Lehman made his film debut in Sean S. Cunningham's film "Manny's Orphans". He then played the role of a child Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th", appearing in Pamela Voorhees's flashback and Alice Hardy's dream - the final scene of the film. Lehman also appears in archive footage, uncredited, in "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981) and "" (1984). Since "Friday the 13th", Lehman has appeared in a number of independent films and short films.
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Ari Lehman
Ari Lehman | Film career
"Manny's Orphans" Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context. "Friday the 13th Part 2" "Manny's Orphans" is one of them.
who played jason voorhees in friday the 13th
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Ari Lehman
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who is this character?
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He is the main character from the "Friday the 13th" movie series.
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does he hide his face?
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Yes he wears a hockey goalie mask in "Friday the 13th Part III".
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how is this date significant in italy?
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Due to Americanization, young people consider Friday the 13th unlucky, even though 13 is generally considered a lucky number.
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is it anyway linked to mishaps on roads?
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A study in the "British Medical Journal" stated that "'the risk of hospital admission as a result of a transport accident "may" be increased by as much as 52 percent' on the 13th". Subsequent studies have disproved any correlation between Friday the 13th and the rate of accidents.
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what other characters were present in the movie mentioned earlier?
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Chris Higgins, Shelly
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what is the genre of this movie?
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Slasher film
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what sort of movies are these?
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These are a subgenre of horror films involving a killer murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed tools
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have they inspired any other media?
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Yes - TV shows,video games, books, and comics.
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is the person who played the villain a musician as well?
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Yes, in 2004 he formed his punk metal band whose name, First Jason, is based upon his role as Jason Voorhees.
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what other movies did he act in?
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Ari Lehman (born May 2, 1965) is an American performing artist, composer, and actor. He is known for playing the child Jason Voorhees in the Paramount horror film "Friday the 13th", becoming the first actor to portray the horror icon. Lehman currently performs in a punk rock/heavy metal band, First Jason.
Ari Lehman | Introduction
In 2004, Lehman formed his punk metal band whose name, First Jason, is based upon his role as Jason Voorhees. First Jason has independently released two albums: "Jason is Watching!" (2009), with Chuck Lescewicz "Nefarious" from Chicago death metal band Macabre playing bass, and Amit Shamir "Cleaver" from New York hardcore punk band Cro-Mags on drums; and "Heed My Warning,"(2013), described by Uber Rock (UK) as "a brand of thinking man's horror-themed rock." Lehman has also composed, performed and recorded a number of soundtracks for independent films, including Alexia Anastasio's critically acclaimed all-female "Salome", and Vamp Films "Vampire the Movie", "which won the 2007 Rondo Award for Best Independent Feature."
Ari Lehman | Music career
Lehman made his film debut in Sean S. Cunningham's film "Manny's Orphans". He then played the role of a child Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th", appearing in Pamela Voorhees's flashback and Alice Hardy's dream - the final scene of the film. Lehman also appears in archive footage, uncredited, in "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981) and "" (1984). Since "Friday the 13th", Lehman has appeared in a number of independent films and short films.
Ari Lehman | Film career
Since Lehman's portrayal, the character has been represented by numerous actors and stuntmen, sometimes by more than one at a time; this has caused some controversy as to who should receive credit for the portrayal. Kane Hodder is the best known of the stuntmen to portray Jason Voorhees, having played the character in four consecutive films. The character's physical appearance has gone through many transformations, with various special makeup effects artists, including Stan Winston, making their mark on the character's design. Tom Savini's initial design has been the basis for many of the later incarnations. The trademark hockey goalie mask did not appear until "Friday the 13th Part III".
Jason Voorhees | Introduction
When it came time to cast the role of Jason, Ari Lehman, who had received a part in Sean Cunningham's "Manny's Orphans", arrived to read for the character of Jack. Before he could get started, Cunningham walked in and offered him a different part: Jason. Without having read a single word, Cunningham just looked at Ari and said, "You're the right size, you've got it." In the original "Friday the 13th", Ari Lehman is seen only in a brief flashback as the surprise ending. Subsequent actors who portrayed a young Jason include Timothy Burr Mirkovich in "Jason Takes Manhattan" and Spencer Stump in "Freddy vs.
Jason Voorhees | Creating a monster
Since Lehman's portrayal, the character has been represented by numerous actors and stuntmen, sometimes by more than one at a time; this has caused some controversy as to who should receive credit for the portrayal. In the fifth film, Jason is knocked off the edge of a barn loft and lands on a tractor harrow below, which impales him through the chest. The end of the film reveals that a character shown earlier as a paramedic, Roy, was using the hockey mask and boiler suit to imitate Jason in order to carry out his revenge-driven killing spree. This mask differs from those seen in the previous films, featuring two blue markings instead of three red markings.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Jason Voorhees
He acted occasionally in feature films, including "The Devil's Advocate" (1977), "The Dain Curse" (1978), "The Ninth Configuration" (1980), "Toy Soldiers" (1984), "The Exorcist III" (1990) and "Rudy" (1993), playing Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian.
Jason Miller (playwright) | Career
Jason made his first cinematic appearance in the original "Friday the 13th" on May 9, 1980. In this film, Jason (Ari Lehman) is portrayed in the memories of his mother, Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer), and as a nightmare of the film's protagonist, Alice (Adrienne King). Although not a central character in the original movie, he is still the catalyst of the film's plot—Mrs. Voorhees, the main antagonist, seeks revenge for her son's drowning, which she blames on the irresponsible camp counselors. Jason's second appearance was in the sequel, "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981). Revealed to be alive, an adult Jason exacts revenge on Alice for decapitating his mother in the original film.
Jason Voorhees | Films
Director Ronny Yu tried to limit Kirzinger's stunts on the film as much as possible. Because of this stuntman Glenn Ennis was called in to perform a series of stunts, including a stunt showing Jason walking through a field killing teenagers while on fire. Additionally Kirzinger doubled as Jason for Kane Hodder on in 2 scenes technically making Ken the 2nd actor to portray Jason more than once if counting doubling Jason.
