• Timothy Busfield is an American director, producer and actor, best known for being in “Thirtysomething”, “The West Wing”, and “Almost Family”.
• His net worth is estimated to be over $1 million.
• He was born in Lansing, Michigan, raised by his father and mother, and served in the US Navy.
• He has had numerous roles in TV and film since the early 1980s, and has won a Primetime Emmy Award.
• He has been married three times and is currently married to director and producer Melissa Gilbert.



Known for movies

Short Info

Net Worth$ 1 million
Date Of BirthJune 12, 1957
SpouseMelissa Gilbert (m. 2013), Jenny Merwin (m. 1988–2007), Radha Delamarter (m. ?–1986)
FactHe replaced Tom Hulce on the original Broadway run of Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men." He later went on to work with Aaron Sorkin as a director on Sports Night (1998), as Danny on The West Wing (1999), and as Cal on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006).


Who is Timothy Busfield?

Timothy Clark Busfield was born on 12 June 1957 so under the sign of Gemini, in Lansing, Michigan USA. He is a 62-year-old director, producer and actor, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Elliot Weston in the ABC drama series “Thirtysomething” (1987-1991), playing Danny Concannon in the NBC serial political drama series “The West Wing” (1999-2006), and featuring as Ron Doyle in the Fox drama series “Almost Family” (2019-2020).

How rich is he, as of now? Timothy Busfield Net Worth

As of early 2020, Timothy Busfield’s net worth is over $1 million; acquired through his successful multi=faceted involvement in the film industry, who has worked on more than 80 TV and film titles since his career started in the early 1980s.

Early Life, Nationality, Ethnicity, Educational Background

Timothy Busfield spent his early years in his hometown of Lansing, where he was raised by his father, Roger Busfield who was a drama professor, and his mother, Jean Busfield, who worked as a secretary. He has two sisters named Julia and Terry, and a brother named Buck. He is American by nationality and belongs to White Caucasian ethnic group. Timothy went to East Lansing High School, and upon matriculation in 1975, he joined the US Navy. Thereafter, he enrolled in East Tennessee State University to study Drama, and also joined the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville.

Career Beginnings

In 1981 Timothy moved to New York City to join the Circle Repertory Company, and perform in their production of Lanford Wilson’s play “Talley And Son”.

In the same year, he made his film debut in the role of a mortar-bearing soldier in the war comedy classic “Stripes”, directed by Ivan Reitman. He then moved to Los Angeles, California to play Mark Potter in the ABC short-lived sitcom “Reggie” (1983), and in the following year starred in the role of Arnold Poindexter in the hit comedy film “Revenge Of The Nerds”, which he would later reprise in its 1987 sequel, entitled “Revenge Of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise”. Meantime he was cast as Dr. John ‘J.T.’ McIntyre in the CBS medical drama series “Trapper John, M.D.” from 1984 to 1986.

Rise to Fame

In 1987, Timothy joined the main cast of the drama series “Thirtysomething”, broadcast on the ABC network, created by Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick.

Timothy Busfield

He played Elliot Weston until 1991, when it was cancelled as the ratings slipped, but his role in the series had earned him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; he also directed several episodes of the series. At the same time, Timothy worked on other projects, portraying Mark in the 1989 sports fantasy drama film “Field Of Dreams”, after which he featured as Paul Jarrett in the 1991 made-for-TV horror film “Strays”. In 1992, he starred as Fred Schultz in the made-for-TV drama film “Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story”, directed by Jerry London, and played Dick Gordon in the comedy caper film “Sneakers”, alongside Robert Redford. He then landed such roles as Frank in the family fantasy comedy “The Skateboard Kid” (1993), Sam Byrd in the ABC drama series “The Byrds Of Paradise” (1994), and Lou Collins in the family sports film “Little Big League” (1994).

