J.E. Freeman
Actor
- Born
- February 2, 1946 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- August 9, 2014 (age 68)
J.E. Freeman (born February 2, 1946) is an American actor. He was a character actor, often cast in tough guy roles and authority figures. His first movie appearance was in the early 80's actionner An Eye for an Eye in which he plays a tow truck driver who minces words with Chuck Norris.
He is especially known for his menacing characters roles : the evil gangster Marcelles Santos in David Lynch's Wild at Heart, the terrifying Eddie Dane, ferocious gay hitman from Miller's Crossing, and the infamous scientist Mason Wren in Alien Resurrection. Other notable apparitions in : Ruthless People, Patriot Games, Copycat and Go.
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He is openly gay. In 2009, he published a letter to the editor on sfgate.com, detailing his reminiscences of the 1969 Stonewall riots.
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Known for
Alien Resurrection
November 12, 1997
Wild at Heart
August 17, 1990
Miller's Crossing
September 21, 1990
Patriot Games
June 4, 1992
Copycat
October 27, 1995
It Could Happen to You
July 16, 1994
Go
April 9, 1999
The Man Who Knew Too Little
November 14, 1997
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
January 2, 2004
Ruthless People
June 26, 1986
An Eye for an Eye
August 14, 1981
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
June 5, 2003
Acting33
- 2004Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
- 2004Tremors 4: The Legend Begins as Old Fred
- 2003Mystery Woman as Ian Philby
- 200344 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out as Police Commander
- 2001Along for the Ride as Jake Cowens
- 2001Suspended Animation as Philip Boulette
- 2000Skeleton Woman as Luigi
- 2000Auggie Rose as Pawn Shop Owner
- 1999Go as Victor Sr.
- 1998Fool's Gold