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Jude Ciccolella

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Jude Ciccolella
Born
Richard Jude Ciccolella

(1947-11-30) November 30, 1947 (age 76)
EducationBrown University (BA)
Temple University (MFA)
Occupation(s)Actor, Singer
Years active1985–present
Spouse
(m. 1997)
Websitejudeciccolella.com

Richard Jude Ciccolella /ˈɪkəlɛlə/ (born November 30, 1947) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Mike Novick in the television series 24 from 2001 to 2006.

Life and career

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Ciccolella was born in Burlington, Vermont, and spent his formative years in Albany, New York.[1] In 1969, he graduated from Brown University, where he acted in student productions. He studied at Temple University, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre.[2][3]

His film debut was in the 1992 James Foley and David Mamet film Glengarry Glen Ross, as a detective in the scene where Al Pacino is having an argument with Kevin Spacey about the "six thousand dollars" owed to him. His other early film roles include Mert in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Jerry in Boys on the Side (1995), Lieutenant Wilson in Night Falls on Manhattan (1996), Romulan Commander Suran in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), the private eye in Down with Love (2003), Karl Iverson in The Terminal (2004), and David Donovan in The Manchurian Candidate (2004). He also appeared as Lt. Liebowitz in Sin City (2005), a role he reprised nine years later for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014).

Ciccolella's first television appearance was in the 1993 The Adventures of Pete & Pete episode "Tool and Die", as shop class teacher Mr. Slurm, whose missing left hand stirs nothing but hearsay and rumors. In 2001, Ciccolella appeared in a recurring guest role on 24 during the show's first and second seasons (2001–2003). He played Mike Novick, Chief of Staff to President David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert). In 2005, he guest starred as Principal Raymond on Everybody Hates Chris; however, he was replaced upon reprising his role as Mike Novick in the fourth season of 24 (2005), returning for the last 8 episodes. Mike had become an advisor to Acting President Charles Logan (Gregory Itzin), who had taken over after President John Keeler (Geoff Pierson) was critically injured. He continued this role in the show's fifth season (2006), but did not appear in the sixth season. He has also guest starred on the shows Law & Order, NYPD Blue, CSI: NY and ER.

In 2007, he guest-starred on NBC freshman drama, Life; and played Kenny in the film The Wager. He also portrayed Phillip Davenport, the fictional Secretary of the Navy, on the 6th season of the CBS show NCIS in 2008, and reprised the role two years later for the last episode of the 8th season.

In the "Supporting Players" featurette on the 24 season 5 DVD, actress Jean Smart reveals that Ciccolella is a folk singer.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Insignificance Gaffer
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross Detective Baylen
1994 The Shawshank Redemption Guard Mert
1995 Boys on the Side Jerry
1997 Night Falls on Manhattan Lieutenant Wilson
1998 Beloved Schoolteacher
1999 Flawless Detective Noonan
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis Cdr. Suran
High Crimes Col. Farrell
2003 Down With Love McNulty
Head of State Mr. Earl
Daredevil Robert McKensie Director's cut version
2004 The Terminal Karl Iverson
The Manchurian Candidate David Donovan
2005 Sin City Lt. Liebowitz
2006 World Trade Center Inspector Fields
2007 Premonition Father Kennedy
2008 Julia Nick
2012 The Babymakers Coach Stubbs
2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Lt. Liebowitz

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Adventures of Pete & Pete Mr. Slurm Season 1, Episode 5: "Tool and Die"
1994 Law & Order Capt. Dennis Burnett Season 5, Episode 6: "Competence"
1999 Viper Marcus White Season 4, Episodes 21 & 22: "Split Decision: Part 1" and "Split Decision: Part 2"
2001–2006 24 Mike Novick
2005-2006 Everybody Hates Chris Dr. Raymond Recurring role
2008-2011 NCIS Phillip Davenport Recurring role
2008 Prison Break Howard Scuderi Recurring role
2009 Monk Warden Tom Bennet
2010 The Mentalist Freddy Fitch Guest appearance
2011 House M.D. Mendelson Season 8, Episode 1: "Twenty Vicodin"
Burn Notice Connor Johnson (Coco) Season 3, Episode 10: "A Dark Road"
2012 Touch Arnie
2015 Beautiful and Twisted Detective Dalton Lifetime TV movie
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Former Army Col. David Peterson Season 2, Episode 21: "Collateral Damage"
2018 Lethal Weapon Frankie Kelso Season 2, Episode 18: "Frankie Comes to Hollywood"
2019 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Edgar Noone Season 20, Episode 12: “Dear Ben”

References

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  1. ^ "History". Official Site Jude Ciccolella 2016.
  2. ^ Atticks, Amy (September 2, 2012). "Jude Ciccolella '69 at Brown for 9th Annual Don Wilmeth Endowed Lectureship in American Theatre". Brown University Library News. Brown University. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jude Ciccolella". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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