Chick Vennera

Acting

Chick Vennera

Born March 27, 1947 · Herkimer, New York, USA

Died July 7, 2021 · aged 74

Francis "Chick" Vennera was an American actor and voice artist. He often served as a voice double for Joe Pesci.

Known For

The Milagro Beanfield WarThe Milagro Beanfield War · 1988
The Milagro Beanfield War
★ 6.51988
MovieComedyDrama
The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
Animaniacs: Wakko's WishAnimaniacs: Wakko's Wish · 1999
Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
★ 7.51999
MovieAnimationMusic
The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) go on a quest to find a fallen wishing star to help Dot with her illness. Unfortunately the rest of the town, including an evil king, also hear about the star and want to get to it first to have their own wishes come true. It's a race against time and it's up to the three zany siblings to get there first.
Thank God It's FridayThank God It's Friday · 1978
Thank God It's Friday
★ 5.31978
MovieComedyMusic
It's Friday and everyone is going to the hottest new disco in Los Angeles. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams of becoming a disco star. Other characters are there to win the dance contest, or to put a little excitement into a fifth anniversary.
The Terror Within IIThe Terror Within II · 1991
The Terror Within II
★ 4.11991
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
In a world gone mad, the last human colony struggles to survive underground, beneath a land of nightmarish mutants who seek to destroy them. But when the mutant breaks inside humanity's final stronghold, the battle for survival pits the human colonists against their deadly invaders miles below the earth's surface.
Running RedRunning Red · 1999
Running Red
★ 5.51999
MovieActionAdventure
Upset over his brother’s murder, Soviet special agent Gregori Wallace leaves Russia to start a new life in the United States. Now happily married to a beautiful woman and the father of a little girl, Gregori soon realizes that he can’t outrun the past.
High RiskHigh Risk · 1981
High Risk
★ 5.91981
MovieActionThriller
Four American friends, badly needing money, decide to make a commando-like raid into a South American drug lord's compound.
McBainMcBain · 1991
McBain
★ 4.41991
MovieActionWar
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes to New York to find McBain, a lieutenant Santos rescued during the Vietnam War. McBain agrees to help, recruits his old war buddies, raises some cash by killing a few drug dealers, then leads an attack to topple the Colombian government.
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry IIIPoint of Seduction: Body Chemistry III · 1994
Point of Seduction: Body Chemistry III
★ 4.11994
MovieActionThriller
Movie producer Alan Clay wants to make a movie about Dr. Claire Archer and her amazing life story. Claire falls for Alan, and Alan cannot resist temptation, so now he's hiding an affair from wife Beth. When the movie writer's investigations uncover new facts in the killings, Claire senses the danger, and responds.

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Evasive ActionEvasive Action · 1998
Evasive Action
★ 6.31998
MovieActionThriller
When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home. Several of the most dangerous, all killers, will be transported by train to Santa Ana, a new high tech prison for the worst of the worst. Included in this transfer are: -Ian Kelly, explosions expert who has set off terrorist bombings worldwide. -Lorenzo "Enzo" Martini, a mafia kingpin who enjoyed nationwide fame before finally being put away. -Karl "The Killer" Miller, a serial killer with absolutely no conscience and an unquenchable thirst for blood. -Tommy "Zimm" Zimmer, a man who's serving life for killing his wife and her lover. -Luke Sinclair, who's finishing up the last nine months of a fifteen-year sentence for killing the man who murdered his wife. When the prisoners, under heavy security, board the last car of the train, it quickly becomes clear that an escape plan has been hatched

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