List of the best G.D. Spradlin movies: Tank(1984), The Lords of Discipline(1983), One on One(1977), Zabriskie Point(1970), Ed Wood(1994), Riders of the Purple Sage(1996), The Hunting Party(1971), North Dallas Forty(1979), The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996), The War of the Roses(1989), Hell's Angels '69(1969), Clifford(1994) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
1984
113 Minutes
Sheriff Cyrus Buelton
James Garner G.D. Spradlin C. Thomas Howell Shirley Jones Jenilee Harrison James Cromwell Dorian Harewood Mark Herrier Sandy Ward
military officer husband wife son sheriff deputy spirited amusing endearing georgia small town army base jail tank corruption father/son relationship military life family prison break on the run
An Army man (James Garner) uses his restored Sherman tank to get his innocent son (C. Thomas Howell) out of a Georgia sheriff's (G.D. Spradlin) jail.
Drama
USA
1983
103 Minutes
Gen. Bentley Durrell
David Keith Robert Prosky G.D. Spradlin Barbara Babcock Michael Biehn Rick Rossovich John Lavachielli Mitchell Lichtenstein Mark Breland Malcolm Danare Judge Reinhold
cadet military officer racist friend tense emotional deep south military academy military life racism hazing protection friendship underdog pursuit rivalry 1960s
In 1960s America, a black cadet is allowed acceptance into a seemingly prestigious military academy, unleashing a barrage of corruption within the system that another cadet is willing to expose.
Drama
USA
1977
98 Minutes
Coach Moreland Smith
Robby Benson Annette O'Toole G.D. Spradlin Gail Strickland Melanie Griffith James G. Richardson Héctor Morales Cory Faucher Doug Sullivan Lamont Johnson
A small-town basketball star goes to college and tries to impress his tutor, teammates and coach.
Drama
USA
1970
112 Minutes
Lee's Associate
Mark Frechette Daria Halprin Rod Taylor Paul Fix G.D. Spradlin Kathleen Cleaver
At Zabriskie Point, which overlooks the Grand Canyon's lowest point, two perfect strangers meet; an undergraduate dreamer and a young hippie student who start off an unrestrained romance, making love on the dusty terrain.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
1994
124 Minutes
Reverend Lemon
Johnny Depp Martin Landau Sarah Jessica Parker Patricia Arquette Jeffrey Jones G.D. Spradlin Vincent D'Onofrio Lisa Marie Bill Murray Mike Starr Max Casella
filmmaker actor girlfriend actress orson welles quirky creative moving hollywood, calif. film set ed wood show business aspirations filmmaking friendship underdog quest love 1950s
Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of talent.
Western
USA
1996
90 Minutes
Pastor Dyer
Ed Harris Amy Madigan Henry Thomas Robin Tunney Norbert Weisser G.D. Spradlin Lynn Wanlass Bob L. Harris Jerry Willis Rusty Musselman
Billy Van is a dangerous and perfidious outlaw who kidnapped a wealthy woman and the wife of Hamilton Monroe for ransom. However, Hamilton, makes an offer to free Billy's partner Jesson ... See full summary »
Western
UK|USA
1971
108 Minutes
Sam Bayard
Oliver Reed Candice Bergen Gene Hackman Simon Oakland Ronald Howard G.D. Spradlin Bernard Kay Eugenio García Mitchell Ryan L.Q. Jones William C. Watson
rancher outlaw wife husband beautiful woman millionaire gritty brutal gripping dark desert house brothel texas jealousy abusive marriage kidnapping murder adultery unusual romance
A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his infidel wife.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1979
120 Minutes
B. A. Strothers
Nick Nolte Mac Davis Charles Durning Dayle Haddon Bo Svenson Steve Forrest G.D. Spradlin Dabney Coleman Savannah Boucher Marshall Colt Guich Koock
athlete football player coach jock dark gritty brash dallas football field football hunting drugs corruption ambition teamwork sports rise fall rivalry 1970s
A satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family is bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches.
Action
USA
1996
120 Minutes
President
Geena Davis Samuel L. Jackson Patrick Malahide Craig Bierko Brian Cox David Morse G.D. Spradlin Tom Amandes Yvonne Zima Melina Kanakaredes Alan North
teacher single mother assassin private investigator secret agent doctor thrilling tense pennsylvania family home small town niagara falls, n.y. secret life amnesia assassination terrorism fbi parenthood pursuit transformation
Samantha Caine lives in a small town with her daughter. Eight years ago she emerged, two months pregnant, from a nearby river with no memory of her past or who she is. However, she's getting closer to finding out about her past.
