J.E. Freeman

Born: 1946-02-02, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died: 2014-08-09

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 infamous scientist Mason Wren in Alien Resurrection. Other notable apparitions in : Ruthless People, Patriot Games, Copycat and Go. He is openly gay. In 2009, he published a letter to the editor on sfgate.com, detailing his reminiscences of the 1969 Stonewall riots. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

• Nip/Tuck (2003)
• MacGyver (1985)
• Highlander: The Series (1992)
• Alien Resurrection (1997)
• Fallen Angels (1993)
• Patriot Games (1992)
• Wild at Heart (1990)
• Copycat (1995)
• Go (1999)
• The Inside (2005)
• It Could Happen to You (1994)
• The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
• One Good Cop (1991)
• Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)
• Ruthless People (1986)
• 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
• The Doctor (1991)
• Auggie Rose (2000)
• Fresno (1986)
• The Couch Trip (1988)
• An Eye for an Eye (1981)
• Hard Traveling (1986)
• Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988)
• There Goes My Baby (1994)
• Casualties of Love: The Long Island Lolita Story (1993)
• Twice Upon a Time (1983)
• Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (2004)
• Suspended Animation (2001)
• Dream with the Fishes (1997)
• Skeleton Woman (2000)