Acting
Spalding Gray
Born June 5, 1941 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died January 11, 2004 · aged 62
Spalding Gray (June 5, 1941 – January 11, 2004) was an American actor, novelist, playwright, screenwriter and performance artist. He is best known for the autobiographical monologues that he wrote and performed for the theater in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as for his film adaptations of these works, beginning in 1987. He wrote and starred in several, working with different directors. Theater cr…
Known For
How High · 2001How High
★ 6.42001
MovieComedy
Jamal and Silas, two ordinary guys who smoke something magical, pass their college entrance exams with flying colors and end up at Harvard. Ivy League ways are strange but Silas and Jamal take it in a stride -- until their supply of supernatural smoke runs dry. That's when they have to start living by their wits and rely on their natural resources to make the grade.
Kate & Leopold · 2001Kate & Leopold
★ 6.42001
MovieRomanceComedy
When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the 21st century. The more time Kate spends with Leopold, the harder she falls for him. But if he doesn't return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.
The Paper · 1994The Paper
★ 6.61994
MovieComedyDrama
Henry Hackett, a workaholic tabloid editor, has to juggle personal issues, difficult coworkers, a tempting job offer, a looming deadline and a race to land an exclusive on a recent high-profile murder case, all during one hectic workday.
The Killing Fields · 1984The Killing Fields
★ 7.51984
MovieDramaHistory
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
Diabolique · 1996Diabolique
★ 5.51996
MovieMysteryThriller
The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.
King of the Hill · 1993King of the Hill
★ 6.81993
MovieDramaHistory
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
Beaches · 1988Beaches
★ 6.71988
MovieComedyDrama
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Beyond Rangoon · 1995Beyond Rangoon
★ 6.51995
MovieHistoryThriller
Dr. Laura Bowman is a young widow who's unwittingly drawn into political turmoil while vacationing in Burma in the late 1980s. Bowman initially left San Francisco with her sister in an attempt to escape painful memories of her husband and son's violent deaths. But her fight to escape to Thailand could prove just as harrowing.
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Beaches · 1988Beaches
★ 6.71988
MovieComedyDrama
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Dr. Richard Milstein
Stars & Bars · 1988Stars & Bars
★ 4.41988
MovieComedy
A British art expert leaves New York to buy a long-lost Renoir from a Georgia eccentric.
Reverend T.J. Cardew
