biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1936– )
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| biography:
| Film actor and director, born in Dodge City, Kansas, USA. Rebel Without A Cause (1955) is cited as his film debut, although he is credited with an appearance in Johnny Guitar (1954). He caused a sensation with the anti-establishment Easy Rider (1969), the archetypal ‘road’ film in which he directed and starred. Hoosiers (1986) earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Later films include The American Friend (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Speed (1994), and EDtv (1999). His films as a director include Colors (1988), The Hot Spot (1990), and Chasers (1994). |
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