Sam Coppola

Sam Coppola

Born: July 31, 1935
Died: February 5, 2012
in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Sam Coppola was born on July 31, 1935 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Jacob's Ladder (1990). He was married to Helen Shinnick. He died on February 5, 2012 in Leonia, New Jersey.

Movies for Sam Coppola...

Run It
Title: Run It
Character: Vinny
Released: May 31, 2013
Type: Movie
Two thugs, a substitute teacher, and a young student get tangled up in violent crimes that unexpectedly bind them together in an unforgiving day.
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Driving Me Crazy
Title: Driving Me Crazy
Character: Larry Petterson
Released: January 6, 2012
Type: Movie
Meet Elliot Brown. He is one of Brooklyn's most neurotically sweet and eligible bachelors . . . who also happens to be pushing forty and living with his mother. Not getting any younger, Elliot embarks on a 3000 mile road trip across the country to take a chance on a girl he has never met. His travel companion? Her fun-loving sister. Now, he must face his fears, confront his past and learn to take risks to be the man worthy of her love. Buckle up. It's going to be a crazy drive.
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Title: Mercy
Released: September 23, 2009
Type: TV
Mercy is a medical drama which aired on NBC from September 23, 2009 to May 12, 2010. The series initially aired on Wednesday nights at 8/7c, as part of the 2009 fall season, but was pushed back to 9/8c in April. On October 23, 2009, Mercy was picked up for a full twenty-two-episode first season. On May 14, 2010, NBC announced that Mercy had been cancelled and would not return for a second season due to low ratings.
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Reunion
Title: Reunion
Character: Max
Released: March 6, 2009
Type: Movie
Ten years after the death of a close friend, a group of Yale graduates who formed a secret society to make the world a better place reunite, only to discover how far from their ambitious, selfless goals they have strayed. Brett Cullen, Jessica Hecht and Jamey Sheridan star in this ensemble drama.
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House of Satisfaction
Title: House of Satisfaction
Character: Barry
Released: May 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Has-been rock star Jesse Limbo ventures from a life of dereliction to New York City in search of his long-lost teenage son. While there, he confronts his past in an effort to discover what - if anything - the future holds.
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Heavy Petting
Title: Heavy Petting
Character: Old Codger #1
Released: October 20, 2007
Type: Movie
Charlie thinks he's met the perfect woman, but in order to be with her, he must first get past her dog. Just when he thinks all is lost, he realizes that he loves the dog too! Now he must do everything he can to keep them both.
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The Warrior Class
Title: The Warrior Class
Character: Abe Rosencranz
Released: February 6, 2007
Type: Movie
Rookie lawyer Alec Brno has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar oil scam led by a ruthless mafia boss. When he reluctantly falls for the gangster's beautiful but drug-addicted wife - also his key witness - Alec soon realizes that all the legal savvy in the world can't protect him from the dangerous reality of mob violence. In a system where criminals often walk free, sometimes courtroom warriors must take the battle for justice into their own hands. Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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Title: The Jury
Released: June 8, 2004
Type: TV
Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators try to answer the many questions posed during a trial. As facts are exposed through flashbacks of testimony and crime footage, viewers will form their own opinions about the guilt or innocence of the defendant. Following each verdict, a final flashback will let viewers see the crime as it actually happened and reveal whether or not the jury made the right decision.
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Nola
Title: Nola
Character: Gus
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
An urban fairy tale-romantic comedy, in which Nola, an aspiring songwriter, leaves an abusive Kansas home and journeys to New York to find her biological father. Once there, she finds more than she expected.
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Empire
Title: Empire
Character: Bobby Gold
Released: December 6, 2002
Type: Movie
A big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top Victor soon finds out that he has been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.
