12/09/1953
Christopher, Illinois, USA:
John Gavin Malkovich (* 9. Dezember 1953 in Christopher, Franklin County, Illinois) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Filmproduzent. 1983 zog Malkovich nach New York, wo er 1984 am Broadway neben Dustin Hoffman in dem Theaterstück Death of a Salesman auftrat. Für sein Kinodebüt als Mr. Will in Ein Platz im Herzen wurde er 1985 für den Oscar in der Kategorie Bester Nebendarsteller nominiert. 1984 hatte er auch eine Rolle in dem Film The Killing Fields – Schreiendes Land, für die ihm der Boston Society of Film Critics Award und der National Society of Film Critics Award verliehen wurde. Im Jahr 1985 drehte Volker Schlöndorff den Fernsehfilm Tod eines Handlungsreisenden nach dem o. g. Theaterstück, wiederum mit Hoffman in der Hauptrolle und Malkovich als Biff. Für diese Rolle erhielt Malkovich 1986 einen Emmy Award und wurde für den Golden Globe nominiert. Malkovich ist einer der profiliertesten Darsteller komplexer, problematischer und abgründiger, oft auch hochintelligenter aber ebenso herablassender Charaktere. Das Spektrum der von ihm verkörperten Figuren ist dabei breit gefächert und reicht von sympathischen Schurken (Ripley’s Game) über gescheiterte Intellektuelle (Himmel über der Wüste), zynische Verhärmte (Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske) und gewissenlose Intriganten (Gefährliche Liebschaften) bis hin zu Charakteren, die das pure Böse darstellen (Con Air). In Con Air spielte er einen gefährlichen Irren und in Eragon – Das Vermächtnis der Drachenreiter den bösen, tyrannischen König. In Mary Reilly und Shadow of the Vampire verkörperte er Wissenschaftler bzw. Künstler, die in ihrem unersättlichen Verlangen nach dem Absoluten auch vor einem Pakt mit dunklen und unkontrollierbaren Mächten nicht zurückschrecken. Eine andere Art von Vielschichtigkeit bewies Malkovich in dem Film Von Mäusen und Menschen mit der Darstellung eines arglosen und gutmütigen, in seiner überentwickelten Körperlichkeit jedoch gefährlichen Debilen. Eine Variation des Themas bietet Volker Schlöndorffs deutsch-französisch-britische Koproduktion Der Unhold, in dem Malkovich einen introvertierten, aber zutiefst guten Naiven spielt, der sich für Tiere und Kinder einsetzt, sich als Kriegsgefangener in Nazi-Deutschland jedoch dazu missbrauchen lässt, sein Einfühlungsvermögen in den Dienst der inhumanen nationalsozialistischen Sache zu stellen. Der Reiz und die Eindringlichkeit seiner Darstellung besteht in vielen Fällen in der Ambivalenz, die sich aus der emotionalen Verletzlichkeit seiner für die Umgebung tödlich gefährlichen Charaktere ergibt. Sein Faible für Independent-Filme und sein Ruf als einer der interessantesten Schauspieler der USA führten dazu, dass ihm eigens eine Titelrolle gewidmet wurde: In Being John Malkovich (1999) spielt er sich selbst, während mehrere andere Personen versuchen, in sein Inneres und in sein Gehirn zu gelangen, nachdem jemand durch das Öffnen einer Geheimtür zufällig dort hineingeraten war und begeistert davon berichtet hat.
