James Farentino

James Farentino

1938-02-24 Brooklyn, New York, USA 52 Credits

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Women of the Night

Women of the Night

2001

as Sabatini

4.0
Acting

Three entwined stories of love, lust, danger and revenge.

The Last Producer

The Last Producer

2000

as Poker Player

4.2
Acting

An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.

Murder in the Mirror

Murder in the Mirror

2000

as Frank Russo

7.0
Acting

Mary meets Paul, marries Paul and when Paul is murdered becomes the number one suspect. While the police are preparing their case against her she begi...

Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story

Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story

1998

3.2
Acting

Drugs, alcohol and controversy mark the author's life.

Termination Man

Termination Man

1998

as Cain

4.3
Acting

When a Serbian terrorist blackmails NATO and the U.N. with a deadly nerve gas, a covert squad is the Free World's last hope. Led by Dylan Pope they mu...

Bulletproof

Bulletproof

1996

as Capt. Jensen

5.7
Acting

An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Fran...

Dazzle

Dazzle

1995

as Jimmy Rosemont

5.5
Acting

Beautiful successful photographer battles evil half-sisters and evil land developers to keep the family ranch intact, following her father's death. In...

Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders

Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders

1994

as Jose Menendez

7.5
Acting

TV movie based on the novel "Blood Brothers," about the murder of Jose Menéndez and his wife Kitty by their sons, Erik and Lyle.

Deep Down

Deep Down

1994

as Joey

3.4
Acting

A young musician with a talent for all things electrical spies on his sexy neighbor with a penchant for skinny dipping in the pool in broad daylight a...

One Woman's Courage

One Woman's Courage

1994

as Lieutenant Bill Lawson

1.0
Acting

Because Grace's husband Craig is having an affair she starts drinking. One night Grace witnesses a man attacking a girl; she helps her to the hospital...

When No One Would Listen

When No One Would Listen

1992

as Gary Cochran

Acting

Jessica has been married to her controlling husband Gary for years. The abuse only gets worse when she gets a job at a bakery and makes two really car...

Miles from Nowhere

Miles from Nowhere

1992

as John Reilly

Acting

Frank and Cam have been friends all their lives, Cam is on the High School Football team, coached by his dad, Frank is a promising runner, with a drea...

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing

1990

as Lt. Ray Wiltern

5.0
Acting

A look at the dangerous and bizarre life of an undercover cop who lives on the edge and the strife and heartbreak that comes with the job. There is al...

Common Ground

Common Ground

1990

as Mayor Kevin White

10.0
Acting

Fact based story about the racial tensions that occurred in Boston in the 1970's because of court ordered busing to end desegregation. The story focus...

Naked Lie

Naked Lie

1989

as Jonathan Morris

4.8
Acting

They are the perfect, and politically correct, couple. He is a judge, she is a high profile attorney. When she takes on a sensational murder case, the...

Her Alibi

Her Alibi

1989

as Frank Polito

5.4
Acting

A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thin...

Who Gets the Friends?

1988

4.0
Acting

Neat and interesting story about a couple being divorced. It is easy to split all the things they've bought, but the real question is: Who gets the fr...

The Red Spider

The Red Spider

1988

as Lieutenant Daniel Malone

3.5
Acting

A cop is found dead in a hotel, brutally murdered, a spider cut into his stomach. The police believes his death might be connected to the fact that he...

Family Sins

Family Sins

1987

as Gordon Williams

3.5
Acting

Gordon has a loving wife and two sons, Bryan and Keith, but he favors his spoiled younger son Keith over Bryan, who is defiant and not good at sports....

License to Kill

License to Kill

1986

as John Peterson

5.7
Acting

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucra...

That Secret Sunday

That Secret Sunday

1986

5.7
Acting

A police cover-up of the murder of two young women at a wild party is complicated by the possible faking of a story by an overzealous young reporter s...

Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

1985

as Don Hagan

5.0
Acting

A sheltered wife of a surgeon suddenly finds herself thrust into the middle of a messy divorce.

The Fourth Wise Man

The Fourth Wise Man

1985

as Jesus (voice)

6.9
Acting

Artaban is a young Magus (Wise Man) who desires to follow the star to the birthplace of the coming King, against the counsel of his friends and family...

A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember

1985

as Tom Wyler

6.2
Acting

Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new ste...

The Cradle Will Fall

The Cradle Will Fall

1983

as Dr. Edgar Highley

4.0
Acting

Kathy DeMaio checks into the hospital and thinks she sees a body being loaded into the trunk of a car. When the body turns up later and the murderer, ...

