GENE HACKMAN
January 30, 1930 – February 18, 2025 (95)
Born: San Bernardino, California
Gene Hackman was simply a force of nature. To me, he’ll always be Jimmy McGinty—the gruff, no-nonsense coach in The Replacements who believed in underdogs when no one else would. He’ll always be Rear Admiral Reigart in Behind Enemy Lines, the man who defied orders to do what was right. He was the chain-smoking con artist in Heartbreakers, the aloof yet quietly aching patriarch in The Royal Tenenbaums, and the paranoid wiretap expert in Enemy of the State. Hackman moved effortlessly between genres, always grounding his characters in something real—flawed, human, and magnetic. He worked with the best: Coppola, Friedkin, Eastwood. He won two Oscars, earned three more nominations, and somehow still felt underrated.
January 30, 1930
born in San Bernardino, California
“Eugene Allen Hackman”
1946 — 1951 ║ Serves in U.S. Marine Corps (China & Hawaii)
1956 ║ Begins acting classes at Pasadena Playhouse in California
1956 ║ Gene Hackman marries Faye Maltese
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution | Gateway Playhouse | Bellport, New York (Off-Broadway) | Role: — |
1959
The United States Steel Hour (TV)
Season 6, Episode 16 | “Little Tin God”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Tom Donovan
CBS
April 22, 1959
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Duration: 60 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Joey Carlton
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SYNOPSIS
Stan Koski, a patient in a tuberculosis sanitarium, is chiefly responsible for the high morale of his fellow patients and the hospital staff. Only one patient remains aloof and contemptuous of Koski’s efforts to divert his fellow patients.
CREW
Written by
Joe Palmer Jr.
CAST
Richard Boone
Fritz Weaver
Jeff Donnell
Paul McGrath
Sid Raymond
| Jul 15, 1959 | The United States Steel Hour | S6.E22 | “The Pink Burro” | CBS | Role: Steve |
| Jul 25, 1959 | Brenner | S1.E8 | “The Bluff” | CBS | Role: Patrolman Claiborne |
| Nov 4, 1959 | The United States Steel Hour | S7.E5 | “Big Doc’s Girl” | CBS | Role: Reverend MacCreighton |
| Aug 24, 1960 | The United States Steel Hour | S7.E25 | “Bride of the Fox” | CBS | Role: — |
| 1960-1961 | The Premise | The Premise, Bleecker Street | — | Role: Various roles |
1961
Mad Dog Coll
OVERVIEW
Directed by Burt Balaban
Columbia Pictures
May 12, 1961
Genre: Crime, Drama
Duration: 88 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Policeman (Uncredited)
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
The life of real Irish-American gangster Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll (John Chandler) is depicted in this biological drama. A New York City mobster notorious for his reckless brutality, Coll becomes a major figure in the underworld of the 1920s, working as a hit man for crime boss Dutch Schultz (Vincent Gardenia). Following a break with Schultz, Coll forms his own gang, but eventually his callous methods incur the wrath of other mob heads, and he becomes targeted by various prominent gangsters.
CREW
Written by
Leo Lieberman
Edward Schreiber
Produced by
Edward Schreiber
Cinematography by
Gayne Rescher
Edited by
Ralph Rosenblum
Music by
Stu Phillips
CAST
John Davis Chandler ◦ Mad Dog Coll
Kay Doubleday ◦ Clio
Brooke Hayward ◦ Elizabeth
Joy Harmon ◦ Caroline
Neil Nephew ◦ Rocco
Jerry Orbach ◦ Joe Clegg
Vincent Gardenia ◦ Dutch Schultz
Telly Savalas ◦ Lt. Darro
Glenn Cannon ◦ Harry
1961
Tallahassee 7000 (TV)
Season 1, Episode 20 | “The Fugitive”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Harmon Jones
ABC
May 16, 1961
Genre: Crime, Drama
Duration: 30 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Joey Carlton
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Police pursue a escaped prisoner who doesn’t realize he’s been bitten by a rabid dog.
CREW
Written by
Waldo Salt
Max Ehrlich
George Lefferts
CAST
Walter Matthau ◦ Lex Rogers
Wallace Rooney ◦ Sheriff Harry Blaine
Molly McCarthy ◦ Martha Craig
Woodrow Parfrey ◦ Marty Roebuck
1961
The Defenders (TV)
Season 1, Episode 1 | “The Quality of Mercy”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Buzz Kulik
CBS
September 16, 1961
Genre: Crime, Drama
Duration: 60 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: TV-14
Role: Jerry Warner
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
The Prestons defend a doctor accused of the “mercy-killing” of an infant with Down’s Syndrome (then called “Mongolism”).
CREW
Written by
Reginald Rose
CAST
E.G. Marshall ◦ Lawrence Preston
Robert Reed ◦ Kenneth Preston
Jack Klugman ◦ D.A. Charlie Grimalia
Philip Abbott ◦ Dr. Bill Conrad
Joan Hackett ◦ Joan Miller
Philip Coolidge ◦ Dr. Lillis
| Oct 4, 1961 | The United States Steel Hour | S9.E3 | “Brandenburg Gate” | CBS | Role: — |
| Nov 29, 1961 | The United States Steel Hour | S9.E7 | “Tangle of Truth” | CBS | Role: Detective Cramer |
| Jan 10, 1962 | The United States Steel Hour | S9.E10 | “Far from the Shade Tree” | CBS | Role: Ed |
| Jun 13, 1962 | The United States Steel Hour | S9.E21 | “You Can’t Escape” | CBS | Role: Norman |
| Feb 10, 1963 | Look Up and Live | “The End of the Story” | CBS | Role: Frank Collins |
1963
Naked City (TV)
Season 4, Episode 21 | “Prime Of Life”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Walter Grauman
ABC
February 13, 1963
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriler
Duration: 60 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Mr. Jasper
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Flint is ordered to prison to witness the execution of a murderer he helped capture.
CREW
Written by
Stirling Silliphant
CAST
Paul Burke ◦ Det. Adam Flint
Horace McMahon ◦ Det Lt. Michael ‘Mike’ Parker
Harry Bellaver ◦ Det. Frank Arcaro
Nancy Malone ◦ Libby Kingston
Richard Hamilton ◦ Philip Hames
| Apr 20, 1963 | The Defenders | S2.E30 | “Judgment Eve” | CBS | Role: Stanley McGuirk |
1963
Route 66 (TV)
Season 3, Episode 29 | “Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride”
OVERVIEW
Directed by James Goldstone
CBS
May 10, 1963
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriler
Duration: 50 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: TV-Y7
Role: Motorist
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Tod and Linc driving to Cape Coral, Florida run out of gas. Linc goes for help and is “aided” by two men who involve him in a stick-up and shooting. Despite being part of a statewide manhunt, Linc offers first aid to one of the men who has been shot. The two men (and Linc) then continue on to their original destination – a wedding!
CREW
Written by
Shimon Wincelberg
Herbert B. Leonard
Stirling Silliphant
CAST
Martin Milner ◦ Tod Stiles
Glenn Corbett ◦ Linc Case
Rip Torn ◦ Alvah Clayhorne
Albert Salmi ◦ Charley Breadloaf
Chris Gampel ◦ Sheriff Lemoine
| Dec 1, 1963 | The DuPont Show of the Week | S3.E9 | “Ride with Terror” | Paramount | Role: Douglas McCann |
1963
East Side/West Side (TV)
Season 1, Episode 13 | “Creeps Live Here”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Walter Grauman
CBS
December 23, 1963
Genre: Drama
Duration: 60 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Policeman
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Neil’s office tries to help a lonely old woman whose house is scheduled to be demolished by the city.
CREW
Written by
Philip H. Reisman Jr.
CAST
George C. Scott ◦ Neil Brock
Elizabeth Wilson ◦ Frieda Hechlinger
Cicely Tyson ◦ Jane Foster
John Randolph ◦ Mr. Cavan
| 1963 | Children from Their Games | Morosco Theatre, Broadway | Role: Charles Widgin Rochambeau |
| 1963 | A Rainy Day in Newark | Belasco Theatre, Broadway | Role: Sidney Rice |
| 1963 | Come to the Palace of Sin | Lucille Lortel Theatre, Off-Broadway | Role: Performer |
| 1964 | Any Wednesday | Music Box Theatre / George Abbott Theatre | Role: Cass Henderson |
1964
Brenner (TV)
Season 2, Episode 2 | “The Bluff”
OVERVIEW
Directed by James Sheldon
CBS
May 24, 1964
Genre: Crime Drama
Duration: 26 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Officer Dick Clayburn
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Brenner looks into charges that several police officers have covered up the crimes committed by a juvenile because his father is a veteran and respected police sergeant.
CREW
Written by
Peter Stone
CAST
Edward Binns ◦ Roy Brenner
James Broderick ◦ Ernie Brenner
Joseph Sullivan ◦ Capt. Ralph Laney
George Mathews ◦ Lt. Tim Cannon
John Karlen ◦ Ben Laney
| Jul 5, 1964 | Brenner | S2.E8 | “Unwritten Law” | CBS | Role: Officer Richard Clayburn |
1964
Lilith
OVERVIEW
Directed by Robert Rossen
Columbia Pictures
October 1, 1964
Genre: Drama
Duration: 114 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Norman
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Handsome young therapist Vincent Bruce (Warren Beatty) is a war veteran who works at a private sanitarium. Vincent’s life gradually becomes unhinged as he falls for Lilith Arthur (Jean Seberg), an attractive, unstable and highly manipulative patient. When Stephen Evshevsky (Peter Fonda), another patient at the institution, also becomes enamored with Lilith, it triggers jealousy and desperation in Vincent, leading to a series of dramatic developments.
CREW
Written by
Robert Rossen
Produced by
Robert Rossen
Cinematography by
Eugen Schüfftan
Edited by
Aram Avakian
Music by
Kenyon Hopkins
CAST
Warren Beatty ◦ Vincent Bruce
Jean Seberg ◦ Lilith Arthur
Peter Fonda ◦ Stephen Evshevsky
Kim Hunter ◦ Dr. Bea Brice
Anne Meacham ◦ Mrs. Yvonne Meaghan
Jessica Walter ◦ Laura
James Patterson ◦ Dr. Lavrier
Robert Reilly ◦ Bob Clayfield
| 1965 | Poor Richard | Helen Hayes Theatre, Broadway | — | Role: Sydney Caroll |
| Mar 18, 1966 | The Trials of O’Brien | S1.E22 | “The Only Game in Town” | CBS | Role: Roger Nathan |
| Jun 5, 1966 | Directions | “Marriage” | ABC | Role: — |
1966
Hawk (TV)
Season 1, Episode 1 | “Do Not Mutilate or Spindle”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Sam Wanamaker
ABC
September 8, 1966
Genre: Crime, Drama
Duration: 60 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Houston Worth
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SYNOPSIS
Houston Worth, a religious fanatic, is the missing link between the murder of an office worker and the threatening telephone calls received by a young fashion model.
CREW
Written by
Allan Sloane
CAST
Burt Reynolds ◦ Detective Lt. John Hawk
Louise Sorel ◦ Melissa Grant
John Marley ◦ Sam Crown
Elianne Nadeau ◦ Jane ‘Scooter’ Charleton
1966
Hawaii
OVERVIEW
Directed by George Roy Hill
United Artists
October 10, 1966
Genre: Drama
Duration: 161 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Budget: $15 million
Role: John Whipple
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
During the 1820s, a domineering young minister, Abner Hale (Max von Sydow), and his compassionate wife, Jerusha (Julie Andrews), embark on a dangerous sea voyage to Hawaii. When they arrive, Jerusha befriends the Hawaiian people and embraces their customs and culture, while Abner, intent on converting them to Christianity, views them as pagan savages. Jerusha grows unhappy with her marriage and begins to fall for Rafer Hoxworth (Richard Harris), a past lover.
CREW
Written by
Dalton Trumbo
Daniel Taradash
Produced by
Walter Mirisch
Cinematography by
Russell Harlan
Edited by
Stuart Gilmore
Music by
Elmer Bernstein
CAST
Julie Andrews ◦ Jerusha Bromley Hale
Max von Sydow ◦ Reverend Abner Hale
Richard Harris ◦ Capt. Rafer Hoxworth
Carroll O’Connor ◦ Charles Bromley
Jocelyne LaGarde ◦ Aliʻi Nui, Malama Kanakoa
Manu Tupou ◦ Prince Keoki Kanakoa
Ted Nobriga ◦ Prince Kelolo Kanakoa
Elizabeth Logue ◦ Noelani Kanakoa
John Cullum ◦ Rev. Immanuel Quigley
George Rose ◦ Capt. Janders
Lou Antonio ◦ Rev. Abraham Hewlett
Torin Thatcher ◦ Rev. Dr. Thorn
Michael Constantine ◦ Mason, sailor
Malcolm Atterbury ◦ Gideon Hale
Bette Midler ◦ Extra
| 1967 | The Natural Look | Longacre Theatre, Broadway | — | Role: Dr. Barney Harris |
| 1967 | Fragments / The Basement | Cherry Lane Theatre, Off-Broadway | — | Role: Baxter / Zach |
1967
The F.B.I. (TV)
Season 2, Episode 17 | “The Courier”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Ralph Senensky
Warner Bros Television
January 15, 1967
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Duration: 60 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Herb Kenyon
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
The FBI, investigating the theft of plans for a new cobalt bomb, comes across a Communist spy ring. One of its members is Juliet Sinclair, who runs an Asian orphanage and also an operative for Red China. She is flying to Los Angeles to take a girl from the orphanage to a couple, the Kenyons. The girl, however, the night before the trip, discovers Juliet Sinclair’s secret. What the girl doesn’t know is the Kenyons are part of the same spy ring. Erskine and Rhodes must not only recover the missing information but also are in a race to prevent the girl from being liquidated by the Kenyons.