Continued Success

Timothy played Pete Honeycutt in the 1995 made-for-TV action drama film “Kidnapped: In The Line Of Duty”, followed by his portrayals of Matthew Grissom in the made-for-TV action thriller film “The Unspeakable”, and Woods in the slapstick comedy “First Kid”, both in 1996, and during the same year was cast as Tom McManus in the ABC sitcom “Champs”. Thereafter, he featured as Maj. Robert Carr in the 1997 made-for-TV western film “Buffalo Soldiers”, Brian in the 1998 comedy “Erasable You”, and Frank Shawson in the 1999 family sci-fi “Time At The Top”. His next major role came in 1999, when he was chosen to portray Danny Concannon in the NBC serial political drama series “The West Wing”, starring in the series until 2006.

Parallel with that, Timothy played Elliot Nescher in the sci-fi thriller “Terminal Error” (2002), featured as Charlie Reed in the action comedy “National Security” (2003), and directed, produced, and portrayed Ed Felder in the CBS police procedural drama series “Without A Trace” (2004).

Other Significant Roles

Timothy’s next major performance came with the role of Cal Shanley in “Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip”, the NBC comedy-drama series from 2006 to 2007, which he also directed. Afterwards, he both directed and produced the NBC comedy-drama series “Lipstick Jungle” (2008-2009). Timothy landed the role of Benjie in the 2012 romantic comedy “Save The Date”, directed by Michael Mohan, which was followed by his portrayals of Marty in Alain Silver’s 2013 horror thriller “Nightcomer” and Jasper A. Duncan in the 2014 sports drama “23 Blast”, directed by Dylan Baker.

Thereafter, he served as an executive producer for the ABC comedy-drama series “Mind Games” (2014) and made such appearances as Benjamin Franklin in the Fox supernatural drama series “Sleepy Hollow” (2014-2015), and John Garner in the ABC mystery anthology series “Secrets And Lies” (2015). Between 2015 and 2017, Timothy directed the NBC medical drama series “The Night Shift”, and then wrote, directed and starred as Greg, in the 2017 made-for-TV drama film “Tenure”.

Recent Projects

Between 2018 and 2019, Timothy was cast as Dr. Adam Louden in the ABC political thriller drama series “Designated Survivor”. It was followed by his landing the role of Neil Mullin in the drama mini-series “The Loudest Voice”, aired on Showtime in 2019.

During the same year, he joined the cast of the Fox drama series “Almost Family”, in which he starred as Ron Doyle until 2020. Most recently, Timothy was selected to portray Henry Roswell in the ABC legal drama series “For Life” (2020).

Stage and Theater

Timothy Busfield pursued a career on stage as well, performing in a number of off-Broadway plays, such as “A Christmas Carol”, “Mass Appeal”, and “Vigil”. He made his Broadway debut in Neil Simon’s semi-autobiographical play “Brighton Beach Memoirs” in 1983. In 1990, he appeared in the Broadway production of the play “A Few Good Men”, written by Aaron Sorkin. Timothy also worked with Circle Repertory Company, moreover, he founded The Fantasy Theatre as well as The B Street Theater, both based in Sacramento, California.

Appearance and Vital Statistics

Timothy Busfield has short blonde hair and blue eyes. He stands at a height of 5ft 10ins (1.78m), while he weighs around 165lbs (75kgs).

Personal Life

Timothy Busfield married actress and director Radha Delamarter in 1981, and she gave birth to their son, named Willy Busfield, but then they divorced in 1986. Two years later, he married Jennifer Merwin, a fashion designer, and they have a son named Samuel and a daughter named Daisy, but then divorced in 2008. He became romantically involved with director, producer and former actress Melissa Gilbert; the couple eventually tied the knot at a private wedding ceremony held at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California, on 24 April 2013. Their current residence is in New York City.

