Randall Batinkoff

Randall Matthew Batinkoff (born October 16, 1968) is an American actor, known for his roles in the films For Keeps, School Ties, Higher Learning, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Player, and As Good As It Gets. He made his television debut in a 1974 commercial, after an agent spotted him at a toy store. He appeared in several made-for-television films in the 1980s, such as The Stepford Children, before being cast opposite teen startlet Molly Ringwald in the 1988 comedy, For Keeps. He starred as Terrance Dean on the short-lived CBS series, Better Days which only lasted 5 weeks before being canceled. In the early 1990s, he had roles in several widely released films, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Player, School Ties (all released 1992) and 1995's Higher Learning. From 1994 to 1995, he played Reverend David Grantland on the CBS series, Christy (he is Jewish in real life). He also appeared in the 1997 film As Good as It Gets where he shared an on-screen kiss with Helen Hunt. He has also appeared in a number of made-for-television movies including Skip Tracer, Who Gets the Dog?, and Black Widow, as well as the film The Last Lullaby. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  

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As Good as It Gets (1997)

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Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Brooks
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Helen Hunt  •  Greg Kinnear  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Brooks
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Helen Hunt  •  Greg Kinnear  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.

April's Shower (2003)

April's Shower begins with a group of people gathered for a wedding shower for April. At first, it seems to be a normal gathering for such an occasion but, as time goes on, secrets and stories begin to be revealed. Alex is a chef and a maid of honor at April's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Trish Doolan
CAST:  Maria Cina  •  Trish Doolan  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Denise Miller

April's Shower begins with a group of people gathered for a wedding shower for April. At first, it seems to be a normal gathering for such an occasion but, as time goes on, secrets and stories begin to be revealed. Alex is a chef and a maid of honor at April's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Trish Doolan
CAST:  Maria Cina  •  Trish Doolan  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Denise Miller

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fran Rubel Kuzui
CAST:  Kristy Swanson  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Paul Reubens  •  Rutger Hauer

Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fran Rubel Kuzui
CAST:  Kristy Swanson  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Paul Reubens  •  Rutger Hauer

I Love Your Work (2003)

A fictional movie star, Gray Evans, goes through the disintegration of his marriage, his gradual mental breakdown, and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds him of his own life before becoming famous. A dark psychological drama, I Love Your ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Goldberg
CAST:  Marisa Coughlan  •  Judy Greer  •  Shalom Harlow  •  Jared Harris

A fictional movie star, Gray Evans, goes through the disintegration of his marriage, his gradual mental breakdown, and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds him of his own life before becoming famous. A dark psychological drama, I Love Your ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Goldberg
CAST:  Marisa Coughlan  •  Judy Greer  •  Shalom Harlow  •  Jared Harris

School Ties (1992)

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When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mandel
CAST:  Brendan Fraser  •  Matt Damon  •  Chris O'Donnell  •  Randall Batinkoff

When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mandel
CAST:  Brendan Fraser  •  Matt Damon  •  Chris O'Donnell  •  Randall Batinkoff

The Peacemaker (1997)

When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a crack Special ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mimi Leder
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Marcel Iureș  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl

When a train carrying atomic warheads mysteriously crashes in the former Soviet Union, a nuclear specialist discovers the accident is really part of a plot to cover up the theft of the weapons. Assigned to help her recover the missing bombs is a crack Special ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mimi Leder
CAST:  George Clooney  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Marcel Iureș  •  Armin Mueller-Stahl

The Player (1992)

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Tim Robbins  •  Greta Scacchi  •  Fred Ward  •  Whoopi Goldberg

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Tim Robbins  •  Greta Scacchi  •  Fred Ward  •  Whoopi Goldberg

Walking and Talking (1996)

Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Holofcener
CAST:  Amy Braverman  •  Liev Schreiber  •  Catherine Keener  •  Anne Heche

Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicole Holofcener
CAST:  Amy Braverman  •  Liev Schreiber  •  Catherine Keener  •  Anne Heche

For Keeps (1988)

Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Miriam Flynn

Young high school couple Darcy Elliot and Stan Bobrucz are one year from graduation, with promising futures ahead of them. But their paths take a drastic turn when Darcy becomes pregnant. Unwilling to go through an abortion or an adoption — despite their parents' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Molly Ringwald  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Kenneth Mars  •  Miriam Flynn

Dead Man's Curve (1998)

Two roommates plan to kill a third to take advantage of college policy giving a 4.0 grade to a suicide's roommates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Rosen
CAST:  Michael Vartan  •  Matthew Lillard  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Keri Russell

Two roommates plan to kill a third to take advantage of college policy giving a 4.0 grade to a suicide's roommates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Rosen
CAST:  Michael Vartan  •  Matthew Lillard  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Keri Russell

Bordertown (2007)

