Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Born: May 4, 1947
in DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor. Jenkins began his acting career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and later made his film debut in 1974. He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s, mostly in supporting roles. His first major role did not come until the early 2000s, when he portrayed the deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005). He is also known for his roles in the films Burn After Reading (2008), Step Brothers (2008), Let Me In (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012).

Jenkins was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the drama film The Visitor (2007). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the limited drama series Olive Kitteridge (2014). For his performance in the fantasy drama film The Shape of Water (2017), Jenkins received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

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IF
Title: IF
Character: Art Teacher (voice)
Released: May 15, 2024
Type: Movie
A girl discovers she can see everyone’s imaginary friends and embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids.
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Title: Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Character: Lionel Dahmer
Released: September 21, 2022
Type: TV
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
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Title: Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Character: Self - Lionel Dahmer
Released: September 21, 2022
Type: TV
This series examines the gruesome and horrific true crimes of Jeffrey Dahmer and the systemic failures that enabled one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
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Nightmare Alley
Title: Nightmare Alley
Character: Ezra Grindle
Released: December 2, 2021
Type: Movie
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
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The Humans
Title: The Humans
Character: Erik
Released: November 24, 2021
Type: Movie
Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare.
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The Last Shift
Title: The Last Shift
Character: Stanley
Released: September 25, 2020
Type: Movie
Stanley, an aging fast food worker, prepares to work his final graveyard shift after 38 years. When he's asked to train his replacement, Jevon, Stanley's weekend takes an unexpected turn.
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Kajillionaire
Title: Kajillionaire
Character: Robert
Released: September 25, 2020
Type: Movie
Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
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The Shape of Water
Title: The Shape of Water
Character: Giles
Released: December 1, 2017
Type: Movie
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
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LBJ
Title: LBJ
Character: Sen. Richard Russell
Released: November 3, 2017
Type: Movie
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
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Kong: Skull Island
Title: Kong: Skull Island
Character: Senator Al Willis
Released: March 8, 2017
Type: Movie
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
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Title: Berlin Station
Character: Steven Frost
Released: October 16, 2016
Type: TV
A contemporary spy series that follows Daniel Miller, an undercover agent at the CIA station in Berlin, Germany.
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The Hollars
Title: The Hollars
Character: Don Hollar
Released: August 25, 2016
Type: Movie
Aspiring New York City artist, John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.
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Spotlight
Title: Spotlight
Character: Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
Released: November 6, 2015
Type: Movie
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
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Bone Tomahawk
Title: Bone Tomahawk
Character: Chicory
Released: October 23, 2015
Type: Movie
During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. That night, the town is attacked and they both disappear—only the arrow of a cannibal tribe is found. Hunt and a few of his men go in search of the prisoner and the foreman's wife.
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Title: Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character: Self
Released: December 21, 2014
Type: TV
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and T.V. shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.
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Title: Olive Kitteridge
Character: Henry Kitteridge
Released: November 2, 2014
Type: TV
A look at a seemingly placid New England town that is actually wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, all told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story spans 25 years and focuses on Olive's relationships with her husband, Henry, the good-hearted and kindly town pharmacist; their son, Christopher, who resents his mother's approach to parenting; and other members of their community.
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Lullaby
Title: Lullaby
Character: Robert
Released: June 13, 2014
Type: Movie
Estranged from his family, Jonathan (Hedlund) discovers his father has decided to take himself off life support in forty-eight hours’ time. During this intensely condensed period, a lifetime of drama plays out. Robert (Jenkins) fights a zero sum game to reclaim all that his illness stole from his family. A debate rages on patients’ rights and what it truly means to be free. Jonathan reconciles with his father, reconnects with his mother (Archer), sister (Brown-Findlay), and his love (Adams) and reclaims his voice through two unlikely catalysts – a young, wise-beyond-her-years patient (Barden) and a no-nonsense nurse (Hudson). Through this intensely life affirming prism, an unexpected and powerful journey of love, laughter, and forgiveness unfolds.
