Acting

Barry Switzer

Born October 5, 1937 · Crossett, Arkansas, United States (age 88)

Born October 5, 1937, in Crossett, Arkansas, Barry Layne Switzer grew up under difficult circumstances, losing his mother to suicide in 1959 and his father to murder in 1972. He accepted an athletic scholarship to the University of Arkansas, where he played center and linebacker, joined Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and served as a "Tri-Captain" during his senior season in 1959. He led the Razorbacks…

Known For

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday · 1999

Any Given Sunday

A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.

Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues · 1999

MovieComedyDrama

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

The Turkey Bowl

The Turkey Bowl · 2019

The Turkey Bowl

A 30-something urbanite is pulled back to his rural hometown by his high school buddies on Thanksgiving to finish The Turkey Bowl – an epic football game against their cross town rivals that was snowed out fifteen years prior.

Possums

Possums · 1998

MovieDramaComedy

When the town of Nowata votes to cancel its losing high school football team, the Possums, a local radio announcer decides to keep broadcasting imaginary games, team or no team.

Lazy Circles

Lazy Circles · 2017

Welcome to Goshé, Oklahoma's largest wind turbine farm. Where the mayor has hijacked the police department, a co-librarian is raiding houses for late books, and an aging weatherman is predicting the storm of the century based on what he smells.

Coach

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.

Arli$$

A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.

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Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday · 1999

Any Given Sunday

A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.

Dallas Announcer

Varsity Blues

Varsity Blues · 1999

MovieComedyDrama

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

Bronco Coach

The Turkey Bowl

The Turkey Bowl · 2019

The Turkey Bowl

A 30-something urbanite is pulled back to his rural hometown by his high school buddies on Thanksgiving to finish The Turkey Bowl – an epic football game against their cross town rivals that was snowed out fifteen years prior.

Coach

Possums

Possums · 1998

MovieDramaComedy

When the town of Nowata votes to cancel its losing high school football team, the Possums, a local radio announcer decides to keep broadcasting imaginary games, team or no team.

Prattville Coach

Lazy Circles

Lazy Circles · 2017

Welcome to Goshé, Oklahoma's largest wind turbine farm. Where the mayor has hijacked the police department, a co-librarian is raiding houses for late books, and an aging weatherman is predicting the storm of the century based on what he smells.

Narrator

Coach

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.

Barry Switzer

Arli$$

A behind-the-scenes look at the glitzy, big-money world of professional sports following the eternally optimistic and endlessly resourceful L.A. sports agent Arliss Michaels whose Achilles' heel is his inability to say “no” to clients and employees.

Barry Switzer