Ken Kirzinger | Role as Jason Voorhees
Romero. He portrayed Allan Mann, a law student made quadriplegic when hit by a truck in the opening credits of the film. "The Philadelphia Inquirer" gave a positive review of Beghe's performance in "Monkey Shines": "Acting only with his face and voice, Jason Beghe is terrific at conveying the mounting anger and rage of an active man made passive". David Foil of "The Advocate" described Beghe's performance as "remarkable simply for meeting the demands of the character". Beghe played an ice hockey star in the Perry Mason TV film "The Case of the All-Star Assassin", an NBC-TV telefeature broadcast November 19, 1989.
Jason Beghe | Acting career
Jason Voorhees () is the main character from the "Friday the 13th" series. He first appeared in "Friday the 13th" (1980) as the young son of camp cook-turned-killer Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S. Cunningham and Tom Savini, Jason was not originally intended to carry the series as the main antagonist. The character has subsequently been represented in various other media, including novels, video games, comic books, and a crossover film with another iconic horror film character, Freddy Krueger. The character has primarily been an antagonist in the films, whether by stalking and killing the other characters, or acting as a psychological threat to the protagonist, as in the case of "".
Jason Voorhees | Introduction
In 1984, White played hockey masked murderer Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter", after the director needed a large man for the part. White reluctantly accepted because he needed the money. White asked not to be credited on screen for his part. He was later credited for the archive footage of him as Jason that was used in the . White was offered the role of Jason for "" and "", but turned them down. The roles ultimately went to stuntmen Tom Morga and C. J. Graham, respectively.
Ted White (stuntman) | Career
He portrayed horror icon Leatherface through the stunt work of the 1990 film "" and played Freddy Krueger's clawed glove hand at the ending scene of "". He also acted as a police guard in Jason Goes to Hell. He also appeared in an episode of "The Arsenio Hall Show" to promote "", in costume as Jason. Although he offered to reprise his role as Jason Voorhees in the 2003 film "Freddy vs. Jason", director Ronny Yu replaced Hodder with 6'5" Canadian stuntman Ken Kirzinger. The switch created controversy among fans of the series and has been credited to several rumors, including Kirzinger's location in Canada and his height compared to Robert Englund, the actor who portrayed Freddy Krueger, while Yu himself stated that it was New Line Cinema's idea to do so.
Kane Hodder | Life and career
A native New Yorker, Ari Lehman grew up in Westport, Connecticut, where he trained in Classical Music and Jazz Piano. Lehman was presented with an All-State Award for Excellence in Jazz Piano and a scholarship to Berklee School of Music by jazz educator, Dr. Billy Taylor. Lehman heard about an audition being held in Westport for the movie, "Manny's Orphans", about a group of inner-city orphans who play soccer, directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Lehman snuck into the audition and landed the role of "Roger". This role led to Lehman getting the call to play Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th" from Sean S.
Ari Lehman | Biography
Jason Voorhees first appears during a nightmare of the main character Alice Hardy (Adrienne King) in the original "Friday the 13th" film; he becomes the main antagonist of the series in its sequels. As well as the films, there have been books and comics that have either expanded the universe of Jason, or been based on a minor aspect of him.
Jason Voorhees | Appearances
Jason Voorhees is the main antagonist in the "Friday the 13th" series. He first appeared in "Friday the 13th" (1980) as Mrs. Voorhees's son, portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created in combination by Victor Miller, Ron Kurz, Sean S. Cunningham and Tom Savini, he was never intended to carry the series as the main villain. Jason Voorhees has also been represented in numerous novels, comic books, and a cross-over film with another horror legend, Freddy Krueger. The character has primarily been an antagonist in the films, whether by stalking and killing the characters, or acting as a psychological threat to the lead character, as is the case in "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning".
List of Friday the 13th characters | Jason Voorhees
Long before Kirzinger took over the role of Jason Voorhees from Kane Hodder, he had ties to "Friday the 13th". He appeared in 1989's "" as a New York cook who gets in Jason's way while pursuing Rennie Wickham (Jensen Daggett) and Sean Robertson (Scott Reeves). Jason, played by Kane Hodder, threw Kirzinger over the counter. In addition to his role as the cook, Kirzinger also served as a stunt coordinator for the film. Kirzinger is only the second person besides Hodder to play Jason more than once as he doubled for the latter in the same movie in a few short scenes.
Ken Kirzinger | Early career
List of horror film antagonists
Jason Voorhees | See also
"Jason X" would mark Hodder's last performance as Jason, to date. Todd Farmer, who wrote the screenplay for "Jason X", knew that Hodder would play Jason from the beginning. Jim Isaac was a fan of Hodder's work on the previous films, so hiring him was an easy decision.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
After a conversation, Miner decided he was the right person for the job. Being new to the country, Brooker believed that "playing a psychopathic killer" was the best way into the movie business. Brooker became the first actor to wear Jason's now-signature hockey mask. According to Brooker, "It felt great with the mask on. It just felt like I really was Jason because I didn't have anything to wear before that." For "The Final Chapter", Joseph Zito brought his own spin to the character, one that required a "real hardcore stuntman"; Ted White was hired to perform the role. White, who only took the job for the money, did "get into the Jason psychology" when he arrived on the set.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
Jason Voorhees ("Jason Lives", Plush) 10 inch tall with removable hockey mask, severed head, machete, ax, spear, cloth outfit, and fourteen points of articulation. Jason Voorhees (Hockey Jersey Edition) with machete and hockey jersey. Jason Voorhees ("The New Blood", Plush) 12 inch figure with full articulation and removable fabric jacket and removable hockey mask. This was the first 12" scale release.
