Ernie Lively

Ernie Lively

1947-01-29 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 52 Credits

Biography

Ernie Lively (January 29, 1947 - June 3, 2021) was an American actor, acting coach and producer, best known for his roles in Passenger 57 (1992) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005). He was the father by adoption of actors Lori Lively, Jason Lively, and Robyn Lively, and the father of actors Eric Lively and Blake Lively.

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Phobic

Phobic

2020

as Jack Sanders

2.0
Acting

A homicide detective sees similarities between herself and the victims of a killer who is murdering clinical phobics by exposing them to their fears.

Looking Glass

Looking Glass

2018

as Tommy

4.7
Acting

A psycho- sexual thriller following a couple that buys an old motel in the desert looking for a new beginning, but what seemed at first as an escape i...

Razor

2016

as Ernie

Acting

"Razor" is a quirky original flm, a sarcastic, absurdist comedy flm starring Sid Haig, C Thomas Howell, Ernie Lively, John Fremont, Richard Moll &...

Waffle Street

Waffle Street

2015

as Wright Adams

6.1
Acting

The true story of Jimmy Adams, a V.P. of a $30 billion hedge fund, who loses his job and winds up working as a waiter at a waffle shop. Amidst the gre...

The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game

2009

as Coach Sam Hicks

7.1
Acting

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008

as Franz Vreeland

6.3
Acting

Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong ...

The Art of Travel

The Art of Travel

2008

as Mr. Layne

6.0
Acting

High school grad. Conner Layne is about to marry his first love, but when wedding plans fail, he goes solo on his honeymoon to Central America, findin...

Simon Says

Simon Says

2007

as Pig

5.0
Acting

Five college friends choose to spend their vacation debauching at the riverside. They find the perfect place to camp out, but end up crossing paths wi...

Simon Says

Simon Says

2007

Producer

5.0
Producing

Five college friends choose to spend their vacation debauching at the riverside. They find the perfect place to camp out, but end up crossing paths wi...

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2005

as Franz Vreeland

6.5
Acting

Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and ma...

American Pie 2

American Pie 2

2001

as Sergeant

6.2
Acting

After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As...

The Thirteenth Floor

The Thirteenth Floor

1999

as 30's Cop

7.1
Acting

In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a despera...

Goodbye Lover

Goodbye Lover

1999

as Sheriff

5.7
Acting

Police investigate when a man having an affair with his brother's wife disappears suddenly.

Senseless

Senseless

1998

as Coach Brandau

6.2
Acting

A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option.

Fire Down Below

Fire Down Below

1997

as Todd

5.7
Acting

When an EPA representative is murdered in a small Appalachian community, EPA undercover agent Jack Taggart is sent in—posing as a handyman working wit...

The People Next Door

The People Next Door

1996

as Lt. Jack Driscoll

7.3
Acting

When hapless Anna Morse decides to leave her violent husband for good and moves into an Albuquerque rental house with her three little daughters, thin...

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

1996

as Foreman

6.0
Acting

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

A Stranger to Love

A Stranger to Love

1996

as Capt. Simpson

5.4
Acting

In this Hallmark story, Allan is a normal middleaged man with a wife and two kids. When Alan is suddenly attacked one night, he loses his memory, lead...

Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story

Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story

1995

as Gerry Boggs

5.7
Acting

A young man begins to suspect that his mother may have murdered his father.

Accidental Meeting

Accidental Meeting

1994

as Obrenski

2.3
Acting

Jennifer's husband is committing adultery. Maryanne's boss treats her like dirt. After an accidental meeting, the women decide to kill each other's me...

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993

as Briggs

6.3
Acting

Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with rega...

Passenger 57

Passenger 57

1992

as Chief Biggs

6.0
Acting

Airline security specialist John Cutter, finally returning to the job after his wife's death, finds himself stuck on a flight being hijacked by notori...

Past Midnight

Past Midnight

1992

as Detective Allan Tobias

5.1
Acting

A man gets out of prison after 15 years for stabbing his wife to death, and his social worker becomes convinced he was innocent. As she researches his...

Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers

1992

as Animal Control Officer

6.0
Acting

Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only ...

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

as Man at Airport

5.3
Acting

A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she bu...

Breaking the Silence

Breaking the Silence

1992

as Coach Hodgkiss

Acting

Drama about an attorney who defends a teenage boy accused of murdering his abusive father and must come to grips with his shameful secrets about his o...

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story

1992

as Maj. Dan Henry

2.5
Acting

This film is based on the true story of Aileen Wuornos a prostitute-turned-serial killer who preyed mostly on truck drivers.

Dead in the Water

Dead in the Water

1991

as Dignitary

5.2
Acting

Charlie Deegan has almost everything he has ever wanted. He has an important law practice, a beautiful secretary as his lover, and the chance to be ap...

The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

1991

as Will Sanders

7.4
Acting

Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and C...

Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991

as Detective Nelson

6.4
Acting

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with...

The Less Than Perfect Daughter

The Less Than Perfect Daughter

1991

as Jack Harmon

7.5
Acting

A demanding woman and her daughter knock heads when the daughter, aspiring to be less reliant on her family, moves in with a troubled friend.

Air America

Air America

1990

as Truck Driver

5.8
Acting

Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for lo...

The Knife and Gun Club

1990

as Ralph

2.0
Acting

Failed drama series pilot about events at a trauma center run by two doctors struggling to keep the Emergency Room open.

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase

1990

as Paul, Truddi's Stepfather

7.4
Acting

A woman who suffers from multiple personality disorder is found during therapy to have suffered child abuse in this fact-based story.

Follow Your Heart

Follow Your Heart

1990

as Mitch

Acting

An ex-marine, in search of some defining life direction, unexpectedly faces a hurdle when his jeep breaks down in a sparsely populated Wyoming town. W...

Hard to Kill

Hard to Kill

1990

as Commander

6.0
Acting

Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is s...

An Innocent Man

An Innocent Man

1989

as Donatelli's Dealer

6.1
Acting

Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a maj...

Turner & Hooch

Turner & Hooch

1989

as Motel Clerk

6.3
Acting

Detective Scott Turner has three days left in the local police department before he moves to a bigger city to get some 'real' cases—not just misdemean...

Shocker

Shocker

1989

as Warden

5.6
Acting

About to be electrocuted for a catalog of heinous crimes, the unrepentant Horace Pinker transforms into a terrifying energy source. Only young athlete...

The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick

The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick

1988

as Jeff

5.5
Acting

Kathy, a simple grocery clerk, finds her way into her local high society and the life of a wealthy suitor who thinks she's a stockbroker.

The Tracker

The Tracker

1988

as Bob

5.7
Acting

After a series of vicious crimes by a renegade group of cowboys, led by "Red Jack" Stilwell, a legendary tracker, Noble Adams is pulled out of retirem...

Buckeye and Blue

Buckeye and Blue

1988

as Jess Thatcher

7.0
Acting

Adventures of a train robber and his teenaged female partner, on the run from the law in the days of the Wild West. Suitable for younger audiences.

Scandal in a Small Town

Scandal in a Small Town

1988

as Jeremy Travis

5.0
Acting

Leda Beth Vincent lives in the small town of Shiloh and works as a cocktail waitress there. She is not too well thought of as she is nothing of a blus...

Ghost Chase

Ghost Chase

1987

as Production Manager

5.0
Acting

In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a film,...

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

1987

as Ernie

4.7
Acting

The Byrds are a young couple both working as reporters but for different newspapers. When Mike invents the story of how they had the idea to make a ba...

Into the Homeland

Into the Homeland

1987

as Tom Burnside

6.0
Acting

A man's daughter disappears after falling in love with the son of a right wing, white-supremacist terrorist organization.

Wisdom

Wisdom

1986

as Bill, Motel Manager

5.8
Acting

Unable to find work after a past felony, graduate John Wisdom and his girlfriend embark on a cross-country bank-robbing spree in order to aid American...

Secret Admirer

Secret Admirer

1985

as Guard

6.8
Acting

An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who comes in conta...

Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

1985

as US Marshal

5.0
Acting

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police dete...

Drop-Out Father

Drop-Out Father

1982

as Conductor

4.2
Acting

Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the new lifestyle he outlines. He and his youngest daught...

It's My Turn

It's My Turn

1980

as Man at Restaurant (as Ernie Brown)

5.6
Acting

A successful but stressed mathematics professor goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son, a prematurely retired pr...

Sandman

N/A

Director

Directing

When Fantasyworld veteran, Early Knapp, decides to retire because the kids of the World no longer believe in him or the need for sleep, Fantasyworld's...