Holmes Osborne

Biography

Holmes Osborne is an American character actor, born in Kansas City in 1947, who came to film and television after earlier jobs as a car salesman and an English teacher. While studying at the University of Kansas in 1966 he began making training videos and motivational clips, and he acted in live theater until about 1983. He appeared as the protagonist's father in That Thing You Do! (1996), the Tom Hanks-directed musical comedy, and he had a recurring part on HBO's From the Earth to the Moon. He went on to play Gordon LaRiviere in Affliction (1997), the father of two main characters in Election (1999) and Kirsten Dunst's father in Bring It On (2000). Other credits include Donnie Darko (2001), Domestic Disturbance (2001), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Identity (2003), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), The Box (2009) and All About Steve (2009), along with television roles on House M. D. and Invasion.

78years old

Turns 79 on November 7in 26 days

Born November 7, 1947Kansas City
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 24
Career span: 14 years1996 to 2010

Genres

Drama58%, 14 films
Comedy46%, 11 films
Mystery25%, 6 films
Thriller25%, 6 films
Romance17%, 4 films

First and latest

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A change of course
Before acting, Osborne worked as a car salesman and an English teacher, and from 1966 he made training videos and motivational clips for business events, creating over 500 by 1996.

Holmes Osborne movies on Netflix

Unthinkable2010IMDb rating 7.0as General Paulson
All About Steve2009IMDb rating 4.8as Soloman
The Box2009IMDb rating 5.6as Dick Burns
Dragon Wars: D-War2007IMDb rating 3.5as Hypnotherapist
Meet Bill2007IMDb rating 6.1as Mr. Jacoby
Walkout2006IMDb rating 6.8as Principal Ingles
A Lot Like Love2005IMDb rating 6.6as Stephen Martin
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story2005IMDb rating 6.9as Doc Fleming
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy2004IMDb rating 7.1as Director
A Carol Christmas2003IMDb rating 5.2as Hal
Cheaper by the Dozen2003IMDb rating 6.0as Nick Gerhard
Identity2003IMDb rating 7.3as Judge
The Quiet American2002IMDb rating 7.0as Bill Granger
Waking Up in Reno2002IMDb rating 5.5as Doc Tuley
Windtalkers2002IMDb rating 6.1as Colonel Hollings
Domestic Disturbance2001IMDb rating 5.6as Shady Tree Motel Clerk
Donnie Darko2001IMDb rating 8.0as Eddie Darko
The Deep End2001IMDb rating 6.5as Loan Officer
Bring It On2000IMDb rating 6.2as Bruce Shipman
Election1999IMDb rating 7.2as Dick Metzler
The Mod Squad1999IMDb rating 4.4as Mr. Cochrane
The White River Kid1999IMDb rating 4.8as Fergus Kenrod
Affliction1997IMDb rating 6.9as Gordon LaRiviere
That Thing You Do!1996IMDb rating 7.0as Mr. Patterson

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Donnie Darko2001 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Eddie Darko
IMDb rating 8.0920K votes
The Box2009 Drama, Fantasy, Mysteryas Dick Burns
IMDb rating 5.698K votes
Bring It On2000as Bruce Shipman
IMDb rating 6.2116K votes
Unthinkable2010as General Paulson
IMDb rating 7.0101K votes
The Quiet American2002as Bill Granger
IMDb rating 7.031K votes
Meet Bill2007as Mr. Jacoby
IMDb rating 6.122K votes
Election1999as Dick Metzler
IMDb rating 7.2112K votes
A Lot Like Love2005as Stephen Martin
IMDb rating 6.674K votes

Most often with

Richard Kelly directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Richard Jenkins

David Koechner

Beth Grant

Charlize Theron

Giovanni Ribisi

Amanda PeetRichard KellyDirector, 2 films

Films together

Richard Jenkins2 films together, 1999 to 2003
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- Cheaper by the Dozen2003IMDb rating 6.0Osborne as Nick GerhardJenkins as Shake
- The Mod Squad1999IMDb rating 4.4Osborne as Mr. CochraneJenkins as Mothershed
David Koechner2 films together, 2002 to 2004
David Koechner's page
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy2004IMDb rating 7.1Osborne as DirectorKoechner as Champ Kind
- Waking Up in Reno2002IMDb rating 5.5Osborne as Doc TuleyKoechner as Bell Hop
Beth Grant2 films together, 2001 to 2009
Beth Grant's page
- All About Steve2009IMDb rating 4.8Osborne as SolomanGrant as Mrs. Horowitz
- Donnie Darko2001IMDb rating 8.0Osborne as Eddie DarkoGrant as Kitty Farmer
Charlize Theron2 films together, 1996 to 2002
Charlize Theron's page
- Waking Up in Reno2002IMDb rating 5.5Osborne as Doc TuleyTheron as Candy Kirkendall
- That Thing You Do!1996IMDb rating 7.0Osborne as Mr. PattersonTheron as Tina
Giovanni Ribisi2 films together, 1996 to 1999
Giovanni Ribisi's page
- The Mod Squad1999IMDb rating 4.4Osborne as Mr. CochraneRibisi as Pete
- That Thing You Do!1996IMDb rating 7.0Osborne as Mr. PattersonRibisi as Chad
Amanda Peet2 films together, 2003 to 2005
Amanda Peet's page
- A Lot Like Love2005IMDb rating 6.6Osborne as Stephen MartinPeet as Emily Friehl
- Identity2003IMDb rating 7.3Osborne as JudgePeet as Paris
Richard KellyDirector, 2 films, 2001 to 2009
All films by Richard Kelly
- The Box2009IMDb rating 5.6Osborne as Dick Burns
- Donnie Darko2001IMDb rating 8.0Osborne as Eddie Darko
Also two films together4 more actors
- Kathryn HahnA Lot Like Love (2005) and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
- Patrick SwayzeWaking Up in Reno (2002) and Donnie Darko (2001)
- Chris EllisDomestic Disturbance (2001) and That Thing You Do! (1996)
- Aimee GarciaDragon Wars: D-War (2007) and A Lot Like Love (2005)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Holmes Osborne's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$901 million

20 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

20Worldwide figure
1US gross only
2Never in cinemas
1Figure not found

Top grosser

Cheaper by the Dozen2003Nick Gerhard$190 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Cheaper by the Dozen2003as Nick Gerhard
$190M21.1% of the total
2
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy2004as Director
$91M10.0% of the total
3
Bring It On2000as Bruce Shipman
$90M10.0% of the total
4
Identity2003as Judge
$90M10.0% of the total
5
Windtalkers2002as Colonel Hollings
$78M8.6% of the total
6
Dragon Wars: D-War2007as Hypnotherapist
$75M8.3% of the total
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Domestic Disturbance2001as Shady Tree Motel Clerk
$54M6.0% of the total
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A Lot Like Love2005as Stephen Martin
$43M4.8% of the total