J.E. Freeman
Biography
J. E. Freeman was an American actor known for playing intimidating villains. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he trained at Shelton Studios in San Francisco during the 1970s. He earned a best actor nomination for playing Teach in the West Coast premiere of David Mamet's American Buffalo, and his other stage work included the Portland Stage Company. His first film appearance was as a tow-truck driver in An Eye for an Eye (1981), and he later made guest appearances on Hill Street Blues and MacGyver. His breakout role was the ruthless gangster Marcelles Santos in David Lynch's Wild at Heart (1990), and that same year he was cast as mob henchman Eddie Dane in the Coen brothers' Miller's Crossing (1990). He also appeared in Ruthless People (1986), Patriot Games (1992) as CIA agent Marty Cantor, Copycat (1995), Alien Resurrection (1997) as Dr. Mason Wren, and Go (1999) as strip-club owner Vic Sr.
68years old at death
- Born Brooklyn
- Died San Francisco
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 23 years1981 to 2004
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Big break
J.E. Freeman's breakout role was the ruthless gangster Marcelles Santos in David Lynch's Wild at Heart, and the same year he was cast as mob henchman Eddie Dane in the Coens' Miller's Crossing.
First role
Freeman's first feature film appearance was as a tow-truck driver in the 1981 Chuck Norris action movie An Eye for an Eye.
Early training
Freeman moved to San Francisco, and it was there that he trained as an actor at Shelton Studios during the 1970s.
J.E. Freeman movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Yves Simoneau directed two of these films. Five 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.
Films together
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Yves SimoneauDirector, 2 films, 1993 to 2003
All films by Yves Simoneau
Box office
What J.E. Freeman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$576 million
11 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$178M30.9% of the total
- 2$162M28.1% of the total
- 3$72M12.4% of the total
- 4$38M6.6% of the total
- 5$38M6.6% of the total
- 6$32M5.6% of the total
- 7$28M4.9% of the total
- 8$15M2.5% of the total
$13.3 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
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