Edward FurlongEdward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor. He was born in Glendale, near Pasadena, California. He is also well-known supporter of animal rights. The son of Elenor Torres and an unknown father, he was raised by his uncle and aunt (Sean and Nancy Furlong). Furlong started his film career as John Connor on Terminator 2, a role that earned him an MTV Movie Award for best breakthrough role and a Saturn Award for best young actor. He also starred in American History X. Filmography
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He also starred in American History X. In 1981 Griffith won an Emmy nomination for his role in the TV film Murder In Texas and in 1983 won further acclaim for his role as a homicidal villain in the TV film Murder In Coweta County. Furlong started his film career as John Connor on Terminator 2, a role that earned him an MTV Movie Award for best breakthrough role and a Saturn Award for best young actor. He also starred in many television films such as Strangers In 7A (1972) and Winter Kill (1974). The son of Elenor Torres and an unknown father, he was raised by his uncle and aunt (Sean and Nancy Furlong). After his show was cancelled in 1968, Griffith had several series that were not successful such as The Headmaster (1970), The New Andy Griffith Show (1971) and Salvage I (1979). He is also well-known supporter of animal rights. Griffith was an inspiration for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Huckleberry Hound, introduced in 1958. He was born in Glendale, near Pasadena, California. This film showcased Griffith's powerful talents as a dramatic actor. Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor. In 1959, Griffith starred in A Face in the Crowd. Again, he played a country boy and entertainer, but this time as a terrifying psychopath who used the rube pose to rise to political power. Riders on the Storm (2004). By 1954, he was on Broadway, starring in No Time for Sergeants, a play about a country boy in the air force, made into a film in 1959 and considered the direct inspiration for Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. Wicked Prayer (2004). Later that year, he recorded "Number One Street", telling the story of a rural family travelling to Florida on United States Highway 1. Three Blind Mice (2003). His first success was a 1953 live recording of "What it was, was football", a story about a country boy at his first football game, delighting in the "big orange drinks" and the boys running up and down the "cow pasture" in "the awfulest fight I most ever saw" and "these purty girls a-wearin' these little-bitty short dresses, and a-dancin' around". I Cavalieri che fecero l'impresa (2001). Griffith started out as a stand-up comedian. Animal Factory (2000). Viewers immediately felt a connection with Taylor, his son "Opie" (Ron Howard), "Aunt Bee" (Frances Bavier), Deputy "Barney Fife" (Don Knotts), "Gomer Pyle" (Jim Nabors), Goober Pyle (George Lindsey) and the entire town of "Mayberry". Detroit Rock City (1999). The Andy Griffith Show, which aired from 1960 to 1968, became an instant hit with its American audience. American History X (1998). Griffith is best known as "Sheriff Andy Taylor" in the popular 1960s television series The Andy Griffith Show and in the title role in the 1980s television series Matlock. Pecker (1998). He was a genuine country boy who made sophisticated humor based on his own background. T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996). Andy Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American actor, writer and producer from Mount Airy, North Carolina. Before and After (1996). The Grass Harp (1995). Little Odessa (1994). Brainscan (1994). A Home of Our Own (1993). Pet Sematary II (1992). American Heart (1992). Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). |