John Getz

​John Getz is a stage-trained American actor. Getz dropped out of college to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. While working in a winery, he helped found the Theater Company in Napa County, California. His location in the grape-growing Napa Valley led to Getz's television debut in a made-for-television horror film Killer Bees. Killer Bees starred Gloria Swanson, Craig Stevens, Kate Jackson, and Edward Albert. Getz then moved to New York City, where he became active in local theater while doing an 18-month stint as Neil Johnson on the soap opera Another World. Getz appeared in The Happy Hooker and followed up with several other roles before starring in the Coen Brothers' neo-noir thriller Blood Simple. He played the doomed lover of a married woman (Frances McDormand) who woefully misinterprets his increasingly complex circumstances. Getz also appeared in The Fly and The Fly II as Stathis Borans, a science magazine editor who pays a heavy price for his curiosity. Also in 1989, he played a Marine Corps Major in Born on the Fourth of July. In 1991, Getz appeared as the unpleasant boyfriend of professional women in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead and Curly Sue. In 1990, Getz appeared as a crime boss in the Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez spoof Men At Work. In 1994, he appeared in the film Playmaker, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Rubin. In 2007, he had a role in David Fincher's film Zodiac. Also in 2007, he appeared in Bill Guttentag and ...

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The Social Network (2010)

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The tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Fincher
CAST:  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Andrew Garfield  •  Justin Timberlake  •  Rooney Mara

The tale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punk genius who sparked a revolution and changed the face of human interaction for a generation, and perhaps forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Fincher
CAST:  Jesse Eisenberg  •  Andrew Garfield  •  Justin Timberlake  •  Rooney Mara

Zodiac (2007)

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A cartoonist teams up with an ace reporter and a law enforcement officer to track down an elusive serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Fincher
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Mark Ruffalo  •  Anthony Edwards

A cartoonist teams up with an ace reporter and a law enforcement officer to track down an elusive serial killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Fincher
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Robert Downey Jr.  •  Mark Ruffalo  •  Anthony Edwards

Blood Simple (1984)

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The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Coen  •  Ethan Coen
CAST:  John Getz  •  Frances McDormand  •  Dan Hedaya  •  M. Emmet Walsh

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Coen  •  Ethan Coen
CAST:  John Getz  •  Frances McDormand  •  Dan Hedaya  •  M. Emmet Walsh

Curly Sue (1991)

Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Jim Belushi  •  Alisan Porter  •  Kelly Lynch  •  John Getz

Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Hughes
CAST:  Jim Belushi  •  Alisan Porter  •  Kelly Lynch  •  John Getz

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)

Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Herek
CAST:  Christina Applegate  •  Joanna Cassidy  •  Josh Charles  •  Keith Coogan

Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysitter looks after her rambunctious younger siblings, Sue Ellen can party and have fun. But then the babysitter abruptly dies, leaving the Crandells short on cash. Sue ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Herek
CAST:  Christina Applegate  •  Joanna Cassidy  •  Josh Charles  •  Keith Coogan

Men at Work (1990)

Two garbage men find the body of a city councilman in a trash can on their route. With help from a supervisor, the duo must solve the case and find the man's killer while hiding the body from the cops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Estevez
CAST:  Charlie Sheen  •  Emilio Estevez  •  Leslie Hope  •  Keith David

Two garbage men find the body of a city councilman in a trash can on their route. With help from a supervisor, the duo must solve the case and find the man's killer while hiding the body from the cops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emilio Estevez
CAST:  Charlie Sheen  •  Emilio Estevez  •  Leslie Hope  •  Keith David

Superhero Movie (2008)

The team behind Scary Movie takes on the comic book genre in this tale of Rick Riker, a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Mazin
CAST:  Drake Bell  •  Sara Paxton  •  Christopher McDonald  •  Leslie Nielsen

The team behind Scary Movie takes on the comic book genre in this tale of Rick Riker, a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Craig Mazin
CAST:  Drake Bell  •  Sara Paxton  •  Christopher McDonald  •  Leslie Nielsen

The Fly (1986)

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Cronenberg
CAST:  Jeff Goldblum  •  Geena Davis  •  John Getz  •  Joy Boushel

When Seth Brundle makes a huge scientific and technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Cronenberg
CAST:  Jeff Goldblum  •  Geena Davis  •  John Getz  •  Joy Boushel

The Fly II (1989)

Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Walas
CAST:  Eric Stoltz  •  Daphne Zuniga  •  Lee Richardson  •  John Getz

Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Walas
CAST:  Eric Stoltz  •  Daphne Zuniga  •  Lee Richardson  •  John Getz

Zenon: The Zequel (2001)

Zenon Kar is 15 and lives on a space station which the military has taken over and is dismantling. She receives a mysterious signal and must convince everyone that it's from aliens who have come to help them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manny Coto
CAST:  Kirsten Storms  •  Shadia Simmons  •  Lauren Maltby  •  Susan Brady

Zenon Kar is 15 and lives on a space station which the military has taken over and is dismantling. She receives a mysterious signal and must convince everyone that it's from aliens who have come to help them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manny Coto
CAST:  Kirsten Storms  •  Shadia Simmons  •  Lauren Maltby  •  Susan Brady

The Sentinel (1977)

A New York City model with a troubled past relocates to an apartment in a brownstone building where the only other tenant is a withdrawn blind priest. After experiencing strange occurrences, she begins to realize her building houses a sinister evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Chris Sarandon  •  Cristina Raines  •  Martin Balsam  •  José Ferrer

A New York City model with a troubled past relocates to an apartment in a brownstone building where the only other tenant is a withdrawn blind priest. After experiencing strange occurrences, she begins to realize her building houses a sinister evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Winner
CAST:  Chris Sarandon  •  Cristina Raines  •  Martin Balsam  •  José Ferrer

The Late Shift (1996)

David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Betty Thomas
CAST:  Kathy Bates  •  John Michael Higgins  •  Daniel Roebuck  •  Bob Balaban

David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Betty Thomas
CAST:  Kathy Bates  •  John Michael Higgins  •  Daniel Roebuck  •  Bob Balaban

Concrete Beat (1984)

A newspaper columnist becomes determined to clear a woman who is blamed for the death of her child in a tragic fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Butler
CAST:  Marla Adams  •  Thom Bray  •  Clarence Felder  •  Darlanne Fluegel

A newspaper columnist becomes determined to clear a woman who is blamed for the death of her child in a tragic fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Butler
CAST:  Marla Adams  •  Thom Bray  •  Clarence Felder  •  Darlanne Fluegel

Not in Front of the Children (1982)

Divorced for two years, Nancy Caruthers, asks her new lover, Paul Adams, a medical student, to move in. She has custody of her two daughters, but this new living arrangement prompts her ex-husband, Richard to sue for custody, based on moral grounds. He does not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Hardy
CAST:  Linda Gray  •  John Getz  •  John Lithgow  •  Stephen Elliott

Divorced for two years, Nancy Caruthers, asks her new lover, Paul Adams, a medical student, to move in. She has custody of her two daughters, but this new living arrangement prompts her ex-husband, Richard to sue for custody, based on moral grounds. He does not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Hardy
CAST:  Linda Gray  •  John Getz  •  John Lithgow  •  Stephen Elliott

Fortunes of War (1994)

When Canadian diplomat Carl Pimmler sends his friend Peter Kernan and his wife Johanna to deliver medicine to the deep jungles of Cambodia, but Peter gets more than he bargained for when the journey ends in a fight for survival. Peter must use his experience and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thierry Notz
CAST:  Matt Salinger  •  Sam Sorbo  •  Martin Sheen  •  Michael Ironside

When Canadian diplomat Carl Pimmler sends his friend Peter Kernan and his wife Johanna to deliver medicine to the deep jungles of Cambodia, but Peter gets more than he bargained for when the journey ends in a fight for survival. Peter must use his experience and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thierry Notz
CAST:  Matt Salinger  •  Sam Sorbo  •  Martin Sheen  •  Michael Ironside

Playmaker (1994)

A would-be actress uncovers horrifying files on other starlets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Zeltser
CAST:  Jennifer Rubin  •  John Getz  •  Colin Firth  •  Jeff Perry

A would-be actress uncovers horrifying files on other starlets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuri Zeltser
CAST:  Jennifer Rubin  •  John Getz  •  Colin Firth  •  Jeff Perry

Awake to Danger (1995)

Recently awakened from a coma, a traumatized adolescent girl fights to remember the circumstances surrounding her mother's brutal death. But as the details slowly come into focus, a killer watches and waits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Tori Spelling  •  Michael Gross  •  John Getz  •  Reed Diamond

Recently awakened from a coma, a traumatized adolescent girl fights to remember the circumstances surrounding her mother's brutal death. But as the details slowly come into focus, a killer watches and waits.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Tori Spelling  •  Michael Gross  •  John Getz  •  Reed Diamond

Desperate Acts of Magic (2013)

A magician competes in an international magic competition where he goes head to head with a female street magician he has fallen in love with. This film shows great magic performed by a cast of professional magicians. Like a great musical where the songs and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tammy Caplan  •  Joe Tyler Gold
CAST:  Felix Ryan  •  John Getz  •  William Salyers  •  Melanie Merkosky

A magician competes in an international magic competition where he goes head to head with a female street magician he has fallen in love with. This film shows great magic performed by a cast of professional magicians. Like a great musical where the songs and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tammy Caplan  •  Joe Tyler Gold
CAST:  Felix Ryan  •  John Getz  •  William Salyers  •  Melanie Merkosky

Jobs (2013)

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The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joshua Michael Stern
CAST:  Ashton Kutcher  •  Dermot Mulroney  •  Amanda Crew  •  James Woods

The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joshua Michael Stern
CAST:  Ashton Kutcher  •  Dermot Mulroney  •  Amanda Crew  •  James Woods

In My Daughter's Name (1992)

A mother takes the law into her own hands after her daughter's murderer is acquitted on a technicality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jud Taylor
CAST:  Donna Mills  •  John Getz  •  Ari Meyers  •  John Rubinstein

A mother takes the law into her own hands after her daughter's murderer is acquitted on a technicality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jud Taylor
CAST:  Donna Mills  •  John Getz  •  Ari Meyers  •  John Rubinstein
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