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Richard Portnow is a Actor American born on 26 january 1947 at Brooklyn (USA)

Richard Portnow

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Nationality USA
Birth 26 january 1947 (77 years) at Brooklyn (USA)

Richard Portnow (born January 26, 1947) is an American actor known for such films and television series as Good Morning, Vietnam, Barton Fink, Kindergarten Cop, Seven, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Spirit, Law Abiding Citizen, Private Parts, Fallen Arches, Double Down, Spring Break '83, The Sopranos, Hannah Montana, Trumbo, Underdogs and Boston Legal.

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Filmography of Richard Portnow (72 films)

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Spring Break '83
Directed by Mars Callahan, Scott Spiegel
Origin USA
Actors Jamie Kennedy, John Goodman, Alan Ritchson, Martin Spanjers, Joe Pantoliano, Ricky Ullman
Roles Dean Martin

Four friends who were bullied by their graduating high school class seek revenge against the now freshman college students while on spring break during 1983.
Café Society
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Parker Posey, Blake Lively Reynolds, Corey Stoll
Roles Walt
Rating65% 3.2977053.2977053.2977053.2977053.297705
New York, dans les années 30. Coincé entre des parents conflictuels, un frère gangster et la bijouterie familiale, Bobby Dorfman a le sentiment d'étouffer ! Il décide donc de tenter sa chance à Hollywood où son oncle Phil, puissant agent de stars, accepte de l'engager comme coursier. À Hollywood, Bobby ne tarde pas à tomber amoureux. Malheureusement, la belle n'est pas libre et il doit se contenter de son amitié. Jusqu'au jour où elle débarque chez lui pour lui annoncer que son petit ami vient de rompre. Soudain, l'horizon s'éclaire pour Bobby et l'amour semble à portée de main…
I Am Nero
I Am Nero (2016)

Directed by Rafi Pitts
Origin German
Genres Drama
Actors Rory Cochrane, Aml Ameen, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Michael J. Harney, Khleo Thomas, Alex Frost
Roles Murray
Rating62% 3.144433.144433.144433.144433.14443
Nero a 19 ans, il a grandi aux États-Unis puis s’est fait déporter au Mexique. Étranger dans le pays de ses parents, il est décidé à repasser la frontière coûte que coûte. Il parvient enfin à retrouver son frère, Jesus, qui vit à Los Angeles. Pour échapper à la vie de misère à laquelle le condamne sa condition de clandestin, sa dernière chance pour devenir américain est de s’engager dans l’armée. Nero rejoint le front des green card soldiers.
Café Society, 1h36
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively Reynolds, Parker Posey, Corey Stoll
Roles Walt
Rating65% 3.2977053.2977053.2977053.2977053.297705
Dans les années 1930, Bobby (Jesse Eisenberg), un jeune juif new-yorkais qui étouffe auprès de ses parents, petits bijoutiers, se rend à Hollywood. Pour y trouver un travail, il compte sur l'appui de son oncle Phil (Steve Carell), prestigieux agent d'acteurs. Il tombe amoureux de la secrétaire de celui-ci, Vonnie (Kristen Stewart), sans savoir qu'elle et son oncle sont amants. Néanmoins il parvient peu à peu à la séduire. Tous deux se désintéressent de la vie effervescente et superficielle d'Hollywood. Il veut l'amener à New York pour fonder une famille. Hélas, à l'heure du choix, Vonnie opte pour l'oncle, pour la sécurité. Bobby retourne chez ses parents. Il se lance dans les affaires aux côtés de son frère, gangster à ses heures, et fait prospérer leur très chic boîte de nuit. Il se marie avec Veronica (Blake Lively), il devient riche. Mais, quand Vonnie franchit la porte de son club au bras de son mari, la passion, qui ne s'était jamais éteinte, ressurgit entre les anciens amants.
Trumbo
Trumbo (2015)
, 2h4
Directed by Jay Roach
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about writers, Political films
Actors Elle Fanning, Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, John Goodman, Helen Mirren, Alan Tudyk
Roles Louis B. Mayer
Rating73% 3.6977753.6977753.6977753.6977753.697775
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. Trumbo (directed by Jay Roach) recounts how Dalton used words and wit to win two Academy Awards and expose the absurdity and injustice under the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) to John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger. The film also stars Diane Lane, John Goodman, Louis CK, Elle Fanning, and Michael Stuhlbarg.
Nanny Cam
Nanny Cam (2014)
, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Laura Allen, India Eisley, Cam Gigandet, Renée Felice Smith, Richard Portnow, Andrew Fiscella
Roles Detective Jones
Rating54% 2.7066252.7066252.7066252.7066252.706625
Un jour, alors que Linda et Mark sont sortis dîner en tête à tête, leur fille Chloé est victime d'un accident domestique. Sa nounou âgée souffre de sénilité. Linda et Mark sont contraints de trouver rapidement une nouvelle nounou car Linda travaille dans une agence de publicité et que Mark rénove une maison qu'il compte vendre. Mark rencontre alors Heather, une jeune lycéenne qui semble parfaite. Leur fille s'attache également très vite à cette jeune nounou.
Oldboy
Oldboy (2013)
, 1h44
Directed by Spike Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Sharlto Copley, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Portnow, Michael Imperioli
Roles Bernie Sharkey
Rating58% 2.901472.901472.901472.901472.90147
In 1993, Joe Doucett (Josh Brolin) is an alcoholic advertising executive for his company. His constant drinking has gotten him into frequent trouble at work, and one day his ex-wife Donna berates him for missing his daughter, Mia's 3rd birthday, which he brushes off. Later that night, he ruins a meeting with a highly potential client, Daniel Newcombe (Lance Reddick), by hitting on his girlfriend. Knowing that he will likely be fired for his failure, Joe gets drunk, and goes to a bar owned by his friend Chucky (Michael Imperioli), who refuses him entry. While stuck outside, he spots a woman with a yellow umbrella, before passing out.
Underdogs
Underdogs (2013)
, 1h42
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors D. B. Sweeney, William Mapother, Richard Portnow, Logan Huffman, Maddie Hasson, Charlie Carver
Roles John Handon II
Rating58% 2.904012.904012.904012.904012.90401
Bobby Burkett (Logan Huffman) is a promising quarterback for a struggling high-school football team. Vince DeAntonio (D.B. Sweeney) is a former college football offensive coordinator, who abruptly resigned five years earlier, and has now become coach at the high school. The coach realizes the team needs more depth, and recruits several unlikely new players. Over the course of the season, Bobby falls for Renee (Maddie Hasson) a cheerleader at a rival high school, who also is the love interest of the rival school's quarterback (Charlie Carver). Bobby's father (William Mapother), is an inventor who works for the rival quarterback's father (Richard Portnow). The inventor gets sued by his employer over the intellectual property rights to a new space heater design, and must struggle to keep his invention. The employer's company is also planning to move manufacturing to Mexico, eliminating jobs in the community. The story climaxes in a charity football game between the rival teams, which serves as a rallying point for the inventor's family, the school, and the community.
In the Dark, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Samuel Page, Shannon Elizabeth, Elizabeth Peña, Richard Portnow, Elisabeth Röhm, Patrick Muldoon
Roles Detective Archer
Rating48% 2.414252.414252.414252.414252.41425
A la suite d'un accident grave, dans lequel elle perd son mari et son enfant, une artiste devient aveugle. Elle reçoit ensuite une aide pour l'assister dans sa vie.
Hitchcock
Hitchcock (2012)
, 1h38
Directed by Sacha Gervasi
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about films, Serial killer films, Children's films
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette, Danny Huston, Jessica Biel
Roles Barney Balaban
Rating67% 3.397733.397733.397733.397733.39773
In 1959, Alfred Hitchcock opens his latest film, North by Northwest, to considerable success, but is troubled by a reporter's insinuation that it is time to retire. Seeking to reclaim the artistic daring of his youth, Hitchcock turns down film proposals like adapting Casino Royale in favor of a horror novel called Psycho by Robert Bloch, which is based on the crimes of murderer Ed Gein. Gein appears in sequences throughout the film in which he seems to prompt Hitchcock's imagination regarding the Psycho story, or act as some function of Hitchcock's subconscious mind (for instance, drawing Hitchcock's attention to sand on his bathroom floor, the quantity of which reveals how much time his wife Alma has been spending at the beachhouse with Whitfield Cook).
2 Jacks
2 Jacks (2012)

Directed by Bernard Rose
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Danny Huston, Sienna Miller, Jacqueline Bisset, Jack Huston, Billy Zane, Izabella Miko
Roles Lorenzo
Rating46% 2.339152.339152.339152.339152.33915
In 1992, Jack (Danny Huston), a legendary filmmaker returns to Hollywood after a long absence looking to secure finance for his new film project. His return to Tinseltown is heralded by a series of adventures, as he drinks freely, seduces a beautiful woman named Diana (Miller), quarrels with studio executives and finally procures funds for his new project by winning a poker game.
Imaginary Friend, 1h26
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Lacey Chabert, Ethan Embry, Amanda Schull, Paul Sorvino, Jacob Young, Marc McClure
Roles Dan
Rating56% 2.8455752.8455752.8455752.8455752.845575
Emma est une jeune artiste mariée à Brad, un célèbre psychiatre. Cependant la jeune femme est traumatisée : quand elle était petite, son père colérique et violent battait sa mère. Il finira par la tuer avant de se suicider. Pour échapper à cette ambiance familiale néfaste, Emma s'était inventée une amie imaginaire. Aujourd'hui, elle est sous traitement pour faire disparaître ses visions. Elle a hérité de la fortune de son père, mais ne peut y toucher. Jugée instable, seul son mari a procuration sur ses comptes. De plus, à la suite de ces visions, la vie du couple bat de l'aile, encore plus depuis qu'Emma a arrêté de prendre ses médicaments. Elle revoit ainsi son amie qui lui parle, la conseille et lui réapprend à avoir confiance en elle. Cependant la vérité est plus cruelle : son mari n'a pas que de bonnes intentions.
The Christmas Pageant, 1h25
Themes Christmas films
Actors Melissa Gilbert, Robert Mailhouse, Edward Herrmann, Candice Azzara, Alex Hyde-White, Kate Flannery
Roles Leo Brenner
Rating55% 2.759932.759932.759932.759932.75993
Vera Parks est metteur en scène et essaie tant bien que mal de faire carrière à Broadway, mais son mauvais caractère lui joue des tours et sa réputation la précède. Elle est obligée d'accepter la mise en scène d'un spectacle de Noël dans une banlieue perdue près de New York. Vera est bien loin des paillettes de Broadway et se retrouve à diriger des apprentis comédiens. Elle n'est pas au bout de ses surprises quand elle découvre que c'est Jack, son ancien amoureux, qui est à l'initiative de sa venue...
The Wish List, 1h25
Directed by Kevin Connor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Jennifer Esposito, David Sutcliffe, Richard Portnow, Mark Deklin, Diane Venora, Steve Monroe
Roles Lenny
Rating62% 3.1024553.1024553.1024553.1024553.102455
Sarah, trentenaire, désespère de rencontrer un jour l'âme sœur tellement elle est exigeante. Mais, dans le café du sémillant Fred, elle fait la connaissance d'Érik, charmant médecin qui a tout de l'homme parfait. Alors qu'elle débute une relation romantique avec Érik, Fred l'oblige à revoir ses critères de sélection et à placer l'amour en tête de liste...
Law Abiding Citizen, 1h44
Directed by F. Gary Gray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Rape and revenge films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Bruce McGill, Colm Meaney, Leslie Bibb, Michael Irby
Roles Bill Reynolds
Rating73% 3.6998253.6998253.6998253.6998253.699825
Philadelphia, 1999. In a violent home invasion, engineer Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler) is forced to witness the rape and murder of his wife and young daughter by Clarence James Darby (Christian Stolte) and his accomplice Rupert Ames (Josh Stewart). Prosecutor Nick Rice (Jamie Foxx) is unable to use DNA evidence to securely convict both accused. Unwilling to take a chance on lowering his high and yet unbeaten 96% conviction rate, he chooses to make a deal with Darby (the actual murderer), letting him plead guilty to a lesser charge, in return for testifying against Ames. Ames is falsely found guilty of masterminding the break-in and both murders and is sentenced to death. Shelton feels betrayed by Rice's actions, as he had pleaded with him not to make the deal and to at least try convict both of them, and because he chose to release the actual killer. Darby serves his shortened sentence and is released just a few years later.