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Frankie Faison is a Actor American born on 10 june 1949 at Newport News (USA)

Frankie Faison

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Birth name Frankie Russel Faison
Nationality USA
Birth 10 june 1949 (74 years) at Newport News (USA)

Frankie Russel Faison (born June 10, 1949), often credited as Frankie R. Faison, is an American actor known for his role as Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell in HBO's TV series The Wire and as Barney Matthews in the Hannibal Lecter franchise

Biography

Faison was born in Newport News, Virginia, the son of Carmena (née Gantt) and Edgar Faison. He studied drama at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, where he joined Theta Chi Fraternity. He also attended NYU's Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1974.

Best films

Hannibal (2001)
(Actor)
Coming to America (1988)
(Actor)
Roommates (1995)
(Actor)

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Filmography of Frankie Faison (58 films)

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Actor

Highwaymen
Highwaymen (2004)
, 1h20
Directed by Mark Harmon
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Transport films, Serial killer films, Road movies
Actors Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Colm Feore, Andrea Roth, Frankie Faison, Gordon Currie
Roles Will Macklin
Rating56% 2.8010752.8010752.8010752.8010752.801075
A man known only as Rennie (Jim Caviezel) is motivated by revenge to track down and kill the man who ran over his wife, a serial killer (Colm Feore) immobilized by the man himself. The killer is wheelchair-bound and uses a 1972 Cadillac Eldorado to stalk and kill his victims in car accidents. When the serial killer makes a young woman (Rhona Mitra) his next target, the man has to stop the killer once and for all.
The Cookout, 1h37
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Quran Pender, Ja Rule, Vincent Pastore, Jenifer Lewis, Tim Meadows, Meagan Good
Roles Jojo Andersen
Rating38% 1.9107751.9107751.9107751.9107751.910775
When Todd Anderson (played by Quran Pender) has just signed a $30 million contract with his hometown basketball team the New Jersey Nets, he purchases many new luxuries for himself and his family including a new house in a well established, high class neighborhood for him and his gold digging girlfriend Brittany (played by Meagan Good). Keeping with family tradition, he decides to host a regular family reunion cookout in his new place, however, not planning for it to clash with an important business meeting for an endorsement deal.
In Good Company, 1h50
Directed by Lawrence Pressman, Paul Weitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, Zena Grey, David Paymer
Roles Corwin
Rating64% 3.247363.247363.247363.247363.24736
Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is a 51-year-old advertising executive and head of sales for Sports America, a major sports magazine. Happily married with two daughters, Dan faces a life-changing event when his magazine is bought out by Globecom, an international corporation that promotes the corporate concept of "synergy". After he is forced to fire several of his longtime colleagues, Dan is demoted and becomes the "wingman" of his new boss, Carter Duryea (Topher Grace), a 26-year-old business school prodigy. While Dan develops clients through handshake deals and relationships, Carter champions the corporate creed of synergy, cross-promoting the magazine with the cell phone division and "Krispity Krunch", a snack food also owned by Globecom.
White Chicks, 1h49
Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Shawn Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Marlon Wayans, Lochlyn Munro, Busy Philipps
Roles Elliott Gordon
Rating58% 2.9135052.9135052.9135052.9135052.913505
The plot begins in a convenience store where two FBI agents and brothers, Kevin Copeland and Marcus Copeland (Shawn and Marlon Wayans), try to capture members of an organization that sells drugs inside ice cream boxes, posing as dominican clerks. Unfortunately, the first arrival turns out to be a genuine ice cream delivery, and the actual drug dealers manage to get away. The situation is worsened by the fact that Kevin and Marcus have decided to resolve this bust by themselves.
Gods and Generals, 3h34
Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall, Kevin Conway, C. Thomas Howell, Jeremy London
Roles Jim Lewis
Rating62% 3.100383.100383.100383.100383.10038
The film centers on the life of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, the God-fearing and militarily brilliant yet eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point when Jackson, while on a night ride with his staff to plan the next day's battle, is accidentally shot by his own soldiers in May 1863 while commanding at the Battle of Chancellorsville. It also follows Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and Winfield Scott Hancock. Chamberlain is a Maine college professor who is appointed a Lieutenant Colonel and becomes second-in-command of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The film prominently features the Battles of Bull Run (1st Manassas), Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. The film's original running time clocked in at nearly 6 hours (much like the original running time of Gettysburg). The longer version featured the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) as well as an entire plot following the American actor and future assassin John Wilkes Booth and his colleague Henry Harrison (from Gettysburg).
Red Dragon
Red Dragon (2002)
, 2h4
Directed by Brett Ratner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films, Tiré d'une œuvre de Thomas Harris
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker
Roles Barney Matthews
Rating71% 3.598713.598713.598713.598713.59871
In Baltimore, Maryland psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter attends a symphonic orchestra performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The flute player repeatedly misses out on his part, profoundly irritating Lecter. Later, Lecter hosts a dinner party in his townhouse for the orchestra's board of directors at which the disappearance of a musician, a flute player, is brought up during conversation.
Showtime
Showtime (2002)
, 1h36
Directed by Tom Dey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about television
Actors Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rachael Harris, Rene Russo, William Shatner, Pedro Damián
Roles Lt. Winship
Rating55% 2.7500852.7500852.7500852.7500852.750085
The film centers on two cops, Det. Mitch Preston (Robert De Niro) and Officer Trey Sellars (Eddie Murphy), who are paired for a reality police show and run into real trouble with a crime lord. The beginning of the story closely parallels that of the 1988 film The Dead Pool, in which Harry Callahan intentionally breaks a news camera and is subject to favors for the news channel as a result. In this film, Mitch breaks a news camera after a failed confrontation with a drug lord, who escapes by using a custom-built gun. Maxxis Television, the network that employed the cameraman, decides to sue the police department for $10 million, but will drop the lawsuit if Mitch agrees to star in a reality cop television show, which Trey later calls Showtime!.
Hannibal
Hannibal (2001)
, 2h5
Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Tiré d'une œuvre de Thomas Harris
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Frankie Faison, Giancarlo Giannini
Roles Barney Matthews
Rating67% 3.3997653.3997653.3997653.3997653.399765
Ten years after tracking down serial killer Jame Gumb, FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling (Moore) is unjustly blamed for a bungled drug raid. Starling and her connection to Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins) come to the attention of Lecter's only surviving victim, Mason Verger (Gary Oldman), a wealthy child molester whom Lecter left paralyzed and horribly disfigured during a therapy session.
Down to Earth, 1h27
Directed by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about religion
Actors Regina King, Chazz Palminteri, Eugene Levy, Frankie Faison, Jennifer Coolidge, Greg Germann
Roles Whitney Daniels
Rating54% 2.7012.7012.7012.7012.701
Lance Barton (Chris Rock) is a struggling comedian who is quite funny and confident in his personality, but is unable to bring his talent across in front of an audience. After being booed off stage one night he hears about an opportunity from his manager, Whitney Daniels (Frankie Faison), at the Apollo Theater, which is having a goodbye show due to its imminent closing. He is hoping to get a chance to prove himself in front of a real audience, when on his way home riding a bike Lance is distracted by Sontee Jenkins (Regina King). Not paying attention, he is hit by a semi truck and is instantly killed. Because of this, Lance is brought up to Heaven where he meets the angels, King (Chazz Palminteri) and Keyes (Eugene Levy) who reveal that Lance has died before his time, and can help Lance return to Earth.
The Sleepy Time Gal, 1h48
Directed by Christopher Münch
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jacqueline Bisset, Martha Plimpton, Nick Stahl, Amy Madigan, Frankie Faison, Seymour Cassel
Roles Jimmy Dupree
Rating59% 2.9990252.9990252.9990252.9990252.999025
Frances (Jacqueline Bisset) has enjoyed a variety of jobs during her adult life and is the mother of two sons, each by a different husband. She also gave birth to a daughter following an affair she had with a married man, but was forced by her mother to give up the baby for adoption. Frances attempts to search for the child she gave away, but she is diagnosed with cancer before she is able to conduct a thorough search. As Frances is attended by one of her sons (Nick Stahl) and a nurse (Amy Madigan), she is unaware that her lost daughter, who is now a corporate lawyer (Martha Plimpton), is conducting her own search for her missing birth mother. Part of her search takes her to a Daytona Beach, Florida, radio station where Frances worked years ago as a late-night disc jockey under the moniker of the Sleepy Time Gal.
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, 1h44
Directed by Jill Sprecher
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Alan Arkin, John Turturro, Clea DuVall, Amy Irving, Rob McElhenney
Roles Dick Lacey
Rating69% 3.4969353.4969353.4969353.4969353.496935
The film is divided into 13 vignettes, each prefaced by an aphorism. Set in New York City, the story revolves around ambitious district attorney Troy, who is stricken with guilt following a hit and run accident in which he injures Beatrice, an idealistic cleaning woman who, forced to reassess her life during her recuperation, finds herself thinking more like her cynical co-worker Dorrie. Midlevel insurance claims manager Gene, unable to cope with his son's downward spiral into drug addiction, is rankled by an unrelentingly cheerful staff member and suffers pangs of regret after firing him without just cause. College physics professor Walker, trying to cope with a midlife crisis, becomes romantically involved with a colleague, an infidelity his wife Patricia is forced to face when his wallet, stolen in a mugging, is mailed to their home and she discovers incriminating evidence inside it.
Call Me Claus, 1h30
Directed by Robert Costanzo, Peter Werner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Victor Garber, Taylor Negron, Frankie Faison, Bruce Vilanch
Roles Dwayne
Rating54% 2.71022.71022.71022.71022.7102
The movie starts as a flashback to Lucy Collins as a little girl. Her mother takes the kids to see a shopping mall Santa Claus, who happens to be the real one. Santa is nearing the end of his 200-year reign as St. Nick, and needs to find a replacement, someone who enjoys the Christmas season and it is shown from the heart.
Where the Money Is, 1h29
Directed by Marek Kanievska
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Vieillesse, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Pitoniak, Arthur Holden, Frank Fontaine
Roles Security Guard
Rating62% 3.14883.14883.14883.14883.1488
Professional thief Henry Manning is in an Oregon nursing home's care. Having suffered a massive stroke, he is immobile and mute. Henry is in the care of Carol Ann McKay, a high school prom queen who married her boyfriend Wayne, the star of her school's football team, and whose glamour days are well behind her.
Oxygen
Oxygen (1999)
, 1h27
Directed by Richard Shepard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Maura Lynn Tierney, Adrien Brody, Terry Kinney, Dylan Baker, James Naughton, Laila Robins
Roles Phil Kline
Rating60% 3.0009153.0009153.0009153.0009153.000915
"Harry Houdini" (Adrien Brody) has kidnapped and buried alive a rich businessman's wife. He demands $1 million in cash from the woman's husband in return for the release of the location of her burial site before she runs out of oxygen. He also states that if police involvement is initiated, he will ensure she is never found alive. As expected, however, police involvement is initiated and Detective Madeline Foster (Maura Tierney) is assigned with the task of finding the buried woman and catching Houdini.