The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bioepic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.
08-04-2001
1h 30m
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Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
Director:
Mark Rydell
Production:
Five Mile River Films, Gerber Pictures, Marvin Worth Productions, Splendid Television
Key Crew
Producer:
George W. Perkins
Casting:
Nancy Foy
Editor:
Antony Gibbs
Screenplay:
Israel Horovitz
Set Costumer:
Yvonne Blake
Locations and Languages
Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en
Main Cast
James Franco
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in 127 Hours (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat, Pray, Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He is known for his collaborations with fellow actor Seth Rogen, having appeared in eight films and one television series with him, examples being Pineapple Express (2008), This Is the End (2013), Sausage Party (2016), and The Disaster Artist (2017), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
Franco is also known for his work on television where his first prominent acting role was the character Daniel Desario on the short-lived ensemble comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), which developed a cult following. He portrayed the title character in the television biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and received nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Franco had a recurring role on the daytime soap opera General Hospital (2009–2012) and starred in the limited series 11.22.63 (2016). He starred in the David Simon-created HBO drama The Deuce (2017–2019).
Michael Moriarty (born April 5, 1941) is an American-Canadian actor of stage and screen, and a jazz musician. He played Benjamin Stone for four seasons on the TV series Law & Order.
Enrico Colantoni, a versatile Canadian actor, gained fame as Elliot DiMauro in "Just Shoot Me!", Keith Mars in "Veronica Mars," and Sergeant Greg Parker in "Flashpoint." He attended Yale Drama School and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. His acting journey started with his brother's high school performance, leading him to discover his passion at the University of Toronto. His theatre credits include acclaimed productions like "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "The Triumph of Love." Transitioning to screen, he starred in shows like "Hope & Gloria," "Law & Order," and "NYPD Blue," with notable film roles in "Galaxy Quest" and "House of Versace." Colantoni's accolades include a Gemini Award for "Flashpoint" and his venture into writing and directing with shorts like "The Bike" and "Issues," which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival. To think his remarkable journey stemmed from a high school play.
Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) in Washington, D.C., was an American television and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt on television, to younger generations for his role as Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls, as a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on the History Channel, and as the spokesperson for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.
Hermann died from brain cancer, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, in a hospital in New York City.
Beverly Joanne Linville (January 15, 1928 – June 20, 2021) was an American actress.
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Barry Primus (born February 16, 1938) is an American actor, director, and writer.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Aaron Proval (born May 20, 1942) is an American actor, known for his roles as Richie Aprile on the HBO television series The Sopranos and as Tony DeVienazo in the 1973 Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets opposite Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel.
Proval was born in Brooklyn, New York of Jewish heritage, the son of actress Clara Katz of Romanian origin. He has appeared in such feature films as The Shawshank Redemption, Mob Queen, Four Rooms, UHF, Innocent Blood, The Siege, a cameo appearance in Smokin' Aces, and has had recurring roles in television shows such as Picket Fences, Boomtown and Everybody Loves Raymond. In 1977 his voice was heard in the cult animated film WIZARDS, as the robot assassin Necron 99.
In 2008, David Proval starred in the comedy City of Shoulders and Noses. The film is being produced by Sybil Danning, George Parra, and Tommy Ardolino.
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Karen Kondazian's career as an actor started at the age of eight when she was chosen to be one of the infamous children on Art Linkletter's "Kids Say the Darndest Things." The opportunity to miss school during tapings was all it took for Karen to abandon her life's goal of becoming a spy and focus on acting. She was born in Boston, attended The University of Vienna and The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, after which she began her acting career in New York.
Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1935 , in New York City) is an American actor, film director and producer. He has directed many Academy Award-nominated films including The Fox (1967), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), The River (1984) and For the Boys (1991). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for On Golden Pond (1981).
Rydell's initial training was in music. As a youth, he wanted to be a conductor. He began his career as an actor and first became known for his role as Walt Johnson on The Edge of Night and as Jeff Baker on As the World Turns, which he played from 1956 to 1962. When he would not sign a long-term contract to remain on ATWT the producers had his character die in a car crash. He won plaudits for his role of violent Jewish mob kingpin Marty Augustine in Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973). His most recent significant film role was in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending (2002).
As a director, Rydell's credits include The Reivers (1969), The Cowboys (1972), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), for which he received an Oscar nomination as Best Director, The River (1984), For the Boys (1991), and Intersection (1994). He directed the TV movie The Crime of the Century (1996), which starred Isabella Rossellini and Stephen Rea. In 2006, Rydell directed the movie Even Money.
Rydell was also the director of the TV bio-pic James Dean (2001), which earned actor James Franco a Golden Globe award. Rydell also acted in the movie, playing Jack L. Warner (head of Warner Bros).
In 2009, Rydell, working with actor Martin Landau and screenwriter/playwright Lyle Kessler, produced an education seminar, The Total Picture Seminar. It is a two-day event covering the disciplines of acting, directing, and writing for film. The three have worked together as a team for many decades at The Actors Studio teaching and coaching professional actors, writers, and directors. In 2010, Rydell joined the Advisory Board of Openfilm, an online video sharing site created to help aspiring independent filmmakers.
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Lou Wagner is an American actor. He is probably best known for his regular role as mechanic Harlan Arliss in the NBC television series, "CHiPs", from 1978 to 1983.
Charles Richard Dierkop (September 11, 1936 – February 25, 2024) was an American actor, known for Police Woman (TV Series), The Sting (1973), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984). He was previously married to Joan F. Addis.
Steven "Steve" Dexter Chambers (1942 - January 29th 2024) was an American stuntman and actor. Chambers started his career as a stuntman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, doubling for Paul Neman and has done stunt work for 90 projects including Scarface, The A-Team, Predator, Lethal Weapon 2, Tango and Cash, Dick Tracy, Hook, American Me, Lethal Weapon 3, The Crow and The Fast and the Furious. On-screen he played The Purple Baseball Fury in Walter Hill's cult Classic The Warriors. His Son, Jacob is also an accomplished Stuntman. He passed away on January 29th, 2024.
Israel Horovitz was an American playwright, screenwriter and director. In 1979, he co-founded company Gloucester Stage Company, and served as Artistic Director until 2006.
Andrew Lewis Prine (born February 14, 1936) is an American film, stage, and television actor.
Prine was born in Jennings, Florida. After graduation from Miami Jackson High School in Miami, Prine made his acting debut three years later in an episode of United States Steel Hour. His next role was in the 1959 Broadway production of Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel. In 1962, Prine was cast in Academy Award-nominated film The Miracle Worker as Helen Keller's older brother James.
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Mark Moses (born February 24, 1958) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Paul Young in the ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives (2004–2011) and as Herman "Duck" Phillips in the AMC period drama Mad Men (2007–2014).
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Mark Kiely is an American actor, probably best known for his recurring guest appearance as Gil Meyers in Beverly Hills, 90210. He also appeared in Charlie's Angels and The Judge. He currently lives in Rhode Island and is a beloved swim coach to many. He also graduated from Assumption College in Worcester, Mass.
Guido Föhrweißer (born in 1960 in Werl, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany) is an actor and producer, known for The Laundromat (2019), James Dean (2001) and Just Married (2003).
Carla Barnett was born on April 4, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as Carla Virginia Goff. She is an actress and producer, known for Présumé innocent (1990), Nip/Tuck (2003) and Look (2007). She has been married to Craig Barnett since May 12, 1984.
