He then had a brief recurring role on "The Sopranos" (HBO, 1999-2007), playing A.J. He had been employed as a staff writer or producer for several television series, including Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Switch, The Rockford Files, I'll Fly Away, and Northern Exposure. Hij werd voor zijn hoofdrol in Good Night, and Good Luck. Strathairn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck (2005). At some point in his life, David married his wife Christine. Inspire your inbox – Sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. He portrayed Admiral Stenz in Legendary Pictures' Godzilla, and reprised his role in the sequel, Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Browse more than 100,000 pictures of celebrity and movie on AceShowbiz. He is the son of Mary Frances (Frazier), a nurse, and Thomas Scott Strathairn, Jr., a physician. Strathairn plays the lead role in the 2007 independent film, Steel Toes, a film by David Gow (writer/co-director/producer) and Mark Adam (co-director/DOP/editor). The series, which stars David Strathairn, follows a team of superhuman investigators with extraordinary physical abilities. He became fame in 1980s and the 1990s performing in the films of fellow Williams grad, John Sayles. David Strathairn Celebrity Profile - Check out the latest David Strathairn photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes! He reprised his role as Edward R. Murrow in a speech similar to the one from Good Night, and Good Luck, but was altered to reference Gillibrand's opponent John Sweeney.[13]. [12] In 2006 he did a campaign ad for then congressional candidate (now Senator) Kirsten Gillibrand. Movies. No. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Good Night, and Good Luck filminde gazeteci Edward R. Murrow karakterini canlandırdığı performansı ile 2005 Akademi Ödülleri'nde en iyi erkek oyuncu dalında aday gösterilmiştir. Other notable film roles include his portrayals of the title character in Harrison's Flowers (2000); Col. Craig Harrington in Memphis Belle (1990); Whistler, the wisecracking blind techie in Sneakers (1992); convict Ray McDeere in the legal thriller The Firm (1993); Joe St. George in Dolores Claiborne (1995); Pierce Patchett, a millionaire involved in the seedy side of 1950s Los Angeles in L.A. He has worked with his Williams College classmate and director John Sayles. It was adapted from the historian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. He is the recipient of several accolades, including an Independent Spirit Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Volpi Cup, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Critics' Choice Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and four SAG Awards. David Russell Strathairn (デヴィッド・ストラザーン, Deviddo Sutorazān) is an American actor. Following the end of the war, it was the start of the Baby Boomer years and technology advancements such as the jet engine, nuclear fusion, radar, rocket technology and others later became the starting points for Space Exploration and Improved Air Travel. He is of Scottish and Hawaiian descent. Strathairn's television work also includes a wide range of roles: Moss, the bookselling nebbish on the critically acclaimed The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd; Captain Keller, the father of Helen Keller in the 2000 remake of The Miracle Worker; Capt. David Russell Strathairn was born on January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California. He later asks Tony to enter a high-stakes poker game for which he borrows and loses $45,000. Menu. David Strathairn, Actor: Good Night, and Good Luck.. David Russell Strathairn was born on January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California. David Russell Strathairn was born on January 26, 1949 in San Francisco, California. [2][3][4] He is of Scottish descent through his paternal grandfather, Thomas Scott Strathairn, a native of Crieff, and of Native Hawaiian ancestry through his paternal grandmother, Josephine Lei Victoria Alana. Robert Wegler The Sopranos Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. David Strathairn during HBO Premiere of "The Sopranos" Season 5 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York, United States. The film explored Murrow's clash with Senator Joseph McCarthy over McCarthy's Communist "witch-hunt" in the 1950s.