Sentences with phrase «smaller film appearances»

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Caldwell made a series of guest appearances on small screen programs including The Bernie Mac Show, My Name Is Earl, and Hannah Montana before moving into films and specializing in glossy formulaic Hollywood outings.

While serving with the Royal Navy during World War II, Macnee made his first film appearance with a small role in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943).

She first appeared on the big screen in 2006 with a small role in the film ACCEPTED and later had a starring role as Brooke Crawford in the primetime soap opera WICKED WICKED GAMES, which was her first appearance on the small screen.

Born in Los Angeles on September 9, 1923, Robertson began his acting career with small, uncredited appearances in low budget films.

The One I Love is cleverly written by Justin Lader and directed with budget - minded skill by Charlie McDowell (son of actor Malcolm, and step - son to Ted Danson, who makes a small acting appearance), both of whom are making their feature film debuts.

Those film historians who've summed up Kemp's post-Z Cars TV appearances as «sporadic» evidently haven't seen his small - screen work in such miniseries as Winds of War and its sequel War and Remembrance (he played German general Armin Von Roon in both); he also played Cornwall in Sir Laurence Olivier's 1983 television adaptation of King Lear, and was featured in the internationally produced historical multiparters George Washington (1985) and Peter the Great (1986).

When he made a small appearance behind the camera for one of the episodes of the From the Earth to the Moon miniseries I wondered why he was not making another film.

His next appearance on film was on the small screen, in an uncredited role in the first - season Adventures of Superman episode «Czar of the Underworld», first seen in 1953.

In a sense, it would seem like having all of these egos is a small - time film might work against the production, but by all appearances, everyone put in their best effort in making this film work, with what must have been a sparse crew and few takes allowed for every scene.

When Steven Spielberg, a family friend, offered Gwyneth the role of Wendy in his upcoming Peter Pan film, «Hook,» she gladly accepted the small role in what would be her first legit film appearance.

«Fritz could possibly have a small appearance in the film or a passing reference, but most of his attributes will be given to Serkis» Klaw.»

His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well.

Kevin Bacon's acting career began with appearances in some of the most notable and enduring films of the late 1970s and early 1980s: a small role in Animal House, bigger ones in the original Friday the 13th

He appears in the first ten minutes or so of the film with later small appearances.»

Richard Attenborough: an escaped lunatic in A Bridge Too Far (1977) John Carpenter: his longest cameo appearance was as Bennett in The Fog (1980) Terry Gilliam: directed himself in bit roles in Jabberwocky (1977), Brazil (1985), and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988); he also directed himself as a member of the Monty Python troupe in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), and The Meaning of Life (1983) Ron Howard: small cameo roles in Night Shift (1982), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), and A Beautiful Mind (2001) Lawrence Kasdan: Devo's (River Phoenix) lawyer in I Love You To Death (1990) Elia Kazan: Mortuary Assistant in Panic in the Streets (1950) Stephen King: in his lone directorial effort Maximum Overdrive (1986) Spike Lee: cameos (and some larger roles) in many of his own films, including: She's Got ta Have It (1986), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo» Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Malcolm X (1992), Crooklyn (1994), Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), Summer of Sam (1999), and 3 A.M. (2001) Terrence Malick: an unexpected visitor at door, with blueprints, in Badlands (1973)- credited as «Caller at Rich Man's House» Robert Redford: the Narrator in A River Runs Through It (1992) Rob Reiner: a helicopter pilot in Misery (1990) M. Night Shyamalan: Dr. Hill at the hospital in The Sixth Sense (1999), a Stadium drug dealer in Unbreakable (2000), deadly driver Ray Reddy in Signs (2002), and Guard at Desk in The Village (2004) Steven Soderbergh: small cameo roles in Schizopolis (1996), Ocean's Eleven (2001) Oliver Stone: an officer with a phone in his hand in a US base's bunker when it is blown up by a suicide bomber in Platoon (1986)

His only onscreen film appearance during this time was a small part as a British general in Quentin Tarantino's «Inglourious Basterds.»

Greatest Film Director Cameos: Herein is a small collection of the most famous appearances by directors on the front side of the camera, in films of their own making (in alphabetical order by film title).

Comedian David Cross has been in all sorts of staple entertainment from his revered turn as Tobias Funke in «Arrested Development» to small appearances in films like Men in Black, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and unfortunately Alvin and the Chipmunks (everyone needs a paycheck).

Ansel Elgort and Nat Wolff Real - life buddies Elgort and Wolff starred in «The Fault in Our Stars» together, and Elgort even made a small appearance in Wolff's latest film, «Paper Towns.»

Roles in small productions like Sunshine Cleaning mix with turns in Disney productions like Enchanted, while serious offerings like Doubt are balanced by appearances in films like Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian — Adams is clearly a versatile and accomplished performer.