Brent Huff
Brent Huff (born March 11, 1961) is an American actor, writer and film director.[1] Huff is best known for his recurring role of Smitty in the hit ABC show, The Rookie. He has also had recurring roles in Shameless, Pensacola: Wings of Gold and Black Scorpion. Some of Huff's other television appearances include, Mad Men, The West Wing, NCIS, Jag, and Cold Case.
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Born | Springfield, Missouri. United States | March 11, 1961
Years active | 1976–present |
Huff has written and directed many award-winning feature films and documentaries including, The Jackie Stiles Story, It's a Rockabilly World, Cat City, Chasing Beauty, Welcome to Paradise, A Genie's Tail and 100 Mile Rule.
Huff grew up in Springfield, Missouri and attended Kickapoo High School. Both Huff and Brad Pitt are members of the Kickapoo Theater Hall-of-Fame.
Huff was a Theater Major at the University of Missouri.
Selected filmography
Actor
- Coach (1978)
- The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak (1984), with Tawny Kitaen
- Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985), with Sho Kosugi
- Deadly Passion (1985), with Ingrid Boulting
- Summer Fantasy (1985), with Julianne Phillips and Ted Shackelford
- Armed Response (1986), with David Carradine and Lee Van Cleef
- Stormquest (1987)
- Cop Game (1988)
- Strike Commando 2 (1988), with Richard Harris
- Born to Fight (1989)
- After the Condor (1990)
- Falling from Grace (1992), with John Mellencamp, John Prine and Mariel Hemingway
- Veterinarian Christine (1993), with Ernest Borgnine
- Hunt for the Blue Diamond (1993), with Barry Newman and Ernest Borgnine
- At the Edge of Paradise (1993), with George Hamilton and Morgan Fairchild
- I Spy Returns (1994), with Bill Cosby and Robert Culp
- Diagnosis: Murder (TV series, episode: The Plague, 1994)
- The Black Curse (1995), with James Brolin and Deborah Shelton
- Tinkercrank (1995)
- Oblivion: Backlash (1996)
- Dark Skies (TV series, episode: Moving Targets, 1996)
- Diagnosis: Murder (TV series, episode: Murder by Friendly Fire, 1996)
- Scorpio One (1996)
- The Bad Pack (1997), with Robert Davi, Roddy Piper and Ralf Möller
- Dead Tides (1997), with Roddy Piper and Tawny Kitaen
- Hollywood Confidential (1997), with Charlize Theron
- Girls' Night (1998), with Brenda Blethyn, Julie Walters and Kris Kristofferson
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV series, 11 episodes, 1998–1999)
- Hitman's Run (1999), with Eric Roberts
- Hot Boyz (1999), with Snoop Dogg and Master P.
- Hijack (1999), with Jeff Fahey and Ernie Hudson
- Submerged (2000), with Coolio, Maxwell Caulfield, and Nicole Eggert
- JAG (TV series, episode: Surface Warfare, 2000)
- Beautiful (2000)
- Black Scorpion (TV series, 4 episodes, 2001)
- Cold Case (TV series, episode: Sherry Darlin', 2003)
- Lucky (TV series, episode: Calling Dr. Con, 2003)
- Bad Bizness (2003)
- Final Examination (2003), with Kari Wuhrer
- The West Wing (TV series, episode: No Exit, 2004)
- Glass Trap (2005), with C. Thomas Howell and Stella Stevens
- Dead and Deader (2006)
- Breaking Point (2009)
- Mad Men (TV series, episode: Waldorf Stories, 2010)
- Kill Speed (2010)
- Second Chance (Short Film, 2011)
- Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012)
- Forgetting Regret (Short Film, 2012)
- D-TEC (2015)
- NCIS (TV series, episode: Oil and Water, 2015)
- Killing Lazarus (2016)
- Christmas Trade (2016)
- Ghostbusters: Station 6 (TV series, 1 episode, 2017)
- Shameless (TV series, 3 episodes, 2018–2019)
- The Rookie (TV series, 32 episodes, 2019–2022)
- Tyson's Run (2019)
- Deadly Draw (2022)
- A Genie's Tail (2022)
- The Rookie: Feds (TV series, 4 episodes, 2022)
Director
- We the People (1994), with James Brolin
- The Bad Pack (1997), with Robert Davi, Roddy Piper and Ralf Möller
- 100 Mile Rule (2003), with Maria Bello, Jake Weber, and Michael McKean
- Welcome to Paradise (2007)
- Treasure Raiders (2007), with David Carradine, Steven Brand, and Sherilyn Fenn
- Cat City (2010), with Rebecca Pidgeon, Julian Sands, and Brian Dennehy
- Serbian Scars (2009), with Michael Madsen, Mark Dacascos, and Vladimer Rajcic
- Last Will (2010), with Tatum O'Neal, Tom Berenger, and Peter Coyote
- Hero (2012, short)
- Helpless (2012, short)
References
- "Lights, Camera & Action – A Brent Huff Story". scvelitemagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
https://shoutoutla.com/meet-brent-huff-actor-director/
http://voyagela.com/interview/conversations-with-brent-huff/
http://www.virgilfilms.com/2016/10/07/filmmaker-fridays-brent-huff/
https://www.bulletproofaction.com/tag/brent-huff/
https://patch.com/new-york/smithtown/calendar/event/20220721/1902504/basketball-legend-jackie-stiles-director-brent-huff-up-next-on-tom-needham-s-sounds-of-film