Tom Hulce

Thomas Edward Hulce (born December 6, 1953) is an American actor and theater producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Academy Award-winning film Amadeus (1984), as well as the roles of Larry "Pinto" Kroger in Animal House (1978), Larry Buckman in Parenthood (1989), and Quasimodo in Disney's animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Awards include an Emmy Award for The Heidi Chronicles, a Tony Award for Spring Awakening, an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for Amadeus, and four Golden Globe nominations. He retired from acting in the mid-1990s to focus on stage directing and producing. In 2007, he won the Tony Award for Best Musical as a lead producer of Spring Awakening.

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Amadeus (1984)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  F. Murray Abraham  •  Tom Hulce  •  Elizabeth Berridge  •  Roy Dotrice

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  F. Murray Abraham  •  Tom Hulce  •  Elizabeth Berridge  •  Roy Dotrice

Fearless (1993)

After a terrible air disaster, survivor Max Klein emerges a changed person. Unable to connect to his former life or to wife Laura, he feels godlike and invulnerable. When psychologist Bill Perlman is unable to help Max, he has Max meet another survivor, Carla ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Rosie Perez  •  Tom Hulce

After a terrible air disaster, survivor Max Klein emerges a changed person. Unable to connect to his former life or to wife Laura, he feels godlike and invulnerable. When psychologist Bill Perlman is unable to help Max, he has Max meet another survivor, Carla ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Weir
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Rosie Perez  •  Tom Hulce

Jumper (2008)

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David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Liman
CAST:  Hayden Christensen  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Rachel Bilson  •  Jamie Bell

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Liman
CAST:  Hayden Christensen  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Rachel Bilson  •  Jamie Bell

Animal House (1978)

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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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  John Belushi  •  Tim Matheson  •  John Vernon  •  Tom Hulce

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  John Belushi  •  Tim Matheson  •  John Vernon  •  Tom Hulce

Parenthood (1989)

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Tom Hulce  •  Rick Moranis  •  Martha Plimpton

The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the rebellious teenagers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ron Howard
CAST:  Steve Martin  •  Tom Hulce  •  Rick Moranis  •  Martha Plimpton

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

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Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Will Ferrell  •  Maggie Gyllenhaal  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Queen Latifah

Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marc Forster
CAST:  Will Ferrell  •  Maggie Gyllenhaal  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Queen Latifah

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

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At the urging of his gargoyle pals, Quasimodo leaves Notre Dame tower against the wishes of his guardian, the evil Judge Claude Frollo. He ventures out to the Festival of Fools and finds his first true friend, a Romani woman named Esmeralda, who entrusts him with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Trousdale  •  Kirk Wise
CAST:  Tom Hulce  •  Demi Moore  •  Jason Alexander  •  Kevin Kline

At the urging of his gargoyle pals, Quasimodo leaves Notre Dame tower against the wishes of his guardian, the evil Judge Claude Frollo. He ventures out to the Festival of Fools and finds his first true friend, a Romani woman named Esmeralda, who entrusts him with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Trousdale  •  Kirk Wise
CAST:  Tom Hulce  •  Demi Moore  •  Jason Alexander  •  Kevin Kline

The Inner Circle (1992)

Life changes for a Moscow worker when he's made Stalin's personal film projectionist but cannot tell his bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Konchalovsky
CAST:  Tom Hulce  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Lolita Davidovich  •  Aleksandr Zbruev

Life changes for a Moscow worker when he's made Stalin's personal film projectionist but cannot tell his bride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Konchalovsky
CAST:  Tom Hulce  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Lolita Davidovich  •  Aleksandr Zbruev

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

Based on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Kenneth Branagh  •  Tom Hulce  •  Helena Bonham Carter

Based on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Kenneth Branagh  •  Tom Hulce  •  Helena Bonham Carter

Wings of Courage (1996)

In 1920's South America a small group of Americans struggle to prove they can offer a reliable airmail service over the Andes. When one of the young pilots crashes on such a flight he has to try and get back to civilization on foot. Back home, his wife and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Jacques Annaud
CAST:  Craig Sheffer  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Tom Hulce  •  Ken Pogue

In 1920's South America a small group of Americans struggle to prove they can offer a reliable airmail service over the Andes. When one of the young pilots crashes on such a flight he has to try and get back to civilization on foot. Back home, his wife and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Jacques Annaud
CAST:  Craig Sheffer  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Tom Hulce  •  Ken Pogue

The Heidi Chronicles (1995)

