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Birthday:
1953-12-09
Place of birth:
Christopher, Illinois, USA
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John Malkovich

Overview

John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards.

Malkovich started his career as a charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in 1976. He moved to New York City, acting in a Steppenwolf production of the Sam Shepard play True West (1980). He made his Broadway debut as Biff in the revival of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman (1984). He directed the Harold Pinter play The Caretaker (1986) and acted in Lanford Wilson's Burn This (1987).

Malkovich has received two Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his performances in Places in the Heart (1984) and In the Line of Fire (1993). Other films include The Killing Fields (1984), Empire of the Sun (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Of Mice and Men (1992), Con Air (1997), Rounders (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Ripley's Game (2002), Johnny English (2003), Burn After Reading (2008), and Red (2010). He has also produced films such as Ghost World (2001), Juno (2007), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012).

For his work on television he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Death of a Salesman (1985). His other Emmy-nominated roles were for portraying Herman J. Mankiewicz in RKO 281 (1999) and Charles Talleyrand in Napoléon (2002). Other television roles include in Crossbones (2014), Billions (2018–19), The New Pope (2020), and Space Force (2020–2022).

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Known for

Acting
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2025 The Fantastic Four: First Steps Actor 60
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2025 Opus Actor Alfred Moretti N/A
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2024 Safe Sets - Dying to Work in the Film Industry Actor self N/A
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2024 The Line Actor Beach Miller 59
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2024 Unsinkable Actor Chief Engineer Pollard N/A
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2024 The New Look Actor Lucien Lelong 72
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2023 Mr. Blake At Your Service! Actor Andrew Blake 59
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2023 Fool's Paradise Actor Ed Cote 57
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2023 One Ranger Actor Geddes 59
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2023 imagine... Stephen Frears: Director for Hire Actor Self N/A
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2023 Seneca Actor Seneca 58
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2022 Mindcage Actor The Artist 59
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2022 Savage Salvation Actor Peter 60
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2022 White Elephant Actor Glen Follett 59
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2022 Chariot Actor Dr. Karn 58
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2022 Shattered Actor Ronald 58
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2021 The Survivalist Actor Aaron Ramsey 56
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2021 Ten Year Old Tom Actor Mr. B (voice) 69
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2021 Rogue Hostage Actor Sam Nelson 58
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2020 Last Call Actor Dr. Felton 58
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2020 Valley of the Gods Actor Wes Tauros 58
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2020 Ava Actor Duke 58
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2020 Space Force Actor Dr. Adrian Mallory 65
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2020 Arkansas Actor Bright 58
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2020 The New Pope Actor Giovanni Paolo III / Sir John Brannox 74
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2020 The New Pope Actor Pope John Paul III / John Brannox 61
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2019 Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 75
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2019 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Actor Judge Edward D. Cowart 68
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2019 Velvet Buzzsaw Actor Piers 54
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2018 The ABC Murders Actor Hercule Poirot 66
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2018 Bird Box Actor Douglas 67
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2018 The Music Critic Actor The Narrator 58
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2018 Mile 22 Actor Bishop 61
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2018 Supercon Actor Sid Newberry 58
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2017 Bullet Head Actor Walker 54
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2017 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Actor Port (archive footage) 60
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2017 The Wilde Wedding Actor Laurence 58
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2017 I Love You, Daddy Actor Leslie Goodwin 58
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2017 About Love. Adults Only Actor лектор Эд 58
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2017 Just Call Me God Actor Satur Diman Cha N/A
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2017 Unlocked Actor Bob Hunter 61
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2017 Clan of Violence Actor 60
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2016 Deepwater Horizon Actor Donald Vidrine 67
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2016 Psychogenic Fugue Actor All characters 59
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2016 Zoolander 2 Actor Chazz Spencer 50
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2014 Penguins of Madagascar Actor Dave (voice) 64
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2014 Cut Bank Actor Sheriff Vogel 58
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2014 Casanova Variations Actor Giacomo 58
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2014 The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue Actor Dave / Dr. Octavius Brine (voice) 59
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2014 Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer Actor 59
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2014 Crossbones Actor Blackbeard 64
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2014 Noseland Actor Self 58
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2014 Cesar Chavez Actor Bogdanovitch 59
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2014 Le paradoxe de John Malkovich Actor Himself N/A
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2013 RED 2 Actor Marvin Boggs 64
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2013 Ecstasy Actor Vinny 59
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2013 Lines of Wellington Actor General Wellington N/A
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2013 Siberian Education Actor Grandfather Kuzya 63
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2013 Warm Bodies Actor Colonel Grigio 64
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2012 Lines of Wellington Actor General Wellington 58
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2012 Side by Side Actor Self 63
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2012 Drunkboat Actor Mort 58
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2012 All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set Actor Self N/A
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2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Actor Bruce Brazos 61
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2011 100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story Actor Self N/A
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2010 RED Actor Marvin Boggs 66
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2010 Secretariat Actor Lucien Laurin 67
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2010 Jonah Hex Actor Turnbull 51
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2010 The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer Actor Jack Unterweger 59
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2010 Saturday Night Actor Self 59
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2009 SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas Actor 59
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2009 La Traversée du désir Actor Self 59
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2008 Gardens of the Night Actor Michael 59
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2008 Changeling Actor Rev. Gustav Briegleb 74
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2008 Afterwards Actor Joseph Kay 58
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2008 Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies Actor Narrator 59
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2008 Music at the Sea Actor Self N/A
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2008 Disgrace Actor David Lurie 59
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2008 Burn After Reading Actor Osborne Cox 65
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2008 Mutant Chronicles Actor Constantine 56
