James Rebhorn

James Robert Rebhorn was an American character actor who appeared in over 100 films, television series, and plays. At the time of his death, he had recurring roles in the current series White Collar and Homeland. He also appeared in films such as Scent of a Woman, Carlitos Way, Independence Day, My Cousin Vinny, and Meet the Parents.

Rebhorn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Ardell Frances and James Harry Rebhorn, an industrial engineer and salesman. He was of German descent. Rebhorn moved to Anderson, Indiana, as a child and graduated from Madison Heights High School. A devout Lutheran, he attended Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, where he studied political science. While there, he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Richard S. Huffman was one of his instructors and directed him in a lead role in Aristophanes Lysistrata as well as Molires Tricks of Scapin. After graduating in 1970, Rebhorn moved to New York City, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting from Columbia Universitys School of the Arts, and joined the metropolitan theater scene.

Source: Wikipedia