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R. D. Call is a Actor American born on 16 february 1950
R. D. Call (born February 16, 1950) is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in several films including 48 Hrs. (1982), Brewster's Millions (1985), At Close Range (1986), No Man's Land (1987), Colors (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Young Guns II (1990), State of Grace (1990), Waterworld (1995), Murder by Numbers (2002), Babel (2006), and Into the Wild (2007).
In 1976 Call moved to Los Angeles and began studying with Lee Strasberg and Charles Shull. Later he began working on stage with Lonny Chapman's Group Repertory Theater. He had his first television appearance in a supporting role on an episode of Barnaby Jones, where he was cast and directed by director Leo Penn.
Since that time he has worked in feature films, television, and on stage.
He appeared in films such as At Close Range, Colors, State of Grace, Born on the Fourth of July, as Danny DeVito's driver in Other People's Money, Waterworld, Last Man Standing, Murder by Numbers, Babel, Young Guns II, Into the Wild, and Logan's War: Bound by Honor.
Television appearances include Cruel Doubt, Timestalkers (1987), and the acclaimed CBS series EZ Streets. He played as Jude Andrews in Stephen King's Golden Years.
Call's recent stage work includes Blackout, The Speed of Darkness, Drift, and Good Bobby.
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R. D. Call was raised in Utah. He began his acting career in college while attending Utah State University and Weber State University.In 1976 Call moved to Los Angeles and began studying with Lee Strasberg and Charles Shull. Later he began working on stage with Lonny Chapman's Group Repertory Theater. He had his first television appearance in a supporting role on an episode of Barnaby Jones, where he was cast and directed by director Leo Penn.
Since that time he has worked in feature films, television, and on stage.
He appeared in films such as At Close Range, Colors, State of Grace, Born on the Fourth of July, as Danny DeVito's driver in Other People's Money, Waterworld, Last Man Standing, Murder by Numbers, Babel, Young Guns II, Into the Wild, and Logan's War: Bound by Honor.
Television appearances include Cruel Doubt, Timestalkers (1987), and the acclaimed CBS series EZ Streets. He played as Jude Andrews in Stephen King's Golden Years.
Call's recent stage work includes Blackout, The Speed of Darkness, Drift, and Good Bobby.
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Code of Honor (2016)
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Steven Seagal, Craig Sheffer, Louis Mandylor, Helena Mattsson, R. D. Call, James Russo
Roles Mayor Randolf
Rating41%
Le Colonel Robert Sikes s’est donné pour mission de débarrasser sa ville du crime qui la ronge. Rompu aux techniques de combats furtifs, spécialiste en explosifs, armes à feu et combats à mains nues, il a pour seul objectif d’éliminer un à un les dealers, les mafieux et les politiciens corrompus.
Directed by Robert Moresco
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about families
Actors Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Victoria Justice, Eileen Brennan, R. D. Call, Malcolm David Kelley
Roles Coach Joe
Rating62%
The film is about two cousins – Will and Clayton– who witness a murder, but out of fear decide not to tell anyone. They and their friend Betsy, whose father has been wrongfully accused of the crime, go on a journey to find the real killer, and at the same time redeem themselves.
Follow the Prophet (2009)
, 1h31Origin USA
Themes Films about religion
Actors Tom Noonan, Diane Venora, David Conrad, Steve Railsback, Annie Burgstede, R. D. Call
Rating61%
On her 15th birthday Avery Colden (Annie Burgstede) discovers from her father (David Conrad) that she is to be given as a secret bride to the new Prophet (Tom Noonan) of a religious cult. She escapes with the help of Army Colonel Jude Marks (Robert Chimento) and a renegade female Sheriff (Diane Venora). When they find out that her younger sister is chosen to take her place as the secret bride they join forces to expose the truth that lies hidden in a town in Utah. Col. Marks calls in favors from the military and Washington but even that may not be enough to help them fight the deeply secretive cult.
Into the Wild (2007)
, 2h28Directed by Sean Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary, Adventure
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Trucker films, Road movies
Actors Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Brian H. Dierker
Roles Bull
Rating80%
The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative, cutting back and forth between McCandless's time spent in Alaskan wilderness and his two-year travels leading up to his journey to Alaska. The plot summary here is told in a more chronological order.
Babel (2006)
, 2h23Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about disabilities, Le désert, Personne sourde ou muette, Sign-language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Adriana Barraza, Peter Wight, Rinko Kikuchi
Roles FBI Interrogation Officer
Rating74%
Babel focuses on four interrelated sets of situations and characters, and many events are revealed out of sequence. The following plot summary has been simplified and thus does not reflect the exact sequence of the events on screen.
, 1h40Genres Drama, Western
Themes Films about religion
Actors Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson, Brighton Hertford, Jonathan Scarfe, Michael Bowen
Roles Boggs
Rating61%
I Am Sam (2002)
, 2h12Directed by Jessie Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff
Roles Cop at Park
Rating75%
Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a man with a developmental disability, is the single father of Lucy (Dakota Fanning), following their abandonment by her mother, who is revealed to be a homeless woman who "just needed a place to sleep". Despite his limitations, Sam is well-adjusted and has a supportive group of friends with developmental disabilities, as well as a kind, agoraphobic neighbor Annie (Dianne Wiest) who takes care of Lucy when Sam cannot. Though Sam provides a loving and caring environment for precocious Lucy, she soon surpasses his mental ability. Other children tease her for having a "retard" as a father, and she becomes too embarrassed to accept that she is more intellectually advanced than Sam.
Murder by Numbers (2002)
, 2hDirected by Barbet Schroeder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Agnes Bruckner, Chris Penn
Roles Rod Cody
Rating60%
Richard Haywood and Justin Pendleton, two wealthy, intellectual high school students, plan to commit the "perfect murder" to prove their superiority over other people. They kill a woman and set up Richard's marijuana dealer, janitor Ray Feathers. They then incinerate the evidence. The case is assigned to Detective Cassie Mayweather and her new partner, Sam Kennedy. They work together well, and begin a romantic relationship very early on in their partnership. Footprints found at the crime scene lead to Haywood, who has an alibi. Cassie becomes obsessed with the idea that Haywood is guilty, and refuses to pursue the case from other angles. This displeases Captain Rod Cody and Cassie's vindictive ex, Assistant D.A. Al Swanson, who fear that Richard's influential parents will end their careers.
The Weight of Water (2001)
, 1h53Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Katrin Cartlidge, Ciarán Hinds, Elizabeth Hurley, Josh Lucas, Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn
Roles Coast Guard Officer
Rating57%
A newspaper photographer, Jean Janes, travels to the Isles of Shoals off the New Hampshire coast with her husband Thomas, an award-winning poet; his brother Rich, and Rich's girlfriend Adaline. She is researching the murder of two immigrant women in 1873. In a twist of fate, Jean discovers archived papers that appear to give an account of the murders. According to the papers, a third woman, a Norwegian immigrant named Maren Hontvedt, survived the attack by Louis Wagner.
Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998)
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Eddie Cibrian, Chuck Norris, Joe Spano, Jeff Kober, R. D. Call, Brendan Ryan Barrett
Roles Albert Talgorno
Rating52%
Logan's War : La colère du tueur : Logan Fallon, un petit garçon âgé de 10 ans, est témoin de l'assassinat barbare de ses parents. Bouleversé, il se jure alors de venger leur mort quand il sera adulte... Quinze ans plus tard, ayant développé des talents dans la pratique des arts martiaux sous la tutelle de son oncle, Jake Falcon, Logan décide enfin d'accomplir sa terrible mission. En se faisant passer pour un tueur à gages, il parvient rapidement à infiltrer le milieu du crime de Chicago et à gagner, bientôt, la confiance de l'homme qui avait commandité l'assassinat de ses parents, le redoutable Albert Talgorno. Il organise dans sa tête un plan minutieux pour parvenir à ses fins.
Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998)
, 1h30Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Chuck Norris, Joe Spano, Jeff Kober, Eddie Cibrian, R. D. Call, Brendan Ryan Barrett
Roles Albert Talgorno
Rating52%
Des criminels tuent la famille du jeune Logan Fallon (Eddie Cibrian), qui est ensuite élevé par son oncle Jake Fallon (Chuck Norris). Celui-ci montre à Logan comment se battre, et lui apprend l'usage des armes à feu. Devenu adulte, Logan décide de s'engager dans l'armée pour se venger et tuer les assassins de sa famille.
Last Man Standing (1996)
, 1h41Directed by Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Western
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Alexandra Powers, David Patrick Kelly, Karina Lombard, Bruce Dern
Roles Jack McCool
Rating63%
In 1932, Prohibition-era Texas, a mysterious character named John Smith (Bruce Willis) drives into Jericho, near the Mexican border (Population: 57), in his Ford Model A Coupe. Mere moments after arriving in the city, he takes a look at a young woman named Felina (Karina Lombard), and because of that, he is surrounded by Irish mobsters led by Finn, who is working under Doyle (David Patrick Kelly), Finn promptly smashes Smiths' car and leaves it in a state of disarray, telling him that nobody can even look at the girl since she is "Doyle's property". Smith doesn't react, but instead, he checks into a small bar/hotel run by Joe Monday (William Sanderson).
Waterworld (1995)
, 2h16Directed by Kevin Costner, Kevin Reynolds
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Environmental films, Seafaring films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Transport films, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter, Gerard Murphy
Roles Enforcer
Rating62%
In the beginning of the 21st century, the polar ice caps melted and the sea level rose to cover every continent on Earth. Surviving humans were scattered across the ocean on ramshackle floating communities known as atolls, mostly built from scrap metal and decrepit sea vessels. Over time, the survivors eventually forget that they ever lived on firm ground, adapting a mythological place named "Dryland" somewhere in the ocean.
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor (1993)
, 1h36Directed by Kevin Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Brian Dennehy, Susan Ruttan, Alice Krige, Jo Anderson, Justin Burnette, Neal McDonough
Roles Lt. Lloyd Butler
Rating59%
Committed to find the killer, Sgt. Jack Reed (played by Brian Dennehy) finds a trail of lies, corruption and murder.
Other People's Money (1991)
, 1h40Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, Piper Laurie, Dean Jones, Tom Aldredge
Roles Arthur
Rating61%
Lawrence "Larry the Liquidator" Garfield (Danny DeVito) is a successful corporate raider who has become rich buying up companies and selling off their assets. With the help of a computerized stock analyzing program, Garfield has identified New England Wire & Cable as his next target. The struggling company is run by the benevolent and folksy Andrew "Jorgy" Jorgenson (Gregory Peck) and is the primary employer in its small Rhode Island town.