, 1979 at the Cort Theatre.[15] Bryggman played Warren Fresnell in the drama film ...And Justice for All (1979), co-starring with Pacino a third time.[16] In October 1979, he played Fool in The Winter Dancers at the Phoenix Theatre.[17]

In 1981, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns.[18] In November 1981, he appeared in The Resurrection of Lady Lester at the Manhattan Theatre Club.[19] For his work on As the World Turns, he received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series in 1982.[20] Bryggman played Stacy in the comedy film Hanky Panky (1982), directed by Sidney Poitier and co-starring with Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner.[21] In January 1983, he played Arturo in The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa at the Ensemble Studio Theatre.[22]

In 1984, Bryggman won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns.[23] In November 1984, he appeared in The Ballad of Soapy Smith at The Public Theater.[24]

He has also made several notable appearances in major films, most notably Die Hard with a Vengeance and Spy Game.

In December 2004, Bryggman's photo suddenly stopped appearing in the opening credits of As the World Turns. Although many actors were rarely seen on the show, ATWT had a history of keeping its veteran actors under contract. After a few weeks of not appearing in the opening credits, it was revealed that Bryggman decided to quit after being offered a large pay cut.[25] Though no onscreen attempt was made to explain the character's absence—his character simply stopped appearing—vintage clips of Bryggman were featured in ATWT's fiftieth anniversary show in April 2006. Beginning on August 27, 2010, Bryggman returned to ATWT for 12 of the final 16 episodes, as the show finished its run on September 17, 2010. For these final episodes of the series, it was explained that Dixon had been working at Johns Hopkins for an undisclosed period of time, but had been asked by Dr. Reid Oliver to return to Oakdale Memorial to consult on the ailing Christopher Hughes.

In 2005, Bryggman starred as the Judge in the Atlantic Theater Company's off-Broadway and Los Angeles productions of the David Mamet farce Romance, for which he received universal rave reviews and a nomination for the 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. James C. Taylor of the Los Angeles Times called Bryggman's performance "one of the finest comedic performances seen on an American stage this decade".[26]

Bryggman has twice been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play; in 1994 for Picnic,[27] and in 2001 for Proof.[28]

Personal life

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In 1960, Bryggman had a relationship with a woman he met while working in summer theater in Massachusetts. They have a daughter, whom he first met when he she came to see him perform in The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel in 1977.[5]

He was married to dancer Barbara Creed and they had two sons, born in 1966 and 1970. They later divorced.[4][5]

Bryggman married his As the World Turns co-star, Jacqueline Schultz, in 1982.[4] They divorced in 1987.[29]

He married Tracey Hanley Bryggman, an assistant director on Guiding Light, in the late 1990s. They have a son, born in 2000, and a daughter, born in 2003.[2]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1971 The One Arm Bandit Man with Briefcase Short film
1972 The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope Reverend Burroughs Short film
1979 ...And Justice For All Warren Fresnell
1982 Hanky Panky Stacy
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance Arthur Cobb
2000 Crash Pad! The Husband Short film
2001 Spy Game Troy Folger
2008 Side by Each Salty
2013 Blood from a Stoner Bernard Short film
2017 If I Forget Lou Fischer
2018 Family Games Roan
2024 Poems Without Words Husband

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1969–2004; 2010 As the World Turns Dr. John Dixon Contract role: 1969–2004, Recurring role: 2010
1975 Strike Force Pharmacist Television film

Uncredited

2001 Law & Order Defense Attorney Rowan Episode: "Myth of Fingerprints"
2003; 2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Defense Attorney Rowan; D.A. Patrick Keane Episodes: "Mercy", "Murdered at a Bad Address"
2011 The Good Wife Professor Noah Fineman Episode: "A New Day"
2013 Person of Interest Martin Baxter Episode: "Trojan Horse"
2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Doctor Miniseries
2019 The Blacklist Rod Uhlman Episode: "The Pawnbrokers (No. 146/147)"
2021 New Amsterdam George Helms Episode: "The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer"

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Larry Bryggman". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About the Actors: Larry Bryggman". Soap Central. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Larry Bryggman | Biography
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Rout, Nancy E.; Buckley, Ellen (1992). The Soap Opera Book: Who's Who in Daytime Drama. Todd Publications. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-915344-23-9.
  5. ^ a b c d "Flashback: Larry Bryggman 1984". welovesoaps.net. May 14, 2010. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Waiting for Godot Program (1966)". University of Southern Maine Digital Commons. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d "Checking Out". Playbill. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Who's Who in Oakdale: Dr. John Dixon, M.D." Soap Central. Archived from the original on March 5, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Potter, Joan (March 20, 1977). "The Soaps Face Real Life". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  10. ^ "Larry Bryggman: Life Events". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Barnes, Clive (February 7, 1977). "'Marco Polo Sings a Solo,' a Play By John Guare, Opens at the Public". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel". Playbill. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Gussow, Mel (December 17, 1977). "Melodramatic Situations Mark A Pair of Two‐Character Plays". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  14. ^ Eder, Richard (February 28, 1978). "Paintings Are 'Museum' Characters". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  15. ^ "Richard III". Playbill. Archived from the original on September 1, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "...And Justice for All - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  17. ^ Kerr, Walter (October 23, 1979). "Stage: 'Winter Dancers,' A Tale of Indian Anguish". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "The Eighth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1981)". Soap Central. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  19. ^ Gussow, Mel (November 14, 1981). "Theater: 'Lady Lester'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  20. ^ "The Ninth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1982)". Soap Central. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  21. ^ Canby, Vincent (June 4, 1982). "Poitier's 'Hanky Panky'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  22. ^ Rich, Frank (January 27, 1983). "Stage: 'Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa,' Cuba in '28". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  23. ^ "The Eleventh Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1984)". Soap Central. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  24. ^ Rich, Frank (November 13, 1984). "Stage: Michael Weller's 'Ballad of Soapy Smith'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  25. ^ Kroll, Dan J (2004-12-05). "ATWT vet Larry Bryggman sent packing". Soap Central. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  26. ^ Side By Each - Cast
  27. ^ http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4603/ [dead link]
  28. ^ Internet Broadway Database: Proof Production Credits
  29. ^ "Miracle Milestone: The Love Shack of Soaps". Soap Opera Digest. 16 (7): 70–71. April 2, 1991.
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