General Info

Full NameTimothy Busfield
Net Worth$ 1 million
Date Of BirthJune 12, 1957
Height1.77 m
ProfessionTelevision producer, Film director, Theatrical producer, Actor, Theatre Director, Television Director
EducationEast Lansing High School, East Tennessee State University
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseMelissa Gilbert (m. 2013), Jenny Merwin (m. 1988–2007), Radha Delamarter (m. ?–1986)
ChildrenSamuel Busfield, Daisy Busfield, Wilson Busfield
ParentsRoger Busfield, Jean Busfield
SiblingsBuck Busfield, Terry Busfield, Julia Busfield

Accomplishments

AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
MoviesRevenge of the Nerds, Field of Dreams, Little Big League, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, First Kid, Stripes, Striking Distance, National Security, Sneakers, The Skateboard Kid, Beyond the Blackboard, 23 Blast, Strays, Trucks, Save the Date, Terminal Error, One Smart Fellow, Dead in a He...
TV ShowsTrapper John, M.D., Thirtysomething, The Byrds of Paradise, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Secrets and Lies, Reggie, Champs, Retrosexual: The '80s

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Facts

#Fact
1Resides in Howell, Michigan (August 2013).
2Lives with his wife, actress-director-producer-author, Melissa Gilbert. [August 2013]
3Played 9 seasons of Semi-Pro baseball in Sacramento, CA. As a starting pitcher he had a record of 30 wins and 12 loses playing against some of the nations top college and ex-pro players.
4Timothy Busfield is the Blue Water Film Festival first recipient of the "Golden Mitten" award. The award recognizes "an individual from Michigan that has made a significant mark in the arts and entertainment field" The award was presented in 2011.
5Served in the U.S. Navy.
6Ex-brother-in-law of The West Wing (1999) co-star Joshua Malina and Melissa Merwin.
7Was asked to grow his beard for his role on Thirtysomething (1987), as producers thought that it would make Tim, who was still being cast as teenagers and young adults at the time, look closer to his age.
8His first exposure to acting was through his father, Roger, who taught in the drama department at Michigan State University. His mother, Jean, was the director of the Michigan State University Press.
9Landed his first professional acting job at age 22 with The Green Mountain Guild's Theatre for Children.
10Studied drama at East Tennessee State University and Actor's Theatre of Louisville. After his apprenticeship at ATL Timothy joined the resident company alongside Chris Cooper, Kathy Bates, Ken Jenkins and the late Susan Kingsley.
11In 1981, he moved to New York, N.Y., where he joined the Circle Repertory Company for their production of Lanford Wilson's "Talley and Son".
12Understudied Matthew Broderick in "Brighton Beach Memoirs" on Broadway in 1983.
13Following the demise of Trapper John, M.D. (1979), Tim joined forces with his brother, Buck, to create the Fantasy Theatre, a professional touring company for children's audiences-and, later, Honorary State Children's Theater for California-based in his new hometown of Sacramento.
14Attended East Tennessee State University, in Johnson City, Tennessee. Has an Honorary PHD from Michigan State University.
15Tim, who has been interested in standard-bred harness horse racing since the late 1980s, took the cast of Thirtysomething (1987) with him to Los Alamitos Ractrack in 1988 for a night of harness racing. Tim has owned several standard-bred horses, and he can be seen sometimes at the Golden Bear racetrack at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, watching harness racing with his children.
16He replaced Tom Hulce on the original Broadway run of Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men." He later went on to work with Aaron Sorkin as a director on Sports Night (1998), as Danny on The West Wing (1999), and as Cal on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006).
17He was married to Jenny Merwin, sister of Melissa Merwin, who is married to Joshua Malina. Both Malina and Busfield starred in The West Wing (1999).
18Daughter, Daisy, and son, Samuel, with his second wife, Jenny Merwin.
19Son, Wilson, with his first wife, Radha Delamarter.
20Has sisters named Terry and Julia and a brother named Buck.
21Attended school in East Lansing, Michigan

