Paul Le Mat

Acting

Paul Le Mat

Born

1945-09-22 (81)

Place of birth

Rahway, New Jersey, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

42 titles

Paul Le Mat (born September 22, 1945) is an American actor. He first came to prominence with his role in American Graffiti (1973); his performance was met with critical acclaim and earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. Le Mat's breakout performance in George Lucas's American Graffiti landed him the lead role in box office hit Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975). He also is known for his work in the Jonathan Demme films Handle with Care (1977) and Melvin and Howard (1980). He won another Golden Globe award for his performance in the TV film The Burning Bed (1984) and starred in the cult film Puppet Master (1989), which spawned a franchise. Description above from the W…

Known for

Murder, She Wrote poster
7.5

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Twilight Zone poster
7.7

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.

The Twilight Zone

1985

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction poster
7.3

Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

American History X poster
8.3

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

American History X

1998

American Graffiti poster
7.1

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

American Graffiti

1973

Puppetmaster poster
5.8

After being contacted by their mysterious former colleague, four psychics arrive at a secluded hotel where they are stalked by a group of murderous puppets.

Puppetmaster

1989

Film credits

2000s · 4 titles

1990s · 10 titles

American History X poster
8.3

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.

American History X

1998

The Making of 'American Graffiti' poster
7.8

Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

1998

Caroline at Midnight poster
3.9

A policeman's wife falls for a reporter who suspects her husband of corruption and murder.

Caroline at Midnight

1994

Sensation poster
4.3

Lila a college student discovers a latent ability to see into the past. When a professor hires her for some psychological tests she becomes the target of the killer of the woman she sees in her dreams.

Sensation

1994

Woman With a Past poster
5.2

A woman lives a normal life with her second husband and her two sons of the first marriage. One day she is caught by her past and the film reveales in flashbacks her stations of life until the day the police found her in her new life: First marriage, alcohol addiction, robberies, prison, escape from prison, search for work, second marriage, fight for the children,... In the end she has not only to fight for her freedom but also for the respect and love of her betrayed children and husband.

Woman With a Past

1992

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion poster
4.2

Adam Swapp and his brother Jonathan are suspects in the bombing of Mormon Center in Utah. The brothers and their families hold-up on their farm with provisions and enough ammunition to withstand the governments siege. They are devout in their beliefs and purposes and are determined to stand up for their rights.

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

1992

Deuce Coupe poster
4.5

Two brothers are seperated by the love for the same woman - but they get united again by their fascination for speed and racing cars.

Deuce Coupe

1992

Wishman poster
5.8

Basie is a man who collects junk and tries to make something out of it. He is also in love with Lily, a woman he has never spoken to but salutes every day. She is about to get conned out of her money by her greedy lawyer. And then there is the Genie who has lost his bottle and seeks Basie's help.

Wishman

1992

Deep Down poster
3.8

A young musician with a talent for all things electrical spies on his sexy neighbor with a penchant for skinny dipping in the pool in broad daylight and her obviously violent husband. He is so violent that in the opening sequence he murders a man for talking with his mouth full of food. As the soft-core sex film advances, she gets involved sexually with the much younger man, all the while luring him into a trap involving the murder of her husband.

Deep Down

1994

The Outfitters poster
9.0

Two estranged brothers (Danny Nucci, Del Zamora) get together at their father's death and decide to run the family's New Mexico ranch. Only trouble is the old place is dilapidated and badly in need of a cash influx. The two then set out on a series of comedic cash ventures which are all failures. The film's title refers to their venture as hunting scouts. Adding to keeping the one brother around is his old flame (Dana Delany), a local saloon owner who is currently dating a weird local cop (Paul Le Mat) that she would just as soon be rid of.

The Outfitters

1999

1980s · 19 titles

Puppetmaster poster
5.8

After being contacted by their mysterious former colleague, four psychics arrive at a secluded hotel where they are stalked by a group of murderous puppets.

Puppetmaster

1989

The Burning Bed poster
6.9

An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.

The Burning Bed

1984

Rock & Rule poster
5.9

A malevolent rock star kidnaps a female singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon and her band must help her stop him.

Rock & Rule

1983

The Night They Saved Christmas poster
5.6

An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first site rocks Santa Claus' North Pole village. He realizes that any blasting at the second site will destroy his home. He enlists the aid of a woman and her children to convince her husband (who works for the company) that the first site is where the oil they want is. Along the way, Santa explains all his secrets in delivering presents all around the world.

The Night They Saved Christmas

1984

Strange Invaders poster
5.0

Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined to rescue his daughter from their clutches.

Strange Invaders

1983

Melvin and Howard poster
6.5

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes. Inspired by real events.

Melvin and Howard

1980

Into the Homeland poster
6.6

A man's daughter disappears after falling in love with the son of a right wing, white-supremacist terrorist organization.

Into the Homeland

1987

Grave Secrets poster
4.3

A woman tormented by ghostly apparitions and a professor of psychic phenomena investigate other-worldly disturbances and unlock the secret of a malevolent force reaching out for vengeance from beyond the grave.

Grave Secrets

1989

Secret Witness poster
5.7

Fun turns serious for two kids when an innocent spying game forces them to do some real detective work.

Secret Witness

1988

Death Valley poster
5.1

A divorced mother, her young son and her new boyfriend set out on a road trip through Death Valley and run afoul of a local serial killer.

Death Valley

1982

P.I. Private Investigations poster
5.1

A young architect finds himself being stalked by a gang of criminals who believe he knows something that could expose their activities.

P.I. Private Investigations

1987

The Hanoi Hilton poster
5.3

Lionel Chetwynd's film documents the horrific struggles that faced American POWs held in the North Vietnamese prison Hoa Lo -- more infamously known as the Hanoi Hilton -- between 1964 and 1975. Williamson (Michael Moriarty) leads a group of American servicemen who are prisoners at the detention camp. He assumes command after Cathcart (Lawrence Pressman) is dragged off to be tortured.

The Hanoi Hilton

1987

Easy Wheels poster
3.9

A group of leather-clad bikers are on the trail of the female bikers who are stealing babies all over the state and selling them on the black market.

Easy Wheels

1989

P.K. and the Kid poster
6.0

P.K. runs away from home because her step-father keeps on harassing her sexually and her mother is ignoring the problem. She hides in the loading space of Kid Kane's pickup, who's on the way to the world championships in arm-wrestling. When he discovers her, he wants to send her home at first, but after he knows the story he takes her with him - and gets himself into big trouble: her step-father is behind them furiously, trying to kidnap her and take revenge for the stress he got from her mother.

P.K. and the Kid

1987

Jimmy the Kid poster
6.1

Gang of bumbling crooks kidnap a bratty little kid, find out they got more than they bargained for.

Jimmy the Kid

1982

Blind Witness poster
7.0

Woman is trapped in her home with her husband's killers.

Blind Witness

1989

The Gift of Life poster
NR

A young woman is faced with local disapproval and strain on her marriage when she agrees to serve as a surrogate mother.

The Gift of Life

1982

No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master poster
NR

A short documentary featurette featuring interviews with the cast and crew of Full Moon's "Puppet Master"

No Strings Attached: A Behind the Scenes Look at Puppet Master

1989

Long Time Gone poster
7.5

A "world-class screw-up" private eye finds his world and his attention changed when he is reunited with his estranged 11-year old son.

Long Time Gone

1986

1970s · 5 titles

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