
David Rasche (born August 7, 1944) is an American theater, film, and television actor who is best known for his portrayal of the title character in the 1980s satirical police sitcom Sledge Hammer! Since then he has often played characters in positions of authority, in both serious and comical turns. In television he is known for his main role as Karl Muller in the HBO drama series Succession, as well as recurring and guest performances in L.A. Law, Monk, The West Wing, Veep, and Ugly Betty.

as Dr. Bill Rauch

as William 'Bill' Collins XII

as Scott

as Bill Hoffman

as Michael Conrad

as Larry Berman

as Jefferson Monroe

as Jack

as Cyrus Marshall

as Dean

as Percy Petunia

as Barry O'Connor

as Public Prosecutor Mr. Hills

as Eichelberger

as Agent X

as Daniel Levine

as Marshall

as Linton Barwick

as Alan

as Thomas Sparrow

as Self / CIA Officer (archive footage)

as CIA Officer

as Doug

as Senator

as Donald Freeman Greene

as President Ballentine

as Gen. Perkins

as Dr. Martin Shutte

as Warren Ward

as Mr. McNerney

as Taylor Abbott

as Elliot Chevron

as Stig

as Robert Sinclair

as Richard 'Richie' Wickham

as Denny

as Jack Stanford

as Derek Early

as Alan

as Amy's Dad

as Emmett Davis

as Payne

as Phillip, Patient #4

as Ben Landry

as M.C. at Luau

as Jeff

as Alfred Raine

as Chaz Frederick

as "Grave Squad" Lawyer

as Baker

as Ted Forstmann

as Hal Devlin

as Dr. Paul Kirkwood / Dennis

as Inspector Sledge Hammer

as Sheriff Kyle Lauder

as Buddy Wheeler

as Sloane Vaughn

as Detective Mike Parnell LBPD

as Steve Fisher

as Sandy

as Cal McGinnis

as Donald Summer

as Buckley

as Dan

as Sam Rawlings

as Jeff

as Donald Catton

as David McKeeson

as Rev Howard Woode

as Michael Taylor

as Eddie White

as Stopwatch Producer

as David Ritchie

as Television Actor #3

as Jack Collins

as Man who says, "Hello" (uncredited)