Harry Northup

Harry Northup

Born: September 2, 1940
in Amarillo, Texas, USA

Movies for Harry Northup...

That Guy Dick Miller
Title: That Guy Dick Miller
Character: Himself
Released: March 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
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The Manchurian Candidate
Title: The Manchurian Candidate
Character: Congressman Flores
Released: July 30, 2004
Type: Movie
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
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Brokedown Palace
Title: Brokedown Palace
Character: Leon Smith
Released: August 13, 1999
Type: Movie
Best friends Alice and Darlene take a trip to Thailand after graduating high school. In Thailand, they meet a captivating Australian man, who calls himself Nick Parks. Darlene is particularly smitten with Nick and convinces Alice to take Nick up on his offer to treat the two of them to what amounts to a day trip to Hong Kong. In the airport, the girls are seized by the police and shocked to discover that one of their bags contains heroin.
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Beloved
Title: Beloved
Character: Sheriff
Released: October 16, 1998
Type: Movie
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen...
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Fathers' Day
Title: Fathers' Day
Character: Reno Jail Cop
Released: May 9, 1997
Type: Movie
A woman cons two old boyfriends into searching for her runaway son by convincing both that they are the boy's father.
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The Colony
Title: The Colony
Released: July 4, 1996
Type: Movie
An arrogant Malibu tycoon frantically tries to locate the files of a murdered psychotherapist before his enemies get their hands on them and destroy him in this failed pilot from the creators of "Dynasty."
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Reform School Girl
Title: Reform School Girl
Character: Uncle Charlie
Released: September 23, 1994
Type: Movie
Donna is sent to a reform school to take the fall for bad boy Vince. Inside, she makes friends and learns about herself.
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Title: ER
Character: Competency Evaluator
Released: September 19, 1994
Type: TV
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
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Bad Girls
Title: Bad Girls
Character: Preacher
Released: April 22, 1994
Type: Movie
Four former harlots try to leave the wild west (Colorado, to be exact) and head north to make a better life for themselves. Unfortunately someone from Cody's past won't let it happen that easily.
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Philadelphia
Title: Philadelphia
Character: Juror
Released: December 22, 1993
Type: Movie
Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
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Hero
Title: Hero
Character: Mr. Fletcher
Released: October 2, 1992
Type: Movie
Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.
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Unlawful Entry
Title: Unlawful Entry
Character: McMurtry, Desk Sergeant
Released: June 26, 1992
Type: Movie
After a break-in at their house, a couple gets help from one of the cops who answered their call. He helps them install a security system, begins dropping by on short notice and unofficial patrol angling to pry into the couple's problems with the wife. The husband begins wondering if they're getting too much help.
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The Silence of the Lambs
Title: The Silence of the Lambs
Character: Mr. Bimmel
Released: February 14, 1991
Type: Movie
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
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Nowhere to Run
Title: Nowhere to Run
Character: Rayford Satterwhite
Released: March 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Rural Texas, 1960 -- An age of good times and innocence, when growing up was supposed to be easy. Six high school seniors know the terrible secret that will make the difference in the biggest election in the county's history. Now they must make the most difficult decision of their lives. They must become adults. Written by Concorde - New Horizons
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Kansas
Title: Kansas
Character: Governor
Released: September 23, 1988
Type: Movie
A drifter becomes both a bank robber and a hero in this crime thriller. Andrew McCarthy stars as Wade Corey, who hitches a ride on a freight train already occupied by Doyle Kennedy (Matt Dillon), a charming ex-con who convinces Wade to accompany him to his hometown. Once there, Wade realizes too late that Doyle is intent on robbing the local bank. After they are separated following the crime, Wade hides the money. Happening upon a drowning in progress, he saves a young girl who just happens to be the daughter of the state governor, and he becomes an unlikely hero. Finding work at a nearby farm, the meandering Wade becomes a hired hand, falls for the beautiful daughter (Leslie Hope) of his boss, and dreads the return of Doyle, who is sure to come looking for his money.
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Project X
Title: Project X
Character: Congressman
Released: April 17, 1987
Type: Movie
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.
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The Deliberate Stranger
Title: The Deliberate Stranger
Character: Tom Hargreaves
Released: May 4, 1986
Type: Movie
Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of police forces to work efficiently on this case. Soon, but not soon enough, the police eliminate endless possibilities and close in on him. Bundy is tried in the media and his good-boy attitude brings him sympathy but also the hatred of many.
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Title: Street Hawk
Character: Carl
Released: January 4, 1985
Type: TV
Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives changed their minds when the summer series Call to Glory did well, and Street Hawk was pushed to mid-season. Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central and ran until May 16, 1985. Reruns aired on the USA Network on Saturdays at 10:00AM from 1990-91.
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Hard to Hold
Title: Hard to Hold
Character: Limo Driver #2
Released: June 28, 1984
Type: Movie
Jamie Roberts is a rock star living the highlife when he falls for an intellectual child psychologist who only has ears for classical music. Opposites attract, but his jealous ex-girlfriend isn't ready to give up so easily.