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Wild Horse Nine (2026) as Chris |
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Sacrifice (2026) as Gunnar |
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In the Hand of Dante (2026) as Joe Black |
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Cravata galbenă (2025) as Sergiu Celibidache |
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A Vida dos Espelhos (2025) as |
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Opus (2025) as Alfred Moretti |
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Safe Sets - Dying to Work in the Film Industry (2024) as self |
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The Line (2024) as Beach Miller |
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Complètement Cramé ! (2023) as Andrew Blake |
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Fool's Paradise (2023) as Ed Cote |
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One Ranger (2023) as Geddes |
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Breaking Rachmaninoff (2023) as |
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Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes (2023) as Seneca |
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A Journey to Sundance (2023) as Self |
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Mindcage (2022) as The Artist |
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Savage Salvation (2022) as Peter |
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White Elephant (2022) as Glen Follett |
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Chariot (2022) as Dr. Karn |
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Shattered (2022) as Ronald |
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The Survivalist (2021) as Aaron Ramsey |
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Rogue Hostage (2021) as Sam Nelson |
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Last Call (2020) as Dr. Felton |
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Valley of the Gods (2020) as Wes Tauros |
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Ava (2020) as Duke |
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Arkansas (2020) as Bright |
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Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) as Judge Edward D. Cowart |
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Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) as Piers |
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Bird Box (2018) as Douglas |
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The Music Critic (2018) as The Narrator |
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Mile 22 (2018) as Bishop |
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Supercon (2018) as Sid Newberry |
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Casanovagen (2018) as |
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Bullet Head (2017) as Walker |
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA (2017) as Port (archive footage) |
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The Wilde Wedding (2017) as Laurence |
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I Love You, Daddy (2017) as Leslie Goodwin |
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Про любовь. Только для взрослых (2017) as Ed |
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Just Call Me God (2017) as Satur Diman Cha |
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Unlocked (2017) as Bob Hunter |
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Deepwater Horizon (2016) as Donald Vidrine |
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Psychogenic Fugue (2016) as All characters |
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Zoolander 2 (2016) as Chazz Spencer |
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Penguins of Madagascar (2014) as Dave (voice) |
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Cut Bank (2014) as Sheriff Vogel |
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Casanova Variations (2014) as Giacomo |
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The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover (2014) as Dave / Dr. Octavius Brine (voice) |
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Jack Unterweger - der charmante Serienkiller (2014) as |
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Noseland (2014) as Self |
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Cesar Chavez (2014) as Bogdanovitch |
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Le paradoxe de John Malkovich (2014) as Himself |
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RED 2 (2013) as Marvin Boggs |
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Ecstasy (2013) as Vinny |
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Educazione siberiana (2013) as Grandfather Kuzya |
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Warm Bodies (2013) as Colonel Grigio |
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Linhas de Wellington (2012) as General Wellington |
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Side by Side (2012) as Self |
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Drunkboat (2012) as Mort |
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All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set (2012) as Self |
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) as Bruce Brazos |
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Butterflies (2011) as Man |
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100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story (2011) as Self |
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RED (2010) as Marvin Boggs |
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Secretariat (2010) as Lucien Laurin |
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Jonah Hex (2010) as Turnbull |
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The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer (2010) as Jack Unterweger |
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Saturday Night (2010) as Self |
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SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009) as (archive footage) |
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La Traversée du désir (2009) as Self |
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Finding the Burn (2008) as Self / Osborne Cox (archive footage) |
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Welcome Back, George (2008) as Self |
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Gardens of the Night (2008) as Michael |
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Changeling (2008) as Rev. Gustav Briegleb |
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Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (2008) as Narrator |
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Afterwards (2008) as Joseph Kay |
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Musik und Meer (2008) as Self |
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Disgrace (2008) as David Lurie |
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Burn After Reading (2008) as Osborne Cox |
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Mutant Chronicles (2008) as Constantine |
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In Tranzit (2008) as Pavlov |
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The Great Buck Howard (2008) as Buck Howard |
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Beowulf (2007) as Unferth |
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Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place (2007) as |
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Eragon (2006) as King Galbatorix |
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Art School Confidential (2006) as Professor Sandiford |
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Klimt (2006) as Gustav Klimt |
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Colour Me Kubrick (2005) as Alan Conway |