American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Nava
CAST:  Jennifer Lopez  •  Martin Sheen  •  Antonio Banderas  •  Maya Zapata

American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Nava
CAST:  Jennifer Lopez  •  Martin Sheen  •  Antonio Banderas  •  Maya Zapata

Raspberry Magic (2010)

Eleven-year-old Monica Shah is a brainy schoolgirl whose science fair project about growing raspberries becomes a touching emotional crusade. After her dad leaves and her mother falls into a funk, Monica decides it's her job to rescue the family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leena Pendharkar
CAST:  Lily Javaherpour  •  Meera Simhan  •  Ravi Kapoor  •  Keya Shah

Eleven-year-old Monica Shah is a brainy schoolgirl whose science fair project about growing raspberries becomes a touching emotional crusade. After her dad leaves and her mother falls into a funk, Monica decides it's her job to rescue the family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leena Pendharkar
CAST:  Lily Javaherpour  •  Meera Simhan  •  Ravi Kapoor  •  Keya Shah

Heartwood (1998)

When a large corporation threatens to take over a small town's primary business and put half of the town's population out of work, sawmill owner Logan Reeser is the only one who can stand in their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lanny Cotler
CAST:  Eddie Mills  •  Stanley DeSantis  •  Hilary Swank  •  Jason Robards

When a large corporation threatens to take over a small town's primary business and put half of the town's population out of work, sawmill owner Logan Reeser is the only one who can stand in their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lanny Cotler
CAST:  Eddie Mills  •  Stanley DeSantis  •  Hilary Swank  •  Jason Robards

Ties That Bind (2011)

Adobea, Buki and Theresa are three women from different walks of life bound together by a similar pain; the loss of a child. In a destined meeting in a small village in Kroboland, the women journey together to redemption, love, life and forgiveness as they renovate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leila Djansi
CAST:  Kimberly Elise  •  Kofi Adjorlolo  •  Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde  •  Khareemar Aguiar

Adobea, Buki and Theresa are three women from different walks of life bound together by a similar pain; the loss of a child. In a destined meeting in a small village in Kroboland, the women journey together to redemption, love, life and forgiveness as they renovate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leila Djansi
CAST:  Kimberly Elise  •  Kofi Adjorlolo  •  Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde  •  Khareemar Aguiar

Munger Road (2011)

On the eve of the annual Scarecrow Festival, two St. Charles police officers search for a return killer the same night four teenagers go missing on Munger Road  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Smith
CAST:  Randall Batinkoff  •  Trevor Morgan  •  Brooke Peoples  •  Hallock Beals

On the eve of the annual Scarecrow Festival, two St. Charles police officers search for a return killer the same night four teenagers go missing on Munger Road  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Smith
CAST:  Randall Batinkoff  •  Trevor Morgan  •  Brooke Peoples  •  Hallock Beals

Streetwalkin' (1985)

Cookie is a teen runaway who escapes her abusive stepfather and heads for the Big Apple with her younger brother. When she arrives at the Port Authority bus terminal, Cookie meets a charming but sadistic pimp named Duke. With nowhere to go, Cookie is soon working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Freeman
CAST:  Dale Midkiff  •  Melissa Leo  •  Antonio Fargas  •  Julie Newmar

Cookie is a teen runaway who escapes her abusive stepfather and heads for the Big Apple with her younger brother. When she arrives at the Port Authority bus terminal, Cookie meets a charming but sadistic pimp named Duke. With nowhere to go, Cookie is soon working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Freeman
CAST:  Dale Midkiff  •  Melissa Leo  •  Antonio Fargas  •  Julie Newmar

Detonator (2003)

A former FBI agent must stop a crazy man from blowing up bombs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Freedman
CAST:  Randall Batinkoff  •  Elizabeth Berkley  •  Stan Shaw  •  Bokeem Woodbine

A former FBI agent must stop a crazy man from blowing up bombs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Freedman
CAST:  Randall Batinkoff  •  Elizabeth Berkley  •  Stan Shaw  •  Bokeem Woodbine

X-Men: First Class (2011)

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Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  James McAvoy  •  Michael Fassbender  •  Rose Byrne  •  January Jones

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  James McAvoy  •  Michael Fassbender  •  Rose Byrne  •  January Jones

Let the Devil Wear Black (1999)

A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stacy Title
CAST:  Jonathan Penner  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Jamey Sheridan

A man comes face-to-face with personal treachery after suspecting that his father may have been murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stacy Title
CAST:  Jonathan Penner  •  Randall Batinkoff  •  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Jamey Sheridan

Kick-Ass (2010)

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Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Christopher Mintz-Plasse  •  Nicolas Cage

Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Vaughn
CAST:  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Chloë Grace Moretz  •  Christopher Mintz-Plasse  •  Nicolas Cage
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