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Jack Wallace (actor)
Jack Wallace (August 10, 1933 – April 16, 2020) was an American actor who is known for his roles in films including ''Death Wish'' (1974), ''Tune in Tomorrow'' (1990), ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''American Pie 2'' (2001), and ''Love for Rent'' (2005). Early life and education Wallace was born on August 10, 1933 in Pekin, Illinois. He attended Wells High School in Chicago and served three years in jail for armed robbery. Career In 1969, Wallace began his acting career in Chicago. Wallace was a co-recipient of the 1984 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble, which he shared with the rest of the cast members in the Broadway production of David Mamet's ''Glengarry Glen Ross''. He had also appeared in such films as ''Death Wish'' (1974), ''House of Games'' (1987), '' Above the Law'' (1988) and ''Boogie Nights'' (1997) as well as television programs such as ''Law & Order'', '' Six Feet Under'' and ''NYPD Blue''. Personal life Wallace was married at least twice. At a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekin, Illinois
Pekin () is a city in and the county seat of Tazewell County, Illinois, Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is the largest city of Tazewell County and the second most populous municipality of the Peoria metropolitan area, after Peoria itself. As of the 2010 census, its population is 34,094.United States Census Retrieved 18 June 2012 A small portion of the city limits extend into Peoria County, Illinois, Peoria County. It is the most populous municipality in the United States with the name Pekin. It is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pekin's Mineral Springs Park is near Pekin Hospital and the Miller Senior Center. The city is also home to a high-rise residential facility of the United Auto Workers; the 1,538 megawatt, coal-fired Powerton Power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeboat (film)
''Lakeboat'' is a 2000 American drama film, adapted by David Mamet from his 1970 play of the same name, directed by Joe Mantegna and starring Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Denis Leary and Andy García. Plot A young man, Dale Katzman, a college student from an Ivy League school "near Boston" takes a summer job as the night cook in the galley of the Seaway Queen, a lake boat bulk carrier on the Great Lakes for a Chicago-based steel concern. Dale's predecessor, Guigliani, endured a particularly violent end while on terra firma, the cause and nature of which is speculated by the other crew members. Dale, and the audience, gets to know each of them, including: Fireman, who reads voraciously when not "watching the gauges"; Fred, who imparts his unique, politically incorrect philosophy regarding women on the young man; and, especially, Joe Litko, a 23-year veteran of the seas, who sees much of himself in Dale. The dialogue is Mametspeak at its most raw, as secrets are shared, picayune ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levitation (film)
''Levitation'' is a 1997 film directed and produced by Scott D. Goldstein. The motion picture stars Sarah Paulson, Ernie Hudson, and Benjamin Heflin. Plot Sarah Paulson portrays Acey Rawlin, a teenage girl who gets pregnant after spending the night with a man she just met. Acey's only friend, a fisherman named Bob, may be imaginary. And when Acey tells her mother Anna about her problems, Anna chooses this moment to tell Acey that she's adopted, which causes her to search out her birth mother. Cast *Sarah Paulson as Acey Rawlin *Ernie Hudson as Downbeat *Jeremy London as Bob * Ann Magnuson as Anna Rawlin/Sara Fulton * Christopher Boyer as Acey's Father *Grand L. Bush as Toby Banks *Antonio Fargas as Otis Hill *Brett Cullen as James * Stephanie Hawkins as Elizabeth Fulton * Jim Kamm as Peter Fulton * Karen Witter as Ranch Woman Crew *Lauren M. Gabor - Production Designer *Scott D. Goldstein - Director, Editor, Producer, Screenwriter *Leonard Rosenman Leonard Rosenman (Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nixon (film)
''Nixon'' is a 1995 American epic historical drama film directed by Oliver Stone, produced by Clayton Townsend, Stone, and Andrew G. Vajna. The film was written by Stone, Christopher Wilkinson, and Stephen J. Rievele, with significant contributions from "project consultants" Christopher Scheer and Robert Scheer. The film tells the story of the political and personal life of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins. The film portrays Nixon as a complex and, in many respects, admirable, though deeply flawed, person. ''Nixon'' begins with a disclaimer that the film is "an attempt to understand the truth ..based on numerous public sources and on an incomplete historical record." The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Annabeth Gish, Marley Shelton, Bai Ling, Powers Boothe, J. T. Walsh, E. G. Marshall, James Woods, Paul Sorvino, Bob Hoskins, Larry Hagman, Ed Harris and David Hyde Pierce, plus archival appearances from political figures such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |