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Frank L. Ridley

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Nationality USA

Frank Ridley is an American film and television actor best known for his portrayal of satirical politician Honest Gil Fulbright. Born into a musical family in Michigan, he originally trained as an opera singer with Richard Conrad. After attending Boston Conservatory of Music, he started his career as a regular member of Sarah Caldwell's Opera Company of Boston.

His television career started when he was cast as Terry Mulligan in the Showtime network series Brotherhood. His other TV work includes roles on House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Alpha House, Olive Kitteridge, Criminal Justice, The Leftovers, and 30 Rock.

He also can be seen in a variety of films including Inside Llewyn Davis, Birdman, and The Judge.

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Filmography of Frank L. Ridley (13 films)

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The Post
The Post (2018)
, 1h56
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about journalists, Children's films
Actors Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford
Roles NY Times Staffer
Rating71% 3.5972953.5972953.5972953.5972953.597295
En 1965, l'analyste Daniel Ellsberg se rend sur le front de la guerre du Viêt Nam pour y observer l'avancement des troupes américaines, pour le compte du secrétaire à la Défense, Robert McNamara. En 1971, Daniel Ellsberg travaille désormais pour RAND Corporation. Il décide de photocopier secrètement des rapports sur le progrès du conflit au Viêt Nam, depuis la présidence de Harry S. Truman à 1967, révélant le double discours des différentes administrations américaines sur les chances de victoire des États-Unis au Vietnam. Les gouvernements successifs ont ainsi caché au peuple américain la réalité de l'enlisement du conflit. Daniel Ellsberg divulgue alors des informations au New York Times. Le journal est cependant mis en garde par la justice, sous la pression du président Richard Nixon, sur les conséquences de la publication d'informations nationales classées secrètes. D'abord sur la touche, le Washington Post va récupérer le scoop grâce à la motivation de son rédacteur en chef, Benjamin Bradlee. Ce dernier va inciter la directrice du journal, Katharine Graham, à publier les fameux Pentagon Papers. Mais cette dernière doit aussi faire face à son conseil d'administration et à la future entrée en bourse de son journal. Le film s'achève sur l'arrêt de la Cour Suprême New York Times Co. v. United States, dans lequel les équipes du Washington Post s'alignent avec celles du New York Times parmi les parties convoquées, ce qui ouvre la voie sur la scène finale, montrant le Watergate de nuit, théâtre du scandale du Watergate, démarré en 1972 et qui mettra fin à la présidence Nixon en 1974.
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, 1h48
Directed by Angela Robinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes La bande dessinée, Films about writers, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Oliver Platt, JJ Feild, Connie Britton
Roles Manager
Rating70% 3.502473.502473.502473.502473.50247
Le psychologue et écrivain américain William Moulton Marston est notamment l'inventeur du détecteur de mensonge. Au début des années 1940, il s'inspire de sa femme Elizabeth et de leur amante Olive pour imaginer la super-héroïne Wonder Woman, apparue pour la première fois dans la revue All Star Comics.
The Judge
The Judge (2014)
, 2h21
Directed by David Dobkin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about families
Actors Robert Downey Jr., Vera Farmiga, Ian Nelson, Leighton Meester, Eric West, Ian Nelson
Roles Jury Foreman
Rating73% 3.6990253.6990253.6990253.6990253.699025
Hank Palmer (Robert Downey Jr.) is a successful defense attorney in Chicago who has been estranged from his family in a small town in Indiana for a couple of years. His brother Glen (Vincent D'Onofrio) calls with news that their mother has died. As he leaves to fly to his hometown of Carlinville, it is revealed that Hank is going through a divorce and custody battle for his young daughter.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), 1h59
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes La bande dessinée, Films about films, Théâtre, Superhero films, Children's films
Actors Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts
Roles Mr. Roth
Rating76% 3.8481353.8481353.8481353.8481353.848135
Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) is a faded Hollywood actor best known for playing the superhero Birdman decades ago in a series of films. He is often tormented by the mocking, critical inner voice of Birdman, and frequently visualizes himself performing feats of levitation and telekinesis. The film opens with a quotation from Raymond Carver stating that the main fulfillment in life is related to having once been loved, then cuts to a dramatic atmospheric disturbance resembling a meteor descending in flames. The film then cuts to a surreal shot depicting Riggan as levitating in his stage room. Riggan hopes to reinvent his career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production of a loosely based adaptation of Carver's short story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love".
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Amy Ryan
Roles Mr. Roth
Rating76% 3.8478353.8478353.8478353.8478353.847835
À l’époque où il incarnait un célèbre super-héros, Riggan Thomson était mondialement connu. Mais de cette célébrité il ne reste plus grand-chose, et il tente aujourd’hui de monter une pièce de théâtre à Broadway dans l’espoir de renouer avec sa gloire perdue. Durant les quelques jours qui précèdent la première, il va devoir tout affronter : sa famille et ses proches, son passé, ses rêves et son ego… S’il s’en sort, le rideau a une chance de s’ouvrir...
Empire State, 1h34
Directed by Dito Montiel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films
Actors Liam Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Emma Roberts, Nikki Reed, Michael Angarano, Shenae Grimes-Beech
Roles Steve Marks
Rating52% 2.6030552.6030552.6030552.6030552.603055
