CPO's in the Movies/TV

All the actors below had roles as Chiefs in movies or on TV. I imagine there are many more. If you know any more please email the webmaster.

1. A. Martinez: (SCPO Aurelio Pudero) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
2. Aaron Douglas: (CPO Galen Tyrol) Battlestar Galactica (TV mini series) (2003)
3. Ainslie Pryor: (CPO Miller) Onionhead (1958)
4. Alan Dexter: (CPO) Operation Petticoat (1959)
5. Albert Hall: (CPO Phillips) Apocalypse Now (1979)
6. Allen Jenkins: (CPO Mervin Longnecker) Let's Go Navy! (1951)
7. Ana Guigui: (SCPO Rebecca Trujillo) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
8. Anton Tell: (German CPO) Seas Beneath (1931)
9. Arthur Lovegrove: (CPO Froud) We Joined the Navy (1962)
10. Arthur O'Connell: (CMM) Operation Petticoat (1959)
11. Ben Reed: (CPO Ian Goetz) NCIS (TV) (2004)
12. Ben Weldon: (CPO) Navy Log (TV) (1955-58)
13. Barney Phillips: (CPO Franks) The Sand Pebbles (1966)
14. Bernard Miles: (CPO Walter Hardy) In Which We Serve (1942)
15. Bernd Tauber: (CPO) Das Boot (1981)
16. Billy Brown: (CPO Velat) NCIS (TV) (2004)
17. Billy Gray: (CPO Fred Twining) The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966)
18. Bob Steele: (CPO Grif Griffin) The Atomic Submarine (1959)
19. Bobby Hosea: (CPO Shipp) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
20. Brian Cox: (CPO Jim Morris, Sr.) The Rookie (2002)
21. Brian Grellis: (CPO Barquist) Submarine X 1 (1968)
22. Brian Thompson: (MCPO Vince Nutter) NCIS (TV) (2003)
23. Bruce Weitz: (CPO Paul Bauwer) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
24. Budd Fine: (CPO) Lazy River (1934)
25. Burt Young: (CPO Master at Arms) Cinderella Liberty (1973)
26. Carey Harrison: (CPO Recruiter) Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
27. Carl Gordon: (CPO Aubrey McBride) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
28. Carl Rigg: (CPO Norman Kennedy) Submarine X 1 (1968)
29. Carl Parrick: (CPO Aviation Pilot Carl Parrick) The Sharkfighters (1956)
30. Caven Watson: (CPO Duncan) We Dive at Dawn (1943)
    1. (CPO Scotty McAllister) Perfect Strangers (1945)
31. Charles Martin: (CPO) Hello Down There (1969)
32. Charles Tannen: (CPO Gleason) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
33. Chick Roberts: (CPO Mason) The Fighting Men (TV) (1977)
34. Chill Wills: (CPO) Gallant Bess (1947)
35. Christopher Cousins: (CPO Sturtevant) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
36. Christopher Pate: (CPO) Frankie's House (TV) (1992)
37. Clancy Cooper: (CPO) Gallant Bess (1947)
38. Clark Gable: (CPO Steve Nelson) Hell Divers (1931)
39. Claud Akins: (CPO Gordy Gordon) The Sharkfighters (1956)
40. Cliff Clark: (CPO Mike Burke) In This Corner (1948)
41. Clifton James: (CPO Master at Arms) The Last Detail (1973)
42. Colm Meaney: (CPO Miles O'Brien) Star Trek Deep Space Nine (TV) (1987)
43. Craig Reynolds: (CPO Jimmy) Navy Secrets (1939)
44. Cuba Gooding, Jr.: (SCPO Carl Brashear) Men of Honor (2000)
45. Cynthia Ruffin: (CPO Porter) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
46. Cyril Chamberlain: (CPO Chubb) Above Us the Waves (1955)
47. Dan Dailey: (ADC Jughead Carson) Wings of Eagles (1957)
48. Dan Gerrity: (CPO Harrelson) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
49. Dan Martin: (SCPO) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
50. David Groh: (CPO Dad Harridan) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
51. David Keith: (MCPO Tom O'Malley) Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
52. David Lodge: (CPO Knowles) The Bulldog Breed (1960)
