Larry Bryggman

Arvid Laurence Bryggman<ref name="tcm" /> (born December 21, 1938)<ref name="tcm">Template:Cite web</ref> is an American actor. He is known for playing the role of Dr. John Dixon on the CBS Daytime soap opera As the World Turns (1969 to 2004, 2010). He won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns in 1984 and 1987. He received six other Daytime Emmy Award nominations. He has had roles in many theatrical productions, including Ulysses in Nighttown (1974), The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel (1977), Prelude to a Kiss (1990), Picnic (1994), Proof (2000), Romance (2005), Festen (2006), and Harvey (2012). He has received two Tony Award nominations and won two Obie Awards. He has also appeared in the films ...And Justice for All (1979), Hanky Panky (1982), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Spy Game (2001).

Early life

Bryggman was born on December 21, 1938 in Concord, California. He was raised in Oakland.<ref name="about" /> He is of Swedish descent. His father worked for a neon sign company and his mother was a piano teacher. Bryggman learned to play the piano, drums and various woodwinds, including the bassoon. He also learned to play the accordion, at his father's request.<ref>Template:Usurped</ref>

He graduated from Piedmont High School.Template:Citation needed He attended the City College of San Francisco, earning a Bachelor's Degree.<ref name="soapbook">Template:Cite book</ref>

Career

1959-1969: As the World Turns

Bryggman moved to New York in 1959.<ref name="flashback" /> In the early 1960s, he co-starred with Mildred Dunnock and Albert Dekker in a touring production of Death of a Salesman.<ref name="about" /> He made his off-Broadway debut in 1962, appearing on stage in A Summer Ghost.<ref name="tcm" /> He played a police sergeant in Live Like Pigs and Pozzo in Waiting for Godot, both produced by the Theater Company of Boston.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He spent five years as a principal member of the company.<ref name="checking" />

In 1969, Bryggman made his debut at the New York Shakespeare Festival, performing in Mod Donna.<ref name="tcm" /> He co-starred with Elke Sommer in a touring production of the musical Irma La Douce.<ref name="checking" /><ref name="about" /> On television, he had a brief role on Love Is a Many Splendored Thing.<ref name="soapbook" />

Bryggman was cast as Dr. John Dixon on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns, first airing on July 18, 1969.<ref name="john" /> He was initially only supposed to appear in three episodes, but the show's producers saw potential in the character and he was offered a contract.<ref name="flashback" /> In his early years on the show, John was a villain who blackmailed and raped his wife, Kim Sullivan Hughes (then known as Kim Dixon).<ref name="john">Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman was confronted by angry fans when he was out in public, including a woman who almost hit him in front a supermarket.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The character was eventually redeemed and became a trusted doctor in the fictional city of Oakdale.<ref name="john" />

1972-1979: ...And Justice for All

Bryggman appeared on Broadway in The Lincoln Mask in 1972.<ref name="checking" /><ref name="about" /> He also appeared in the short film The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (1972).<ref name="soapbook" /> In 1974, he had multiple roles in the Broadway play Ulysses in Nighttown, directed by Burgess Meredith and co-starring Zero Mostel.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="soapbook" /> He had a role in the television film Strike Force (1975).<ref name="soapbook" /> He played Dr. Sheldon Henning in the original Broadway production of Checking Out. The play ran from September 14 to September 25, 1976 at the Longacre Theatre in New York.<ref name="checking">Template:Cite web</ref>

In February 1977, Bryggman played Frank Schaeffer in Marco Polo Sings a Solo at The Public Theater, co-starring with Madeline Kahn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played Kress in a Broadway revival of The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, co-starring with Al Pacino. The play ran from April 24 to September 3, 1977 at the Longacre Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 1977, he appeared in Two Small Bodies at Playwrights Horizons.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In February 1978, he played the Guard in the play Museum at The Public Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was cast as Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby in a Broadway revival of Richard III, co-starring again with Al Pacino. The play ran from June 10 to July 15, 1979 at the Cort Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman played Warren Fresnell in the drama film ...And Justice for All (1979), co-starring with Pacino a third time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In October 1979, he played Fool in The Winter Dancers at the Phoenix Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1981-1987: Hanky Panky

In 1981, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns.<ref name="emmy81">Template:Cite web</ref> In November 1981, he appeared in The Resurrection of Lady Lester at the Manhattan Theatre Club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For his work on As the World Turns, he received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1982.<ref name="emmy82">Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman played Stacy in the comedy film Hanky Panky (1982), directed by Sidney Poitier and co-starring with Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In January 1983, he played Arturo in The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa at the Ensemble Studio Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1984, Bryggman won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns.<ref name="emmy84">Template:Cite web</ref> In November 1984, he appeared in The Ballad of Soapy Smith at The Public Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In March 1985, Bryggman appeared as Bijou in the play Walk the Dog, Willie.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 1985, he played Hank in Life Under Water at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, co-starring with Jill Eikenberry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, for his work on As the World Turns.<ref name="emmy85">Template:Cite web</ref>