Cinema of Fear | Exclusives
The FBI sets up a sting to kill Jason, which proves successful. However, through mystical possession, Jason survives by passing his demon-infested heart from one being to the next. Though Jason does not physically appear throughout most of the film, it is learned he has a half-sister and a niece, and that he needs them to retrieve and reinhabit his body. After resurrecting it, Jason is stabbed by his niece Jessica Kimble (Kari Keegan) and dragged into Hell.
Jason Voorhees | Films
Wieand is credited as Roy Burns, the film's actual murderer, but it was stuntman Tom Morga who performed in the few flashes of Jason, as well as portraying Roy in almost all of the masked scenes. Wieand has been outspoken about his lack of enthusiasm over his role in the film. Feeling alienated during the shoot, Wieand spent most of his time in his trailer. By comparison, Morga enjoyed his time as Jason and made sure he "really got into the character". A nightclub manager in Glendale, C. J. Graham, was interviewed for the role of Jason in "Jason Lives", but was initially passed over because he had no experience as a stuntman.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
Kane Hodder is the most well known of the stuntmen to have portrayed Jason Voorhees, having played the character in four consecutive films. The character's physical appearance has gone through many transformations, with various special makeup effects artists making their mark on the character's design, including makeup artist Stan Winston. Tom Savini's initial design has been the basis for many of the later incarnations. The trademark hockey mask did not appear until "Friday the 13th Part III". Since "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives", filmmakers have given Jason superhuman strength, and near invulnerability. He has been seen as a sympathetic character, albeit one whose motivation for killing has been cited as driven by the immoral actions of his victims.
List of Friday the 13th characters | Jason Voorhees
Graham was not brought back to reprise the role, but has often been cited as speaking highly of his time in the part. Kane Hodder took over the role in "The New Blood", and played Jason in the next four films. He previously worked alongside director John Carl Buechler on a film called "Prison". Based on his experience working with Hodder, Buechler petitioned Frank Mancuso Jr. to hire him, but Mancuso was apprehensive about Hodder's limited size. Knowing he planned to use full body prosthetics, Buechler scheduled a test screening, the first in "Friday the 13th" history for the character, and Mancuso immediately gave Hodder approval upon seeing him.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
Ted White (born January 25, 1926) is an American stuntman and actor who is best known for playing Jason Voorhees in "". He is also notable for having doubled for John Wayne, Fess Parker, Clark Gable, and Richard Boone.
Ted White (stuntman) | Introduction
Hodder was born in Auburn, California in 1955. Early in his career, during an interview he offered to show the interviewer and her cameraman a fire stunt, which went horribly wrong, leaving him with 2nd and 3rd degree burns over much of his upper body. It was because of these burns he was initially selected to portray Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (see 'To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story' section further down this page), a role that would eventually go to Robert Englund with whom he formed a lifelong friendship. He was the first actor to portray Jason Voorhees more than once, in a total of four consecutive movies from to Jason X.
Kane Hodder | Life and career
Ritter appeared in "", co-starring as Baum's son alongside his own father. In 2002, he appeared in the movies "PG" and "Swimfan". In 2003, Ritter had a major role in the slasher/horror film "Freddy vs. Jason" as Will Rollins. He appeared in "Raise Your Voice" and "Happy Endings". He portrayed Jeb Bush in the Oliver Stone film "W". In 2007, he also voiced substitute teacher, Mr. Fisk, in an episode of "All Grown Up!", the grown up version of "Rugrats", a teacher whom Angelica falls in love with. In 2008, he released "Good Dick", a movie which he produced and starred in along with his long-term girlfriend at the time, Marianna Palka (with whom he began a relationship after meeting in Queens in October 1999), who also wrote and directed the film.
Jason Ritter | Career
His brother, Dave Kirzinger, played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League from 1978 to 1986. His known friends are Brad Loree, another member of Stunts Canada who notably played horror icon Michael Myers in "", Robert Englund, who co-starred with him in "Freddy vs Jason" as Freddy Krueger, and Kane Hodder, the actor who played Jason Voorhees before him. Even though Hodder will sometimes state his disappointment at not being chosen to play Jason for the fifth time in "Freddy vs. Jason", he and Kirzinger are very good friends and Kirzinger stated they enjoy seeing each other at conventions.
Ken Kirzinger | Personal life
Kenneth Kirzinger (born November 4, 1959) is a Canadian actor and stuntman best known for his portrayals of Jason Voorhees in "Freddy vs. Jason" (2003), Pa in "" (2007) and Rusty Nail in "" (2014).
Ken Kirzinger | Introduction
Jason". The adult role of Jason Voorhees has been played by various actors, some not credited, others taking great pride in their parts. Due to the physical demands the adult character requires, and the lack of emotional depth depicted, many of the actors since have been stuntmen. The most well known among them is Kane Hodder, who is cited as the best to play the role. Many ideas were suggested for the sequel to "Friday the 13th", including making the title part of a serialized film series, where each succeeding film would be its own story and not related to any previous film under the "Friday the 13th" moniker.
Jason Voorhees | Creating a monster
For the role of Jason Voorhees, Miner cast British stuntman Richard Brooker.
Friday the 13th Part III | Casting
On stage, he portrayed the "emotionally waffling" gay Jewish office temp Louis Ironson in Tony Kushner's Pulitzer-Prize-winning "", at the Royal National Theatre, in its London première, performing the role in both parts, "Part One: Millennium Approaches", in 1992, and "Part Two: Perestroika", in 1993. When auditioning for that role, he told the producers, "Look, I play all these tough guys and thugs and strong, complex characters. In real life, I am a cringing, neurotic Jewish mess. Can't I for once play that on stage?" His first major Hollywood feature-film role was alongside Laurence Fishburne in the horror film "Event Horizon" (1997).
Jason Isaacs | Career
Since "A New Beginning", no sequel has attempted to replace Jason as the main antagonist. Miller, who has not seen any of the sequels, took issue with all of them because they made Jason the villain. Miller believes the best part of his screenplay was that it was about a mother avenging the senseless death of her son. Miller stated, "Jason was dead from the very beginning; he was a victim, not a villain."
Jason Voorhees | Creating a monster
Richard Brooker (20 November 1954 – 8 April 2013) was an English actor and stuntman, perhaps best known for his role in "Friday the 13th Part III" as Jason Voorhees.
Richard Brooker | Introduction
Dan Bradley was hired, but Paramount executives felt Bradley did not have the right physique to play the role, and Graham was hired to replace him. Although Bradley was replaced early during filming, he can be seen in the paintball sequence of the film. Graham opted to perform most of his own stunts, including the scene where Jason catches on fire while battling Tommy in the lake. The rest of the cast spoke highly of Graham, remarking that he never complained during all the uncomfortable situations he was placed in. Graham had no intention of being an actor or a stuntman, but the idea of playing the "bad guy", and the opportunity to wear the prosthetics, intrigued him.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
Brooker, a former trapeze artist, started his career in acting in a casting magazine, "Dramalogue". The casting call was for a big man to play a role in an upcoming movie directed by Steve Miner; however it wasn’t until after Richard’s tryout that he found out it was for the role of Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th: Part III". During filming of the series, Richard had to undergo hours of makeup work to play the role of Jason, as depicted in online photographs. According to the fan-made documentary, "Friday the 13th Part III: The Memoriam Documentary", Brooker was at this point in the series the fittest Jason to be played.
Richard Brooker | Career
Daskawisz filmed all of the scenes except the opening sequence and the unmasking shot at the end; Gillette returned for the unmasking scenes. Gillette received credit for playing Jason, while Daskawisz was given credit as the stunt double. When "Part 3" was released the following year, Daskawisz was credited as Jason for the reused footage from the climax of the film. Initially, Daskawisz was asked to return to the role for "Part 3", but it would have required him to pay for his own transportation and housing during filming. Having secured a part on "Guiding Light", Daskawisz declined. Now wanting a "bigger and stronger-looking" Jason, one that was also "more athletic and powerful", Steve Miner hired former British trapeze artist Richard Brooker.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
The delicately-named Jesse Vile’s crowd-funded film tells the jaw-dropping-slash-heart-breaking story of the genius guitar player who came this close to succeeding Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai in David Lee Roth’s band, only to be struck down in his prime by the degenerative nerve condition ALS, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease."
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet | Critical reception
Kane Warren Hodder (born April 8, 1955) is an American actor, stuntman, and author. Hodder is best known for his portrayal of Jason Voorhees (five times) in the "Friday the 13th" franchise, with four films from the film series: "", "", "", "Jason X" and the video game "". He is also known for his role as Victor Crowley in the "Hatchet" series. He also played Leatherface during the stunts of "" and Freddy Krueger's clawed glove hand in "".
Kane Hodder | Introduction
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan is a 1989 American slasher film written and directed by Rob Hedden, and starring Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Peter Mark Richman, and Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees, reprising his role from "". The eighth installment in the "Friday the 13th" film series, it follows Jason as he stalks a group of high school graduates on a ship en route to New York City. It was the final film in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures in the United States until 2009, with the subsequent installments being distributed by New Line Cinema.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Introduction
He has had lead roles in such plays such as "The Academy", "More Than You" and "Jakob". In film, Thompson had starring roles in "Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled" and "Divide". In television, Thompson has landed guest roles on shows like "Felicity", "Flipper", and "Castle".
Jason Thompson (actor) | Early career
White went so far as to not speak to any of the other actors for long stretches. As filming continued, White's experience was not pleasant, and in one instance, he went to battle for co-star Judie Aronson, who played Samantha, when the director kept her naked in the lake for extended periods of time. Displeased with his experience from filming, White had his name removed from the credits. As with "Friday the 13th Part 2", there was confusion over who performed the role in "A New Beginning", partly because Jason is not the literal antagonist in the film. When Ted White turned down the opportunity to return, Dick Wieand was cast.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
He played the part of Jason in the interactive movie video game "Night Trap" which was released in 1992. He appeared as Jason, a law enforcement colleague of Kelli who meets a tragic end in the game. In 1994, he appeared in another David A. Prior directed film "Felony", in a supporting role playing the part of Dennis. Jeffrey Combs, Ashley Laurence, Charles Napier, Lance Henriksen and Joe Don Baker also starred in the film.
Deke Anderson | 1990s
Initially Frank Mancuso Jr. and Barbara Sachs planned to use a Canadian stuntperson for "Jason Takes Manhattan". Hodder acted as his own voice, calling and requesting that he be allowed to reprise the role; the ultimate decision was left to director Rob Hedden, who intended to use Hodder, because he felt Hodder knew the lore of the series. With Sean Cunningham's return as producer for "Jason Goes to Hell", Hodder felt his chances of reprising the role were even better: Hodder had worked as Cunningham's stunt coordinator for years. Regardless, Adam Marcus, the director for "Jason Goes to Hell", always intended to hire Hodder for the role.
Jason Voorhees | Men behind the mask
In 2002, Jurman received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Boston Conservatory, where he had studied in the theater division. He began his professional career by performing at the San Jose Civic Light Opera and the San Jose Children's Musical Theater. His television roles included appearances in "Law & Order", "Arrested Development", "", "30 Rock" and "Blue Bloods". Jurman and Warren Kole co-starred in the 2007 film, "Cougar Club".
Jason Jurman | Introduction
Scott is a frequent collaborator of Johannes Grenzfurthner and appeared as an actor in "Soviet Unterzoegersdorf: Sector 2" (2009), "Glossary of Broken Dreams" (2018), and the science fiction comedy "Je Suis Auto" (2019).