CREW
Written by
Quinn Martin
Philip Saltzman
Charles Larson
Robert C. Dennis
CAST
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ◦ Inspector Lewis Erskine
Philip Abbott ◦ Arthur Ward
Stephen Brooks ◦ Special Agent Jim Rhodes
Ruth Roman ◦ Julie Sinclair
1967
First to Fight
OVERVIEW
Directed by Christian Nyby
Warner Bros. Pictures
January 25, 1967
Genre: Drama, War
Duration: 92 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Sergeant Tweed
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
In WW2, highly decorated Marine Sgt. Jack Connell comes home to the USA from the Pacific War and trains recruits for the army until his fighting spirit prods him to request a return to active duty on the front lines.
CREW
Written by
Gene L. Coon
Produced by
William Conrad
Cinematography by
Harold E. Wellman
Edited by
George R. Rohrs
Music by
Fred Steiner
CAST
Chad Everett ◦ Jack Connell
Marilyn Devin ◦ Peggy Sanford
Dean Jagger ◦ Lt. Col. Baseman
Bobby Troup ◦ Lt. Overman
Claude Akins ◦ Capt. Mason
James Best ◦ Sgt. Carnavan
Norman Alden ◦ Sgt. Schmidtmer
Bobs Watson ◦ Sgt. Maypole
Ken Swofford ◦ O’Brien
1967
A Covenant with Death
OVERVIEW
Directed by Lamont Johnson
Warner Bros. Pictures
February 15, 1967
Genre: Drama
Duration: 97 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Alfred Harmsworth
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A 1920s Mexican-American judge (George Maharis) presides over the trial of a man (Earl Holliman) accused of killing his wife.
CREW
Written by
Lawrence B. Marcus Saul Levitt
Produced by
William Conrad
Cinematography by
Robert Burks
Edited by
William Ziegler
Music by
Leonard Rosenman
CAST
George Maharis ◦ Benjamin “Ben” Lewis
Laura Devon ◦ Rosemary
Katy Jurado ◦ Eulalia Lewis
Earl Holliman ◦ Bryan Talbot
Sidney Blackmer ◦ Sebastian Oates
John Anderson ◦ Dietrich
Wende Wagner ◦ Rafaela Montemayor
Emilio Fernández ◦ Ignacio Montemayor
Kent Smith ◦ Oliver Parmelee
Lonny Chapman ◦ Edgar Musgrave
Arthur O’Connell ◦ Judge Hockstadter
Jose De Vega ◦ John Digby
Larry D. Mann ◦ George Chillingworth
| Jun 6, 1967 | Community Shelter Planning | Short Film | Role: Donald Ross |
1967
Bonnie and Clyde
OVERVIEW
Directed by Arthur Penn
Warner Bros. Pictures
August 13, 1967
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Duration: 111 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R (for violence)
Budget: $2.5 millio
Role: Buck Barrow
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SYNOPSIS
Small-time crook Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) tries to steal a car and winds up with its owner’s daughter, dissatisfied small-town girl Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway). Their crimes quickly spiral from petty theft to bank robbery, but tensions between the couple and the other members of their gang–hapless driver C.W. (Michael J. Pollard), Clyde’s suave older brother Buck (Gene Hackman) and Buck’s flibbertigibbet wife, Blanche (Estelle Parsons) –could destroy them all.
CREW
Written by
David Newman
Robert Benton
Produced by
Warren Beatty
Cinematography by
Burnett Guffey
Edited by
Dede Allen
Music by
Charles Strouse
CAST
Warren Beatty ◦ Clyde Barrow
Faye Dunaway ◦ Bonnie Parker
Michael J. Pollard ◦ C. W. Moss
Estelle Parsons ◦ Blanche Barrow
Denver Pyle ◦ Frank Hamer
Dub Taylor ◦ Ivan Moss
Evans Evans ◦ Velma Davis
Gene Wilder ◦ Eugene Grizzard
40TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
NOMINEE
🏆 National Society of Film Critics ║ Best Supporting Actor (WINNER)
1967
The Invaders (TV)
Season 2, Episode 7 | “The Spores”
OVERVIEW
Directed by William Hale
ABC
October 17, 1967
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Duration: 60 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: TV-PG
Role: Tom Jessup
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Tom Jessup’s an invader, who’s transporting a briefcase containing something vital: spores. These organisms will grow into aliens able to withstand Earth’s atmosphere. As Jessup desperately tries to find the briefcase, the spores inside of it continue to develop.
CREW
Written by
Ellis Kadison
Joel Kane
Al Ramrus
John Herman Shaner
CAST
Roy Thinnes ◦ David Vincent
Mark Miller ◦ Jack Palay
Patricia Smith ◦ Sally Palay
John Randolph ◦ Police Sgt. Ernie Goldhaver
Wayne Rogers ◦ Police Lt. John Mattson
1967
Iron Horse (TV)
Season 2, Episode 7 | “Leopards Try, But Leopards Can’t”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Leo Penn
ABC
October 28, 1967
Genre: Drama, Western
Duration: 60 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: TV-PG
Role: Harry Wadsworth
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A bounty hunter arrives in Scalplock to start a new life. But he becomes interested in Julie and can think of only one option in dealing with rival Ben.
CREW
Written by
Jeri Emmett
Norman Katkov
CAST
Dale Robertson ◦ Ben Calhoun
Gary Collins ◦ Dave Tarrant
Robert Random ◦ Barnabas Rogers
Roy Barcroft ◦ Dan Barrington
Ellen Burstyn ◦ Julie Parsons
1967
Banning
OVERVIEW
Directed by Ron Winston
Universal Pictures
December 13, 1967
Genre: Drama
Duration: 161 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Budget: $15 million
Role: Tommy Del Gaddo
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A hustling golf pro takes a golf instructor job at an exclusive country club where the owner and his son-in-law are fleecing the wealthy guests by using various schemes.
CREW
Written by
James Lee
Hamilton Maule (Story)
Produced by
Dick Berg
Cinematography by
Loyal Griggs
Edited by
J. Terry Williams
Music by
Quincy Jones
CAST
Robert Wagner ◦ Mike Banning
Anjanette Comer ◦ Carol Lindquist
Jill St. John ◦ Angela Barr
Guy Stockwell ◦ Jonathan Linus
James Farentino ◦ Chris Patton
Susan Clark ◦ Cynthia Linus
Howard St. John ◦ J. Pallister Young
Mike Kellin ◦ Harry Kalielle
Sean Garrison ◦ Richard Tyson
Logan Ramsey ◦ Doc Brewer
Edmon Ryan ◦ Stuart Warren
1968
CBS Playhouse (TV)
Season 1, Episode 4 | “My Father and My Mother”
OVERVIEW
Directed by George Schaefer
CBS
February 13, 1968
Genre: Drama
Duration: 90 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: TV-PG
Role: Ned
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Much of the action takes place in the mind and memory of Ned, a father who is struggling to cope with a spiritual crisis. He has placed his only son, who is retarded, in an institution and it is a hard decision to live with. Tortured by doubt, Ned searches desperately in his past, reliving and twisting memories, hoping to sift out solace and some answers from the heritage handed down by his father and his mother.
CREW
Written by
Robert J. Crean
CAST
Ralph Bellamy ◦ Ned’s father
Jane Wyatt ◦ Ned’s mother
Inga Swenson ◦ Kate
Bonnie Bedelia ◦ Laura
1968
I Spy (TV)
Season 3, Episode 20 | “Happy Birthday Everybody”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Earl Bellamy
NBC
February 26, 1968
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Duration: 60 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: TV-PG
Role: Frank Hunter
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
While sightseeing in a Mexican town Scott and Robinson think they see someone familiar. When they approach him he gets the drop on them and gets away. After checking they find out that Frank Hunter a convicted mental patient judged incurable and sentenced to life has escaped. Hunter is a demolitions expert who has sworn revenge against Tom Matthews, the agent who apprehended him. Matthews has retired and lives with his family in Mexico. Robinson and Scott are assigned to find Hunter and stop him before he can hurt Matthews and his family.
CREW
Written by
Morton S. Fine
David Friedkin
CAST
Robert Culp ◦ Kelly Robinson
Bill Cosby ◦ Alexander Scott
Jim Backus ◦ Tom Mathews
Jeanne Bal ◦ Shirl Mathews
Perla Walter ◦ Rosy
| Sep 1, 1968 | InSight | S1.E328 | “Confrontation” | CBS | Role: Holt |
1968
The Split
OVERVIEW
Directed by Gordon Flemyng
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
November 4, 1968
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 91 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Role: Lieutenant Walter Brill
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
When professional thief McClain (Jim Brown) returns to Los Angeles, he meets up with old flame Gladys (Julie Harris) and hatches a scheme to rob a sports arena during a sold-out game. McClain rounds up a driver (Jack Klugman), a safecracker (Warren Oates), a sharpshooter (Donald Sutherland) and some muscle (Ernest Borgnine), and the group successfully pulls off the heist. Trouble arises, however, when a dirty cop (Gene Hackman) steals the money, and the gang thinks McClain is responsible.
CREW
Written by
Robert Sabaroff
Produced by
Irwin Winkler
Robert Chartoff
Cinematography by
Burnett Guffey
Edited by
Rita Roland
Music by
Quincy Jones
CAST
Jim Brown ◦ McClain
Diahann Carroll ◦ Ellie Kennedy
Ernest Borgnine ◦ Bert Clinger
Julie Harris ◦ Gladys
Jack Klugman ◦ Harry Kifka
Warren Oates ◦ Marty Gough
James Whitmore ◦ Herb Sutro
Donald Sutherland ◦ Dave Negli
Joyce Jameson ◦ Jenifer
Harry Hickox ◦ Detective
Jackie Joseph ◦ Jackie
1968
Shadow On The Land
OVERVIEW
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
ABC
December 4, 1968
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Duration: 100 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Role: Rev. Thomas Davis
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Patriotic freedom fighters struggle against a fascist dictatorship in a near-future USA.
CREW
Written by
Nedrick Young
CAST
Marc Strange ◦ Maj. Shepherd McCloud
Jackie Cooper ◦ Lt. Col. Andy Davis
John Forsythe ◦ Gen. Wendell Bruce
Carol Lynley ◦ Abigail ‘Abby’ Tyler
Janice Rule ◦ Capt. Everett
1969
Riot
OVERVIEW
Directed by Buzz Kulik
Paramount Pictures
January 15, 1969
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 96 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Role: Red Fraker
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A riot in a state prison is staged to cover up an escape attempt, during which many inmates and guards are killed. Shot on location at Arizona State Prison.
CREW
Written by
James Poe
Produced by
William Castle
Cinematography by
Robert B. Hauser
Edited by
Edwin H. Bryant
Music by
Krzysztof Komeda
CAST
Jim Brown ◦ Cully Briston
Mike Kellin ◦ Bugsy
Gerald S. O’Loughlin ◦ Grossman
Ben Carruthers ◦ Surefoot
Clifford David ◦ Mary Sheldon
1969
The Gypsy Moths
OVERVIEW
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
August 28, 1969
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Duration: 107 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Role: Joe Browdy
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Three men who work in a skydiving performance group — burned-out Mike (Burt Lancaster), outgoing showman Joe (Gene Hackman) and rookie Malcolm (Scott Wilson) — find work in a small Kansas town and lodging at the home of Malcolm’s Uncle John (William Windom) and Aunt Elizabeth (Deborah Kerr). The couple are in the midst of a marital crisis, and when Elizabeth meets the dashing Mike, everyone is surprised by their passionate and dangerous love affair.
CREW
Written by
William Hanley
Produced by
Hal Landers
Bobby Roberts
Edward Lewis (executive)
Cinematography by
Philip H. Lathrop
Edited by
Henry Berman
Music by
Elmer Bernstein
CAST
Burt Lancaster ◦ Mike Rettig
Deborah Kerr ◦ Elizabeth Brandon
Scott Wilson ◦ Malcolm Webson
William Windom ◦ John Brandon
Bonnie Bedelia ◦ Annie Burke
Sheree North ◦ the Waitress
Carl Reindel ◦ Pilot
Ford Rainey ◦ Stand Owner
1969
Downhill Racer
OVERVIEW
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Paramount Pictures
October 28, 1969
Genre: Drama, Sport
Duration: 101 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: M
Budget: $1.8 million
Role: Eugene Claire
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A smug and overly self-assured downhill skier, David Chappellet (Robert Redford), joins the American ski team and quickly makes waves with his arrogant behavior and even flashier maneuvers on the slopes, falling into conflict with the team’s coach (Gene Hackman). A rivalry also develops between David and Johnny Creech (Jim McMullan), the man who considered the team’s best skier, as both push themselves and each other in a race to the Olympic Games.
