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Tim Choate is a Actor American born on 11 october 1954 at Dallas (USA)
Tim Choate (October 11, 1954 – September 24, 2004) was an American actor who starred in a number of film and television roles on series such as Dragnet and Babylon 5.
Choate was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, the son of Betty Nell (née Strong), a commercial artist, and Ben Tom Choate, who worked in building and construction. He appeared in theater productions while attending the University of Texas in Austin and also attended Cornell University.
He was active on stage in both New York and Hollywood. On Broadway, he appeared in Crimes of the Heart and Da. He also performed at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Fest in Twelfth Night and Merry Wives of Windsor as well as in the Los Angeles production of Beyond Therapy. Choate appeared in regional productions at the Long Wharf Theater, the Kennedy Center and the Berkshire Theatre Festival.
On film, some of his appearances included Pearl Harbor; several Merchant Ivory productions including Jefferson in Paris, The Europeans and Jane Austen in Manhattan; Soapdish, Ghost Story and the Oscar-winning short Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall.
On television, he played Zathras on Babylon 5 and had a recurring role on Newhart, as well as appearing in several TV movies, notably Blind Witness (1989) and Child in the Night (1990), and guesting on shows including The Practice, Diagnosis: Murder and The Bold and the Beautiful.
He was killed in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles, California in 2004, aged 49.
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Nationality USA
Birth 11 october 1954 at Dallas (USA)
Death 24 september 2004 (at 49 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 11 october 1954 at Dallas (USA)
Death 24 september 2004 (at 49 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Choate was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, the son of Betty Nell (née Strong), a commercial artist, and Ben Tom Choate, who worked in building and construction. He appeared in theater productions while attending the University of Texas in Austin and also attended Cornell University.
He was active on stage in both New York and Hollywood. On Broadway, he appeared in Crimes of the Heart and Da. He also performed at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Fest in Twelfth Night and Merry Wives of Windsor as well as in the Los Angeles production of Beyond Therapy. Choate appeared in regional productions at the Long Wharf Theater, the Kennedy Center and the Berkshire Theatre Festival.
On film, some of his appearances included Pearl Harbor; several Merchant Ivory productions including Jefferson in Paris, The Europeans and Jane Austen in Manhattan; Soapdish, Ghost Story and the Oscar-winning short Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall.
On television, he played Zathras on Babylon 5 and had a recurring role on Newhart, as well as appearing in several TV movies, notably Blind Witness (1989) and Child in the Night (1990), and guesting on shows including The Practice, Diagnosis: Murder and The Bold and the Beautiful.
He was killed in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles, California in 2004, aged 49.
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Pearl Harbor (2001)
, 3h3Directed by Michael Bay
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Jesse James, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Sizemore
Roles Navy Doctor
Rating62%
In 1923 Tennessee, two young boys, Rafe McCawley (Jesse James) and Danny Walker (Reiley McClendon), play together in the back of an old biplane, pretending to be soldiers fighting the Germans in World War I. After Rafe's father lands his biplane and leaves, Rafe and Danny climb into the plane and Rafe accidentally starts it, giving the boys their first experience at flight. Soon afterward, Danny's father (William Fichtner) comes to take him home. He calls Rafe a "stupid boy" and beats Danny. In an effort to protect Danny, Rafe hits Danny's father with an old propeller and calls him a "dirty German". Danny's father reacts by saying he fought the Germans in the trenches in France during World War I, and that he prays that no one will ever have to see the things he saw.
Live Nude Girls (1995)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Dana Delany, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Stevenson, Paul Perri, Laila Robins, Olivia D'Abo
Roles Jerome
Rating51%
A group of childhood friends have a sleepover as a bachelorette party for Jamie, where the conversations evolve from the topic of their relationships with men to sex and related fantasies. The group includes two sisters, Rachel and Jill, between whom remains some emotional tension. The hostess for the evening, the bisexual Georgina, is pestered by her possessive live-in lover Chris who declines to join the party, staying in her bedroom.
