Lambda Chi brothers in movies
 

Long ago and far away I was High Beta for Zeta Epsilon Zeta at UT-El Paso. Our ELC, a guy named Mike Cooperman, came into town and told us about how he'd seen chapters have a simple brotherhood event where they'd watch only movies that had Lambda Chi members in them. Back then we didn't know of too many, so all we had to chose from was The Ice Pirates, The Emerald Forest and Red Dawn. Years after I had graduated I found Extreme Prejudice -- which was filmed in my lifelong hometown of El Paso, TX.

Now I can name a few more movies with Lambda Chi brothers in them -- Miss Congeniality, The Guyana Tragedy, Tombstone and Into the Homeland -- but I'm pretty sure there have to be more. Was John Tesh in any movies? Benjamin Bratt had to be in more flicks than that as well. I could always look on imdb, but that takes the fun out of it.

American Pie and American Pie 2 Chris Klein

How far back do you want to go? Will Geer (Chicago, 1930's) & Claude Akins (Northwestern, 1940's) were in both films and TV. You may remember them from watching Nick at Nite (Grandpa Walton & Sheriff Lobo, respectively).

Dean Jagger was in a number of movies - but the most iimportant was "White Christmas."

He was the first Brother to win an Oscar for "12 O'Clock High" for supporting actor.

Jonathan Frakes has been in and directed several movies...

Who was the brother in Red Dawn and Emerald Forest? oh yeah Powers Booth

I have acted in a live action short horror film called "The Fall".

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Had second billing for that film.

I actually remembered Chris Klein, but since he was still in high school by the time I'd graduated college I left him out. I was actually on a Dallas/Ft. Worth based competitive cheerleading squad around the time he was active at TCU and some of my teammates knew him. He's made a few lousy flicks, which sort of shot down his star but hey... he's still a brother, right?

The late Dean Jagger is one I should have remembered. I know he even has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Robert Urich does as well. Are they the only two Lambda Chis on the WOF? I know Bratt isn't there, but maybe he will be in the future.


Dean Jager was the ultimate Gentlemen and played in 12:00 Noon High with Gregory Peck as His # 3. Think that is the name of the show. WWII in England about Bombers!

As was said, the Bing Crosby movie was supreme and memberoable.(SIC)

Met Bob Urich and slapped Him on the back at a Golf Tourney that I played in.

Told Him He was much better looking in true life than on TV.

Didnt know He was a Brother then! Oh Well.

John Tesh catches a lot of static, but makes $$$$$ Good for Him.

Wish They (We) would look at NCSU to redo if possible.

Still would like to get THE BOOK back that I sent out to be read and signed and passed along!

It's not exactly a movie, but you could take a whole weekend and watch every episode of HBO's "Deadwood," featuring Brother Powers Boothe as Cy Tolliver.

I'm surprised Powers Boothe has never been pictured in the Paedagogus... at least none of the ones I've seen.

Ah Powers Booth. In Top Gun!

Watching HBO and who do I see but Ben Bratt getting it on with Halle Berry in Cat Woman. Lucky Brother!:)

Also cannot remember the TV Show He was in with Dennis Hopper.

Do it get any better than this?:D

This Lambda Chi I knew at Auburn--Mike Wilson--was close to Will Geer, who got him into some Walton episodes and commercials, plus I heard he'd been in some TV series. I did see him in a beer commercial....

I should have mentioned that Benjamin Bratt also appeared in Demolition Man with Sylvester Stallone and Sandra Bullock.

Benjamin Bratt and Chris Klein are cuteeeees.

A definitive list
 

What we don't have is a definitive list of our Brothers who have been in movies or on TV. There is plenty of anecdotal information, but I've never seen a comprehensive roster. These are the ones that I know of:

Will Geer (blacklisted in the 50's)
Robert Urich
John Tesh
Claude Aikins (in the 1950 movie "The Caine Mutiny")

and then all the ones mentioned above that I've never heard of!

Jono, where are you?

I know Tom Earp did some ga....errr, I mean "artistic" movies back in the 80's, does that count?

Hi Bill. Jono's been busy writing an article on the Paedagogus for the Cross & Crescent, so I have books scattered all over my kitchen and dining room, and easy to access.

Powers Boothe is not pictured in any Paedagogus. I did, however, find Michael O'Neill (Seabiscuit, Bagger Vance, West Wing, more) in the latest (2005) edition.

One of my favorite movies is Bad Day at Black Rock, which has an all-star cast and features Dean Jagger as the telegraph operator who's always drunk. Check it out if you can.

Michael O'Neill was also in the Transformer movie as well. On the cover of the C&C years past was actor Jonathan Schaech who has been in various movies. He was married to the beautiful Christina Applegate.

“Live Free or Die Hard,” Jonathan Sadowski

Will Forte was in Beerfest and Meet the Solomons.

You can also see him on SNL.

Check Future C&C Article
 

Greetings,

I believe that there will be an article in a future C&C Magazine that will list individuals in the entertainment business.

Yours in ZAX,

Mike R., ZUZeta

P.S. A little known movie, A Reason to Believe," was filmed in part in our Chapter House (Zeta-Upsilon) at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. I believe that the movie was released in the early 1990s. It has been shown on Showtime. It is available on Amazon and eBay if anyone is interested.

Anson Mount from the U of the South was in the movie "Crossroads." He played the love interest of the now crazy Britney Spears. He received his masters from Columbia U. in NY.

Was he also in the TV show Happy Days?

Anson Mount also played a minor role in one of my favorite movies, Poolhall Junkies.

Also from the June 2007 issue of the Cross and Crescent, there is James Rebhorn, who has been in a bunch of movies such as Independence Day and Meet the Parents, amongst many others.

Pardon the forum crash, but psst, Tom, you're thinking of Anson Williams (Potsie).

That's right I remember that article. You notice how he is somehow type casted to play the snibbling weasle characters.