J. Don Ferguson

J. Don Ferguson, sometimes credited as "Don Ferguson", was an American character actor who appeared in feature films and television programs. He was a prominent stage actor in Savannah, Georgia, regional stage theater productions. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Fled (1996)

During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper is chained to Dodge, a cyberhacker, when gunfire breaks out. Apparently, the attack is related to stolen money that the Mafia is after, and some computer files that somebody wants desperately to bury. The pair, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Hooks
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Salma Hayek Pinault  •  Will Patton

During a routine prison work detail, convict Piper is chained to Dodge, a cyberhacker, when gunfire breaks out. Apparently, the attack is related to stolen money that the Mafia is after, and some computer files that somebody wants desperately to bury. The pair, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Hooks
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Salma Hayek Pinault  •  Will Patton

Gator (1976)

After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Reynolds
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Jack Weston  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Jerry Reed

After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. His bootlegging plans are cut short, however, when a federal agent tells McKlusky that he will lose custody of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Reynolds
CAST:  Burt Reynolds  •  Jack Weston  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Jerry Reed

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

After four high school friends are involved in a hit-and-run road accident, they dispose of the body and vow to keep the incident a secret. A year later, they each start receiving anonymous letters bearing the warning "I Know What You Did Last Summer."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Gillespie
CAST:  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Sarah Michelle Gellar  •  Ryan Phillippe  •  Freddie Prinze Jr.

After four high school friends are involved in a hit-and-run road accident, they dispose of the body and vow to keep the incident a secret. A year later, they each start receiving anonymous letters bearing the warning "I Know What You Did Last Summer."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Gillespie
CAST:  Jennifer Love Hewitt  •  Sarah Michelle Gellar  •  Ryan Phillippe  •  Freddie Prinze Jr.

In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)

In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the dead cop's partner, who is also the brother of the gangster. There's nothing civil about this war that has two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Morris Chestnut  •  Michael Boatman

In this gritty cops-and-crooks drama, two detectives hunt a gang leader suspected of murdering a New York cop. The detectives enlist the help of the dead cop's partner, who is also the brother of the gangster. There's nothing civil about this war that has two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Morris Chestnut  •  Michael Boatman

Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has an ulterior motive to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Warren
CAST:  Scott Bakula  •  Corbin Bernsen  •  Dennis Haysbert  •  Takaaki Ishibashi

At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has an ulterior motive to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Warren
CAST:  Scott Bakula  •  Corbin Bernsen  •  Dennis Haysbert  •  Takaaki Ishibashi

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen King
CAST:  Emilio Estevez  •  Pat Hingle  •  Laura Harrington  •  Yeardley Smith

When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen King
CAST:  Emilio Estevez  •  Pat Hingle  •  Laura Harrington  •  Yeardley Smith

My Cousin Vinny (1992)

Funny

Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Lynn
CAST:  Joe Pesci  •  Ralph Macchio  •  Marisa Tomei  •  Mitchell Whitfield

Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brooklyn who just passed his bar exam after his sixth try. When he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Lynn
CAST:  Joe Pesci  •  Ralph Macchio  •  Marisa Tomei  •  Mitchell Whitfield

Radioland Murders (1994)

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Smith
CAST:  Brian Benben  •  Mary Stuart Masterson  •  Ned Beatty  •  George Burns

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Smith
CAST:  Brian Benben  •  Mary Stuart Masterson  •  Ned Beatty  •  George Burns

Remember the Titans (2000)

InspiringIntenseUpliftingThought provoking

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boaz Yakin
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Will Patton  •  Ryan Hurst  •  Wood Harris

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boaz Yakin
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Will Patton  •  Ryan Hurst  •  Wood Harris

The Long Riders (1980)

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Hill
CAST:  David Carradine  •  Keith Carradine  •  Robert Carradine  •  James Keach

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Hill
CAST:  David Carradine  •  Keith Carradine  •  Robert Carradine  •  James Keach

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)

An aspiring country singer and his feisty younger sister/manager struggle to reach their dreams of Nashville stardom-as long as she can keep her brother out of trouble with the ladies and the law-in this drama "inspired by," but not really connected to, the hit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald F. Maxwell
CAST:  Kristy McNichol  •  Dennis Quaid  •  Mark Hamill  •  Don Stroud

An aspiring country singer and his feisty younger sister/manager struggle to reach their dreams of Nashville stardom-as long as she can keep her brother out of trouble with the ladies and the law-in this drama "inspired by," but not really connected to, the hit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald F. Maxwell
CAST:  Kristy McNichol  •  Dennis Quaid  •  Mark Hamill  •  Don Stroud