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4 Minute Mile
Title: 4 Minute Mile
Character: Coleman
Released: June 5, 2014
Type: Movie
A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.
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God's Pocket
Title: God's Pocket
Character: Richard Shelburn
Released: May 9, 2014
Type: Movie
A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.
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A.C.O.D.
Title: A.C.O.D.
Character: Hugh
Released: October 3, 2013
Type: Movie
A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and is enlisted in a follow-up years later, which wreaks new havoc on his family.
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Turbo
Title: Turbo
Character: Bobby (voice)
Released: July 11, 2013
Type: Movie
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.
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White House Down
Title: White House Down
Character: Raphelson
Released: June 27, 2013
Type: Movie
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
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Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Title: Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Character: Self
Released: May 7, 2013
Type: Movie
Cast and crew speak on adapting One Shot as the first Jack Reacher film, casting Tom Cruise, earning Lee Child's blessing, additional character qualities and the performances that shape them, Lee Child's cameo in the film, and shooting the film's climax.
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Jack Reacher
Title: Jack Reacher
Character: D.A. Alex Rodin
Released: December 20, 2012
Type: Movie
One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
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Liberal Arts
Title: Liberal Arts
Character: Professor Peter Hoberg
Released: September 14, 2012
Type: Movie
Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance. He is prepared for the nostalgia of the dining halls and dorm rooms, the parties and poetry seminars; what he doesn’t see coming is Zibby – a beautiful, precocious, classical-music-loving sophomore. Zibby awakens scary, exciting, long-dormant feelings of possibility and connection that Jesse thought he had buried forever.
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The Company You Keep
Title: The Company You Keep
Character: Jed Lewis
Released: September 6, 2012
Type: Movie
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
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Killing Them Softly
Title: Killing Them Softly
Character: Driver
Released: July 30, 2012
Type: Movie
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
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Darling Companion
Title: Darling Companion
Character: Russell
Released: April 20, 2012
Type: Movie
The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.
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The Cabin in the Woods
Title: The Cabin in the Woods
Character: Richard Sitterson
Released: April 12, 2012
Type: Movie
Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
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The Rum Diary
Title: The Rum Diary
Character: Lotterman
Released: October 13, 2011
Type: Movie
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s 'The Lost Generation', Paul soon becomes entangled with a very attractive American woman and her fiancée, a businessman involved in shady property development deals.  It is within this world that Kemp ultimately discovers his true voice as a writer and integrity as a man.
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Friends with Benefits
Title: Friends with Benefits
Character: Mr. Harper
Released: July 21, 2011
Type: Movie
Dylan and Jamie think it's going to be easy to add the simple act of sex to their friendship, despite what Hollywood romantic comedies would have them believe. They soon discover however that getting physical really does always lead to complications.
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Happythankyoumoreplease
Title: Happythankyoumoreplease
Character: Paul Gertmanian
Released: March 4, 2011
Type: Movie
Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved. Six New Yorkers juggle love, friendship, and the keenly challenging specter of adulthood. Sam Wexler is a struggling writer who's having a particularly bad day. When a young boy gets separated from his family on the subway, Sam makes the questionable decision to bring the child back to his apartment and thus begins a rewarding, yet complicated, friendship. Sam's life revolves around his friends — Annie, whose self-image keeps her from commitment; Charlie and Mary Catherine, a couple whose possible move to Los Angeles tests their relationship; and Mississippi, a cabaret singer who catches Sam's eye.
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Hall Pass
Title: Hall Pass
Character: Coakley
Released: February 25, 2011
Type: Movie
When best buds Rick and Fred begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalize their marriages, they grant the guys a 'hall pass'—one week of freedom to do whatever they want. At first, it seems like a dream come true, but they quickly discover that their expectations of the single life—and themselves—are completely and hilariously out of sync with reality.
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Let Me In
Title: Let Me In
Character: The Father
Released: October 1, 2010
Type: Movie
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was an adaptation of a book.
