Career
Born in Los Angeles, California, McCloskey was classically trained as an actor at the Juilliard School in Lincoln Center, New York. He began his professional acting career playing Billy Abbott in the original miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man starring Nick Nolte and Peter Strauss. He went on to star in three nighttime television series: Executive Suite, Married: The First Year, and is perhaps most widely known for his role as Mitch Cooper (husband of Lucy Ewing Cooper) on the CBS nighttime soap opera Dallas. McCloskey was a series regular from 1980–1982, and made brief appearances in 1985 and 1988.
McCloskey starred in numerous made for television films and miniseries including The Bermuda Depths, Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway and its sequel Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn in which he played the title role. He starred with Kris Kristofferson in Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth and with Linda Gray (Dallas) in Accidental Meeting. He also co-starred with Brooke Shields and Scott Glenn in the television miniseries Gone But Not Forgotten in 2005. McCloskey has also had made numerous films including Just One of the Guys, Cameron's Closet, Fraternity Vacation with Tim Robbins, and the cult classic Inferno directed by Dario Argento among others.
McCloskey has guest-starred on numerous television series and pilots including Bones, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Jake and the Fatman, JAG, Life Goes On, Chicago Hope, Medical Center, and many others. He has played villains on four sci-fi television series: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, as well as Babylon 5 (2 parts) and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century with Dorothy Stratten. He has also appeared in a number of daytime soap operas, including Santa Barbara, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless and One Life to Live. McCloskey has played unrelated characters on three television series: Santa Barbara, The Love Boat and Hotel.
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