12/04/1949
Los Angeles, California, USA:
Jeff Bridges ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Musiker, der vielen Filmfans vor allem als bowlender Dude in der Kultkomödie The Big Lebowski (1998) bekannt ist. Für seine Rolle als abgehalfterter Countrysänger in Crazy Heart (2009) gewann er den Oscar als bester Hauptdarsteller. Jeff Bridges wurde 1949 als Sohn von Hollywood-Schauspieler Lloyd Bridges und jüngerer Bruder von Beau Bridges in Los Angeles geboren. Seinen Durchbruch feierte er mit seiner ersten größeren Rolle in Peter Bogdanovichs Tragikomödie Die letzte Vorstellung (1971), für die er eine Oscarnominierung erhielt. Die gleiche Ehre wurde ihm zwei Jahre später für seinen Part als draufgängerischer Kleinganove an der Seite von Clint Eastwood im Roadmovie Die Letzten beißen die Hunde (1974) zu Teil. Schnell wurde Jeff Bridges ein Star des New Hollywood – Kinos der 1970er Jahre, wagte sich mit Filmen wie dem Remake zu King Kong (1976) aber auch an kommerzieller ausgerichtete Projekte. In den 1980er Jahren war Jeff Bridges in den unterschiedlichsten Rollen in Filmen aus nahezu jedem Genre zu sehen. Im Science-Fiction-Kultfilm Tron (1982) verkörperte er einen Spieleprogrammierer, im Krimi-Drama Bis zum bitteren Ende (1981) spielte er einen unschuldig Verdächtigten und konnte schließlich in der romantischen Tragikomödie Die Fabelhaften Baker Boys (1989) an der Seite von Michelle Pfeiffer erstmalig sein musikalisches Talent aufblitzen lassen. Nach vielbeachteten Rollen in den Dramen König der Fischer (1991) und Fearless – Jenseits der Angst (1993) sicherte sich Jeff Bridges mit seiner Darstellung des permanent zugedröhnten Lebenskünstlers Dude im Kultfilm The Big Lebowski (1998) endgültig einen Platz in der Filmgeschichte. Der Schauspieler bezeichnet den White-Russian trinkenden Verlierer oft als seine liebste Figur, während zahlreiche Fans bis heute in passenden Schlabber-Outfits auf Parties ihrem Lieblingsfilm huldigen. Nach insgesamt vier Nominierungen wurde Jeff Bridges schließlich für seine Rolle als abgehalfteter Country-Sänger Bad Blake in Crazy Heart (2009) mit seinem ersten Oscar ausgezeichnet. Der Erfolg des Films verleitete ihn zugleich dazu, 2011 ein selbstbetiteltes Album mit Countrysongs zu veröffentlichen. Es folgten Filme wie Tron-Legacy und die Coen-Zusammenarbeit True Grit. Im Jahr 2014 war Jeff Bridges an dem Science-Fiction-Drama The Giver beteiligt. Im März 2015 kam der mehrfach verschobene Fantasyfilm Seventh Son in die Kinos.
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Minions & Monsters (2026) as (voice) |
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Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers (2026) as Narrator |
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Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte (2025) as Self |
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TRON: Ares (2025) as Kevin Flynn |
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Jeff Bridges, star malgré lui (2025) as Self - Actor (archive footage) |
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Return of the Grizzly (2023) as Narrator |
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Zen Brownie (2023) as |
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Travelin' Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall (2022) as Self (Narrator) |
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Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends (2021) as Self - Narrator |
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Hot Money (2021) as Self |
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Acting: The First Six Lessons (2020) as Interviews |
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Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show (2020) as Self - Performer |
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020) as Self |
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The Grand Unified Theory of Howard Bloom (2019) as Self |
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019) as Self |
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Valerie (2019) as Self |
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Hal (2019) as Self |
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Words from a Bear (2019) as Self |
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Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) as Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly |
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Living in the Future's Past (2018) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Only the Brave (2017) as Duane Steinbrink |
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) as Champ |
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The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) as W.F. Gerald |
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Dream Big: Engineering Our World (2017) as Narrator (voice) |
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HyperNormalisation (2016) as Self (archival footage) |
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Hell or High Water (2016) as Marcus Hamilton |
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The Little Prince (2015) as The Aviator (voice) |
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Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire (2015) as Narrator (voice) |
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Seventh Son (2014) as Master John Gregory |
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From The Village to The Basement (2014) as Narrator |
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Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years (2014) as Self - Host |
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One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014) as Self |
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The Giver (2014) as The Giver |
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The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins (2014) as Self |
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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (2014) as Self |
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R.I.P.D. (2013) as Roy Pulsipher |
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Casting By (2012) as Self |
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Pablo (2012) as Narrator (voice) |
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A Place at the Table (2012) as Self |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim (2012) as (archive footage) |
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The Tron Phenomenon (2011) as |
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Visualizing TRON (2011) as Self |
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Installing the Cast (2011) as Self |
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TRON: The Next Day (2011) as Kevin Flynn |
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Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides (2011) as Self |
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True Grit (2010) as Rooster Cogburn |
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TRON: Legacy (2010) as Kevin Flynn / Clu |
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Crazy Heart (2009) as Bad Blake |
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) as Bill Django |
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A Dog Year (2009) as Jon Katz |
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The Open Road (2009) as Kyle |
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) as Clayton Harding |
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I Am 'Iron Man' (2008) as Self |
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Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008) as Self - Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, Iron Man |
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Iron Man (2008) as Obadiah Stane |
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The Cool School (2008) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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The Pixar Story (2007) as Clu (archive footage) |
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Surf's Up (2007) as Big Z / Geek (voice) |
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The Making of 'Tideland' (2007) as Self |
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Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard (2006) as Self - est Graduate (archive footage) |
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The Amateurs (2006) as Andy |
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Stick It (2006) as Burt Vickerman |
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Chasing the Lotus (2006) as Narrator |
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Tideland (2005) as Noah |
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The Making of 'Seabiscuit' (2004) as Self |
