Brian Smiar

Acting

Brian Smiar

Born August 27, 1937 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA (age 89)

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Known For

The Royal TenenbaumsThe Royal Tenenbaums · 2001
The Royal Tenenbaums
7.52001
MovieComedyDrama
Royal Tenenbaum and his wife Etheline had three children and then they separated. All three children are extraordinary --- all geniuses. Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster. Most of this was generally considered to be their father's fault. "The Royal Tenenbaums" is the story of the family's sudden, unexpected reunion one recent winter.
The Next Karate KidThe Next Karate Kid · 1994
The Next Karate Kid
5.41994
MovieActionDrama
Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.
The Great DebatersThe Great Debaters · 2007
The Great Debaters
7.32007
MovieDrama
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Regarding HenryRegarding Henry · 1991
Regarding Henry
6.51991
MovieRomanceDrama
After being shot, a lawyer loses his memory and must relearn speech and mobility, but he has a loving family to support him.
Shadows and FogShadows and Fog · 1991
Shadows and Fog
6.71991
MovieComedyMystery
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Thirteen Conversations About One ThingThirteen Conversations About One Thing · 2001
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
6.32001
MovieDrama
In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
Boss of BossesBoss of Bosses · 2001
Boss of Bosses
5.52001
MovieDramaCrime
The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.
Stranger in My HouseStranger in My House · 1999
Stranger in My House
4.31999
MovieThrillerTV Movie
A middle-aged woman takes on a young female tenant to help pay her debts, but gets a lot more than she bargains for when the girl starts to act very strangely indeed . . .

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The Slap Maxwell StoryThe Slap Maxwell Story · 1987
The Slap Maxwell Story
4.01987
SeriesComedy
The Slap Maxwell Story is a situation comedy broadcast in the United States by ABC as part of its 1987-88 lineup. It stars Dabney Coleman as "Slap" Maxwell, an egocentric sportswriter for a newspaper called The Ledger, somewhere in the American Southwest. The Ledger was a very old-fashioned newspaper -- Slap still composed his column, "Slap Shots," on a typewriter -- and Slap was a very old-fashioned guy. Despite the newly litigious environment of journalism, Slap insisted on filling his column with rumor and innuendo, drawing lawsuits and Slap's frequent termination, to be followed by a groveling apology and his rehiring. He had an on-again, off-again relationship with girlfriend Judy, one of the paper's secretaries, due primarily to his off-putting personality. Annie was Slap's ex-wife, who nonetheless retained a soft spot for him. A recurring event throughout the series' run is that at some point in each episode, someone would hit Slap, with a nun even doing the honors in one episode. The show was created by Jay Tarses, who in 1983 was co-creator of Buffalo Bill, an NBC sitcom in which Coleman starred as a similarly off-putting character, the host of a TV talk show.

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