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Eat Pray Love
Title: Eat Pray Love
Character: Richard from Texas
Released: August 12, 2010
Type: Movie
Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy, the power of prayer in India and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.
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Eat Pray Love
Title: Eat Pray Love
Character: Richard
Released: August 12, 2010
Type: Movie
Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy, the power of prayer in India and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.
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Norman
Title: Norman
Character: Doug Long
Released: June 11, 2010
Type: Movie
A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness.
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Waiting for Forever
Title: Waiting for Forever
Character: Richard Twist
Released: February 10, 2010
Type: Movie
A Hollywood-set romantic tale of a guy who is content to live his life without a job yet with the love of his life, a young actress.
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Dear John
Title: Dear John
Character: Mr. Tyree
Released: February 4, 2010
Type: Movie
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
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The Tale of Despereaux
Title: The Tale of Despereaux
Character: Principal (voice)
Released: December 18, 2008
Type: Movie
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
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The Broken
Title: The Broken
Character: John McVey
Released: November 15, 2008
Type: Movie
The life of a successful radiologist spirals out of control when she sees the spitting image of herself driving down a London street. While attempting to uncover who the imposter could be, she stumbles into a terrifying mystery that her family and closest friends are somehow involved in, leaving her with no one to trust.
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Burn After Reading
Title: Burn After Reading
Character: Ted
Released: September 5, 2008
Type: Movie
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit.
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Step Brothers
Title: Step Brothers
Character: Dr. Robert Doback
Released: July 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his mom's marriage to Dale's dad, leaving everyone to wonder whether they'll ever see eye to eye.
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The Visitor
Title: The Visitor
Character: Prof. Walter Vale
Released: September 7, 2007
Type: Movie
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
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The Kingdom
Title: The Kingdom
Character: Robert Grace
Released: August 22, 2007
Type: Movie
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
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Rumor Has It...
Title: Rumor Has It...
Character: Earl Huttinger
Released: December 22, 2005
Type: Movie
Sarah Huttinger's return home with her fiance convinces her that the sedate, proper, country-club lifestyle of her family isn't for her – and that maybe the Huttinger family isn't even hers – as she uncovers secrets that suggest the Huttingers are neither sedate nor proper.
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Fun with Dick and Jane
Title: Fun with Dick and Jane
Character: Frank Bascombe
Released: December 21, 2005
Type: Movie
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.
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Earth to America
Title: Earth to America
Character: Self
Released: November 20, 2005
Type: Movie
Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.
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North Country
Title: North Country
Character: Hank Aimes
Released: February 12, 2005
Type: Movie
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
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Shall We Dance?
Title: Shall We Dance?
Character: Devine
Released: October 15, 2004
Type: Movie
Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
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I ♥ Huckabees
Title: I ♥ Huckabees
Character: Mr. Hooten (uncredited)
Released: September 10, 2004
Type: Movie
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Title: Cheaper by the Dozen
Character: Shake
Released: December 24, 2003
Type: Movie
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
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Intolerable Cruelty
Title: Intolerable Cruelty
Character: Freddy Bender
Released: September 2, 2003
Type: Movie
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.
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The Core
Title: The Core
Character: Gen. Thomas Purcell
Released: March 28, 2003
Type: Movie
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.
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The Mudge Boy
Title: The Mudge Boy
Character: Edgar Mudge
Released: January 17, 2003
Type: Movie
Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the void brought on by his mother's sudden death.
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Stealing Harvard
Title: Stealing Harvard
Character: Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
Released: September 13, 2002
Type: Movie
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.
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Changing Lanes
Title: Changing Lanes
Character: Walter Arnell
Released: April 7, 2002
Type: Movie
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.
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Sins of the Father
Title: Sins of the Father
Character: Bobby Frank Cherry
Released: January 5, 2002
Type: Movie
In 1965 a bomb was planted in a Church in Alabama, killing four black girls. Thirty years later, Tom Cherry breaks his silence to discredit his father's alibi for the night in question.