CREW
Written by
James Salter
Produced by
Richard Gregson
Cinematography by
Brian Probyn
Edited by
Richard A. Harris
Music by
Kenyon Hopkins
CAST
Robert Redford ◦ Chappellet
Camilla Sparv ◦ Carole
Karl Michael Vogler ◦ Machet
Jim McMullan ◦ Creech
Kathleen Crowley ◦ the reporter
Dabney Coleman ◦ Mayo
Kenneth Kirk ◦ D. K.
Oren Stevens ◦ Kipsmith
Jerry Dexter ◦ Engel
🏆 New York Film Critics Circle ║ Best Actor (3rd place)
1969
Marooned
OVERVIEW
Directed by John Sturges
Columbia Pictures
November 10, 1969
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Duration: 134 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: G
Budget: $10 million
Role: Buzz Lloyd
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SYNOPSIS
American astronauts Buzz (Gene Hackman), Jim (Richard Crenna) and Clayton (James Franciscus) are stranded in space on their return journey from a new space station when malfunctioning rocket boosters bring the craft to a halt. With the men drifting in orbit, facing death from declining oxygen levels in the shuttle, NASA director Charles Keith (Gregory Peck) quickly mobilizes to launch a bold rescue mission — but a hurricane headed for the launch site may ensure the astronauts’ demise.
CREW
Written by
Mayo Simon
Produced by
M. J. Frankovich
Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp
Edited by
Walter Thompson
CAST
Gregory Peck ◦ Charles Keith
Richard Crenna ◦ Jim Pruett
David Janssen ◦ Ted Dougherty
James Franciscus ◦ Clayton Stone
Gene Hackman ◦ Buzz Lloyd
Lee Grant ◦ Celia Pruett
Nancy Kovack ◦ Teresa Stone
Mariette Hartley ◦ Betty Lloyd
1970
I Never Sang for My Father
OVERVIEW
Directed by Gilbert Cates
Columbia Pictures
October 18, 1970
Genre: Drama
Duration: 92 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Role: Gene Garrison – Son
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SYNOPSIS
Gene Garrison (Gene Hackman) is a successful college professor, who has a rocky relationship with his dad, Tom (Melvyn Douglas). He believes that his father has never truly accepted him and worries about how his plans to move to California and marry his girlfriend may affect his relationship with his father. His mother (Dorothy Stickney) encourages Gene to move on despite how Tom may feel. But when his mother dies, Gene worries that his marriage and move might depress his father even more.
CREW
Written by
Robert Anderson
Produced by
Gilbert Cates
Cinematography by
Morris Hartzband
George Stoetzel
Edited by
Angelo Ross
Music by
Al Gorgoni
Barry Mann
CAST
Melvyn Douglas ◦ Tom Garrison – Father
Gene Hackman ◦ Gene Garrison – Son
Estelle Parsons ◦ Alice – Sister
Dorothy Stickney ◦ Margaret Garrison – Mother
Elizabeth Hubbard ◦ Doctor Margaret Thayer
Lovelady Powell ◦ Norma
Daniel Keyes ◦ Dr. Mayberry
Conrad Bain ◦ Rev. Sam Pell
Jon Richards ◦ Marvin Scott
43RD ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
NOMINEE
1971
Doctors’ Wives
OVERVIEW
Directed by George Schaefer
Columbia Pictures
February 3, 1971
Genre: Drama
Duration: 102 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Role: Dr. Dave Randolph
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SYNOPSIS
The dysfunctional marriages of several unhappy rich doctors who work at a private clinic and their neglected wives who deal with their own unhappiness in various ways enter crisis mode when one of them murders his cheating wife.
CREW
Written by
Daniel Taradash
Produced by
M. J. Frankovich
Cinematography by
Charles Lang
Edited by
Carl Kress
Music by
Elmer Bernstein
CAST
Dyan Cannon ◦ Lorrie Dellman
Richard Crenna ◦ Dr. Peter Brennan
Carroll O’Connor ◦ Dr. Joe Gray
Rachel Roberts ◦ Della Randolph
Janice Rule ◦ Amy Brennan
Diana Sands ◦ Helen Struaghn
Cara Williams ◦ Maggie Gray
Richard Anderson ◦ Dist. Atty. Douglas
Ralph Bellamy ◦ Jake Porter
George Gaynes ◦ Paul McGill
John Colicos ◦ Dr. Mort Dellman
Marian McCargo ◦ Elaine McGill
Scott Brady ◦ Sgt. Malloy
Kristina Holland ◦ Sybil Carter
Anthony Costello ◦ Mike Traynor
Mark Jenkins ◦ Lew Saunders
1971
The Hunting Party
OVERVIEW
Directed by Don Medford
United Artists
July 16, 1971
Genre: Action, Drama, Western
Duration: 111 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $1.6 million
Role: Brandt Ruger
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SYNOPSIS
Brandt Ruger (Gene Hackman) is a rich cattle rancher. He has a bad relationship with his wife, Melissa (Candice Bergen), whom he treats like a possession. While Brandt is away from home on a hunting trip, Frank Calder (Oliver Reed), a brazen outlaw, kidnaps Melissa and holds her for ransom. Frank, however, treats Melissa better than her own husband does, and before long she begins to develop feelings for him. When Brandt returns, he’s enraged and vows to take violent revenge against Frank.
CREW
Written by
Gilbert Ralston
William W. Norton
Lou Morheim
Produced by
Jules V. Levy
Arthur Gardner
Arnold Laven
Cinematography by
Cecilio Paniagua
Edited by
Tom Rolf
Music by
Riz Ortolani
CAST
Oliver Reed ◦ Frank Calder
Candice Bergen ◦ Melissa Ruger
Simon Oakland ◦ Matthew Gunn
L.Q. Jones ◦ “Hog” Warren
Mitchell Ryan ◦ Doc Harrison
Ronald Howard ◦ Watt Nelson
William Watson ◦ Jim Loring
G.D. Spradlin ◦ Sam Bayard
Rayford Barnes ◦ Crimp
Bernard Kay ◦ Buford King
Richard Adams ◦ “Owney” Clark
Dean Selmier ◦ Collins
1971
The French Connection
OVERVIEW
Directed by William Friedkin
20th Century Fox
October 7, 1971
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 104 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $2.2 million
Role: Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle
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SYNOPSIS
A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
CREW
Written by
Gilbert Ralston
William W. Norton
Lou Morheim
Produced by
Jules V. Levy
Arthur Gardner
Arnold Laven
Cinematography by
Cecilio Paniagua
Edited by
Tom Rolf
Music by
Riz Ortolani
CAST
Fernando Rey ◦ Alain “Frog One” Charnier
Roy Scheider ◦ Detective Buddy “Cloudy” Russo
Tony Lo Bianco ◦ Salvatore “Sal” Boca
Marcel Bozzuffi ◦ Pierre “Frog Two” Nicoli
Frédéric de Pasquale ◦ Henri Devereaux
Bill Hickman ◦ FBI Agent Bill Mulderig
Ann Rebbot ◦ Mrs. Marie Charnier
Harold Gary ◦ Joel Weinstock
Arlene Farber ◦ Angie Boca
Eddie Egan ◦ Captain Walt Simonson
André Ernotte ◦ La Valle
44TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Actor in a Leading Role
WINNER
🏆 29th Golden Globe Awards ║ Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (WINNER)
🏆 BAFTA Awards ║ Best Actor in a Leading Role (w/The Poseidon Adventure) (WINNER)
🏆 National Board of Review ║ Best Actor (WINNER)
🏆 Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award ║ Best Actor (WINNER)
🏆 National Society of Film Critics ║ Best Actor (3rd place)
🏆 New York Film Critics Circle ║ Best Actor (WINNER)
1972
Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (TV)
Season 5, Episode 21 | “Guest Starring Gene Hackman”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Gordon Wiles
NBC
February 2, 1972
Genre: Comedy, Music
Duration: 52 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: TV-PG
Role: Guest Performer / Joseph Natalie / Jacob Haye
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SYNOPSIS
Gene Hackman comes from The French Connection to help the cast look at life in small towns.
CREW
Written by
Paul Keyes
CAST
Dan Rowan ◦ Self – Host
Dick Martin ◦ Self – Host / Leonard Swizzle
Ruth Buzzi ◦ Regular Performer / Mae West / Agnes Hooch / Busy Buzzi / Gladys Ormphby / Doris Swizzle
Alan Sues ◦ Regular Performer / Jo Anne Worley / Big Al / Henry VIII
Lily Tomlin ◦ Regular Performer / Lula / Edith Ann / Dotty / Mrs. Earbore
Dennis Allen ◦ Regular Performer / Eric Clarified / Chaplain Bud Homily
1972
Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In (TV)
Season 5, Episode 23 | “Guest Starring Jo Ann Pflug”
OVERVIEW
Directed by Gordon Wiles
NBC
March 13, 1972
Genre: Comedy, Music
Duration: 51 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: TV-PG
Role: Guest Performer
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SYNOPSIS
Jo Ann Pflug joins the cast to salute sex while Steve Allen plays Sen. Phillip Buster and answers questions on various subjects.
CREW
Written by
Paul Keyes
CAST
Dan Rowan ◦ Self – Host
Dick Martin ◦ Self – Host / Leonard Swizzle
Jo Ann Pflug ◦ Guest Performer
Ruth Buzzi ◦ Regular Performer / Mae West / Agnes Hooch / Busy Buzzi / Gladys Ormphby / Doris Swizzle
Alan Sues ◦ Regular Performer / Jo Anne Worley / Big Al / Henry VIII
Lily Tomlin ◦ Regular Performer / Lula / Edith Ann / Dotty / Mrs. Earbore
Dennis Allen ◦ Regular Performer / Eric Clarified / Chaplain Bud Homily
1972
Prime Cut
OVERVIEW
Directed by Michael Ritchie
National General Pictures
June 28, 1972
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 88 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Role: Mary Ann
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SYNOPSIS
A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody “beef” with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out.
CREW
Written by
Robert Dillon
Produced by
Joe Wizan
Cinematography by
Gene Polito
Edited by
Carl Pingitore
Music by
Lalo Schifrin
CAST
Lee Marvin ◦ Nick Devlin
Angel Tompkins ◦ Clarabelle
Gregory Walcott ◦ Weenie
Sissy Spacek ◦ Poppy
Janit Baldwin ◦ Violet
William Morey ◦ Shay
Clint Ellison ◦ Delaney
Howard Platt ◦ Shaughnessy
Hugh Gillin ◦ Hotel Desk Clerk
Les Lannom ◦ O’Brien
Eddie Egan ◦ Jake
1972
The Poseidon Adventure
OVERVIEW
Directed by Ronald Neame
20th Century Fox
December 12, 1972
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 117 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $4.7 million
Role: Reverend Frank Scott
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SYNOPSIS
En route from New York City to Greece on New Year’s Eve, majestic passenger ship the S.S. Poseidon is overtaken by a tidal wave. With the captain (Leslie Nielsen) dead, surviving passengers, including the passionate Rev. Scott (Gene Hackman), band together in the ship’s ballroom. The group struggles to avert fires, flooding, structural instability and mechanical malfunctions as they make their way through a maze of ladders and tunnels in their desperate attempt to escape a watery grave.
CREW
Written by
Stirling Silliphant Wendell Mayes
Produced by
Irwin Allen
Cinematography by
Harold E. Stine
Edited by
Harold F. Kress
Music by
John Williams
CAST
Ernest Borgnine ◦ Detective Lieutenant Mike Rogo
Red Buttons ◦ James Martin
Carol Lynley ◦ Nonnie Parry
Roddy McDowall ◦ Acres
Stella Stevens ◦ Linda Rogo
Shelley Winters ◦ Belle Rosen
Jack Albertson ◦ Manny Rosen
Pamela Sue Martin ◦ Susan Shelby
Arthur O’Connell ◦ Chaplain John
Eric Shea ◦ Robin Shelby
Leslie Nielsen ◦ Captain Harrison
Fred Sadoff ◦ Linarcos
Byron Webster ◦ Purser
Jan Arvan ◦ Dr. Caravello
Sheila Mathews ◦ Nurse
John Crawford ◦ Chief Engineer
Bob Hastings ◦ M.C.
AWARDS
26th BAFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role – WINNER
🏆 BAFTA Awards ║ Best Actor in a Leading Role (w/The French Connection) (WINNER)
1972
Cisco Pike
OVERVIEW
Directed by Bill L. Norton
Columbia Pictures
January 14, 1972
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 95 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $800,000
Role: Sergeant Leo Holland
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SYNOPSIS
A blackmailing police officer (Gene Hackman) forces an ex-convict rock star (Kris Kristofferson) to sell 100 kilos of marijuana.
CREW
Written by
Bill L. Norton
Robert Towne
Produced by
Gerald Ayres
Cinematography by
Vilis Lapenieks
Edited by
Robert C. Jones
Music by
Kris Kristofferson
CAST
Kris Kristofferson ◦ Cisco Pike
Karen Black ◦ Sue
Harry Dean Stanton ◦ Jesse Dupre
Viva ◦ Merna
Doug Sahm ◦ Rex
Roscoe Lee Browne ◦ Pawnshop Owner
Joy Bang ◦ Joyce
Severn Darden ◦ Lawyer
Antonio Fargas ◦ Brother Buffalo
Don Sturdy ◦ Recording Engineer
Allan Arbus ◦ Sim Valensi
1973
Scarecrow
OVERVIEW
Directed by Jerry Schatzberg
Warner Bros Pictures
April 11, 1973
Genre: Drama
Duration: 112 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Role: Max Millan
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SYNOPSIS
An ex-con drifter with a penchant for brawling is amused by a homeless ex-sailor, so they partner up as they head east together.
