Tim Choate American atcrea Date of Birth: 11.10.1954 Country: USA

Biography of Tim Choate

Tim Choate was an American actor born in Dallas, Texas in 1954. He grew up in a family of artists, with his mother Betty Nell being an actress and his father Ben Tom Choate being a builder. After finishing school, Tim became a student at Cornell University before moving to New York.

In his first year in New York, Tim was able to land roles in Broadway productions such as "Crimes of the Heart" and "DA". In 1979, he made his film debut in James Ivory's drama "The Europeans". He continued his film career with roles in Allan Moyle's musical drama "Times Square" in 1980, Brian De Palma's thriller "Blow Out", John Irvin's horror film "Ghost Story", and Paul Donovan's sci-fi film "Def-Con 4".

After spending 10 years in New York, Tim Choate moved to Los Angeles where he started appearing in television series. Some of his notable appearances in the 1980s include "Cagney & Lacey", "Newhart", "Mike Hammer", and "Tales from the Darkside". He also continued to perform on stage in Broadway productions during this time.

In 1991, during the Gulf War, Tim traveled to Pakistan with a British film crew for the movie "Immaculate Conception", which was released in 1992. Some of his notable TV movies include "Blind Witness" in 1989, where he played an obsessed psychopath, and "Gunsmoke: The Long Ride" in 1993, where he worked alongside James Wilby and Melissa Leo.

Director James Ivory, who gave Tim his film debut, continued to cast him in his later films. In 1980, Tim appeared in Ivory's melodrama "Jane Austen in Manhattan", and in 1987, he played the lead role in Ivory's comedic short film "Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall", which won an Oscar for "Best Live Action Short Film" in 1988. In 1995, Tim once again worked with Ivory in the biographical drama "Jefferson in Paris" about Thomas Jefferson's time in France before the French Revolution.

Some of Tim Choate's most well-known acting roles in TV series include "Babylon 5" and "The Practice". Among his most significant films in his career is Michael Bay's war film "Pearl Harbor" in 2001. By this time, Tim had already appeared in dozens of different projects.

Unfortunately, Tim Choate's life was tragically cut short on September 24, 2004, when he died in a car accident. His last stage work was in "The Iceman Cometh" at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, where he performed alongside Al Pacino.