Biography
Charles Hallahan (July 29, 1943 – November 25, 1997) was an American actor, best known for his performances in Going in Style, The Thing, and Dante's Peak.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998
as Self
An in-depth look at the making of John Carpenter's cult classic sci-fi horror The Thing, telling the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who...

Ambushed
1998
as Sheriff Carter
Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Kuk Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for ...
Things That Go Bump
1997
as Chief Garrett
It's New Orleans on the eve of Mardi Gras celebrations. Three kids call upon the legend of Sleepy Head to seek vengeance on their parents. Officer "Bu...

Dante's Peak
1997
as Paul Dreyfus
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. ...

The Pest
1997
as Angus
Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he owes a considerable debt. Willing to do anything t...

Space Jam
1996
as Baron's Owner (uncredited)
With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic alie...

Rolling Thunder
1996
An ex-military unit specializes itself in non-lethal combat methods and takedowns and offers its services

The Rich Man's Wife
1996
as Detective Dan Fredricks
A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her hus...

The Fan
1996
as Coop
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supporti...

Executive Decision
1996
as General Sarlow
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) s...

Mind Rage
1996
as Jack Stillman
A serial killer's trail of dead bodies leads to the haunting past of two brothers and one woman's love for both men. The fact this features some fairl...

The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A.
1995
as Capt. Charles Devane
Lieutenant Rick Hunter's girlfriend is murdered, and the main suspect is her ex-husband. But Hunter is soon convinced of a connection to another case.

Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
as Galvin
Chicago police detective Jack Reed investigates the brutal murder of a stripper while he deals with corruption and bureaucracy within his own departme...

Roswell
1994
as Pilot MacIntire (Older)
Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth ...

Dave
1993
as Policeman
A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the Pre...

Warlock: The Armageddon
1993
as Ethan Larson
Every six hundred years, a great evil has the opportunity to escape and unleash Armageddon. A group of five stones has the power to either free the ev...

Body of Evidence
1993
as Dr. McCurdy
When an elderly millionaire is found dead with cocaine in his system, his will leaves $8 million to Rebecca Carlson, who was having an affair with him...

Nails
1992
as Bud Taylor
The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.

Cast a Deadly Spell
1991
as Det. Morris Bradbury
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.

The Revenge of Al Capone
1989
as Malone
After Al Capone is imprisoned, he still continues to run his empire, and plots to assassinate the mayor of Chicago.

True Believer
1989
as Vincent Dennehy
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has ...
Tales from the Hollywood Hills: The Old Reliable
1988
In this program, a wealthy and famous, but not terribly successful, film actress of the 1930s, Adela Shannon, suddenly becomes a widow when her husban...

Fatal Beauty
1987
as Deputy Getz
Detective Rita Rizzoli is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and mor...

J. Edgar Hoover
1987
as Joseph McCarthy
He battled the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, encouraged McCarthy and single-handedly changed the course of history. Hired by F.D.R. to be the direc...

P.K. and the Kid
1987
as Bazooka
P.K. runs away from home because her step-father keeps on harassing her sexually and her mother is ignoring the problem. She hides in the loading spac...

A Winner Never Quits
1986
as Nelson Gary Sr.
Raised in a poor Pennsylvania mining town by his immigrant parents, Pete Grey lost his right arm while still a young boy. But through the encouragemen...

Pale Rider
1985
as McGill
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.

Vision Quest
1985
as The Coach
After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge...

Kidco
1984
as Richard Cessna
A boy who lives at a country club where his father works decides to make some extra money by selling composted horse manure as fertilizer, and has his...

Silkwood
1983
as Earl Lapin
The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possi...

Allison Sydney Harrison
1983
as Sgt. Beatty
The story, set in San Francisco, depicts the adventures of Allison Sydney Harrison, a high-school student who teams with her wealthy private-detective...

The Star Chamber
1983
as Officer Pickett (uncredited)
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle wi...

Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Ray
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 ...

The Thing
1982
as Norris
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years....

The Other Victim
1981
as Jack Berger
After his wife is raped, a man struggles to find ways to express the anger and helplessness which the crime has instilled in him.

Margin for Murder
1981
as Pat Chambers
Mickey Spillane's hard-hitting '50s private eye, Mike Hammer, returns to television in the guise of Kevin Dobson to track down the killer of his best...

Chicago Story
1981
as John Ryan
A pair of cops, a pair of doctors, and a pair of lawyers examine a crime — the wounding of a ten-year-old girl by a sniper — from three different angl...

Hide in Plain Sight
1980
as Dixon - Bartender
True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection Program.

Skag
1980
as Fisher
Pete "Skag" Skagska is a 56-year-old union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill until a crippling stroke forces him to stay home and try to put his life...

Going in Style
1979
as Pete
Three kindly old men decide to light up the dimming twilight of their lives with a last blaze of glory – by sticking up a Manhattan bank in broad dayl...

Nightwing
1979
as Henry
Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in Arizona.

Terror Out of the Sky
1978
as Tibbles Sr.
TV sequel to "The Savage Bees" featuring more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a school bus get in the path of the bees.

A Death in Canaan
1978
as Cpl. Sebastian
When a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense.

Cyrano de Begerac
1974
as Montfleury / Cadet
Cyrano de Begerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.