Actor

J.E. Freeman

February 2, 1946 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

Notable work

6.2
Alien Resurrection (1997)
as Dr. Wren
7
Wild at Heart (1990)
as Marcelles Santos
7.4
Miller's Crossing (1990)
as Eddie Dane
6.7
Patriot Games (1992)
as Marty Cantor
6.5
Copycat (1995)
as Lt. Quinn
6.7
It Could Happen to You (1994)
as Sal Bontempo
7.8
ER (1994)
as Mr. Jeffries
7.7
MacGyver (1985)
as Karl
7
Go (1999)
as Victor Sr.
6.4
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
as CIA Man
5.7
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)
as Old Fred
7.2
Nip/Tuck (2003)
as Denny Boone

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