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Title: The Wire
Character: Former Mayor 'Young Tony'
Released: June 2, 2002
Type: TV
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
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Title: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character: Neal Dornan
Released: September 30, 2001
Type: TV
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
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Friends and Family
Title: Friends and Family
Character: Carlo Ricci
Released: June 17, 2001
Type: Movie
Gay New York couple Stephen Torcelli and Danny Russo have something to hide from Stephen's parents -- their jobs as Mafia enforcers. When the Torcelli family plans to visit, Stephen and Danny panic because Stephen's father works for the FBI. Despite efforts to keep family and Mafia separate, a birthday party gets mixed up with a mobster's daughter's engagement party. Trouble arises when the mobsters concoct a political scheme at the party.
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The Big Heist
Title: The Big Heist
Character: Paul Castellano
Released: June 10, 2001
Type: Movie
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.
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Sally
Title: Sally
Character: Dr. Felch
Released: June 30, 2000
Type: Movie
Jack is driving aimlessly on a road to nowhere with his imaginary girlfriend, Sally, when he meets Beth. The duo becomes a trio when escaped mental patient Bugs, also fixated on an imaginary woman named Sally, finds himself along for the ride with Jack and Beth. Disagreements between the new acquaintances coincide with a series of violent and criminal confrontations.
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Title: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character: Uncle Sammy
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
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Title: The Sopranos
Character: Dr. Reis
Released: January 10, 1999
Type: TV
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
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The Deli
Title: The Deli
Character: Mr. Bishop
Released: November 7, 1997
Type: Movie
An enchanting slice-of-life comedy about a hard luck gambler who gets in over his head when he starts putting his store's profits on the line.
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Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Title: Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
Character: Jan Kaplovitz
Released: January 29, 1996
Type: Movie
Detectives Cagney and Lacey come face-to-face with their true feelings about capital punishment when they're assigned to the city's first capital murder case in 10 years.
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Palookaville
Title: Palookaville
Character: Mr. Kott, Money Truck Driver
Released: September 7, 1995
Type: Movie
Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of their nowhere lives in their nowhere town. Despite a bungled jewelry store heist which exposes their incompetence as criminals, a fateful event (and an old black-and-white film) convinces them that they can pull off an armored-truck robbery. While they are busy plotting their caper, their dysfunctional families spin out of control, all around them.
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Title: Due South
Character: Cabrini
Released: September 22, 1994
Type: TV
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.
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The Counterfeit Contessa
Title: The Counterfeit Contessa
Character: Mel Nardino
Released: April 4, 1994
Type: Movie
Gina Nardino, a young saleswoman at the food counter of a posh department store, falls hard for a society stud, and, through a series of accidents, impresses him by taking on the false identity of an Italian contessa. But the masquerade begins to get out of hand when the stud's brother sees through her disguise...and likes what he sees.
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Money for Nothing
Title: Money for Nothing
Character: Bartender Lindey
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: Movie
When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides to do the logical thing: take the money and run. After all, he says, finders keepers. He turns to his ex-girlfriend Monica, who works in an investment firm, for advice, before turning to the mob for help laundering the money. While Joey makes plans to leave the country, however, a detective is following his ever-warmer trail in order to recover the cash.
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Joey Breaker
Title: Joey Breaker
Character: Sid Kramer
Released: May 14, 1993
Type: Movie
Joey is a player, a hot-shot movie agent in New York. If a deal can be made, he'll make it. If a rising talent can be snapped up, he'll be the first in line. And when it comes to luring Hollywood in a bidding war for a script nobody's read, Joey is your man. Joey's definitely cruising in the fast lane. Bu there's one thing Joey has never taken the time to do... live. Joey's programmed life is turned topsy-turvy by a series of unexpected events which culminates in a serendipitous romance with a throughly remarkable young Jamaican woman.
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Citizen Cohn
Title: Citizen Cohn
Character: Carmine Galante
Released: August 22, 1992
Type: Movie
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
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Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Title: Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Character: Albie Carbone
Released: November 24, 1991
Type: Movie
Both sides of the law hunt Costabile 'Gus' Farace for slaying a federal drug agent in 1989 New York.
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A Kiss Before Dying
Title: A Kiss Before Dying
Character: Detective Michaelson
Released: April 26, 1991
Type: Movie
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.
