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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

39

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-02-02

Day of Death

2014-08-09 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

J.E. Freeman

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

Known For

Acting

Miller's Crossing

1990

Miller's Crossing

as

Eddie Dane

Bitter Harvest

1981

Bitter Harvest

as

Farmer #2

Wild at Heart

1990

Wild at Heart

as

Marcelles Santos

Copycat

1995

Copycat

as

Lt. Quinn

Alien Resurrection

1997

Alien Resurrection

as

Dr. Wren

Patriot Games

1992

Patriot Games

as

Marty Cantor

Suspended Animation

2001

Suspended Animation

as

Philip Boulette

One Good Cop

1991

One Good Cop

as

Captain Schreiber

Mystery Woman

2003

Mystery Woman

as

Ian Philby

Along for the Ride

2001

Along for the Ride

as

Jake Cowens

Ruthless People

1986

Ruthless People

as

Bedroom Killer

Memphis

1992

Memphis

as

Podjo Harris

Fool's Gold

1998

Fool's Gold

as

George

The Doctor

1991

The Doctor

as

Ralph

Mother's Boys

1993

Mother's Boys

as

Everett

Chase

1985

Chase

as

Dixon

An Eye for an Eye

1981

An Eye for an Eye

as

Tow Truck Dude

It Could Happen to You

1994

It Could Happen to You

as

Sal Bontempo

Till Death Us Do Part

1992

Till Death Us Do Part

as

Det. Robert Guy

Hard Traveling

1986

Hard Traveling

as

Ed Sloan

There Goes My Baby

1994

There Goes My Baby

as

George

Go

1999

Go

as

Victor Sr.

Auggie Rose

2000

Auggie Rose

as

Pawn Shop Owner

Twice Upon a Time

1983

Twice Upon a Time

as

Rusher of Din: Pool Player

The Couch Trip

1988

The Couch Trip

as

Unger

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

as

Johnny Cabe

Fresno

Fresno

as

1st Henchman

ER

ER

as

Mr. Jeffries

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Karl

The Inside

The Inside

as

Max Stern

Production

Crew

Directing