CREW
Written by
Garry Michael White
Produced by
Robert M. Sherman
Cinematography by
Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by
Evan A. Lottman
Music by
Fred Myrow
CAST
Al Pacino ◦ Francis Lionel “Lion” Delbuchi
Eileen Brennan ◦ Darlene
Dorothy Tristan ◦ Coley
Ann Wedgeworth ◦ “Frenchy”
Richard Lynch ◦ Riley
Penelope Allen ◦ Annie Gleason
Richard Hackman ◦ Mickey Grenwood
Al Cingolani ◦ Skipper
Rutanya Alda ◦ Woman In Camp
1974
The Conversation
OVERVIEW
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Paramount Pictures
April 7, 1974
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration: 113 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $1.6 million
Role: Harry Caul
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SYNOPSIS
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
CREW
Written by
Francis Ford Coppola
Produced by
Francis Ford Coppola
Cinematography by
Bill Butler
Haskell Wexler
Edited by
Walter Murch
Richard Chew
Music by
David Shire
CAST
John Cazale ◦ Stanley “Stan” Ross
Allen Garfield ◦ William P. “Bernie” Moran
Cindy Williams ◦ Ann
Frederic Forrest ◦ Mark
Harrison Ford ◦ Martin Stett
Michael Higgins ◦ Paul
Elizabeth MacRae ◦ Meredith
Teri Garr ◦ Amy Fredericks
Phoebe Alexander ◦ Lurleen
Mark Wheeler ◦ Receptionist
Robert Shields ◦ The Mime
Robert Duvall ◦ The Director
🏆 32nd Golden Globe Awards ║ Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Nominee)
🏆 BAFTA Awards ║ Best Actor in a Leading Role (Nominee)
🏆 National Board of Review ║ Best Actor (WINNER)
🏆 New York Film Critics Circle ║ Best Actor (2nd Place)
1974
Zandy’s Bride
OVERVIEW
Directed by Jan Troell
Warner Bros Pictures
May 19, 1974
Genre: Drama, Western
Duration: 97 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $3.5 million
Role: Zandy Allan
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SYNOPSIS
An American settler marries an European mail-order bride and together they learn how to thrive in the harsh wilderness while working on their relationship too.
CREW
Written by
Marc Norman
Produced by
Harvey Matofsky
Cinematography by
Jordan Cronenweth
Frank M. Holgate
Edited by
Gordon Scott
Music by
Michael Franks
Fred Karlin
CAST
Liv Ullmann ◦ Hannah Lund
Eileen Heckart ◦ Ma Allan
Susan Tyrrell ◦ Maria Cordova
Harry Dean Stanton ◦ Songer
Joe Santos ◦ Frank Gallo
Frank Cady ◦ Pa Allan
Sam Bottoms ◦ Mel Allan
Robert E. Simpson ◦ Bill Pincus
Vivian Gordon ◦ Street girl
Fabian Gregory Cordova ◦ Indian boy
1974
Young Frankenstein
OVERVIEW
Directed by Mel Brooks
20th Century-Fox
December 15, 1974
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 105 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $2.78 million
Role: Harold, The Blind Man
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SYNOPSIS
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
CREW
Written by
Gene Wilder
Mel Brooks
Produced by
Michael Gruskoff
Cinematography by
Gerald Hirschfeld
Edited by
John C. Howard
Music by
John Morris
CAST
Gene Wilder ◦ Dr. Frederick Frankenstein
Peter Boyle ◦ the Monster
Marty Feldman ◦ Igor
Cloris Leachman ◦ Frau Blücher
Teri Garr ◦ Inga
Kenneth Mars ◦ Inspector Kemp
Madeline Kahn ◦ Elizabeth
Richard Haydn ◦ Herr Gerhardt Falkstein, a lawyer
Richard Roth ◦ Inspector Kemp’s aide
Monte Landis ◦ Gravedigger
Rusty Blitz ◦ Gravedigger
Mel Brooks ◦ Werewolf/Cat Hit by Dart/Victor Frankenstein (voice)
1975
French Connection II
OVERVIEW
Directed by John Frankenheimer
20th Century-Fox
May 21, 1975
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 119 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $4.3 million
Role: Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle
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SYNOPSIS
“Popeye” Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.
CREW
Written by
Alexander Jacobs
Robert Dillon
Laurie Dillon
Produced by
Robert L. Rosen
Cinematography by
Claude Renoir
Edited by
Tom Rolf
Music by
Don Ellis
CAST
Fernando Rey ◦ Alain “Frog One” Charnier
Bernard Fresson ◦ Inspector Henri Barthélémy
Philippe Léotard ◦ Jacques
Ed Lauter ◦ General Brian
Charles Millot ◦ Miletto
Jean-Pierre Castaldi ◦ Raoul Diron
Cathleen Nesbitt ◦ the old lady
André Penvern ◦ Bartender
Samantha Llorens ◦ Denise
Reine Prat ◦ the girl on the volleyball beach
Raoul Delfosse ◦ Dutch Captain
🏆 33rd Golden Globe Awards ║ Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Nominee)
🏆 BAFTA Awards ║ Best Actor in a Leading Role (w/ Night Moves) (Nominee)
1975
Bite The Bullet
OVERVIEW
Directed by Richard Brooks
Columbia Pictures
June 25, 1975
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Duration: 131 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $4 million
Role: Sam Clayton
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SYNOPSIS
A trio of rum-runners during prohibition in the 1930s engage in a menage-a-trois after business hours.
CREW
Written by
Richard Brooks
Produced by
Richard Brooks
Cinematography by
Harry Stradling Jr.
Edited by
George Grenville
Music by
Alex North
CAST
Liza Minnelli ◦ Claire
Burt Reynolds ◦ Walker
Robby Benson ◦ Billy
John Hillerman ◦ McTeague
Geoffrey Lewis ◦ Coast Guard Captain Moseley
Michael Hordern ◦ Capt. Rockwell
Anthony Holland ◦ Mr. Tully
John McLiam ◦ Rass Huggins
Val Avery ◦ Dolph
Louis Guss ◦ Bernie
William Bassett ◦ Charley
1975
Night Moves
OVERVIEW
Directed by Arthur Penn
Warner Bros Pictures
July 2, 1975
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration: 99 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Role: Harry Moseby
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SYNOPSIS
Los Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.
CREW
Written by
Alan Sharp
Produced by
Robert M. Sherman
Cinematography by
Bruce Surtees
Edited by
Dede Allen
Stephen A. Rotter
Music by
Michael Small
CAST
Susan Clark ◦ Ellen Moseby
Jennifer Warren ◦ Paula
Edward Binns ◦ Joey Ziegler
Harris Yulin ◦ Marty Heller
Kenneth Mars ◦ Nick
Janet Ward ◦ Arlene Iverson
Melanie Griffith ◦ Delly Grastner
James Woods ◦ Quentin
Anthony Costello ◦ Marv Ellman
John Crawford ◦ Tom Iverson
Ben Archibek ◦ Charles
Dennis Dugan ◦ boy
C.J. Hincks ◦ girl
Maxwell Gail, Jr. ◦ Stud
🏆 BAFTA Awards ║ Best Actor in a Leading Role (w/ French Connection II) (Nominee)
1975
Lucky Lady
OVERVIEW
Directed by Stanley Donen
20th Century Fox
December 25, 1975
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Duration: 118 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $12.1 million
Role: Kibby Womack
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SYNOPSIS
A trio of rum-runners during prohibition in the 1930s engage in a menage-a-trois after business hours.
CREW
Written by
Gloria Katz
Willard Huyck
Produced by
Michael Gruskoff
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by
Peter Boita
Music by
Ralph Burns
CAST
Liza Minnelli ◦ Claire
Burt Reynolds ◦ Walker
Robby Benson ◦ Billy
John Hillerman ◦ McTeague
Geoffrey Lewis ◦ Coast Guard Captain Moseley
Michael Hordern ◦ Capt. Rockwell
Anthony Holland ◦ Mr. Tully
John McLiam ◦ Rass Huggins
Val Avery ◦ Dolph
Louis Guss ◦ Bernie
William Bassett ◦ Charley
1977
The Domino Principle
OVERVIEW
Directed by Stanley Kramer
AVCO Embassy Pictures
March 23, 1977
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Duration: 97 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $6 million
Role: Roy Tucker
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SYNOPSIS
A Vietnam War veteran who’s been imprisoned for murder is offered freedom if he agrees to commit a contract killing for a shady organization.
CREW
Written by
Adam Kennedy
Produced by
Stanley Kramer
Cinematography by
Fred J. Koenekamp
Ernest Laszlo
Edited by
John F. Burnett
Music by
Billy Goldenberg
CAST
Candice Bergen ◦ Ellie Tucker
Richard Widmark ◦ Marvin Tagge
Mickey Rooney ◦ Oscar Spiventa
Edward Albert ◦ Ross Pine
Eli Wallach ◦ General Tom Reser
Ken Swofford ◦ Warden Ditcher
Neva Patterson ◦ Helen Gaddis
Jay Novello ◦ Captain Ruiz
Joseph V. Perry ◦ Bowkemp
Ted Gehring ◦ Arnold Schnaible
Majel Barrett ◦ Mrs. Schnaible
1977
A Bridge Too Far
OVERVIEW
Directed by Richard Attenborough
United Artists
June 15, 1977
Genre: Drama, History, War
Duration: 176 minutes
Country: United States | United Kingdom
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $25 million
Role: Major General Stanisław Sosabowski
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Operation Market Garden, September 1944: The Allies attempt to capture several strategically important bridges in the Netherlands in the hope of breaking the German lines.
CREW
Written by
William Goldman
Produced by
Joseph E. Levine
Richard P. Levine
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by
Antony Gibbs
Music by
John Addison
CAST
Sean Connery ◦ Maj. Gen. Urquhart
Ryan O’Neal ◦ Brig. Gen. Gavin
Michael Caine ◦ Lt. Col. J.O.E. Vandeleur
Anthony Hopkins ◦ Lt. Col. Frost
James Caan ◦ SSgt. Dohun
Elliott Gould ◦ Col. Stout
Laurence Olivier ◦ Doctor Spaander
Robert Redford ◦ Major Cook
John Ratzenberger ◦ U.S. Lieutenant
1977
March or Die
OVERVIEW
Directed by Dick Richards
Columbia Pictures
August 5, 1977
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Duration: 104 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $8 million
Role: Major William Sherman Foster
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SYNOPSIS
During the 1920s, French Foreign Legion Major William Foster’s (Gene Hackman’s) unit is protecting an archaeological dig, but the discovery of an Arab sacred burial site prompts the angry Arab tribes to attack Foster’s small garrison.
CREW
Written by
David Zelag Goodman
Dick Richards
Produced by
Jerry Bruckheimer
Dick Richards
Cinematography by
John Alcott
Edited by
Stanford C. Allen
O. Nicholas Brown
John C. Howard
Music by
Maurice Jarre
CAST
Terence Hill ◦ Marco Segrain
Catherine Deneuve ◦ Simone Picard
Max von Sydow ◦ François Marneau
Ian Holm ◦ El Krim
Jack O’Halloran ◦ Ivan
Rufus ◦ Sergeant Triand
Marcel Bozzuffi ◦ Lieutenant Fontaine
Liliane Rovère ◦ Lola
Andre Penvern ◦ Top Hat
Paul Sherman ◦ Fred Hastings
Vernon Dobtcheff ◦ Mean Corporal
Marne Maitland ◦ Leon
Gigi Bonos ◦ Andre
Wolf Kahler ◦ First German
Mathias Hell ◦ Second German
Jean Champion ◦ Minister
Walter Gotell ◦ Colonel Lamont
1978
Superman
OVERVIEW
Directed by Richard Donner
Warner Bros Pictures
December 15, 1978
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Duration: 143 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $55 million
Role: Lex Luthor
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SYNOPSIS
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home’s first and greatest superhero.
CREW
Written by
Mario Puzo
David Newman
Leslie Newman
Robert Benton
Produced by
Pierre Spengler
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Unsworth
Edited by
Stuart Baird
Music by
John Williams
CAST
Marlon Brando ◦ Jor-El
Christopher Reeve ◦ Clark Kent / Superman
Ned Beatty ◦ Otis
Jackie Cooper ◦ Perry White
Glenn Ford ◦ Jonathan Kent
Trevor Howard ◦ the First Elder
Margot Kidder ◦ Lois Lane
Jack O’Halloran ◦ Non
Valerie Perrine ◦ Eve Teschmacher
Maria Schell ◦ Vond-Ah
Terence Stamp ◦ General Zod
Phyllis Thaxter ◦ Martha Kent
Marc McClure ◦ Jimmy Olsen
Sarah Douglas ◦ Ursa
🏆 BAFTA Awards ║ Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Nominee)
1980
Superman II
OVERVIEW
Directed by Richard Lester
Warner Bros Pictures
December 4, 1980
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Duration: 127 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $54 million
Role: Lex Luthor
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.