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The Man Who Wasn't There
Title: The Man Who Wasn't There
Character: Walter Abundas
Released: October 26, 2001
Type: Movie
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
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Title: Six Feet Under
Character: Nathaniel Fisher
Released: June 3, 2001
Type: TV
When death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of their family-owned funeral home continues to be at least as challenging as—and far less predictable than—the one inside.
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One Night at McCool's
Title: One Night at McCool's
Character: Father Jimmy
Released: April 19, 2001
Type: Movie
Jewel murders her boyfriend and moves in with Randy, a bartender at McCool's. His cousin Carl is driven crazy by Jewel while Detective Dehling who is investigating the murder also gets smitten by her.
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Say It Isn't So
Title: Say It Isn't So
Character: Walter Wingfield
Released: March 10, 2001
Type: Movie
Boy meets girl; boy falls in love (and had wild, non-stop sex) with girl; boy loses girl... when they discover they are brother and sister! But when he learns that he's the victim of the ultimate case of mistaken identity, the lovesick young man -- whom everyone still thinks is after some taboo thrills -- must race across the country to stop her from marrying another man.
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Me, Myself & Irene
Title: Me, Myself & Irene
Character: Agent Boshane
Released: June 22, 2000
Type: Movie
Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more friendly and laid back. Both of these personalities fall in love with the same woman named Irene after Charlie loses his medication.
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What Planet Are You From?
Title: What Planet Are You From?
Character: Don Fisk
Released: March 3, 2000
Type: Movie
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.
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Snow Falling on Cedars
Title: Snow Falling on Cedars
Character: Sheriff Art Moran
Released: December 22, 1999
Type: Movie
In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.
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Random Hearts
Title: Random Hearts
Character: Truman Trainor
Released: October 8, 1999
Type: Movie
After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and discover that the two were having an affair.
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Outside Providence
Title: Outside Providence
Character: Barney
Released: September 1, 1999
Type: Movie
In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.
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The Confession
Title: The Confession
Character: Cass O'Donnell
Released: March 26, 1999
Type: Movie
After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctors responsible. Slick lawyer Roy Bleakie, looking only to win a case and not caring of the matters involved, is assigned Fertig's case. Shocked to hear that his client wants to plead guilty, the case causes Bleakie to question his own morals by defending an honorable man.
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The Mod Squad
Title: The Mod Squad
Character: Det. Bob Mothershed
Released: March 26, 1999
Type: Movie
Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.
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The Impostors
Title: The Impostors
Character: Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)
Released: October 2, 1998
Type: Movie
Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.
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There's Something About Mary
Title: There's Something About Mary
Character: Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Released: July 15, 1998
Type: Movie
For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom date, only to run up against other suitors including the sleazy detective he hired to find her.
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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Title: Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Character: Beck Weathers
Released: November 9, 1997
Type: Movie
An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create the disastrous events that took place during the Mount Everest climb on May 10, 1996. It also follows Jon Krakauer throughout the movie, and portrays what he was going through while climbing this mountain.
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Eye of God
Title: Eye of God
Character: Willard Sprague
Released: October 17, 1997
Type: Movie
A small Oklahoma town is stripped of its innocence when one of its boys turns up mute and bloodied by the lakeside. Unable to tell his story, the local sheriff embarks on a quest to uncover the roots of a gruesome crime. He's led to Ainsley DuPree and her new husband, Jack, a man whose interest in family may very well outweigh his morals.
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Absolute Power
Title: Absolute Power
Character: Michael McCarty
Released: February 14, 1997
Type: Movie
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of The United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
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Eddie
Title: Eddie
Character: Carl Zimmer
Released: May 31, 1996
Type: Movie
Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima
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Flirting with Disaster
Title: Flirting with Disaster
Character: Paul Harmon
Released: March 22, 1996
Type: Movie
Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country quest to find them. Accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and an inept yet gorgeous adoption agent, Tina, he departs on an epic road trip that quickly devolves into a farce of mistaken identities, wrong turns, and overzealous and love-struck ATF agents.
