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Sam Coppola is a Actor American born on 31 july 1935 at Jersey City (USA)
Sam Coppola (July 31, 1932 – February 5, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in almost 70 films, beginning in 1968, but may be best remembered for his role as 'Dan Fusco', owner of the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, hardware and paint store, in Saturday Night Fever, who gave John Travolta sage but salty advice in the classic 1977 film. Later in his career, Coppola made a brief but memorable appearance on The Sopranos as the idiosyncratic family therapist of Jennifer Melfi.
Coppola was a cop in Serpico (1973), starring Al Pacino, and a detective in Fatal Attraction (1987), starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. His many TV credits include The Practice, The Good Wife, Law & Order, The Sopranos, Ryan's Hope and the 2001 A&E movie The Big Heist, in which he portrayed mob boss Paul Castellano. Coppola, no relation to film director Francis Ford Coppola, played a nursing home resident in a Chevy commercial that aired during 2011's Super Bowl and a hot dog vendor in a Ball Park Franks spot starring Michael Jordan.
Coppola, a 38-year resident of Leonia, also had many stage roles. He played the hobo Vladimir in a 2005 off-Broadway production of "Waiting for Godot" and an aging real estate salesman, Aaronow, in a 2000 production of Glengarry Glen Ross at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton.
Coppola died February 5, 2012 from an aneurysm, and was predeceased by his wife, Helen. He is survived by his children, Jason Coppola of Brooklyn and Samantha Coppola of Bogota, and three grandchildren.
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Nationality USA
Birth 31 july 1935 at Jersey City (USA)
Death 5 february 2012 (at 76 years) at Leonia (USA)
Birth 31 july 1935 at Jersey City (USA)
Death 5 february 2012 (at 76 years) at Leonia (USA)
Sam Coppola (July 31, 1932 – February 5, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in almost 70 films, beginning in 1968, but may be best remembered for his role as 'Dan Fusco', owner of the Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, hardware and paint store, in Saturday Night Fever, who gave John Travolta sage but salty advice in the classic 1977 film. Later in his career, Coppola made a brief but memorable appearance on The Sopranos as the idiosyncratic family therapist of Jennifer Melfi.
Coppola was a cop in Serpico (1973), starring Al Pacino, and a detective in Fatal Attraction (1987), starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. His many TV credits include The Practice, The Good Wife, Law & Order, The Sopranos, Ryan's Hope and the 2001 A&E movie The Big Heist, in which he portrayed mob boss Paul Castellano. Coppola, no relation to film director Francis Ford Coppola, played a nursing home resident in a Chevy commercial that aired during 2011's Super Bowl and a hot dog vendor in a Ball Park Franks spot starring Michael Jordan.
Coppola, a 38-year resident of Leonia, also had many stage roles. He played the hobo Vladimir in a 2005 off-Broadway production of "Waiting for Godot" and an aging real estate salesman, Aaronow, in a 2000 production of Glengarry Glen Ross at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton.
Coppola died February 5, 2012 from an aneurysm, and was predeceased by his wife, Helen. He is survived by his children, Jason Coppola of Brooklyn and Samantha Coppola of Bogota, and three grandchildren.
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The Warrior Class (2008)
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Anson Mount, Erica Leerhsen, Robert Vaughn, Jamey Sheridan, Jake Weber, Mark Blum
Roles Abe Rosencranz
Rating50%
Rookie lawyer Alec Brno (Mount) has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar oil scam led by a ruthless mafia boss (Weber). When he reluctantly falls for the gangster's beautiful, but drug-addicted wife (Leerhsen), who is also his key witness, Alec soon realizes that all the legal savvy in the world can not protect him from the dangerous reality of mob violence. In a system where criminals often walk free, sometimes courtroom warriors must take the battle for justice into their own hands.
Heavy Petting (2008)
, 1h34Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Malin Åkerman, Brendan Hines, Mike Doyle, Kevin Sussman, Sam Coppola, Krysten Ritter
Roles Old Codger #1
Rating44%
In present day New York City, Charlie (Brendan Hines) meets the girl of his dreams, Daphne (Malin Åkerman), but he never expected he'd have to battle past her pet dog "Babydoll" to woo her. Just when it seems he can't beat the beast and all is lost, something unexpected happens: Charlie begins to fall in love with the dog himself, realizing he never really needed a girlfriend in the first place. Now, in order to keep hanging out with "man's best friend", Charlie must scramble to keep the relationship with Daphne going at all costs - or risk losing them both.
Nola (2003)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Emmy Rossum, James Badge Dale, Mary McDonnell, Steven Bauer, Thom Christopher, Sam Coppola
Roles Gus
Rating54%
After fleeing from her abusive stepfather, Nola (Emmy Rossum) travels to New York City searching for her biological father. She spends her first night sleeping in Central Park, but her luck changes when she is hired by the owner of a small diner. She ends up staying with the frycook/law school student Ben (James Badge Dale) until the real owner of the diner, Ben's landlady Margaret (Mary McDonnell), hires Nola as her assistant for her escort service.
Empire (2002)
, 1h30Directed by Franc. Reyes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors John Leguizamo, Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards, Sônia Braga, Delilah Cotto, Vincent Laresca
Roles Bobby Gold
Rating59%
Victor Rosa (Leguizamo) is a drug dealer in New York who sells a specific brand of heroin called "Empire". His territory is located in the South Bronx, where his other rivals all maintain an uneasy truce maintained because they all purchase their drugs from the same supplier, the drug lord La Colombiana (Isabella Rossellini). Victor is invited to a chic white collar party by his girlfriend Carmen (Delilah Cotto). The party is being thrown by her friend Trish (Denise Richards) and her boyfriend Jack (Sarsgaard), an investment banker. With a baby on the way, Vic decides to go straight, and begins to invest money with Jack, receiving significant returns. His friendship with Jack affords Vic a whole new lifestyle, and creates a rift between him and Carmen.
Friends and Family (2001)
, 1h27Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Gangster films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Greg Lauren, Christopher Gartin, Brian Lane Green, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Tovah Feldshuh, Tony Lo Bianco
Roles Carlo Ricci
Rating62%
The Big Heist (2001)
, 1h32Directed by Robert Markowitz
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Documentary, Crime, Politic
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Heist films, Gangster films
Actors Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Jamie Harris, Janet Kidder, Michael P. Moran, Joe Pingue
Roles Paul Castellano
Rating54%
Sally (2000)
Actors Rachael Leigh Cook, Michael Weston, Sam Coppola, Michael C. Williams
Roles Dr. Felch
Rating45%
Witness to the Mob (1998)
, 4hDirected by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Politic
Themes Gangster films
Actors Nicholas Turturro, Tom Sizemore, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Debi Mazar, Abe Vigoda
Rating66%
Based on a true story, the film follows the rise of Sammy Gravano in ranks in the Gambino crime family, one of the "Five Families" of the New York Cosa Nostra that dominates organized crime activities in New York City, his turning to government witness in the legal trials of John Gotti and his life in federal Witness Protection Program.
Palookaville (1995)
, 1h32Directed by Alan Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Gareth Williams, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Frances McDormand, Kim Dickens
Roles Mr. Kott, Money Truck Driver
Rating64%
Modèle:Empty-section
Joey Breaker (1993)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Richard Edson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, George Bartenieff, Sam Coppola, Lewis Black, Erik King
Roles Sid Kramer
Rating44%
Joey Breaker (Richard Edson) is a successful film agent but misses purpose in life. This changes gradually after he meets waitress and student nurse Cyan Worthington (Cedella Marley) from Jamaica. Eventually he quits his job and follows his heart to Jamaica where Cyan serves the population of her native district as a nurse with an independent practice.
Money for Nothing (1993)
, 1h40Directed by Ramón Menéndez
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Benicio del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Roles Bartender Lindey
Rating56%
Joey (John Cusack) is an unemployed longshoreman who finds a bag full of money that fell out of the back of an armored car. Joey forces his friend Kenny Kozlowski (Michael Rapaport) to drive Kenny's car in the lake to hide the tire tracks. Unknown to them, a local boy witnesses them doing the crime. Joey tells Kenny that he's not going to turn the money in and will keep it for himself. Joey refuses to tell his family about it. The police are investigating the missing money and the local boy tells them about the car. The police find the car in the lake and trace it back to Kenny's house. Later, the police head to Kenny's house. During that, Kenny's dad beats his son with a belt and Kenny tells the police that Joey took the money. The neighbors overhear this and word spreads around the city that Joey took the money. Joey and his girlfriend head to the airport to leave the country, until they get arrested.
Citizen Cohn (1992)
, 1h51Directed by Frank Pierson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about viral outbreaks, HIV/AIDS in film
Actors James Woods, Joe Don Baker, Joseph Bologna, Lee Grant, Ed Flanders, Jeffrey Nordling
Roles Carmine Galante
Rating70%
The film spans Cohn's life from childhood through his initial rise to power as McCarthy's right-hand man in the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearings and his eventual public discrediting a month before his death in 1986 from AIDS. It is told mostly in flashback as Cohn lies dying in a Virginia hospital, hallucinating that his many enemies (from Robert Kennedy to Ethel Rosenberg, a convicted Communist spy he sent to the electric chair) are haunting him. It concerns aspects of Cohn's life such as his closeted homosexuality and the measure of his culpability in the "Red Scare" of the 1950s. While the movie portrays Cohn in a decidedly unsympathetic light, it also depicts episodes in his life, such as the death of his beloved mother, in which he showed a more tender, compassionate side.
A Kiss Before Dying (1991)
, 1h35Directed by James Dearden, James Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Matt Dillon, Sean Young, Max von Sydow, Diane Ladd, James Russo, Ad-Rock
Roles Detective Michaelson
Rating56%
Sometime in the past, a copper refinery owned by Thor Carlsson (Max von Sydow) has metal shipped out on Carlsson Copper trains that run right behind a young boy's house, who stares out forlornly at the tracks.
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
, 1h55Directed by Adrian Lyne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films about angels, Political films
Actors Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Jason Alexander, Macaulay Culkin, Ving Rhames
Roles Taxi Driver
Rating73%
On October 6, 1971, American soldier Jacob Singer is with the 1st Air Cavalry Division, deployed in a village in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War, when his close knit unit comes under attack. As many of Jacob's comrades are killed or wounded, others exhibit abnormal behavior, including catatonia and a bloody seizure. A terrified Jacob flees into the jungle, only to be bayoneted in the gut.
Blue Steel (1990)
, 1h37Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Peña, Louise Fletcher, Philip Bosco
Roles PBA Representative
Rating58%
Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) is a rookie New York City policewoman who shoots and kills a suspect (Tom Sizemore) with her service revolver while he's holding up a neighborhood market. The suspect's handgun lands on the floor of the market in the shopping area as the suspect is blown backward through the front window.