Matt Salinger
Matt Salinger | |
|---|---|
| Born | Matthew Douglas Salinger February 13, 1960 Windsor, Vermont, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (B.A., Art History, 1983) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | since 1984 |
| Spouse |
Betsy Becker (m. 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | J. D. Salinger |
Matthew Douglas Salinger (/ˈsælɪndʒər/ SAL-in-jər; born February 13, 1960) is an American actor known for his appearances in the films Revenge of the Nerds and Captain America.
Early life
Salinger was born February 13, 1960, in Windsor, Vermont, to author J. D. Salinger, known for Catcher in the Rye, and psychologist Alison Claire Douglas.[1][2] His maternal grandfather was British art critic Robert Langton Douglas.[3] He has one sister, Margaret Salinger.[4][5] His father was of paternal Lithuanian-Jewish descent.[6][7][8]
Salinger attended North Country School in Lake Placid, New York, for junior high school. He graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and attended Princeton University before graduating from Columbia University with a degree in art history and drama.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Danny Burke |
| 1986 | Power | Phillip Aarons |
| 1989 | Options | Donald Anderson |
| 1990 | Captain America | Steve Rogers / Captain America |
| 1994 | Fortunes of War | Peter Kernan |
| 1994 | Babyfever | James |
| 1996 | Mojave Moon | |
| 1998 | What Dreams May Come | Reverend Hanley |
| 1999 | Let the Devil Wear Black | |
| 2002 | The Year That Trembled | Professor Jeff Griggs |
| 2005 | Bigger Than the Sky | Mal Gunn |
| 2010 | Harvest | Professor Wickstrom |
| 2014 | Learning to Drive | Peter |
| 2015 | Endless Night (Spanish: Nadie quiere la noche) | Captain Spalding |
| 2017 | Love After Love | Michael |
| 2018 | Wetware | Mashita |
| 2019 | A Call to Spy | William Donovan |
| 2021 | The Ice Road | CEO Thomason |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Blood & Orchids | Bryce Parker | (Made for TV) crime-drama film |
| 1986 | Manhunt for Claude Dallas | Claude Dallas Jr. | (Made for TV) |
| 1987 | Deadly Deception | Jack Shoat | (Made for TV) |
| 1993 | Picket Fences | Dr. Danny Shreve | family drama television series |
| 1993-1994 | Second Chances | Mike Chulack | drama television series |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Seth Webster | Season 5 / Episode 13 - "Hate" |
| 2004-2005 | 24 | Mark Kanar | Day 3 (Season 3 / 2004): 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Day 4 (Season 4 / 2005): 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Bill Phillips | Season 7 / Episode 19 - "Legacy" |
Video
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Firehawk | Tex | action film (Directed by Cirio H. Santiago) |
| 2005 | The Marksman | General Parent (as Matthew Salinger) | action film (Directed by Marcus Adams) |
| 2005 | Black Dawn | Myshkin (as Matthew Salinger) | action film (Directed by Alexander Gruszynski) |
| 2008 | Pistol Whipped | Dealer | action film (Directed by Roel Reiné) |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Dancing in the End Zone | James Bernard | |
| 2000 | The Syringa Tree | ----- | (Produced by Matthew Salinger) |
Career
Salinger made his film debut in 1984 in Revenge of the Nerds and played Captain America in the 1990 film Captain America.[9]
He subsequently appeared in films including What Dreams May Come[10] and on television in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,[11] and 24.[12]
Salinger has produced several independent films, including Let the Devil Wear Black,[13] and Mojave Moon.
Salinger made his Broadway debut in 1985 in Bill C. Davis's short-lived Dancing in the End Zone,[14] performing at the Ritz Theater alongside veteran actresses Pat Carroll and Dorothy Lyman. In 2000, he produced the off-Broadway play The Syringa Tree,[15][16][17] which received a Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award, Outer Critic's Circle Award,[18][19] and the Village Voice Obie Award for Best Play of the Year in 2001.[20]
Personal life
Salinger married jewelry designer Betsy Jane Becker in 1985. They live in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and have two sons, Gannon and Avery.[21]
Unlike his sister, Margaret, who wrote a 1999 memoir about her childhood titled Dream Catcher, Salinger has sought to protect his father's privacy.[4] A few weeks after Margaret's book was published, Salinger wrote a letter to The New York Observer, criticizing his sister's "gothic tales of our supposed childhood."[5]
References
- ^ a b "Betsy Jane Becker to Marry Matt Salinger in May". The New York Times. October 14, 1984. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Matt Salinger Biography (1960-)". Film Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Dinitia (August 30, 2000). "Salinger's Daughter's Truths as Mesmerizing as His Fiction". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Finkle, David (February 15, 2001). "Produced by Matt Salinger" Archived 2007-12-09 at the Wayback Machine. Theater Mania. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ a b Malcolm, Janet (June 21, 2001). "Justice to J. D. Salinger". The New York Review of Books. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "The Genealogy of Richard L. Aronoff". Aronoff.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ Fiene, Donald M. (1963). "J. D. Salinger: A Bibliography". Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature. 4 (1): 109–149. doi:10.2307/1207189. JSTOR 1207189.
- ^ "J.D. Salinger". Jewishvirtuallibrary.org. January 1, 1919. Retrieved January 30, 2010.
- ^ Ryan, Mike (July 20, 2011). "Matt Salinger: The True Captain America?". GQ.
- ^ "Full Cast of What Dreams May Come Actors/Actresses". Ranker. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Green, Susan; Dawn, Randee (2009). Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Unofficial Companion. Dallas: BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1933771-88-5. Retrieved 2025-05-23 – via Internet Archive text collection.
- ^ "Matt Salinger ". TV Guide. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (June 28, 1999). "Let the Devil Wear Black". Variety.
- ^ Rich, Frank (1985-01-04). "THEATER: 'DANCING IN THE END ZONE'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (December 22, 2001). "THEATER REVIEW; One Women Portrays the Many Faces of Apartheid". The New York Times.
- ^ Gray, Paul (August 6, 2006). "Black, White and Colored". The New York Times.
- ^ Hill, Logan (2000). "Cult Hit: Salinger's Stage". New York magazine.
- ^ Long, Amay Nora. "Pamela Glen and the making of The Syringa Tree". American Repertory Theater. Harvard University. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (August 1, 2001). "Kate Blumberg Branches Out Into Syringa Tree Aug. 1". Playbill.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (May 29, 2001). "Obies fete 'Syringa Tree': Seldes gets sustained achievement award". Variety.
- ^ Alexander, Paul (1999). Salinger: A Biography. Los Angeles: Renaissance. p. 292. ISBN 1-58063-080-4.