The Second Chance (2006)

Ethan Jenkins and Jake Sanders are both passionate pastors who worship the same God from the same book--but that's where the similarity ends. When they are suddenly thrown together in a tough neighborhood and forced to work side by side, Ethan discovers there is no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Taylor
CAST:  Michael W. Smith  •  Jeff Obafemi Carr  •  J. Don Ferguson  •  Lisa Arrindell

Ethan Jenkins and Jake Sanders are both passionate pastors who worship the same God from the same book--but that's where the similarity ends. When they are suddenly thrown together in a tough neighborhood and forced to work side by side, Ethan discovers there is no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Taylor
CAST:  Michael W. Smith  •  Jeff Obafemi Carr  •  J. Don Ferguson  •  Lisa Arrindell

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

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)

Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she and her older brother were raised by their grandmother after the divorce of their parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fielder Cook
CAST:  Paul Benjamin  •  Diahann Carroll  •  Ruby Dee  •  Roger E. Mosley

Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she and her older brother were raised by their grandmother after the divorce of their parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fielder Cook
CAST:  Paul Benjamin  •  Diahann Carroll  •  Ruby Dee  •  Roger E. Mosley

Murder in Coweta County (1983)

Wallace a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County, Georgia, has virtually unlimited power in the county, including having the sheriff under his control. When he murders a share cropper he thinks that he is powerful enough to get away with it. Because the act of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Andy Griffith  •  Ed Van Nuys  •  Robert Schenkkan

Wallace a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County, Georgia, has virtually unlimited power in the county, including having the sheriff under his control. When he murders a share cropper he thinks that he is powerful enough to get away with it. Because the act of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Johnny Cash  •  Andy Griffith  •  Ed Van Nuys  •  Robert Schenkkan

Linda (1993)

Two couples, friends for a long time, decide to go away together. Things soon take a turn for the worse when Linda and Jeff spend far too much time together instead of with their respective spouses, Paul and Stella.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathaniel Gutman
CAST:  Virginia Madsen  •  Richard Thomas  •  Ted McGinley  •  Laura Harrington

Two couples, friends for a long time, decide to go away together. Things soon take a turn for the worse when Linda and Jeff spend far too much time together instead of with their respective spouses, Paul and Stella.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nathaniel Gutman
CAST:  Virginia Madsen  •  Richard Thomas  •  Ted McGinley  •  Laura Harrington

Nightmare in Columbia County (1991)

The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's. Southern beauty pageant winner Dawn Smith is targeted by a sadistic stalker whose obsession with her leads him to kidnap her younger sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Royer Young
CAST:  William Devane  •  Jeri Ryan  •  Michele Abrams  •  Nick Searcy

The recounting of a terrible crime that wracked a family and galvanized police in South Carolina in the 1980's. Southern beauty pageant winner Dawn Smith is targeted by a sadistic stalker whose obsession with her leads him to kidnap her younger sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Royer Young
CAST:  William Devane  •  Jeri Ryan  •  Michele Abrams  •  Nick Searcy

The Prize Fighter (1979)

"Bags" the boxer (funnyman Tim Conway) and his manager, Shake (Don Knotts), are quite a pair: One is a dim bulb, and the other has a mean streak. Times are tough and they must save their gym, so they line up some moneymaking fights. But when Bags and Shake discover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Preece
CAST:  Don Knotts  •  Tim Conway  •  David Wayne  •  Cisse Cameron

"Bags" the boxer (funnyman Tim Conway) and his manager, Shake (Don Knotts), are quite a pair: One is a dim bulb, and the other has a mean streak. Times are tough and they must save their gym, so they line up some moneymaking fights. But when Bags and Shake discover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Preece
CAST:  Don Knotts  •  Tim Conway  •  David Wayne  •  Cisse Cameron

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (1991)

From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gordon Kahl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Rod Steiger  •  Michael Gross  •  Gary Basaraba  •  Christopher Rich

From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gordon Kahl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Lowry
CAST:  Rod Steiger  •  Michael Gross  •  Gary Basaraba  •  Christopher Rich

The Loveless (1981)

Trouble ensues when a motorcycle gang stops in a small southern town while heading to the races at Daytona.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow  •  Monty Montgomery
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Robert Gordon  •  Marin Kanter  •  J. Don Ferguson

Trouble ensues when a motorcycle gang stops in a small southern town while heading to the races at Daytona.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Bigelow  •  Monty Montgomery
CAST:  Willem Dafoe  •  Robert Gordon  •  Marin Kanter  •  J. Don Ferguson
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