David Rasche Biography

David Rasche (born August 7, 1944 in Saint Louis, Missouri) is an American actor. He started in theatre, but also has appeared on numerous movies and television series. He became a member of the Chicago Second City, after John Belushi moved on to Saturday Night Live.

His most famous role by far, is the title role in the late 1980s series Sledge Hammer! (1986-88). Rasche's inimitable performance as a violent and chauvinistic cop earned him rave reviews and the series is considered a cult classic. A few years earlier, an almost unrecognizable Rasche played a nuclear terrorist in the groundbreaking 1983 TV movie, Special Bulletin.
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David Rasche has a scholarly background (graduate degree from the University of Chicago) and also worked as a teacher and writer before going into showbusiness full-time. He even appeared on a PBS special.

He starred as a photographer in the movie Cobra (film) alongside Brigitte Nielsen. Unfortunately, his character was only onscreen for a few minutes. He was in the middle of propositioning Brigitte's character when he was killed by an axe murderer, played by Brian Thompson. The audience then had to endure Sylvester Stallone as the leading man for the rest of the movie. Many critics have agreed that David Rasche would have been much better in the starring role had he been given the part, due to the fact that unlike Stallone, Rasche can not only act but can also speak English.

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