Jason Scott | Acting
After the low box-office returns of "", Paramount Pictures sold the character rights of Jason Voorhees to New Line Cinema. "Jason Goes to Hell" was theatrically released on August 13, 1993, and grossed $15.9 million at the box office on a budget of $3 million, becoming the second-worst performing film in the series, after "Jason Takes Manhattan". The film was panned by critics and fans alike, criticizing its supernatural elements and elimination of Jason Voorhees as a physical character. It was followed by "Jason X" in 2001.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Introduction
In addition, Amber Pawlick and Timothy Burr Mirkovich appear as young Rennie and young Jason, respectively. Ken Kirzinger, who portrays Jason in "Freddy vs. Jason", appears in this film as the cook who confronts Jason. Kirzinger served as a stunt coordinator for the film, and doubles as Jason in two short stunt scenes.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Cast
A character actor in films including "The Gumball Rally" and" ", he also played in dozens of TV roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including Pinky in "Rich Man, Poor Man" and Harry Zief in "Captains and the Kings", both made in 1976.
Harvey Jason | Career
In 1990 Jason played Henry Beechwood in the horror-comedy "Arachnophobia", the first film released by Hollywood Pictures and directed by Frank Marshall.
Peter Jason | Introduction
In his original appearance, Jason was scripted as a mentally disabled young boy. Since "Friday the 13th", Jason Voorhees has been depicted as a non-verbal, indestructible, machete-wielding mass murderer. Jason is primarily portrayed as being completely silent throughout the film series. Exceptions to this include in part 3 when he grunts in pain several times when final girl Chris manages to stab him (once in the hand and once just above his knee), flashbacks of Jason as a child, a brief scene in "Jason Takes Manhattan" where the character cries out "Mommy, please don't let me drown!" in a child's voice before being submerged in toxic waste, and in "Jason Goes To Hell" where his spirit possesses other individuals.
Jason Voorhees | Characteristics
Subsequently, he appeared in the Bruce Willis blockbuster "Armageddon" (1998), which kick-started his career. Initially called upon to take a fairly substantial role, Isaacs was eventually cast in a much smaller capacity as a planet-saving scientist so that he could accommodate his commitment to "Divorcing Jack" (1998), a comedy-thriller he was making with David Thewlis.
Jason Isaacs | Career
Mears got his breakthrough lead role in the 2009 "Friday the 13th" film. He was recommended to the producers, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form of Platinum Dunes, by make-up and special effects guru Scott Stoddard, who created the new look for Mears' character, Jason Voorhees. Due to Mears' height at he is one of the tallest actors who have portrayed Jason, beside Ken Kirzinger, who stands at a similar height to Mears. He was nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the category for Best Villain for his portrayal of Voorhees, but lost to Heath Ledger as the Joker in "The Dark Knight".
Derek Mears | Life and career
Since "", filmmakers have given Jason superhuman strength, regenerative powers, and near invulnerability. Some interpretations suggest that the audience has empathy for Jason, whose motivation for killing has been cited as being driven by the immoral actions of his victims and his own rage over having drowned as a child. Jason Voorhees has been featured in various humor magazines, referenced in feature films, parodied in television series, and was the inspiration for a horror punk band. Several toy lines have been released based on various versions of the character from the "Friday the 13th" films. Jason Voorhees's hockey mask is a widely recognized image in popular culture.
Jason Voorhees | Introduction
In 1994, he dropped his given surname, "Rothenberg," and used his middle name, "Raize," as his professional surname. He performed at the Bucks County Playhouse in "Oklahoma!" (as Jess/Dream Curly), "The King and I" (as Lun Tha), "Phantom" (in the title role), and "The Rocky Horror Show" (as Rocky). His other regional credits include "", "The Sound of Music" and "West Side Story". At the age of 19, Raize succeeded Dennis DeYoung of Styx in the national tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar", starring Ted Neely and Carl Anderson. Next, he toured with "Miss Saigon", and had been cast as a swing in a national tour of "The King and I" starring Hayley Mills when he decided to audition for Julie Taymor's upcoming Broadway production of "The Lion King" (1997).
Jason Raize | Career
He also played minor roles in "RoboCop" (1987) and "Boys Don't Cry" (1999). He also appeared as himself, partly through archive footage, in four documentary films discussing the Kennedy assassination: "Rush to Judgment" (1967), "11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried" (1989), "Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins" (1992), and "Image of an Assassination: A New Look at the Zapruder Film" (1998).
Jerry Haynes | Other television and film work
Klarwein has appeared in several short films, including "Bad Ass Mono-Winged Angel" (2001), "Nothing Much" (2012) and "Ruby" (2016). He has also appeared in episodes of "Cybergirl" (2001), "Sea Patrol" (2011) and "Slide" (2011). He had a continuing role in the mini series "Devil's Playground ("2014) which won 5 awards from 10 nominations.
Jason Klarwein | Film
He appeared as Orr, a cruel loan shark in the 2004 Canadian film "The Last Casino". In 2006, he appeared in a brief speaking role as the Mutant Theatre Organiser in "", and played a vampire killer alongside in the direct-to-DVD horror film "The Last Sect".
Julian Richings | Career
Tommy Jarvis first appears in "" as a young boy (played by Corey Feldman), residing with his divorced mother and sister, with an affinity for making his own masks and make-up effects. When Jason Voorhees appears and begins killing the group of teenagers neighboring across from him, Tommy is forced to fight for his life along with his sister Trish. In an attempt to trick Jason, Tommy shaves his head to make himself appear as Jason was when he himself was young. Ultimately, Tommy kills Jason by slamming a machete into the side of his head, in which splits his head upon falling down on the blade.
Tommy Jarvis | In film
These include "Laws of Gambling" as Joey, "Lords of the Underworld" as Johnny, and "I Love You Came Too Late" as Scott Donovan.
