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Tom McCleister is a Actor American born on 26 may 1949 at New York City (USA)
Tom McCleister (born Thomas McCleister on May 26, 1949 in New York City) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Ike on Married... with Children. McCleister also played the part of Kolos on the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, appearing in the episode "Q-Less". He has also made guest appearances on Wings, NYPD Blue, Roswell, Angel, Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, Diagnosis Murder, and Providence. McCleister's motion picture credits include Midnight Run (1988), a supporting role in the box-office smash Arnold Schwarzenegger-Danny DeVito film Twins (1988), Crazy in Alabama (1999), and Grand Theft Parsons (2003). In 2004 he portrayed a lawyer in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award winning drama Million Dollar Baby, in which fellow Star Trek performers Lucia Rijker, Benito Martinez, Jamison Yang, Miguel Perez, Marco Rodriguez, Spice Williams-Crosby, Jude Ciccolella, Rosine "Ace" Hatem, Bridgett Riley, and Boni Yanagisawa also appeared.
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Million Dollar Baby (2005)
, 2h12Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about euthanasia, Medical-themed films, Sports films, Films about suicide, La précarité, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Films about disabilities, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Brían F. O'Byrne
Rating80%
Margaret "Maggie" Fitzgerald, a waitress from a Missouri town in the Ozarks, shows up in the Hit Pit, a run-down Los Angeles gym owned and operated by Frankie Dunn, an old, cantankerous boxing trainer. Maggie asks Frankie to train her, but he initially refuses. Maggie works out tirelessly each day in his gym, even after Frankie tells her she's "too old" to begin a boxing career at her age. Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris, Frankie's friend and employee (as well as the film's narrator), encourages and helps her.
Envy (2004)
, 1h39Directed by Barry Levinson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler, Christopher Walken, Sam Lerner
Rating48%
Tim Dingman (Ben Stiller) and Nick Vanderpark (Jack Black) are best friends, neighbors and co-workers at 3M. Nick is constantly coming up with crazy ideas to get rich quick, and when he invents Vapoorize, a spray that instantly removes dog faeces, he actually succeeds. As Nick's wealth continues to grow, so does Tim's envy, as he had initially scoffed at the idea and squandered an opportunity to invest and become mega-rich himself. Nick is blissfully unaware of Tim's jealousy, and his generosity only serves to make Tim more envious of him. Meanwhile, Nick's wife Natalie (Amy Poehler) decides to run for state senate but is continually plagued by questions about her husband's product.
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
, 1h41Directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Martial arts films, Hip hop films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Jet Li, DMX, Anthony Anderson, Kelly Hu, Tom Arnold, Marc Dacascos
Rating58%
The film opens with a group of thieves led by Anthony Fait attempting to steal diamonds for a Frenchman named Christophe, who serves as the middleman for a mysterious employer. When Fait contacts Christophe, a Taiwanese Intelligence Agent named Su intercepts the conversation and attempts to identify the criminals.
Grand Theft Parsons (2003)
, 1h28Directed by David Caffrey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Actors Johnny Knoxville, Michael Shannon, Christina Applegate, Marley Shelton, Dylan Bruno, Robert Forster
Rating59%
The death of singer Gram Parsons prompts Phil Kaufman to fulfill his promise and a subtle black comedy unwinds, with Kaufman bribing mortuary personnel, renting a psychedelic hearse from Larry Oster-burg, and trekking across the southern California desert, pursued all the while by Parsons' ex-girlfriend with Kaufman's girlfriend and Parsons’ stepfather.
Crazy in Alabama (1999)
, 1h51Directed by Antonio Banderas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about racism
Actors Melanie Griffith, David Morse, Lucas Black, Cathy Moriarty, Meat Loaf, Rod Steiger
Rating61%
In 1965, Peter Joseph "Peejoe" Bullis lives in a small town in Alabama during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. He becomes involved with a group of black students protesting the town's racially segregated municipal swimming pool, leading to a protest that explodes into deadly violence. A young black boy, Taylor Jackson, is killed by the town sheriff. Peejoe, the only witness, is pressured by the sheriff to keep it quiet. However, Peejoe has learned from the example of his free-spirited Aunt Lucille Vinson, who has killed her abusive husband and is headed for Hollywood, where she is convinced that television stardom awaits her.
You Lucky Dog (1998)
, 1h29Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Children's films
Actors Kirk Cameron, Chelsea Noble, John de Lancie, Christine Healy, Granville Van Dusen, Christine Cavanaugh
Roles Mr Mooney
Rating46%
In this film, Kirk Cameron plays a dog psychiatrist who is famous for literally being able to read dog's minds. At the beginning of the movie, the character no longer retains this ability, but is nonetheless hired by an estate to use his gifts with the titular lucky dog, the heir to his recently deceased master's fortune. Throughout the course of the film, Cameron's character regains his ability to read the mind of the dog and uses this ability to discover the truth behind the former master's demise. But, he not only gains the ability to read the mind of the dog, as he can now actually turn into a dog. He learns the murderer is a wealthy relative.
