Question: Who created the character in "The Closer" in which the actor also played in the movie "Mannequin"?

Context articles: Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright
G. W. Bailey
Meshach Taylor
Louie Provenza
Phaansi
Damon Dark
Mark Arnold (actor)
New Jersey Music Hall of Fame
John Keefe (actor)
Courtney B. Vance

Claude Cattermole "Catsmeat" Potter-Pirbright is a recurring fictional character from the Jeeves stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a member of the Drones Club and a longtime school friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster.
 An actor also known as Claude Cattermole on stage or Claude Pirbright from his birth name Claude Cattermole Pirbright, he has the nickname Catsmeat (i.e. lights - lung-based cat food).
George William "G.W." Bailey (born August 27, 1944) is an American stage, television and film actor.
 Although he appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in "M*A*S*H" (TV series 1979–1983); Lieutenant—and later, Captain Thaddeus Harris in the "Police Academy" films (1984–1994), Captain Felix Maxwell in "Mannequin" (1987) and as Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza from TNT's television crime drama "The Closer".
 He currently stars in the TNT series "Major Crimes", a spinoff of "The Closer", continuing in his role as Lt. Provenza.
Meshach Taylor (April 11, 1947 – June 28, 2014) was an American actor.
 He was Emmy-nominated for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom "Designing Women" (1986–93).
 He was also known for his portrayal of Hollywood Montrose, a flamboyant window dresser in "Mannequin".
 He played Sheldon Baylor on the CBS sitcom "Dave's World" (1993–97), appeared as Tony on the short-lived NBC sitcom "Buffalo Bill" opposite Dabney Coleman, and appeared as the recurring character Alastair Wright, the social studies teacher and later school principal, on Nickelodeon's sitcom, "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide".
Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza is a fictional character from TNT's television crime drama franchise "The Closer"/"Major Crimes."
 He appeared on all seven seasons of "The Closer" and all six seasonable of "Major Crimes".
 The character was created by James Duff, and is portrayed by G. W. Bailey.
 Generally referred to as "Provenza", the character's first name was kept secret until his former partner, George Andrews, was heard to use it for the first time in the penultimate episode of the fifth season.
 It is said that only captains and above are allowed to address him by his first name and that even his own grandchildren call him "Lieutenant".
 He is also the only member of his academy class still on active duty with the rest having retired by the beginning of season 2 of "Major Crimes".
Phaansi is a 1978 Hindi movie directed by Harmesh Malhotra.
 The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Sulakshana Pandit, Pran and Ranjeet.
 The film's music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal.
 Actor Asrani has also played a role as a Muslim guy in the movie who was a closed friend to Shashi Kapoor and actor Iftikar played role as father to Shahsi Kapoor.
 Unfortunately, both of them was hanged to death by the villain (Ranjeet).
 Thumbs up for Ranjeet of acting the role of Chief of Daku in the movie.The movie was declared hits due to its story line, drama, songs and good action.
 A worth to watch movie of the 1970s.
Damon Dark is an independent public access TV series and web series from Australia about a heroic and obsessive investigator of UFO incidents and other strange cases, created by Australian writer, actor and film maker Adrian Sherlock.
 Damon James Dark became a dedicated alien investigator after a close encounter during his teenage years.
 He is associated with both the secret service and friendly aliens, including a character called Vincent Kosmos (an alien time traveller) and Trans-Dimensional Control (an alien law enforcement agency).
 The character of Damon Dark has appeared in a 5-week TV series on Community TV 31 in Melbourne Australia, a self-published novel ("Biodome") on Amazon's createspace platform and a long running web series on YouTube.
 He has also been involved in related web series "Young Damon Dark" and "Vincent Kosmos."
 He has also been the focus of a one actor stage drama.
 The character of Damon Dark has been played by Adrian Sherlock, Bruce Hughes, Aiden Sherlock and Jack Knoll.
 Damon Dark is a loner, dresses in black, has a huge experience of aliens and their technology.
 Damon is characterized by his high intelligence, idealistic moral outlook and wry sense of humor.
 His best friend in the series is the long-suffering Gary Sutton, played by actor Robert Trott.
 Damon Dark began in 1999, with a five-part weekly series on Melbourne's Community TV 31, (although the pilot was shot in 1996 and the show had been in development since 1990) following a screening of a 65-minute version of the story "Maddox" at the 57th World Science Fiction Convention (Aussiecon Three) held in Melbourne.
 The series was later revived as a YouTube webseries which inspired several related webseries, including "The Young Damon Dark Adventures" in which the character is played as a teenager, and Vincent Kosmos, (created by and starring Chris Heaven, , an Italian actor and musician, about a renegade alien character who is a friend of Damon.
Mark Arnold (born May 23, 1957; Broomall, Pennsylvania) is an American actor most notable for his role as a professional dancer named Gavin Wylie who became a rebel on the run on the ABC soap opera "The Edge of Night" from 1980-1983.
 From 1984-1985, he played the role of Joe Perkins, the original hero of the daytime soap "Santa Barbara", replacing Dane Witherspoon.
 He also appeared on the serials "Guiding Light", "Rituals" and as Rob Coronol #2 on "One Life to Live" from 1987 to 1989.
 In 1985, Arnold also played Michael J. Fox's character's nemesis, Mick McAllister, in the movie "Teen Wolf".
 He also played a major part in the Full Moon "classics" "" and "".
 In 2009 he played the title character's father in the movie "April Showers".
The New Jersey Music Hall of Fame was founded in 2005 in Asbury Park, New Jersey, with plans to construct a building in downtown Asbury Park or closer to the Boardwalk.
 New Jersey has a rich musical heritage, covering artists from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen.
 New Jersey has also played a role in the technology behind music; Thomas Edison invented the record player in the state in 1877, while Les Paul created the solid-body guitar.
John Keefe (born October 29, 1979) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Julian Garrison in "", and its following sequel, "".
 He also played the main character in "Not Another High School Show" (2007).
 He played as Brad Crow in "White Air" (2007).
 He also played a minor role in "Proof" (2005).
 He played Eric in "The Inside" (2005).
 And also, he played Tom Quillen in "The Practice".
 He was also the Chief Machinist in visual effects in "The Aviator".
Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor.
 He is notable for his roles in the feature films "Hamburger Hill" and "The Hunt for Red October," the television series "", in which he played Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver, and , in which he played Johnnie Cochran.
 For the latter, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
 He guest starred on the TNT series "The Closer" as Chief Tommy Delk from 2010–11.
 In 2013, he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in "Lucky Guy".