Ron McLarty

Ron McLarty was an American actor, playwright, narrator and novelist, regarded as one of the country's leading audiobook narrators, having done over 100 titles and received many Audie Awards. McLarty appeared in numerous television series, films and stage productions. He also wrote dozens of plays and 10 novels, notably The Memory of Running (2004).

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Daniel (1983)

The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Timothy Hutton  •  Mandy Patinkin  •  Lindsay Crouse  •  Ed Asner

The fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Timothy Hutton  •  Mandy Patinkin  •  Lindsay Crouse  •  Ed Asner

Heartburn (1986)

Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Jack Nicholson  •  Jeff Daniels  •  Maureen Stapleton

Rachel is a food writer at a New York magazine who meets Washington columnist Mark at a wedding and ends up falling in love with him despite her reservations about marriage. They buy a house, have a daughter, and Rachel thinks they are living happily ever after ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Jack Nicholson  •  Jeff Daniels  •  Maureen Stapleton

Tiger Town (1983)

Alex believed in his baseball hero Billy Young. When Billy's performance struggled, Alex's friends began to doubt Alex; and Billy began to doubt himself. Alex wants to prove to his friends, to Billy, and to himself that believing in someone can make the difference.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Shapiro
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Justin Henry  •  Ron McLarty  •  Bethany Carpenter

Alex believed in his baseball hero Billy Young. When Billy's performance struggled, Alex's friends began to doubt Alex; and Billy began to doubt himself. Alex wants to prove to his friends, to Billy, and to himself that believing in someone can make the difference.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Shapiro
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Justin Henry  •  Ron McLarty  •  Bethany Carpenter

Into the Fire (2005)

TV Movie Drama - Sean Patrick Flanery, Melina Kanakaredes, JoBeth Williams  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Phelan
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Melina Kanakaredes  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Pablo Schreiber

TV Movie Drama - Sean Patrick Flanery, Melina Kanakaredes, JoBeth Williams  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Phelan
CAST:  Sean Patrick Flanery  •  Melina Kanakaredes  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Pablo Schreiber

How Do You Know (2010)

EnjoyableFunFunnyRomantic

After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Brooks
CAST:  Reese Witherspoon  •  Paul Rudd  •  Owen Wilson  •  Jack Nicholson

After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Brooks
CAST:  Reese Witherspoon  •  Paul Rudd  •  Owen Wilson  •  Jack Nicholson

Finnegan Begin Again (1985)

A schoolteacher in her early 40s, involved in a dead-end love affair with a married mortician, drifts into a relationship with an aging newspaperman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Micklin Silver
CAST:  Robert Preston  •  Mary Tyler Moore  •  Sam Waterston  •  Sylvia Sidney

A schoolteacher in her early 40s, involved in a dead-end love affair with a married mortician, drifts into a relationship with an aging newspaperman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Micklin Silver
CAST:  Robert Preston  •  Mary Tyler Moore  •  Sam Waterston  •  Sylvia Sidney

The River (2013)

On a sweltering hot day, a very pregnant Maria, desperate for a cooling swim, encounters obstacles on her path to the river.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Handel
CAST:  Lauren Ambrose  •  Adam Driver  •  Michael C. Hall  •  Matt Hopkins

On a sweltering hot day, a very pregnant Maria, desperate for a cooling swim, encounters obstacles on her path to the river.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Handel
CAST:  Lauren Ambrose  •  Adam Driver  •  Michael C. Hall  •  Matt Hopkins

I'm Coming Over (2011)

I'm Coming Over reveals a day in the life of Matt Downing, owner and proprietor of I’m Coming Over, specializing in holistic happiness. When traditional therapy has failed, Matt Downing picks up the pieces with common sense, good old fashioned hard work, and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Handel
CAST:  Josh Hamilton  •  Lauren Ambrose  •  Mike Birbiglia  •  Scott Cohen

I'm Coming Over reveals a day in the life of Matt Downing, owner and proprietor of I’m Coming Over, specializing in holistic happiness. When traditional therapy has failed, Matt Downing picks up the pieces with common sense, good old fashioned hard work, and a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Handel
CAST:  Josh Hamilton  •  Lauren Ambrose  •  Mike Birbiglia  •  Scott Cohen

Bloodbrothers (1978)

A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Tony Lo Bianco  •  Paul Sorvino  •  Lelia Goldoni

A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Richard Gere  •  Tony Lo Bianco  •  Paul Sorvino  •  Lelia Goldoni

Grace & Glorie (1998)

When a lonely ex-New Yorker moves into the home of a rural senior to act as a hospice worker, the two initially couldn't seem to be less alike. However, as time passes, the two find much kinship including a lost child. Slowly the two build a bond and learn about life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Allan Seidelman
CAST:  Gena Rowlands  •  Diane Lane  •  Neal McDonough  •  Chris Beetem

When a lonely ex-New Yorker moves into the home of a rural senior to act as a hospice worker, the two initially couldn't seem to be less alike. However, as time passes, the two find much kinship including a lost child. Slowly the two build a bond and learn about life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Allan Seidelman
CAST:  Gena Rowlands  •  Diane Lane  •  Neal McDonough  •  Chris Beetem

