Jesse D. Goins
Jesse D. Goins (born July 23, 1952)[1] is an American film and television actor. He is known for his role in the 1980s television series The Greatest American Hero as Cyler Johnson and as a member of a criminal gang in RoboCop.
Early life
[edit]Goins attended high school in Le Roy, New York and college at University of Michigan and SUNY Brockport.[2] He performed in college theater productions while a student at Michigan.[3]
Acting career
[edit]Apart from The Greatest American Hero, Goins has appeared on TV shows including Hill Street Blues, The White Shadow, Trapper John, MD,[2] Benson, Taxi, Diff'rent Strokes, Desperate Housewives, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Boy Meets World, The A-Team, Cold Case, ER, Seinfeld, Boston Legal and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..[citation needed]
Goins' best-known film role is that of Joe Cox, a member of Clarence Boddicker's gang in the 1987 science fiction movie RoboCop.[2]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Diff'rent Strokes (2 episodes) | Cameraman/Thomas (credited as Jesse Goins) | Episodes: “The Election” & “The Bank Job" |
| 1980 | White Mama | Intern | |
| 1981 | The Greatest American Hero | Cyler Johnson | |
| 1982 | Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again | Dutch | |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Don Purcell | Episode: A Little Game of Pool | |
| 1983 | Second Thoughts | Security Guard | |
| WarGames | Sergeant | ||
| 1984 | Up the Creek | Brown | |
| 1987 | RoboCop | Joe Cox | |
| 1988 | The Presidio | MP Bygrave | |
| 1992 | Patriot Games | FBI Agent Shaw | |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3 | Joe Cox (archive footage) | Flashback sequence, uncredited |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Cop | Episode: "The Hamptons" |
| 1995 | A Bucket of Blood | Art | |
| 1996 | Larger than Life | Airport Guard | |
| Street Corner Justice | Troy | ||
| Suddenly | Ben | ||
| 1997 | In the Company of Men | Bank patron | |
| 1998 | Soldier | Chester | |
| 1999 | Tuesdays with Morrie | Sports Fan #2 | TV film |
| 2001 | Echos of Enlightenment | Paul | |
| 2007 | American Zombie | Officer Hannigan | |
| 2009 | The Ugly Truth | Cliff | |
| 2010 | Once Fallen | Bookman | |
| 2017 | Deadly Expose | Captain Collins |
References
[edit]- ↑ Jesse D. Goins - Rotten Tomatoes
- 1 2 3 Smith, Andy (24 August 1987). "Villain in 'Robo' is Brockport grad with many screen credits". Democrat and Chronicle. p. 3B. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
- ↑ Gibson, Norman (23 March 1975). "They'll Come Tap, Tap, Tapping Into Your Heart". The Ann Arbor News. p. 25. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
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