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    • Source: John Putch

      • John Putch (born July 27, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his recurring role as Bob Morton on the 1970s sitcom One Day at a Time and as Sean Brody in the film Jaws 3-D.


      Life and career


      Putch was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He began his career as an actor at the age of five in summer theater company, The Totem Pole Playhouse, run by his father William H. Putch (1924–1983). He is also the son of actress Jean Stapleton (1923–2013) who met William Putch while performing at the Playhouse. They married soon after.
      After guest starring on his mother's series All in the Family (playing a Boy Scout in 1973 episode "Archie Is Branded"), he was remembered by producer Norman Lear who cast him in a recurring role as Bob Morton on the sitcom One Day at a Time, appearing in 14 episodes from 1976 to 1983. Putch's next notable role was in the film Jaws 3-D (1983) co-starring as Sean Brody the son of Roy Scheider's character, Martin Brody. His other film credits include appearances in The Sure Thing (1985), Welcome to 18 (1986), Men at Work (1990), Skeeter (1993), and the horror film Curfew (1989), opposite Kyle Richards.
      For much of the 1980s into the 1990s he guest starred in a number of notable television series namely, Family Ties, The Fall Guy, The Love Boat, Hill Street Blues, Newhart, Star Trek: The Next Generation, 21 Jump Street, Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Wings as well as a starring role in the sitcom Room for Two and a major role in The Wave (1981).
      In 1985, Putch made his directorial debut with the short film Waiting to Act starring Ed Begley, Jr., Helen Hunt and Lance Guest. He began focusing more on directing in the mid-1990s, directing independent films and episodic television. His television directing credits include Big Bad Beetleborgs, Son of the Beach, Grounded for Life, Scrubs, Ugly Betty, My Name Is Earl, Tycus, Rush Hour, APB, Cougar Town, and American Housewife. Some of Putch's film directing credits include Bachelor Man starring David DeLuise, The Poseidon Adventure, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, Murder 101: College Can Be Murder starring Dick Van Dyke and Mojave Phone Booth starring Annabeth Gish and Steve Guttenberg, which won numerous independent film awards.
      In 2007 Putch began making a trilogy of comedies surrounding US Route 30 in his home state of Pennsylvania. Route 30, Route 30, Too! and Route 30, Three! respectively take place in south central Pennsylvania in Franklin and Adams counties.


      Partial filmography


      All in the Family (1973) - Boy Scout
      Jaws 3-D (1983) - Sean Brody
      The Sure Thing (1985) - Mastin
      Vision Quest (1985) - Uncredited
      Waiting to Act (1985) - Tom's Director
      Impure Thoughts (1986) - Danny Stubbs
      Welcome to 18 (1986) - Cory
      Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988, 1989) - Mordock, Mendon
      Curfew (1989) - Bob Perkins
      Men at Work (1990) - Mike
      Seinfeld (1991) “The Stranded” - Roy
      Skeeter (1993) - Hamilton
      Clear and Present Danger (1994) - Blackhawk Co-Pilot
      Camp Nowhere (1994) - Neil Garbus
      Star Trek Generations (1994) - Journalist #2
      Same River Twice (1996) - Skinner
      Spoiler (1998) - Doctor
      Freedom Strike (1998) - Stanley Shaw
      City of Angels (1998) - Man in Car
      The Souler Opposite (1998) - Lester
      Chain of Command (2000) - Agent Joe Lambert
      Mach 2 (2000) - Tim Mandell
      Crash Point Zero (2001) - George
      The Confidence Man (2001) - Strip Club MC


      References




      External links


      Official website
      John Putch at IMDb

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