CREW
Written by
Mario Puzo
David Newman
Leslie Newman
Produced by
Pierre Spengler
Cinematography by
Robert Paynter
Edited by
John Victor-Smith
Music by
Ken Thorne
CAST
Christopher Reeve ◦ Clark Kent / Superman
Ned Beatty ◦ Otis
Jackie Cooper ◦ Perry White
Sarah Douglas ◦ Ursa
Margot Kidder ◦ Lois Lane
Jack O’Halloran ◦ Non
Valerie Perrine ◦ Eve Teschmacher
Susannah York ◦ Lara
Clifton James ◦ Sheriff
E.G. Marshall ◦ the President of the United States
Marc McClure ◦ Jimmy Olsen
Terence Stamp ◦ General Zod
1981
All Night Long
OVERVIEW
Directed by Jean-Claude Tramont
Universal Pictures
March 6, 1981
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Duration: 88 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $15 million
Role: George Dupler
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A middle-aged executive’s lifestyle and values are turned upside down after he is demoted to chain-store night manager.
CREW
Written by
W. D. Richter
Produced by
Leonard Goldberg
Jerry Weintraub
Cinematography by
Philip H. Lathrop
Edited by
Rachel Igel
Marion Rothman
Music by
Richard Hazard
Ira Newborn
Maestro Padilla
CAST
Barbra Streisand ◦ Cheryl Gibbons
Dennis Quaid ◦ Freddie Dupler
Diane Ladd ◦ Helen Dupler
Kevin Dobson ◦ Bobby Gibbons
William Daniels ◦ Richard H. Copleston
Hamilton Camp ◦ Buggoms
Faith Minton ◦ Holdup Woman
Terry Kiser ◦ Ultra-Save Day Manager
🏆 National Society of Film Critics ║ Best Actor (2nd Place)
1981
Reds
OVERVIEW
Directed by Warren Beatty
Paramount Pictures
December 4, 1981
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Duration: 195 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $32 million
Role: Pete Van Wherry
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia, and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.
CREW
Written by
Warren Beatty
Trevor Griffiths
Produced by
Warren Beatty
Cinematography by
Vittorio Storaro
Edited by
Dede Allen
Craig McKay
Music by
Stephen Sondheim
Dave Grusin
CAST
Barbra Streisand ◦ Cheryl Gibbons
Dennis Quaid ◦ Freddie Dupler
Diane Ladd ◦ Helen Dupler
Kevin Dobson ◦ Bobby Gibbons
William Daniels ◦ Richard H. Copleston
Hamilton Camp ◦ Buggoms
Faith Minton ◦ Holdup Woman
Terry Kiser ◦ Ultra-Save Day Manager
1983
Eureka
OVERVIEW
Directed by Nicolas Roeg
United Artists
May 5, 1983 (London)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Duration: 130 minutes
Country: United States | United Kingdom
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $11 million
Role: Jack McCann
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
In 1925, a lone and obsessed Arctic prospector Jack McCann finally strikes gold. Twenty years later, he begins spiraling out of control when his only daughter becomes engaged to a man he strongly dislikes.
CREW
Written by
Paul Mayersberg
Produced by
Jeremy Thomas
Cinematography by
Alex Thomson
Edited by
Tony Lawson
Music by
Stanley Myers
CAST
Theresa Russell ◦ Tracy McCann Maillot Van Horn
Rutger Hauer ◦ Claude Maillot Van Horn
Jane Lapotaire ◦ Helen McCann
Mickey Rourke ◦ Aurelio D’Amato
Ed Lauter ◦ Charles Perkins
Joe Pesci ◦ Mayakofsky
Helena Kallianiotes ◦ Frieda
Joe Spinell ◦ Pete
James Faulkner ◦ Roger
Corin Redgrave ◦ Worsley
1983
Under Fire
OVERVIEW
Directed by Roger Spottiswoode
Orion Pictures
October 21, 1983
Genre: Drama, War
Duration: 128 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $9.5 million
Role: Alex Grazier
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Three journalists in a romantic triangle are involved in political intrigue during the last days of the corrupt Somoza regime in Nicaragua before it falls to a popular revolution in 1979.
CREW
Written by
Clayton Frohman
Ron Shelton
Produced by
Jonathan Taplin
Cinematography by
John Alcott
Edited by
Mark Conte
John Bloom
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith
CAST
Nick Nolte ◦ Russell Price
Joanna Cassidy ◦ Claire Stryder
Ed Harris ◦ Oates
Jean-Louis Trintignant ◦ Marcel Jazy
Richard Masur ◦ Hub Kittle
René Enríquez ◦ Anastasio Somoza Debayle
🏆 41st Golden Globe Awards ║ Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Nominee)
1983
Uncommon Valor
OVERVIEW
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Paramount Pictures
December 16, 1983
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Duration: 105 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $14.5 million
Role: Colonel Jason Rhodes
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.
CREW
Written by
Joe Gayton
Wings Hauser
Produced by
Buzz Feitshans
John Milius
Cinematography by
Stephen H. Burum
Edited by
Mark Melnick
Music by
James Horner
CAST
Fred Ward ◦ Wilkes
Reb Brown ◦ “Blaster”
Randall “Tex” Cobb ◦ “Sailor”
Patrick Swayze ◦ Kevin Scott
Harold Sylvester ◦ Major Curtis Johnson
Tim Thomerson ◦ “Charts”
Robert Stack ◦ Harry MacGregor
Kwan Hi Lim ◦ Jiang
| Dec 13, 1983 | Two of a Kind | Role: God (voice) (uncredited) |
1984
Misunderstood
OVERVIEW
Directed by Jerry Schatzberg
MGM/United Artists
March 30, 1984
Genre: Drama
Duration: 91 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $10 million
Role: Ned Rawley
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Busy and often absent father must take care of his two boys after his wife dies. They all live in Tunisia because of their father’s job. The older boy is handling the difficult changes much better than the younger one.
CREW
Written by
Barra Grant
Produced by
Tarak Ben Ammar
Cinematography by
Pasqualino De Santis
Edited by
Marc Laub
Music by
Michael Hoppé
CAST
Henry Thomas ◦ Andrew
Rip Torn ◦ Will
Huckleberry Fox ◦ Miles
Maureen Kerwin ◦ Kate
Susan Anspach ◦ Lilly
June Brown ◦ Mrs. Paley
Helen Ryan ◦ Lucy
Nadim Sawalha ◦ Ahmed
1985
Twice in a Lifetime
OVERVIEW
Directed by Bud Yorkin
Bud Yorkin Productions
October 23, 1985
Genre: Drama, Romance
Duration: 111 minutes
Country: United States | United Kingdom
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $8 million
Role: Harry MacKenzie
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A 50-year-old married man begins an extramarital relationship which creates uncomfortable friction in his family between his long-time wife and grown children.
CREW
Written by
Colin Welland
Produced by
David Salven
Bud Yorkin
Cinematography by
Nick McLean
Edited by
Robert C. Jones
Music by
Pat Metheny
CAST
Ann-Margret ◦ Audrey Minelli
Ellen Burstyn ◦ Kate Mackenzie
Amy Madigan ◦ Sunny Mackenzie-Sobel
Ally Sheedy ◦ Helen Mackenzie
Brian Dennehy ◦ Nick
Stephen Lang ◦ Keith Sobel
Darrell Larson ◦ Jerry Mackenzie
🏆 43rd Golden Globe Awards ║ Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Nominee)
1985
Target
OVERVIEW
Directed by Arthur Penn
Warner Bros Pictures
November 8, 1985
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime,
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration: 117 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $12.9 million
Role: Walter Lloyd / Duncan “Duke” Potter
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
When American Donna Lloyd is kidnapped during a trip to Europe, her son Chris and her husband Walter start searching for her.
CREW
Written by
José Luis Navarro
Don Petersen
Leonard B. Stern
Produced by
David Brown
Richard D. Zanuck
Cinematography by
Jean Tournier
Edited by
Richard P. Cirincione
Stephen A. Rotter
Music by
Michael Small
CAST
Matt Dillon ◦ Chris Lloyd/Derek Potter
Gayle Hunnicutt ◦ Donna Lloyd
Josef Sommer ◦ Barney Taber
Guy Boyd ◦ Clay
Viktoriya Fyodorova ◦ Lise
Herbert Berghof ◦ Schroeder
Ilona Grübel ◦ Carla
James Selby ◦ Ross
Ray Fry ◦ Mason
Richard Münch ◦ The Colonel
1986
Power
OVERVIEW
Directed by Sidney Lumet
20th Century Fox
January 31, 1986
Genre: Drama
Duration: 111 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $14 million
Role: Wilfred Buckley
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
After a close friend drops out of politics, a political consultant helping to find a replacement finds a web of corruption and deceit as well.
CREW
Written by
David Himmelstein
Produced by
Reene Schisgal
Mark Tarlov
Kenneth Utt
Wolfgang Glattes
Cinematography by
Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by
Andrew Mondshein
Music by
Cy Coleman
CAST
Richard Gere ◦ Pete St. John
Julie Christie ◦ Ellen Freeman
Kate Capshaw ◦ Sydney Betterman
Denzel Washington ◦ Arnold Billings
E. G. Marshall ◦ Senator Sam Hastings
Beatrice Straight ◦ Claire Hastings
Fritz Weaver ◦ Wallace Furman
Kevin Hagen ◦ Cop
Michael Learned ◦ Governor Andrea Stannard
J. T. Walsh ◦ Jerome Cade
1986 ║ Gene Hackman & Faye Maltese divorce
1986
Hoosiers
OVERVIEW
Directed by David Anspaugh
Orion Pictures
November 14, 1986
Genre: Drama, Sport
Duration: 115 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $6 million
Role: Coach Norman Dale
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.
CREW
Written by
Angelo Pizzo
Produced by
Carter De Haven
Angelo Pizzo
Cinematography by
Fred Murphy
Edited by
Carroll Timothy O’Meara
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith
CAST
Barbara Hershey ◦ Myra Fleener
Dennis Hopper ◦ Wilbur “Shooter” Flatch
Sheb Wooley ◦ Cletus Summers
Maris Valainis ◦ Jimmy Chitwood
David Neidorf ◦ Everett Flatch
Brad Long ◦ Buddy Walker
Fern Persons ◦ Opal Fleener
Chelcie Ross ◦ George Walker
1987
No Way Out
OVERVIEW
Directed by Roger Donaldson
Orion Pictures
August 14, 1987
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery,
Romance, Thriller
Duration: 114 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $15 million
Role: David Brice
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.
CREW
Written by
Robert Garland
Produced by
Robert Garland
Laura Ziskin
Cinematography by
John Alcott
Edited by
Neil Travis
Music by
Maurice Jarre
CAST
Kevin Costner ◦ Lieutenant Commander Tom Farrell
Gene Hackman ◦ Secretary of Defense David Brice
Sean Young ◦ Susan Atwell
Will Patton ◦ Scott Pritchard
Howard Duff ◦ Senator Duvall
George Dzundza ◦ Dr. Sam Hesselman
Jason Bernard ◦ Major Donovan, CID
Iman ◦ Nina Beka
Fred Dalton Thompson ◦ CIA Director Marshall
Leon Russom ◦ Kevin O’Brien
Dennis Burkley ◦ Mate
1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
OVERVIEW
Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Warner Bros Pictures
July 23, 1987
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Duration: 90 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $17 million
Role: Lex Luthor / Nuclear Man (voice)
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
With the world on the brink of a nuclear war, Superman takes it upon himself to destroy all nuclear weapons. However, Lex Luthor creates Nuclear Man, a force strong enough to take down Superman.
CREW
Written by
Lawrence Konner
Mark Rosenthal
Christopher Reeve
Produced by
Menahem Golan
Yoram Globus
Cinematography by
Ernest Day
Edited by
John Shirley
Music by
John Williams
Alexander Courage
CAST
Christopher Reeve ◦ Clark Kent / Superman
Gene Hackman ◦ Lex Luthor
Mark Pillow ◦ Nuclear Man
Jackie Cooper ◦ Perry White
Marc McClure ◦ Jimmy Olsen
Jon Cryer ◦ Lenny Luthor
Sam Wanamaker ◦ David Warfield
Mariel Hemingway ◦ Lacy Warfield
Margot Kidder ◦ Lois Lane
Damian McLawhorn ◦ Jeremy
William Hootkins ◦ Harry Howler
Jim Broadbent ◦ Jean Pierre Dubois
Stanley Lebor ◦ General Romoff
Don Fellows ◦ Levon Hornsby
Robert Beatty ◦ U.S. President
1988
Another Woman
OVERVIEW
Directed by Woody Allen
Orion Pictures
October 14, 1988
Genre: Drama
Duration: 77 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $10 million
Role: Larry Lewis
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Facing a mid-life crisis, 50-year-old college dean Marion Post takes a sabbatical and rents an apartment next to a psychiatrist’s office to write a new book, then is drawn to the plight of a pregnant woman seeking that doctor’s help.
CREW
Written by
Woody Allen
Produced by
Robert Greenhut
Cinematography by
Sven Nykvist
Edited by
Susan E. Morse
CAST
Gena Rowlands ◦ Marion Post
Mia Farrow ◦ Hope
Ian Holm ◦ Ken Post
Blythe Danner ◦ Lydia
Betty Buckley ◦ Kathy
John Houseman ◦ Marion’s Father
Sandy Dennis ◦ Claire
Frances Conroy ◦ Lynn
Philip Bosco ◦ Sam
Martha Plimpton ◦ Laura
🏆 Los Angeles Film Critics Association ║ Best Actor (2nd Place)
1988
Bat*21
OVERVIEW
Directed by Peter Markle
Tri-Star Pictures
October 21, 1988
Genre: Drama, War
Duration: 105 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Role: Lt. Col Iceal Hambleton, USAF
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
During the Vietnam War, Colonel Hambleton’s aircraft is shot down over enemy territory and a frantic rescue operation ensues.
