James Rebhorn , whose acting resume includes a long list of character roles in major films and TV shows , died Friday , his representative said Sunday . Rebhorn was 65 . While you may not know his name , Rebhorn 's face may be familiar as the arrogant headmaster in Al Pacino 's `` Scent of a Woman '' or the scheming secretary of defense in `` Independence Day . '' Think back to the series finale of TV 's `` Seinfeld '' in 1998 . Rebhorn played the district attorney . Or perhaps you saw him on the polished crime caper `` White Collar , '' where he played loyal FBI chief Reese Hughes for 16 episodes . More recently , he was Frank Matheson in eight episodes of `` Homeland . '' James Rebhorn wrote his own obit . Rebhorn was one of those busy actors sometimes referred to as `` that guy . '' Tall and gangly , he had a face that served him well as a villain or corrupt politician . `` He died on Friday at home with his loving family in attendance , '' his representative , Dianne Busch , told CNN . Other notable film roles were in `` My Cousin Vinny '' in 1992 and `` The Game '' in 1997 . His movie career earned Rebhorn an invitation to become a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in 2007 . Rebhorn 's early screen acting career including regular roles on several soaps , including `` Search for Tomorrow '' and `` As the World Turns , '' which earned him an outstanding supporting actor nomination by Soap Opera Digest in 1992 , according to the Internet Movie Database . His stage acting career included membership in New York 's Ensemble Studio Theatre . Other recent deaths in world of entertainment : David Brenner , Sheila MacRae and Harold Ramis . People we 've lost in 2014 .
Rebhorn was the arrogant headmaster in Al Pacino 's `` Scent of a Woman '' He played the scheming secretary of defense in `` Independence Day '' Other notable film roles were in `` My Cousin Vinny '' in 1992 and `` The Game '' in 1997 . More recently , he was Frank Matheson in eight episodes of `` Homeland ''