Acting

John Corcoran

Born — Died

1948-11-27 — 2019-05-17

Place of birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Known for

Acting

Credits

9 titles

Known for

Junket Whore poster
5.5

A documentary film that explores the relationship between publicists and journalists in Hollywood.

Junket Whore

1998

Dog Jack poster
4.0

"Dog Jack" is the story of a slave boy and his dog who escape the master's plantation, join the union army, and have to face their former master on the battlefield. The story is inspired by the historical true-life adventures of the beloved mascot of the Pennsylvania 102nd, who was so prized by his regiment for his skills in battle that he was twice exchanged for a Confederate prisoner of war.

Dog Jack

2011

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn poster
3.9

Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad big budget action film, for which he proceeds to steal the reels, and leaves the cast and crew in a frenzy.

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

1998

Playing for Keeps poster
4.0

An ambitious trio of inner-city high school grads tries to hit the big time by turning a run-down country hotel into a rock & roll resort with around-the-clock music and live entertainment. Standing in their way are fearful townsfolk, unscrupulous businessmen and the tax collector, all threatening to bring the curtain down on the teens' aspirations. But this is one threesome who refuses to give up on their lifelong goal without a fight — and a song.

Playing for Keeps

1986

Somebody Killed Her Husband poster
5.0

A woman's husband is murdered and she and her lover must find the killer or stand accused of doing it themselves.

Somebody Killed Her Husband

1978

American Samurai poster
5.7

A martial artist working as a reporter tries to track down his family’s sword passed down by his adopted Japanese father. He soon finds himself fighting for his life in a brutal underground tournament.

American Samurai

1992

Film credits

1990s · 4 titles

Behind the camera