Larry Poindexter is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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 and singer born and raised in Dallas, Texas

Dallas, Texas

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Life and career

Poindexter is currently best known for his role in 2003's S.W.A.T., where he played by the book LAPD Captain Tom Fuller who went head to head with Samuel Jackson's Hondo. Daytime audiences know him best from ABC

American Broadcasting Company

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 soap opera

Soap opera

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 General Hospital

General Hospital

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as the not so good Dr. Asher Thomas from June 3, 2005 until August 8, 2005 when his character was shot and killed by Jason Morgan (Steve Burton

Steve Burton

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) after he murdered both AJ Quartermaine (Billy Warlock

Billy Warlock

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) and Rachel Adair (Amy Grabow

Amy Grabow

Amy Grabow is an American actress.Amy Grabow grew up in Huntington Beach, California. Amy decided, while still in high school, to pursue an acting career. She studied at the Academy for the Performing Arts in Huntington Beach and currently attends acting classes...

). His Asher Thomas character was controversial, as his backstory was a retcon of Jason and AJ's history.
He was also a recurring character on JAG, playing the lawyer/love interest of Major Sarah MacKenzie in season 3.

He has also appeared in the soap operas Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara (TV series)

Santa Barbara is an American television soap opera, first broadcast in the United States on NBC on July 30, 1984, and last aired on January 15, 1993. The show revolved around the eventful lives of the wealthy Capwell family of Santa Barbara, California...

, Days of our Lives

Days of our Lives

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, was a frequent guest on the MTV show Just Say Julie

Just Say Julie

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and the primetime shows Quantum Leap and Push, Nevada

Push, Nevada

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. His film career includes American Ninja 2

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation is a 1987 action/adventure sequel starring Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Jeff Weston, Gary Conway, Michelle Botes and Larry Poindexter...

, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

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. Poindexter also appeared on Friends

Friends

Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...

(The One With The Candy Hearts) as "Fireman Dave" he also appeared in Blade: The Series

Blade: The Series

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as FBI agent Ray Collins and on How I met your mother

How I Met Your Mother

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(S5E14). He was also featured as Reisenkemp in the comedy "Coverage". He currently is appearing as the swinging dad, Rick Berger in "The Hard Times of RJ Berger

The Hard Times of RJ Berger

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 the cult MTV 1/2 hr scripted comedy.

He was lead singer for the Alt-Country band The High Lonesome in the 1990s. Their album Feel Free To Do So is being re-released winter of 2010.

His father, H. R. Poindexter

H. R. Poindexter

H. R. Poindexter is a theatre lighting designer and set designer. He has designed many Broadway productions and received a Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for his work on Paul Sill's Story Theatre.- External links :...

, is a Tony award

Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...

-winning light and set designer. His wife is Carol Kritzer a very successful Casting Director, whom he married in 2002. He has twin boys.

Partial Television

Year	Series	Episode	Character
2010 2010 in television 2010 in television may refer to:*2010 in American television*2010 in Australian television*2010 in British television*2010 in Canadian television*2010 in Japanese television...	Supernatural Supernatural The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...	99 Problems	Preacher

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