Mark Metcalf

Acting

Mark Metcalf

Born 1946-03-11 · Findlay, Ohio, USA

Mark Metcalf was born on March 11, 1946 in Findlay, Ohio, USA. He had supporting roles in the films Animal House, Drive Me Crazy and The Stupids as well as the the television series Seinfeld and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Acting credits

Oscar poster
6.4

Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.

Oscar

1991

Animal House poster
6.9

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

Animal House

1978

The Field poster
5.0

A long-empty farmstead holds secret worlds, accidentally unlocked by an amateur photographer and his wife.

The Field

2019

Sorority Boys poster
5.8

After being falsely accused of stealing the budget for their annual cocktail cruise, three very different fraternity brothers are kicked out of their dorm. In order to clear their name and to secure their future careers, the three dress up in drag and pledge the sorority next door where they learn a few valuable - and hilarious - lessons about themselves and the female species.

Sorority Boys

2002

Julia poster
6.5

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

Julia

1977

Drive Me Crazy poster
6.6

Nicole and Chase live next door to each other but are worlds apart. However, they plot a scheme to date each other in order to attract the interest and jealousy of their respective romantic prey. But in the mist of planning a gala centennial celebration, Nicole and Chase find that the one they always wanted was closer than they ever thought.

Drive Me Crazy

1999

One Crazy Summer poster
6.0

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

One Crazy Summer

1986

The Stupids poster
4.8

An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.

The Stupids

1996

Where the Buffalo Roam poster
5.9

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Mr. North poster
5.3

Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...

Mr. North

1988

A Futile and Stupid Gesture poster
6.4

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

2018

The Final Terror poster
5.0

A group of friends head out for what is expected to be a vacation of hiking, camping and a good time, but when a backwoods mama finds them on her turf, it becomes anything but a vacation.

The Final Terror

1983

The Heavenly Kid poster
6.6

After dying in a car crash, Bobby Fantana is forced to pay for his misdeeds by becoming someone's guardian angel. He reluctantly agrees to watch over awkward high schooler Lenny Barnes, teaching him how to be cool and confident. As Bobby teaches Lenny, the two form a close bond.

The Heavenly Kid

1985

Manlife poster
6.0

For over 80 years, Merle Hayden has crusaded to recruit members to the utopian movement Lawsonomy. Founded by aircraft pioneer Alfred Lawson, Lawsonomy advocates for economic reform and clean, communal living that transforms followers into a "New Species" that will benefit the human race either in this life or the next. Merle joined Lawson as a teenager and never looked back. His high school sweetheart Betty Kasch, however, is tired of Lawson coming between them. Reunited after over 60 years apart, non-believer Betty wants Merle to join her in Florida. Merle's commitment to preserving Lawson's legacy, artifacts currently rotting in a barn alongside a Wisconsin highway, has Betty worried Merle may leave her for Lawson once again.

Manlife

2017

Character poster
NR

Actor Mark Metcalf made his reputation in Hollywood playing aggrieved authority figures. Now in his 70s, he takes a look back on his career in this meditation on power, privilege, and the perils of being a "type."

Character

2020

The Million Dollar Kid poster
3.4

The Hunter family has hit the jackpot--scoring a winning 50 million dollar lottery ticket! But when the ticket is lost on the way to cashing it in, the Hunters face overwhelming obstacles in chasing down the ticket before it is stolen by some unsavory characters in this madcap action comedy.

The Million Dollar Kid

2000

Guilty Until Proven Innocent poster
7.1

A teenage high school drop-out Bobby McLaughlin is accused of the murder of a local drug dealer he says he didn’t commit. When he is convicted with little evidence, his father begins a fierce struggle to free his son from prison.

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

1991

Lone Hero poster
4.2

An actor in a Wild West show must become a mythical Western Hero when a biker gang descends upon a small Montana town.

Lone Hero

2002

Sleeper poster
8.0

One man must stop the government's ultimate assassin, a Sleepwalker Agent capable of entering people's dreams and killing them from within, only to discover that the killer is the one person he may not be capable of stopping.

Sleeper

2005

Animal House: The Inside Story poster
4.0

Documentary about the making of Animal House

Animal House: The Inside Story

2008

A Reason to Believe poster
4.6

Sorority gal Charlotte's innocence is lost after she is raped during a frat party. Confused, terrified and shunned by her peers, she finds solace and the courage to confront her attacker after she is befriended by the leader of a campus women's group.

A Reason to Believe

1995

Billy Club poster
4.7

Four little league teammates reunite after fifteen years to solve the mystery behind a horrible killing from their childhood. A mysterious letter sends the gang on a mission to unearth the grave of their old coach and prove that their incarcerated friend is innocent. Little do they know the real killer is stalking them and hungry for their blood!

Billy Club

2013

Warden of Red Rock poster
5.9

In 1910, John Flinders is warden of Red Rock Territorial Prison, in Arizona. When a condemned man's last request brings Flinders into contact with the man's widow, Flinders finds himself falling in love. Meanwhile, a new convict, Mike Sullivan, turns out to be an old friend of Flinders'. They talk over old times, but it's clear that Sullivan has plans to leave the prison before his time is up. When those plans come to pass, Flinders sets out to re-take his old pal.

Warden of Red Rock

2001

Chilly Scenes of Winter poster
6.8

Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker who left him to return to her husband, an A-Frame salesman.

Chilly Scenes of Winter

1979

Behind the camera