What actor and two term president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) acted in the 1985 crime-thriller film The Mean Season?
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The Mean Season The Mean Season is a 1985 American crime-thriller film directed by Phillip Borsos and stars Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Richard Jordan, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano and Andy García. The screenplay was written by Leon Piedmont, based on the novel "In the Heat of the Summer" by John Katzenbach.
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Richard Masur Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American actor who has appeared in more than 80 movies. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Masur currently sits on the Corporate Board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
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Dan Ziskie Dan Ziskie is an American actor. Ziskie portrayed the character Frank Niggar on a popular sketch on "Chappelle's Show". He was on "Treme", where he played a politically connected banker in Post-Katrina New Orleans. He had a recurring role as the Vice President of the United States on the first season of "House of Cards". He had a guest spot on "Person of Interest" and "The Blacklist", portraying senators on both shows. On the season finale of "24"'s fifth season Ziskie played the United States Attorney General who, after hearing an audio recording of the president admitting that he took part in the assassination of a former president, orders his removal from office.
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Tom Cruise filmography Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama "Endless Love". Two years later he made his breakthrough by starring in the romantic comedy "Risky Business" (1983), which garnered Cruise his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. In 1986, Cruise played a fighter pilot in the Tony Scott-directed action drama "Top Gun" (the highest-grossing film that year), and also starred opposite Paul Newman in the Martin Scorsese-directed drama "The Color of Money". Two years later he played opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Academy Award for Best Picture-winning drama "Rain Man" (1988), and also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture-winning romantic drama "Cocktail" (1988). In doing so Cruise became the first and only person as of 2014 to star in a Best Picture Oscar winner and a Worst Picture Razzie winner in the same year. His next role was as anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the drama adaptation of Kovic's memoir of the same name, "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989). For his performance Cruise received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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True Justice True Justice is a television action series that ran for two seasons created by Steven Seagal. Seagal stars as Elijah Kane, the head of the "Special Investigation Unit", an undercover police task force, in Seattle, Washington.
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Dolph Sweet Adolphus Jean "Dolph" Sweet (July 18, 1920 – May 8, 1985) was an American actor, credited with nearly 60 television and film roles as well as several roles in stage productions before his death from cancer in 1985.
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John Considine (actor) John William Considine III (born January 2, 1935) is an American writer and actor who has made numerous appearances in film and television dating back more than five decades.
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Paul Vandervort Paul Jeffrey Vandervort (born February 5, 1985) is an American actor, film producer, and former model.
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The Kidnapping of the President The Kidnapping of the President is a 1980 Canadian-American political thriller film starring William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson and Ava Gardner. It was produced and directed by George Mendeluk and co-produced by John Ryan from a screenplay by Richard Murphy and Charles Templeton, based on Templeton's novel. The original music was by Nash the Slash and Paul Zaza and the cinematography by Mike Molloy. The film was made by Presidential Films and Sefel Films and distributed by Crown International Pictures.
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John Spencer (actor) John Spencer (December 20, 1946 – December 16, 2005) was an American actor. He was most widely known for his role as White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series "The West Wing", for which he won an Primetime Emmy Award in 2002.
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Ken Wahl Ken Wahl (born February 14, 1957) is an American film and television actor, popular in the 1980s and 1990s, best known for the CBS television crime drama "Wiseguy". A severe injury in 1992 effectively ended his acting career. He is divorced from Corinne Alphen, and after a brief second marriage, he married Shane Barbi, in 1997. The two later became advocates against animal abuse and for veterans' rights.
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The President's Mistress The President's Mistress is a 1978 American made-for-television drama mystery film produced by Kings Road Entertainment starring Beau Bridges, Karen Grassle, Susan Blanchard and Larry Hagman.
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Rod Steiger Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger (April 14, 1925July 9, 2002) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played, which at times led to clashes with directors and co-stars. He starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother Charlie in "On the Waterfront" (1954), the title character Sol Nazerman in "The Pawnbroker" (1964), and as police chief Bill Gillespie opposite Sidney Poitier in the film "In the Heat of the Night" (1967). His performance in that film won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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The Unwritten Law (film) The Unwritten Law is a 1985 Hong Kong trial drama film directed by written, produced and directed by Ng See-yuen and starring Andy Lau and Deanie Ip. The film was a critical and commercial success and was followed by two sequels. "The Truth" (1988) and "The Truth Final Episode" (1989). Because the film and its subsequent two sequels has displayed a touching mother and son love, Deanie Ip had the title of "Andy Lau's mother".
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Scandal Sheet (1985 film) Scandal Sheet is a 1985 American made-for-television film directed by David Lowell Rich and starring Burt Lancaster. The film first aired on ABC on January 21, 1985.
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Josh Boswell Joshua Bryan Boswell (born February 5, 1985) is an American actor and a producing sales manager at Union Bank.
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Jerry Rector Jerry Andrew Rector (born September 12, 1958) is an American actor, writer, director and producer, known for "The Strain" (2015), "Ghost World" (2001) and "Mean Guns" (1997). He grew up in Detroit and has lived in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and Toronto. With over 30 years in the entertainment business, Jerry has worked with renowned actors including Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Patrick Stewart.
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Kirk Cameron Kirk Thomas Cameron (born October 12, 1970) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Mike Seaver on the ABC sitcom "Growing Pains" (1985–92), a role for which he was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.
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Frank Albanese Frank Albanese (May 16, 1931 – October 5, 2015) was an actor known for playing mobsters on the HBO series "The Sopranos".
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Gary Vinson Gary Vinson (October 22, 1936 – October 15, 1984) was an American actor who appeared in significant roles in three television series of the 1960s: "The Roaring 20s", "McHale's Navy", and "Pistols 'n' Petticoats".
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Delbert Mann Delbert Martin Mann Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film "Marty" (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay of the same name which he had also directed. From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the Directors Guild of America. In 2002, he received the DGA's honorary life member award. Mann was credited to have "helped bring TV techniques to the film world."
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Why Me? (1984 film) Why Me? is a 1984 made for television film starring Glynnis O'Connor and Armand Assante.