Don Keith Opper

Acting

Don Keith Opper

Born 1949-06-12 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Don Keith Opper (born June 12, 1949) is an American actor, writer, and producer who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his role as Charlie McFadden in the 1986 science fiction film Critters and each of the three sequels. His most recent film role is in Albert Pyun's 2005 horror film Infection. Opper has made guest appearances on many TV shows, including Miami Vice, Quantum Leap, 21 Jump Street, Roseanne, Harsh Realm and The Division. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Keith Opper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Critters poster
6.5

Carnivorous aliens arrive unannounced at a Kansas family farm; two intergalactic bounty hunters soon follow, determined to blow them off the planet.

Critters

1986

Critters 3 poster
5.3

As fanged, furious furballs viciously invade an L.A. apartment building and sink their teeth into the low-rent tenants, Josh leads the battle to beat back the conniving critters and save the planet.

Critters 3

1991

Ghost in the Machine poster
4.7

After a freak, fatal accident, the soul Karl—aka The Address Book Killer—ends up trapped in the electrical grid. He targets Terry and her son for his next victims, turning home technology against them as deadly weapons.

Ghost in the Machine

1993

Critters 2 poster
6.2

Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents from a new batch of Critter eggs.

Critters 2

1988

Black Moon Rising poster
5.5

An FBI free-lancer stashes a stolen Las Vegas-crime tape in a high-tech car stolen by someone else.

Black Moon Rising

1986

Forbidden World poster
5.3

In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.

Forbidden World

1982

Invasion poster
3.9

A meteor carrying an unknown infection, lands outside a Small Californian community, bringing terror and death. Just after midnight, a local rancher named Larry Jenkins discovers the meteor and calls the police. Inspector Bardo is sent to the scene to investigate. The small Lawton police department is short-handed, as it is the night of the high school prom. Arriving at a desolate forest road miles out of town, Bardo discovers that Jenkins has been infected by the alien organism. The officer is savagely attacked and infected. Both men head towards Lawton, terrorizing and contaminating everyone they encounter. Meanwhile, Cheryl and Timmy have left the prom and are parked atop Lover's Lane. Bardo comes upon the lovebirds and attacks them, infecting Timmy. Now Cheryl must run for her life through the pitch-black forest, escaping her pursuers and trying to reach the authorities before the infection spreads to L.A.

Invasion

2005

Critters 4 poster
5.0

A super strain of genetically engineered mutants are designed to take over the universe, hungry to conquer the galaxy, with an appetite for mankind.

Critters 4

1992

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag poster
5.1

A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

Android poster
5.4

Eccentric scientist Dr. Daniel and his shy assistant Max lead a quiet life on their space station, carrying out illegal research on androids, until they receive an unwelcome visit from three fugitives one of whom is female. Both Dr. Daniel and Max show an interest in her, but one of the other visitors has more sinister intentions.

Android

1982

Slam Dance poster
4.9

When framed for the murder of a sultry blonde, an underground cartoonist is drawn into a web of corruption, blackmail and deceit.

Slam Dance

1987

The Cycle poster
NR

A daughter unravels her father's dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene.

The Cycle

2026

Where's Marlowe? poster
5.5

After making a disastrous 3-hour documentary on New York City's water supply, two young filmmakers focus on the goings-on of life in the LA offices of Boone and Murphy, private investigators. Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks, however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients, Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business, the filmmakers must resort to a more hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.

Where's Marlowe?

1998

Suddenly poster
5.3

Just as Mary is about to take a romantic vacation with her boyfriend, a terrible accident leaves her paralyzed. Bitter and devastated by her condition, she shuns her friends, but with the help of Joe, a fellow paraplegic, she learns to embrace life and love again.

Suddenly

1996

City Limits poster
2.8

A series of teenage gangs struggle against each other in a not-so-distant future. Eventually they unite against an evil corporation, as represented by evil CEO Robby Benson who wants to control everything.

City Limits

1985

The Great Pretender poster
3.3

A newspaper reporter, who has just won a trial against his newspaper which had fired him, suffers dangerous reprisals at his work.

The Great Pretender

1991

The Forgotten poster
5.8

Based on a story by Vietnam veteran Paul Staples, the film concerns six American Green Berets, held for 17 years in a Vietnamese POW camp. They are finally released in secret, during a delicate trade-talk session between Vietnam and the United States. Captain Tom Watkins, the ex-prisoners' CO, begins to suspect that government-man Adam Roth, who is in charge of the debriefing, may be pursuing a hidden agenda that will result in the early deaths of Watkins and the five men under his command.

The Forgotten

1989

The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2 poster
NR

Documentary about the 1988 follow-up film Critters 2. Features interviews with director Mick Garris; actors Liane Curtis, Don Opper, Terrence Mann, and Lin Shaye; producer Barry Opper; critters designers; and more.

The Main Course: The Making of Critters 2

2018

You Are What They Eat: The Making of Critters 3 poster
NR

Documentary about the 1991 follow-up film Critters 3. Features interviews with producer Barry Opper; actors Don Opper and Terrence Mann; writer; cinematographer; and critters designers.

You Are What They Eat: The Making of Critters 3

2018

They Bite!: The Making of Critters poster
NR

Documentary about the original 1986 film Critters. Features interviews with actors Dee Wallace, Don Opper, Terrence Mann, and Lin Shaye; producer Barry Opper; writer Brian Muir; critter designers and voice actors; and many more.

They Bite!: The Making of Critters

2018

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition poster
6.3

In the middle of the desert, a solipsistic Japanese-American woman, along with her elderly and paralysed friend Barbara, runs the Desert Rose Cafe. Things liven up with the arrival of a mafia henchman (whose boss is hiding out at a nearby ranch), a battered Japanse man (who turns out to be a terrific chef, but who also triggers Barbara's memories of internment during WWII), and an attack on the mob boss' camp.

Painted Desert - TUFF Theatrical Edition

1994

Space Madness: The Making of Critters 4 poster
NR

Documentary about the 1992 follow-up film Critters 4. Features interviews with producer Barry Opper; actors Don Opper and Terrence Mann; writer; cinematographer; and critters designers.

Space Madness: The Making of Critters 4

2018

Behind the camera