David Strathairn movies

He attended Redwood High School in Larkspur, California and then graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts in 1970. Reportedly, he attended the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in Venice, Florida and worked as a clown in a traveling circus.Film careerSome of Strathairns earliest roles were his portrayals of the title character in Harrisons Flowers (2000), the wisecracking blind techie in Sneakers (1992), Joe St. George in Dolores Claiborne (1995), Theseus in the 1999 version of A Midsummer Nights Dream, and corrupt baseball player Eddie Cicotte in 1988s Eight Men Out.

However, he is often seen more as a character actor, often appearing in supporting roles in many independent and Hollywood films. He has co-starred in Twisted as Ashley Judds psychiatrist, in The River Wild as Meryl Streeps husband, as Tom Cruises jailbird brother in The Firm, and as Kim Basingers pimp in L.A. Confidential.He works frequently with director John Sayles including his film debut Return of the Secaucus 7, Passion Fish, Matewan, Limbo, and City of Hope, for which Strathairn won the Independent Spirit Award. He most notably played, along with Sayles, one of the Men in Black in Sayles 1983 film The Brother from Another PlanetStrathairns television work has included a wide range of roles, including Moss, the bookselling nebbish on the critically acclaimed The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd; Captain Keller, the father of Helen in the 2000 remake of The Miracle Worker; and a far-out (both figuratively and literally) televangelist in "Paradise." Recently, Strathairn had a recurring role on the hit TV drama The Sopranos.in the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck.]]In 2005, he appeared in the leading role in Good Night, and Good Luck., a theatrical biopic in which he portrayed the famed CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow in his clash with Senator Joseph McCarthy over his Communist "witch hunt" in the 1950s. Strathairn received Best Actor Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and Academy Award nominations for his performance in the film.His next films include Hereafter, set in the aftermath of the 2004 Sumatran tsunami.

David Strathairn Movies

All movies starring David Strathairn.

• A League of Their Own
• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Fracture
• Good Night, and Good Luck.
• Harrison's Flowers
• Heavens Fall
• L.A. Confidential
• Memphis Belle
• My Blueberry Nights
• The Spiderwick Chronicles
• The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond