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Gregory Sporleder is a Actor American born on 24 april 1964
Gregory Michael Sporleder, né le 24 avril 1964, est un acteur américain, principalement connu pour avoir joué des militaires dans des films tels que Rock, La Chute du faucon noir ou Opération Shakespeare.
Gregory Sporleder est diplômé de la University City Senior High School de University City, près de Saint-Louis.
Il obtient son premier rôle dans Un monde pour nous en 1989, aux côtés de John Cusack.
En 1994, il apparaît dans le clip All I Wanna Do de Sheryl Crow pendant plusieurs mois, jusqu’à la nomination de Sheryl Crow pour un Grammy Award. À cette époque, la partie où Sporleder apparaît fut coupée. La vidéo avec Sporleder est diffusée dans le monde entier pendant un certain temps.
Il enchaîne ensuite les seconds rôles dans des films comme Une équipe hors du commun ou True Romance, ainsi que dans des épisodes de Murphy Brown et New York Police Blues.
En 1996, il joue des seconds rôles importants dans deux blockbusters : Rock (dans le rôle du capitaine Frye) et Twister (dans le rôle de Willie).
Durant les 15 années suivantes, Gregory Sporleder joue des petits rôles dans Dans la peau de John Malkovich, La Chute du faucon noir, S.W.A.T. unité d'élite, La Grande Arnaque, Palace pour chiens et 17 ans encore.
Il décroche ensuite le rôle de Calvin Norris, le père de Crystal et Felton Norris dans la série télévisée True Blood.
Vie privée
Son épouse depuis 2001 se prénomme Megan.
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CarrièreGregory Sporleder est diplômé de la University City Senior High School de University City, près de Saint-Louis.
Il obtient son premier rôle dans Un monde pour nous en 1989, aux côtés de John Cusack.
En 1994, il apparaît dans le clip All I Wanna Do de Sheryl Crow pendant plusieurs mois, jusqu’à la nomination de Sheryl Crow pour un Grammy Award. À cette époque, la partie où Sporleder apparaît fut coupée. La vidéo avec Sporleder est diffusée dans le monde entier pendant un certain temps.
Il enchaîne ensuite les seconds rôles dans des films comme Une équipe hors du commun ou True Romance, ainsi que dans des épisodes de Murphy Brown et New York Police Blues.
En 1996, il joue des seconds rôles importants dans deux blockbusters : Rock (dans le rôle du capitaine Frye) et Twister (dans le rôle de Willie).
Durant les 15 années suivantes, Gregory Sporleder joue des petits rôles dans Dans la peau de John Malkovich, La Chute du faucon noir, S.W.A.T. unité d'élite, La Grande Arnaque, Palace pour chiens et 17 ans encore.
Il décroche ensuite le rôle de Calvin Norris, le père de Crystal et Felton Norris dans la série télévisée True Blood.
Vie privée
Son épouse depuis 2001 se prénomme Megan.
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Twister (1996)
, 1h53Directed by Jan de Bont
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Météorologie, Transport films, Catastrophe climatique, Road movies, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck
Roles Willie
Rating64%
In June 1969, 5-year-old Jo Thornton (Alexa Vega), her parents, and the family dog Toby seek shelter in a storm cellar as a powerful F5 tornado. This tornado is so strong that the storm cellar door is ripped off, and Jo's father (Richard Lineback) is pulled into the storm to his death. Jo, her mother (Rusty Schwimmer), and Toby survive.
Andersonville (1996)
, 2h47Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Frederic Forrest, Thomas F. Wilson, Carmen Argenziano, Jayce Bartok, Frederick Coffin, Cliff De Young
Roles Dick Potter
Rating74%
The film begins with a group of Union soldiers being captured and forced to surrender at Cold Harbor, Virginia, in June 1864. They are transported to prisoner-of-war Camp Sumter, near Andersonville, Georgia. When they enter, they discover a former comrade, named Dick Potter, who explains the grim realities of daily existence in the camp – primarily the lack of shelter, clean water, and regular food supplies. He also states the danger of a rogue group of Union soldiers, called the "Raiders", who hoard the camp's meager rations, and lure unsuspecting "fresh fish" – newly captured soldiers – into their area of the camp, to attack and rob them.
Mind Ripper (1995)
, 1h34Directed by Wes Craven
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Lance Henriksen, Giovanni Ribisi, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Claire Stansfield, John Diehl, Gregory Sporleder
Roles Rob
Rating39%
Set in a remote desert location, government scientists perform reanimation experiments in an underground nuclear facility. The goal is to create a superhuman. Their first subject, "Thor," is a specimen from a suicide found in the desert. In the attempts to bring Thor back, an uncontrollable creature is unleashed.
Renaissance Man (1994)
, 2h8Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Military humor in film, Films about education, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar, Ed Begley Jr., Lillo Brancato, Stacey Dash
Roles Pvt. Melvin
Rating61%
Bill Rago (DeVito) is a divorced advertising executive down on his luck. When he loses his job in Detroit, the unemployment agency finds him a temporary job: teaching a class at a nearby U.S. Army training base, Fort McClane.
True Romance (1993)
, 2h1Directed by Tony Scott
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Transport films, Road movies, Gangster films
Actors Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt
Roles Burger Stand Customer
Rating78%
Clarence Worley (Christian Slater) watches a Sonny Chiba triple feature at a Detroit movie theater on his birthday where he meets Alabama Whitman (Patricia Arquette). They go to a diner and flirt with each other. At Clarence's apartment they have sex. She confesses that she is a call girl hired by Clarence's boss as his birthday present. Each claims to have fallen in love and they marry and express their commitment with one another by getting tattoos. An apparition of Elvis Presley (Val Kilmer) tells Clarence that killing her pimp will make the world a better place.
Trouble Bound (1993)
Directed by Jeffrey Reiner
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Michael Madsen, Patricia Arquette, Gregory Sporleder, Paul Ben-Victor, Billy Bob Thornton, Florence Stanley
Roles Irwin
Rating55%
Harry Talbot est le plus heureux des hommes. Alors qu'il vient tout juste de sortir de prison, il gagne une superbe décapotable et une tonne de blé au poker. La chance lui sourit de nouveau lorsqu'il croise Kit Califano, une jeune autostoppeuse aussi ravissante que mystérieuse. Mais lorsque Harry découvre un cadavre dans le coffre de sa nouvelle Lincoln, la situation devient très embarrassante et son voyage s'annonce plus périlleux que prévu...
A League of Their Own (1992)
, 2h8Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Feminist films, Sports films, Baseball films, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Anne Ramsay
Roles Mitch Swaley
Rating72%
In 1988, Dottie Hinson attends the opening of the new All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame. She sees many of her former teammates and friends, prompting a flashback to 1943.
The Grifters (1990)
, 1h50Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films
Actors John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Pat Hingle, J. T. Walsh, Henry Jones
Roles Sailor - Spooney
Rating68%
Lilly Dillon (Huston) is a veteran con artist. She works for a bookmaker, Bobo Justus, making large cash bets at race tracks to lower the odds of longshots. On her way to La Jolla for the horse races, she stops in Los Angeles to visit her son Roy, a small-time grifter whom she has not seen in eight years. She finds him in pain and bleeding internally after one of his victims caught him pulling a petty scam and punched him in the stomach. When medical assistance finally comes, Lilly confronts the doctor, threatening to have him killed if her son dies.
Say Anything... (1989)
, 1h40Directed by Cameron Crowe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Joan Cusack, Polly Platt
Roles Howard
Rating72%
Set in Seattle, Washington, the film features Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack), an average student and aspiring kickboxer, who attempts a relationship with the sweet valedictorian Diane Court (Ione Skye) immediately after their graduation from the same high school. Diane has just won a major fellowship to study in England, and will be going there at the end of the summer. Highly intelligent yet socially naive, Diane is intrigued by Lloyd's charming persona and confidence to take a chance on someone like her. She agrees to Lloyd's request for a date, and the two of them begin seeing each other regularly.