A hawk-nosed, light-haired character player with large hooded eyes, Gerrit Graham started his film acting career as a teenager in the early experimental anti-Establishment comedies of Brian De Palma (1968's "Greetings" and its sequel "Hi, Mom!" 1969) co-starring with the then unknown Robert De Niro. The NYC-born actor snared the role of a countercultural figure even more thoroughly obsessed with the assassination of JFK than with the pleasures of Free Love while a sophomore at Columbia University where he served as general manager of the Columbia Players--a post previously held by De Palma.
Grew up in St Louis, Missouri, Grosse Pointe, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois
1957
Made acting debut at age eight in a Detroit Art Institute production of "Winnie the Pooh" (date approximate)
1958
Performed in Moliere's "Le Medecin malgre lui/Doctor Inspite of Himself" with his French class (date approximate)
1962
Attended The Groton School, one of the most prestigious private schools in the USA; served as president of the dramatic association (dates approximate)
