Jon Van Ness

Born in Summitville, Indiana. A 1976 graduate of Butler University, he honed his acting skills at Christian Theological Seminary Reportory Theater at Butler. He was active in many Indiana venues including The Brown County Playhouse, The Black Curtain Dinner Theatre, and Starlight Musicals. Moved to New York and then Hollywood. His biggest break was his appearance in "Brubaker" where he became friends with Robert Redford. This led to his role in "The Natural."

Known For: Acting

Born: Summitville, Indiana, USA, 1947-12-23

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1977	End of the World	Mr. Sanchez	37
2	1979	Tourist Trap	Jerry	61
3	1980	Brubaker	Zaranska	71
4	1981	Ruckus	Deputy Dave	57
5	1981	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Motorcycle Cop	65
6	1981	Hospital Massacre	Jack	52
7	1982	In the Custody of Strangers	Corky	62
8	1983	Dagger Eyes	(uncredited)	52
9	1984	The Bostonians	Henry Burrage	55
10	1984	The Natural	John Olsen	69
11	1986	The Hitcher	Trooper Hapscomb	70
12	1986	Let's Get Harry	Mickey	62
13	1988	Sunset	Director	56
14	1990	Tune in Tomorrow...	Brent Moconnochie	53
15	1991	Alligator 2: The Mutation	Officer Trimble	49
16	1992	Rage and Honor	Talbot	49
17	1992	From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One	Rudy Karlotts	0
18	1995	Trial by Fire	Det. Morgan	58
19	1998	Scorpio One	Banner	47
20	2018	Q-4: Dream Corporation		20
21	2022	Ultra Violet Vengeance: The Talent & Technicians of X-Ray	Himself	0
22	2022	Forgotten	Henry Downs	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	MAS*H	"Truman"	79
2	1985	Amazing Stories	Jim Bowie	75
3	1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Wick	70
4	1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction	Roger (segment "Buenos Dias")	72
5	1999	The West Wing	Andrew	82
6	2005	Supernatural	Creedy	83