Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (born New York City, New York, October 9, 1960) is an American actress. Sometimes credited as Dana Wheeler Nicholson, she has appeared in numerous movies, but is probably best known for her role in Fletch as Gail Stanwyk (wife of the villain and love interest of the title character played by Chevy Chase) and in Tombstone (1993) as Mattie Blaylock (Wyatt Earp's common law wife). Her most recent movie role was in Fast Food Nation (2006). She has also appeared in several TV series including Seinfeld, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Sex and the City, Boston Public, Boston Legal, Friday Night Lights, and most recently The Good Guys. She is the granddaughter of pioneering American comic book publisher Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Fletch (1985)

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When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Chevy Chase  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Richard Libertini

When investigative reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he's approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ritchie
CAST:  Chevy Chase  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Richard Libertini

The Pompatus of Love (1996)

Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of love" (from the Steve Miller song "Joker") and analyzing their relationships with women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Schenkman
CAST:  Adrian Pasdar  •  Jon Cryer  •  Tim Guinee  •  Adam Oliensis

Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of love" (from the Steve Miller song "Joker") and analyzing their relationships with women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Schenkman
CAST:  Adrian Pasdar  •  Jon Cryer  •  Tim Guinee  •  Adam Oliensis

Tombstone (1993)

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George P. Cosmatos
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Val Kilmer  •  Sam Elliott  •  Bill Paxton

Legendary marshal Wyatt Earp, now a weary gunfighter, joins his brothers Morgan and Virgil to pursue their collective fortune in the thriving mining town of Tombstone. But Earp is forced to don a badge again and get help from his notorious pal Doc Holliday when a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George P. Cosmatos
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Val Kilmer  •  Sam Elliott  •  Bill Paxton

Denise Calls Up (1995)

A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax. They are all too busy to meet face to face. Gale plays matchmaker, by phone, to Jerry and Barbara who, in turn, hit it off beautifully – via phone and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Salwen
CAST:  Tim Daly  •  Caroleen Feeney  •  Dan Gunther  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

A group of friends in New York, working away at their PCs and laptops, keep in touch exclusively by phone and fax. They are all too busy to meet face to face. Gale plays matchmaker, by phone, to Jerry and Barbara who, in turn, hit it off beautifully – via phone and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Salwen
CAST:  Tim Daly  •  Caroleen Feeney  •  Dan Gunther  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

Sam the Man (2001)

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Winick
CAST:  Fisher Stevens  •  Annabella Sciorra  •  Alex Porter  •  Marin Hinkle

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Winick
CAST:  Fisher Stevens  •  Annabella Sciorra  •  Alex Porter  •  Marin Hinkle

Living in Peril (1997)

The young architect Walter leaves his wife Linda to go to L.A. to draw a mansion for Harrison. On the highway a truck driver almost drives him off the road. Walter calls the truck-company to complain. The driver gets fired. When Walter arrives to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Ersgard
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Jim Belushi  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

The young architect Walter leaves his wife Linda to go to L.A. to draw a mansion for Harrison. On the highway a truck driver almost drives him off the road. Walter calls the truck-company to complain. The driver gets fired. When Walter arrives to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Ersgard
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Jim Belushi  •  Dean Stockwell  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

NYPD Mounted (1991)

New York City cop becomes partners with a rodeo cowboy from Montana on the City's Mounted Police Department.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Tinker
CAST:  Dennis Franz  •  Dan Gauthier  •  Cliff DeYoung  •  Roxann Dawson

New York City cop becomes partners with a rodeo cowboy from Montana on the City's Mounted Police Department.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Tinker
CAST:  Dennis Franz  •  Dan Gauthier  •  Cliff DeYoung  •  Roxann Dawson

The Night We Never Met (1993)

Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his discomfort with his living arrangements that he agrees to share the occupancy of another flat: he gets two nights ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Warren Leight
CAST:  Matthew Broderick  •  Annabella Sciorra  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn  •  Christine Baranski

Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his discomfort with his living arrangements that he agrees to share the occupancy of another flat: he gets two nights ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Warren Leight
CAST:  Matthew Broderick  •  Annabella Sciorra  •  Jeanne Tripplehorn  •  Christine Baranski

Dance with the One (2010)

Nate's little brother and hippie dad depend on him for literally everything, but the well-meaning, small time pot dealer Nate wants nothing more than to run away with Nikki, the love of his life, and get out of Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Dolan
CAST:  Gabriel Luna  •  Xochitl Romero  •  Gary McCleery  •  Paul Saucido

Nate's little brother and hippie dad depend on him for literally everything, but the well-meaning, small time pot dealer Nate wants nothing more than to run away with Nikki, the love of his life, and get out of Texas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Dolan
CAST:  Gabriel Luna  •  Xochitl Romero  •  Gary McCleery  •  Paul Saucido

Nick and Jane (1997)

N.Y. corporate Jane discovers her boyfriend John in bed with another woman, leaves building enraged and jumps into cab. Her driver is Nick. Jane and her friend Vickie have a plan - to make John jealous, they'll give Nick a false corporate identity and pass him off ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Mauro
CAST:  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  James McCaffrey  •  John Dossett  •  LisaGay Hamilton

