Jimmie F. Skaggs ( – July 6, 2004) was an American actor.
Skaggs was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, but moved to Valley City, Ohio, as a young boy. He later moved to Elyria, Ohio, as an adolescent. He got his start in acting performing in the All School play, The Great Sabastions. He graduated from Elyria High School in 1963.
Skaggs made guest appearances in numerous television shows, including The A Team, Hunter, Remington Steele, Hill Street Blues, Falcon Crest, Miami Vice, Thirtysomething, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 2, Episode 9).
He also appeared in numerous film roles, including the bartender in Catch Me If You Can, a drug dealer in Lethal Weapon, Smilin' Phil Fox in Underworld, Tom Scully in Cutthroat Island, Neil Gallagher in Puppet Master and Devlin in Ghost Town.
He also played the main villain in the interactive film video game Blown Away (1994).
Jimmie Skaggs died at his Highland Park home of lung cancer, according to his wife, actress and director Virginia Morris. He was aged 59 at the time of his death.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1981 The Marva Collins Story Chester Boland 1984 The Naked Face Fallon 1987 Lethal Weapon Drug Dealer #1 Dragnet Caterer Pagan 1988 The Night Before Hood #1 Ghost Town Devlin 1989 Pink Cadillac Billy Dunston Homer and Eddie Jesus #1 Cage Ugly Guy Puppet Master Neil Gallagher 1990 Solar Crisis Biker 1991 Thousand Pieces of Gold Jonas 1994 Oblivion Buteo 1995 Cutthroat Island Scully 1996 Oblivion 2: Backlash Buteo Underworld Phil 'Smilin' Phil' Fox / Todd Streeb Playing Dangerous 2 Andreyz Varglak 1997 Gang Related Duncan "A Christmas Memory" Haha Jones 1998 Whatever It Takes Roland 2000 Hollow Man Wino Sunset Strip Guitar Center Owner Highway 395 Lew Grade Spin Cycle Homeless Guy 2002 Woman on Fire Nezam 100 Women Homeless Guy Catch Me If You Can Bartender 2003 Dead End Worker #1
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