Jim Abele

Jim Abele is an actor.

Playing by Heart (1998)

A sexy, romantic comedy about modern couples coming together in funny and unexpected ways. Paul and Hannah discover that even after 40 years of marriage, they can still learn some very surprising things about each other. Meredith is a serious theatre director who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willard Carroll
CAST:  Dennis Quaid  •  April Grace  •  Patricia Clarkson  •  Gena Rowlands

A sexy, romantic comedy about modern couples coming together in funny and unexpected ways. Paul and Hannah discover that even after 40 years of marriage, they can still learn some very surprising things about each other. Meredith is a serious theatre director who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willard Carroll
CAST:  Dennis Quaid  •  April Grace  •  Patricia Clarkson  •  Gena Rowlands

Taking Back Our Town (2001)

A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, fledgling activitsts face ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Pillsbury
CAST:  Laura Innes  •  Ruby Dee  •  Chris Bauer  •  Myndy Crist

A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, fledgling activitsts face ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Pillsbury
CAST:  Laura Innes  •  Ruby Dee  •  Chris Bauer  •  Myndy Crist

A Wing and a Prayer (1998)

An air-traffic controller (Claudia Christian) faces the challenge of her career when she is forced to guide a disabled airplane to safety, unaware that her husband is aboard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Claudia Christian  •  Jeff Yagher  •  Jessica Tuck  •  Christopher Cousins

An air-traffic controller (Claudia Christian) faces the challenge of her career when she is forced to guide a disabled airplane to safety, unaware that her husband is aboard.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Claudia Christian  •  Jeff Yagher  •  Jessica Tuck  •  Christopher Cousins

When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)

The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs and young feminist Billie Jean King.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Anderson
CAST:  Holly Hunter  •  Ron Silver  •  Bob Gunton  •  Jacqueline McKenzie

The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs and young feminist Billie Jean King.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jane Anderson
CAST:  Holly Hunter  •  Ron Silver  •  Bob Gunton  •  Jacqueline McKenzie

Model Behavior (2000)

An ordinary high school girl and a top teen model decide to switch places after meeting and discovering they bear an uncanny resemblance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rosman
CAST:  Maggie Lawson  •  Jim Abele  •  Daniel Clark  •  Karen Hines

An ordinary high school girl and a top teen model decide to switch places after meeting and discovering they bear an uncanny resemblance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rosman
CAST:  Maggie Lawson  •  Jim Abele  •  Daniel Clark  •  Karen Hines

Wimps (1986)

A nerdy college student is pressured to help a jock write love letters to the campus beauty, even though the nerd is in love with her himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Vincent
CAST:  Louie Bonnano  •  Tracey Adams  •  Jim Abele  •  Veronica Hart

A nerdy college student is pressured to help a jock write love letters to the campus beauty, even though the nerd is in love with her himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Vincent
CAST:  Louie Bonnano  •  Tracey Adams  •  Jim Abele  •  Veronica Hart

Student Affairs (1987)

The story of a group of people who are making a film about life in high school in the 1950's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Vincent
CAST:  Louie Bonanno  •  Jim Abele  •  Tracey Adams  •  Alan Fisler

The story of a group of people who are making a film about life in high school in the 1950's.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Vincent
CAST:  Louie Bonanno  •  Jim Abele  •  Tracey Adams  •  Alan Fisler

Wolfpack (1987)

High school student Sam Adams has just moved to a new house in a sleepy, all-American town. His new school seems perfect at first and he is quickly accepted onto the football team. But something about his fellow players seems a bit off, particularly the brutish and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Milling
CAST:  Jim Abele  •  Debbie Barker  •  Tony Carlin  •  Nicholas Di Archangel

High school student Sam Adams has just moved to a new house in a sleepy, all-American town. His new school seems perfect at first and he is quickly accepted onto the football team. But something about his fellow players seems a bit off, particularly the brutish and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Milling
CAST:  Jim Abele  •  Debbie Barker  •  Tony Carlin  •  Nicholas Di Archangel

Juke Box Hero (2020)

Follows the unlikely companionship of Kiva Jade, an alluring and brazen musician driven to become a superstar in the counter-culture world of rock, and Allan Crossley, a humble nursing home caregiver, with a golden heart  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherrie Richman
CAST:  Jade Tailor  •  Brendan Sexton III  •  Jim Abele  •  M.J. Karmi

Follows the unlikely companionship of Kiva Jade, an alluring and brazen musician driven to become a superstar in the counter-culture world of rock, and Allan Crossley, a humble nursing home caregiver, with a golden heart  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherrie Richman
CAST:  Jade Tailor  •  Brendan Sexton III  •  Jim Abele  •  M.J. Karmi