Biography
name: Rick Schroder
born: April 13, 1970 in Staten Island, NY
trivia: lives in Colorado on a 16000 acre working ranch with his wife and children; the Schroders designed and built their own ranch house; claims to have settled down after running with a "fast crowd" in Hollywood
projects:
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The Champ (1979) T. J. Flynn
- "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (TV) (1980) Lord Fauntleroy
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The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) Bobby
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The Earthling (1980) Shawn Daley
- "Something So Right" (TV) (1982) Joey Bosnick
- "Silver Spoons" (TV series) (1982) Ricky Stratton
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"Two Kinds of Love" (TV) (1983)
- "A Reason to Live" (TV) (1985) Alex Stewart
- "Too Young the Hero" (TV) (1988) Calvin Graham
- "Terror on Hiway 91" (TV) (1989) Clay Nelson
- "Out on the Edge" (TV) (1989) Danny Evetts
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"Lonesome Dove" (TV mini-series) (1989) Newt Dobbs
- "The Stranger Within" (TV) (1990) Mark
- "A Son's Promise" (TV) (1990) Terry O'Kelly
- "My Son Johnny" (TV) (1991) Johnny
- "Blood River" (TV) (1991) Jimmy Pearls
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Across the Tracks (1991) Billy Maloney
- "Miles From Nowhere" (TV) (1992) Frank Reilly
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There Goes My Baby (1993) Stick
- "Call of the Wild" (1993) (TV) John Thorton
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"Return to Lonesome Dove" (TV mini-series) (1993) Newt Dobbs
- "To My Daughter with Love" (TV) (1994) Joey Cutter
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"James Michener's Texas" (TV mini-series) (1994) Otto MacNab
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Crimson Tide (1995) Lt. Paul Hellerman
- "Too Close To Home" (TV) (1997) Nick Donahue
- "Ebenezer" (TV) (1997) Sam Benson
- "Heart Full of Rain" (TV) (1997) Issaiah Dockett
- "Detention: Siege at Johnson High" (TV) (1997)
- "I Woke Up Early the Day I Died" (TV) (1998) Cop
- "NYPD Blue" (TV series) (1998 - ) Det. Danny Sorenson
- "What We Did That Night" (TV) (1999)
comments: Rick Schroder has been acting for nearly 20 years, making the tough transition from child star, through young male star and into adult leading man sometimes bumpily. He's the first to admit he fell in with a fast crowd during his teen years and early 20's, but he seems to have come out the other side no worse for wear. Terribly cute as a kid star, he's grown into a real hunk of a man. Best known perhaps for a few milestones in his lengthy career, such as his stint on "Silver Spoons" and his role in the Lonesome Doves, his very first major role, in 1979's The Champ, earned him a well deserved Golden Globe nomination. His acting is natural and rarely forced, and it's hard to name a bad performance from this fine young actor. Seen most recently in 95's Crimson Tide, Rick turned in a bravo performance there too. Rick is currently living on his massive 16000 acre ranch in Colorado with his wife and children. He confesses to periodically thinking hard about leaving the business for good, but it seems to be in his blood. We hope he never leaves. His latest project: Rick replaced Jimmy Smits on "NYPD Blue" last year and is abck again this season. Yeah, Rick!.