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A Couch in New York
Title: A Couch in New York
Character: Campton
Released: February 21, 1996
Type: Movie
Dr. Henry Harriston is a successful psychoanalyst in New York City. When he is near a nervous breakdown, he arranges to change his flat with Beatrice Saulnier from France for a while. Both don't know each other and both find themselves deeply involved into the social settings of the other, because the decision to change their flats is made overnight. Could be the perfect amusement, but suddenly Henry finds himself beaten up by Beatrice' lover and Beatrice is considered to be Dr. Harriston's substitute by his clients...
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The Boys Next Door
Title: The Boys Next Door
Character: Bob Klemper
Released: February 4, 1996
Type: Movie
Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four developmentally disabled men: obsessive-compulsive Norman, bipolar Arnold, childlike Lucien, and schizophrenic Barry. When Jack announces his decision to leave his job, his four charges react quite unexpectedly to the news.
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How to Make an American Quilt
Title: How to Make an American Quilt
Character: Howell
Released: October 6, 1995
Type: Movie
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.
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The Indian in the Cupboard
Title: The Indian in the Cupboard
Character: Victor
Released: July 14, 1995
Type: Movie
A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.
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Trapped in Paradise
Title: Trapped in Paradise
Character: Agent Shaddus Peyser
Released: December 2, 1994
Type: Movie
Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
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It Could Happen to You
Title: It Could Happen to You
Character: C. Vernon Hale
Released: July 29, 1994
Type: Movie
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winnings of his lottery ticket. Amazingly, the ticket happens to be a winner, in the sum of $4 million. True to his word, Lang proceeds to share the prize money with Biasi, which infuriates his greedy wife, Muriel. Not content with the arrangement, Muriel begins scheming to take all the money.
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Wolf
Title: Wolf
Character: Detective Carl Bridger
Released: June 17, 1994
Type: Movie
Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a wolf, Will suddenly finds himself full of youthful vigor. As he struggles to regain his position, he becomes enthralled with Laura Alden, his former boss's daughter. And, as increasingly animal-like urges begin to overwhelm him, Randall worries that he may be turning into the creature that bit him.
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Getting Out
Title: Getting Out
Character: Chaplain
Released: April 25, 1994
Type: Movie
Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead a good, Christian life. But the ghosts from her past -- including an ex-boyfriend (Rob Knepper) who wants to pimp her out and a sadistic mother (Ellen Burstyn) who plots to take away Arlene's baby -- have other plans. This made-for-TV drama is based on Marsha Norman's off-Broadway play.
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And the Band Played On
Title: And the Band Played On
Character: Dr. Marc Conant
Released: September 11, 1993
Type: Movie
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
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Undercover Blues
Title: Undercover Blues
Character: Frank
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: Movie
When fun-loving American agents Jeff and Jane Blue are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decide to skip the sitter and give their bouncing baby girl the adventure of a lifetime.
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Title: Alex Haley's Queen
Character: Mr. Benson
Released: February 14, 1993
Type: TV
Queen is the story about Easter, the illegitimate daughter of James Jackson, III and her lifelong affair with plantation owner Tim Daly, which would result in the birth of Queen. Queen's story revolves around her early years as a slave who yearns to know who her father is, and her condition as a fair skin mixed race woman who spends her life trying to figure out where exactly she fits in.
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Afterburn
Title: Afterburn
Character: Acton Ryder
Released: May 30, 1992
Type: Movie
Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world. Air Force Captain Theodore T. Harduvel was one of the best F-16 pilots the U.S. had to offer. After much digging, Janet Harduvel discovers a joint military and General Dynamic cover-up. She proves to be unwavering in her search for the truth to clear his name.
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Carolina Skeletons
Title: Carolina Skeletons
Character: Redy
Released: September 30, 1991
Type: Movie
After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of two white girls. The commando believes his brother to have been innocent and seeks a proof for that, but there are some people in the town who will stop at nothing to hide the secrets of their past...
