John Driver(I)

Actor
Director
Writer

Mid-Life crisis explored through the hair-loss of New Jersey dry-cleaning magnate Joey Greene (Jay Thomas), who's affair leads to his wife Beth's (Tess Harper) counter-affair with her black chiropractor. When Beth learns she's pregnant, it's going to be a tough nine months... will the baby be black, or white!?

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Dirty Laundry (1996)

Directed Tony nominated 'Teddy & Alice' and 'Shakespeare's Cabaret' on Broadway. Off-Broadway directed, co-wrote and starred in 'Scrambled Feet'. Wrote the Book and Lyrics for 'Shogun: The Musical'. His production of 'The Immigrant' won an Obie for lead actor. Played "Kevin Jamison" for the soap opera, The Edge of Night (1956). TV direction: 50 episodes of soap operas, 2 Ace Awards winning adaptations of theatre for cable. Produced 'America's Most Wanted' for Fox. Directs and shoots, news, promo and industrial films for Court TV, Chase, American Express etc. Frequent guest star on Law & Order (1990), currently plays Police Commissioner Lyle Morris on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999).

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Known for

Scrambled Feet

8.4

Actor

1983

Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)

Search for Tomorrow

7.0

TV Series

Dr. Gary Walton #2 (1973-1974)

The Edge of Night

7.7

TV Series

Kevin Jamison

Remington Steele

7.3

TV Series

Alan Kendall

Credits

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Actor

30 Rock
8.3
TV Series
- Congressman #2
- 2008
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
- A.U.S.A. Bob Gervits
- Dr. Charles Weller
- Atty. Gen. Phillip Keenan ...
- 1993–2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.1
TV Series
- Commissioner Lyle Morris
- 2000
As the World Turns
6.3
TV Series
- Judge Jessup
- 2000
Dirty Laundry
6.0
- Dr. Stoller
- 1996
Remington Steele
7.3
TV Series
- Alan Kendall
- 1986
Scrambled Feet
8.4
- 1983
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
7.1
TV Movie
- Bailey Jr. (as John M. Driver II)
- 1979
The Edge of Night
7.7
TV Series
- Kevin Jamison
- 1975–1978
Search for Tomorrow
7.0
TV Series
- Dr. Gary Walton #2 (1973-1974)
- 1973–1974

Director

O. Henry's Christmas
6.0
TV Movie
- Director (segments "One Thousand Dollars", "The Gift of the Magi")
- 1996
Jelly Bean Jungle
8.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1995
The Red Shoes
8.4
TV Movie
- Director
- 1985
Scrambled Feet
8.4
- Director
- 1983
The Wind in the Willows
6.6
TV Movie
- Director
- 1983
Puss in Boots
7.3
TV Movie
- Director
- 1983
Alice in Wonderland
5.9
TV Movie
- Director
- 1983
Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio
TV Movie
- Director
- 1982
The Marvelous Land of Oz
7.8
TV Movie
- Director
- 1981
Texas
7.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1981
The Edge of Night
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1980

Writer

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Personal details

Alternative name
- John M. Driver II
Height
- 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Born
- January 16, 1947
- Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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Trivia
Early Broadway career: first male understudy hired for the original Broadway company of "Grease." Theater World Award winner for the role of Bill in "Over Here".