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Jon Gries

Actor / Film Director / Film Producer / Writer | * 06/17/1957 (66) | Glendale, California (United States of America (USA))
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Jonathan Gries ( GRYZ; born June 17, 1957) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for the role of Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, and recurring character Roger Linus on Lost. He is also known for his roles in Martin, The Pretender, The Monster Squad, Running Scared, Real Genius, Dream Corp LLC, Get Shorty, and The White Lotus. ()
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An American actor, writer and director. He is known for his role in Napoleon Dynamite as Uncle Rico, and more recently as recurring character Roger Linus on Lost.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home. ...

Napoleon Dynamite

PG

2004 | 3.4/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy
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After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. ...

Men in Black

PG-13

1997 | 3.6/5 | 1h 38min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
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When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious ...

The Rundown

PG-13

2003 | 3.2/5 | 1h 44min
Adventure, Action, Comedy, Thriller
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Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Ch ...

Get Shorty

R

1995 | 3.2/5 | 1h 45min
Comedy, Thriller, Crime
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Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, th ...

The White Lotus

TV-MA

2021- | 3.8/5
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
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Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets. ...

Lost

TV-PG

2004 | 4.0/5
Mystery, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Movies with Jon Gries as Actor(84)

2023 Only the Good Survive
as himself2020 Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Bud2020 Wish Upon a Unicorn
as Tim2019 3 Days with Dad
as Sam Austin2018 Glass Jaw
as Jon Waters2017 All About the Money
as Greg2017 The Axe Murders of Villisca
as himself2016 You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night
as Gus2016 Falsely Accused
as Gen Hoyt Vandenberg2016 Operation Chromite
as Dizzy Dean2016 Durant's Never Closes
as Franklin2015 Pass the Light
as Billy2015 Americons
as Principal Thomas2015 Endgame
as Carson2014 The Last Survivors
as Terry2014 Faults
as Sheriff Shep2014 Bad Turn Worse
as Barry Goldfield, Jr.2014 Eternity: The Movie
as Archie2014 Locker 13
as (Mark) Casey2014 Taken 3
2013 Byron's Theme
as Richard Simpkins2013 A True Story
as Hoyt2013 Skinwalker Ranch
as Greg Lipstein2013 Noobz
as Dick Wallrath2012 Deep in the Heart
as Melvin Glee2012 Five Time Champion
as Casey2012 Taken 2
as Shadow Hawk2012 Unicorn City
as Murry2011 Around June
as Tom Sutter2011 Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Peter2011 Natural Selection
as Sheriff Ernie2010 Good Intentions
as Edgar2010 Crazy on the Outside
as Mr. Tod2009 Elsewhere
as Mark Casey2008 Taken
as Hood 12008 South of Heaven
as Ricky Fabulous2008 Bar Starz
as Barber2007 The Comebacks
2007 Fathom
as John D. Lee2007 September Dawn
as Ed Tully2007 American Pastime
as Colin York2007 Frank
as Brice Graham2006 Stick It
as Gary2006 Car Babes
as FBI Agent Killbourne2006 The Astronaut Farmer
as Chilcutt2006 The Sasquatch Gang
as Donald Buckheim2005 Confessions of an Action Star
as Ritter2005 Waterborne
as Carlton2005 Waterborne
as Uncle Rico2004 Napoleon Dynamite
as Arnold2003 Northfork
as Elron2003 The Big Empty
as Harvey2003 The Rundown
as Pierce2003 The Snow Walker
as Broots2001 The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
as Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson2001 Jackpot
as Broots2001 The Pretender 2001
as Lawyer Jay Harrison1999 Twin Falls Idaho
as Van driver1997 Men in Black
as Bill Summers1997 Casualties
as Ronnie Wingate1995 Get Shorty
as Rob Sundheimer1993 Ed and His Dead Mother
1992 Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Bobby1991 Fever
as Azzolini1990 Rainbow Drive
as Drunk's Friend1990 The Grifters
as Alan Swayzie1989 Kill Me Again
as Max (as Jonathan Gries)1989 Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
as Louie1988 Fright Night Part 2
as Desperate Man1987 The Monster Squad
as Bobby Sweet1987 Number One with a Bullet
as OD1986 TerrorVision
as Det. Tony Montoya1986 Running Scared
as Lazlo Hollyfeld1985 Real Genius
as Leo Bandini1984 High School U.S.A.
as King Vidiot1983 Joysticks
as Dirty Curt1983 High School U.S.A.
as Brian Brian1983 September Gun
as Wild Child1979 Sunnyside
as Ron1979 More American Graffiti
as Doug1979 Swap Meet
as Tom1977 The Chicken Chronicles
as William Garretson1976 Helter Skelter
as Horace1967 Will Penny

TV Shows/Series with Jon Gries as Actor(37)

as Greg Hunt2021 The White Lotus
as Dr. Roberts2016 Dream Corp LLC
as Bob2013 The Bridge
2012 Napoleon Dynamite
2010 Hawaii Five-0
as The Engineer2010 Nikita
as Magoo2008 Sons of Anarchy
as Strabinsky2006 Psych
as Martin Creaser2005 Supernatural
as Jim Warren2004 CSI: NY
as Roger Linus2004 Lost
2003 Las Vegas
as Texas Ranger2003 Carnivàle
as Bill Shepard2003 Cold Case
as Bill Shepard (1978)2003 Cold Case
as Joseph Wald2001 24
as Broots1996 The Pretender
as Henry Bloom1995 Strange Luck
1994 Chicago Hope
as Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith1994 ER
as Salvatore Matola1993 The X-Files
as Ray Coombs1993 Bakersfield P.D.
as Shawn McDermott1992 Martin
1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
as Flash McGrath1989 Quantum Leap
as Roscoe (uncredited)1989 Quantum Leap
as Homeless Man1989 Seinfeld
1988 Tattingers
1987 Jake and the Fatman
1987 Tour of Duty
as Hotel Desk Clerk1986 L.A. Law
1985 The Twilight Zone
1982 Cagney & Lacey
1981 Falcon Crest
1979 240-Robert
1977 Mulligan's Stew
1975 The Jeffersons

Movies with Jon Gries as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2010 Pickin' and Grinnin'
Production/Associate Producer1999 Twin Falls Idaho

TV Shows/Series with Jon Gries as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1996 The Pretender

Full Name: Jon Gries
Born: Monday, 06/17 1957 (June) in Glendale, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 66 years + 314 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Father: Tom Gries
Other names for Jon Gries (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jonathan Francis Gries"
"Jon Francis"
"Johnathan Gries"
"John Gries"
"Jonathan Gries"
"Jonathon Gries"
"Jonathan Francis "Jon" Gries"
Jon Gries frequently works together with these people:
Larry David (31x, Actor)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
James Whitmore Jr. (16x, Crew)
Deck McKenzie (13x, Actor)
James Hong (11x, Actor)
Gregory Itzin (11x, Actor)
Scott Paulin (11x, Actor)
Fran Bennett (11x, Actress)
Richard Riehle (10x, Actor)
Steve Eastin (10x, Actor)
Kurt Fuller (10x, Actor)
Luc Besson (9x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8127, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024