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Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) as Self |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) as Humma Kavula |
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The Libertine (2004) as Charles II |
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Um Filme Falado (2003) as Comandante John Walesa |
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Johnny English (2003) as Pascal Sauvage |
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Adaptation. (2002) as John Malkovich (uncredited) |
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The Dancer Upstairs (2002) as Abimael Guzman (uncredited) |
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Ripley's Game (2002) as Tom Ripley |
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Hideous Man (2002) as Narrator |
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Knockaround Guys (2001) as Teddy Deserve |
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Hotel (2001) as Omar Jonnson |
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Les Âmes fortes (2001) as Monsieur Numance |
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Je rentre à la maison (2001) as John Crawford |
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Shadow of the Vampire (2000) as F. W. Murnau |
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Ladies Room (1999) as Roberto |
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RKO 281 (1999) as Herman Mankiewicz |
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Being John Malkovich (1999) as John Horatio Malkovich |
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Joan of Arc (1999) as Charles VII |
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Le Temps retrouvé (1999) as Baron de Charlus |
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Rounders (1998) as Teddy KGB |
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) as Athos |
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Con Air (1997) as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom |
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Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady (1997) as Self |
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996) as Gilbert Osmond |
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Der Unhold (1996) as Abel |
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Cannes Man (1996) as Self |
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Mulholland Falls (1996) as General Thomas Timms |
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Mary Reilly (1996) as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde |
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Al di là delle nuvole (1995) as The Director |
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O Convento (1995) as Michael |
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Fare un film è per me vivere (1995) as Self (uncredited) |
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Heart of Darkness (1993) as Kurtz |
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In the Line of Fire (1993) as Mitch Leary |
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Alive (1993) as Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited) |
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Jennifer Eight (1992) as Agent St. Anne |
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Of Mice and Men (1992) as Lennie Small |
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Annie Lennox: Totally Diva (1992) as |
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Shadows and Fog (1991) as Clown |
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Old Times (1991) as |
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The Object of Beauty (1991) as Jake Bartholomew |
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Queens Logic (1991) as Eliot |
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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990) as Self |
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The Sheltering Sky (1990) as Port |
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Decade (1989) as Self |
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Dangerous Liaisons (1988) as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont |
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Miles from Home (1988) as Barry Maxwell |
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The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (1987) as Self |
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Empire of the Sun (1987) as Basie |
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Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987) as Santa Claus (voice) |
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The Glass Menagerie (1987) as Tom Wingfield |
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Making Mr. Right (1987) as Jeff Peters / Ulysses |
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Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ (1986) as Self / Biff |
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Rocket to the Moon (1986) as Ben Stark |
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Eleni (1985) as Nicholas 'Nick' Gage |
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Death of a Salesman (1985) as Biff Loman |
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The Killing Fields (1984) as Al Rockoff |
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Places in the Heart (1984) as Mr. Will |
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True West (1984) as Lee |
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Say Goodnight, Gracie (1983) as Steve |
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American Dream (1981) as |
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Word of Honor (1981) as Gary |
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A Wedding (1978) as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Lost and Found in Paris () as Wim Waldemar |
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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf () as Unferth |
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A Winter's Journey () as Leiermann |
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Shattered (2022) Producer |
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Last Call (2020) Producer |
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Gotta Get Down to It (2019) Sound Mixer |
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The Wilde Wedding (2017) Executive Producer |
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Demolition (2016) Producer |
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Strap Hanging (2014) Director |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Producer |
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Young Adult (2011) Executive Producer |
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Which Way Home (2009) Executive Producer |
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Snow Angel (2008) Writer |
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Juno (2007) Producer |
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Art School Confidential (2006) Producer |
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The Libertine (2004) Producer |
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Kill the Poor (2003) Producer |
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The Dancer Upstairs (2002) Director |
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The Dancer Upstairs (2002) Producer |
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Hideous Man (2002) Director |
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Hideous Man (2002) Writer |
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Ghost World (2001) Producer |
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Lady Behave (2000) Director |
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Lady Behave (2000) Writer |
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The Accidental Tourist (1988) Executive Producer |