, ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁area . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁B A ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁German ▁literature ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁As ▁an ▁under grad uate , ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ater ▁as ▁both ▁an ▁actor ▁and ▁a ▁director . ▁ ▁He ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gött ingen ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁Vienna ▁and ▁other ▁European ▁cities . ▁ ▁Career ▁Tig ar ' s ▁most ▁notable ▁film ▁roles ▁were ▁in ▁L eth al ▁We ap on ▁ 2 ▁( 1 9 8 9 ), ▁as ▁a ▁bomb ▁squad ▁leader , ▁and ▁in ▁The ▁Aven gers ▁( 2 0 1 2 ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁brief ▁but ▁p iv otal ▁part ▁as ▁a ▁German ▁res istor . ▁ ▁He ▁star red ▁as ▁the ▁short - temper ed ▁Captain ▁J ensen ▁in ▁L . A . ▁He at ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁appearing ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 7 ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Tig ar ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁mov ies ▁The ▁Hem ing way ▁Play ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁The ▁Rock ▁Rain bow ▁( 1 9 7 8 ), ▁The ▁Golden ▁Gate ▁Mur ders ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁The ▁Bab ys itter ▁( 1 9 8 0 ), ▁The ▁Big ▁Black ▁P ill ▁( 1 9 8 1 ), ▁Th urs day ' s ▁Child ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁Special ▁Bul letin ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁Miss ing