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John S. Davies is a Actor American born on 29 june 1953 at Regensburg (German)
John S. Davies (born June 29, 1953) is an American actor, director, and teacher of college level actors.
Davies was born in Regensburg, Germany, the son of lifelong American diplomat Richard Townsend Davies, who was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Poland in the Nixon Administration. He grew up in American embassies all over the world as well as in and around Washington, D.C.. In 1978 he graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor's degree in theatre. From there he moved to Dallas where he attended the Dallas Theater Center being awarded a Master of Fine Arts in June 1982.
His professional career included over 60 theatre performances as well as directing many others. His better known television and film work includes RoboCop (1987), JFK, (1991), Walker Texas Ranger, Rough Riders (1997), The Alamo (2004), Prison Break, and the direct to video sequel of Walking Tall, Walking Tall: The Payback.
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John S. Davies (born June 29, 1953) is an American actor, director, and teacher of college level actors.
Davies was born in Regensburg, Germany, the son of lifelong American diplomat Richard Townsend Davies, who was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Poland in the Nixon Administration. He grew up in American embassies all over the world as well as in and around Washington, D.C.. In 1978 he graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor's degree in theatre. From there he moved to Dallas where he attended the Dallas Theater Center being awarded a Master of Fine Arts in June 1982.
His professional career included over 60 theatre performances as well as directing many others. His better known television and film work includes RoboCop (1987), JFK, (1991), Walker Texas Ranger, Rough Riders (1997), The Alamo (2004), Prison Break, and the direct to video sequel of Walking Tall, Walking Tall: The Payback.
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Walking Tall: The Payback (2007)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Kevin Sorbo, Haley Ramm, Gail Cronauer, Alan John Buckley, Bentley Mitchum, Jenny Shakeshaft
Roles Det. Pete Michaels
Rating47%
This time, the plot focuses on a local hero who takes justice into his own hands. Ex military Nick (Kevin Sorbo) returns to his hometown. His father, the sheriff, tries to stand up against a brutal gang of ruthless criminals who intimidate and blackmail the people to sell them their business. He then is killed by the gang's leader Harvey Morris.
Ruffian (2007)
, 1h29Directed by Yves Simoneau
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Sam Shepard, Laura Bailey, Frank Whaley, Nicholas Pryor, Christine Belford, Louis Herthum
Roles CBS Exec.
Rating70%
Warning: Parental Advisory (2002)
, 1h40Directed by Mark Waters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mariel Hemingway, Jason Priestley, Griffin Dunne, Tim Guinee, Deborah Yates, Lois Chiles
Roles Dave Gorman
Rating67%
Magnolia (1999)
, 3h1Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about cancer, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Tom Cruise, Jeremy Blackman, Melinda Dillon, April Grace, Luis Guzmán, Philip Baker Hall
Roles Cameraman
Rating79%
The narrator recounts three instances of incredible coincidences and suggests that forces greater than chance play important roles in life.
The Substitute Wife (1994)
, 1h32Directed by Peter Werner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Farrah Fawcett, Lea Thompson, Peter Weller, Gail Cronauer, Lou Perryman, John S. Davies
Roles Preacher #1
Rating63%
In Nebraska, during the pioneer days, a woman who knows she's going to die (Thompson) gets a prostitute (Fawcett) to take her place with her husband (Weller). Her reason being, is if the family is left without a motherly figure, the family will lose their farm.
The Substitute Wife (1994)
, 1h32Directed by Peter Werner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Farrah Fawcett, Lea Thompson, Peter Weller, Gail Cronauer, Karis Paige Bryant, Lou Perryman
Roles Preacher #1
Rating63%
L'action se situe au Nebraska à la fin du XIX siècle. Amy et Martin Hightower sont un couple de fermiers qui travaillent dur et qui ont quatre enfants. À la suite d'un malaise Amy se rend chez le médecin et comprend que ses jours sont comptés, elle persuade alors son mari de trouver une autre femme pour la remplacer auprès de lui dans les travaux de la ferme. Après plusieurs recherches infructueuses, elle finit par rencontrer Pearl une prostituée, qui l'âge venant n'a plus le succès de ses débuts. La cohabitation ne se fait pas sans mal, mais quand Amy se rend compte qu'elle ne peut plus avoir de relations sexuelles avec son mari, elle pousse celui-ci à coucher avec Pearl, celui-ci commence par refuser avant de se laisser tenter. Lorsqu'Amy semble être guérie, les trois protagonistes mettent au point les règles de ce qui deviendra un ménage à trois. Plus tard Amy fait une rechute et décède. Pearl restera auprès de Martin pour élever les enfants et s'occuper de la ferme.
Hexed (1993)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Arye Gross, Claudia Christian, Adrienne Shelly, R. Lee Ermey, Ray Baker, Michael E. Knight
Roles Henry Pratt
Rating54%
Matthew travaille dans le même hôtel depuis ses 18 ans. Il en a maintenant 30. Lorsque son mannequin préféré, Hexina, loue secrètement une chambre dans son hôtel, Matthew se fait passer pour quelqu'un d'autre et décroche un rendez-vous avec elle. Mais les choses prennent une tournure mortelle...