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Doublecrossed
Title: Doublecrossed
Released: July 20, 1991
Type: Movie
Based on a true story, this made-for-cable film tells about Barry Seal, a pilot who was a drug smuggler for the infamous Medellin cartel out of Colombia. He was caught by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and decided to turn over and help the DEA break the cartel. However, he got caught in the middle of the Reagan/Bush administration efforts to topple the Nicaraguan government in the '80s, in which Nicaraguan rebels called "contras" were allowed to smuggle cocaine into the US in exchange for their fighting against the leftist Nicaraguan government. Eventually Seal was murdered by his former Medellin employers, and some critics say it was with the tacit, if not implicit, connivance of the US administration.
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The Perfect Tribute
Title: The Perfect Tribute
Character: Blair
Released: April 21, 1991
Type: Movie
A boy risks life and limb to travel across the war-torn southern states of America during the height of hostilities in the Civil War, hoping to visit his wounded brother in a field hospital on the other side of the country. His accidental meeting with Abraham Lincoln helps the disheartened president understand just how important the Gettysburg Address really is.
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Descending Angel
Title: Descending Angel
Character: Debaudt
Released: November 25, 1990
Type: Movie
A recently engaged man getting to know his future father-in-law better unearths clues that the man may have been a Nazi collaborator and a mass murderer.
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When You Remember Me
Title: When You Remember Me
Character: Vaughan
Released: October 7, 1990
Type: Movie
Fact-based story of Mike Mills, a teen with muscular dystrophy, who is placed in a state nursing home by his destitute single mother. There he must contend with being the only young person in the clinic and with an abusive head nurse.
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Rising Son
Title: Rising Son
Character: Tommy
Released: July 23, 1990
Type: Movie
A factory foreman with 36 years experience becomes despondent after being laid off by his company which has just been taken over by a Japanese conglomerate and is unable to find any other work. Meanwhile, his son uses his father's unemployment as an excuse to drop out of the pre-med program his father pressured him to enter.
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Blue Steel
Title: Blue Steel
Character: Attorney Mel Dawson
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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Challenger
Title: Challenger
Character: Gregory B. Jarvis
Released: February 25, 1990
Type: Movie
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.
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Blaze
Title: Blaze
Character: Picayune
Released: December 15, 1989
Type: Movie
This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. When Earl and Blaze move in together, Earl's opponents use this to attack his controversial political program, which included civil rights for blacks in the 1950's.
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Kojak: Fatal Flaw
Title: Kojak: Fatal Flaw
Character: Joel Litkin
Released: November 30, 1989
Type: Movie
Investigating the murder of a writer responsible for a Mob exposed, Kojak discovers that the dead man's wife is an old flame.
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Sea of Love
Title: Sea of Love
Character: Gruber
Released: September 15, 1989
Type: Movie
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
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How I Got Into College
Title: How I Got Into College
Character: Bill Browne
Released: May 19, 1989
Type: Movie
The simple story of two young Michigan high school students, Jessica, Class President, Local Smart Girl, and object of Marlon's affections attempt to get into a small Pennsylvania college. Jessica fights off her parent's expectation of going to their alma mater of the University of Michigan, while Marlon fights his grades and SAT scores.
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Out on the Edge
Title: Out on the Edge
Character: Paul Evetts
Released: May 14, 1989
Type: Movie
Danny is a troubled teen with a difficult home life. His parents' marriage has disintegrated, and his father's already found someone else he'd like to wed. So, Danny turns to drugs to soothe his lost soul, and when he goes too far, his mother checks him into a psychiatric unit. Can Danny finally turn his life around, and will his father help?
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In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
Title: In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
Character: Detective Hamill
Released: November 27, 1988
Type: Movie
It is 1985, and a small, tranquil Florida town is being rocked by a wave of vicious serial murders and bank robberies. Particularly sickening to the authorities is the gratuitous use of violence by two “Rambo” like killers who dress themselves in military garb. Based on actual events taken from FBI files, the movie depicts the Bureau’s efforts to track down these renegades.
