[4] Although originally expected to appear in only two Lost episodes, he ended up guest starring in nine,[5][16] appearing in the fifth season as Phil, a member of the Dharma Initiative during a part of the show set in 1977. If you are not a current Alpha, “I only saw the scenes I was in. He was cast in Lost immediately after the pilot for Southland was filmed and worked on both shows over the course of six months. There was something very old-fashioned about the way he dealt with the character. I’ve been in this business for 25 years, and this is hands down the best group of people I’ve ever worked with. [16] In a May 2009 interview, Fischler said, "This is not a joke: a year ago if you were to ask me what are the two shows I want to be on, I would have said Mad Men and Lost. “To take a comic and put it on television, it often doesn’t really look like a comic book, it just looks like a TV show. [17] Fischler also portrayed the real-life gangster Mickey Cohen in the video game L.A. Noire, which was released in May 2011. [5][16] Fischler said the Lost producers were "incredibly accommodating" to his schedule. "[4] Fischler said entertainer Joey Bishop was a major influence on how he played the role because he wanted Jimmy Barrett to have a charming element to him and make people laugh even while he said horrible things, as Bishop did. Born Mulholland Drive (as Dan). Alex Witchel, a writer from The New York Times Magazine who sat in on Fischler's audition, said he was "breathtakingly good". Patrick Fischler [15] Series creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner cast Fischler because he felt the actor had a "New York quality" that he wanted the character to have. [4] and The Great Buck Howard (2008),[11] and played assistant district attorney Ellis Loew in Brian De Palma's 2006 crime film The Black Dahlia. It becomes a game. They have one child. [4][15] Fischler received a great deal of exposure and increase in name recognition after his role on Mad Men. [4][5] After graduating from high school, Fischler attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he met and started dating his future wife, actress Lauren Bowles, the half-sister of actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Mulholland Drive (2001) [Dan]: Dies from fright after seeing Bonnie Aarons appear in front of him. Patrick Fischler, Actor: Mad Men. “I remember reading the script and thinking ‘this is unlike anything I’ve ever seen on TV.’ Which is pretty hard nowadays, because there’s 195 channels, and there is so much great television. He has been married to Lauren Bowles since May 27, 2005. “My wife and I laugh, and we whisper to each other ‘what project does this person recognize me from?’ as they approach me on the street, based on their look. I read the comic and loved it, and realized ‘this character is so screwed up, I want to be a part of this.” And Smoothie, I’ve never really played anybody like him, and the pilot episode is just a taste of what is to come. [16], Starting in 2009, Fischler became a recurring cast member on both the ABC drama series Lost and the NBC police drama Southland. Fischler said getting the role of Duncan Todd, “was a shock, to get this call to be in Twin Peaks. For the part, he received a best lead actor award by the American Film Institute International Film Festival's New Directions jury, which honors independent films. This year, Fischler appears in both the return of Twin Peaks as well as the Syfy adaptation of Grant Morrison‘s graphic novel Happy!, which just premiered. I loved doing Mulholland Drive with him, it was the greatest experience I’ve had in film, easily. Patrick Fischler; Showtime; Twin Peaks; 5 Comments 5 Comments. Patrick Fischler (1969 - ) 1 Film Deaths 2 TV Deaths 3 Notable Connections 4 Gallery The Shadow (1994) [Bobby the sailor] He is mind controlled by John Lone and climbs over the fence at the outdoor observatory of the empire state building and leaps from the empire state building to his death.

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