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Ray Aranha is a Actor American born on 1 may 1939 at Miami (USA)

Ray Aranha

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Birth name Raymond Douglass Aranha
Nationality USA
Birth 1 may 1939 at Miami (USA)
Death 9 october 2011 (at 72 years) at Stamford (USA)

Ray Aranha (May 1, 1939 – October 9, 2011) was an American actor, playwright, and stage director.

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Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins
(2 films)
John Sayles
John Sayles
(1 films)
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
(1 films)
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
(1 films)
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Filmography of Ray Aranha (12 films)

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Shortcut to Happiness, 1h45
Directed by Alec Baldwin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about writers, Films about religion, Demons in film
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alec Baldwin, Dan Aykroyd, Kim Cattrall, Amy Poehler
Roles Mailman
Rating54% 2.7033452.7033452.7033452.7033452.703345
Jabez Stone (Alec Baldwin) is a desperate, down on his luck writer who reaches rock bottom when his close friend, Julius Jensen (Dan Aykroyd), finds success. In his attempts to get his work published, he meets a beautiful stranger (Jennifer Love Hewitt) who offers him a chance at fame and fortune in exchange for his soul. Stone, having lost faith in himself, agrees to the offer.
Maid in Manhattan, 1h45
Directed by Wayne Wang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci, Tyler Posey, Frances Conroy
Roles Bus Driver
Rating54% 2.706742.706742.706742.706742.70674
Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) is a single mother trying to get by with her young son Ty (Tyler Posey) by working as a maid for The Beresford Hotel in the heart of Manhattan. When not in school, Ty spends time among Marisa’s fellow hotel workers, who think she is capable of being promoted to management.
Good Advice, 1h33
Directed by Steve Rash
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Charlie Sheen, Angie Harmon, Denise Richards, Jon Lovitz, Rosanna Arquette, Meredith Salenger
Roles Man in Central Park
Rating61% 3.098283.098283.098283.098283.09828
Charlie Sheen plays Ryan Turner, a hotshot broker living an upscale life in New York City with his shallow girlfriend Cindy Styne (Denise Richards). One morning, he is playing golf with the owner of one of the biggest newspaper publishers of New York. He tells Ryan of a huge merger between his company, Simpson Inc., and a large drug corporation. Ryan, ecstatic that this could be his big break, calls all his clients and informs them of the huge deal that is going to happen and they all place large amounts of money into the merger. However, the next day, Simpson reveals that there is not going to be a merger. Ryan loses most of his own, and much of his clients' money in light of the news. He storms over to Simpson's office, and Simpson tells Ryan that he personally screwed him over because Ryan was sleeping with his wife. Ryan, now near bankrupt, sells his possessions and moves in with his girlfriend, Cindy. Ryan tries to get another job at another brokerage, but his license is revoked. Devastated, he loafs around, until Cindy tells him that she is leaving for Brazil with another man.
Deconstructing Harry, 1h36
Directed by Woody Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about automobiles, Demons in film, Films about Jews and Judaism, Road movies, Erotic thriller films
Actors Caroline Aaron, Kirstie Alley, Bob Balaban, Richard Benjamin, Eric Bogosian, Billy Crystal
Roles Professor Aranha
Rating72% 3.6497553.6497553.6497553.6497553.649755
One night, Lucy (Judy Davis) gets a taxi to the home of author Harry Block (Woody Allen). She has just read Harry's latest novel. In the novel, the character Leslie (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is having an affair with her sister's husband Ken (Richard Benjamin). Lucy is angry because the novel is patently based on her and Harry's own affair; as a result, everyone knows about it. Lucy pulls a gun out of her purse, saying she will kill herself. She then turns the gun on Harry and begins firing. She chases him out onto the roof. Harry insists that he has already been punished: his latest girlfriend Fay (Elisabeth Shue) has left him for his best friend Larry (Billy Crystal). To distract Lucy, Harry tells her a story he is currently writing: a semi-autobiographical story of a sex-obsessed young man named Harvey (Tobey Maguire) who is mistakenly claimed by Death.
Dead Man Walking, 2h2
Directed by Tim Robbins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Margo Martindale, Robert Prosky, Lois Smith, Jack Black
Roles Luis Montoya
Rating74% 3.7485953.7485953.7485953.7485953.748595
Matthew Poncelet has been in prison for six years, awaiting his execution by lethal injection for killing a teenage couple. Poncelet, held in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, committed the crimes with a man named Carl Vitello, who received life imprisonment. As the day of his execution comes closer, Poncelet asks Sister Helen, with whom he has corresponded, to help him with a final appeal.
