Bruce Peter Weitz (born May 27, 1943) is an American actor who has appeared on television and in film. He is perhaps best known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the 1980s television series Hill Street Blues for which he got an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1984.
Weitz was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, the son of Sybil Weitz Rubel, a homemaker, and Alvin Weitz, who owned a liquor store. Weitz married actress Cecilia Hart in 1971. They were divorced in 1981.
Weitz appeared in the 1998 hit film Deep Impact and also appeared in the 2002 film Half Past Dead. His latest film role was in El Cortez (2005). Some of his many guest appearances on television include NYPD Blue, Quincy, Midnight Caller, Sisters, Superman: The Animated Series as the voice of Bruno Mannheim, and Highlander: The Series.
In 2001, Weitz was elected mayor of Reseda, California. He portrayed Anthony Zacchara on General Hospital from October to November 2007, and from January 2008 to present.
(2001) Honorary mayor of Reseda, California, USA.
Attended Carnegie-Mellon University
Best known for his scruffy, quirky-acting role as undercover cop Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the 1980s TV series "Hill Street Blues" (1981) who tended to call all criminals "hairball," and whose canine instincts had him habitually growling, biting offenders and barking at other dogs.
Trained at both Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater and Louisville's Actor's Theater after earning graduate and undergraduate degrees from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh (MFA, 1966),
Father's name was Alvin and mother Sybil Weitz.
Made his Broadway debut understudying the roles of sons Happy and Biff in the George C. Scott production of "Death of a Salesman" (1976).
