<Ul> <Li> Claudia Christian as Gloria Haverchuck , Bill 's mother. She raises Bill alone and works as a waitress . She previously worked as a dancer . Gloria blames herself for Bill 's many medical problems , hinting that she was taking drugs and alcohol while pregnant with him . She cares for Bill very much and works hard to give him a good life . ( `` Chokin ' & Tokin ' '' and `` Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers '' ) </Li> <Li> Sam McMurray as Dr. Vic Schweiber , Neal 's father . He is initially liked by Neal , Sam , and Bill as he shares their sense of humor and television program favorites . However , they later discover he is cheating on his wife , Neal 's mother Lydia , whom he met in college . This news upsets Neal ( `` The Garage Door '' ) . </Li> <Li> Amy Aquino as Mrs. Lydia Schweiber , Neal 's mom . She is aware of her husband 's infidelities and comforts her son by telling him that she has only a few years left with him as her child at home , and plenty of time to deal with her husband in future years . ( `` The Garage Door '' ) </Li> <Li> David Krumholtz as Barry Schweiber , Neal 's charismatic older brother . He is well liked by the group and Neal looks up to him . He attends College in Wisconsin and has n't chosen a major yet . Although he claims to have been a bigger Geek than Neal in high school , he reinvented himself as `` the handsome , dashing Jew '' once he got on campus . Lindsay is attracted to him and kisses him enthusiastically at his family 's party . ( `` Noshing and Moshing '' ) </Li> <Li> Kevin Tighe as Col. Andopolis , Nick 's dad . He is very strict and dislikes his son 's so - called musical ambitions . ( `` Smooching and Mooching '' ) </Li> <Li> Ann Dowd as Cookie Kelly , Kim 's catty mom . ( `` Kim Kelly is My Friend '' and `` The Diary '' ) </Li> <Li> Mike White as Chip Kelly , Kim 's alcoholic older brother who was attacked by the police when he was minding his own business and now sleeps on the couch all day with , according to his mother `` water on the brain . '' ( `` The Diary '' ) </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Claudia Christian as Gloria Haverchuck , Bill 's mother. She raises Bill alone and works as a waitress . She previously worked as a dancer . Gloria blames herself for Bill 's many medical problems , hinting that she was taking drugs and alcohol while pregnant with him . She cares for Bill very much and works hard to give him a good life . ( `` Chokin ' & Tokin ' '' and `` Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers '' ) </Li> <Li> Sam McMurray as Dr. Vic Schweiber , Neal 's father . He is initially liked by Neal , Sam , and Bill as he shares their sense of humor and television program favorites . However , they later discover he is cheating on his wife , Neal 's mother Lydia , whom he met in college . This news upsets Neal ( `` The Garage Door '' ) . </Li> <Li> Amy Aquino as Mrs. Lydia Schweiber , Neal 's mom . She is aware of her husband 's infidelities and comforts her son by telling him that she has only a few years left with him as her child at home , and plenty of time to deal with her husband in future years . ( `` The Garage Door '' ) </Li> <Li> David Krumholtz as Barry Schweiber , Neal 's charismatic older brother . He is well liked by the group and Neal looks up to him . He attends College in Wisconsin and has n't chosen a major yet . Although he claims to have been a bigger Geek than Neal in high school , he reinvented himself as `` the handsome , dashing Jew '' once he got on campus . Lindsay is attracted to him and kisses him enthusiastically at his family 's party . ( `` Noshing and Moshing '' ) </Li> <Li> Kevin Tighe as Col. Andopolis , Nick 's dad . He is very strict and dislikes his son 's so - called musical ambitions . ( `` Smooching and Mooching '' ) </Li> <Li> Ann Dowd as Cookie Kelly , Kim 's catty mom . ( `` Kim Kelly is My Friend '' and `` The Diary '' ) </Li> <Li> Mike White as Chip Kelly , Kim 's alcoholic older brother who was attacked by the police when he was minding his own business and now sleeps on the couch all day with , according to his mother `` water on the brain . '' ( `` The Diary '' ) </Li> </Ul>
who plays nick dad in freaks and geeks
who plays nick dad in freaks and geeks
Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe