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Chris Messersmith(1947-2021)

  • Actor
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BROKE SKY is quintessential southern noir Â… the story of Bucky and Earl, two county workers breaking their backs to keep the highways clean of roadkill under the scorching Texas sun. 

When a carcass-removal call turns up something far more disturbin
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Broke Sky (2007)
Chris Messersmith was born on 28 October 1947 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Broke Sky (2007), Goodnight, Charlene (2017) and Blood on the Brazos (2007). He was married to Cynthia Elaine Childress and Fern Harriet York. He died on 5 July 2021 in Irving, Texas, USA.
BornOctober 28, 1947
DiedJuly 5, 2021(73)
BornOctober 28, 1947
DiedJuly 5, 2021(73)
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Known for

Broke Sky (2007)
Broke Sky
6.0
  • Priest
  • 2007
Goodnight, Charlene (2017)
Goodnight, Charlene
5.1
  • Mr. Flynn
  • 2017
Blood on the Brazos (2007)
Blood on the Brazos
6.8
  • Undertaker
  • 2007
Jenny Krochmal in Forget Me Not: The Anne Frank Story (1996)
Forget Me Not: The Anne Frank Story
7.4
TV Movie
  • Herman Van Pels
  • 1996

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  • Fairy Tail (2009)
    Fairy Tail
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Arlock (English version, voice)
    • 2018
  • Ayane Sakura, Natsuki Hanae, Kaito Ishikawa, Yuma Uchida, and Natsumi Fujiwara in Tokyo Ghoul:re (2018)
    Tokyo Ghoul:re
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Tycho
    • Additional Voices (English version, voice)
    • 2018
  • Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory (2018)
    Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Additional Voices (English version, voice)
    • 2018
  • Goodnight, Charlene (2017)
    Goodnight, Charlene
    5.1
    • Mr. Flynn
    • 2017
  • 91 Days (2016)
    91 Days
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Ganzo (English version, voice)
    • 2016–2017
  • Blood on the Brazos (2007)
    Blood on the Brazos
    6.8
    • Undertaker
    • 2007
  • Broke Sky (2007)
    Broke Sky
    6.0
    • Priest
    • 2007
  • Dean Jones and Reg Grant in Scrooge and Marley (2001)
    Scrooge and Marley
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Poor Man
    • 2001
  • Jenny Krochmal in Forget Me Not: The Anne Frank Story (1996)
    Forget Me Not: The Anne Frank Story
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Herman Van Pels
    • 1996
  • The Quest for Freedom
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Overseer
    • 1992

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  • Born
    • October 28, 1947
    • Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
  • Died
    • July 5, 2021
    • Irving, Texas, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Cynthia Elaine ChildressJune 6, 1988 - July 5, 2021 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Travis William Messersmith

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