Harry Groener

Harry Groener is a Germanborn American actor and dancer born on September 10 1951 in Augsburg Bavaria Germany to a musical family with an opera singer mother and concert pianist father He emigrated to the United States with his family when he was two years old and later apprenticed with the San Francisco Ballet before studying drama at the University of Washington Groener began his career in theater making his Broadway debut in the 1979 production of Oklahoma and going on to appear in shows including Cats Crazy for You and Copenhagen earning several Tony nominations for musicals like Oklahoma and Cats He transitioned successfully to television and film becoming perhaps best known for playing Mayor Wilkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer seasons 3 4 and 7 while also appearing in Dear John as Ralph Drang How I Met Your Mother as Clint and Mad About You as Lance Brockwell His extensive television work includes multiple Star Trek series appearances playing Tam Elbrun in The Next Generations Tin Man episode the Nechani Magistrate in Voyagers Sacred Ground episode and Minister Nathan Samuels in Enterprises Demons and Terra Prime episodes and his film credits include A Cure for Wellness 2016 Patch Adams 1998 and Road to Perdition 2002 He has been married to Dawn Didawick since September 19 1978 and his versatility as both a stage and screen actor combined with his memorable villainous turn as the charming yet sinister Mayor Wilkins has made him a respected figure in both theater and television