Jonathan Goldsmith


Biography

Debonair screen actor Jonathan Goldsmith is best known for his many villainous roles in film Westerns of the 1960s and '70s. With a signature beard and deep baritone voice befitting a range of characters of aristocratic origin, the actor later gained popularity as the commercial mascot for Dos Equis beer known simply as "The Most Interesting Man in the World." Goldman, a New York City na...

Biography

Debonair screen actor Jonathan Goldsmith is best known for his many villainous roles in film Westerns of the 1960s and '70s. With a signature beard and deep baritone voice befitting a range of characters of aristocratic origin, the actor later gained popularity as the commercial mascot for Dos Equis beer known simply as "The Most Interesting Man in the World." Goldman, a New York City native, embarked on his film career in the late '60s, initially performing under the stage name "Jonathan Lippe." Amassing dozens of credits under that name, Goldman switched back to his birth name after establishing himself as a reliable character actor in the Western genre. Following memorable guest appearances in the '80s on primetime soaps "Knots Landing" and "Dallas," Goldman took a hiatus from acting in the '90s. He returned in 2007 with a series of popular TV ads, playing a Hefner-like playboy who invokes the oft-quoted tagline "Stay thirsty, my friends."

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol (1999)
Performer
Major Crime (1998)
Performer
Crossing the River (1988)
Performer

Producer (Feature Film)

Out of Sync (2000)
Producer

Music (Feature Film)

Forsaken (2016)
Music
Unless (2016)
Music
Burn Your Maps (2016)
Music
The Grim Sleeper (2014)
Music
The Truth (2012)
Music
Wiebo's War (2011)
Music
Casino Jack (2010)
Music
Tenderness (2009)
Original Music
Tenderness (2009)
Music
Passage (2008)
Music
The Man Who Saved Christmas (2008)
Music
Eye of the Beast (2007)
Music
Away From Her (2006)
Original Music
Too Young To Be a Dad (2002)
Music
Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay (2002)
Music
Rare Birds (2001)
Music
Blackout (2001)
Music
Jewel (2001)
Music
Nights Below Station Street (2000)
Music
The Christmas Secret (2000)
Music
Scorn (2000)
Music
Out of Sync (2000)
Music
Behind the Mask (1999)
Music
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story (1999)
Music
The Price of a Broken Heart (1999)
Music
Black and Blue (1999)
Music
Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol (1999)
Music
Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol (1999)
Music Producer
Such A Long Journey (1998)
Music
Dead Husbands (1998)
Music
Major Crime (1998)
Music
Lost Souls (1998)
Music
Too Close to Home (1997)
Music
Survival on the Mountain (1997)
Music
Gerrie & Louise (1997)
Music
Dead Silence (1997)
Music
Murder at My Door (1996)
Music
A Husband, a Wife, and a Lover (1996)
Music
We the Jury (1996)
Music
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story (1996)
Music
Kissinger and Nixon (1995)
Music
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995)
Music
Falling For You (1995)
Music
Heads (1994)
Music
Snowbound (1994)
Music
Rookies (1990)
Music
Diplomatic Immunity II (1990)
Music
Palais Royale (1988)
Music
Screwballs II - Loose Screws (1985)
Song
Visiting Hours (1982)
Music Arranger
Visiting Hours (1982)
Music

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Splinterheads (2009)
Production Supervisor

Music (Special)

Miracle at Moreaux (1985)
Music
Castle Rock (1981)
Music

Music (TV Mini-Series)

Everything She Ever Wanted (2009)
Music
Chasing Freedom (2003)
Music
Salem Witch Trials (2003)
Music
Guilt By Association (2002)
Music

Life Events

Bibliography