Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing, as Danny Tripp on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and as antagonist Eric Gordon in the film Billy Madison. Whitford also starred as Dan Stark in the Fox police buddy-comedy The Good Guys, which premiered May 19, 2010..