He appeared in Rum and Coke at The Public Theater in January 1986.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He was nominated again for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns.<ref name="emmy86">Template:Cite web</ref> In December 1986, he played multiple roles in Bodies, Rest and Motion at the Newhouse Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1987, Bryggman won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on ATWT.<ref name="emmy87">Template:Cite web</ref> In November 1987, he appeared in Blood Sports at the Perry Street Theater in New York.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1988-1994: Picnic

In May 1988, Bryggman appeared as Andrew in the play Spoils of War, co-starring with Kate Nelligan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In November 1988, he played Sicinius Vellutus in Coriolanus at The Public Theater, co-starring with Christopher Walken.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1988 and 1989, he received Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on As the World Turns.<ref name="emmy88">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="emmy89">Template:Cite web</ref>

In January 1990, he played Banquo in Macbeth at The Public Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played Dr. Boyle in the original Broadway production of Prelude to a Kiss, co-starring with Mary-Louise Parker. The play ran from April 29 to May 19, 1990 at the Hayes Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In February 1991, he played the title role in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 at The Public Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In October 1991, he appeared as Robert Mohr in the play The White Rose.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In July 1992, he played Duke Frederick in As You Like It at the Delacorte Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1993, he received an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Work for his theatrical performances.<ref name="tcm" /> Bryggman was cast as Howard Bevans in the original Broadway production of Picnic, co-starring with Ashley Judd and Kyle Chandler. The play ran from March 30 to May 29, 1994 at Criterion Center Stage Right.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For his work in the show, he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.<ref name="tony94">Template:Cite web</ref>

1995-2001: Proof

In July 1995, he played Alonso in The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He appeared as Arthur Cobb in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance, co-starring with Bruce Willis.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman played twins Harry and Alfred Baker in New England at the Manhattan Theatre Club in November 1995.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He played Tom in The Ride Down Mount Morgan at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in July 1996.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman appeared in the film Looking for Richard, written and directed by Al Pacino.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In July 1997, Bryggman played the Duke of Buckingham in Henry VIII at The Public Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In June 1998, he appeared as Herman Glogauer in Once in a Lifetime for the Atlantic Theater Company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In November 1998, he played Ray Armstrong in Wolf Lullaby for the same company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He appeared in The Hothouse, another production for the Atlantic Theater Company, in February 1999.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Bryggman was cast as Robert in the original Broadway production of Proof, co-starring again with Mary-Louise Parker. The play opened in previews on October 10, 2000 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman left the production on June 10, 2001. He was replaced in the role with Patrick Tovatt, his As the World Turns co-star.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For his work in the show, Bryggman was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="tony01">Template:Cite web</ref> He was also nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.<ref name="outer01">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2001, he also appeared as Troy Folger in the action film Spy Game, co-starring with Robert Redford and Brad Pitt.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He guest starred on Law & Order.<ref name="credits">Template:Cite web</ref>

2003-2005: Leaving ATWT

In June 2003, he played Emil in A Bad Friend at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2003.<ref name="about" /> He starred as Jon in Roulette at the John Houseman Theater in February 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In October 2004, he appeared in Twelve Angry Men at the American Airlines Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In December 2004, it was announced that Bryggman would be leaving the role of John Dixon on As the World Turns. Due to budget cuts, he had reportedly been offered recurring status, which he declined. His last airdate was December 14, 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In June 2005, he played Gayev in The Cherry Orchard for the Atlantic Theater Company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2005, Bryggman starred as the Judge in the Atlantic Theater Company's off-Broadway and Los Angeles productions of the David Mamet farce Romance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For his work in the play, he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play.<ref name="drama05">Template:Cite web</ref> He also received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play and won an Obie Award.<ref name="outer05">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="obie05">Template:Cite web</ref>

2006-present

He returned to Broadway, starring as Helge in an original production of Festen. The play ran from March 23, 2006 to May 20, 2006 at the Music Box Theatre. He co-starred with Julianna Margulies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In March 2007, he played the Earl of Gloucester in King Lear at The Public Theater.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In July 2007, he starred as Hank in Surface to Air at Symphony Space.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In June 2008, he played the Man in Occupant at the Peter Norton Space, co-starring with Mercedes Ruehl.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He co-starred with Debra Monk in Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing at the Vineyard Playhouse in September 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

He played Salty in the comedy film Side by Each (2008), co-starring with Blythe Danner.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2009, he appeared as Smith in the play Groundswell.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In March 2010, he appeared in Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers at the New York Theatre Workshop.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Beginning on August 27, 2010, Bryggman returned to ATWT for 12 of the final 16 episodes, as the show finished its run on September 17, 2010. For these final episodes of the series, it was explained that Dixon had been working at Johns Hopkins for an undisclosed period of time, but had been asked by Dr. Reid Oliver to return to Oakdale Memorial to consult on the ailing Christopher Hughes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="john" />

