James Rebhorn

Graduated from Madison Heights High School in Anderson, Indiana [1966]

Columbia University, MFA, 1972.

In 1992, he appeared in the climactic scenes of both My Cousin Vinny (1992) and Scent of a Woman (1992), meaning that he worked opposite both Marisa Tomei and Al Pacino in their Oscar-winning roles that year.

Tall, gangly American character actor adept at play clever villains, domineering dads and corrupt politicos; best known as the weaselly Secretary of Defence in Independence Day (1996).

Invited to join to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences [2007].