A Little Piece of Heaven (1991)

Will Loomis is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will 'kidnaps' one (and then another) child from the local children's home. The child is told it is dead and gone to heaven. Will and Violet try to make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mimi Leder
CAST:  Kirk Cameron  •  Cloris Leachman  •  Jenny Robertson  •  Ron McLarty

Will Loomis is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play with, so Will 'kidnaps' one (and then another) child from the local children's home. The child is told it is dead and gone to heaven. Will and Violet try to make ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mimi Leder
CAST:  Kirk Cameron  •  Cloris Leachman  •  Jenny Robertson  •  Ron McLarty

Vigilante (1983)

New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, Eddie goes berserk and vows revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Lustig
CAST:  Robert Forster  •  Fred Williamson  •  Richard Bright  •  Rutanya Alda

New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. When a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, Eddie goes berserk and vows revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Lustig
CAST:  Robert Forster  •  Fred Williamson  •  Richard Bright  •  Rutanya Alda

The Postman (1997)

In 2013 there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the Unites States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare and something yet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Costner
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Will Patton  •  Olivia Williams  •  Larenz Tate

In 2013 there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the Unites States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare and something yet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Costner
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Will Patton  •  Olivia Williams  •  Larenz Tate

St. Vincent (2014)

EnjoyableLightheartedUpliftingOriginal

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Melfi
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Melissa McCarthy  •  Naomi Watts  •  Chris O'Dowd

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Melfi
CAST:  Bill Murray  •  Melissa McCarthy  •  Naomi Watts  •  Chris O'Dowd

The Father Clements Story (1987)

In this provocative made-for-television drama, an African American Chicago priest takes on the Catholic church during his fight to adopt a troubled teen and save him from life on the streets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edwin Sherin
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Malcolm-Jamal Warner  •  Carroll O'Connor  •  Leon

In this provocative made-for-television drama, an African American Chicago priest takes on the Catholic church during his fight to adopt a troubled teen and save him from life on the streets.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edwin Sherin
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Malcolm-Jamal Warner  •  Carroll O'Connor  •  Leon

Nurse (1980)

Michael Learned plays Mary Benjamin, a recently widowed woman who, confronted with her son's departure for college, decides to resume her career as a head nurse in a Manhattan hospital in this pilot movie for the short-lived TV series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Michael Learned  •  Robert Reed  •  Tom Aldredge  •  Antonio Fargas

Michael Learned plays Mary Benjamin, a recently widowed woman who, confronted with her son's departure for college, decides to resume her career as a head nurse in a Manhattan hospital in this pilot movie for the short-lived TV series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Michael Learned  •  Robert Reed  •  Tom Aldredge  •  Antonio Fargas

The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw (1980)

It's Thanksgiving in Bear Country, and the Bear Family get nervous when Mama Bear thinks they've gotten a sign that the "Thanksgiving Legend of Bigpaw" is coming true. The legend says that when bears get greedy and don't share their harvest, Bigpaw will come to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Al Kouzel  •  Mordicai Gerstein
CAST:  Ron McLarty  •  Pat Lysinger  •  Bob Kaliban  •  Gabriela Glatzer

It's Thanksgiving in Bear Country, and the Bear Family get nervous when Mama Bear thinks they've gotten a sign that the "Thanksgiving Legend of Bigpaw" is coming true. The legend says that when bears get greedy and don't share their harvest, Bigpaw will come to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Al Kouzel  •  Mordicai Gerstein
CAST:  Ron McLarty  •  Pat Lysinger  •  Bob Kaliban  •  Gabriela Glatzer

Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (1983)

This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three children are left by her shiftless husband and she is courted by an old beau who is now divorced. In the second, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muffie Meyer  •  Ellen Giffard  •  Mirra Bank
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  David Strathairn  •  Didi Velez  •  Ellen Barkin

This film is made up of three segments that share no plot but have a general thematic relationship. In the first segment, Virginia and her three children are left by her shiftless husband and she is courted by an old beau who is now divorced. In the second, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muffie Meyer  •  Ellen Giffard  •  Mirra Bank
CAST:  Kevin Bacon  •  David Strathairn  •  Didi Velez  •  Ellen Barkin

The Feud (1989)

All Dolph Beeler wanted was a can of paint remover when he went to Bud Bullard's hardware store in Millville. But a simple misunderstandling between two men has turned into an outright war between two towns in this outrageous comedy of errors.--Summary from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill D'Elia
CAST:  Scott Allegrucci  •  Stanley Tucci  •  René Auberjonois  •  Ron McLarty

All Dolph Beeler wanted was a can of paint remover when he went to Bud Bullard's hardware store in Millville. But a simple misunderstandling between two men has turned into an outright war between two towns in this outrageous comedy of errors.--Summary from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill D'Elia
CAST:  Scott Allegrucci  •  Stanley Tucci  •  René Auberjonois  •  Ron McLarty

Two Bits (1995)

It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Foley
CAST:  Jerry Barone  •  Al Pacino  •  Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  •  Joe Grifasi

It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Foley
CAST:  Jerry Barone  •  Al Pacino  •  Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  •  Joe Grifasi
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