Deceased

How Did Walter Olkewicz Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/05/1948Born inBayonne, New Jersey, USADied06/04/2021 (aged 72)Died inResedaCausediseaseWikidataQ7965747 ↗TMDb#45612 ↗

Walter Olkewicz was an American character actor. He is perhaps best-known for his role as Jacques Renault, a suspect in the murder of Laura Palmer, in the first season of Twin Peaks. He also played Marko in the short-lived TV series Wizards and Warriors and Coach Wordman in the feature film Making the Grade.

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Filmography71 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2016	BearCity 3Movie	—	68
2014	Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesMovie	Jacques Renault	66
2002	EverwoodSeries	Mike O'Connell	54
2000	Goodbye, CasanovaMovie	Izbul	52
1998	MiloMovie	Jack Wyatt	50
1998	Tourist TrapMovie	Mr. Bloom	50
1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionSeries	Otto Schenkel (segment "Epitaph")	49
1997	Dharma & GregSeries	Howie	49
1997	The VisitorSeries	Ozzie Faulkner	49
1997	In Dark PlacesMovie	Vendor	49
1997	ProntoMovie	Jimmy 'the Cap' Capotorto	49
1996	Arli$$Series	Applicant	48
1996	ProfilerSeries	Sanitorum Director	48
1995	Stuart Saves His FamilyMovie	Larry Skoag	47
1995	SlidersSeries	The Boss	47
1995	The SurgeonMovie	Dr. Meade	47
1995	The Good Old BoysMovie	Fat Gervin	47
1994	The ClientMovie	Jerome 'Romey' Clifford	46
1994	Chicago HopeSeries	Harry Zakovitch	46
1994	ERSeries	Georgia's Man	46
1993	Grace Under FireSeries	Doug Boudreau	45
1992	Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries	Falcone (voice)	44
1992	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeMovie	Jacques Renault	44
1992	Love & WarSeries	—	44
1990	Twin PeaksSeries	Jacques Renault	42
1990	The FlashSeries	Jack Callahan	42
1989	SeinfeldSeries	Cableman	41
1989	Life Goes OnSeries	—	41
1989	Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClureMovie	Police Officer Andy Glasscock	41
1989	The Big PictureMovie	Babe Ruth	41
1988	Baja OklahomaMovie	Private Eye	40
1987	Married... with ChildrenSeries	Violinst	39
1987	WiseguySeries	—	39
1987	The CharmingsSeries	—	39
1986	MatlockSeries	Bartender	38
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Mr. Hartvig	38
1986	Designing WomenSeries	—	38
1986	Many Happy ReturnsMovie	Darryl Webb	38
1986	ThrobSeries	Perry Mason	38
1986	Johnny AppleseedMovie	Zeke	38
1985	MoonlightingSeries	Leon Summers	37
1985	Hollywood BeatSeries	Harvey Minick	37
1985	Tall Tales & LegendsSeries	Van Epps	37
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Howard	36
1984	Who's the Boss?Series	Tiny McGee	36
1984	Night CourtSeries	Walter Plimp	36
1984	Making the GradeMovie	Coach Wordman	36
1984	The Duck FactorySeries	Bumps Carmichael	36
1984	Partners in CrimeSeries	Harmon Shain	36
1984	Calamity JaneMovie	Will Lull	36
1983	The A-TeamSeries	Joe Skrylow	35
1983	Wizards and WarriorsSeries	Marko	35
1983	BrainwashMovie	Buddy Gordon	35
1982	CheersSeries	Wally Bodell	34
1982	Family TiesSeries	Walter Luskin	34
1982	The Blue and the GraySeries	Grundy	34
1982	The Executioner's SongMovie	Pete Galovan	34
1981	Falcon CrestSeries	Dancer	33
1980	Hot T-ShirtsMovie	Joe (as Ray Holland)	32
1979	Hart to HartSeries	Longshoreman #2	31
1979	1941Movie	Hinshaw	31
1979	Flesh & BloodMovie	1st Fat Guy	31
1979	Flesh & BloodSeries	1st Fat Guy	31
1979	The Last ResortSeries	Zach Comstock	31
1978	TaxiSeries	Tom	30
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Leonard Gluck	29
1977	The GreatestMovie	Reporter	29
1977	Can I Do It Till I Need Glasses?Movie	Himself	29
1976	AliceSeries	—	28
1975	Barney MillerSeries	William Krebs aka Bingo the Clown	27
0	Big PackagesMovie	Richie	—