53. David Marciano: (SCPO Sinclair) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
54. David Quane: (CPO Basilino) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
55. David Wendel: (CPO Cedric Patterson) Ice Station Zebra (1968)
56. David Westlein: (CPO David Westlein) The Sharkfighters (1956)
57. Dean Norris: (MCPO) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
58. Dennis Haysbert: (CPO Billy Graham) Navy Seals (1990)
59. Dennis Morgan: (CQM Jeff Jones) Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
60. Dick Foran: (CPO Dynamite Dugan) In the Navy (1941)
61. Don Rickles: (CPO Otto Sharkey) CPO Sharkey (TV) (1976)
62. Donald Curtis: (CPO) Hello, Annapolis (1942)
63. Dwight Bacquie: (CPO Master at Arms) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
64. Eamon Hunt: (CPO Morris) NCIS (TV) (2003)
65. Earnest Torrence: (CPO Scotty McTavish) Shipmates (1931)
66. Eddie Acuff: (CPO) Gallant Bess (1947)
67. Eddy Chandler: (CPO) Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
68. Edgar Dearing: (CPO Master at Arms) Sailor's Lady (1940)
    1. (CPO Bud)The Navy Comes Through (1942)
    2. (CPO Ben Cobb) Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (1943)
69. Edward Deats: (CPO Edward Deats, USS Nimitz) The Final Countdown (1980)
70. Edward Gargan: (CPO) Give Me a Sailor (1938)
71. Eli Wallach: (CPO Forshay) Cinderella Liberty (1973)
72. Eric Ware: (MCPO Schilling) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
73. Ernest Borgnine (CPO Diver Don MacKay) The Neptune Factor (1973)
74. Ernie Hudson, Jr.: (MCPO) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
75. Eugene Halpin: (CPO Eugene Halpin) Beneath the 12 Mile Reef (1953)
76. Eugene Pallette: (CMM Barney Briggs) Pin-Up Girl (1944)
77. Fairfield, CPO: (CPO Scott) Escape From the Sea (1968)
78. Forry Smith: (CPO Sevalas) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
79. Frank Faylen: (CPO Phillip P. Pappy Moran) Away All Boats (1956)
80. Frank Kreig: (CPO) Navy Log (TV) (1955-58)
81. Frank McGrath: (CPO) They Were Expendable (1945)
82. Frank Sinatra: (CPO Pharmacist Mate) None But the Brave (1965)
83. Franklyn Fox: (CPO) First Man Into Space (1959)
84. Fred Leslie: (CPO) Trust the Navy (1935)
85. Freeman Morse: (CPO) Navy Log (TV) (1955-58)
86. G. Pat Collins: (CPO) Navy Blues (1941)
87. Gene Evans: (CPO Molumphry) Operation Petticoat (1959)
88. Gene Hardy: (CPO) The Bridges at Toko Ri (1955)
89. Geoff Bell: (CPO Terry Buffer Duncan) Making Waves (TV) (2004)
90. George Dzundza: (CPO of the Boat) Crimson Tide (1995)
91. George Lloyd: (Copperfin CPO) Destination Tokyo (1943)
92. George Magrill: (CPO) When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
93. George Pughe: (CPO) For Those in Peril (TV) (1939)
94. George Wallace: (CPO Walter Hume) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
95. Gerard O'Donnell: (SCPO Paul Defina) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
96. Glenn Ford: (CPO Andy Cyphers) Cry for Happy (1961)
97. Glenn Morshower: (CPO Ned Bennon) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
98. Glynn Turman: (CPO) Men of Honor (2000)
99. Grace Lee Whitney: (CPO Janice Rand) Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979)
100. Grant Withers: (CPO Gregg, CPOIC Diving Crew) Minesweeper (1943)
101. Greg Evigan: (MCPO) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
102. Gregg Martell: (CPO) Blue Denim (1959) (CPO) Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
103. Guinn Big Boy Williams: (CPO Ichabod Ferdinand Fixit Smith) Minesweeper (1943)
104. Hans Winterhalder: (German CPO) Seas Beneath (1931)
105. Harry Bellaver: (CPO) Navy Log (TV) (1955-58)
