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Overview
Date of Birth:
Trivia:
Lived in England between 1971 and 1973. more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(65 articles)
New On DVD This Week
(From The Flickcast. 10 November 2009, 4:15 PM, PST)
Brothers - New trailer from the drama.
(From Movie Jungle. 9 November 2009, 10:18 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
The Holy Modal Rounders
Filmography
In Development: 
- Descending from Heaven (details only on IMDbPro)
Actor:
- Border Crosses (2009) (pre-production) .... Walter
- Brothers (2009/I)
- Inhale (2009)
- Felon (2008) .... Gordon
- The Accidental Husband (2008) .... Wilder Lloyd
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) .... Frank James
... aka L'assassinat de Jesse James par le lâche Robert Ford (Canada: French title)
... aka The Assassination of Jesse James (USA: short title) - Ruffian (2007) (TV) .... Frank Whiteley
- Charlotte's Web (2006) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Schweinchen Wilbur und seine Freunde (Germany) - The Return (2006/I) .... Ed Mills
- Walker Payne (2006) .... Syrus
- Bandidas (2006) .... Bill Buck
... aka Bandidas (France) - Stealth (2005) .... Capt. George Cummings
- Don't Come Knocking (2005) .... Howard Spence
- The Notebook (2004) .... Frank Calhoun
- Blind Horizon (2003) .... Sheriff Jack Kolb
- Leo (2002) .... Vic
- Black Hawk Down (2001) .... Garrison
- Shot in the Heart (2001) (TV) .... Frank Gilmore, Sr.
- Swordfish (2001) .... Senator James Reisman
- After the Harvest (2001) (TV) .... Caleb Gare
- The Pledge (2001) .... Eric Pollack
- All the Pretty Horses (2000) .... J.C. Franklin
- One Kill (2000) (TV) .... Maj. Nelson Gray
- Hamlet (2000) .... Ghost
- Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) .... Arthur Chambers
- Curtain Call (1999) .... Will Dodge
- Dash and Lilly (1999) (TV) .... Dashiell Hammett
- Purgatory (1999) (TV) .... Sheriff Forrest / Wild Bill Hickock
- The Only Thrill (1997) .... Reece McHenry
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Pete Davenport (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Lily Dale (1996) TV episode .... Pete Davenport - "Streets of Laredo" (1995) TV mini-series .... Cpl. Pea Eye Parker
... aka Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo - The Good Old Boys (1995) (TV) .... Tarnell
- Safe Passage (1994) .... Patrick Singer
- The Pelican Brief (1993) .... Thomas Callahan
- Thunderheart (1992) .... Frank Coutelle
- Defenseless (1991) .... Det. Beutel
- Bright Angel (1991) .... Jack
- Homo Faber (1991) .... Walter Faber
... aka O taxidiotis (Greece)
... aka The Voyager (France)
... aka Voyager (USA) - Steel Magnolias (1989) .... Spud Jones
- Baby Boom (1987) .... Dr. Jeff Cooper
- Crimes of the Heart (1986) .... Doc Porter
- Fool for Love (1985) .... Eddie
- Country (1984) .... Gil Ivy
- Paris, Texas (1984) (unconfirmed)
... aka Paris, Texas (West Germany) - The Right Stuff (1983) .... Chuck Yeager
- Frances (1982) .... Harry York
- Raggedy Man (1981) .... Bailey
- Resurrection (1980) .... Cal
- Days of Heaven (1978) .... The Farmer
- Renaldo and Clara (1978) .... Rodeo
- Brand X (1970)
Writer:
- Don't Come Knocking (2005) (screenplay) (story)
- See You in My Dreams (2004) (TV) (from stories in Cruising Paradise and Motel Chronicles)
- True West (2002) (TV) (play)
- Simpatico (1999) (play)
... aka Simpatico (France) - O Verdadeiro Oeste (1995) (TV) (play)
- Curse of the Starving Class (1994) (play)
- Silent Tongue (1994) (writer)
... aka Le gardien des esprits (France) - Autèntic oest (1991) (TV) (play)
- Loucos Por Amor (1991) (TV) (play)
- Far North (1988) (written by)
- Den sultende klasses forbannelse (1986) (TV) (writer)
- Fool for Love (1985) (play) (screenplay)
- Paris, Texas (1984) (written by)
... aka Paris, Texas (West Germany) - "American Playhouse" (1 episode, 1984)
- True West (1984) TV episode (writer) - Tongues (1982) (V) (writer)
- Savage/Love (1981) (writer)
- Renaldo and Clara (1978) (writer)
- Oh! Calcutta! (1972) (contributions)
- Zabriskie Point (1970) (writer)
- Me and My Brother (1969) (writer)
Soundtrack:
- Don't Come Knocking (2005) (writer: "God's in the Kitchen")
- "Shabatot VeHagim" (1 episode, 2003)
- Texas: Part 2 (2003) TV episode (performer: "Paris, Texas")
Self:
- Play On, John: A Life in Music (2009) .... Narrator
- One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur (2008) .... Himself
... aka Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard: One Fast Move or I'm Gone - Kerouac's Big Sur (Australia) - Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008) .... Himself
- Wanderlust (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose (2006) .... Himself
- Harnessing Speed (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Trudell (2005) .... Himself
- This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss (2003) .... Himself
... aka This So-Called Disaster (USA: short title) - The Essence of Combat: Making 'Black Hawk Down' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick (2002) .... Himself
- Kurosawa (2001) (voice) .... Narrator
- Spotlight on Location: Snow Falling on Cedars (2000) (TV) .... Himself/Interviewee
- Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- Jessica Lange (1998) TV episode .... Himself - The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Audience Member
- "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself - Guest Performer (1 episode, 1968)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #2.5 (1968) TV episode (as The Holy Modal Rounders) .... Himself - Guest Performer
Additional Details
Other Works:
Short story collection: "Cruising Paradise", 1996. Many of the stories tie in together. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 2 Interviews | 4 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos more
Genres:
Drama | Documentary | Romance | Crime more
Plot Keywords:
Independent Film | Character Name In Title | Based On Play | Murder more
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