Jon Van Ness

Acting

Jon Van Ness

Born 1947-12-23 · Summitville, Indiana, USA

Born in Summitville, Indiana. A 1976 graduate of Butler University, he honed his acting skills at Christian Theological Seminary Reportory Theater at Butler. He was active in many Indiana venues including The Brown County Playhouse, The Black Curtain Dinner Theatre, and Starlight Musicals. Moved to New York and then Hollywood. His biggest break was his appearance in "Brubaker" where he became friends with Robert Redford. This led to his role in "The Natural."

Acting credits

The Hitcher poster
6.9

On a stormy night, young Jim, who transports a luxury car from Chicago to California to deliver it to its owner, feeling tired and sleepy, picks up a mysterious hitchhiker, who has appeared out of nowhere, thinking that a good conversation will help him not to fall asleep. He will have enough time to deeply regret such an unmeditated decision.

The Hitcher

1986

The Natural poster
6.9

An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league.

The Natural

1984

Dagger Eyes poster
5.1

After unknowingly coming into possession of an incriminating set of photos, a glamorous call girl in Rome becomes the target of a switchblade-wielding assassin.

Dagger Eyes

1983

The Postman Always Rings Twice poster
6.5

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981

Brubaker poster
7.1

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

Brubaker

1980

The Bostonians poster
5.5

A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.

The Bostonians

1984

Let's Get Harry poster
6.2

Harry Burck has been kidnapped by South American terrorists, and when the US Government refuses to intervene, Harry's friends decide to take matters into their own hands!

Let's Get Harry

1986

Forgotten poster
1.0

A desperate man kills a mother of twins, takes them to a house in the woods, and locks them up. His madness escalates keeping his dark secret. When a house fire causes a collapse on all of them, the story is buried until a young woman stumbles on the truth.

Forgotten

2022

Sunset poster
5.7

Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.

Sunset

1988

Tune in Tomorrow... poster
5.5

Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia, not related by blood, returns home after many years away and Martin falls for her. Once Pedro finds out about this romance, he starts incorporating details of it into the script of his daily drama series. Soon, Martin and Julia are not only hearing about their fictional selves over the radio, but about what they are going to do next.

Tune in Tomorrow...

1990

Tourist Trap poster
6.1

After their car breaks down, a group of young travelers find themselves stranded at a roadside museum run by the enigmatic Mr. Slausen and populated by his collection of life-like wax mannequins.

Tourist Trap

1979

Alligator 2: The Mutation poster
4.9

A giant mutated alligator runs riot in a small town after the sewer system washes it into a lake.

Alligator 2: The Mutation

1991

End of the World poster
3.9

After witnessing a man's death in a bizarre accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.

End of the World

1977

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One poster
4.0

In the first of a potential series of films inspired by the real-life experiences of Los Angeles police officer turned bestselling author Joseph Wambaugh, an on-the-skids detective, with memories of having accidentally shot and killed his partner while they were pursuing a pair of bank robbers, tries to put his life back in order.

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

1992

Trial by Fire poster
5.5

A high-school teacher tries to help one of her troubled male students, who misinterprets her interest.

Trial by Fire

1995

Ruckus poster
5.8

Madoc County is a quiet and peaceful place until vagrant Kyle Hanson arrives. The people of Madoc County are repelled by his appearance and want to chase him out of the city. Unfortunately for them, Kyle Hanson is a former Vietnam elite soldier and he uses his skills to fight back.

Ruckus

1980

Hospital Massacre poster
5.2

When Susan was a little girl, she rejected the Valentine of a lovestruck classmate. Decades later, she’s come to the hospital for a routine medical examination, and finds herself trapped in a bizarre nightmare, made all the worse as her vengeful childhood valentine, disguised among the hospital staff, begins murdering everyone in his path as a means of proving his undying ‘romantic’ obsession…

Hospital Massacre

1981

Rage and Honor poster
5.1

Witnessing a drug deal involving local gang members and cops, an Australian police officer feels he can no longer be just an observer. He joins forces with a local teacher, who just happens to be a karate expert, and together they try to take back the streets.

Rage and Honor

1992

Scorpio One poster
4.9

Using ultra-advanced technology, scientists aboard Scorpio One have made a monumental discovery -- and paid for it with their lives. Now, with time and oxygen running out, Scorpio One is about to become ground zero for an explosive showdown high above the Earth, where the stakes are nothing less than the future of the world.

Scorpio One

1998

In the Custody of Strangers poster
6.4

A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.

In the Custody of Strangers

1982

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was poster
6.0

An average baseball film in the making comes out of seemingly nowhere to become one of the best sports films made of all time. A true testament to the real beauty of Hollywood filmmaking, the way it used to be.

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

2016

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NR

Feature length documentary that takes a look at the making of X-RAY.

Ultra Violet Vengeance: The Talent & Technicians of X-Ray

2022

Q-4: Dream Corporation poster
2.0

Thirty years into the future, society is run by corporations. One such, corporation, Q4, has developed the technology to create dreams. As a result, they have created a powerful place within the state. A small terrorist group, called Tech-No attempts to disrupt the dream channel. A no name cop with the Neuro Investigation Unit is put on the case. As he digs deeper he is forced to make a decision: is he fighting for the right team?

Q-4: Dream Corporation

2018