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James Sloyan is a Actor American born on 24 february 1940 at Indianapolis (USA)
James Joseph Sloyan (born February 24, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American actor.
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Birth name James Joseph Sloyan
Nationality USA
Birth 24 february 1940 (84 years) at Indianapolis (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 24 february 1940 (84 years) at Indianapolis (USA)
Biography
James a fait ses études à l'American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Il a interrompu sa carrière artistique en 1962 lorsqu'il a été enrôlé dans l'armée américaine lors de la Guerre du Viêt Nam. Par la suite il apparait dans de nombreux téléfilms et séries télévisées. Son prermier rôle au cinéma est dans La balade du bourreau (The Traveling Executioner ) en 1970.Usually with
Filmography of James Sloyan (11 films)
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, 2h7Directed by Jerry London
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Timothy Busfield, Lindsay Frost, John Karlen, Tobin Bell, Linda Blair, Peter Jurasik
Roles Défense
Rating57%
C'est l'histoire vraie de Laurie Bembenek. Elle a été accusée d'avoir assassinée l'ex-femme de son mari.
Changes (1991)
, 1h36Directed by Charles Jarrott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Cheryl Ladd, Michael Nouri, Christopher Gartin, Christie Clark, Renée O'Connor, Ami Foster
Roles Paul Stevenson
Rating59%
Melanie Adams is a divorced mother who gave birth to twin girls Val and Jessica at age 19. Nowadays, she is a successful news correspondent working in New York City. For her latest story, she travels to Los Angeles to do a report on a sick, but optimistic girl. She immediately feels attracted to the girl's doctor, Peter Hallam. Peter is a widowed father of three children; 18-year-old Mark, 15-year-old Pam, and 8-year-old Matt. Their mother died of a pulmonary hypertension, refusing treatment. The family is still grieving, and especially Pam has difficulty dealing with the loss.
Amos (1985)
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Montgomery, Dorothy McGuire, Pat Morita, Ray Walston, James Sloyan
Roles Sheriff John Thomas
Rating68%
Elizabeth Montgomery interprète Daisy Daws, l'inquiétante infirmière en chef d'une résidence pour personnes âgées, qui utilise des méthodes bien étranges afin de se débarrasser de certains résidents malades et alités. Elle fait régner la terreur jusqu'à ce qu'un nouveau venu, Amos Lasher (Kirk Douglas), un homme qui ne s'en laisse pas imposer, contrecarre les projets de Daisy...
Xanadu (1980)
, 1h33Directed by Robert Greenwald
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Sports films, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck, Gene Kelly, James Sloyan, Dimitra Arliss, Sandahl Bergman
Roles Simpson
Rating53%
Sonny Malone is a talented artist who dreams of fame beyond his job, which is the non-creative task of painting larger versions of album covers for record-store window advertisements. As the film opens, Sonny is broke and on the verge of giving up his dream. Having quit his day job to try to make a living as a freelance artist, but having failed to make any money at it, Sonny returns to his old job at AirFlo Records. After some humorous run-ins with his imperious boss and nemesis, Simpson, he resumes painting record covers.
The Disappearance of Aimee (1976)
, 1h40Directed by Anthony Harvey
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Faye Dunaway, Bette Davis, James Sloyan, James Woods, Lelia Goldoni, Severn Darden
Roles Dist. Atty. Asa Keyes
Rating71%
The Sting (1973)
, 2h4Directed by George Roy Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Buddy films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan
Roles Mottola
Rating82%
The film takes place in 1936, at the height of the Great Depression. Johnny Hooker, a grifter in Joliet, Illinois, cons $11,000 in cash from an unsuspecting victim with the aid of his partners Luther Coleman and Joe Erie. Buoyed by the windfall, Luther announces his retirement and advises Hooker to seek out an old friend, Henry Gondorff, in Chicago to teach him "the big con". Unfortunately, their victim was a numbers racket courier for vicious crime boss Doyle Lonnegan. Corrupt Joliet police Lieutenant William Snyder confronts Hooker, revealing Lonnegan's involvement and demanding part of Hooker’s cut. Having already spent his share, Hooker pays Snyder in counterfeit bills. Lonnegan's men murder Luther, and Hooker flees for his life to Chicago.
Between Time and Timbuktu (1972)
, 1h30Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Ray Goulding, William Hickey, Bob Elliott, Franklin Cover, Kevin McCarthy, James Sloyan
Roles Dr. Paul Proteus
Rating70%
, 1h36Directed by James Goldstone
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander, Roz Kelly, Robert De Niro
Roles Joey
Rating49%
Deux gangs s'affrontent à New York. D'un côté, le vieux parrain Baccala, bien décidé à conserver son territoire. De l'autre, l'ambitieux Kid Sally et son gang, estimant mériter une place plus importante au sein du crime organisé de la grosse pomme.
Paradise Lost (1971)
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Eli Wallach, Jo Van Fleet, Jiří Voskovec, Bernadette Peters, Cliff Gorman, George Bartenieff
Roles Williams
Rating80%
The play takes place in an unnamed American city during the Depression, in 1932. The head of the family, Leo, and his wife Clara are middle-class and prosperous. However, over the course of the play Leo and his partner Sam lose their handbag business and the family must come to terms with this. The other characters in the play include a friend, Gus, and his daughter, Libby, a frivolous and self-centered young woman who is newly married to Leo's son Ben; a boarder, and an assortment of other characters.
, 1h36Directed by James Goldstone
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander, Robert De Niro, Hervé Villechaize
Roles Joey
Rating49%
C'est l'histoire amusante de deux gangs mafieux en guerre à New York. Le gang le plus faible utilise incroyablement un lion pour faire chanter les "clients" du gang opposé. La police réussit à arrêter l'un des gangs, tandis que l'autre reste sans le Boss.Ld
The Traveling Executioner (1970)
, 1h35Directed by Jack Smight
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Western
Themes Prison films
Actors Stacy Keach, Bud Cort, Stefan Gierasch, Marianna Hill, Graham Jarvis, James Sloyan
Roles Piquant (as James J. Sloyan)
Rating62%
Jonas Candide, a former carnival showman, travels around the South in 1918 with his own portable electric chair, going from prison to prison with his young assistant, Jimmy, charging one hundred dollars per execution. Two of Jonas' potential victims are siblings Willy and Gundred Herzallerliebst. While Jonas successfully executes Willy, he falls for Gundred, hoping to fake her execution.