Comedy
USA
1989
116 Minutes
Harry Thurmont
Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner Danny DeVito Marianne Sagebrecht Sean Astin Heather Fairfield G.D. Spradlin Peter Donat Trenton Teigen Bethany McKinney
husband wife lawyer son daughter brash amusing dark hysterical madcap house massachusetts auction house law firm divorce marriage marital problems family feud greed rivalry
A married couple try everything to get each other to leave the house in a vicious divorce battle.
Crime, Drama, Action
1969
97 Minutes
Detective
Tom Stern Jeremy Slate Conny Van Dyke Stephen Sandor Sonny Barger Clifford Workman G.D. Spradlin
Two rich kids (Tom Stern, Jeremy Slate) use the Oakland chapter of Hell's Angels as a diversion to rob Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1994
89 Minutes
Parker Davis
Martin Short Charles Grodin Mary Steenburgen Dabney Coleman Richard Kind Jennifer Savidge Ben Savage G.D. Spradlin Anne Jeffreys
young boy mother father uncle priest engineer madcap hilarious los angeles airplane family home airport san francisco wedding coming of age bad behavior family dysfunction adolescence relationships childhood
A bratty 10-year-old boy is obsessed with visiting a dinosaur-themed amusement park; his uptight uncle takes the wily tyke in for a week and barely lives to regret it.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
200 Minutes
Senator Pat Geary
Al Pacino Robert Duvall Diane Keaton Robert De Niro John Cazale Talia Shire Lee Strasberg Michael V. Gazzo G.D. Spradlin Richard Bright Gastone Moschin
gangster murderer brother father criminal politician dark gritty new york city italy cuba airport washington, d.c. bedroom betrayal murder mafia abuse crime revolution
The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.
War, Drama
USA
1979
153 Minutes
General
Marlon Brando Martin Sheen Robert Duvall Frederic Forrest Albert Hall Sam Bottoms Laurence Fishburne Dennis Hopper G.D. Spradlin Harrison Ford Jerry Ziesmer
military officer soldier lunatic bleak brooding intense disturbing vietnam cambodia river patrol boat river military base vietnam war horrors of war assassination mental illness quest wretched excess 1970s
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
War, Drama
USA
1979
195 Minutes
General
Marlon Brando Robert Duvall Martin Sheen Frederic Forrest Albert Hall Sam Bottoms Laurence Fishburne Dennis Hopper G.D. Spradlin Harrison Ford Jerry Ziesmer
assassin captain tribal leader military officer engaging dense powerful jungle cambodia boat river vietnam war animal cruelty insanity imperialism rebellion pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Western
USA
1968
108 Minutes
Charlton Heston Joan Hackett Donald Pleasence Lee Majors Bruce Dern Ben Johnson Slim Pickens Clifton James Anthony Zerbe Roy Jenson G.D. Spradlin
cowboy farmer preacher son mother gritty wild west farmhouse cabin ranch aging rehabilitation loneliness love transformation revenge 1890s
Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by a husbandless woman and her young son.
Western
USA
1970
106 Minutes
Lee Marvin Jeanne Moreau Jack Palance Mitchell Ryan Jim Davis John Hudkins Raymond Guth John McKee Michael Conrad Tom Heaton G.D. Spradlin
cowboy criminal storekeeper prostitute rancher brooding emotional thrilling wild west arizona ranch store small town house cowboys small-town life changing times settling down disillusionment friendship
An aging cowboy realizes that the West he knew and loved will soon be no more--and that there will be no room for him, either.
Crime, Drama
1991
96 Minutes
Louis Gossett Jr. Bruce Dern Melissa Leo Paul Roebling Bill Cobbs Richard Jenkins Ric Reitz Tom Nowicki Clifton James Kenny Blank G.D. Spradlin
A Vietnam veteran returns to his hometown to help solve a 30-year-old murder case that his brother was wrongly accused of.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1980
117 Minutes
George C. Scott Marlon Brando Marthe Keller John Van Dreelen Calvin Jung John Gielgud Beatrice Straight Richard Lynch Robin Clarke Iake Eissinmann Alan North
lieutenant oil baron scientist spy police officer suspenseful intricate los angeles berlin apartment oil business espionage murder investigation secret conspiracy quest pursuit underdog 1980s
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.