Something So Right

Something So Right

1982

as Arnie Potts

5.0
Acting

Joey lives with his mother. His father isn't around, he doesn't like school, he is bored and doesn't take orders from anyone. In other words he is a r...

Dead & Buried

Dead & Buried

1981

as Sheriff Dan Gillis

6.4
Acting

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living norm...

Evita Peron

Evita Peron

1981

as Gen. Juan Peron

Acting

Aspiring actress Eva Duarte rises from a minor celebrity to the wife of a powerful Argentine dictator, but her all consuming fiery rage, ambition, and...

The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown

1980

as Wing Commander Richard T. Owens

6.6
Acting

During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in tim...

Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love

Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love

1979

as Barry Kaufman

6.0
Acting

A young couple is overjoyed when they find out that, after having had two girls, the wife is pregnant again, and this time it will be a son. However, ...

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story

Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story

1979

as Duffy Hambleton

7.0
Acting

Based on the life of Kitty O'Neil, a young girl who overcame her deafness to become one of the top stuntwomen in Hollywood, and the holder of the wome...

Police Story: No Margin for Error

Police Story: No Margin for Error

1978

as Anderson

Acting

Two policemen are suspected of excessive violence and causing two deaths. The investigation brings to light, little by little, the whole truth.

The Possessed

The Possessed

1977

as Kevin Leahy

4.8
Acting

A former priest, now an exorcist, battles the satanic forces that are threatening the students at a girls school.

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

as Self

Acting

Mitzi Gaynor in a song and dance hour with an all-male, star-studded ensemble featuring her main guests Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie) a...

Crossfire

Crossfire

1975

as Vince Rossi

Acting

Vince Rossi is a cop who has been asked by the department to go undercover. Part of the process was being dismissed from the department and being bran...

The Elevator

The Elevator

1974

as Eddie Holcomb

6.0
Acting

A claustrophobic armed robber, fleeing from his latest job, finds himself trapped with a group of people between floors in a high-rise building's elev...

The Family Rico

The Family Rico

1972

as Gino Rico

10.0
Acting

A Mafia chief is torn between his brother, who has defected from the family, and his loyalty to the organization.

The Longest Night

The Longest Night

1972

as John Danbury

6.2
Acting

The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custom-built, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search f...

Birdbath

Birdbath

1971

as Frankie Basta

Acting

During the course of one night, two strangers, a lonely waif and a prodigal poet, form an unexpected connection.

Story of a Woman

Story of a Woman

1970

as Bruno Cardini

Acting

Karin studies music in Rome and falls in love with Bruno. She learns that he is married and therefore returns to Sweden. She meets David. They marry a...

Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie

1969

as David Harris

5.6
Acting

Since she was a child, Natalie Miller has always thought she was an ugly ducking. Despite her mother's encouragement that she will grow up to be prett...

The Whole World Is Watching

The Whole World Is Watching

1969

as Neil Darrell

Acting

In this second pilot of "The Lawyers," a rotating segment of "The Bold Ones" series, the firm of Nichols, Darrell & Darrell defends the leader of a st...

The Sound of Anger

The Sound of Anger

1968

as Neil Darrell

Acting

Two teenagers who have been engaged in pre-marital sex become the prime suspects when the girl's disapproving father is mysteriously murdered.

Banning

Banning

1967

as Chris Patton

6.1
Acting

A playboy golf pro, kicked off the circuit for alleged cheating, is forced to hustle for a living.

Rosie!

Rosie!

1967

as David Wheelright

Acting

An eccentric Los Angeles dowager decides to fight back when her two greedy daughters attempt to have her declared legally insane.

The Ride to Hangman's Tree

The Ride to Hangman's Tree

1967

as Matt

4.5
Acting

Three young outlaws try to stay together and keep one step ahead of the law.

Wings of Fire

Wings of Fire

1967

as Taff Malloy

Acting

A headstrong aviatrix enters an international air race to save her father's foundering business and to soothe the heart of an old flame who returned h...

The Pad and How to Use It

The Pad and How to Use It

1966

as Ted

6.0
Acting

A man, who lives alone in his apartment, finds his ideal woman while going to the symphony. He dates her and brings her to his pad, only to find out s...

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1966

as Happy Loman

5.9
Acting

Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point when he loses his job and attempts to make peace with his family: Willy's ...

The War Lord

The War Lord

1965

as Marc

6.3
Acting

A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the ...

Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver

1964

as Insigna

6.6
Acting

1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work ...

Violent Midnight

Violent Midnight

1963

as Charlie Perone

5.2
Acting

An axe murderer is loose in a small New England town.