Pictures

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Little Big League1994Lou Collins
The Byrds of Paradise1994TV SeriesSam Byrd
Murder Between Friends1994TV MovieJohn Thorn
The Skateboard Kid1993Frank
Screen One1993TV SeriesEphraim Lipshitz
Striking Distance1993Tony Sacco
Fade to Black1993TV MovieProfessor Del Calvin
Sneakers1992Dick Gordon
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story1992TV MovieFred Schultz
Strays1991TV MoviePaul Jarrett
Thirtysomething1987-1991TV SeriesElliot Weston
Field of Dreams1989Mark
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise1987Poindexter
Matlock1987TV SeriesAdam Gardner
Family Ties1984-1986TV SeriesDoug / Young Matt
Trapper John, M.D.1984-1986TV SeriesDr. John 'J.T.' McIntyre
Hotel1985TV SeriesRobert Bianca
The Paper Chase1984TV SeriesBarrett
Revenge of the Nerds1984Poindexter
After MASH1984TV SeriesPrentiss
Reggie1983TV SeriesMark Potter
Stripes1981Soldier with Mortar
One Smart Fellow2015ShortClark
Secrets and Lies2015TV SeriesJohn Garner
The Night Shift2015TV SeriesShane
Sleepy Hollow2014-2015TV SeriesBenjamin Franklin
23 Blast2014Jasper A. Duncan
Perception2013TV SeriesGeorge
Revolution2013TV SeriesDr. Ethan Camp
Restless Virgins2013TV MovieSenator Whitman
The Mob Doctor2012-2013TV SeriesDavid Ellis
Nightcomer2013Marty
Childrens Hospital2012TV SeriesDr. Bloomfield
Blue Bloods2012TV SeriesCharles Bynes
Save the Date2012/IBenjie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2011TV SeriesDaniel Carter
Beyond the Blackboard2011TV MovieSchool district's HR representative
Outlaw2010TV SeriesDistrict Attorney Mereta
Law & Order2010TV SeriesRay Backlund
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip2006-2007TV SeriesCal Shanley
The West Wing1999-2006TV SeriesDanny Concannon
Entourage2005TV SeriesTV Director
Without a Trace2004TV SeriesEd Felder
Ed2002-2004TV SeriesLloyd Stevens
Stuck in the Middle with You2003TV Movie
National Security2003Charlie Reed
Terminal Error2002Elliot Nescher
Dead in a Heartbeat2002TV MovieFranklin
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family2001TV SeriesDet. Mackowitz
All My Children2000TV Series
Heartbeat2000ShortHeart (voice)
Wanted2000Fr. Donnelly
Rude Awakening2000TV SeriesJohn
The Darklings1999TV MovieClayton Shepherd
Time at the Top1999Frank Shawson
Carson's Vertical Suburbia1998TV MovieHenry
Dream House1998TV MovieRichard Connor Thornton
The Souler Opposite1998Robert Levin
Erasable You1998Brian
Buffalo Soldiers1997TV MovieMaj. Robert Carr
Trucks1997TV MovieRay
What's Right with America1997TV MovieGordon
The Unspeakable1997TV MovieMatthew Grissom
When Secrets Kill1997TV MovieDet. Walter Ferrence
Tracey Takes On...1997TV SeriesBusinessman #2
First Kid1996Woods
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1996TV SeriesSpy Guy
Champs1996TV SeriesTom McManus
The Outer Limits1995TV SeriesDr. Jon Holland
Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty1995TV MoviePete Honeycutt
In the Shadow of Evil1995TV MovieDet. Walt Keller
Quiz Show1994Fred

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
One Smart Fellow2015Short producer
Secrets and Lies2015TV Series executive producer - 10 episodes
Mind Games2014TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes
Maneater2009TV Mini-Series co-executive producer - 2 episodes
Lipstick Jungle2008-2009TV Series executive producer - 17 episodes
Without a Trace2004-2006TV Series co-executive producer - 47 episodes
EdTV Series co-executive producer - 38 episodes, 2001 - 2003 supervising producer - 6 episodes, 2002

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Night Shift2015-2016TV Series 5 episodes
Aquarius2016TV Series 2 episodes
Second Chance2016TV Series 1 episode
One Smart Fellow2015Short
Rosewood2015TV Series 1 episode
Graceland2015TV Series 1 episode
Secrets and Lies2015TV Series 2 episodes
Mind Games2014TV Series 2 episodes
Childrens Hospital2013TV Series 2 episodes
The Fosters2013TV Series 2 episodes
The Client List2012-2013TV Series 3 episodes
Wedding Band2013TV Series 1 episode
Franklin & Bash2012TV Series 1 episode
Breaking In2012TV Series 1 episode
Psych2012TV Series 1 episode
Against the Wall2011TV Series 1 episode
Damages2007-2011TV Series 5 episodes
The Glades2010-2011TV Series 3 episodes
Love Bites2011TV Series 1 episode
Normal2011TV Movie
The Defenders2010TV Series 1 episode
No Ordinary Family2010TV Series 1 episode
Outlaw2010TV Series 1 episode
Mercy2010TV Series 1 episode
The Deep End2010TV Series 2 episodes
White Collar2009TV Series 1 episode
Lie to Me2009TV Series 1 episode
Maneater2009TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Lipstick Jungle2008TV Series 8 episodes
The Ex List2008TV Series 1 episode
Canterbury's Law2008TV Series 1 episode
Las Vegas2003-2007TV Series 8 episodes
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip2006-2007TV Series 6 episodes
Without a Trace2004-2006TV Series 8 episodes
Summerland2004TV Series 1 episode
Good Girls Don't...2004TV Series 1 episode
Joan of Arcadia2004TV Series 1 episode
Miss Match2003TV Series 1 episode
American Dreams2003TV Series 1 episode
The Lyon's Den2003TV Series 1 episode
Ed2001-2003TV Series 9 episodes
That's Life2002TV Series 1 episode
Danny2001TV Series multiple episodes
Lizzie McGuire2001TV Series 1 episode
First Years2001TV Series multiple episodes
Rude Awakening2000-2001TV Series 4 episodes
Sports Night2000TV Series 2 episodes
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family2000TV Series multiple episodes
Thirtysomething1990-1991TV Series 3 episodes

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip2006-2007TV Series consultant - 20 episodes

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
One Smart Fellow2015Short

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Field of Dreams: 25 Years Later2014TV Movie documentary
Entourage2009TV SeriesHimself
Last Call with Carson Daly2007TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie2005Himself
Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime2004Video documentary shortHimself
Celebrity Poker Showdown2003-2004TV SeriesHimself
A League of Ordinary Gentlemen2004DocumentaryHimself - Actor / Producer
I Love the '80s Strikes Back2003TV Series documentaryHimself (as Tim Busfield)
I Love the '80s2002TV Series documentaryHimself
Page to Screen2002TV Series documentaryHimself
Inside 'thirtysomething'2001TV MovieHimself
Intimate Portrait2000TV Series documentaryHimself
Celebrity Profile1998TV Series documentaryHimself
The 'Field of Dreams' Scrapbook1998Video documentaryHimself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1995-1996TV SeriesHimself - Guest
ESPY Awards1996TV SpecialHimself
The Arsenio Hall Show1992TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1991TV SpecialHimself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1990TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Don't Divorce the Children1989TV Movie documentaryNarrator (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1989TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1989TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Saturday Night Live1989TV SeriesHimself
Late Night with David Letterman1989TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Pat Sajak Show1989TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1988TV SpecialHimself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards1988TV Special documentaryHimself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Drama

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Retrosexual: The 80's2004TV Mini-Series documentary

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Audience AwardTraverse City Film FestivalBest Fiction ShortOne Smart Fellow (2015)
1991Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThirtysomething (1987)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1991Q AwardViewers for Quality Television AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama SeriesThirtysomething (1987)
1990Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThirtysomething (1987)
1990Q AwardViewers for Quality Television AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama SeriesThirtysomething (1987)
1989Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThirtysomething (1987)
1988Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThirtysomething (1987)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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