1952-06-20 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called Goodman "among our very finest actors." Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took on leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). Goodman also had supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986), Sea of Love (1989), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Storytelling (2001), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and Atomic Blonde (2017). He has voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), and Bee Movie (2007). On television, Goodman gained recognition by playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018) and The Conners (2018–present). Goodman had regular roles in the HBO drama series Treme (2010–2011), the legal drama series Damages (2011), the political comedy series Alpha House (2013–2014), and the HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live (1989–2013) and has guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012). Goodman started his career at The Public Theatre, acting in numerous productions, including Henry IV, Part 1 (1981), The Skin of Our Teeth (1998), and The Seagull (2001). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985), for which Goodman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of the Samuel Becket play Waiting for Godot (2009) and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015).
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Chili Finger | Blake Jr. | 2026-12-03 |
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Digger | President of the United States | 2026-09-30 |
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Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special | Self (archive footage) | 2025-08-22 |
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Monsters Funday Football | Sulley (Voice) | 2025-12-08 |
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Smurfs | Papa Smurf (voice) | 2025-06-30 |
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A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever | Doodle (voice) | 2025-11-10 |
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Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain | Narrator (voice) | 2023-11-17 |
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Easy Does It | "Catfish" Crawford (voice) | 2020-06-05 |
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Captive State | William Mulligan | 2019-03-15 |
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Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh | Self | 2019-05-27 |
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Real Life | Louis Fyne | 2018-11-27 |
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Transformers: The Last Knight | Hound (voice) | 2017-06-16 |
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New Orleans: The First 300 Years | Narrator | 2017-01-01 |
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Kong: Skull Island | Bill Randa | 2017-03-08 |
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Igon Siruss (voice) | 2017-07-19 |
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Once Upon a Time in Venice | Dave Phillips | 2017-06-08 |
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Atomic Blonde | Emmett Kurzfeld | 2017-07-26 |
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Bunyan and Babe | Paul Bunyan (voice) | 2017-01-12 |
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10 Cloverfield Lane | Howard | 2016-03-10 |
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Patriots Day | Commisioner Ed Davis | 2016-12-12 |
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Ratchet & Clank | Grimroth (voice) | 2016-04-13 |
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor | 2015-01-25 |
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Love the Coopers | Sam Cooper | 2015-11-12 |
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Live from New York! | Self | 2015-04-15 |
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Trumbo | Frank King | 2015-10-27 |
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Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | Hal Houston (voice) | 2015-01-26 |
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Evolution Within Extinction | Self | 2014-09-30 |
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The Monuments Men | Sgt. Walter Garfield | 2014-01-24 |
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All-Stars | Himself | 2014-10-15 |
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Party Central | Sullivan (voice) | 2014-02-20 |
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Transformers: Age of Extinction | Hound (voice) | 2014-06-25 |
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Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' | Self | 2014-03-11 |
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The Gambler | Frank | 2014-12-25 |
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The Internship | Sammy Boscoe (uncredited) | 2013-06-07 |
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The Hangover Part III | Marshall | 2013-05-23 |
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Inside Llewyn Davis | Roland Turner | 2013-10-18 |
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Monsters University | Sullivan (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
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Milius | Self | 2013-03-09 |
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Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective | Self | 2013-12-03 |
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The Book of Manning | Narrator | 2013-09-24 |
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Argo | John Chambers | 2012-10-11 |
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Drunkboat | Mr. Fletcher | 2012-07-13 |
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Trouble with the Curve | Pete Klein | 2012-09-21 |
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It's a SpongeBob Christmas! | Santa Claus | 2012-10-20 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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ParaNorman | Mr. Prenderghast (voice) | 2012-08-03 |
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Flight | Harling Mays | 2012-02-22 |
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The Artist: The Making of an American Romance | Self | 2012-06-26 |
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The Campaign | Congressman Scott Talley (uncredited) | 2012-08-09 |
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All Star Bowling Trick Shots | 2012-01-01 | |
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | Stan the Doorman | 2011-12-25 |
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Red State | Joseph Keenan | 2011-08-19 |
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Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday Night | Narrator | 2011-10-11 |
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The Artist | Al Zimmer | 2011-10-12 |
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You Don't Know Jack | Neal Nicol | 2010-06-27 |
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Alabama Moon | Mr. Wellington | 2009-10-25 |
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Beyond All Boundaries | Capt. Edwin Simmons | 2009-11-09 |
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Girls Gone Gangsta | Mortimer J Hamm | 2009-01-01 |
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The Princess and the Frog | "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice) | 2009-12-08 |
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In the Electric Mist | Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni | 2009-04-15 |
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Confessions of a Shopaholic | Graham Bloomwood | 2009-02-05 |
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Die Päpstin | Pope Sergius II. | 2009-10-22 |
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Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family | Pops Racer | 2008-05-04 |
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Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans | Narrator (voice) | 2008-11-20 |
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Speed Racer | Pops | 2008-05-07 |
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Speed Racer: Car Fu | Self | 2008-12-16 |
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Gigantic | Happy's Father | 2008-09-09 |
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Death Sentence | Bones Darley | 2007-08-31 |
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Bee Movie | Layton T. Montgomery (voice) | 2007-10-28 |
