Bruce Jarchow


Bruce Jarchow is an American film, television and stage actor. He began his career in Chicago as a member of The Second City Mainstage. He received the 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Revue for "Well, I'm Off to the Thirty Years' War". His notable roles include Lyle Ferguson in the film Ghost, Dr. Mascelli in Outbreak, and Principal Scampi in the television series Weird Science.
His television appearances include recurring roles in Seinfeld, Parks and Recreation, Desperate Housewives, Work in Progress, ER, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show, The Norm Show, What About Joan and According to Jim.
He is also featured in the films The Weather Man, Stranger than Fiction, Somewhere in Time, Continental Divide, The Puppet Masters, Big and Music from Another Room.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980My BodyguardRoberto
1980Somewhere in TimeBones, in 1912
1981Continental DivideHellinger
1986The Manhattan ProjectInterrogator
1987Radio DaysAd Man
1988BigPhotographer
1988ScroogedWayne
1990GhostLyle Ferguson
1991The DoctorTim
1993Mad Dog and GloryDetective at Crime Scene
1993My LifeWalter
1994The Puppet MastersBarnes
1995OutbreakDr. Mascelli
1998Krippendorf's TribeDr. Andrews, Chester Hill
1998Sour GrapesDr. Dean
1998Music from Another RoomRichard
2001BetavilleHeadmaster
2005The Weather ManViewer
2006Stranger than FictionCommuter
2008The PromotionParty Guest
2008The Express: The Ernie Davis StoryDr. Hewlett
2012Close QuartersKowalski
2014WarrenLeonard Copley

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986The EqualizerFlynnEpisode: "Pretenders"
1993–1997SeinfeldDoctor / Mooney2 episodes
1997–2000Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowH. Gordon Jennings17 episodes
1999The Norm ShowAnthony Curtis5 episodes
2001What About JoanBob5 episodes
2004ERDr. Hammond1 episode
2004–2009According to Jim6 episodes
2006Desperate HousewivesSamuel Bormanis4 episodes
2009Parks and RecreationFrank Schnable1 episode
2020–2021Work in ProgressEdward6 episodes