J.E. Freeman

J.E. Freeman

1946-02-02 Brooklyn, New York, USA 32 Credits

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 infam...

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Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

2004

Acting

A documentary about the making of the movie Wild at Heart, produced for the DVD release of the film.

Tremors 4: The Legend Begins

Tremors 4: The Legend Begins

2004

as Old Fred

5.7
Acting

In 1889, seventeen men die under mysterious circumstances, and spooked by recent events, the miners who populate the town leave in droves until there'...

Mystery Woman

Mystery Woman

2003

as Ian Philby

6.4
Acting

A famous writer is found hanged in his office. At first, all police investigations conclude that it was suicide, but when Samantha Kinsey, owner of Se...

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

2003

as Police Commander

6.6
Acting

After a failed bank robbery, two heavily armed men hold the Los Angeles Police Department at bay for 44 minutes.

Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride

2001

as Jake Cowens

6.0
Acting

Two estranged brothers are forced to take a surreal and heartfelt journey to understanding, when they pick up the body of their deceased father in Mex...

Suspended Animation

Suspended Animation

2001

as Philip Boulette

4.7
Acting

Hollywood animator Tom (Alex McArthur) gets lost in the Michigan woods after a snowmobile ride goes wrong. He finds refuge at an isolated cabin inhabi...

Auggie Rose

Auggie Rose

2000

as Pawn Shop Owner

5.6
Acting

An insurance salesman's humdrum existence takes a turn when a stranger, ex-con Auggie Rose, unexpectedly dies in his arms. Assuming the identity of th...

Go

Go

1999

as Victor Sr.

7.0
Acting

A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.

Fool's Gold

1998

as George

Acting

Flimp and Sam are both outcasts in the Oklahoma town of Oiltown, but Jewish Sam idolises macho Latino Flimp. When they hear that a wealthy man has mov...

Dream with the Fishes

Dream with the Fishes

1997

as Joe

7.0
Acting

Terry is a suicidal voyeur who treats a dying addict to a final binge, but Terry will only do this if he promises to kill him.

The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997

as CIA Man

6.4
Acting

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot un...

Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

1997

as Dr. Wren

6.2
Acting

Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises...

Copycat

Copycat

1995

as Lt. Quinn

6.5
Acting

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

There Goes My Baby

There Goes My Baby

1994

as George

6.1
Acting

It's the summer of 1965, and the members of the graduating class of upscale Westwood High are eager to reinvent themselves. Valedictorian Mary Beth wa...

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

1994

as Sal Bontempo

6.7
Acting

Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winni...

Mother's Boys

Mother's Boys

1993

as Everett

5.3
Acting

Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert, has fall...

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story

1993

as Det. Marty Algar

6.0
Acting

Joey Buttafuoco's story, of how a sexy, possessive young girl destroyed his life by telling her friends the two are lovers, and then shooting his wife...

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992

as Marty Cantor

6.7
Acting

When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

1992

as Det. Robert Guy

6.7
Acting

This is a true crime story based on the book of the same title by prosecuting attorney, Vincent Bugliosi. (Bugliosi is the L.A. prosecutor that put Ch...

Memphis

Memphis

1992

as Podjo Harris

Acting

Two men and a woman in the deep south of the 1950s plot to kidnap a child from a wealthy black family, mistakenly believing that no one will try to st...

The Doctor

The Doctor

1991

as Ralph

6.4
Acting

Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until he is diagnosed with throat cancer. Now that he has s...

One Good Cop

One Good Cop

1991

as Captain Schreiber

5.7
Acting

When his partner is killed in the line of duty, Artie Lewis becomes the legal guardian of his three orphaned girls. But during his investigation of th...

Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing

1990

as Eddie Dane

7.5
Acting

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990

as Marcelles Santos

7.0
Acting

Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a te...

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

1988

as Agent Peter Nello

6.0
Acting

There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US citizens in Barcelona. Even his lawyers have zero r...

The Couch Trip

The Couch Trip

1988

as Unger

5.5
Acting

The escaped mental patient and delinquent John W. Burns Jr. replaces Dr. Maitlin on a radio show, saying he's the psychiatrist Lawrence Baird.

Ruthless People

Ruthless People

1986

as Bedroom Killer

6.6
Acting

Sam Stone hates his wife Barbara so much that he wants her dead. He's ecstatic when she's taken by a duo of kidnappers who want $500,000 ransom in exc...

Hard Traveling

Hard Traveling

1986

as Ed Sloan

Acting

Set during the Depression, Dan Bessie's film (based on a novel by his father Alvah) stars Ellen Geer as a widow who begins a romance with an uneducate...

Chase

Chase

1985

as Dixon

4.0
Acting

A big-city lawyer (Jennifer O'Neill) returns to her small hometown after her father's death to resume his practice. There she is called upon to defend...

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

1983

as Rusher of Din: Pool Player

6.6
Acting

In the world of the Murkworks where nightmares are made, the evil Synonamess Botch hatches a scheme to make non-stop nightmares. Only Ralph and Mumfor...

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

1981

as Tow Truck Dude

5.2
Acting

Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He dec...

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1981

as Farmer #2

1.0
Acting

A farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the political...