Herb Jefferson

Veteran actor Herbert Jefferson Jr. is known internationally as multi-ace Viper pilot Lieutenant Boomer from the original ‘Battlestar Galactica’.

In a career spanning over five decades, Jefferson was also a series co-star in the award winning miniseries “Rich Man, Poor Man” with Nick Nolte, as well as, it’s sequel “Rich Man, Poor Man Book II”, the Emmy Award winning miniseries “The Law” with Judd Hirsch, the Revolutionary War novel for TV “The Bastard”, “Yellow Rose” with Sam Elliott and Cybill Shephard, and “The Devlin Connection” with Rock Hudson.

He has also guest starred in scores of episodes of series TV, including “ER”, “Sister Sister”, “Hill Street Blues”, “The Fall Guy”, “Police Story”, “Airwolf”, “T.J. Hooker”, “Quincy”, “The Streets of San Francisco”, “White Shadow”, “Knight Rider”, “McCloud” and “Mission Impossible” to name but a few. His most recent TV appearance was in the recurring role of Police Chief Price on the NBC soap opera “Sunset Beach”. His most notable film credits include “Apollo 13”, “Outbreak”, “Detroit 9000”, “Black Gunn”, “The Slams”, and most recently “Star Trek: Renegades” as Admiral Satterlee.

Jefferson’s extensive theatre credits include two Pulitzer Prize winning plays “The Great White Hope” and “No Place To Be Somebody”. He was directed by Academy Award winner Mike Nichols in the original production of the hit David Rabe Vietnam play “Streamers”, which went on to win Best New American Play of the Year by the New York drama critics.

He is a New York trained actor studying at the Herbert Berghof Studio with Bill Hickey, and Michael Beckett, the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg, and an is an Alumnus of New York’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating with honors in 1969.

Mr. Jefferson has appeared in productions on Broadway, Off- Broadway, Regionally, and Internationally.

In his spare time, Jefferson has been and continues to be an active supporter and volunteer with the U.S. Military by way of the USO, the IAVA, the Paralyzed Veterans Association, Operation Stand Down, U.S. Navy Public Affairs, the Commemorative Air Force, and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. He has also been a coach, fundraiser, and ambassador with the Special Olympics for over 50 years.