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Feb 27, 2023 · Bryan Cranston played Tim Whatley, a dentist who appeared in multiple episodes of Seinfeld as a hilarious and unorthodox character. He was first introduced in season 6, episode 8, and his role helped him establish himself as a comedic actor. He also appeared in other comedy shows such as Malcolm in the Middle and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Dr. Tim Whatley is a fictional character on the American sitcom Seinfeld. He is played by Bryan Cranston.
Once dubbed "Dentist to the Stars" by George Costanza, Tim is a recurring character, and appears as Jerry's dentist.
Tim briefly dates Elaine. He is also from New Jersey.
In "The Mom and Pop Store", Jerry is unsure of whether or not he is invited to Tim's party based on the way Tim says to Elaine, "Why would Jerry bring anything?" George also takes a pencil to the party because he thinks there will be a lot of dentists there and he wants to ask if they can compare the teeth marks on a pencil he found in the Jon Voight car to see if he really was the previous owner.
Tim was labeled as a "re-gifter" in the episode "The Label Maker", when he gives a label maker to Jerry as a gift because Jerry gave him Super Bowl tickets, when Elaine realizes that it's the same label maker Elaine had given to him as a gift for not charging her for dental work.
In "The Jimmy", Tim irks Jerry by having Penthouse magazines in his waiting room and by possibly 'violating' him while he was unconscious during a tooth filling.
In "The Yada Yada", Tim converts to Judaism, and Jerry confesses to Tim's Catholic priest his belief that Tim has done this solely to make jokes (which offends him, not as a Jew, but as a comedian). Tim takes extreme exception to a joke Jerry tells the priest; as a result, he deliberately prolongs an uncomfortable procedure on Jerry. Also in this episode, Cosmo Kramer coins the term "anti-dentite" after the term anti-Semite. Dr. Abbott, the dentist who taught Tim, stands up for him at the wedding of his son, Mickey, and he chastises Jerry for antagonizing Tim. He says, “Tim Whatley was one of my students, and if this wasn’t my son’s wedding day, I’d knock your teeth out, you anti-dentite bastard.”
•Tim Whatley's business address is 220 E 64th St, in the Upper East Side.
Bryan Cranston is an American actor, voice actor, writer and director. On Seinfeld, Bryan portrayed dentist Tim Whatley; he appeared in “The Mom and Pop Store”, “The Label Maker”, “The Jimmy”, “The Yada Yada”, and “The Strike”. Bryan would later go on to star in the Emmy award-winning television...
In 1994, Cranston got the recurring role of Dr. Tim Whatley, Jerry's dentist, on Seinfeld. He played the role until 1997. He played the role until 1997. In 1996, he played the first of his two biographical roles as an astronaut when he portrayed Gus Grissom in the film That Thing You Do! .
Knowing the kiss was going to happen, Louis-Dreyfus apologised in advance to Bryan Cranston (Whatley). Sure enough, two days later, Cranston spent a week in bed and lost three pounds after catching whatever it was she gave him.
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IMDb page for Bryan Cranston's role as Tim Whatley, a dentist and Jerry's nemesis, in Seinfeld (1989–1998). See photos, credits, trivia and more.