Bed of Lies (1992)
, 1h30Directed by William A. Graham
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about domestic violence
Actors Susan Dey, Chris Cooper, G. W. Bailey, Mary Kay Place, John Anderson, Tom Nolan
Roles Rev. Murph
Rating56%
Based on the true story, Bed of Lies tells the story of Vicky Moore (Susan Dey), a low born Texas waitress, marries Marion Price Daniel, Jr., the son of Texas governor Price Daniel, thinking she is going to live happily ever after. She realizes that her husband is an alcoholic, drug addict, and abusive husband which eventually leads to her husband's shooting death. She is accused of murder and fights for custody of her children.
JFK (1991)
, 3h9Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Themes Assassinat, Films about families, Politique, Political films, White House in fiction
Actors Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci, Laurie Metcalf, Beata Poźniak
Roles Hobo #2
Rating79%
The film opens with newsreel footage, including the farewell address in 1961 of outgoing President Dwight D. Eisenhower, warning about the build-up of the "military-industrial complex". This is followed by a summary of John F. Kennedy's years as president, emphasizing the events that, in Stone's thesis, would lead to his assassination. This builds to a reconstruction of the assassination on November 22, 1963. New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison subsequently learns about potential links to the assassination in New Orleans. Garrison and his team investigate several possible conspirators, including private pilot David Ferrie, but are forced to let them go after their investigation is publicly rebuked by the federal government. Kennedy's suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is killed by Jack Ruby, and Garrison closes the investigation.
Problem Child (1990)
, 1h18Directed by Dennis Dugan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families
Actors John Ritter, Jack Warden, Michael Oliver, Amy Yasbeck, Gilbert Gottfried, Michael Richards
Roles Paramedic
Rating55%
The film opens with a woman leaving a bassinet on the porch of a fancy home; the baby, Junior, promptly pees on the woman who picks him up. From there, he is repeatedly discarded at various homes throughout many years by guardians who have grown tired of his destructive behavior—which includes throwing a rattle at the window, giving a cat soap to eat, using a vacuum cleaner to suck up the fish tank, and demolishing a mobile home with a bulldozer in retaliation for his favorite toys being stepped on—until he is eventually deposited at a Catholic orphanage, where he continues to wreak havoc on the strict nuns.
Through the Fire (1988)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Action, Horror
Actors John S. Davies
Roles Oscar
Rating40%
A few mysterious disappearances happen in Fort Worth, Texas. The sister of one the victims hires a cop to investigate her disappearance. The young woman (Tamara Hext) and the cop (Tom Campitelli) discover that an evil cult is involved. They find a medallion, sought after by some worshipers of demon Moloch, a beast that may be invoked and wreaks havoc, but can only be stopped with the amulet.
Switching Channels (1988)
, 1h45Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about television, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, George Newbern
Roles Aide
Rating59%
Sullivan (Reynolds) is the operations manager of Satellite News Network, a fictitious cable TV news channel. He tries to prevent the impending marriage of Colleran (Turner), his best reporter and ex-wife, by keeping her on the job during the critical news coverage of an upcoming execution and prison break.
RoboCop (1987)
, 1h42Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Social science fiction, Action, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Transport films, Aviation films, Films set in the future, Superhero films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Anticipation, Robot films
Actors Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Peter MacNicol, Dan O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith
Roles Chessman
Rating75%
In a dystopian near-future, Detroit, which is now bankrupt and overrun with crime, gives Omni Consumer Products (OCP) control of its struggling police force. The company plans to replace the poor, run-down sections of Old Detroit with the high-end "Delta City," but must first address the city's high crime rate. As an alternative to existing law enforcement, OCP senior president Dick Jones (Ronny Cox) offers the prototype ED-209 enforcement droid, but it accidentally kills a board member during a demonstration. The OCP chairman, nicknamed "The Old Man" (Dan O'Herlihy), decides instead to back Jones' young rival, Bob Morton (Miguel Ferrer), and his experimental cyborg police officer program, "RoboCop.
Interface (1985)
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors John S. Davies, Lou Diamond Phillips, Lauren Lane
Roles Rex Hobson, P.h.D.
Rating38%
The Long Goodbye (1973)
, 1h52Directed by Robert Altman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Noir, Crime
Actors Elliott Gould, Nina, Baroness van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, Warren Berlinger
Roles Det. Dayton
Rating74%
Late one night, with nothing better to do than feed his fussy cat, private investigator Philip Marlowe is visited by his close friend Terry Lennox, who asks for a lift from Los Angeles to the California–Mexico border at Tijuana. Marlowe obliges. On returning home, Marlowe is met by two police detectives, who accuse Lennox of having murdered his rich wife, Sylvia. Marlowe refuses to give them any information, so they arrest him. After three days in jail, the police release him, because Lennox committed suicide in Mexico. It is an open-and-shut case to the police and the press, but the official facts do not sit right with Marlowe.