James SpaderJames Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an actor best known for his roles in movies such as Pretty in Pink, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Stargate, and Secretary. He was also the lead of the mostly-new cast which creator David E. Kelley put in place in 2003 for ABC's The Practice (for which he won an Emmy Award) and was given the lead in that show's spinoff, Boston Legal. Filmography
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He was also the lead of the mostly-new cast which creator David E.
Kelley put in place in 2003 for ABC's The Practice (for which he
won an Emmy Award) and was given the lead in that show's spinoff, Boston Legal. The New Kids
(1985). Spike Jonze has directed numerous other
video clips and films such as Being John Malkovich and
Adaptation. Pretty in Pink (1986). Weapon of Choice is a three minute video clip directed by Spike
Jonze with music by Fatboy Slim. Wall Street (1987). Less Than Zero (1987). This film, which has received many accolades, contains another frequently quoted cult scene with Walken scripted by Tarantino.
Here Walken offers a slightly disturbing but nonethless amusing turn as a Vietnam veteran Captain Koons who in a long speech
delivers a watch to a small boy from his dead father. Baby Boom
(1987). The Rachel
Papers (1989). This
so-called 'Sicilian scene' has become a cult favourite and is frequently hailed by critics - professional and amateur alike - as
the best scene in the film. White Palace (1990). Walken plays a scene opposite Dennis Hopper in this film. Bad Influence
(1990). True Colors (1991). Walken later spoofed his role in a sketch in Saturday Night Live in a sketch titled "Trivial
Psychic". Bob Roberts (1992). The
role is currently being reprised by Anthony Michael Hall in
a TV series of the same name. Storyville (1992). Walken plays a school teacher, Johnny Smith, who after lying in a coma for six years awakes to find he has psychic powers. The Music of Chance (1993). Stargate (1994). He plays Nick, a young working
class man with a poetic bent who is destroyed by the experience of war in Vietnam.
Walken's perfomance is notable for his transformation from a sensitive, gentle character to a zoned out lost soul, high on drugs
and gambling with his life at Russian roulette. Wolf (1994). Walken won an Oscar for best supporting actor with his performance in this controversial film. Dream Lover (1994). 2 Days in the Valley (1996). Listed in chronological order. Critical Care (1997). His first video role was as Madonna's guardian angel in her 1993 "Bad Girl" video and the second appearance was in Fatboy Slim's Weapon of Choice video in 2001. Curtain Call (1997). He has also starred in two music videos. Driftwood (1997). Another skit for which Walken has become famous was a spoof recording session for Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper." Playing a music producer, he repeatedly stopped the recording to request "more cowbell!" This sketch has become a huge cult hit. Keys to Tulsa (1997). He is also a frequent guest on Saturday Night Live where he has a recurring character and sketch called "The Continental". Curtain Call (1999). He tried his hand at writing and directing with the short five minute film Popcorn Shrimp in 2001. The Watcher (2000). He has perfomed the main role in a number of Shakespeare plays - notably Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Coriolanus. Slow Burn (2000). He won the Clarence Derwent award for his performance in The Lion in Winter in 1966 and an Obie for his 1975 perfomance in Kid Champion. Supernova (2000). He also has a considerable body of work in the theatre with over 100 plays to his credit. Speaking of Sex (2001). He was nominated again in 2002 for Catch Me if You Can. Secretary (2002). He was George Lucas' second choice for Han Solo after Harrison Ford. [1] (http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,4120,1286587,00.html) He also has won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Deer Hunter (1978) where he played alongside Robert De Niro. Alien Hunter (2003). He has been in nearly one hundred movies and television shows since 1953, including The Dead Zone (1983), Brainstorm (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), Batman Returns (1991) True Romance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Catch Me If You Can (2002). I Witness (2003). A select number of his movies include dance moves that he has worked in, reflecting this early background. Shadow of Fear (2004). Walken initially trained as a dancer in musical theatre before moving on to more serious roles in theatre and then film. He was born in Queens, New York, and has been married to casting director, Georgianne Walken, since 1969. Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), known professionally as Christopher Walken, is an American film, television and theatre actor best known for playing menacing or psychologically damaged characters. Weapon of Choice (2001) The Deer Hunter (1978) |