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One Good Cop
''One Good Cop'' is a 1991 American crime drama film written and directed by Heywood Gould and starring Michael Keaton, Rene Russo, Anthony LaPaglia and Benjamin Bratt. Keaton portrays New York City Police Department Detective Artie Lewis, who, with his wife Rita (Russo), adopts his late partner's (LaPaglia) children and loves them as their own. He also targets one of the criminals responsible for his partner's death. He initially seeks justice for his adoptive children, but ultimately chooses retaliation by robbing his quarry to support his new family, endangering them and his career. Plot Artie Lewis is a New York City Police Department detective who believes in his work, loves his wife Rita, and is close to his partner of eight years, Stevie Diroma, a widower with three young daughters. After a hard, violent encounter in a housing project while on duty, Artie and Stevie reassure each other that, although battered and bruised, they have survived. Stevie is then killed in ...
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Heywood Gould
Heywood Gould is an American screenwriter, journalist, novelist and film director. He has penned screenplays for the films '' Rolling Thunder'', '' The Boys from Brazil'', '' Fort Apache, The Bronx'', ''Streets of Gold'', ''Cocktail'' and directed the films '' One Good Cop'', '' Trial by Jury'', '' Mistrial'' and ''Double Bang''. Partial bibliography *''Corporation Freak'', Tower Books, 1971 (nonfiction account of working at IBM's Advanced Systems Development Division IBM Research is the research and development division for IBM, an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries. IBM Research is the largest industrial research org ... in 1968) References External links * * Living people 1942 births American male screenwriters Screenwriters from New York (state) Writers from the Bronx Film directors from New York City 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American mal ...
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Kevin Conway (actor)
Kevin John Conway (May 29, 1942 – February 5, 2020) was an American actor and film director. Early life Conway was born in New York City, to Helen Margaret (née Sanders), a sales representative, and James John Conway, a mechanic. Conway completed his acting training at HB Studio in New York City. Career Theatre Conway's off-Broadway credits include ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', '' One for the Road'', '' The Elephant Man'', '' Other People's Money'', and ''When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?'', for which he received the 1974 Drama Desk Award. On Broadway, Conway appeared in ''Indians'', '' Moonchildren'', and in revivals of ''The Plough and the Stars'', ''Of Mice and Men'' (as George Milton, opposite James Earl Jones as Lennie Small), and '' Dinner at Eight''. In 1980, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play (''Mecca''). Film In his first major screen role, Conway portrayed Roland Weary in the 1972 film '' Slaughterhouse-Five ...
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Thomas Rosales Jr
Thomas Rosales Jr. (born February 3, 1948) is an American actor and stuntman who has appeared in more than 100 films. His first known appearance as a stuntman was in ''Battle for the Planet of the Apes'' in 1973. Rosales' filmography includes; ''Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'', ''RoboCop 2'', '' Scarface'', ''Need for Speed'', '' Tremors 2: Aftershocks'', '' Universal Soldier'', ''Predator 2'', '' L.A. Confidential'', ''U.S. Marshals'', '' Deep Impact'', '' The Running Man'', '' The Hunter'', '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', ''Speed'', ''NCIS, The A-Team, Walker Texas Ranger'' ''Blood In Blood Out'' and ''Analyze That''. Partial filmography * 1980 '' The Hunter'' as Anthony Bernardo * 1986 '' Raw Deal'' as Jesus * 1987 '' The Running Man'' as Chico * 1990 ''RoboCop 2'' as Chet * 1990 ''Predator 2'' as El Scorpio Gang Member * 1990 '' Alligator II: The Mutation'' as Victor * 1991 ''One Good Cop'' as Beniamino Associate #3 * 1991 ''Ricochet'' as Gonzalo, Drug Dealer * 1991 ...
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Frank Ferrara
Frank Ferrara, Jr. (born November 7, 1975) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League, playing three years for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Rhode Island. Released five times before breaking into the Giants' lineup, Ferrara won recognition during his time in New York for his tenacity and effort.Vacchiano, Ralph"FERRARA GETTING GRIP ON JOB WITH GIANTS" ''New York Daily News The New York ''Daily News'', officially titled the ''Daily News'', is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in Ta ...'', August 20, 2002. Retrieved on May 13, 2013. References 1975 births Living people American football defensive ends Amsterdam Admirals players New York Giants players Philadelphia Eagles players BC Lions players Canadian football defensive linemen Sports ...
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George Cheung
George Kee Cheung is a Hong Kong actor and stuntman with an extensive career in American television and film dating back to 1975, often playing Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Mongolian parts. His career has focused primarily on television work, though he has had numerous supporting roles in films such as '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'', ''RoboCop 2'', ''Under Siege,'' and ''Fist of the North Star.'' Early life Cheung was born in Hong Kong and earned his degree in biology at the University of San Francisco. Career Some notable television programs he has guest starred on include ''M*A*S*H''; ''Fantasy Island''; ''Hart to Hart''; ''MacGyver''; ''Magnum, P.I.''; ''Simon & Simon''; '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''; ''The A-Team''; ''Knight Rider''; ''How I Met Your Mother''; ''Seinfeld''; ''Martial Law''; ''Walker, Texas Ranger''; ''Nash Bridges''; '' NYPD Blue''; '' ER''; ''The West Wing''; ''Seibu Keisatsu''; '' Lost'' and '' The Haves and the Have Nots''. His film ap ...