Jay Bontatibus | Movie credits
DeMeo first started acting in 1993. His first acting role was in the 1993 film. "A Bronx Tale" directed by Robert De Niro . William DeMeo found himself in jail in 2016 after he punched a manager at embattled lounge Beautique during his own birthday party. This was covered by the New York Post Newspaper on June 23, 2016. later went on to write, produce and star in the films "One Deadly Road", "Wannabes", "Searching for Bobby D", "Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn" and "Back in the Day". DeMeo also had a recurring role in the hit television series "The Sopranos", in which he played the character Jason Molinaro.
William DeMeo | Career
He became a regular in 1986 and played the part until the show's end in 1988. He also starred in "Bergerac", "Agatha Christie's Poirot", "You Rang, M'Lord?" and "Boon". As well as acting with Penelope Keith in "To the Manor Born", he also appeared with her in "Executive Stress" and "No Job for a Lady".
Ben Aris | Film and television career
Jackson, Bernardo Bertolucci's "Stealing Beauty" (1996), the 1997 remake of "Lolita", and as the musketeer Aramis opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1998 film version of "The Man in the Iron Mask". Other roles include the evil wizard Profion in the film "Dungeons and Dragons" (2000) and Rupert Gould in "Longitude" (2000). He played the Über-Morlock in the film "The Time Machine" (2002). In 2004, Irons played the title character in "The Merchant of Venice". In 2005, he appeared in the films "Casanova" opposite Heath Ledger, and Ridley Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven". He has co-starred with John Malkovich in two films, "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1998) and "Eragon" (2006), though they did not have any scenes together in the latter.
Jeremy Irons | Film
He was so touched by the email that he included the song in the soundtrack. Jason Mewes, who plays Jay in the View Askewniverse films, was to have a part in the film as "Delivery Guy", but Kevin Smith had temporarily severed ties with him as part of a "tough love" approach to get him to quit using heroin. The role was given to Matthew Maher.
Jersey Girl (2004 film) | Production
Geithner was portrayed by Billy Crudup in the HBO film "Too Big to Fail", and by Alex Jennings in the BBC TV movie "The Last Days of Lehman Brothers".
Timothy Geithner | Media
Jason first appeared outside of film in the 1982 novelization of "Friday the 13th Part 3" by Michael Avallone. Avallone chose to use an alternate ending, which was filmed for "Part 3" but never used, as the ending for his 1982 adaptation. In the alternate film ending, Chris, who is in the canoe, hears Rick's voice and immediately rushes back to the house. When she opens the door, Jason is standing there with a machete, and he decapitates her. Jason next appears in print in the 1986 novelization of "Jason Lives" by Simon Hawke, who also adapted the first three films in 1987 and 1988.
Jason Voorhees | Literature
John D. LeMay is one of only two actors from the TV series to appear in the film series; the other is John Shepherd, who played Tommy Jarvis in "".
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Cast
In 1974, von Bargen made his television debut in "Great Performances". Von Bargen's film credits included "London Betty", "RoboCop 3", "Basic Instinct", "Broken Arrow", "Truman", "The Majestic", "Philadelphia", "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", "Snow Falling on Cedars", "Thinner", "A Civil Action", "Disney's The Kid", "Super Troopers" and "". Von Bargen played the maniacal sorcerer Nix in Clive Barker's "Lord of Illusions" and the Sheriff in "The Postman". He played a terrorist in a season 5 episode of "The X-Files".
Daniel von Bargen | Career
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday is a 1993 American slasher film directed by Adam Marcus, produced by Sean S. Cunningham, and starring John D. LeMay, Kari Keegan, Steven Williams, and Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees, reprising his role from the previous two films. It is the first to be distributed by New Line Cinema. The plot follows Jason's spirit, which possesses other people to continue his killings after his death at the FBI's hands, while attempting to return to his original state by possessing a member of his bloodline. The film was conceived by co-writer and director Marcus under Cunningham, producer/director of the first film.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday | Introduction
Charleson's other feature film roles are: punk-era Angel in his film debut "Jubilee" (1977) directed by Derek Jarman; Lt. Ryder in the Golden Bear-winning "Irish question" film "Ascendancy" (1982), which starred Julie Covington; a small role as the abusive drunk Jeffson Brown in "" (1984); a comedic turn as Gerald Spong in the rather ill-fated "Car Trouble" (1985), opposite his friend Julie Walters; and opera director Marco in Dario Argento's horror film "Opera" (1987).
Ian Charleson | Other film work
Johnson is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA. He starred as Ryan Kristoff in "", a 2005 movie directed by Dom Magwili.
Jason Johnson (actor) | Acting career
After taking some minor acting roles in 1992–1994 (including the music video for the Sonic Youth single "100%", a small part in "Mi Vida Loca", and a bit part as a dance instructor on "Chance and Things"), Lee left professional skateboarding for a full-time acting career. His first major movie role was in Kevin Smith's "Mallrats", which became a cult hit. This started a friendship that subsequently led to appearances in many of Smith's films, including "Chasing Amy", "Dogma", "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", "Clerks II", and "Cop Out". Lee won an Independent Spirit Award for his role in "Chasing Amy" as Banky Edwards.
Jason Lee (actor) | Acting
Around the same time, he was nominated for the 1993 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh". In 1997, Graae starred in the US premiere of "Ragtime" in the role of Houdini. Most recently, Jason traveled the U.S. for a year and 1/2 as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the National Tour of “Wicked”.
Jason Graae | Early Years
Between 2007 and 2009, he starred in the musical . In 2011, Gijs Blom earned his first film role in the feature film Sonny Boy, by Maria Peeters. In 2012, he played small roles in the films "Urfeld" and "Eine Frau verschwindet", the latter a German production. He also played the lead role in the movie Jongens, with the character Sieger, his best known work then. In 2014 together with his friends and family, he produced a short film called "Escapade", where he plays Thijmen, who is purposely his middle name. Other notable works include Olivier in the film Kankerlijers and Carlo in the film Nena by Saskia Diesing.