Box of Moonlight, 1h52
Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney, Lisa Blount, Annie Corley
Roles Soapy
Rating70% 3.547063.547063.547063.547063.54706
Al Fountain is a methodic and somewhat neurotic engineer. On the way home from work after leaving his construction site, he takes a side trip for nostalgia's sake in the woodland area. There he meets Buck "The Kid", an eccentric character who gives him a new perspective on his life.
City Hall
City Hall (1996)
, 1h47
Directed by Harold Becker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Political films
Actors Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, Richard Schiff, David Paymer
Roles James Bone
Rating61% 3.0981653.0981653.0981653.0981653.098165
John Pappas is the mayor of New York City and has far more grand ambitions, including the governor's office and the White House. His loyal deputy mayor is Kevin Calhoun, a young man from Louisiana who grew up loving politics.
Twisted
Twisted (1996)
, 1h40
Directed by Seth Michael Donsky
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ray Aranha, William Hickey, David Noroña, Anthony Crivello, Jean Loup, Billy Porter
Roles Can Man, a homeless man
Rating46% 2.3407652.3407652.3407652.3407652.340765
William Hickey stars as Andre, the lecherous brothel owner that trades in young men. Exploiting his young charges through paternalism and drugs, Andre sets his sights on Lee (Keivyn McNeil Graves), a ten-year-old, black, runaway orphan. Through Andre, Lee quickly becomes immersed in New York's sleazy underbelly of drug dealers and street hustlers. The boy's only hope for survival is the aspiring songwriter Angel (David Norona), himself a former hustler and drug dealer. Angel befriends Lee and rescues him from the wiles of Andre's cohort Fine Art (Jean Loup Wolfman), who attempts to profit on Lee's tender age. Eventually, Andre's petty empire is vanquished by Shiniqua (Billy Porter), a powerfully wise and glamorous drag queen whose fiercely maternal spirit is every bit the match for the depraved denizens of the brothel.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance, 2h8
Directed by John McTiernan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Films about terrorism, Buddy films, Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson, Larry Bryggman, Graham Greene, Colleen Camp
Roles Janitor
Rating75% 3.7977953.7977953.7977953.7977953.797795
In New York City, the Bonwit Teller department store is destroyed by a bomb during the morning commute. The New York City Police Department receive a call from a man calling himself "Simon", ordering them that suspended police officer Lt. John McClane be dropped in Harlem wearing a sandwich board that says "I hate niggers" and threatening to detonate another bomb if they don't comply. They collect McClane and follow Simon's instructions; McClane is saved from a potential attack by a group of young men by Zeus Carver, a nearby shop owner. McClane and Carver escape and return to headquarters, where Simon calls again and threatens to detonate more bombs if McClane and Carver do not follow his instructions.
City of Hope, 2h9
Directed by John Sayles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Political films
Actors Vincent Spano, Chris Cooper, Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Morton, Jace Alexander, Barbara Williams
Roles Errol
Rating71% 3.594223.594223.594223.594223.59422
The film tells the story of Nick Rinaldi (Vincent Spano), who has spent his life in one New Jersey city, getting a free ride from his well-connected father (Tony LoBianco) and hearing the locals talk of his brother's death in Vietnam. As Rinaldi searches for more self-control, he quits the contractor's job provided by his father, feeling that major events are about to happen in his life. By the film's ending, his life will change, as will the lives of many others.
Five Corners, 1h30
Directed by Tony Bill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro, Todd Graff, Rodney Harvey, Elizabeth Berridge
Roles Arthur
Rating60% 3.0481953.0481953.0481953.0481953.048195
The film is set in The Bronx in 1964. We are introduced to Heinz (John Turturro), the neighborhood bully who has just been released from prison, who wastes no time in letting everyone know he hasn't changed by stirring up trouble again. Heinz has just been released from prison after serving a term for attempted rape, and has returned to his old neighborhood to resume his relationship with his demented mother and to "rekindle" his own demented version of a relationship with Linda (Jodie Foster), the near-rape victim.
A Stranger Is Watching, 1h32
Directed by Sean S. Cunningham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Kate Mulgrew, Rip Torn, James Naughton, Barbara Baxley, Joanne Dorian, James Russo
Rating53% 2.653152.653152.653152.653152.65315
Three years after Steve Peterson's wife, Nina, was murdered in front of their 11-year-old daughter Julie, she and his new girlfriend Sharon Martin are kidnapped by the same killer, the psychotic Artie Taggart. Imprisoning them in a bunker below Grand Central Station, he throws the police into a race against time to save the girls and catch the killer.