J.E. Freeman

J.E. Freeman

1946-02-02 – 2014-08-09 (age 68) Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Biography

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.

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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Alien Resurrection
Alien Resurrection

1997

as Dr. Wren

Patriot Games
Patriot Games

1992

as Marty Cantor

It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You

1994

as Sal Bontempo

Copycat
Copycat

1995

as Lt. Quinn

The Man Who Knew Too Little
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart

1990

as Marcelles Santos

Miller's Crossing
Miller's Crossing

1990

as Eddie Dane

Ruthless People
Ruthless People

1986

as Bedroom Killer

Go
Go

1999

as Victor Sr.

Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
One Good Cop
One Good Cop

1991

as Captain Schreiber

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
The Doctor
The Doctor

1991

as Ralph

Auggie Rose
Auggie Rose

2000

as Pawn Shop Owner

Mother's Boys
Mother's Boys

1993

as Everett

The Couch Trip
The Couch Trip

1988

as Unger

An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye

1981

as Tow Truck Dude

There Goes My Baby
There Goes My Baby

1994

as George

Hard Traveling
Hard Traveling

1986

as Ed Sloan

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story