J.E. Freeman
Known For
Acting
Born
1946-02-02 in 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
Most Known For
ER
as Mr. Jeffries
MacGyver
as Karl
Nip/Tuck
as Denny Boone
Highlander: The Series
as Joe Scanlon
Fallen Angels
as Johnny Cabe
Alien Resurrection
as Dr. Wren
Wild at Heart
as Marcelles Santos
It Could Happen to You
as Sal Bontempo
Patriot Games
as Marty Cantor
Copycat
as Lt. Quinn
The Inside
as Max Stern
Miller's Crossing
as Eddie Dane
Go
as Victor Sr.
Heartland
as Kosinski
Hard Traveling
as Ed Sloan
Chase
as Dixon
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
as Old Fred
Fresno
as 1st Henchman
Ruthless People
as Bedroom Killer
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as CIA Man