Bruce French is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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 who has more than 30 years of acting credits to his name.

French attended the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...

 and majored in speech and theatre. He is married to actress/singer Eileen Barnett.

Career

He is noted for his recurring role as Father Lonigan on the NBC

NBC

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 daytime drama Passions

Passions

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He also plays Jim Burns the wealthy neighbor of the Malloy/"Rich" family on The Riches

The Riches

The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...

; Jim's wife, Nina, is played by Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale

Margo Martindale is an American stage, television and film actress. In 2011, Martindale won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as Mags Bennett on Justified.-Early life:...

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