Unusual relationships, a feminist awakening and a career in art history mark a baby boomer's life, ages 16 through 46.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Bogart
CAST:  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Tom Hulce  •  Peter Friedman  •  Kim Cattrall

Unusual relationships, a feminist awakening and a career in art history mark a baby boomer's life, ages 16 through 46.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Bogart
CAST:  Jamie Lee Curtis  •  Tom Hulce  •  Peter Friedman  •  Kim Cattrall

Murder in Mississippi (1990)

In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the South to encourage African-American voter registration. Examines the last three weeks in the lives of the slain activists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Tom Hulce  •  Jennifer Grey  •  Blair Underwood  •  CCH Pounder

In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the South to encourage African-American voter registration. Examines the last three weeks in the lives of the slain activists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Tom Hulce  •  Jennifer Grey  •  Blair Underwood  •  CCH Pounder

Those Lips, Those Eyes (1980)

A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Frank Langella  •  Glynnis O'Connor  •  Tom Hulce  •  Jerry Stiller

A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Pressman
CAST:  Frank Langella  •  Glynnis O'Connor  •  Tom Hulce  •  Jerry Stiller

Echo Park (1985)

In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an actress. She rents one of her rooms out to a pizza-man cum songwriter named Jonathan. Meanwhile, in the next apartment, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dornhelm
CAST:  Susan Dey  •  Tom Hulce  •  Michael Bowen  •  Christopher Walker

In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an actress. She rents one of her rooms out to a pizza-man cum songwriter named Jonathan. Meanwhile, in the next apartment, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Dornhelm
CAST:  Susan Dey  •  Tom Hulce  •  Michael Bowen  •  Christopher Walker

September 30, 1955 (1977)

A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Susan Tyrrell  •  Deborah Benson  •  Lisa Blount

A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bridges
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Susan Tyrrell  •  Deborah Benson  •  Lisa Blount

Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End (1997)

Narrated by Linda Hunt, this documentary examines the life of the late author and gay rights activist Paul Monette. Born in 1945 to a well-off Massachusetts family, Monette grows up unable to accept his homosexuality, for years hiding it from his loved ones while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monte Bramer
CAST:  Judith Light  •  Tom Hulce  •  Paul Monette  •  Linda Hunt

Narrated by Linda Hunt, this documentary examines the life of the late author and gay rights activist Paul Monette. Born in 1945 to a well-off Massachusetts family, Monette grows up unable to accept his homosexuality, for years hiding it from his loved ones while ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monte Bramer
CAST:  Judith Light  •  Tom Hulce  •  Paul Monette  •  Linda Hunt

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991)

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers is a 1991 American short documentary film directed by Bill Couturié. It shows footage from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, overlaid with readings of letters from US troops ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Couturié
CAST:  Leo Downey  •  Robert Hegyes  •  Bill Irwin  •  Val Kilmer

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers is a 1991 American short documentary film directed by Bill Couturié. It shows footage from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, overlaid with readings of letters from US troops ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Couturié
CAST:  Leo Downey  •  Robert Hegyes  •  Bill Irwin  •  Val Kilmer

Black Rainbow (1989)

Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her husband, Tom. But Tom isn't dead... yet. And ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Hodges
CAST:  Rosanna Arquette  •  Jason Robards  •  Tom Hulce  •  Olek Krupa

Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her husband, Tom. But Tom isn't dead... yet. And ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Hodges
CAST:  Rosanna Arquette  •  Jason Robards  •  Tom Hulce  •  Olek Krupa

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)

Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little son, Zephyr. But when Quasi stops by a traveling circus owned by evil magician Sarousch, he falls for Madellaine, Sarouch's assistant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradley Raymond
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Tom Hulce  •  Paul Kandel

Now that Frollo is gone, Quasimodo rings the bell with the help of his new friend and Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little son, Zephyr. But when Quasi stops by a traveling circus owned by evil magician Sarousch, he falls for Madellaine, Sarouch's assistant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradley Raymond
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Tom Hulce  •  Paul Kandel

The Making of 'Amadeus' (2002)

This riveting film takes a look behind the scenes at one of the 20th century's cinema classics and at one of contemporary cinema's most maddeningly brilliant directors, Milos Forman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Jersey
CAST:  Miloš Forman  •  Tom Hulce  •  Jeffrey Jones  •  F. Murray Abraham

This riveting film takes a look behind the scenes at one of the 20th century's cinema classics and at one of contemporary cinema's most maddeningly brilliant directors, Milos Forman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Jersey
CAST:  Miloš Forman  •  Tom Hulce  •  Jeffrey Jones  •  F. Murray Abraham
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