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11th Victim
Title: 11th Victim
Character: Officer Thorpe
Released: April 14, 1984
Type: Movie
A news anchorwoman from the Midwest comes to Hollywood to learn the truth about the death of her sister, the 11th victim of a killer preying on aspiring actresses, and finds herself possibly the next one on his list despite the help of an overworked cop.
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Swing Shift
Title: Swing Shift
Character: New Year's Eve Marine #1
Released: April 13, 1984
Type: Movie
In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way the two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers. As the war drags on Kay finally dates her trumpet playing foreman and life gets complicated
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Nickel Mountain
Title: Nickel Mountain
Character: Frank
Released: January 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Henry Soames owns a rural diner, and has befriended Willard Freud and Callie Wells. One day Willard and Callie get the news that Callie is pregnant, and Willard splits. Henry takes in Callie, and helps her through the pregnancy. They fall in love and get married. All is going well until Willard is back from the road and wants the baby.
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Heart Like a Wheel
Title: Heart Like a Wheel
Character: Trooper
Released: April 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.
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The Day the Bubble Burst
Title: The Day the Bubble Burst
Released: February 7, 1982
Type: Movie
A fictionalized account of how the 1929 stock market crash hurt the elite and the struggling, and the forces that may have caused the crash to occur.
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Used Cars
Title: Used Cars
Character: Carmine
Released: July 11, 1980
Type: Movie
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
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Tom Horn
Title: Tom Horn
Character: Burke
Released: March 28, 1980
Type: Movie
A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.
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The Rose
Title: The Rose
Character: Skinny Guy
Released: November 7, 1979
Type: Movie
Rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster's romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperilled by the demands of life on the road.
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Over the Edge
Title: Over the Edge
Character: Sgt. Doberman
Released: May 18, 1979
Type: Movie
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.
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Title: Tales of the Unexpected
Character: Fred
Released: March 24, 1979
Type: TV
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.
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Maneaters Are Loose!
Title: Maneaters Are Loose!
Character: John Pennington
Released: May 3, 1978
Type: Movie
Terror stalks a small California community when a broke and depressed animal owner and trainer is forced to abandon his tigers and let them fend for themselves in the nearby wilderness.
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Blue Collar
Title: Blue Collar
Character: Hank
Released: February 10, 1978
Type: Movie
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
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Citizens Band
Title: Citizens Band
Character: The Red Baron
Released: May 18, 1977
Type: Movie
The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.
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Fighting Mad
Title: Fighting Mad
Character: Sherrif Len Skerritt
Released: February 21, 1976
Type: Movie
An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely proud and stubborn Hunter family refuse to give in. This leads to a bitter conflict that results in several casualties. Eventually the take-charge no-nonsense Tom Hunter exacts a harsh revenge on the villains with the help of his bow and arrow.
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Taxi Driver
Title: Taxi Driver
Character: Doughboy
Released: February 9, 1976
Type: Movie
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action.
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Crazy Mama
Title: Crazy Mama
Character: FBI Man
Released: June 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm.
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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Title: Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Character: Joe & Jim's Bartender
Released: December 9, 1974
Type: Movie
After her husband dies, Alice and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make a new life for herself as a singer. Money problems force them to settle in Arizona instead, where Alice takes a job as waitress in a small diner.
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The All-American Boy
Title: The All-American Boy
Character: Parker
Released: October 24, 1973
Type: Movie
Vic "Bomber" Bealer is a handsome, manipulative boxer who aspires to something greater than the small-town life he knows in Texas. But, even when opportunities present themselves, Bealer is too restless and indecisive to take advantage. Despite being on the cusp of making the Olympic boxing team, his life is in total disarray as he juggles relationships with an old flame, a girl who's way too young for him, and a foul-mouthed trainer.
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Mean Streets
Title: Mean Streets
Character: Soldier
Released: October 14, 1973
Type: Movie
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
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Boxcar Bertha
Title: Boxcar Bertha
Character: Harvey Hall
Released: June 14, 1972
Type: Movie
"Boxcar" Bertha Thompson, a transient woman in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30s, meets up with rabble-rousing union man "Big" Bill Shelly and the two team up to fight the corrupt railroad establishment.
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Star Spangled Girl
Title: Star Spangled Girl
Character: Cowboy on Bus
Released: December 22, 1971
Type: Movie
A pair of 60's hippies fall in love with the girl next door, who is exactly the kind of square that they are fighting against.
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Who's That Knocking at My Door
Title: Who's That Knocking at My Door
Character: Harry
Released: November 15, 1967
Type: Movie
A Catholic New Yorker falls in love with a girl and wants to marry her, but he struggles to accept her past and what it means for their future.