Gijs Blom | Career
In addition to the shift in setting, Hedden stated he wanted to examine the character of Jason Voorhees as a child, which appears in the film in the form of hallucinations experienced by Rennie Wickham, the heroine. To conceal the fact that it was a "Friday the 13th" film, the initial working script circulated under the title "Ashes to Ashes."
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Development
The song is well known for its music video, which combines clips from "Jason Lives" with original footage featuring Cooper performing the song and Jason Voorhees played, as he is in the film, by C. J. Graham menacing teenagers at a midnight showing of "Jason Lives". It was directed by Jeffrey Abelson from a concept by Keith Williams. Some of the film footage features the Paintball scene where Jason was played by Dan Bradley, which was filmed before he was replaced by Graham. This video was not present on any home media release until 2020 when Shout Factory's line Scream Factory released it as a bonus feature on their Friday the 13th deluxe box set.
He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask) | Music video
He has appeared in "Against the Ropes", "A History of Violence", "Phantom Punch" and "".
Neven Pajkić | Acting career
Post-college gigs in New York City included numerous off-Broadway plays and commercial jobs, including the first human incarnation of the Captain Morgan character for a rum advertisement and "Battlestar Galactica"'s Lucifer character for an automobile commercial. Offered the opportunity to portray villain Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th Part 2", Stavrakis turned down the role as his friend Savini had declined to create the film's makeup effects. He instead took an opportunity to create special makeup effects for "He Knows You're Alone", an early thriller by Armand Mastroianni (and incidentally Tom Hanks's first feature film), with whom Stavrakis would work again on the 2006 cinematic adaptation of "The Celestine Prophecy".
Taso N. Stavrakis | Introduction
In the draft, Jason protects a pregnant teenager named Rachel Daniels. Protosevich explained, "It gets into this whole idea of there being two kinds of monsters. Freddy is a figure of actual pure evil and Jason is more like a figure of vengeance who punishes people he feels do not deserve to live. Ultimately, the two of them clash and Jason becomes an honorable monster." Writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, who wrote the final draft of the film, disagreed about making Jason a hero, although they drew comparisons between the fact that Freddy was a victimizer and Jason was a victim.
Jason Voorhees | Characteristics
Jason begins killing those who occupy Crystal Lake, and after a battle with Tina, is dragged back to the bottom of the lake by an apparition of Tina's father. "" (1989) sees Jason return from the grave, brought back to life via an underwater electrical cable. He follows a group of students on their senior class trip to Manhattan, boarding the "Lazarus" to wreak havoc. Upon reaching Manhattan, Jason kills all the survivors but Rennie (Jensen Daggett) and Sean (Scott Reeves); he chases them into the sewers, where he is submerged in toxic waste and dies. In "" (1993), through an unexplained resurrection, he returns to Crystal Lake where he is hunted by the FBI.
Jason Voorhees | Films
"" (1984) continues the story, with a presumed-dead Jason (Ted White) found by the police and taken to the morgue. Jason awakens at the morgue to kill an attendant and a nurse, and makes his way back to Crystal Lake. A group of teens renting a house there fall victim to Jason's rampage. Jason then seeks out Trish (Kimberly Beck) and Tommy Jarvis (Corey Feldman) next door. While Trish distracts Jason, Tommy finally kills him with a machete. "" (1985) follows Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd), who was committed to a mental hospital after the events of "The Final Chapter", and has grown up constantly afraid that Jason (Tom Morga) will return.
Jason Voorhees | Films
The World", the movie adaptation of the comics by Bryan Lee O'Malley. In 2011, Schwartzman made a cameo appearance as Vincent van Gogh in the Beastie Boys short film "Fight for Your Right Revisited". In 2013, he made a cameo appearance as himself in an episode of the television show "Key & Peele". In 2014, he played himself in the lead role of the "Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories" episode "The Endorsement."
Jason Schwartzman | Acting
"Jason Lives" specifically introduced Elias Voorhees, Jason's father, a character that was slated to appear in the film but was cut by the studio. In the novel, instead of being cremated, Elias has Jason buried after his death. Jason made his comic book debut in the 1993 adaptation of "Jason Goes to Hell", written by Andy Mangels. The three-issue series was a condensed version of the film, with a few added scenes that were never shot. Jason made his first appearance outside of the direct adaptations in "Satan's Six" No. 4, published in 1993, which is a continuation of the events of "Jason Goes to Hell".
Jason Voorhees | Literature
He made his cinematic acting debut at the age of twelve, playing Antoine in the 1994 film "Cache cash", directed by Claude Pinoteau. In 1997, he played "Pierrot" in Roger Hanin's film "Soleil", starring Sophia Loren, Philippe Noiret and Marianne Sägebrecht. In 2004, he played Jean Lupin in "Arsène Lupin", starring Romain Duris and Kristin Scott Thomas. In 2005, he appeared in four films, including: "À travers la forêt", directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac, and "Tu vas rire, mais je te quitte", directed by Philippe Harel. In 2006, he was in "Sans Elle", directed by Jean Beaudin.
Aurélien Wiik | Acting career
Statham's past professional history working in market stalls inspired his casting in the Guy Ritchie crime films "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) and "Snatch" (2000). The commercial success of these films led him to star as Frank Martin in the "Transporter" trilogy (2002–08). After starring in a variety of heist and action thriller films such as "The Italian Job" (2003), "Crank" (2006), "War" (2007), "The Bank Job" (2008), "The Mechanic" (2011), "Spy" (2015) and "" (2016), he established himself as a leading actor in Hollywood. He found further commercial success in the action series "The Expendables" (2010–14) and the "Fast & Furious" franchise.
Jason Statham | Introduction
Gilbert in the 2002 movie "The Man Who Saved Christmas". In 2009, Alexander had a small role in the movie "" as a train station manager. He starred as Cosmo in "".