After failing to get into the local police academy, Chris Potamitis (Hemsworth), settles for a security guard job with the Empire State Armored Truck Company. Chris makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend Eddie (Angarano), and is soon unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant piles of cash being stored there - resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S. history. As the stakes continue to rise, Chris and Eddie must outwit James Ransone (Johnson), the veteran NYPD Detective that is hot on their trail, as well as the local crime bosses that want to know who pulled a job on their turf to make sure the perpetrators suffer the consequences.
Inside Llewyn Davis, 1h45
Directed by Frères Coen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Garrett Hedlund, John Goodman, F. Murray Abraham
Roles Union Hall Man 1
Rating73% 3.6983753.6983753.6983753.6983753.698375
In February 1961, Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is a struggling folk singer in New York City's Greenwich Village. His musical partner, Mike Timlin, has committed suicide; his recent solo album Inside Llewyn Davis is not selling; he has no money and is sleeping on the couches of friends and acquaintances.
Edge of Darkness, 1h57
Directed by Martin Campbell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Jay O. Sanders, Denis O'Hare
Roles Automatic Weapons Cop
Rating65% 3.2980953.2980953.2980953.2980953.298095
By moonlight, three bodies float to the surface of the Western Massachusetts stretch of the Connecticut River. At South Station, Boston, police homicide detective Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) picks up his daughter, Emma (Bojana Novakovic), coming home to visit. She vomits while getting into the car. At home, as Craven prepares dinner, Emma's nose starts to bleed, she vomits again, and becomes frantic, saying that she needs to see a doctor and tell Craven something.
The Box
The Box (2009)
, 1h55
Directed by Richard Kelly
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne, Deborah Rush
Roles Detective Starrs
Rating56% 2.8000852.8000852.8000852.8000852.800085
In December 1976, a financially strapped couple, Norma (Cameron Diaz) and Arthur Lewis (James Marsden) find a package on their doorstep. Inside is a locked wooden box, with a transparent dome top and large red button visible underneath. An accompanying note reads: "Mr. Steward will call upon you at 5:00 pm". They leave it in the kitchen.
Underdog
Underdog (2007)
, 1h24
Directed by Frederik Du Chau, Frederik Du Chau
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about dogs, Superhero films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors James Belushi, Peter Dinklage, John Slattery, Patrick Warburton, Alex Neuberger, Taylor Momsen
Roles Police Sergeant
Rating48% 2.4088752.4088752.4088752.4088752.408875
The film opens with a slight introduction from the main hero of the film, Underdog who introduces the audience to himself, his arch-nemesis Simon Barsinister, and Barsinister's henchman Cad. The film then enters into Capital City Town Hall, where a beagle on the police bomb squad sets off a false alarm after smelling a large ham (in some boxes near where the mayor was giving a speech). After being shunned by his fellow police canines, the beagle leaves in shame and is abducted off the street by Cad, who takes him to Simon's lab. Simon is bitter against the mayor, who has turned down his proposal for a type of genetic experimenting for the city, and plans to prove him wrong by testing his new serum on the beagle. However, Underdog escapes and runs amok in the lab, causing a fire and accidentally becoming exposed to a variety of DNA concoctions and chemicals that Simon developed, which modifies his DNA and gives him the strength to break through the metal door to the lab. After witnessing his work's "success" Simon is stunned when a burning monitor falls onto him, and Cad rushes to his aid.
The Great Debaters, 2h6
Directed by Denzel Washington
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education, Films about racism
Actors Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Denzel Whitaker, Denzel Washington, John Heard
Roles Security Guard
Rating74% 3.74853.74853.74853.74853.7485
Based on a true story, the plot revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) at historically black Wiley College to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American South during the 1930s, when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a pervasive fear for blacks. In the movie, the Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate Harvard University. This was their 47th annual debate team.
Mystic River, 2h17
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about children, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney
Roles Police Detective (uncredited)
Rating78% 3.948943.948943.948943.948943.94894
In 1975, three children, Jimmy, Sean, and Dave, are playing on the streets of Boston when a stranger approaches them. Since the stranger has a badge and is wearing a suit, the children assume that he is a police officer. The stranger orders Dave to enter his car, and Dave obeys, but this leads to him being sexually abused and locked inside a basement for four days, after which he manages to escape.
Next Stop Wonderland, 1h44
Directed by Brad Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Hope Davis, Alan Gelfant, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cara Buono, José Zúñiga, Sam Seder
Roles Whale Watch Captain (voice)
Rating65% 3.2951853.2951853.2951853.2951853.295185
Two people, living in Boston and unlucky in love – a nurse, Erin, whose activist boyfriend, Sean, has just walked out on their relationship to help a Native American tribe fight off a land development deal, and a plumber, Alan, struggling to pay off family obligations while pursuing a career as a marine biologist – deal with personal and professional problems and stumble through relationships, continually crossing one another's paths without ever truly meeting and realizing how perfect they are for one another. Time and time again one almost catches the other's eye, but circumstances intervene. Finally, after a series of ups and downs, both of their budding relationships with others crash and burn, just in time for a chance meeting on the MBTA train heading to Wonderland station, on the outskirts of Boston.