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Robert Rusler
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 52306
IMDb ID: nm0750852
Known for: Acting
Born: September 20, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2025
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.52
Wikidata: Q687218
Frequent jobs
Producer (1)
Biography
Robert Rusler (born September 20, 1965) is an American film and television actor. Rusler was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Maria Elena (née Varela) and Richard C. Rusler. He moved to Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, where he started surfing and skateboarding on a semi-professional level, competiting in local tournaments. Then he and his family moved to Los Angeles, where he studied martial arts and entered many competitions. After high school, Robert wanted to try his hand as an actor and began taking acting classes at the Loft Studio with Peggy Feury and William Taylor. His first film was the 1985 hit comedy film Weird Science as Max; he is also well known for his role in the 1985 horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge as Grady and Richard Lawson in the 1991 TV film Stephen King's Sometimes They Come Back. Rusler has starred on some television series, such as the short lived 1990 series The Outsiders as Tim Shepard, and in the 1993 short lives series Angel Falls, but his best known TV role was in the 1990s hit science fiction series Babylon 5 as Warren Keffer in season 2 (1994-1995). He has acted in the 1995 sci-fi video game flight simulator, Wing Commander IV which starred Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell. He also recently appeared in an episode of the TV series The Unit. Rusler has made guest appearances on television shows ranging from The Facts of Life, Snoops, Cold Case, Medium, The Unit, The Closer, 24, Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Enterprise in the season 3 episode "Anomaly" as Orgoth. He has appeared in a Heineken commercial directed by Oliver Stone. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Robert Rusler.
7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
2010 Movie
6.5
Weird Science
as Max
1985 Movie
5.9
Sometimes They Come Back
as Lawson
1991 Movie
5.8
The Debt Collector
as Tarva
2018 Movie
5.8
Vamp
as AJ
1986 Movie
5.8
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
as Ron Grady
1985 Movie
5.7
Jakob's Wife
as Tom Low
2021 Movie
5.7
The Whole Ten Yards
as Policeman #2
2004 Movie
5.7
Tales of Halloween
as Mr. Blake
2015 Movie
5.5
The Manor
as George
2021 Movie
4.2
Amityville: A New Generation
as Ray
1993 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Robert Rusler.
8.2
Bones
as Hunter Sherman • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
S.W.A.T.
as Moretti • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.0
Babylon 5
as Warren Keffer • 22 eps
1994 Series
7.9
The Closer
as Joe White • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.8
24
as Hank • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Lt. Nash Cavanaugh • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.6
Light as a Feather
as Mr. Morris • 3 eps
2018 Series
7.6
NCIS
as Curtis Teague • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Orgoth • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Pete Menteer • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
Medium
as David Barrington • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
The Unit
1 eps
2006 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Robert Rusler.
6.5
Weird Science
as Max
1985 Movie
5.8
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
as Ron Grady
1985 Movie
5.2
Pretty Boy
as Edward
2021 Movie
6.2
Thrashin'
as Tommy Hook
1986 Movie
8.3
Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse
as David Richards
2024 Movie
5.8
Vamp
as AJ
1986 Movie
5.8
The Debt Collector
as Tarva
2018 Movie
5.7
The Whole Ten Yards
as Policeman #2
2004 Movie
3.3
Delivered
as Wiggs
2011 Movie
7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
2010 Movie
5.7
Tales of Halloween
as Mr. Blake
2015 Movie
5.9
Sometimes They Come Back
as Lawson
1991 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Robert Rusler.
7.6
NCIS
as Curtis Teague • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.2
Bones
as Hunter Sherman • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.8
24
as Hank • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.1
S.W.A.T.
as Moretti • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Pete Menteer • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.9
The Closer
as Joe White • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Orgoth • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Medium
as David Barrington • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.0
Babylon 5
as Warren Keffer • 22 eps
1994 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Lt. Nash Cavanaugh • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.1
The Facts of Life
2 eps
1979 Series
7.3
The Unit
1 eps
2006 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Robert Rusler.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Robert Rusler.
3.1
Garden of Eden
as Matheo Eden
2025 Movie
7.9
In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
as Self
2024 Movie
8.3
Wildfire: The Legend of the Cherokee Ghost Horse
as David Richards
2024 Movie
4.0
FredHeads: The Documentary
as Himself
2022 Movie
5.5
The Manor
as George
2021 Movie
5.2
Pretty Boy
as Edward
2021 Movie
5.7
Jakob's Wife
as Tom Low
2021 Movie
7.7
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self
2020 Movie
6.5
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
as Self
2019 Movie
7.0
Concrete Kids
as Jerry
2018 Movie
5.8
The Debt Collector
as Tarva
2018 Movie
5.6
The Wedding Do Over
as Gary
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Robert Rusler.
7.6
Light as a Feather
as Mr. Morris • 3 eps
2018 Series
8.1
S.W.A.T.
as Moretti • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.3
The Unit
1 eps
2006 Series
8.2
Bones
as Hunter Sherman • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
The Closer
as Joe White • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Medium
as David Barrington • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Lt. Nash Cavanaugh • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.6
NCIS
as Curtis Teague • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.8
24
as Hank • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Orgoth • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.0
Snoops
as Jake Hammersmith • 1 eps
1999 Series
6.5
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
1 eps
1997 Series