The Pest (1997)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors John Leguizamo, Jeffrey Jones, Edoardo Ballerini, Freddy Rodríguez, Tammy Townsend, Aries Spears
Roles Leo
Rating47%
Pestario 'Pest' Vargas, petit artiste de Miami, est pourchassé par une foule d'écossais et un chasseur allemand, les uns pour remporter la prime de 50 000 dollars mis sur sa tête, le second pour, justement, sa tête...
Dream a Little Dream 2 (1995)
, 1h31Directed by James Lemmo
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Actors Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Robyn Lively, Leo Rossi, Robert Costanzo, Ken Lerner
Rating37%
The pair of Bobby Keller (Corey Feldman) and Dinger (Corey Haim) each find themselves with a pair of seemingly ordinary sunglasses. But, this is no normal pair of shades — once two people are wearing the set, one can manipulate the other physically to do whatever their mind wishes to.
Cop and ½ (1993)
, 1h33Directed by Henry Winkler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Burt Reynolds, Ray Sharkey, Holland Taylor, Ruby Dee, Frank Sivero, Marc Macaulay
Roles Rudy
Rating42%
Devon Butler (Golden) is an eight-year-old boy who lives in Tampa and dreams of being a cop. He watches police TV shows, knows police procedures and plays cops and robbers with his friend Ray. One day, while snooping around in a warehouse, he witnesses a murder. He goes to the police, who want the information, but he refuses to give it unless they make him a cop. They then team him with veteran cop (and child hater) Nick McKenna (Reynolds), and they team up in a comic series of events to find the killer. They eventually come to a mutual understanding in order to bring the killer to justice.
Fletch Lives (1989)
, 1h35Directed by Michael Ritchie
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Libertini, Cleavon Little
Rating60%
Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher (Chevy Chase), a reporter for the L.A. Times, is contacted by the executor of his late-aunt's will, attorney Amanda Ray Ross (Patricia Kalember). Ross informs Fletch he has inherited his late-aunt's mansion and 80 acre plantation property, Belle Isle, in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Upon arriving in Louisiana, Fletch is disappointed to find the mansion completely dilapidated, but nonetheless agrees to keep on its caretaker, Calculus Entrophy (Cleavon Little). Fletch has dinner with Ross at her home that evening and she tells him of a $225,000 bid for Belle Isle made by an anonymous buyer. After sleeping with Ross, Fletch awakens the next morning to find her dead.
Midnight Run (1988)
, 2h6Directed by Martin Brest
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Joe Pantoliano, Dennis Farina
Roles Bill "Red" Wood
Rating74%
Bounty hunter Jack Walsh (De Niro) is enlisted by bail bondsman Eddie Moscone (Pantoliano) to bring accountant Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) back to L.A. The accountant had embezzled $15 million from Chicago mob boss Jimmy Serrano (Farina) before skipping the $450,000 bail Moscone has posted for him. Walsh must bring Mardukas back within five days, or Moscone defaults. Moscone says the job is easy, a "midnight run", but Walsh demands $100,000. Walsh is then approached by FBI Agent Alonzo Mosely (Kotto), who wants Mardukas to be a witness against Serrano and orders Walsh to keep away from Mardukas, but Walsh takes no notice and instead steals Mosely's ID, which he uses to pass himself off as an FBI agent along his journey. Serrano’s henchmen Tony (Richard Foronjy) and Joey (Miranda) offer Walsh $1 million to turn Mardukas over to them, but he turns them down.
Twins (1988)
, 1h45Directed by Ivan Reitman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families, Buddy films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb, Bonnie Bartlett, Tony Jay
Roles Bob Klane
Rating61%
Julius Benedict (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Vincent Benedict (Danny DeVito) are fraternal twins, the results of a secret experiment carried out at a genetics laboratory to produce the perfect child. To the surprise of the scientists, the embryo split and twins were born. The mother, Mary Ann Benedict, was told that Julius died at birth, and not told about Vincent at all. Julius was informed that his mother died in childbirth. Vincent believed his mother abandoned him. Each twin is unaware of the other's existence.
Inherit the Wind (1988)
, 1h36Directed by David Greene
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films based on plays
Actors Kirk Douglas, Jason Robards, Darren McGavin, Jean Simmons, Michael Ensign, Megan Follows
Rating65%
Splitz (1984)
, 1h26Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robin Johnson, Shirley Stoler, Raymond Serra, Tom McCleister, Dom Irrera, Cindy Guyer
Rating40%
Hooter College student Chuck (Chuck McQuary) has decided academics aren’t going to get him anywhere in life, so he’s taken to managing a band his classmates have formed called The Splitz, which consists of lead singer Joan (Patti Lee), guitarist Gina (Robin Johnson) and drummer Susie (Barbara Bingham). The Splitz struggle to make a name for themselves and resort to playing in dive bars where the patrons are more interested in boozing and brawling than appreciating the music.