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Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004) as Self |
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Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile (2004) as Self |
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The Door in the Floor (2004) as Ted Cole |
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Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie (2004) as |
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Hollywood Legenden (2004) as Self |
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Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the Legend (2003) as Self |
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The True Story of Seabiscuit (2003) as Self |
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Masked and Anonymous (2003) as Tom Friend |
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Seabiscuit (2003) as Charles Howard |
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'Seabiscuit': The Making of a Legend (2003) as Self |
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Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? (2003) as Self |
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Scenes of the Crime (2002) as Jimmy Berg |
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Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (2002) as Narrator (voice) |
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Lost in La Mancha (2002) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Making of TRON (2002) as Himself |
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Michael McDonald: A Gathering of Friends (2001) as Self |
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K-PAX (2001) as Dr. Mark Powell |
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001) as self |
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The Coen Brothers (2000) as Self |
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The Contender (2000) as President Jackson Evans |
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000) as Self |
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Raising the Mammoth (2000) as Narrator (voice) |
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Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road' (1999) as |
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Simpatico (1999) as Lyle Carter |
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The Muse (1999) as Jack Warrick |
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The Last Picture Show: A Look Back (1999) as Self |
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Making of Arlington Road (1999) as Self |
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Arlington Road (1999) as Michael Faraday |
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Forever Hollywood (1999) as Self |
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The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' (1998) as Self |
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The Big Lebowski (1998) as The Dude |
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Hidden in America (1996) as Vincent |
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The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) as Gregory Larkin |
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White Squall (1996) as Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon |
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Wild Bill (1995) as Wild Bill Hickok |
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Blown Away (1994) as James "Jimmy" Dove |
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Fearless (1993) as Max Klein |
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Made in the USA (1993) as Self |
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The Vanishing (1993) as Barney Cousins |
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American Heart (1992) as Jack |
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The Fisher King (1991) as Jack |
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Picture This (1991) as Self |
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Texasville (1990) as Duane Jackson |
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The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) as Jack Baker |
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Cold Feet (1989) as Bartender (uncredited) |
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See You in the Morning (1989) as Larry Livingstone |
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) as Preston Tucker |
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Nadine (1987) as Vernon Hightower |
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The Morning After (1986) as Turner Kendall |
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King Kong Lives (1986) as Jack Prescott (archive footage) |
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The Thanksgiving Promise (1986) as Neighbor |
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8 Million Ways to Die (1986) as Matthew 'Matt' Scudder |
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Jagged Edge (1985) as Jack Forrester |
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Starman (1984) as Starman / Scott Hayden |
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Against All Odds (1984) as Terry Brogan |
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Rapunzel (1983) as The Prince / Claude, Rapunzel's Father |
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Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) as Rupert |
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The Last Unicorn (1982) as Prince Lir (voice) |
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Tron (1982) as Kevin Flynn / Clu |
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The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories (1982) as Michael Loomis |
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The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories (1981) as Michael Loomis |
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Cutter's Way (1981) as Richard Bone |
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Heaven's Gate (1980) as John L. Bridges |
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The American Success Company (1980) as Harry |
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Winter Kills (1979) as Nick Kegan |
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Heroes of Rock 'n' Roll (1979) as Himself |
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Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) as Jerry Green |
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King Kong (1976) as Jack F. Prescott |
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Stay Hungry (1976) as Craig Blake |
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Hearts of the West (1975) as Lewis Tater |
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Rancho Deluxe (1975) as Jack McKee |
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) as Lightfoot |
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The Iceman Cometh (1973) as Don Parritt |
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The Last American Hero (1973) as Elroy Jackson Jr. |
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Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973) as Zack Feather |
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The Moviemakers (1973) as Self |
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Bad Company (1972) as Jake Rumsey |
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Fat City (1972) as Ernie |
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The Last Picture Show (1971) as Duane Jackson |
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In Search of America (1971) as Mike Olson |
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Halls of Anger (1970) as Doug |
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The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970) as Nero Finnegan |
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Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969) as Young John |
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The Company She Keeps (1951) as Infant at Train Station (uncredited) |
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Grendel () as Grendel |
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Living in the Future's Past (2018) Producer |
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Living in the Future's Past (2018) Script |
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The Only Living Boy in New York (2017) Executive Producer |
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The Giver (2014) Producer |
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Hidden in America (1996) Executive Producer |
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American Heart (1992) Producer |
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Grendel () Executive Producer |