Chris Penn

Chris Penn

1965-10-10 Los Angeles, California, USA 59 Credits

Biography

Christopher Shannon "Chris" Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American film and television actor known for his roles in such films as The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, Footloose, Rush Hour, True Romance, All the Right Moves and Pale Rider.

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QT8: The First Eight

QT8: The First Eight

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.2
Acting

A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scanda...

King of Sorrow

King of Sorrow

2007

as Detective Enola

3.3
Acting

Redemption and damnation share a bed of hope in a love story between a suicidal psychiatrist and a drug addicted homicidal cop. How far can one fall, ...

Holly

Holly

2006

as Freddie

6.3
Acting

Shot on location in Cambodia, including many scenes in actual brothels in the notorious red light district of Phnom Penh, HOLLY is a captivating, touc...

The Darwin Awards

The Darwin Awards

2006

as Tom

5.6
Acting

After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becom...

Best of Chris Isaak

Best of Chris Isaak

2006

as (segment "Somebody's Crying") (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Chris Isaak begins his third decade as one of the most distinctive recording artists- and the epitome of modern cool-with his first career-spanning re...

Tarantino's Mind

Tarantino's Mind

2006

as Eddie Cabot (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Two friends at a bar talking about theories involving Quentin Tarantino's movies.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004

as Pulaski (voice)

9.0
Acting

Tension builds as threats are carried out, stakes are raised and communication breaks down. In Los Santos a drive-by shooting in Grove Street Family's...

After the Sunset

After the Sunset

2004

as Rowdy Fan

6.2
Acting

An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - or may not - be the biggest score of their careers...

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

2004

as Manetti

5.8
Acting

Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcom...

Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

2003

as Crew Guy #2

5.0
Acting

A nation wracked with civil war and social unrest anticipates a giant charity concert, organized by deceptive promoter Uncle Sweetheart, who plans on ...

Shelter Island

Shelter Island

2003

as Sheriff Deluca

4.8
Acting

Lou, a former professional golfer, turned motivational speaker, seems to have it all: fame, money, and a beautiful live-in girlfriend, Alex. Her seemi...

Stealing Harvard

Stealing Harvard

2002

as David Loach

4.8
Acting

John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds...

Redemption

Redemption

2002

as Tony Leggio

5.2
Acting

A disgraced cop goes to work for the mob, and must choose between good and evil when he goes up against his former friends on the force.

Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers

2002

as Ray Feathers

6.1
Acting

Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant...

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)

2001

as Bubba

5.7
Acting

A hit man who wants out of the business is targeted by old colleagues.

Corky Romano

Corky Romano

2001

as Peter Romano

4.3
Acting

Corky Romano is a bumbling, simpleton, veterinarian and the youngest, outcast son of an aging gangster, named Pops Romano, who calls upon Corky to inf...

Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

2000

as Party Guest (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa ge...

Cement

Cement

2000

as Bill Holt

4.1
Acting

Take a walk on the seamy side of town, where you can’t tell the difference between the bad cops and the crooks. Bob Holt, a corrupt detective knee-dee...

The Florentine

The Florentine

1999

as Bobbie

5.5
Acting

A slice-of-life story unfolds inside The Florentine, a bar in a Pennsylvania steel town whose brightest days are behind it, leaving behind many of lif...

Family Attraction

Family Attraction

1998

as Father

Acting

The last "nuclear family" in America is an endangered species, held in captivity at The National Zoo. Stars Chris Penn and Martin Sheen.

One Tough Cop

One Tough Cop

1998

as Duke Finnerly

3.2
Acting

A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.

Papertrail

Papertrail

1998

as FBI Agent Jason Enola

4.4
Acting

Jason Enola is an obsessive FBI agent who is almost losing his mind after ten years on the tail of an elusive serial killer whose hallmark is the "pap...

Rush Hour

Rush Hour

1998

as Clive

7.0
Acting

When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Dete...

Flagpole Special

Flagpole Special

1998

5.7
Acting

Two guys talk about a seminar where they learn how to pick up chicks, both are seen from the waist down only, one is playing acoustic guitar. Related ...

Deceiver

Deceiver

1997

as Detective Phillip Braxton

5.9
Acting

The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textil...

Cannes Man

Cannes Man

1997

as Self

5.4
Acting

Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab d...

Sacred Cargo

Sacred Cargo

1996

as Vince Kanevsky

Acting

Two brothers head to Russia to help a group of priests smuggle $200 million worth of sacred relics out of the country in order to keep them out of the...

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

1996

as Arthur Relyea

6.0
Acting

In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.

The Funeral

The Funeral

1996

as Chez Tempio

6.8
Acting

After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.

The Boys Club

The Boys Club

1996

as Luke

5.7
Acting

Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, a mysterious American fugitive with a gunshot wound in his leg, decid...

Under the Hula Moon

Under the Hula Moon

1995

as Turk Dickson

2.5
Acting

In the desert outside Cactus Gulch, Arizona, Buzzard and Betty Jean Wall live in a trailer decorated in Hawaiian themes. Betty's trying to get pregnan...

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

as Sheriff Dollard

7.4
Acting

Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When th...

Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star

1995

as Jackal

4.3
Acting

From the immensely popular FIST OF THE NORTH STAR comic book series, comes a new hero. The fate of mankind rests with superhuman warrior Kenshiro who ...

Imaginary Crimes

Imaginary Crimes

1994

as Jarvis

6.2
Acting

A recently widowed, small-time hustler struggles to raise his two daughters on his own and still make a dishonest living in 1960s Portland, Oregon.

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

1994

as Eddie Cabot (archive footage)

5.5
Acting

A short film that took director Quentin Tarantino to task for failing to credit director Ringo Lam's City on Fire (1987 film) as an influence upon the...

Beethoven's 2nd

Beethoven's 2nd

1993

as Floyd

5.5
Acting

Beethoven is back -- and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he's met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem i...

Josh and S.A.M.

Josh and S.A.M.

1993

as Derek Baxter

4.7
Acting

Josh and Sam are two brothers facing change, their mother is about to marry a French accountant and the kids are sent to go live with their father in ...

Short Cuts

Short Cuts

1993

as Jerry Kaiser

7.2
Acting

Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a bo...

True Romance

True Romance

1993

as Nicky Dimes

7.5
Acting

Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

The Music of Chance

The Music of Chance

1993

as Floyd

6.5
Acting

Two men face the consequences of gambling after playing with men beyond their league.

The Pickle

The Pickle

1993

as Gregory Stone

4.8
Acting

Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry ju...

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993

as Self

6.0
Acting

A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.

Best of the Best 2

Best of the Best 2

1993

as Travis Brickley

5.8
Acting

In an underground fight club, blackbelt Travis Brickley is killed after losing to the evil martial arts master Brakus. Travis' death is witnessed by W...

Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs

1992

as "Nice Guy" Eddie Cabot

8.1
Acting

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- vet...

Leather Jackets

Leather Jackets

1992

as Big Steve

5.0
Acting

Claudia, a girl who gets around, finally lands her dream man in Mickey. However, Mickey's friend Dobbs spoils their nuptial plans when the thugs of a ...

Future Kick

Future Kick

1991

as Bang

4.1
Acting

In the far-flung future of 2025, where man is a victim of his own technology and corporations deal to a black market that trades in human body parts, ...

Mobsters

Mobsters

1991

as Tommy Reina

6.3
Acting

The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime.....

Best of the Best

Best of the Best

1989

as Travis Brickley

6.5
Acting

A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--...

Return from the River Kwai

Return from the River Kwai

1989

as Lieutenant Crawford

5.0
Acting

A group of war prisoners has spilt blood, sweat and tears to construct a bridge over the river Kwai in Thailand. Just when the bridge is ready, an Ame...

Made in U.S.A.

Made in U.S.A.

1987

as Tuck

5.8
Acting

Two men from Pennsylvania give up hope in their small run down coal mining town, and head off in search of the beaches of California. The two steal ca...

Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle

1987

as Will Tussenbrook

5.0
Acting

A lazy man falls asleep for twenty years.

At Close Range

At Close Range

1986

as Thomas "Tommy" Whitewood

6.9
Acting

Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a ga...

North Beach and Rawhide

North Beach and Rawhide

1985

as Dan Donnelly

Acting

"Boys Town" drama about a man named Rawhide MacGregor, a one-time ex-convict who runs a cattle ranch as a correctional facility for urban juvenile del...

Pale Rider

Pale Rider

1985

as Josh LaHood

7.2
Acting

A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.

The Wild Life

The Wild Life

1984

as Tom Drake (as Christopher Penn)

6.1
Acting

Eighties teen romp involving Bill and his new apartment, Jim and his rebellious antics, Tom and his crazy self, and Anita with her older man David.

Footloose

Footloose

1984

as Willard

6.7
Acting

When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he...

All the Right Moves

All the Right Moves

1983

as Brian Riley

5.8
Acting

Sensitive study of a headstrong high school football star who dreams of getting out of his small Western Pennsylvania steel town with a football schol...

Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

1983

as B.J. Jackson

7.0
Acting

Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug, struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation and longs for the days when gang warfare w...

Charlie and the Talking Buzzard

Charlie and the Talking Buzzard

1979

as Pete (as Christopher Penn)

Acting

Set to the narration of a talking buzzard, Charlie moves to a new town with his family. He wants to be friends with the popular kids at his local park...