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Jacob's Ladder
Title: Jacob's Ladder
Character: Taxi Driver
Released: November 2, 1990
Type: Movie
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
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Street Hunter
Title: Street Hunter
Character: Jannelli
Released: November 2, 1990
Type: Movie
Logan Blade is a tough police officer who has to confront a gang led by ruthless Colonel Walsh.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Bartender
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Title: Law & Order
Character: Federal Judge Vance
Released: September 13, 1990
Type: TV
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
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Blue Steel
Title: Blue Steel
Character: PBA Representative
Released: March 16, 1990
Type: Movie
Megan Turner, a rookie NYC cop, foils an armed robbery on her first day and then engages in a cat-and-mouse game with one of the witnesses who becomes obsessed with her.
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Murder in Black and White
Title: Murder in Black and White
Character: Dave
Released: January 7, 1990
Type: Movie
A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate.
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She's Back
Title: She's Back
Character: Det. Brophy
Released: July 7, 1989
Type: Movie
A henpecked electrician is nagged by his recently deceased wife into taking revenge on the gang responsible for her death.
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Internal Affairs
Title: Internal Affairs
Character: Dave
Released: November 6, 1988
Type: Movie
A skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young prostitute who has been killed in exactly the same fashion as a young nightclub singer in Saigon during the Vietnam War. At the same time, the detective attempts to ferret out corruption in the police ranks.
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Zits
Title: Zits
Character: Principal
Released: July 7, 1988
Type: Movie
When their music teacher needs an expensive operation after being mugged, a group of precocious middle school students attempt to raise the money by selling fake military secrets to the KGB.
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Fatal Attraction
Title: Fatal Attraction
Character: Fuselli
Released: September 18, 1987
Type: Movie
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.
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Title: The Equalizer
Character: Leo Barnes
Released: September 18, 1985
Type: TV
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
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Without a Trace
Title: Without a Trace
Character: Schoyer
Released: February 4, 1983
Type: Movie
English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.
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King Crab
Title: King Crab
Character: Otto
Released: June 15, 1980
Type: Movie
Two brothers take over the family seafood business, and battle each other for control of the company - and their father's attention.
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Hardhat & Legs
Title: Hardhat & Legs
Character: Aldo
Released: February 9, 1980
Type: Movie
A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.
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The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Title: The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Character: Harry
Released: January 26, 1980
Type: Movie
A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.
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Saturday Night Fever
Title: Saturday Night Fever
Character: Dan Fusco
Released: December 16, 1977
Type: Movie
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.
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Death Journey
Title: Death Journey
Character: Detective Johnson
Released: May 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Fearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from Los Angeles to New York. Jesse Crowder (Fred Williamson) is a no-nonsense tough guy. He buddies up with the witness, an accountant, and they hit the road. Outwitting their foes means taking all manner of conveyance, including automobile, train, and airplane.
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The Super Cops
Title: The Super Cops
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Released: March 20, 1974
Type: Movie
The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as "Batman & Robin".
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Crazy Joe
Title: Crazy Joe
Character: Chick
Released: February 8, 1974
Type: Movie
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey Gallo.
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Serpico
Title: Serpico
Character: Cop (uncredited)
Released: December 18, 1973
Type: Movie
Frank Serpico is an idealistic New York City cop who refuses to take bribes, unlike the rest of the force. His actions get Frank shunned by the other officers, and often placed in dangerous situations by his partners. When his superiors ignore Frank's accusations of corruption, he decides to go public with the allegations. Although this causes the Knapp Commission to investigate his claims, Frank has also placed a target on himself.
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Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
Title: Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
Character: Cop #1
Released: March 14, 1973
Type: Movie
Two New York City cops investigate a drug-smuggling ring that they believe is run by New York-based foreign diplomats.
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Title: The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Character: Julie
Released: December 22, 1971
Type: Movie
A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.
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Title: Primus
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Primus is a syndicated sea adventure series which aired in 1971–1972. It told the adventures of Carter Primus. The series was produced by Ivan Tors and one season was shot.
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The Anderson Tapes
Title: The Anderson Tapes
Character: Private Detective
Released: June 17, 1971
Type: Movie
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.