106. Harry Dean Stanton: (CPO Howard) Down Periscope (1996)
107. Harry Locke: (CPO Blades) The Baby and the Battleship (1956)
108. Harry Strang: (CPO) Submarine D 1 (1937)
     1. (CPO Lane) Navy Blues (1941)
     2. (CPO) To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
     3. (CPO) The Sullivans (1944)
     4. (CPO) Gobs in a Mess (1953)
109. Harvey Keitel: (CPO Henry Klough) U-571 (2000)
110. Henry Kulky: (CPO York) Up Periscope (1959)
     1. (CPO Bronsky) Henessey (TV) (1959-62)
     2. (CPO Curley Jones) Voyage to the bottom of the Sea (TV) (1964-68)
111. Inigo Jackson: (CPO Stanhope) Hell Boats (1970)
112. Jack Carter: (CPO Orville Toole) The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
113. Jack Murdock: (CPO Tostin) Operation Petticoat (TV) (1977-78)
114. Jack Pennick: (CPO) Operation Pacific (1951)
115. Jack Weir: (CPO) Madame Sin (1972)
116. James Copeland: (CPO) The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
117. James Cosmo: (CPO Hawkins) Thundercloud (TV) (1979)
118. James Gleason: (CPO McDonnell) Crash Dive (1943)
119. James Gregory: (CPO Lane) The Frogmen (1951)
120. James J. Joyce: (MCPO) Independence Day (1996)
121. James P. Burtis: (CPO) Here Comes the Navy (1934)
122. James Westerfield: (CPO Boots Torgeson, Coxswain) Away All Boats (1956)
123. Jason Grutter: (CPO) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
124. Jay C. Flippen: (CPO Homer Nelson) Ensign O'Toole (TV) (1962)
125. Jeff Donnell: (CPO Giff) Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
126. Jeff MacKay(MCPO Big Bud Roberts) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
127. Jennifer Gatti: (CPO Sheila Ansen) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
128. Jennifer Sommerfield: (CPO Mary Tracy) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
129. Jim Grimshaw: (CPO Yarboro) Chasers (1994)
130. Jim Hanks: (CPO Kyle Anderson) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
131. Jimmie Dundee: (CPO) Here Come the Waves (1944)
132. Joe Maross: (CPO Kohler) Run Silent! Run Deep! (1958)
133. Joel Gretsch: (CPO Hodge) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
134. John Colella: (CPO Mickens) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
135. John Crawford: (CPO Paul Adams) The Americanization of Emily (1964)
136. John Doucette: (CPO) Navy Log (TV) (1955-58)
137. John Eric Bentley: (CPO Coakley) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
138. John Lawrence: (CPO) The Family Jewels (1965)
139. John Marrott: (MCPO Roo) NCIS (TV) (2003)
140. John Tyrrell: (CPO) Coast Guard (1939)
141. John Warren: (CPO) The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
142. Jon DuClos: (CPO) Men of Honor (2000)
143. Jude Ciccolella: (CPO Duke Miller) Inflammable (TV) (1995)
144. K.L. Smith: (CPO Connors) Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)
145. Ken Olandt: (CPO MacDonald) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
146. Kenneth Farrington: (CPO Boker Knowles) Submarine X 1 (1968)
147. Kenneth MacKenna: (CPO Burke) Men Without Women (1930)
148. King Donovan: (CPO Holzenbaumilcher) Navy Log (TV) (1955-58)
149. Kurtwood Smith: (CPO) That 70's Show (TV) (1998)
150. Lane Chandler: (CPO) Destination Tokyo (1943)
151. Larry Ferguson: (Chief of the Boat Watson) The Hunt for Red October (1990)
152. Larry Lamb: (CPO Chalkey White) Dead Man's Kit (TV) (1980)
153. Larry Lo Verde: (CPO) Kiss Them for Me (1957)
154. Lex Winter: (CPO Taylor) Vampire Hookers (1978)
155. Lionel Stander: (CPO Lambert) Salt Water Daffy (1933)
156. Louis Jean Heydt: (CPO) Two of a Kind (1951)