Jason Alexander | Films
Jason's body was supposedly cremated after Tommy killed him. Roy Burns (Dick Wieand) uses Jason's persona to become a copycat killer at the halfway home to which Tommy was moved. Jason appears in the film only through Tommy's dreams and hallucinations. In "" (1986), Tommy (Thom Mathews), who has run away from a mental institution, visits Jason's grave and learns that Jason's body was never actually cremated, but buried in a cemetery near Crystal Lake. While attempting to destroy his body, Tommy inadvertently resurrects Jason (C. J. Graham) via a piece of cemetery fence that acts as a lightning rod.
Jason Voorhees | Films
He has appeared in Hollywood films including "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (in which he was both in the costume and was the voice) as Raphael, "Music of the Heart", "Scream 3", "It Runs in the Family", "Phone Booth", "Little Manhattan" and "Find Me Guilty". He played Assistant M.E. Borak in 15 episodes of the series "Law & Order", between 1990 and 2002. He also played the Spanish teacher in the film "Assassination of a High School President". He had a recurring role as an obnoxious movie producer on the American crime drama series "Ray Donovan". He also appeared as a lawyer on "2 Broke Girls".
Josh Pais | Career
A scheduling conflict prevented director Guy Ritchie from casting actor Jason Statham, who had appeared in four of his previous films.
RocknRolla | Cast
Tom Savini agreed to return to make-up duties for "The Final Chapter" because he felt he should be the one to bring Jason full circle in terms of his look from child to man. Savini used his design from the original "Friday the 13th", with the same practice of application as before, but molded from Ted White's face. Since Jason is not the actual killer in "A New Beginning", it was not necessary to do any major designing for Jason's look. Only a head mask to cover the top and back of the head, like the one Brooker wore while wearing the hockey mask, was needed for the film.
Jason Voorhees | Design
Schwartzman's acting career began when he was 17 years old, when he starred in Wes Anderson's "Rushmore" in 1998. Shortly after in 2000, Jason had a guest role in the short-lived series "Freaks and Geeks". In 2001, he starred in "CQ", a film by his cousin Roman Coppola. In 2002, he starred in the comedy film "Slackers", and in 2003 headlined the drama "Spun". In 2004, he starred in "I Heart Huckabees", and "Shopgirl" in 2005. He also appeared in various television shows, such as "Cracking Up". In 2006, he starred in "Marie Antoinette" under the direction of his cousin, Sofia Coppola, in which he appeared as King Louis XVI.
Jason Schwartzman | Acting
In 1985, Morga portrayed Jason Voorhees in "" during Tommy's hallucinations except for the opening dream sequence where he was played by stuntman John Hock who was personally selected by him to fill-in during his absence. He also stunt-doubled for Dick Wieand, who played Jason's imposter Roy Burns during the film playing him in almost all masked scenes except for a few filmed with Hock. He portrayed Leatherface in the bridgescene of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2". He also portrayed Michael Myers in the first half of "", but was ultimately replaced by George P. Wilbur.
Tom Morga | Jason Voorhees, Roy Burns, Leatherface and Michael Myers
In 2000, Graae was cast in "Forbidden Broadway Y2K LA!", an updated version of the "Forbidden Broadway" franchise of revues which parody musical theatre. The franchise had earlier spawned a spinoff a similar parody of the world of Hollywood in which Graae had appeared. He earned a nomination for an Ovation Award for "Forbidden Hollywood" and won an Ovation Award for "Forbidden Broadway Y2K LA!" He is included on the cast album, the sixth in the series. He received an Ovation Award nomination for "Anything Goes" in 2003 and around the same time was developing his one-man show, "Coup de Graae!".
Jason Graae | The years 2000–2010
According to Hodder, Jason might violently murder any person he comes across, but when "Jason Takes Manhattan" called for Hodder to kick the lead character's dog, Hodder refused, stating that, while Jason has no qualms against killing humans, he is not bad enough to hurt animals. Another example from "Jason Takes Manhattan", involves Jason being confronted by a street gang of young teenage boys one of whom threatens him with a knife, however Jason chooses not to kill them and instead scares them off by lifting up his mask and showing them his face. Likewise, director Tom McLoughlin chose not to have Jason harm any of the children he encounters in "Jason Lives," stating that Jason would not kill a child, out of a sympathy for the plight of children generated by his own death as a child.
Jason Voorhees | Characteristics
Jason Agius is an Australian actor of Italian and Maltese descent, best known as Nikos Aristides in "Newton's Law", alongside Claudia Karvan, Toby Schmitz and Sean Keenan.
Jason Agius | Introduction
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Jason James Richter | Filmography
Maybe everybody just likes a really good villain, and I think Jason is probably in the top five." Campbell once played Benvolio in a production of Romeo and Juliet which starred a fellow Stargate Atlantis cast member Claire Rankin as Juliet.
Chuck Campbell | Other roles
Ruell is best known for playing the role of Kipland Dynamite in the movie "Napoleon Dynamite". In 2007, he starred in "On the Road with Judas," which premiered in the Dramatic Competition section of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Ruell played a successful New York businessman who led a double life as a computer thief. Ruell studied film at Brigham Young University.
Aaron Ruell | Actor
In later years, he had roles including appearing as Cassius in the historical epic film "Gladiator" (2000), with Russell Crowe, as well as appearing in the drama film "Last Orders" (2001) and the spy film "Spy Game" (2001). He appeared as Mr. Schermerhorn in the historical film "Gangs of New York" (2002), directed by Martin Scorsese. His final screen appearances included the science-fiction action film, "Equilibrium" (2002), shortly before his death, as well the superhero film "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (2003), with Sean Connery and as Frank Sinatra's attorney in the 2003 Australian film "The Night We Called It a Day", a comedy based on true events.
David Hemmings | Later years