Dr. John Van Tasset — Steel Sharks Character Profile

About Dr. John Van Tasset

American UN chemical weapons inspector missing in Iran. He is the primary target of the Navy SEAL rescue mission and is successfully extracted from an Iranian interrogation facility.

Character Facts

Played by

Barry Livingston

Appears in

Steel Sharks (1997)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Dr. John Van Tasset — Narrative Rescue Target — Cmdr. Bill McKay (Gary Busey)

  Scientist to be rescued

• Dr. John Van Tasset — Narrative Rescue Target — Bob Rogers (Billy Warlock)

  Scientist to be rescued

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