Ron McLarty

Acting

Ron McLarty

Born 1947-04-26 · East Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Ron McLarty was an American actor, playwright, narrator and novelist, regarded as one of the country's leading audiobook narrators, having done over 100 titles and received many Audie Awards. McLarty appeared in numerous television series, films and stage productions. He also wrote dozens of plays and 10 novels, notably The Memory of Running (2004).

Acting credits

The Postman poster
6.3

In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare, and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.

The Postman

1997

St. Vincent poster
7.1

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

St. Vincent

2014

How Do You Know poster
5.3

After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

How Do You Know

2010

Heartburn poster
6.0

She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship heartburn, nothing will.

Heartburn

1986

Vigilante poster
6.2

New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, he goes berserk and vows revenge.

Vigilante

1983

Bloodbrothers poster
5.8

A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.

Bloodbrothers

1978

Two Bits poster
5.7

It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater. But grandpa's not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward: he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.

Two Bits

1995

Daniel poster
6.6

The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted.

Daniel

1983

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute poster
4.6

This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three children are left by her shiftless husband and she is courted by an old beau who is now divorced. In the second, a divorced woman reacts to some unexpected revelations from her aged father. In the third, a childless, middle-aged social worker is swept into an affair with a young cab driver and finds herself pregnant.

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute

1983

Finnegan Begin Again poster
6.5

A schoolteacher in her early 40s, involved in a dead-end love affair with a married mortician, drifts into a relationship with an aging newspaperman.

Finnegan Begin Again

1985

Grace & Glorie poster
6.3

When a lonely ex-New Yorker moves into the home of a rural senior to act as a hospice worker, the two initially couldn't seem to be less alike. However, as time passes, the two find much kinship including a lost child. Slowly the two build a bond and learn about life.

Grace & Glorie

1998

A Little Piece of Heaven poster
6.0

Will Loomis is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will 'kidnaps' one (and then another) child from the local children's home. The child is told it is dead and gone to heaven. Will and Violet try to make their farm a little piece of heaven for the kids, while the authorities wonder what has happened to the kidnapped children.

A Little Piece of Heaven

1991

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye poster
5.5

Based on the best-selling book, this movie focuses on John F. Kennedy's first run for a congressional seat in 1946.

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

1977

The Feud poster
5.2

All Dolph Beeler wanted was a can of paint remover when he went to Bud Bullard's hardware store in Millville. But a simple misunderstandling between two men has turned into an outright war between two towns in this outrageous comedy of errors.--Summary from container. -- WorldCat

The Feud

1989

Into the Fire poster
5.0

Into the Fire follows the story of Walter Hartwig, a lieutenant in the New York City Harbor Unit, who finally comes to terms with grief and what is really important about this life.

Into the Fire

2005

Trump Unauthorized poster
3.8

A look at the life of real estate king/media mogul/reality TV star, Donald Trump.

Trump Unauthorized

2005

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3.0

I'm Coming Over reveals a day in the life of Matt Downing, owner and proprietor of I’m Coming Over, specializing in holistic happiness. When traditional therapy has failed, Matt Downing picks up the pieces with common sense, good old fashioned hard work, and a strict avoidance of the modern world.

I'm Coming Over

2011

The Father Clements Story poster
9.0

In this provocative made-for-television drama, an African American Chicago priest takes on the Catholic church during his fight to adopt a troubled teen and save him from life on the streets.

The Father Clements Story

1987

Tiger Town poster
7.0

Facing his final season with the Detroit Tigers baseball team, veteran outfielder Billy Young sees his dream of playing in the World Series slipping away. It takes the courage and boundless enthusiasm of a young Tigers' fan to rekindle the ballplayer's faith in himself. Brimming with big league, all-star excitement, Tiger Town is a film that says anyone can be a winner - if you only believe!

Tiger Town

1984

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) poster
7.0

A comedy written and Narrated by Jean Shepherd. The story involves several different events such as Ralph's first serious romance with his new neighbor, Randy playing a turkey in the school Thanksgiving Day play, The Old Man setting his sights on a yellow buick and the High School basketball rival game of the season.

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)

1985

No artwork available
8.5

On a sweltering hot day, a very pregnant Maria, desperate for a cooling swim, encounters obstacles on her path to the river.

The River

2013

King Crab poster
9.0

Two brothers take over the family seafood business, and battle each other for control of the company - and their father's attention.

King Crab

1980

Nurse poster
8.0

Michael Learned plays Mary Benjamin, a recently widowed woman who, confronted with her son's departure for college, decides to resume her career as a head nurse in a Manhattan hospital in this pilot movie for the short-lived TV series.

Nurse

1980

A Good Sport poster
9.0

The stylish editor of a fashion magazine and a rumpled sports reporter endeavor to keep their somewhat offbeat romance on a purely platonic level.

A Good Sport

1984