CREW
Written by
William C. Anderson
George Gordon
Produced by
David Fisher
Gary A. Neill
Michael Balson
Jerry Reed
Cinematography by
Mark Irwin
Edited by
Stephen E. Rivkin
Music by
Christopher Young
CAST
Danny Glover ◦ Captain Bartholomew Clark
Jerry Reed ◦ Colonel George Walker
David Marshall Grant ◦ WO1 Ross Carver
Clayton Rohner ◦ Sergeant Harley Rumbaugh
Erich Anderson ◦ Major Jake Scott
Joe Dorsey ◦ Colonel Douglass
Reverend Michael Ng ◦ Vietnamese Man
Theodore Chan Woei-Shyong ◦ Boy on Bridge
Don Ruffin ◦ Helicopter Crew Member
Scott A. Howell ◦ Helicopter Crew Member
Michael Raden ◦ Helicopter Crew Member
Timothy Fitzgerald ◦ EB-66 Officer
Stuart Hagen ◦ EB-66 Officer
Jeff Baxter ◦ Helicopter Gunner
🏆 Los Angeles Film Critics Association ║ Best Actor (2nd Place)
1988
Split Decisions
OVERVIEW
Directed by David Drury
New Century Entertainment
November 11, 1988
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Duration: 92 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $9 million
Role: Danny McGuinn
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
When a boxer is killed because he wouldn’t take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.
CREW
Written by
David Fallon
Produced by
Joe Wizan
Cinematography by
Timothy Suhrstedt
Edited by
Thomas Stanford
Music by
Basil Poledouris
CAST
Craig Sheffer ◦ Eddie McGuinn
Jeff Fahey ◦ Ray McGuinn
John McLiam ◦ Pop McGuinn
Jennifer Beals ◦ Barbara Uribe
Eddie Velez ◦ Julian ‘The Snake’ Pedroza
Carmine Caridi ◦ Lou Rubia
James Tolkan ◦ Benny Pistone
David Labiosa ◦ Rudy
Harry Van Dyke ◦ Douby
Anthony Trujillo ◦ Angel
Victor Campos ◦ Santiago
Tom Bower ◦ Detective Walsh
🏆 Los Angeles Film Critics Association ║ Best Actor (2nd Place)
1988
Full Moon in Blue Water
OVERVIEW
Directed by Peter Masterson
Trans World Entertainment
November 23, 1988
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Duration: 95 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $8 million
Role: Floyd
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
On an island off the gulf coast of Texas, a roadhouse owner is a recluse since the mysterious disappearance of his wife. Into his life comes a woman who tries to help him and save his floundering business as his troubles begin piling up.
CREW
Written by
Bill Bozzone
Produced by
Moshe Diamant
David Foster
Dennis Stuart Murphy
Eduard Sarlui
John Turman
Lawrence Turman
Cinematography by
Fred Murphy
Edited by
Jill Savitt
Music by
Phil Marshall
CAST
Teri Garr ◦ Louise Taylor
Burgess Meredith ◦ The General
Elias Koteas ◦ Jimmy
Kevin Cooney ◦ Charlie O’Donnell
David Doty ◦ Virgil
Gil Glasgow ◦ Baytch
Becky Gelke ◦ Dorothy
Marietta Marich ◦ Lois
🏆 Los Angeles Film Critics Association ║ Best Actor (2nd Place)
1988
Mississippi Burning
OVERVIEW
Directed by Alan Parker
Orion Pictures
December 2, 1988
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration: 128 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $15 million
Role: Rupert Anderson
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights activists.
CREW
Written by
Chris Gerolmo
Produced by
Frederick Zollo
Robert F. Colesberry
Cinematography by
Peter Biziou
Edited by
Gerald Hambling
Music by
Trevor Jones
CAST
Willem Dafoe ◦ FBI Agent Alan Ward
Frances McDormand ◦ Mrs. Pell
Brad Dourif ◦ Deputy Sheriff Clinton Pell
R. Lee Ermey ◦ Mayor Tilman
Gailard Sartain ◦ Ray Stuckey
Stephen Tobolowsky ◦ Clayton Townley
Michael Rooker ◦ Frank Bailey
Pruitt Taylor Vince ◦ Lester Cowens
Stephen Bridgewater ◦ Wesley Cooke
Badja Djola ◦ FBI Agent Monk
Kevin Dunn ◦ FBI Agent Bird
Frankie Faison ◦ Eulogist
Darius McCrary ◦ Aaron, Eulogist’s Son
Tobin Bell ◦ FBI Agent Stokes
61ST ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Actor in a Leading Role
NOMINEE
🏆 46th Golden Globe Awards ║ Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Nominee)
🏆 Berlin International Film Festival ║ Silver Bear for Best Actor (WINNER)
🏆 David di Donatello Award ║ Best Foreign Actor (Nominee)
🏆 National Board of Review ║ Best Actor (WINNER)
🏆 Los Angeles Film Critics Association ║ Best Actor (2nd Place)
🏆 National Society of Film Critics ║ Best Actor (2nd Place)
🏆 Chicago Film Critics Association ║ Best Actor (Nominee)
1989
The Package
OVERVIEW
Directed by Andrew Davis
Orion Pictures
August 25, 1989
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 108 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $16 million
Role: Sergeant Johnny Gallagher
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gallagher must risk life and limb to catch him.
CREW
Written by
John Bishop
Produced by
Beverly Camhe
Tobie Haggerty
Cinematography by
Frank Tidy
Edited by
Billy Weber
Don Zimmerman
Music by
James Newton Howard
CAST
Joanna Cassidy ◦ Lt. Colonel Eileen Gallagher
Tommy Lee Jones ◦ Thomas Boyette / “Sgt. Walter Henke”
John Heard ◦ Colonel Glen Whitacre
Dennis Franz ◦ Lt. Milan Delich
Reni Santoni ◦ a Chicago Police Lieutenant
Pam Grier ◦ Lt. Ruth Butler
Chelcie Ross ◦ General Hopkins
Ron Dean ◦ Karl Richards
Kevin Crowley ◦ Sgt. Walter Henke
Thalmus Rasulala ◦ Secret Service Commander
Marco St. John ◦ Marth
1990
Loose Cannons
OVERVIEW
Directed by Bob Clark
Tri-Star Pictures
February 9, 1990
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Duration: 94 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $15 million
Role: Det. MacArthur ‘Mac’ Stern
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
An unconventional cop who takes no bull is paired up with an amazing detective to capture some powerful criminals, but the cop soon realizes that his by-the-book partner has split-personality disorder.
CREW
Written by
Richard Christian Matheson
Richard Matheson
Bob Clark
Produced by
Aaron Spelling
Alan Griesman
Cinematography by
Reginald H. Morris
Edited by
Stan Cole
Music by
Paul Zaza
CAST
Dan Aykroyd ◦ Detective Ellis Fielding
Dom DeLuise ◦ Harry ‘The Hippo’ Gutterman
Ronny Cox ◦ Bob Smiley
Nancy Travis ◦ Agent Rebecca ‘Riva’ Lowengrin
Paul Koslo ◦ Grimmer
Dick O’Neill ◦ Captain
Robert Prosky ◦ Kirk Von Metz
Jan Triska ◦ Steckler
Leon Rippy ◦ Weskit
Robert Elliott ◦ Monseigner
David Alan Grier ◦ Drummond
S. Epatha Merkerson ◦ Officer Rachel
George P. Wilbur ◦ Grimmer’s Man
John Finn ◦ Cop
Reg E. Cathey ◦ Willie
1990
Postcards from the Edge
OVERVIEW
Directed by Mike Nichols
Columbia Pictures
September 14, 1990
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Duration: 101 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $22 million
Role: Lowell Kolchek
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
CREW
Written by
Carrie Fisher
Produced by
Mike Nichols
John Calley
Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus
Edited by
Sam O’Steen
Music by
Carly Simon
CAST
Meryl Streep ◦ Suzanne Vale
Shirley MacLaine ◦ Doris Mann
Dennis Quaid ◦ Jack Faulkner
Richard Dreyfuss ◦ Dr. Frankenthal
Rob Reiner ◦ Joe Pierce
Mary Wickes ◦ grandma
Conrad Bain ◦ grandpa
Annette Bening ◦ Evelyn Ames
Simon Callow ◦ Simon Asquith
Gary Morton ◦ Marty Wiener
CCH Pounder ◦ Julie Marsden
Robin Bartlett ◦ Aretha
Barbara Garrick ◦ Carol
Anthony Heald ◦ George Lazan
Dana Ivey ◦ Wardrobe Mistress
Oliver Platt ◦ Neil Bleene
1990
Narrow Margin
OVERVIEW
Directed by Peter Hyams
Tri-Star Pictures
September 21, 1990
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Duration: 97 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $21 million
Role: Robert Caulfield
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney is sent to protect a woman who accidentally witnessed a Mafia murder.
CREW
Written by
Peter Hyams
Produced by
Jonathan A. Zimbert
Cinematography by
Peter Hyams
Edited by
James Mitchell
Music by
Bruce Broughton
CAST
Anne Archer ◦ Carol Hunnicut
James B. Sikking ◦ Nelson
J. T. Walsh ◦ Michael Tarlow
M. Emmet Walsh ◦ Det. Sgt. Dominick Benti
Susan Hogan ◦ Kathryn Weller
Nigel Bennett ◦ Jack Wootton
J. A. Preston ◦ Chief Deputy District Attorney Martin Larner
Kevin McNulty ◦ James Dahlbeck
B.A. “Smitty” Smith ◦ Keller
Harris Yulin ◦ Leo Watts
1991
Class Action
OVERVIEW
Directed by Michael Apted
20th Century Fox
March 15, 1991
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Duration: 105 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Role: Jedediah Tucker Ward
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
An attorney representing a traumatized accident victim finds that his opponent is a very familiar defense attorney – his own daughter.
CREW
Written by
Carolyn Shelby
Christopher Ames
Samantha Shad
Produced by
Ted Field
Scott Kroopf
Robert W. Cort
Cinematography by
Conrad Hall
Edited by
Ian Crafford
Music by
James Horner
CAST
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio ◦ Maggie Ward
Colin Friels ◦ Michael Grazier
Joanna Merlin ◦ Estelle Ward
Laurence Fishburne ◦ Nick Holbrook
Donald Moffat ◦ Quinn
Jan Rubes ◦ Pavel
Matt Clark ◦ Judge Symes
Fred Dalton Thompson ◦ Dr. Getchell
Jonathan Silverman ◦ Brian
Anne Ramsay ◦ Deborah
1991
Company Business
OVERVIEW
Directed by Nicholas Meyer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Paramount Pictures
September 6, 1991
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 99 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Budget: $18 million
Role: Sam Boyd
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A retired CIA agent is recruited to participate in a prisoner exchange with the Russians.
CREW
Written by
Nicholas Meyer
Produced by
Steven-Charles Jaffe
Cinematography by
Gerry Fisher
Edited by
Ronald Roose
Music by
Michael Kamen
CAST
Mikhail Baryshnikov ◦ Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko
Kurtwood Smith ◦ Elliot Jaffe
Terry O’Quinn ◦ Col. Pierce Grissom aka “Donald”
Daniel von Bargen ◦ Mike Flinn
Oleg Rudnik ◦ Col. Grigori Golitsin
Géraldine Danon ◦ Natasha Grimaud
Nadim Sawalha ◦ Faisal
Michael Tomlinson ◦ Dick Maxfield
Bob Sherman ◦ Benjamin Sobel
Howard McGillin ◦ Bruce Wilson
Louis Eppolito ◦ Paco Gonzalez
Adèle Anderson ◦ Marlene
December 1, 1991 ║ Gene Hackman marries Betsy Arakawa
| 1992 | Death and the Maiden | Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway | Role: Roberto Miranda |
1992
Unforgiven
OVERVIEW
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Warner Bros. Pictures
August 3, 1992
Genre: Drama, Western
Duration: 131 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $14.4 million
Role: Sheriff Bill “Little Bill” Daggett
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SYNOPSIS
Retired Old West gunslinger Will Munny reluctantly takes on one last job to avenge an injustice with the help of his old partner and a newer outlaw known simply as The Schofield Kid.
CREW
Written by
David Webb Peoples
Produced by
Clint Eastwood
Cinematography by
Jack N. Green
Edited by
Joel Cox
Music by
Lennie Niehaus
CAST
Clint Eastwood ◦ William “Will” Munny
Morgan Freeman ◦ Ned Logan
Richard Harris ◦ English Bob
Jaimz Woolvett ◦ the Schofield Kid
Saul Rubinek ◦ W.W. Beauchamp
Frances Fisher ◦ Strawberry Alice
Anna Thomson ◦ Delilah Fitzgerald
David Mucci ◦ Quick Mike
Rob Campbell ◦ Davey Bunting
Anthony James ◦ Skinny Dubois
Tara Dawn Frederick ◦ Little Sue
Beverley Elliott ◦ Silky
Liisa Repo-Martell ◦ Faith
Josie Smith ◦ Crow Creek Kate
Cherrilene Cardinal ◦ Sally Two Trees
Shane Meier ◦ William Munny Jr.
