Lenny Von Dohlen (born December 22, 1958) is an American film,
television and stage actor, known for his performance as architect
Miles Harding in the film Electric Dreams and as the orchid-growing
agoraphobic Harold Smith in the television series Twin Peaks.Von
Dohlen was born in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in Goliad, a small
town in south Texas. He has German ancestry from his paternal side. As
a child he wished to become a jockey, but grew too tall for his dream.
He studied Theater at University of Texas, and graduated from Loretto
Heights College in Denver, Colorado. From there he moved to New York
City to pursue a career on the stage.Lenny Von Dohlen's film debut was
in Academy Award-winning Tender Mercies, starring Robert Duvall,
written by Horton Foote and directed by Bruce Beresford in 1983. In
1984, Von Dohlen played the lead role in the cult film MGM/UA's
Electric Dreams. Other roles include: Under the Biltmore Clock (1985);
Dracula's Widow (1987); Blind Vision (1992); Twin Peaks: Fire Walk
with Me (1992); Jennifer 8 (1992); Ed Zwick's Leaving Normal (1992)
and the title role in Billy Galvin (1986) opposite Karl Malden.
television and stage actor, known for his performance as architect
Miles Harding in the film Electric Dreams and as the orchid-growing
agoraphobic Harold Smith in the television series Twin Peaks.Von
Dohlen was born in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in Goliad, a small
town in south Texas. He has German ancestry from his paternal side. As
a child he wished to become a jockey, but grew too tall for his dream.
He studied Theater at University of Texas, and graduated from Loretto
Heights College in Denver, Colorado. From there he moved to New York
City to pursue a career on the stage.Lenny Von Dohlen's film debut was
in Academy Award-winning Tender Mercies, starring Robert Duvall,
written by Horton Foote and directed by Bruce Beresford in 1983. In
1984, Von Dohlen played the lead role in the cult film MGM/UA's
Electric Dreams. Other roles include: Under the Biltmore Clock (1985);
Dracula's Widow (1987); Blind Vision (1992); Twin Peaks: Fire Walk
with Me (1992); Jennifer 8 (1992); Ed Zwick's Leaving Normal (1992)
and the title role in Billy Galvin (1986) opposite Karl Malden.
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