J.E. Freeman (born February 2, 1946) is an American actor, often cast in tough guy roles. His first movie appearance was in the early 80's actionner An Eye for an Eye in which he plays a tow truck driver who minces words with Chuck Norris. He is especially known for his menacing characters roles : the evil gangster Marcelles Santos in David Lynch's Wild at Heart, the terrifying Eddie Dane, ferocious gay hitman from Miller's Crossing, and the infamous scientist Mason Wren in Alien Resurrection. Other notable apparitions in : Ruthless People, Patriot Games, Copycat and Go. He is openly gay. In 2009, he published a letter to the editor on sfgate.com, detailing his reminiscences of the 1969 Stonewall riots. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. E. Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Movie | 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out | Police Commander | 2003-06-05 |
Movie | Mystery Woman | Ian Philby | 2003-08-31 |
Movie | Suspended Animation | Philip Boulette | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Along for the Ride | Jake Cowens | 2001-02-17 |
Movie | Auggie Rose | Pawn Shop Owner | 2000-05-14 |
Movie | Go | Victor Sr. | 1999-04-09 |
Movie | Fool's Gold | George | 1998-01-02 |
Movie | The Man Who Knew Too Little | CIA Man | 1997-11-14 |
Movie | Alien Resurrection | Dr. Wren | 1997-11-12 |
Movie | Dream with the Fishes | Joe | 1997-11-21 |
Movie | Copycat | Lt. Quinn | 1995-10-27 |
Movie | It Could Happen to You | Sal Bontempo | 1994-07-29 |
Movie | There Goes My Baby | George | 1994-09-02 |
Movie | Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story | Det. Marty Algar | 1993-01-03 |
Movie | Mother's Boys | Everett | 1993-10-01 |
Movie | Memphis | Podjo Harris | 1992-01-27 |
Movie | Till Death Us Do Part | Det. Robert Guy | 1992-02-18 |
Series | The Fifth Corner | Boone | 1992-04-17 |
Movie | Patriot Games | Marty Cantor | 1992-06-04 |
Movie | One Good Cop | Captain Schreiber | 1991-05-03 |
Movie | The Doctor | Ralph | 1991-07-24 |
Movie | Wild at Heart | Marcelles Santos | 1990-08-17 |
Movie | Miller's Crossing | Eddie Dane | 1990-09-21 |
Movie | The Couch Trip | Unger | 1988-01-15 |
Movie | Ruthless People | Bedroom Killer | 1986-06-26 |
Movie | Hard Traveling | Ed Sloan | 1986-01-20 |
Series | Fresno | 1st Henchman | 1986-11-16 |
Movie | Chase | Dixon | 1985-11-23 |
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Movie | Bitter Harvest | Farmer #2 | 1981-05-18 |
Movie | An Eye for an Eye | Tow Truck Dude | 1981-08-14 |