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
, 2h19Directed by James Ivory
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Simon Callow, Seth Gilliam, James Earl Jones
Roles Reporter
Rating56%
Set in the period 1784–1789, the film portrays Jefferson when he was US minister to France at Versailles before the French Revolution. French liberals and intellectuals hope he will lead them away from the corruption of the court of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette and toward a more democratic form of government. Although deploring the poverty of the common people, he embraces the riches of French culture and civilization. It is his first time abroad, and he takes advantage of the opportunity to extend his knowledge of liberal arts and science while absorbing the refinements France has to offer.
White Mile (1994)
, 1h36Directed by Robert Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Alan Alda, Peter Gallagher, Robert Loggia, Bruce Altman, Fionnula Flanagan, Jack Gilpin
Roles Young Man
Rating58%
Dan Cutler, the head of an advertising agency, invites his colleagues to a whitewater rafting trip. The invitation feels more like an order to some, Cutler considering the outing a test of his employees' confidence, courage and skills.
Gunsmoke: The Long Ride (1993)
, 1h34Directed by Jerry Jameson
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors James Arness, Ali MacGraw, James Brolin, Tim Choate, Jim Beaver, Michael Greene
Roles Sheriff Bart Meriweather
Rating70%
The now retired from his position as Marshal Matt Dillon is at his ranch enjoying the wedding of his daughter when they come to arrest for the murder of a man. Assuming that only confused him with another man, Dillon accompanying the officer, but he realizes that there is a reward of five thousand dollars for his head.
Immaculate Conception (1992)
, 2hOrigin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors James Wilby, Melissa Leo, Shabana Azmi, Zia Mohyeddin, James Cossins, Dr. Shriram Lagoo
Roles David
Rating61%
Hannah, Jewish-American daughter of a US senator and her British lover Alistair working as an environmentalist in Pakistan, desperate for a child, visit the eunuch shrine of Gulab Shah which has a reputation for curing infertility. While Alistair is embroiled in a brief love affair with a Pakistani photographer, Hannah conceives and decides to convert to Islam coaxing Alistair also to do the same, causing a conflict with her family. Meanwhile, the eunuchs from the shrine develop an interest in the Hannah’s baby, leading to tension with clash of cultures and religious beliefs.
Soapdish (1991)
, 1h33Directed by Michael Hoffman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Shue, Teri Hatcher
Roles AD
Rating65%
Celeste Talbert (Sally Field), the longtime star of the daytime drama The Sun Also Sets, is targeted by her ambitious co-star Montana Moorehead (Cathy Moriarty); Montana connives to supplant Celeste as the show's star by promising sexual favors to its producer, David Seton Barnes (Robert Downey, Jr.). To make the audience hate Celeste's character, Montana and David come up with a last-minute plot change in which she will accidentally kill a young, destitute deaf-mute, played by the newly-cast Lori Craven (Elisabeth Shue). Despite the strong objections of Head Writer Rose Schwartz (Whoopie Goldberg) and Celeste herself, the scene plays out, but is interrupted by Celeste's recognition of Lori as her real-life niece. Network honcho Edmund Edwards (Garry Marshall) sees potential in the relationship and makes Lori a regular cast member.
Child in the Night (1990)
, 1h38Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors JoBeth Williams, Tom Skerritt, Elijah Wood, Darren McGavin, Mike Pniewski, Season Hubley
Roles Curt
Rating55%
Blind Witness (1989)
, 1h33Directed by Richard Colla
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Victoria Principal, Paul Le Mat, Dr. Stephen Macht, Tim Choate, Jeff Olson, Matt Clark
Roles Remy
Rating53%
Maggie Kemlich (Principal) is a blind woman who leads an active, independent life despite her disability. Maggie witnesses robbers murder her husband, Gordon Kemlich (Macht), using a stun gun. However, with the exception of Det. Mike Tuthill (Le Mat), police dismiss her observations due to the fact that she is blind. Police arrest the men who they believe committed the murder, but Maggie goes public with the fact that she believes they have the wrong men, prompting the murderers to come after her. She then seeks out to identify the true killers, and sets up a trap to enact revenge.
