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James W. Harper is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has acted in many movies and guest-starred in a myriad television shows, such as Frasier, Matlock, NYPD Blue, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and JAG. He also played the role of Admiral Kelso in the 1998 film Armageddon. In addition to acting, Harper has contributed his voice to several video games, most notably StarCraft as Arcturus Mengsk, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Diablo. Harper reprised his role of Arcturus Mengsk in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm.
Born
Friday, 08 October 1948
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cars on the Road | Additional Voices | 2022 |
| Million Dollar Mind Game | Video Question Talent | 2011 |
| The Divided | Mr. Stanton | 2009 |
| General Hospital: Night Shift | Jordan Lovell | 2007 |
| Judging Amy | Dr. Jay Weiss | 1999 |
| The Insider | FBI Agent #3 | 1999 |
| Lansky | Longy Zwillman | 1999 |
| Armageddon | Admiral Kelso | 1998 |
| Nothing Sacred | Therapist | 1997 |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Man | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cars on the Road | Additional Voices | 2022 |
| Million Dollar Mind Game | Video Question Talent | 2011 |
| The Divided | Mr. Stanton | 2009 |
| General Hospital: Night Shift | Jordan Lovell | 2007 |
| Judging Amy | Dr. Jay Weiss | 1999 |
| The Insider | FBI Agent #3 | 1999 |
| Lansky | Longy Zwillman | 1999 |
| Armageddon | Admiral Kelso | 1998 |
| Nothing Sacred | Therapist | 1997 |
| Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Man | 1997 |
| The Burning Zone | Lt. Colonel | 1996 |
| Down Periscope | Supportive Admiral | 1996 |
| One Man's Justice | Senior FBI Official | 1996 |
| Widow's Kiss | Doctor Isaacs | 1996 |
| JAG | Admiral Hodges | 1995 |
| Deadly Games | Vegas Bob | 1995 |
| If Someone Had Known | Charles Pettit | 1995 |
| Witch Hunt | Winston | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Dr. Terry Gerber | 1994 |
| Broken Promises: Taking Emily Back | Orin Moser | 1993 |
| NYPD Blue | Tommy Reedle | 1993 |
| Frasier | Karl | 1993 |
| The Switch | Staff Doctor | 1993 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Rao Vantika | 1993 |
| Renegade | Deputy Ed | 1992 |
| California Dreams | Dom Winkle | 1992 |
| Tequila and Bonetti | Max Morofwski | 1992 |
| Sisters | Jennings | 1991 |
| Switch | Lt. Laster | 1991 |
| Servants of Twilight | Frank Ross | 1991 |
| Love and Lies | Man with Neck Brace | 1990 |
| Blaze | Willie Rainach | 1989 |
| Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker | Detective Orsini | 1989 |
| Mortal Sins | Malcolm Rollins | 1989 |
| Snoops | Ed Coe | 1989 |
| Life Goes On | Jimmy DeGalla | 1989 |
| Last Exit to Brooklyn | Cop | 1989 |
| Quantum Leap | Vincent Loggia | 1989 |
| Paradise | Boyd | 1988 |
| Freddy's Nightmares | Principal Riley | 1988 |
| Tour of Duty | Lt. Colonel Wilson | 1987 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Dr. Ancheta | 1987 |
| L.A. Law | Barry Gorman / Capt. Michael Stoner | 1986 |
| Matlock | Dan Galloway | 1986 |
| America's Musical Theater | Reverend Salvation | 1985 |
| Firstborn | Mr. Rader | 1984 |
| Dallas | Walter Kazmayer | 1978 |
| The Time of Your Life | Blick | 1976 |