N.Y. corporate Jane discovers her boyfriend John in bed with another woman, leaves building enraged and jumps into cab. Her driver is Nick. Jane and her friend Vickie have a plan - to make John jealous, they'll give Nick a false corporate identity and pass him off ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Mauro
CAST:  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  James McCaffrey  •  John Dossett  •  LisaGay Hamilton

Blacktino (2011)

Always treacherous to navigate, the high school social scene is made even more so if you don't look like everyone else. Such is the case for half-black/half-Latino big boy Stefan Daily. Luckily for him, he's not the only outcast in this dark comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aaron Burns
CAST:  Austin Marshall  •  Devyn Ray  •  Tiger Sheu  •  Michelle Rodriguez

Always treacherous to navigate, the high school social scene is made even more so if you don't look like everyone else. Such is the case for half-black/half-Latino big boy Stefan Daily. Luckily for him, he's not the only outcast in this dark comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aaron Burns
CAST:  Austin Marshall  •  Devyn Ray  •  Tiger Sheu  •  Michelle Rodriguez

Five Time Champion (2012)

While the young scientist, Julius, steadfastly researches the asexual reproduction of worms, his natural curiosity leads him to discover some inconvenient truths about those around him. He witnesses his mother's infidelity and suspects his grandfather for the same, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Berndt Mader
CAST:  Ryan Akin  •  Betty Buckley  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Jon Gries

While the young scientist, Julius, steadfastly researches the asexual reproduction of worms, his natural curiosity leads him to discover some inconvenient truths about those around him. He witnesses his mother's infidelity and suspects his grandfather for the same, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Berndt Mader
CAST:  Ryan Akin  •  Betty Buckley  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Jon Gries

Circuitry Man (1990)

In a future where most humans have moved underground to escape the pollution, one of the few pleasures left is a kind of narcotic in the form of chips which can be plugged directly into the brain. Lori, a female body guard steals a case of such chips and flees ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Lovy
CAST:  Jim Metzler  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Lu Leonard  •  Vernon Wells

In a future where most humans have moved underground to escape the pollution, one of the few pleasures left is a kind of narcotic in the form of chips which can be plugged directly into the brain. Lori, a female body guard steals a case of such chips and flees ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Lovy
CAST:  Jim Metzler  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Lu Leonard  •  Vernon Wells

Parkland (2013)

November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Landesman
CAST:  Zac Efron  •  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Ron Livingston  •  Tom Welling

November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Landesman
CAST:  Zac Efron  •  Billy Bob Thornton  •  Ron Livingston  •  Tom Welling

Winter in the Blood (2013)

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A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot Indian, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by childhood memories, discovers that his wife has left him, taking with her his prize rifle. He sets out to find her, but what he's really searching for is his own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Smith  •  Andrew J. Smith
CAST:  Chaske Spencer  •  David Morse  •  Julia Jones  •  Gary Farmer

A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot Indian, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by childhood memories, discovers that his wife has left him, taking with her his prize rifle. He sets out to find her, but what he's really searching for is his own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Smith  •  Andrew J. Smith
CAST:  Chaske Spencer  •  David Morse  •  Julia Jones  •  Gary Farmer

Baby M (1988)

Baby M is a two-part TV movie predicated on a headline-making true event. In 1985, Mary Beth Whitehead accepted $10,000 to bear a child, which then would be adopted by William and Elizabeth Stern. But after the baby's birth in March of 1986, Whitehead reneged on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Steven Sadwith
CAST:  JoBeth Williams  •  John Shea  •  Bruce Weitz  •  Robin Strasser

Baby M is a two-part TV movie predicated on a headline-making true event. In 1985, Mary Beth Whitehead accepted $10,000 to bear a child, which then would be adopted by William and Elizabeth Stern. But after the baby's birth in March of 1986, Whitehead reneged on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Steven Sadwith
CAST:  JoBeth Williams  •  John Shea  •  Bruce Weitz  •  Robin Strasser

Miss Arizona (2018)

A former pageant queen embarks on an all-night adventure with four unlikely friends she meets at a women's shelter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Autumn McAlpin
CAST:  Missi Pyle  •  Johanna Braddy  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Robyn Lively

A former pageant queen embarks on an all-night adventure with four unlikely friends she meets at a women's shelter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Autumn McAlpin
CAST:  Missi Pyle  •  Johanna Braddy  •  Dana Wheeler-Nicholson  •  Robyn Lively

The Little Drummer Girl (1984)

An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Diane Keaton  •  Klaus Kinski  •  Sami Frey  •  Eli Danker

An American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Roy Hill
CAST:  Diane Keaton  •  Klaus Kinski  •  Sami Frey  •  Eli Danker

Fast Food Nation (2006)

A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Linklater
CAST:  Catalina Sandino Moreno  •  Wilmer Valderrama  •  Ana Claudia Talancón  •  Greg Kinnear

A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Linklater
CAST:  Catalina Sandino Moreno  •  Wilmer Valderrama  •  Ana Claudia Talancón  •  Greg Kinnear

Frank & Jesse (1994)

At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to the Union. Feeling oppressed by Chicago railroad investors, the James and Younger brothers, Bob and Charlie Ford, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Boris
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Bill Paxton  •  Randy Travis  •  William Atherton

At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to the Union. Feeling oppressed by Chicago railroad investors, the James and Younger brothers, Bob and Charlie Ford, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Boris
CAST:  Rob Lowe  •  Bill Paxton  •  Randy Travis  •  William Atherton
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