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2008 In Tranzit Actor Pavlov 58
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2008 The Great Buck Howard Actor Buck Howard 59
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2007 Beowulf Actor Unferth 58
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2006 Eragon Actor King Galbatorix 52
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2006 Art School Confidential Actor Professor Sandiford 59
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2006 Klimt Actor Gustav Klimt 57
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2006 The Call Actor Exorcist 58
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2005 Colour Me Kubrick Actor Alan Conway 58
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2005 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' Actor Self N/A
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2005 Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Actor Humma Kavula (archive footage) (uncredited) N/A
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2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Actor Humma Kavula 65
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2004 The Libertine Actor Charles II 58
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2003 A Talking Picture Actor Comandante John Walesa 59
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2003 Johnny English Actor Pascal Sauvage 62
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2002 Adaptation. Actor John Malkovich (uncredited) 71
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2002 Napoleon Actor Charles de Talleyrand 69
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2002 The Dancer Upstairs Actor Abimael Guzman (uncredited) 59
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2002 Ripley's Game Actor Tom Ripley 60
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2002 Hideous Man Actor N/A
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2001 Knockaround Guys Actor Teddy Deserve 59
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2001 Hotel Actor Omar Jonnson 58
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2001 Savage Souls Actor Monsieur Numance 58
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2001 I’m Going Home Actor John Crawford 59
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2000 Les Misérables Actor Javert 69
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2000 Shadow of the Vampire Actor F. W. Murnau 63
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2000 RKO 281 Actor Herman Mankiewicz 59
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1999 Ladies Room Actor Roberto 58
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1999 Being John Malkovich Actor John Horatio Malkovich 72
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1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Actor Charles VII 62
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1999 Time Regained Actor Baron de Charlus 59
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1998 Rounders Actor Teddy KGB 67
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1998 The Man in the Iron Mask Actor Athos 65
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1997 Con Air Actor Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom 66
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1997 Cannes Man Actor Self 59
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1997 Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady Actor Self 59
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1996 The Portrait of a Lady Actor Gilbert Osmond 59
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1996 The Ogre Actor Abel 59
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1996 Mulholland Falls Actor General Thomas Timms 58
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1996 Mary Reilly Actor Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde 58
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1995 Beyond the Clouds Actor The Director 59
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1995 The Convent Actor Michael 58
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1995 To Make a Film Is to Be Alive Actor Self (uncredited) N/A
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1994 Zona+ Actor Próprio N/A
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1993 Heart of Darkness Actor Kurtz 59
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1993 In the Line of Fire Actor Mitch Leary 67
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1993 Alive Actor Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited) 66
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1992 Jennifer Eight Actor Agent St. Anne 59
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1992 Of Mice and Men Actor Lennie Small 66
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1991 Shadows and Fog Actor Clown 62
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1991 Old Times Actor 59
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1991 The Object of Beauty Actor Jake Bartholomew 58
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1991 Queens Logic Actor Eliot 58
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1990 Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Actor Self N/A
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1990 The Sheltering Sky Actor Port 61
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1989 Decade Actor Self 59
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1988 Dangerous Liaisons Actor Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont 68
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1988 Miles from Home Actor Barry Maxwell 58
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1987 The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun Actor Self 59
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1987 Empire of the Sun Actor Basie 71
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1987 Santabear's High Flying Adventure Actor Santa Claus (voice) 58
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1987 The Glass Menagerie Actor Tom Wingfield 59
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1987 Making Mr. Right Actor Jeff Peters / Ulysses 58
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1986 Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ Actor Self / Biff N/A
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1986 Rocket to the Moon Actor Ben Stark N/A
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1985 Eleni Actor Nicholas 'Nick' Gage 59
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1985 Death of a Salesman Actor Biff Loman 61
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1984 The Killing Fields Actor Al Rockoff 68
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1984 Places in the Heart Actor Mr. Will 62
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1984 True West Actor Lee 59
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1981 American Dream Actor N/A
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1981 Word of Honor Actor Gary 58
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1978 A Wedding Actor Wedding Guest (uncredited) 59
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A Journey to Sundance Actor Self N/A
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The Yellow Tie Actor Sergiu Celibidache N/A
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A Winter's Journey Actor Leiermann N/A
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100 Years Actor Hero N/A
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Thelma Actor Walker Percy N/A
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A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf Actor Unferth N/A
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Directing
2014 Strap Hanging Directing Director N/A
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2002 The Dancer Upstairs Directing Director 59
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Writing
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Production
2022 Shattered Production Producer 58
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2020 Last Call Production Producer 58
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2017 The Wilde Wedding Production Executive Producer 58
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2016 Demolition Production Producer 66
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2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower Production Producer 77
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2011 Young Adult Production Executive Producer 58
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2009 Which Way Home Production Executive Producer 59
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2007 Juno Production Producer 70
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2006 Art School Confidential Production Producer 59
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2004 The Libertine Production Producer 58
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2003 Kill the Poor Production Producer 58
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2002 The Dancer Upstairs Production Producer 59
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2001 Ghost World Production Producer 67
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1988 The Accidental Tourist Production Executive Producer 59
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Sound
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