Biography
Irving Metzman is known for WarGames (1983), Annie (1982) and The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985).
Known For
Complete Filmography

Deconstructing Harry
1997
as Shoe Salesman
Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated fr...

Dottie Gets Spanked
1993
as TV Show Guide
A six-year-old boy in pre-hippie 1960s United States endures ridicule from his schoolmates and worry from his father over his fixation with a TV star ...

Used People
1992
as Uncle Al
At her husband's funeral, Pearl, Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend of her husband, whose advice ye...

Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
as Producer Detroit Radio
Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia,...

Memories of Manon
1989
as Sterno
Yvette Marcel asks her godfather Control and McCall for help dealing with her irrational father, who is intent on locating Manon, the mother she belie...

Norman's Corner
1988
as Insensitive Man
A day in the life of a neurotic newsstand owner.

Bum Rap
1988
as Tommy
Paul Colson is a New York cabdriver and struggling actor. When he learns that he has about three days left to live due to a rare blood disorder, he go...

Hands of a Stranger
1987
as Arthur Katz
A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.

Crocodile Dundee
1986
as Doorman
When a New York reporter plucks crocodile hunter Mick Dundee from the Australian Outback for a visit to the Big Apple, it's a clash of cultures and a ...

Off Beat
1986
as Deluca
Joe Gower's job is skating through library shelves, fetching books. A police officer/friend of his is chosen to participate in a charity dance perform...

The Money Pit
1986
as Sid
After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-...

The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
as Virdon
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.

The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Theater Manager
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. ...

The Flamingo Kid
1984
as Big Sid
Brooklyn teenager Jeffrey Willis, thoroughly unhappy with his modest homestead, embraces the other-world aspects of his summer job at the posh Flaming...

WarGames
1983
as Richter
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwitt...

Still of the Night
1982
as Murray Gordon
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. ...

Annie
1982
as Mr. Bundles
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy"...

Shoot the Moon
1982
as Howard Katz aka Sheldon Katz
After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.

So Fine
1981
as Accountant
While trying to get his father out of a financial jam, a man comes up with an idea that turns into an unexpected overnight financial fashion success -...

Arthur
1981
as Security Guard
Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
as Applebaum
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers cal...

Stardust Memories
1980
as Sandy's Lawyer
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.

Marathon Man
1976
as Accident Witness (uncredited)
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

Guru, the Mad Monk
1970
as Hans
A deranged 15th Century prison colony chaplain exploits his power to get money for his church including murder and grave robbing committed by his vamp...