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Evan Almighty | Congressman Long | 2007-06-09 |
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Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation | Self | 2007-05-06 |
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The Pixar Story | James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage) | 2007-08-28 |
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Tales of the Rat Fink | Ed Roth (voice) | 2006-01-01 |
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The Year Without a Santa Claus | Santa Claus | 2006-12-11 |
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Steve Mills | 2006-01-12 |
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Cars | Sullivan Truck (voice) | 2006-06-08 |
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Kronk's New Groove | Pacha (voice) | 2005-12-05 |
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Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast | Self - Presenter | 2005-09-02 |
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Freshman Orientation | Rodney | 2004-01-18 |
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Clifford's Really Big Movie | George Wolfsbottom (voice) | 2004-02-20 |
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Beyond the Sea | Steve Blauner | 2004-11-16 |
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Overnight | Self | 2003-06-12 |
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Masked and Anonymous | Uncle Sweetheart | 2003-07-25 |
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The Jungle Book 2 | Baloo (voice) | 2003-02-07 |
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The Sweatbox | Self | 2002-09-13 |
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Dirty Deeds | Tony | 2002-07-18 |
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Mike's New Car | Sulley (voice) | 2002-05-24 |
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The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool | Self | 2001-01-01 |
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Storytelling | Marty Livingston | 2001-11-21 |
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One Night at McCool's | Detective Dehling | 2001-04-19 |
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On the Edge | The Dean (segment "Happy Birthday") | 2001-06-28 |
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Monsters, Inc. | Sullivan (voice) | 2001-11-01 |
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My First Mister | Benjamin | 2001-10-12 |
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When Dinosaurs Roamed America | Narrator | 2001-07-15 |
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The Emperor's New Groove | Pacha (voice) | 2000-12-15 |
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | Oklahoma Cop | 2000-06-30 |
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Coyote Ugly | Bill | 2000-07-30 |
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Big Dan Teague | 2000-08-30 |
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What Planet Are You From? | Roland Jones | 2000-03-03 |
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The Jack Bull | Judge Tolliver | 1999-04-17 |
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Bringing Out the Dead | Larry Verber | 1999-10-22 |
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1999-09-25 |
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Discovering Bedrock | Self | 1999-02-23 |
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Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood | Himself | 1999-01-01 |
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The Runner | Deepthroat | 1999-09-09 |
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | Santa Claus (voice) | 1998-10-16 |
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The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' | Self | 1998-10-27 |
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Blues Brothers 2000 | Mighty Mack McTeer | 1998-02-06 |
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Fallen | Jonesy | 1998-01-16 |
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The Real Macaw | Mac (voice) | 1998-09-24 |
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Dirty Work | Mayor Adrian Riggins (uncredited) | 1998-06-12 |
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The Big Lebowski | Walter Sobchak | 1998-03-06 |
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The Borrowers | Ocious P. Potter | 1997-12-05 |
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Pie in the Sky | Alan Davenport | 1996-02-09 |
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Mother Night | Major Frank Wirtanen | 1996-11-01 |
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995-06-05 |
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A Streetcar Named Desire | Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell | 1995-10-24 |
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Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Huey P. Long, Jr. | 1995-03-18 |
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Tough Guy Helpline Operator | 1994-05-18 |
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The Flintstones | Fred Flintstone | 1994-05-27 |
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The Hudsucker Proxy | Newsreel Announcer (voice) | 1994-03-11 |
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Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration | Self (segment "New Way to Walk") | 1993-10-29 |
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Born Yesterday | Harry Brock | 1993-03-26 |
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We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Rex (voice) | 1993-11-24 |
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Matinee | Lawrence Woolsey | 1993-01-29 |
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The Babe | Babe Ruth | 1992-04-17 |
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Frosty Returns | Frosty the Snowman (voice) | 1992-12-01 |
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A Friend in New Orleans | Himself | 1992-02-18 |
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King Ralph | Ralph Hampton Gainesworth Jones | 1991-02-15 |
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Barton Fink | Charlie Meadows | 1991-08-01 |
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Arachnophobia | Delbert McClintock | 1990-07-20 |
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Stella | Ed Munn | 1990-02-02 |
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Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash | Self - Host | 1990-11-30 |
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Sea of Love | Sherman | 1989-09-15 |
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Always | Al Yackey | 1989-12-22 |
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The Wrong Guys | Duke Earle | 1988-05-13 |
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Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant | Cowboy singer ("Wild Wild Life") | 1988-04-13 |
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Everybody's All-American | Lawrence | 1988-11-04 |
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Punchline | John Krytsick | 1988-10-07 |
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Murder Ordained | Hugh Rayburn | 1987-05-03 |
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Raising Arizona | Gale | 1987-03-13 |
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Burglar | Detective Nyswander | 1987-03-20 |
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True Stories | Louis Fyne | 1986-10-10 |
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The Big Easy | Andre DeSoto | 1986-11-27 |
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Sweet Dreams | Otis | 1985-10-02 |
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Revenge of the Nerds | Coach Harris | 1984-07-20 |
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C.H.U.D. | Cop in Diner | 1984-08-31 |
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Maria's Lovers | Frank | 1984-07-15 |
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Eddie Macon's Run | Mr. Hebert | 1983-03-23 |
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The Survivors | Commando | 1983-06-24 |
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Heart of Steel | Raymond Bohupinsky | 1983-12-04 |
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The Face of Rage | Fred | 1983-03-20 |
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The Mystery of the Morro Castle | Telegraph Operator | 1980-03-01 |
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The Robber Bridegroom | Townsperson | 1980-06-01 |
