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John Shea

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Theatre Director | * 04/14/1949 (75) | North Conway, New Hampshire (United States of America (USA))
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John Victor Shea III ( SHAY; born April 14, 1949) is an American actor, film producer, and stage director. His career began on Broadway where he starred in Yentl, subsequently winning his first major award, the 1975 Theatre World Award. Shortly after his Off-Broadway career began, Lee Strasberg invited Shea to join the Actors Studio where he spent several years studying method acting. He made his television film debut in The Nativity (1978), alongside Madeleine Stowe. Billed alongside Helen Mirren, he starred in the noir film Hussy (1980) and the Academy Award-winning drama Missing (1982). In 1988, Shea won his first Emmy for his performance as William Stern in Baby M. Shea's subsequent films include the comedy thriller Coast to Coast (1987), the drama Windy City (1984), the dark crime feature ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his s ...

Missing

PG

1982 | 3.6/5 | 2h 3min
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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A Boston police officer goes to Nantucket to investigate the murder of his partner, but he finds more than he bargained for. ...

Grey Lady

R

2017 | 2.3/5 | 1h 47min
Thriller
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A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With th ...

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV-PG

1993 | 3.5/5 | 46min per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
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An exclusive group of privileged teens from a posh prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side whose lives revolve around the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl. ...

Gossip Girl

TV-14

2007 | 4.1/5 | 42min per episode
Drama, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for John Shea

Theatre World Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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Movies with John Shea as Actor(46)

as Mr. Stein2018 Boyfriend's Deceit
as Chief Maguire2017 Grey Lady
as Marshall2017 Love at First Glance
as Mr. Laurence2014 The March Sisters at Christmas
as Davis Harriman2013 Anatomy of the Tide
as Robert2012 The Trouble with the Truth
as Dr. Egan2012 A Deadly Obsession
as Sam Whitaker2011 51
as Julius Caesar2010 Julius Caesar
as Dad2010 An Invisible Sign
as Theodore Robertson2009 Achchamundu Achchamundu
as Robert2007 The Insurgents
as White Man2006 Pitch
as Milo Henderson / Dr. Jonathan2002 Heartbreak Hospital
as George1998 Nowhere to Go
as Hartley Cole1998 The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
as Mr. DeMarco1998 Getting Personal
as Peter Binda1998 Southie
as Harry Latham / Lassiter1997 The Apocalypse Watch
as Sheriff Matthew Bradshaw1996 Forgotten Sins
1995 Santa's Christmas Snooze
as Dr. Michael Ravenson1995 See Jane Run
as Tommy Marchant1994 Justice in a Small Town
as Nick Donovan1994 Backstreet Justice
as Hendrickson1992 Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Jack Packard1992 Ladykiller
as Devlin1992 Notorious
as John Barnes (voice)1992 Lincoln
as Roger Dollison1989 Do You Know the Muffin Man?
as Frank Joziak1989 Small Sacrifices
as Troy Gardner1989 Magic Moments
as Sam Wyatt1988 Stealing Home
as Doc1988 A New Life
as Bill Stern1988 Baby M
as Eli Cohen1987 The Impossible Spy
as John Carloff1987 Coast to Coast
as Marcus1987 The Dreamers
as Michael O'Donnell1986 A Case of Deadly Force
as Karl Hoffmann1985 Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil
as Zachary 'Zack' Freestamp1985 Honeymoon
as Danny1984 Windy City
as Various1984 The Dining Room
as Charles Horman1982 Missing
as James Cookman1981 Family Reunion
as Emory Cole1980 Hussy
as Joseph1978 The Nativity

TV Shows/Series with John Shea as Actor(26)

as Abe Dietrich2018 Deception
as President Eckhart2015 Agent X
as Ted Graham2014 Madam Secretary
as Senator Brian Warwick2013 The Blacklist
2012 Common Law
as Dr. Kirk Connor2010 Blue Bloods
2008 Eleventh Hour
as Harold Waldorf2007 Gossip Girl
as David Morrow2005 Medium
as Dr. Marcus Eldridge2005 Bones
as H. Jack Walker II2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Trevor Lipton2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Adam Kane2001 Mutant X
as Dominic1998 Sex and the City
as Dr. Jonathan Abbott1998 A Will of their Own
as Lex Luthor1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Alessandro1992 Love at First Sight
as John David Myers1990 Law & Order
as Isaac Waxman1990 Law & Order
as Hank Zaret1990 WIOU
as Father John Sejac1989 Tales from the Crypt
as Brian Whitman1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jeremy1983 The Hitchhiker
as Robert F. Kennedy1983 Kennedy
as Terry Garrigan1979 The Last Convertible
1977 Man from Atlantis

Movies with John Shea as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2017 Grey Lady
Production/Producer2017 Grey Lady
Writing/Screenplay2017 Grey Lady
Writing/Story2017 Grey Lady
Directing/Director1998 Southie
Writing/Writer1998 Southie

Full Name: John Shea
Born: Thursday, 04/14 1949 (April) in North Conway, New Hampshire (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 75 years + 11 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Yale School of Drama, Bates College
Other names for John Shea (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John B. Shea"
"John V. Shea"
"John Shea (Schauspieler)"
John Shea frequently works together with these people:
James Biberi (11x, Actor)
David Fonteno (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
Victor Slezak (10x, Actor)
Jordan Lage (10x, Actor)
James Murtaugh (10x, Actor)
Bruce MacVittie (10x, Actor)
Bill Cwikowski (10x, Actor)
William H. Burns (10x, Actor)
Daniel Oreskes (10x, Actor)
Mark Casella (10x, Actor)
Patrick J. Donnelly (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12126, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024