Harry Groener

Biography

Harry Groener is a German-born American actor and dancer born on September 10, 1951, in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, to a musical family with an opera singer mother and concert pianist father. He emigrated to the United States with his family when he was two years old and later apprenticed with the San Francisco Ballet before studying drama at the University of Washington. Groener began his career in theater, making his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of "Oklahoma!" and going on to appear in shows including "Cats," "Crazy for You," and "Copenhagen," earning several Tony nominations for musicals like "Oklahoma!" and "Cats." He transitioned successfully to television and film, becoming perhaps best known for playing Mayor Wilkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 3, 4 and 7), while also appearing in Dear John as Ralph Drang, How I Met Your Mother as Clint, and Mad About You as Lance Brockwell. His extensive television work includes multiple Star Trek series appearances, playing Tam Elbrun in The Next Generation's "Tin Man" episode, the Nechani Magistrate in Voyager's "Sacred Ground" episode, and Minister Nathan Samuels in Enterprise's "Demons" and "Terra Prime" episodes, and his film credits include A Cure for Wellness (2016), Patch Adams (1998) and Road to Perdition (2002). He has been married to Dawn Didawick since September 19, 1978, and his versatility as both a stage and screen actor, combined with his memorable villainous turn as the charming yet sinister Mayor Wilkins, has made him a respected figure in both theater and television.

Known For

Dr. Prack

Patch Adams

John Rusk

About Schmidt

Sherrif Ken

The Day the World Ended

Auction Man

The Selling

Bobby Child (segment "Crazy For You") (archive footage)

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Lawrence Henault

The Atticus Institute

Senator McGee

Oppenheimer

Brad Collings

Role of a Lifetime

Buddy Boy

Psychiatrist

Delirium

Tony

Manna from Heaven

Self

Broadway: The Next Generation

Frank

Such A Pretty Girl

Pembroke

A Cure for Wellness

Mr. McDougal

Road to Perdition

Harry Kenney

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

Munkustrap (segment "Cats")

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Tecora Captain

Amistad

Dr. Campbell

Brubaker

Hap

Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse

Dick Winterhalter

The Mayor

Michael

Dance with Me

Dad

A Place Among the Dead

Donald Karinsky

Bread and Butter

Governor

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas