John Furey


John Furey is an American actor who has starred in film and on television. His film credits include Friday the 13th Part 2, Black Thunder and Land of the Free. Outside of film, Furey has starred on several television series such as Queer as Folk

Career

In 1976, Furey made his acting debut on the television series The Blue Knight. The following year, he had guest roles in the television series Eight Is Enough and Rafferty, and starred in the television film Just a Little Inconvenience. In 1978, Furey had guest starred on Emergency!, Logan's Run, and CHiPs. In 1980, Furey portrayed Chuck in Island Claws and guest starred as Stewart in The Waltons.
In 1981, Furey portrayed Paul Holt in Friday the 13th Part 2. In 1983, Furey guest starred on Cheers and Hotel. The following year, Furey guest starred on Remington Steele. In 1985, Furey portrayed Stewart on Murder, She Wrote and Winston March III on Brothers. After several television guest appearances in the mid 1980s, Furey returned to film in 1989's Mutant on the Bounty.
Furey appeared on the soap opera All My Children as Lee Hawkins in 1998. From 2001-2005, Furey guest starred as Craig Taylor on Queer as Folk.

Personal life

He is married to actress Denise Galik. Furey's sister, Kathleen Furey, is an actress/casting director. She teaches teen acting courses in many places on Long Island, New York.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980Island ClawsChuck
1981Friday the 13th Part 2Paul Holt
1989Mutant on the BountyDag
1995The Skateboard Kid IIRaymond Curtis
1996The WolvesConnors
1998Black ThunderMoore
1998Land of the FreeAgent Luckenbill
2003The Galíndez FileNorman Radcliffe
2003Alien TrackerDr. Russ ConnellyVideo
2006Scarlet MoonJesus Christ

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976The Blue KnightFirst Party Guest1 Episode: Upward Mobility
1977Eight Is EnoughFirst Poker Player1 Episode: Is There a Doctor in the House?
1977Just a Little InconvenienceBartenderTV Movie
1977Rafferty1 Episode: The Epidemic
1978Emergency!Paramedic Charlie, Squad *110, LACoFD1 Episode: The Steel Inferno
1978Logan's RunPhilip1 Episode: Turnabout
1978CHiPsSonny1 Episode: Flashback!
1980The WaltonsStewart1 Episode: The Furlough
1980Lou GrantGeoffrey McAdams1 Episode: Nightside
1983CheersLarry1 Episode: The Boys in the Bar
1983The RenegadesHarold Primus1 Episode: Back to School
1983Bay City BluesGuy Francis3 Episodes: Beautiful Peoples, Zircons Are Forever, I Never Swung with My Father
1983-88HotelWayne Holtz / Roy Iverson Jr.2 Episodes: Aftershocks, Relative Loss
1984Remington SteeleWalter Muller1 Episode: Molten Steele
1985Murder, She WroteStewart1 Episode: Tough Guys Don't Die
1985BrothersWinston March III1 Episode: Happy Birthday, Baby Brother
1986T.J. HookerCharles A. Rolph1 Episode: The Obsession
1986The Paper ChaseTed1 Episode: A Wounded Hart
1986Adam's AppleJeff ChapmanTV Movie
1987Designing WomenTrevor1 Episode: Cruising
1987L.A. LawMr. Lewis1 Episode: Auld L'Anxiety
1988HoopermanDeputy DA1 Episode: Surprise Party
1988Who's the Boss?Judge Matthew Hamilton1 Episode: Yankee-Doodle Micelli
1990Jake and the FatmanNed Redding1 Episode: One More for the Road
1990Father Dowling MysteriesMark Tannen1 Episode: The Movie Mystery
1990Over My Dead BodyDane Chalmers1 Episode: Obits and Pieces
1990Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?MichaelTV Movie
1991MatlockMatt Grayson1 Episode: The Parents
1996Baywatch NightsRhett Collins1 Episode: Takeover
1996An Unfinished AffairDetective WrightTV Movie
1996ERJason Lucas1 Episode: John Carter, M.D.
1996'John1 Episode: For the Sake of Science
1997'Segment: Justice is Served1 Episode: The Viewing/The Subway/Kid in the Closet/Justice is Served/The Tractor
1997 - 2003JAGCmdr. Sachs2 Episodes: The Guardian, Friendly Fire
1998'Professor Albert Kerwood1 Episode: Company Town
1998All My ChildrenLee Hawkins10 Episodes
1998NYPD BlueDave Houston1 Episode: Czech Bouncer
2000Walker, Texas RangerDennis Franklin1 Episode: Justice Delayed
2000Family LawMilt Rescher1 Episode: Metamorphosis
2000The PretenderTed Wright1 Episode: Corn Man
2000'Lt. Roberts1 Episode: Phantom Companion
2001And Never Let Her GoLouis CapanoTV Movie
2001Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534Detective Kevin MuldoonTV Movie
2001-05Queer as FolkCraig Taylor4 Episodes: The Art of Desperation, Smells Like Codependence, House Full of Children, Honest to Yourself
2002A Killing SpringReed GallagherTV Movie
2002TrackerDr. Russ Connelly2 Episodes: Breach, Back Into the Breach
2003Blue MurderBrent Crowley1 Episode: Lady Killers
2003'Michael Koehler1 Episode: Sound Bodies
2004The GuardianBrent Ford1 Episode: Remember
2005Judging AmyGeorge St. Clair1 Episode: You Don't Know Me
2005'Councilman Gabe Miller1 Episode: Big Middle
2006A Little Thing Called MurderLt. Harold EvansTV Movie
2006Flight 93Cleveland Controller #1TV Movie
2006MonkDennis1 Episode: Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion
2006A Daughter's ConvictionDet. Gibson1 Episode: Phantom Companion
2008As the World TurnsMayor1 Episode: #1.13338
2011The MentalistSmarmy Man1 Episode: Every Rose Has Its Thorn
2011Days of Our LivesRob8 Episodes
2012Harry's LawDoctor 1 Episode: The Contest
2012-13Switched at BirthSgt. Breims2 Episodes: Self-Portrait with a Bandaged Ear, Drive in the Knife
2013EnlightenedHowell1 Episode: Higher Power