157. Mack Dryden: (MCPO Crimins) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
158. Marcy Lafferty: (CPO DiFalco) Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979)
159. Matt DeCaro: (CPO Daryl Bello) NCIS (TV) (2004)
160. Matt McHugh: (CPO Vincent) The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
161. MCPO of the Command: (CMC) The Final Countdown (1980)
162. Michael Alldredge: (CPO) Operation Petticoat (TV) (1977-78)
163. Michael Bentt: (CPO Master at Arms) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
164. Michael Brennan: (CPO Barlow) Morning Departure (1950)
     1. (CPO Brazier) Up to His Neck (1954)
165. Michael Chieffo: (CPO Kline) Crimson Tide (1995)
166. Michael Collins: (CPO) The Battle of the River Plate (1956)
167. Michael Earl: (CPO) Night Train to Surbiton (TV mini series) (1965)
     1. (CPO) Ransom for a Pretty Girl (TV mini series) (1966)
168. Michael Garvey: (MCPO Edwards) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
169. Michael Gregory: (CPO Marks) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
170. Michael Milhoan: (Chief of the Watch Hunsicker) Crimson Tide (1995)
171. Mickey Rooney: (CPO Aviation Pilot Mike Forney) Bridges at Toko Ri (1955)
172. Mik Scriba: (Chief of the Boat) NCIS (TV) (2003)
173. Mike Kellin: (CPO Willie Miller) The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV) (1965)
174. Morland Graham: (CPO Marsden) Ships with Wings (1942)
175. Nat Pendleton: (CPO Spike Knowles) Flight Command (1940)
176. Nathaniel Frey: (CPO Ruddle) Kiss Them for Me (1957)
177. Ned Beatty: (CPO Mickey) Gray Lady Down (1979)
178. Ned Von Lueck: (SCPO Bracken) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
179. Nesdon Booth: (CPO) The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960)
180. Neville Brand: (CPO Soup Bowl MacLish) Return From the Sea (1954)
181. Niall MacGinnis: (CPO Mike T.I. Corrigan) We Dive at Dawn (1943)
182. Pat Flaherty: (CPO) Sailor's Lady (1940)
183. Pat O'Brien: (CBM Biff Martin) Here Comes the Navy (1934)
184. Peter Mamakos: (CPO Nuramo) Navy Seals (1990)
185. Peter Onorati: (Chief of the Boat) NCIS (TV) (2003)
186. Peter Sellers: (CPO Doherty) Up the Creek (1958)
187. Philip Ahlm: (German CPO) Seas Beneath (1931)
188. Ralph Dunn: (CPO) Gallant Bess (1947)
189. Ralph Sanford: (CPO) To Hell and Back (1955)
190. Randolph Scott: (CPO Bilge Smith) Follow the Fleet (1936)
191. Randy Flagler: (CPO) Men of Honor (2000)
192. Raymond Marlowe: (CPO) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
193. Reed De Rouen: (CPO) You Can't Win Em All (1970)
194. Reed Diamond: (USCG SCPO) Clear and Present Danger (1994)
195. Reginald Purdell: (CPO Dicky Dabbs) We Dive at Dawn (1943)
196. Reuven Bar-Yotam: (CPO Yacov) Hell Boats (1970)
197. Richard Anthony Crenna: (CPO) NCIS (TV) (2003)
198. Richard Charles Boyle: (USCG CPO) The Savage Bees (TV) (1976)
199. Richard Radecki: (CPO) Men of Honor (2000)
200. Richard Widmark: (CPO Sam McHale) Destination Gobi (1953)
201. Rick Kain: (CPO) The Core (2003)
202. Rick Warner: (MCPO) Chasers (1994)
203. Robb Reesman: (MCPO Newman) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
204. Robert Adams: (CPO Stinker) Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)
205. Robert Adler: (CPO Ryan) The Frogmen (1951)
206. Robert Armstrong: (CPO Bill Jennings) Meet the Fleet (1940)
     1. (CPO Harper) The Navy Way (1944)
207. Robert DeNiro: (MCPO Leslie W. Billy Sunday) Men of Honor (2000)
208. Robert Mitchum: (CPO Jeff Daniels) Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More (1944)
209. Robert Rockwell: (CPO John Milde) Navy Log (TV) (1955-58)
