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John Henry Cox

John Henry Cox was born December 18, 1951. He is an actor, known for  West New York (1996), My Own Love Song (2010), and House of Cards  (2014).

His parents, Lois and Henry Cox, were a teacher and a  Southern Baptist minister, descended from generations of Irish and  Danish farmers.

While attending high school in Casa Grande, Arizona, Cox played football and acted in nearly every play the school put on.

At  University of Arizona in Tucson, he started in pre-med, majoring in  Biology, but he went to see Mourning Becomes Electra at the university  theater, and a week later he changed his major to Theater/Performance  Option. Classical training ensued.

While at U of A, he was hired  by Leonard Katzman to play a Comanchero in an episode of "Gunsmoke"  being shot at Old Tucson. The SAG card from that made him eligible to  audition for Lee Phillips, who cast him as The Lieutenant in the film  for television of "The Red Badge of Courage" with Richard Thomas as The  Youth. That was followed by several guest star roles on the series  "Petrocelli" produced by Leonard Katzman.

After two years in  California performing in plays at Company of Angels and doing roles in  episodics and miniseries, Cox moved to New York in the late 1970s. He  has done many theater productions, including Shakespeare plays on  Broadway and in Central Park, and continues to work in television and  film.

Biography:

John Henry Cox was born December 18, 1951. He is an actor, known for  West New York (1996), My Own Love Song (2010), and House of Cards  (2014).

His parents, Lois and Henry Cox, were a teacher and a  Southern Baptist minister, descended from generations of Irish and  Danish farmers.

While attending high school in Casa Grande, Arizona, Cox played football and acted in nearly every play the school put on.

At  University of Arizona in Tucson, he started in pre-med, majoring in  Biology, but he went to see Mourning Becomes Electra at the university  theater, and a week later he changed his major to Theater/Performance  Option. Classical training ensued.

While at U of A, he was hired  by Leonard Katzman to play a Comanchero in an episode of "Gunsmoke"  being shot at Old Tucson. The SAG card from that made him eligible to  audition for Lee Phillips, who cast him as The Lieutenant in the film  for television of "The Red Badge of Courage" with Richard Thomas as The  Youth. That was followed by several guest star roles on the series  "Petrocelli" produced by Leonard Katzman.

After two years in  California performing in plays at Company of Angels and doing roles in  episodics and miniseries, Cox moved to New York in the late 1970s. He  has done many theater productions, including Shakespeare plays on  Broadway and in Central Park, and continues to work in television and  film.

Place of Birth:

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Known for:

Acting

Birthday:

Dec 18, 1951