Aline Levasseur ◦ Penny Munny
Ron White ◦ Deputy Clyde Ledbetter
Jeremy Ratchford ◦ Deputy Andy Russell
65TH ACADEMY AWARDS
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
WINNER
🏆 50th Golden Globe Awards ║ Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (WINNER)
🏆 BAFTA Awards ║ Best Actor in a Supporting Role (WINNER)
🏆 Boston Society of Film Critics ║ Best Supporting Actor (WINNER)
🏆 Kansas City Film Critics Circle ║ Best Supporting Actor (WINNER)
🏆 Los Angeles Film Critics Association ║ Best Supporting Actor (WINNER)
🏆 National Society of Film Critics ║ Best Supporting Actor (WINNER)
🏆 New York Film Critics Circle ║ Best Supporting Actor (WINNER)
🏆 Chicago Film Critics Association ║ Best Supporting Actor (Nominee)
1993
The Firm
OVERVIEW
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Paramount Pictures
June 30, 1993
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration: 154 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $42 million
Role: Avery Tolar
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SYNOPSIS
A young lawyer joins a prestigious law firm only to discover that it has a sinister dark side.
CREW
Written by
David Rabe
Robert Towne
David Rayfiel
Produced by
John Davis
Sydney Pollack
Scott Rudin
Cinematography by
John Seale
Edited by
William Steinkamp
Fredric Steinkamp
Music by
Dave Grusin
CAST
Tom Cruise ◦ Mitch McDeere
Jeanne Tripplehorn ◦ Abby McDeere
Holly Hunter ◦ Tammy Hemphill
Ed Harris ◦ FBI Agent Wayne Tarrance
Hal Holbrook ◦ Oliver Lambert
Jerry Hardin ◦ Royce McKnight
David Strathairn ◦ Ray McDeere
Terry Kinney ◦ Lamar Quinn
Wilford Brimley ◦ Bill DeVasher
Sullivan Walker ◦ Thomas Abanks
Gary Busey ◦ Eddie Lomax
Barbara Garrick ◦ Kay Quinn
Steven Hill ◦ FBI Director Denton Voyles
Margo Martindale ◦ Nina Huff
Paul Sorvino ◦ Tony Morolto
Joe Viterelli ◦ Joey Morolto
Jerry Weintraub ◦ Sonny Capps
Tobin Bell ◦ The Nordic Man
Dean Norris ◦ The Squat Man
1993
Geronimo: An American Legend
OVERVIEW
Directed by Walter Hill
Columbia Pictures
December 10, 1993
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Duration: 115 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Budget: $35 million
Role: Brigadier General George Crook
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SYNOPSIS
The story of the Apache chief and his armed resistance to the U.S. Government’s subjugation of his people.
CREW
Written by
John Milius
Larry Gross
Produced by
Walter Hill
Neil Canton
Cinematography by
Lloyd Ahern
Edited by
Freeman Davies
Carmel Davies
Donn Aron
Music by
Ry Cooder
CAST
Wes Studi ◦ Geronimo
Jason Patric ◦ 1st Lieutenant Charles B. Gatewood
Robert Duvall ◦ Chief of Scouts Al Sieber
Matt Damon ◦ 2nd Lieutenant Britton Davis
Pato Hoffmann ◦ The Dreamer
Rodney A. Grant ◦ Mangas
Kevin Tighe ◦ Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles
Steve Reevis ◦ Chato
Carlos Palomino ◦ Sergeant Turkey
Victor Aaron ◦ Ulzana
Stuart Proud Eagle Grant ◦ Sergeant Dutchy
Scott Wilson ◦ Redondo
1994
Wyatt Earp
OVERVIEW
Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
Warner Bros. Pictures
June 24, 1994
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Western
Duration: 190 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Budget: $63 million
Role: Nicholas Porter Earp
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SYNOPSIS
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, a man becomes a myth in this thrilling journey of romance, adventure, and desperate heroic action.
CREW
Written by
Dan Gordon
Lawrence Kasdan
Produced by
Kevin Costner
Lawrence Kasdan
Jim Wilson
Cinematography by
Owen Roizman
Edited by
Carol Littleton
Music by
James Newton Howard
CAST
Kevin Costner ◦ Wyatt Earp
Dennis Quaid ◦ Doc Holliday
David Andrews ◦ James Earp
Linden Ashby ◦ Morgan Earp
Joanna Going ◦ Josie Marcus
Mark Harmon ◦ Johnny Behan
Michael Madsen ◦ Virgil Earp
Catherine O’Hara ◦ Allie Earp
Bill Pullman ◦ Ed Masterson
Isabella Rossellini ◦ Big Nose Kate
Tom Sizemore ◦ Bat Masterson
Randle Mell ◦ John Clum
Adam Baldwin ◦ Tom McLaury
Annabeth Gish ◦ Urilla Sutherland
Lewis Smith ◦ Curly Bill Brocius
Betty Buckley ◦ Virginia Earp
Alison Elliott ◦ Lou Earp
Jim Caviezel ◦ Warren Earp
Téa Leoni ◦ Sally
Jeff Fahey ◦ Ike Clanton
1995
The Quick and the Dead
OVERVIEW
Directed by Sam Raimi
Sony Pictures
February 10, 1995
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Duration: 108 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $35 million
Role: John Herod
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SYNOPSIS
A female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her father’s death.
CREW
Written by
Simon Moore
Produced by
Joshua Donen
Patrick Markey
Allen Shapiro
Cinematography by
Dante Spinotti
Edited by
Pietro Scalia
Music by
Alan Silvestri
CAST
Sharon Stone ◦ Ellen “The Lady” McKenzie
Russell Crowe ◦ Cort
Leonardo DiCaprio ◦ Fee “The Kid” Herod
Pat Hingle ◦ Horace Pinnick
Kevin Conway ◦ Eugene Dred
Keith David ◦ Sergeant Clay Cantrell
Lance Henriksen ◦ “Ace” Hanlon
Mark Boone Junior ◦ “Scars”
Tobin Bell ◦ Leonard “Dog” Kelly
Raynor Scheine ◦ Ratsy
Fay Masterson ◦ Mattie Silk
Olivia Burnette ◦ Katie Pinnick
Gary Sinise ◦ Marshal McKenzie
Bruce Campbell ◦ Wedding Shemp
1995
Crimson Tide
OVERVIEW
Directed by Tony Scott
Hollywood Pictures
May 12, 1995
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Duration: 116 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $53 million
Role: Captain Frank Ramsey
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
On a U.S. nuclear missile sub, a young First Officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger-happy Captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
CREW
Written by
Michael Schiffer
Richard P. Henrick
Produced by
Don Simpson
Jerry Bruckheimer
Cinematography by
Dariusz Wolski
Edited by
Chris Lebenzon
Music by
Hans Zimmer
CAST
Denzel Washington ◦ Lieutenant Commander Ronald “Ron” Hunter
George Dzundza ◦ Chief of the Boat Walters
Matt Craven ◦ Lieutenant Roy Zimmer
Viggo Mortensen ◦ Lieutenant Peter “Weps” Ince
James Gandolfini ◦ Lieutenant Robert “Bobby” Dougherty
Rocky Carroll ◦ Lieutenant Darik Westergard
Jaime P. Gomez ◦ Officer of the Deck Mahoney
Michael Milhoan ◦ Chief of the Watch Hunsicker
Danny Nucci ◦ Petty Officer Danny Rivetti
Lillo Brancato, Jr. ◦ Petty Officer Third Class Russell Vossler
Rick Schroder ◦ Lieutenant Paul Hellerman
Steve Zahn ◦ Seaman William Barnes
Mark Christopher Lawrence ◦ Leading Culinary Specialist Rono
Ryan Phillippe ◦ Seaman Grattam
1995
Get Shorty
OVERVIEW
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | United Artists
October 20, 1995
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Duration: 105 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $30 million
Role: Harry Zimm
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A mobster travels from Florida to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is just as sleazy as the Miami underworld.
CREW
Written by
Scott Frank
Produced by
Danny DeVito
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher
Cinematography by
Donald Peterman
Edited by
Jim Miller
Music by
John Lurie
CAST
John Travolta ◦ Chili Palmer
Rene Russo ◦ Karen Flores
Danny DeVito ◦ Martin Weir
Dennis Farina ◦ Ray “Bones” Barboni
Delroy Lindo ◦ Bo Catlett
James Gandolfini ◦ Bear
David Paymer ◦ Leo Devoe
Martin Ferrero ◦ Tommy Carlo
Miguel Sandoval ◦ Mr. Escobar
Jon Gries ◦ Ronnie Wingate
Linda Hart ◦ Faye Devoe
Jacob Vargas ◦ Yayo Portillo
Bette Midler ◦ Doris Saphron
🏆 2nd Screen Actors Guild Awards ║ Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture (Nominee)
🏆 Chicago Film Critics Association ║ Best Supporting Actor (Nominee)
1996
The Birdcage
OVERVIEW
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | United Artists
March 8, 1996
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 117 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $31 million
Role: Senator Kevin Keeley
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SYNOPSIS
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée’s right-wing, conservative parents.
CREW
Written by
Elaine May
Produced by
Mike Nichols
Cinematography by
Emmanuel Lubezki
Edited by
Arthur Schmidt
Music by
Jonathan Tunick
CAST
Robin Williams ◦ Armand Goldman
Nathan Lane ◦ Albert Goldman
Dianne Wiest ◦ Louise Keeley
Dan Futterman ◦ Val Goldman
Calista Flockhart ◦ Barbara Keeley
Hank Azaria ◦ Agador Spartacus
Christine Baranski ◦ Katharine Archer
Tom McGowan ◦ Harry Radman
🏆 3rd Screen Actors Guild Awards ║ Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture (WINNER)
🏆 Satellite Award ║ Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Nominee)
1996
Extreme Measures
OVERVIEW
Directed by Michael Apted
Columbia Pictures
September 27, 1996
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration: 118 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $38 million
Role: Dr. Lawrence Myrick
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A young doctor confronts a famous colleague when he learns about the true methods of his work.
CREW
Written by
Tony Gilroy
Produced by
Elizabeth Hurley
Cinematography by
John Bailey
Edited by
Rick Shaine
Music by
Danny Elfman
CAST
Hugh Grant ◦ Dr. Guy Luthan
Sarah Jessica Parker ◦ Jodie Trammel
David Morse ◦ FBI Agent Frank Hare
Bill Nunn ◦ Det. Bob Burke
John Toles-Bey ◦ Bobby
Paul Guilfoyle ◦ Dr. Jeffrey Manko
Debra Monk ◦ Dr. Judith Gruszynski
Shaun Austin-Olsen ◦ Claude Minkins
André De Shields ◦ Teddy Dolson
J. K. Simmons ◦ Dr. Mingus
1996
The Chamber
OVERVIEW
Directed by James Foley
Universal Pictures
October 11, 1996
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 112 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $40 million
Role: Sam Cayhall
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.
CREW
Written by
William Goldman
Phil Alden Robinson
Produced by
John Davis
Brian Grazer
Ron Howard
Cinematography by
Ian Baker
Edited by
Mark Warner
Music by
Carter Burwell
CAST
Chris O’Donnell ◦ Adam Hall
Faye Dunaway ◦ Lee Cayhall Bowen
Robert Prosky ◦ E. Garner Goodman
Raymond J. Barry ◦ Rollie Wedge
Bo Jackson ◦ Sgt. Clyde Packer
Lela Rochon ◦ Nora Stark
David Marshall Grant ◦ Governor David McAllister
Nicholas Pryor ◦ Judge Flynn F. Slattery
Harve Presnell ◦ Attorney General Roxburgh
Millie Perkins ◦ Ruth Kramer
1997
Absolute Power
OVERVIEW
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Columbia Pictures
February 14, 1997
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 121 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $50 million
Role: President Alan Richmond
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
Career thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses a horrific crime involving U.S. President Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman).
CREW
Written by
William Goldman
Produced by
Clint Eastwood
Karen S. Spiegel
Cinematography by
Jack N. Green
Edited by
Joel Cox
Music by
Lennie Niehaus
CAST
Clint Eastwood ◦ Luther Whitney
Ed Harris ◦ Detective Seth Frank
Laura Linney ◦ Kate Whitney
Scott Glenn ◦ Secret Service Agent Bill Burton
Dennis Haysbert ◦ Secret Service Agent Tim Collin
Judy Davis ◦ Chief of Staff Gloria Russell
E. G. Marshall ◦ Walter Sullivan
Melora Hardin ◦ Christy Sullivan
Kenneth Welsh ◦ Sandy Lord
Penny Johnson ◦ Detective Laura Simon
Richard Jenkins ◦ Michael McCarty
Mark Margolis ◦ “Red” Brandsford
1998
Twilight
OVERVIEW
Directed by Robert Benton
Paramount Pictures
March 6, 1998
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration: 94 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $20 million
Role: Jack Ames
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.
