Matthew Laurance Filmography

Born:: March 2, 1950 in Queens, NY
Occupation:: Actor
Birth name:: Matthew Ditkoff

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Actors: Barry Pepper, Elizabeth Mitchell, J.K. Simmons, Chad McCumbee

Synopsis: Barry Pepper stars as stock-car racing legend Dale Earnhardt in this made-for-cable drama. Dale was raised by Ralph Earnhardt (J.K. Simmons), a proud man who worked at a mill to feed and clothe his family but found true satisfaction rebuilding jalopies in his garage and racing them at local events Read More

2004
Night of the Running Man

Actors: Scott Glenn, Andrew McCarthy, John Glover, Wayne Newton

Synopsis: In this taut thriller, a Las Vegas taxi driver must run for his life after stealing a cool million's worth of Mafia money. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1994
Sibling Rivalry

Actors: Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher, Jami Gertz, Scott Bakula

Synopsis: Carl Reiner directed this situation comedy about a neglected wife who, in frustration, has her first affair, with humiliating consequences. Kirstie Alley plays Marjorie, the ignored housewife of Harry Turner (Scott Bakula), an obnoxious member of a family of physicians. Marjorie's sister Jeanine (Jami Gertz Read More

10/26/90
Do You Know the Muffin Man?

Actors: John Shea

Synopsis: Do You Know the Muffin Man? was the first of a brace of TV movies about day-care abuse (see also Unspeakable Acts). Pam Dawber and John Shea play the parents of a preschool child who comes home one day with horrible stories about the staff of his day care center. The owners of the center are two Read More

1989
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

Actors: Michael Paré, Marina Orsini, Bernie Coulson, Michael Rhoades

Synopsis: This sequel to the rock & roll mystery Eddie and the Cruisers explains many of the questions concerning the mysterious death of 1960s rocker Eddie Wilson, who with his Cruisers was celebrating the success of their first album when he got in a terrible car wreck, from which his body was never Read More

1989
The Leftovers

Synopsis: Originally broadcast as an installment of ABC's Disney Sunday Movie anthology, The Leftovers marked the TV acting debut of singer John Denver. He is cast as Max Sinclair, the director f a foster-care facility for older orphans who, for various reasons, no one has ever adopted. Described themselves Read More

1986
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

Actors: Martin Sheen

Synopsis: Based on a true story, the made-for-television Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story is the tale of a Washington, DC-based Vietnam veteran (Martin Sheen) who fights for America's homeless by staging hunger strikes and battling with various government agencies, eventually winning the attention of Read More

1986
Popeye Doyle

Actors: Ed O'Neill, Matthew Laurance, Candy Clark

Synopsis: Partially filmed in New York City, the made-for-TV Popeye Doyle is based on the character introduced in the 1971 Oscar-winner The French Connection--who, in turn, was based on real-life Manhattan police detective Eddie Egan. Ed O'Neill takes over from French Connection star Gene Hackman as Popeye Read More

1986
Consenting Adult

Actors: Talia Balsam, Marlo Thomas, Barry Tubb, Martin Sheen

Synopsis: Martin Sheen, who in 1972 co-starred in That Certain Summer, the precedent-setting TV movie concerning homosexuality, is cast as the father of an "out of closet" gay son in Consenting Adult. Sheen and his wife Marlo Thomas are devastated when their college-age son Barry Tubb comes forth with Read More

1985
Ordinary Heroes

Synopsis: The direct-to-video Ordinary Heroes stars Richard Dean Anderson as a blinded Vietnam veteran. Returning from the war with his spirit in tatters, Anderson tries to reassemble his pre-military life. He rekindles his relationship with former girl friend Valerie Bertinelli, an alternately painful and Read More

1985
St. Elmo's Fire

Actors: Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Mare Winningham, Andie MacDowell

Synopsis: Post-collegiate angst, '80s style, is the subject of this coming-of-age ensemble piece, which traces the fortunes of a group of Georgetown grads as they enter the real world and grapple with work, infidelity, and adulthood. The most outwardly upscale member of the gang, Jules (Demi Moore), hides a Read More

1985
Best Defense

Actors: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw, Helen Shaver, George Dzundza

Synopsis: Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy try but fail to bring this flat comedy to life, while the story itself is hampered by intercutting between the years of 1982 in Los Angeles (Moore) and 1984 in Kuwait (Murphy), with no explanation of how these two disparate people and locations are related. Wylie (Moore Read More

1984
Streets of Fire

Actors: Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe

Synopsis: More like a series of MTV sequences than a long-term narration, this super-thin story line focuses on a kidnapped singer (Diane Lane) and her ex-boyfriend (Michael Pare) who goes forth to save her through rainy streets, the roar of elevated subways, several alleys, and the usual warehouses. Each Read More

1984
Eddie and the Cruisers

Actors: Tom Berenger, Michael Paré, Joe Pantoliano, Helen Schneider

Synopsis: In the early 1960's, Eddie Wilson (Michael Pare) and his band The Cruisers enjoyed a brief fling with success, but their career came to a halt when Eddie's badly damaged car was discovered in an accident on a bridge. However, Eddie's body was never found, and years later, a reissue of the group's Read More

1983
Taxi: Alex the Gofer

Synopsis: In need of extra money, Alex (Judd Hirsch) takes a second job as general factotum -- or "gofer" -- for a small theatrical troupe. The company's egotistical producer and director have no qualms about mistreating and humiliating Alex, but he seems to take it in stride; he'd always wanted to work in Read More

1982
Prince of the City

Actors: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett, Kenny Marino, James Tolkan

Synopsis: Inspired by a true story, Prince of the City stars Treat Williams as a Manhattan detective who agrees to help the US Department of Justice weed out corruption in the NYPD. Williams agrees on the assurance that he'll never have to turn in a close friend. Wired for sound, Williams almost immediately Read More

1981
Saturday Night Live: Season 06

Actors: Brian Doyle-Murray, Denny Dillon, Robin Duke, Gilbert Gottfried, Tim Kazurinsky, Gail Matthius, Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo, Ann Risley, Charles Rocket, Tony Rosato

1980