Tim de Zarn
Tim deZarn is an American actor who has appeared in film and television. Alternately credited as Tim DeZarn, Tim DeZarn, Tim deZarn, and Tim Dezarn, deZarn is often cast in supporting roles in the horror, crime, and science fiction genres.
DeZarn's motion picture credits include Spider-Man, Fight Club, Live Free or Die Hard, The Cabin in the Woods, Untraceable, and Demon Knight.
DeZarn has appeared in several American television series, including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, NYPD Blue, the various Star Trek TV franchises, Prime Suspect, Mad Men, The Forgotten, Lost, Criminal Minds, Weeds, Prison Break, Deadwood, The Shield, Cold Case, Quantum Leap, and 7th Heaven.
Biography
DeZarn went to Archbishop McNicholas High School, a Catholic school in Anderson Township, Ohio. He did not pursue a professional acting career until he was 25 years old.Acting career
DeZarn has been quoted as saying "the best part of acting is being something you're not, so that's why I play the bad guys... It's just too much fun!" His first broadcast role was on the TV series The Equalizer in 1986. His first film role was in the 1989 action comedy Three Fugitives.DeZarn made several appearances as Army Sergeant Dixon on the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. He played the recurring character George Putnam in season two of NYPD Blue.
DeZarn appeared in five episodes of Deadwood on HBO.
DeZarn appeared in Sons of Anarchy as Nate Meineke, the leader of a local state militia and terrorist group. Meinike served in Vietnam alongside the character Piney Winston. He and his son Russell Meineke buy weapons from SAMCRO and use them to ambush a prison convoy to free one of their members. They plan to go into hiding in Mexico. However, the Sons of Anarchy kill them by bombing their hideout bunker, as they had brought heat onto SAMCRO with the shootings.
DeZarn is set to appear in sci-fi horror film Project Dorothy in 2019.
Personal life
DeZarn lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. His 18-year-old son Travis was killed in an auto accident in 2007.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Air date | Episode title | Notes |
| 1986 | ' | Stoller | Oct. 8, 1986 | "Prelude" | |
| 1991 | ' | Stan | May 8, 1991 | "Heart of a Champion — July 23, 1955" | |
| 1993 | ' | Sergeant Dixon | March 13, 1993 | "The Prisoner" | |
| 1993 | ' | Satler | March 29, 1993 | "Starship Mine" | |
| 1995 | ' | Haliz | Sept. 4, 1995 | "Initiations |Initiations" | |
| 1995 | ' | George Putnam | 10 January 1995, 17 January 1995, 28 February 1995 | "In the Butt, Bob," "Vishy-Vashy-Vinny," "Bombs Away" | |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue | Willoughby | May 11, 1996 | "The Phoenix" | |
| 1997 | ' | May 3, 1997 | "Columbus Day" | ||
| 1997 | ' | Leonard Guini | July 29, 1997 | TV movie | |
| 1998 | ' | Halb Daier | April 1, 1998 | "Wrongs Darker than Death or Night" | |
| 2001 | ' | Yediq | Jan. 21, 2001 | "Repentance |Repentance" | |
| 2006 | ' | Salty vet | Nov. 27, 2006 | "The Killing Box" | |
| 2007 | ' | Max Barton | Sept. 7, 2007 | "Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man" | |
| 2008 | ' | Nate Meineke | Oct. 8, 2008 | "AK-51" | |
| 2009 | ' | Trevor | Apr. 15, 2009 | "Some Like It Hoth" | |
| 2012 | ' | Det. Dempsey | Mar. 6, 2012 | "Watching the Detectives" | |
| 2012 | ' | George | Jan. 27, 2015 | "The Blitzkrieg Button" |