Wyatt Knight

Wyatt Knight (January 20, 1955 - October 26, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Tommy Turner in the Porky's trilogy. He was married to make-up artist Silvina Knight and he had two children from a previous marriage. Knight died on October 25, 2011 in Maui, Hawaii, USA where his body was discovered and the cops believe his death was a suicide because his wife, Silvina, said he wanted to escape the physical and emtional pain caused by intense cancer treatments.

Porky's (1981)

Set in 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to lose their virginity which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Dan Monahan  •  Mark Herrier  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Cyril O'Reilly

Set in 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to lose their virginity which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Dan Monahan  •  Mark Herrier  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Cyril O'Reilly

Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)

When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage "An Evening With Shakespeare," their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene. She enlists the help of Reverend Bubba Flavel, a religious fanatic who brings along ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Dan Monahan  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Mark Herrier  •  Roger Wilson

When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage "An Evening With Shakespeare," their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene. She enlists the help of Reverend Bubba Flavel, a religious fanatic who brings along ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Dan Monahan  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Mark Herrier  •  Roger Wilson

Porky's Revenge (1985)

As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw the school's championship basketball game since he has bet on the opposing team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Komack
CAST:  Dan Monahan  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Tony Ganios  •  Mark Herrier

As graduation nears for the class of 1955 at Angel Beach High, the gang once again faces off against their old enemy, Porky, who wants them to throw the school's championship basketball game since he has bet on the opposing team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Komack
CAST:  Dan Monahan  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Tony Ganios  •  Mark Herrier

Baby Geniuses (1999)

Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Kim Cattrall  •  Peter MacNicol

Scientist hold talking, super-intelligent babies captive, but things take a turn for the worse when a mix-up occurs between a baby genius and its twin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Kim Cattrall  •  Peter MacNicol

Murder in Texas (1981)

Dramatization of the sensational Texas court case of the late '60s involving a noted Houston plastic surgeon accused of doing away with his socially prominent first wife in order to marry someone else.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hale
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Sam Elliott  •  Farrah Fawcett  •  Andy Griffith

Dramatization of the sensational Texas court case of the late '60s involving a noted Houston plastic surgeon accused of doing away with his socially prominent first wife in order to marry someone else.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hale
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Sam Elliott  •  Farrah Fawcett  •  Andy Griffith

Promised a Miracle (1988)

True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted in his death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Gyllenhaal
CAST:  Rosanna Arquette  •  Judge Reinhold  •  Giovanni Ribisi  •  Tom Bower

True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted in his death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Gyllenhaal
CAST:  Rosanna Arquette  •  Judge Reinhold  •  Giovanni Ribisi  •  Tom Bower

Friendly Fire (1980)

In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Ned Beatty  •  Sam Waterston  •  Dennis Erdman

In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Carol Burnett  •  Ned Beatty  •  Sam Waterston  •  Dennis Erdman

Maniac Magee (2003)

An orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents arrives in a town divided with racial conflict.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Michael Angarano  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Melissa Bickerton  •  Garrett Morris

An orphaned runaway with many extraordinary and athletic talents arrives in a town divided with racial conflict.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Michael Angarano  •  Jada Pinkett Smith  •  Melissa Bickerton  •  Garrett Morris

Rivals (1981)

After the death of his father, Adam moves (with his family) from their sheep farm in Wyoming to Los Angeles. Soon after arriving, Adam gets mixed up with Clyde, a mannerless bully who enjoys pulling pranks on Adam and putting him down for his rural image. Adam, in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyman Dayton
CAST:  Stewart Petersen  •  Philip Brown  •  Dana Kimmell  •  Jeff Chamberlain

After the death of his father, Adam moves (with his family) from their sheep farm in Wyoming to Los Angeles. Soon after arriving, Adam gets mixed up with Clyde, a mannerless bully who enjoys pulling pranks on Adam and putting him down for his rural image. Adam, in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lyman Dayton
CAST:  Stewart Petersen  •  Philip Brown  •  Dana Kimmell  •  Jeff Chamberlain

Those She Left Behind (1989)

Scott and Sue Grimes are a happily married and affluent young couple who are about to start a family together. Unfortunately, that plan gets turned completely upside-down when Sue dies suddenly and unexpectedly while giving birth to their daughter. Now in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Gary Cole  •  Joanna Kerns  •  Mary Page Keller  •  George Coe

Scott and Sue Grimes are a happily married and affluent young couple who are about to start a family together. Unfortunately, that plan gets turned completely upside-down when Sue dies suddenly and unexpectedly while giving birth to their daughter. Now in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Gary Cole  •  Joanna Kerns  •  Mary Page Keller  •  George Coe

The American Clock (1993)

Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed when they lose everything in the stock market crash of 1929. Lee, a college-age young man, who now faces no possibility of entering college, decides to go on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Loren Dean  •  John Randolph  •  Mary McDonnell  •  John Rubinstein

Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed when they lose everything in the stock market crash of 1929. Lee, a college-age young man, who now faces no possibility of entering college, decides to go on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Clark
CAST:  Loren Dean  •  John Randolph  •  Mary McDonnell  •  John Rubinstein

Stages (2002)

'Stages' is the story of a day in the life of Brad and Scott, two actors who starred in a TV series twenty years ago. They have fallen on hard times and are now working jobs outside of show business to make ends meet. The film explores the psyche of those who give ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wyatt Knight
CAST:  Cyril O'Reilly  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Bob Clark  •  Giselle Anthony

'Stages' is the story of a day in the life of Brad and Scott, two actors who starred in a TV series twenty years ago. They have fallen on hard times and are now working jobs outside of show business to make ends meet. The film explores the psyche of those who give ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wyatt Knight
CAST:  Cyril O'Reilly  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Bob Clark  •  Giselle Anthony

Dirty Work (1985)

An unsold TV pilot starring Kerrie Keane and Louis Giambalvo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Thorpe
CAST:  Kerrie Keane  •  Louis Giambalvo  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Diana Douglas

An unsold TV pilot starring Kerrie Keane and Louis Giambalvo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Thorpe
CAST:  Kerrie Keane  •  Louis Giambalvo  •  Wyatt Knight  •  Diana Douglas