210. Robert Strauss: (CPO Lardoski) Sailor Beware (1952)
211. Robert Williams: (CPO) Tonight and Every Night (1945)
212. Rodney Bell: (CPO Leon Sanford) Navy Log (TV) (1955-58)
213. Ron Masak: (CPO Paul Zabrinczski) Ice Station Zebra (1968)
     1. (CPO Corky Schmidt) Assault on the Wayne (TV) (1971)
214. Ron White: (CPO Pete LeCroix) Danger Beneath the Sea (TV) (2001)
215. Ronald Radd: (CPO Banyard) HMS Paradise (TV) (1964)
216. Ronald Shiner: (CPO Banyad) The Navy Lark (1959)
217. Roy Barcroft: (CPO) Nazi Agent (1942)
218. Royce D. Applegate: (CPO Manilow Crocker) SeaQuest-DSV (TV) (1993)
219. Russ Clark: (CPO Marblehead) The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
220. Samuel E. Hines: (CPO) Shore Leave (1925)
221. Sean Bergin: (CPO) Thirteen Days (2000)
222. Seymour Cassel: (MCPO Bogg) Chasers (1994)
223. Sid James: (CPO Thorpe) The Silent Enemy (1958)
     1. (CPO Mundy) Watch Your Stern (1960)
224. Slim Pickens: (CPO Culpeper) In Harm's Way (1965)
225. Stanley Baker: (CPO Butcher Brown) The Guns of Navarone (1961)
226. Stanley Blystone: (CPO) The Hell Cat (1934)
227. Steve Easton: (MCPO Max Sullivan) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
228. Steve Mitchell: (CPO Andy Flowers) Submarine Seahawk (1958)
229. Steven Clark Pachosa: (CPO Recruiter) Men of Honor (2000)
230. Steven Flynn: (CPO Greg Connors) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
231. Steven Seagal: (CPO Casey Ryback) Under Siege (1992)
232. Susan Leslie: (MCPO Morrow) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
233. Syd Saylor: (CPO) Murder in the Fleet (1935)
234. Ted Fish: (CPO Wellbeck) The Sand Pebbles (1966)
235. Ted Oliver: (CPO) Submarine D 1 (1937)
236. Terrence O'Connor: (CPO Ross) Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979)
237. Terry Becker: (CPO Francis Ethelbert Sharkey) Voyage to the bottom of the Sea (TV) (1964-68)
238. Terry Lester: (CPO Fred Holst) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
239. Theodore Bikel: (CPO Sergey Rozhenko) Star Trek Next Generation (1990)
240. Todd Kimsey: (CPO) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
241. Tom Berenger: (CPO Rock Reilly) Chasers (1994)
242. Tom Dillon: (CPO) Gallant Bess (1947)
243. Travis Fine: (CPO Grisham) JAG (TV) (1995-2005)
244. Uwe Ochsenknecht: (CPO) Das Boot (1981)
245. Victor McLaglen: (CPO William Medals Malone) Sea Devils (1937)
246. Viggo Mortensen: (MCPO John James Jack Urgayle) G.I. Jane (1997)
247. Ving Rhames: (CPO Frank McRae) Flight of the Intruder (1991)
248. Wade Boteler: (CPO Higgins) Navy Blues (1929) (Shipwrecked CPO) The Flying Fleet (1929)
249. Wallace Beery: (CPO H.W. Windy Riker) Hell Divers (1931)
250. Wally Cassell: (CPO Jones) The McGonigle (TV) (1961)
251. Walter Brennan: (CPO Henry Johnson) Standby for Action (1942)
     1. (CPO O'Malley) Sea of Lost Ships (1954)
252. Walter Sande: (CPO Otto Wernecke) The Woman on the Beach (1947)
253. Ward Bond: (CPO Dowdy) Mister Roberts (1955)
     1. Chief of the Boat) The Growler Story (1956)
254. Wayne Long: (CPO Herbert Molumphrey) Operation Petticoat (TV) (1977-78)
255. Willem Dafoe: (CPO John Clark) Clear and Present Danger (1994)
256. William Bendix: (CPO Boyer) Submarine Command (1951)
257. William Blees: (CPO Caldwell) Naval Academy (1941)
258. William Haade: (CPO) Here Come the Waves (1944)
     1. (CPO) Bring on the Girls (1945)
259. William Hall: (CPO) USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)
260. William Leicester: (CPO) You're in the Navy Now (1951)
261. William Marshall: (CPO Martin J. Mart Neilson) That Brennan Girl (1946)