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Stealing Home
Title: Stealing Home
Character: Hank Chandler
Released: August 26, 1988
Type: Movie
Billy Wyatt (Harmon), a former high school and minor-league baseball baseball player receives a telephone call from his mother revealing that his former child-sitter, and later in his teens, his first love, Katie Chandler (Foster), has died. Wyatt returns home to deal with this tragedy reminescing over his childhood growing up with his father, Katie and best friend Alan Appleby.
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Little Nikita
Title: Little Nikita
Character: Richard Grant
Released: March 17, 1988
Type: Movie
Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their agents one by one, including "sleepers," agents under deep cover awaiting orders. Roy interviews a high school lad, Jeff Grant, an applicant to the Air Force Academy. In a routine background check, Roy discovers that Jeff's parents are sleepers. He must see if Jeff is also a spy, confront the parents yet protect them, and catch his nemesis. Meanwhile, the Soviets have sent their own spy-catcher, the loner Karpov, to reel in Scuba. Alliances shift; it's cat and mouse.
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Rachel River
Title: Rachel River
Character: Cordell
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
A divorced mother pursues her career as a radio personality in rural Minnesota.
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The Witches of Eastwick
Title: The Witches of Eastwick
Character: Clyde Alden
Released: June 12, 1987
Type: Movie
Three single women in a picturesque Rhode Island village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
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Courtship
Title: Courtship
Character: Bobby Pate
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
In 1915, Elizabeth has fallen in love with Horace Robedaux, a young man her father condemns as a "wild boy." No matter how strict and protective, her parents cannot deter their daughter's growing independence.
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The Manhattan Project
Title: The Manhattan Project
Character: Radiation Controls Officer
Released: June 13, 1986
Type: Movie
Named after the World War II-era program, the plot revolves around a gifted high school student who decides to construct a nuclear bomb for a national science fair. The film's underlying theme involves the Cold War of the 1980s when government secrecy and mutually assured destruction were key political and military issues.
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On Valentine's Day
Title: On Valentine's Day
Character: Bobby Pate
Released: April 11, 1986
Type: Movie
In 1917, Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying Horace Robedaux, a young man of humble prospects. Her parents have not spoken to her since - even though the couple lives in a rooming house nearby, they are struggling financially, and she is pregnant.
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The Tender Age
Title: The Tender Age
Character: Roger Davis
Released: April 7, 1986
Type: Movie
Tim Donovan, a juvenile probation officer for the city of Boston, is assigned the case of Nikki, a troubled teenage girl who's been arrested for Assault & Battery. Tim quickly falls under the attractive Nikki's spell, convinced her delinquency is deep-rooted, and sets out to uncover the truth.
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Hannah and Her Sisters
Title: Hannah and Her Sisters
Character: Dr. Wilkes
Released: February 7, 1986
Type: Movie
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
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Silverado
Title: Silverado
Character: Kelly
Released: July 10, 1985
Type: Movie
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
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Title: Miami Vice
Character: DEA Agent Ed Waters
Released: September 16, 1984
Type: TV
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
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Parole
Title: Parole
Character: 1st Cop
Released: April 19, 1982
Type: Movie
High school dropout Jimmy McCusick goes to prison for robbery. After suffering a gang-rape and then drawing the attention of a hardened life-term convict, he is put in protective confinement. Upon being paroled he finds himself unable to hold onto either his girlfriend or his job. Parole officer Andy Driscoll must find a way to keep Jimmy from sliding back into crime.
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Feasting with Panthers
Title: Feasting with Panthers
Character: Warder
Released: March 27, 1974
Type: Movie
Oscar Wilde's five years at hard labor in Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for being a sodomite.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Warder
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.
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Title: Great Performances
Character: Sheriff
Released: January 28, 1971
Type: TV
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.