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Alicia Brandt
Alicia Brandt is a television and film actress. Her most significant roles are that of Joy Foy in the short lived 1992 sitcom '' Julie'', where she starred together with Julie Andrews and James Farentino, and the main character Trudy in the 1993 independent film '' Losers in Love''. Brandt's other roles include appearances on the television series ''The Golden Girls'', ''Sister'', '' Maybe This Time'', '' Becker'', '' Six Feet Under'', ''Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a to ...'' and '' Girlfriends''. In addition to her acting career, Ms. Brandt has worked in residential, IOP and detox facilities for chemical and behavioral addiction as clinical director, clinical supervisor, therapist, counselor and trainee. External links * * * Year of birth ...
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Penny Santon
Pierina Burlando (September 2, 1916 – May 12, 1999) was an American film, stage and television actress. She was known for playing the role of Mama Rosa Novelli in the American crime drama television series ''Matt Houston''. Santon died in May 1999 in Burbank, California, at the age of 82. Partial filmography * '' Interrupted Melody'' (1955) - Mme. Gilly's Secretary (uncredited) * ''The Wrong Man'' (1956) - Spanish Woman (uncredited) * '' Full of Life'' (1956) - Carla Rocco * ''Dino'' (1957) - Mrs. Minetta * '' This Earth Is Mine'' (1959) - Mrs. Petucci * '' Cry Tough'' (1959) - Señora Estrada * '' The Miracle'' (1959) - Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) * ''West Side Story'' (1961) - Madam Lucia (uncredited) * '' Lover Come Back'' (1961) - Hotel Maid (uncredited) * ''California'' (1963) - Dona Ana Sofia Hicenta * '' Love with the Proper Stranger'' (1963) - Mama Rossini * '' Captain Newman, M.D.'' (1963) - Waitress at Blue Grotto (uncredited) * ''The Spy in the Green ...
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Brigitte Bako
Brigitte Bako (born May 15, 1967) is a Canadian actress known for her role on ''Red Shoe Diaries''. She also wrote, produced and starred in the adult comedy ''G-Spot''. Life and career Bako was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Jewish parents. Her mother is a Holocaust survivor. She trained with the Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and acted with the Canadian National Shakespeare Company. She has starred in Hollywood productions, numerous Canadian-made movies, and films made in Canada by American producers. Bako's first major break was in Martin Scorsese's '' New York Stories''. She co-starred with David Duchovny and Billy Wirth in ''Red Shoe Diaries''; Benjamin Bratt and Michael Keaton in '' One Good Cop''; and Ralph Fiennes in '' Strange Days''. '' Saint Monica'' was featured at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, and Bako received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Bako also received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress in 1993. She starr ...
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Thomas A
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burto ...
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Rick Aiello
Rick Aiello (September 21, 1955 – July 26, 2021) was an American film and television actor. He played Officer Long in Spike Lee films ''Do the Right Thing'' and ''Jungle Fever''. Life and career Aiello was born on September 21, 1955. He worked as a nightclub bouncer, bartender and club manager, and later pursued his acting career. Aiello guest-starred in television programs including '' Diagnosis: Murder'', '' L.A. Law'', ''21 Jump Street'', '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Early Edition'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' and ''18 Wheels of Justice''. He also appeared and co-starred in films such as ''She Hate Me'', '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'', '' The Don's Analyst'', ''Me and the Kid'', ''Hollywood Confidential'', ''Sex and the City'', '' A Brooklyn State of Mind'', '' 29th Street'' and '' Silent Madness''. Aiello has also co-starred in the short-lived American crime drama television series '' Dellaventura'', playing Teddy Naples. He retired in 20 ...
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Lisa Arrindell
Lisa Arrindell is an American actress. She is most known for her role as Vanessa in ''Madea's Family Reunion'' (2006), Heather Comstock in the series '' In the House'' (1995), and Toynelle Davis in '' Livin' Large'' (1991). Early life and education Lisa Arrindell was born at Parkchester General Hospital in the Bronx on March 24, 1969 and brought straight home to Brooklyn, where she grew up. She attended the High School of Performing Arts, now called Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theatre from The Juilliard School in New York City. Career Arrindell made her film debut in Walt Disney's ''One Good Cop'' alongside Michael Keaton in 1991. That same year, she played the lead in the comedy '' Livin' Large''. She later appeared in ''Trial by Jury'' (1994) and Spike Lee's ''Clockers'' (1995). Arrindell was a series regular in the NBC sitcom, ''In the House'' in 1995. She co-starred in several made-for-television movies, including ''A ...
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Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and television director. As an actor, he is known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama ''Chicago Hope'' created by David E. Kelley and as Ben Urich in the Netflix TV series ''Marvel's Daredevil''. He wrote, directed and starred in the cult film '' Gridlock'd''. Early life Curtis-Hall was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Angeline, a nurse, and Curtis Hall, a construction company owner. Designer Kevan Hall is the brother of Vondie. They also have a sister, Sherrie. All of them attended Presentation Our Lady of Victory grade school in Detroit where they were taught by the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the only all black order of nuns in the United States. Career Initially a stage actor, Curtis-Hall was a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical '' Dreamgirls''. He originated the role of Marty, James "Thunder" Early's original manager. Curtis-Hall has appeared in nume ...
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