, 23minutesDirected by Bryan Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tim Choate, Boyd Gaines, David Rasche, Sam McMurray, Fred Willard, Tommy Hinkley
Roles Phil Leeds
Rating67%
Def-Con 4 (1985)
, 1h28Directed by Paul Donovan, Tony Randel
Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Maury Chaykin, Lenore Zann, Kate Lynch, Tim Choate, Florence Paterson
Roles Howe
Rating45%
Two months after the exchange of nuclear weapons on earth the spacecraft's guidance system is mysteriously reprogrammed, forcing the crew's return to earth. In order to survive, the crew must escape to the radiation free zones while avoiding cannibal 'terminals' and a military school student turned evil despotic ruler.
Blow Out (1981)
, 1h47Directed by Brian De Palma
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Films about films, Serial killer films, Political films
Actors John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz, John McMartin, Bernie Rachelle
Roles Sailor
Rating73%
While in post-production on a low-budget exploitation film, Philadelphia sound technician Jack Terry (Travolta) is told by his producer that he needs a more realistic sounding scream and better wind effects. After leaving the studio to record potential sound effects at a local park, he sees a car careen off the road and plunge into a nearby creek. Jack dives into the water to help, discovering a dead man and a young woman, still alive, trapped inside the submerged car. He pulls her to safety and accompanies her to a local hospital. Jack learns that the driver of the car was the governor (and a presidential hopeful); the girl was an escort named Sally (Allen). Associates of the governor attempt to whitewash the incident by concealing that Sally was in the car, and they convince Jack to smuggle Sally out of the hospital with him.
Ghost Story (1981)
, 1h50Directed by John Irvin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., John Houseman, Alice Krige, Craig Wasson
Roles Young Ricky Hawthorne
Rating62%
The plot is taken from the novel of the same name by Straub, but greatly changes and simplifies it.
Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
, 1h51Directed by James Ivory
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Anne Baxter, Robert Powell, Sean Young, Tim Choate, Iman, Sandra Seacat
Roles Jamie
Rating46%
À New York, deux compagnies théâtrales sont en concurrence pour monter une œuvre de jeunesse de Jane Austen récemment découverte, Sir Charles Grandison.
Times Square (1980)
, 1h51Directed by Allan Moyle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Trini Alvarado, Robin Johnson, Tim Curry, Steve James, Peter Coffield, Herbert Berghof
Roles Eastman
Rating65%
Nicky Marotta (Robin Johnson) and Pamela Pearl (Trini Alvarado) are two teenage girls who meet in the New York Neurological Hospital, where they are both being examined for mental illness. Pamela feels lonely and misunderstood, and is neglected and exploited by her father, a prominent and wealthy environmental commissioner running a campaign to "clean up" Times Square. Nicky is a tough-talking street kid with musical aspirations, sent to the hospital for an evaluation after an altercation with the police. Sharing a room, the frank Nicky and the shy Pamela become friends; Nicky tells Pamela that she stages seizures to keep out of juvenile detention. Nicky admires Pamela's poetic spirit; Pamela admires Nicky's forthright attitude, and resents the condescending way in which the doctors treat her. Nicky tells Pamela not to take her meds as they "take your fight away." She also reads a poem that Pamela wrote about her: "Your ribs are my ladder, Nicky/I'm so amazed, I'm so amazed." Nicky is released from the hospital, and later returns, ostensibly for an appointment for her social worker, but really to break Pamela out. Both girls escape from the hospital, steal an ambulance, and hide out in an abandoned Chelsea Piers No.56 on the Hudson River. Pamela tells Nicky, "Everything you do, or you say, is poetry. At least, I think so." The girls seal their devotion to each other with a blood oath and make a pact to scream out each other's names in times of trouble.