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Daniel Kash

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Daniel Kash

Born April 25, 1959 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada91 films

Daniel Joshua Kash (born April 25, 1959) is a Canadian actor and film director. He is known for his appearances in films such as Aliens, The Hunt for the BTK Killer, and The Path to 9/11, and in television series such as Law & Order, Orphan Black, and The Expanse.

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Kash was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Canadian opera singer Maureen Forrester and Toronto-born violinist and conductor Eugene Kash (May 1, 1912 – March 6, 2004). He is the brother of actress Linda Kash. His father's family was Jewish, while his mother converted to Judaism.

He studied acting at the Drama Centre in London, UK, and has appeared in both film and television. His first film role was Private Spunkmeyer in Aliens (1986).

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Aliens posterFirst watchAliens19868.0as Private SpunkmeyerRipley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years.View film

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Filmography

91 films as actor
  1. 2025Joy to the WorldMerriman
  2. 2025Everything's Going to Be GreatTevye (Fiddler on the Roof)
  3. 2024BelieverJudge Robert Kellman
  4. 2024Sweet Summer LoveEdgar Winkleman
  5. 2024True Justice: Family TiesFrank Adams
  6. 2023No.8 ReportingTrain Guard (voice)
  7. 2022The Man from TorontoDetective Elkins
  8. 2022An Eclectic ChristmasLeonard
  9. 2022Red Iron RoadTrain Guard (voice)
  10. 2022Don't Hang UpThe Eastern European
  11. 2021Queen of SpadesSmirnov
  12. 2020Letters to Satan ClausKevin Kevins
  13. 2020Every Day's Like ThisAdam
  14. 2019The Kindness of StrangersJeff's Landlord
  15. 2019Easy LandGreg
  16. 2017Ordinary DaysAbe Barnard
  17. 2017xXx: Return of Xander CageRussian Spymaster
  18. 2016I'll Be Home for ChristmasChief Ed Haller
  19. 2016The EscapeFBI Agent
  20. 2016Joseph and MaryHigh Priest
  21. 2016Mr BernsteinLeonard Bernstein
  22. 2016Manhattan UndyingDet. Cliff Roberts
  23. 2016Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the BudProfessor Bruce Barnes
  24. 2015On the Twelfth Day of ChristmasJohn MacDonald
  25. 2015RememberRetirement Home Director
  26. 2015Born to Be BlueProthodontist (voice)
  27. 2015Pirate's PassageBrand / Merchantsman's Captain / Pirate (voice)
  28. 2014Corner Gas: The MovieJerome's Lawyer
  29. 2014RoboCopJohn Lake
  30. 2013BreakoutChuck
  31. 2013SoloRay
  32. 2013MamaDr. Dreyfuss
  33. 2012A Dark TruthCaller (voice)
  34. 2012On the RoadHenry Glass
  35. 2011Edwin Boyd: Citizen GangsterAl
  36. 2010Camp Rock 2: The Final JamAxel Turner
  37. 2010Casino JackKontantinos (Gus) Boulis
  38. 2010Repo MenChipped Tooth
  39. 2009Deadliest SeaMarty
  40. 2009The Puck HogsSergei Ulonov
  41. 2008Fugitive PiecesMaurice
  42. 2008Magic Flute DiariesMonostatos
  43. 2007Jack Brooks: Monster SlayerCounselor Silverstein
  44. 2007Diary of the DeadPolice Officer
  45. 2006A Dad for ChristmasJim Benson
  46. 2006One WayBert Zikinsky
  47. 2006Lucky Number SlevinBodyguard #1
  48. 2006The VeteranEric
  49. 2005The Hunt for the BTK KillerHurst Laviana
  50. 2005Cinderella ManReporter
  51. 2005Deacons for DefenseSlocum
  52. 2004Direct ActionLoPresti
  53. 2004The Good ShepherdJeffrey Altman
  54. 2004Crown HeightsJudah Kwass
  55. 2003Cold Creek ManorLocal
  56. 2003The Gospel of JohnSimon Peter
  57. 2003The Life of JesusSimon Peter
  58. 2003Heritage Minutes: J.S. WoodsworthHeaps
  59. 2002The Man Who Saved ChristmasHiram Harris
  60. 2002The TuxedoRogers
  61. 2002Recipe for MurderHenry Bettencamp
  62. 2002Interstate 60Elmer the Bettor
  63. 2001The Shipping NewsDetective Danzig
  64. 2001A Town Without ChristmasDennis
  65. 2001Don't Say a WordDetective Garcia
  66. 2001Exit WoundsRory
  67. 2001HavenMordechai
  68. 2001Under Heavy FireEric
  69. 2000PilgrimHogan
  70. 1999Hidden AgendaVolker Flenske
  71. 1999Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed StoryHooke
  72. 1999External AffairsSergei Kulekin
  73. 1999Killing MoonLt. David Thatcher
  74. 1999Bonanno: A Godfather's Story
  75. 1998Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann StoryJoe E. Lewis
  76. 1998Bone DaddyRocky
  77. 1998Goosebumps: ChillogyKarl Knave
  78. 1998Ernest in the ArmyDanny / Crew Guy
  79. 1997The Defenders: PaybackFrankie Mirano
  80. 1997WoundedDavid Boyd
  81. 1996VirusRipley
  82. 1996The PathfinderDe Lasalle
  83. 1996The Michelle ApartmentsDean
  84. 1995The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the HawkmenRaoul Lufbery
  85. 1994RoyceTommy McFain
  86. 1993Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian SpencerBrian 'Spinner' Spencer
  87. 1992Hurt PenguinsNick Piccione
  88. 1991True ConfectionsLaurence Albert Simon
  89. 1990NightbreedLabowitz
  90. 1986The Last Days of PattonMelvin
  91. 1986AliensPrivate Spunkmeyer