In November 2010, Bryggman starred in Harold Pinter's The Collection and A Kind of Alaska at the Classic Stage Company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In June 2011, he performed in the Atlantic Theater Company's 10x25 festival of ten-minute plays.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He guest starred on The Good Wife in 2011.<ref name="credits" /> He starred in CQ/CX at the Peter Norton Space in February 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman played Judge Omar Gaffney in a Broadway revival of Harvey, co-starring with Jim Parsons. The play ran from May 18, 2012 to August 5, 2012 at Studio 54.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Bryggman starred as Lyman Wyeth in Other Desert Cities at Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage in May 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He guest starred on Person of Interest in 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In December 2013, he joined a play reading of Alexander Ostrovsky's Too Clever By Half, co-starring with Jonathan Groff and Grace Gummer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman appeared in Father Comes Home From the Wars at The Public Theater in March 2014.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In February 2017, he starred as Lou in the play If I Forget for the Roundabout Theatre Company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The production was recorded by BroadwayHD and became available On Demand.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Bryggman guest starred on The Blacklist and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="credits" />

Personal life

In 1960, Bryggman had a relationship with a woman he met while working in summer theater in Massachusetts. They had a daughter, whom he first met when she came to see him perform in The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel in 1977.<ref name="flashback">Template:Cite web</ref>

He was married to dancer Barbara Creed and they had two sons, born in 1966 and 1970. They later divorced.<ref name="soapbook" /><ref name="flashback" />

Bryggman married his As the World Turns co-star, Jacqueline Schultz, in 1982.<ref name="soapbook" /> They divorced in 1987.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

He married Tracey Hanley Bryggman, an assistant director on Guiding Light, in the late 1990s. They have a son, born in 2000, and a daughter, born in 2003.<ref name="about">Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The One Arm Bandit	Man with Briefcase	Short film
1972	The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope	Reverend Burroughs	Short film
1979	...And Justice For All	Warren Fresnell
1982	Hanky Panky	Stacy
1995	Die Hard with a Vengeance	Arthur Cobb
1996	Looking for Richard	Himself/Lord Stanley
2000	Crash Pad!	The Husband	Short film
2001	Spy Game	Troy Folger
2008	Side by Each	Salty
2013	Blood from a Stoner	Bernard	Short film
2017	If I Forget	Lou Fischer
2018	Family Games	Roan
2024	Poems Without Words	Husband	Short film collection

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969–2004; 2010	As the World Turns	Dr. John Dixon	Contract role: 1969–2004, Recurring role: 2010
1975	Strike Force	Pharmacist	Television film Uncredited
2001	Law & Order	Defense Attorney Rowan	Episode: "Myth of Fingerprints"
2003; 2019	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Defense Attorney Rowan; D.A. Patrick Keane	Episodes: "Mercy", "Murdered at a Bad Address"
2011	The Good Wife	Professor Noah Fineman	Episode: "A New Day"
2013	Person of Interest	Martin Baxter	Episode: "Trojan Horse"
2016	Crisis in Six Scenes	Doctor	Miniseries
2019	The Blacklist	Rod Uhlman	Episode: "The Pawnbrokers (No. 146/147)"
2021	New Amsterdam	George Helms	Episode: "The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
1981	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	As the World Turns	Template:Nom	<ref name="emmy81" />
1982	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	As the World Turns	Template:Nom	<ref name="emmy82" />
1984	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	As the World Turns	Template:Won	<ref name="emmy84" />
1985	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	As the World Turns	Template:Nom	<ref name="emmy85" />
1986	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	As the World Turns	Template:Nom	<ref name="emmy86" />
	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Contribution by an Actor/Actress in a Continuing Drama on a Daytime Serial	As the World Turns	Template:Nom
	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Villain on a Daytime Serial	As the World Turns	Template:Nom
	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role on a Daytime Serial	As the World Turns	Template:Nom
1987	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	As the World Turns	Template:Won	<ref name="emmy87" />
1988	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	As the World Turns	Template:Nom	<ref name="emmy88" />
	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role: Daytime	As the World Turns	Template:Nom
1989	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	As the World Turns	Template:Nom	<ref name="emmy89" />
	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role: Daytime	As the World Turns	Template:Nom
1991	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Lead Actor: Daytime	As the World Turns	Template:Nom
1993	Obie Award	Sustained Excellence of Work		Template:Won	<ref name="tcm" />
1994	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Play	Picnic	Template:Nom	<ref name="tony94" />
2001	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Proof	Template:Nom	<ref name="outer01" />
	Tony Award	Best Featured Actor in a Play	Proof	Template:Nom	<ref name="tony01" />
2005	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Romance	Template:Nom	<ref name="outer05" />
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play	Romance	Template:Nom	<ref name="drama05" />
	Obie Award	Performance	Romance	Template:Won	<ref name="obie05" />

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