CREW
Written by
Robert Benton
Richard Russo
Produced by
Scott Rudin
Arlene Donovan
Cinematography by
Piotr Sobocinski
Edited by
Carol Littleton
Music by
Elmer Bernstein
CAST
Paul Newman ◦ Harry Ross
Susan Sarandon ◦ Catherine Ames
Reese Witherspoon ◦ Mel Ames
Stockard Channing ◦ Lieutenant Verna Hollander
Giancarlo Esposito ◦ Reuben Escobar
Liev Schreiber ◦ Jeff Willis
Margo Martindale ◦ Gloria “Mucho” Lamar
John Spencer ◦ Captain Phil Egan
M. Emmet Walsh ◦ Lester Ivar
James Garner ◦ Raymond Hope
Clint Howard ◦ EMS Worker
1998
Antz
OVERVIEW
Directed by Eric Darnell & Tim Johnson
DreamWorks Pictures
October 2, 1998
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Duration: 83 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG
Budget: $105 million
Role: General Mandible (voice)
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves.
CREW
Written by
Todd Alcott
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Produced by
Brad Lewis
Aron Warner
Patty Wooton
Edited by
Stan Webb
Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams
John Powell
CAST
Woody Allen ◦ Z Marion-4195 “Z”
Sharon Stone ◦ Princess Bala
Sylvester Stallone ◦ Corporal Weaver
Jennifer Lopez ◦ Azteca
Christopher Walken ◦ Colonel Cutter
Danny Glover ◦ Staff Sergeant Barbatus
Anne Bancroft ◦ the Queen Ant
Dan Aykroyd ◦ Chip
Grant Shaud ◦ the Foreman
John Mahoney ◦ Grebs
Jane Curtin ◦ Muffin “Muffy” the Wasp
1998
Enemy of the State
OVERVIEW
Directed by Tony Scott
Touchstone Pictures
November 20, 1998
Genre: Action, Thriller
Duration: 132 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $90 million
Role: Edward “Brill” Lyle
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.
CREW
Written by
David Marconi
Produced by
Jerry Bruckheimer
Cinematography by
Dan Mindel
Edited by
Chris Lebenzon
Music by
Trevor Rabin
Harry Gregson-Williams
CAST
Will Smith ◦ Robert Clayton Dean
Jon Voight ◦ Thomas Reynolds
Regina King ◦ Carla Dean
Loren Dean ◦ Hicks
Jake Busey ◦ Krug
Barry Pepper ◦ Pratt
Jason Lee ◦ Daniel Zavitz
Gabriel Byrne ◦ imposter Brill
Lisa Bonet ◦ Rachel Banks
Jack Black ◦ Fiedler
Jamie Kennedy ◦ Williams
Scott Caan ◦ Jones
1999 ║ Gene Hackman co-writes historical fiction novel
(“Wake of the Perdido Star”)
2000
Under Suspicion
OVERVIEW
Directed by Stephen Hopkins
Lionsgate
September 22, 2000
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 110 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $25 million
Role: Henry Hearst
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A wealthy attorney in San Juan comes to the police station for “10 minutes” of follow-up questions to finding a 12-year-old girl’s body in a park. Another young girl was also raped and murdered weeks earlier and the evidence points to him.
CREW
Written by
Tom Provost
W. Peter Iliff
Produced by
Lori McCreary
Anne Marie Gillen
Stephen Hopkins
Cinematography by
Peter Levy
Edited by
John Smith
Music by
Brian Wayne Transeau
CAST
Morgan Freeman ◦ Captain Victor Benezet
Thomas Jane ◦ Detective Felix Owens
Monica Bellucci ◦ Chantal Hearst
Nydia Caro ◦ Isabella
Miguel Ángel Suárez ◦ the Superintendent
Pablo Cunqueiro ◦ Detective Castillo
Isabel Algaze ◦ Camille Rodriguez
Jacqueline Duprey ◦ Maria Rodriguez
Luis Caballero ◦ Paco Rodriguez
Patricia Beato ◦ Darlita
Soledad Esponda ◦ Reina
Hector Travieso ◦ Peter
Marisol Calero ◦ Sergeant Arias
2000
The Replacements
OVERVIEW
Directed by Howard Deutch
Warner Bros. Pictures
August 11, 200
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Duration: 118 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Budget: $50 million
Role: Coach Jimmy McGinty
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
During a pro football strike, the owners hire substitute players.
CREW
Written by
Vince McKewin
Produced by
Dylan Sellers
Cinematography by
Tak Fujimoto
Edited by
Seth Flaum
Bud S. Smith
Music by
John Debney
CAST
Keanu Reeves ◦ Shane Falco
Brooke Langton ◦ Annabelle Farrell
Orlando Jones ◦ Clifford Franklin
Faizon Love ◦ Jamal Abdul Jackson
Michael Taliferro ◦ Andre Jackson
Rhys Ifans ◦ Nigel Gruff
Jon Favreau ◦ Daniel “Danny” Bateman
Troy Winbush ◦ Walter Cochran
David Denman ◦ Brian Murphy
Michael Jace ◦ Earl Wilkinson
Brett Cullen ◦ Eddie Martel
Archie L. Harris Jr. ◦ Wilson Carr
John Madden ◦ Himself
Pat Summerall ◦ Himself
2001
The Mexican
OVERVIEW
Directed by Gore Verbinski
DreamWorks Pictures
March 2, 2001
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Duration: 123 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $57 million
Role: Arnold Margolese
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A man tries to transport an ancient gun called The Mexican, believed to carry a curse, back across the border, while his girlfriend pressures him to give up his criminal ways.
CREW
Written by
Vince McKewin
Produced by
Dylan Sellers
Cinematography by
Tak Fujimoto
Edited by
Seth Flaum
Bud S. Smith
Music by
John Debney
CAST
Keanu Reeves ◦ Shane Falco
Brooke Langton ◦ Annabelle Farrell
Orlando Jones ◦ Clifford Franklin
Faizon Love ◦ Jamal Abdul Jackson
Michael Taliferro ◦ Andre Jackson
Rhys Ifans ◦ Nigel Gruff
Jon Favreau ◦ Daniel “Danny” Bateman
Troy Winbush ◦ Walter Cochran
David Denman ◦ Brian Murphy
Michael Jace ◦ Earl Wilkinson
Brett Cullen ◦ Eddie Martel
Archie L. Harris Jr. ◦ Wilson Carr
John Madden ◦ Himself
Pat Summerall ◦ Himself
2001
Heartbreakers
OVERVIEW
Directed by David Mirkin
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
March 23, 2001
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Duration: 124 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Budget: $35 million
Role: William B. Tensy
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A mother and daughter con team seduce and scam wealthy men.
CREW
Written by
Robert Dunn
Paul Guay
Stephen Mazur
Produced by
John Davis
Irving Ong
Cinematography by
Dean Semler
Edited by
William Steinkamp
Music by
John Debney
Danny Elfman
CAST
Sigourney Weaver ◦ Max Conners
Jennifer Love Hewitt ◦ Page Conners
Ray Liotta ◦ Dean Cumanno
Jason Lee ◦ Jack Withrowe
Anne Bancroft ◦ Gloria Vogal
Jeffrey Jones ◦ Mr. Appel
Nora Dunn ◦ Miss Madress
Sarah Silverman ◦ Linda
Zach Galifianakis ◦ Bill
Michael Hitchcock ◦ Dr. Arnold Davis
Carrie Fisher ◦ Ms. Surpin
Elya Baskin ◦ Vladimir
Kevin Nealon ◦ Man at the bar
2001
Heist
OVERVIEW
Directed by David Mamet
Warner Bros. Pictures
November 9, 2001
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 109 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $28 million
Role: Joe Moore
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A career jewel thief finds himself at tense odds with his longtime partner, a crime boss who sends his nephew to keep watch.
CREW
Written by
David Mamet
Produced by
Art Linson
Elie Samaha
Andrew Stevens
Cinematography by
Robert Elswit
Edited by
Barbara Tulliver
Music by
Theodore Shapiro
CAST
Danny DeVito ◦ Mickey Bergman
Delroy Lindo ◦ Bobby Blane
Rebecca Pidgeon ◦ Fran Moore
Sam Rockwell ◦ Jimmy Silk
Ricky Jay ◦ Donnie “Pinky” Pinkus
2001
Behind Enemy Lines
OVERVIEW
Directed by John Moore
20th Century Fox
November 30, 2001
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Duration: 106 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Budget: $40 million
Role: Rear Admiral Leslie McMahon Reigart
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A disillusioned pilot shot down over war-torn Bosnia goes on the run from the local military and an assassin, as his commanding officer risks all to save him.
CREW
Written by
David Veloz
Zak Penn
Jim Thomas
John Thomas
Produced by
John Davis
Cinematography by
Brendan Galvin
Edited by
Paul Martin Smith
Music by
Don Davis
CAST
Owen Wilson ◦ Lieutenant Chris “Longhorn” Burnett
Gabriel Macht ◦ Jeremy “Smoke” Stackhouse
Joaquim de Almeida ◦ Admiral Juan Miguel Piquet
David Keith ◦ Master Chief Tom O’Malley
Olek Krupa ◦ Serb General Miroslav Lokar
Vladimir Mashkov ◦ Sasha Ivanic
Charles Malik Whitfield ◦ Marine Captain Glen Rodway
Geoff Pierson ◦ Admiral Donnelly
Leon Russom ◦ Ed Burnett
Kyle Chandler ◦ Young Naval Intelligence Officer
2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
OVERVIEW
Directed by Wes Anderson
Touchstone Pictures
December 14, 2001
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Duration: 109 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: R
Budget: $21 million
Role: Royal Tenenbaum
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
The eccentric members of a dysfunctional family reluctantly gather under the same roof for various reasons.
CREW
Written by
Wes Anderson
Owen Wilson
Produced by
Wes Anderson
Barry Mendel
Scott Rudin
Cinematography by
Robert Yeoman
Edited by
Dylan Tichenor
Music by
Mark Mothersbaugh
CAST
Anjelica Huston ◦ Etheline Tenenbaum
Danny Glover ◦ Henry Sherman
Ben Stiller ◦ Chas Tenenbaum
Luke Wilson ◦ Richie Tenenbaum
Gwyneth Paltrow ◦ Margot Helen Tenenbaum
Bill Murray ◦ Raleigh St. Clair
Owen Wilson ◦ Eli Cash
Alec Baldwin ◦ Narrator
🏆 59th Golden Globe Awards ║ Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (WINNER)
🏆 Satellite Award ║ Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Nominee)
🏆 Boston Society of Film Critics ║ Best Actor (2nd Place)
🏆 Chicago Film Critics Association ║ Best Actor (WINNER)
🏆 National Society of Film Critics ║ Best Actor (WINNER)
🏆 Phoenix Film Critics Society ║ Best Actor (Nominee)
🏆 Phoenix Film Critics Society ║ Best Acting Ensemble (Nominee)
60TH GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
January 19, 2003
Cecil B. DeMille Award
“outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment”
WINNER
2003
Runaway Jury
OVERVIEW
Directed by Gary Fleder
20th Century Fox
October 17, 2003
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Duration: 127 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Budget: $60 million
Role: Rankin Fitch
Details ▼
SYNOPSIS
A juror, a lawyer and a mysterious woman stand in the way of a man trying to manipulate an explosive trial.
CREW
Written by
Brian Koppelman
David Levien
Rick Cleveland
Matthew Chapman
Produced by
Gary Fleder
Christopher Mankiewicz
Arnon Milchan
Cinematography by
Robert Elswit
Edited by
William Steinkamp
Jeff Williams
Music by
Christopher Young
CAST
John Cusack ◦ Nick Easter
Dustin Hoffman ◦ Wendell Rohr
Rachel Weisz ◦ Marlee
Bruce Davison ◦ Cable
Bruce McGill ◦ Judge Harkin
Jeremy Piven ◦ Lawrence Greene
Nick Searcy ◦ Doyle
Stanley Anderson ◦ Henry Jankle
Cliff Curtis ◦ Frank Herrera
Jennifer Beals ◦ Vanessa Lembeck
Orlando Jones ◦ Russell
2004
Welcome to Mooseport
OVERVIEW
Directed by Donald Petrie
20th Century Fox
February 20, 2004
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Duration: 110 minutes
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Budget: $30 million
Role: Monroe “Eagle” Cole
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SYNOPSIS
A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate.
CREW
Written by
Tom Schulman
Doug Richardson
Produced by
Tom Schulman
Marc Frydman
Basil Iwanyk
Cinematography by
Victor Hammer
Edited by
Debra Neil-Fisher
Music by
John Debney
CAST
Ray Romano ◦ Harold “Handy” Harrison
Marcia Gay Harden ◦ Grace Sutherland
Maura Tierney ◦ Dr. Sally Mannis
Fred Savage ◦ Will Bullard
Rip Torn ◦ Bert Langdon
Christine Baranski ◦ Charlotte Cole
Wayne Robson ◦ Morris Gutman
Reagan Pasternak ◦ Mandy Gutman
June Squibb ◦ Irma
2008
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (TV)
Season 5, Episode 1 | “What’s for Breakfast”
OVERVIEW
Food Network
November 10, 2008
Genre: Reality-TV
Country: United States
MPAA Rating: TV-G
Role: Himself
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CAST
Guy Fieri ◦ Host
writes novels
| 2004 | “Justice for None” | co-writer |
| 2008 | “Escape from Andersonville” | co-writer |
| 2011 | “Payback at Morning Peak” | writer |
| 2013 | “Pursuit” | writer |
NARRATES U.S. MARINE CORPS DOCUMENTARIES
| 2016 | “The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima” |
| 2017 | “We, the Marines” |
February 18, 2025
DIES IN Santa Fe, New Mexico
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