Harry Groener
Acting • Born 1951-09-10
Biography
Harry Groener is a German-born American actor and dancer born on September 10, 1951, in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, to a musical family with an opera singer mother and concert pianist father. He emigrated to the United States with his family when he was two years old and later apprenticed with the San Francisco Ballet before studying drama at the University of Washington. Groener began his career in theater, making his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of "Oklahoma!" and going on to appear in shows including "Cats," "Crazy for You," and "Copenhagen," earning several Tony nominations for musicals like "Oklahoma!" and "Cats." He transitioned successfully to television and film, becoming perhaps best known for playing Mayor Wilkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 3, 4 and 7), while also appearing in Dear John as Ralph Drang, How I Met Your Mother as Clint, and Mad About You as Lance Brockwell. His extensive television work includes multiple Star Trek series appearances, playing Tam Elbrun in The Next Generation's "Tin Man" episode, the Nechani Magistrate in Voyager's "Sacred Ground" episode, and Minister Nathan Samuels in Enterprise's "Demons" and "Terra Prime" episodes, and his film credits include A Cure for Wellness (2016), Patch Adams (1998) and Road to Perdition (2002). He has been married to Dawn Didawick since September 19, 1978, and his versatility as both a stage and screen actor, combined with his memorable villainous turn as the charming yet sinister Mayor Wilkins, has made him a respected figure in both theater and television.
Filmography
80 credits
Patch Adams
Movie • 1998
Dr. Prack
About Schmidt
Movie • 2002
John Rusk
The Day the World Ended
Movie • 2001
Sherrif Ken
The Selling
Movie • 2011
Auction Man
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie • 2005
Bobby Child (segment "Crazy For You") (archive footage)
The Atticus Institute
Movie • 2015
Lawrence Henault
Oppenheimer
Movie • 2023
Senator McGee
Role of a Lifetime
Movie • 2002
Brad Collings
Buddy Boy
Movie • 2000
Delirium
Movie • 2018
Psychiatrist
Manna from Heaven
Movie • 2002
Tony
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self
Such A Pretty Girl
Movie • 2025
Frank
A Cure for Wellness
Movie • 2017
Pembroke
Road to Perdition
Movie • 2002
Mr. McDougal
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Movie • 2018
Harry Kenney
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie • 2003
Munkustrap (segment "Cats")
Amistad
Movie • 1997
Tecora Captain
Brubaker
Movie • 1980
Dr. Campbell
Diani and Devine Meet the Apocalypse
Movie • 2016
Hap
Dance with Me
Movie • 1998
Michael
A Place Among the Dead
Movie • 2020
Dad
Bread and Butter
Movie • 2014
Donald Karinsky
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Movie • 2006
Governor
St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982
Klaus Brinkmann
Less than Perfect
TV • 2002
Dr. Lars Skaarsgard
Boston Public
TV • 2000
Mr. Jacobs
Breaking Bad
TV • 2008
Dr. Chavez
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
Clint
Star Trek: Enterprise
TV • 2001
Nathan Samuels
Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Preston Hayes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Peyton Tallman
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV • 1987
Tam Elbrun
Home Improvement
TV • 1991
Fred
Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Mike Holcombe
Jack & Bobby
TV • 2004
Star Trek: Voyager
TV • 1995
The Magistrate
The Bernie Mac Show
TV • 2001
Dr. Lyons
Monk
TV • 2002
John Ricca
Matlock
TV • 1986
Rod Greenwood
Bones
TV • 2005
Henry Atlas
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Dr. Tate / Larry (voice)
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Gunther the Chef
Charmed
TV • 1998
Father Thomas
Malcolm in the Middle
TV • 2000
Rudy
Profiler
TV • 1996
Vincent Capobianco
Quantum Leap
TV • 1989
Detective Ward
I'm with Her
TV • 2003
Roswell
TV • 1999
Burton Weiss
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Joel L.L. Logan
Just Shoot Me!
TV • 1997
Headmaster Reilly
Family Law
TV • 1999
Time of Your Life
TV • 1999
Medium
TV • 2005
Joe's Boss
Dear John
TV • 1988
Ralph Drang
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
TV • 1997
Mayor Richard Wilkins
Once Upon a Time
TV • 2011
Martin
The Rookie
TV • 2018
Mr. Walker
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Francisco Navarro
Law & Order: LA
TV • 2010
Attorney Spicer
Young Sheldon
TV • 2017
Elliot Douglas
Supernatural
TV • 2005
Professor Morrison
9-1-1: Lone Star
TV • 2020
Joe
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Roger Tribbey
Ghosted
TV • 2017
Stafford Yates
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Terrence Dwyer
Kane & Abel
TV • 1985
Lowell Kane
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Dr. Breen
The Resident
TV • 2018
Bartholomew McGainn
The Middle
TV • 2009
Gene
Mad About You
TV • 1992
Lance Brockwell
Kittens in a Cage
TV • 2015
Judge Dodd
George & Leo
TV • 1997
Caroline in the City
TV • 1995
Henry
The Drew Carey Show
TV • 1995
Dr. Hershlag
Working
TV • 1997
Alan Norman
Leg Work
TV • 1987
The Guardian
TV • 2001
Fulton Trout
White House Plumbers
TV • 2023
Senator Phillip Hart
Watching Ellie
TV • 2002
Robert