Wolf Larson
Wolf Larson | |
|---|---|
 Larson at the 2024 WonderCon | |
| Born | Wolfgang Wyszecki December 22, 1959 West Berlin, West Germany |
| Alma mater | Queen's University at Kingston, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MBA)[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–2006 |
| Spouse |
Carolyn J. Larson (m. 1998) |
Wolfgang Wyszecki (born December 22, 1959), known professionally as Wolf Larson, is a German-Canadian former actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his roles as Tarzan in the 1991 syndicated series Tarzán and as Detective Chester "Chase" McDonald in L.A. Heat.
Biography
[edit]Larson was born in West Germany to Günter Wyszecki and Ingeborg Wyszecki. [1] He has an older sister named Joana (1957 - 2017). In his teens, he worked as a waiter at the Chippendales nightclub.
Since December 2023, Larson has served as the Vice President of ERB Entertainment, a division of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. [2]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hard Ticket to Hawaii | J.J. Jackson | ||
| 1988 | Picasso Trigger | Jimmy-John | [3] | |
| 1990 | Mad About You | Jeff Clark | ||
| 1995 | Tracks of a Killer | Patrick Hausman | ||
| 1996 | Hostile Force | Tony Reineke | ||
| Expect No Mercy | Warbeck | |||
| 1999 | Crash and Byrnes | Jack "Crash" Riley | also screenplay | [4] |
| 2000 | Castlerock | Cade | ||
| 2001 | The Elite | Griffin | ||
| Just Can't Get Enough | N/a | executive producer only | ||
| 2002 | Shakedown | Agent Alec "Mac" MacKay |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1994 | Tarzán | Tarzan | 75 episodes | [5] |
| 1996 | Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs | Himself | TV special | |
| 1998 | C-Pop | Max "Jet" Ease | TV movie | |
| Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister | Will Stanton | TV movie | ||
| 1999 | L.A. Heat | Detective Chester "Chase" McDonald | 48 episodes | |
| 2001 | Avalanche Alley | Alex | TV movie | |
| 2004 | She Spies | Justin Decker | Episode: "London Calling" | |
| Creating America's Next Hit Television Show | Walter Montgomery #3 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lague, Louise (25 November 1991). "Tarzan Today!". People. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ https://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/wolf-larson-joins-erb-inc-to-head-erb-entertainment-andchristopher-paul-carey-promoted-to-vice-president-of-publishing/
- ↑ Paul Mavis (2000). The Espionage Filmography: United States Releases, 1898 through 1999. McFarland & Co. p. 246. ISBN 978-0786408610.
- ↑ "Crash and Byrnes (1999)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019.
- ↑ "Tarzan: 1991". The Daily Telegraph. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Wolf Larson at IMDb
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