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Susan Landau Finch was born in xxxx. She has produced 4 mainstream films, most notably Dracula (1992 film), directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Anthony Hopkins. "Susie" Finch has roles writing, casting, directing several other indie films. She is from a famous acting family, the daughter of veteran actor Martin Landau and actress Barbara Bain and sister of actress Juliet Landau.

Early Life

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She attended high school in London, England and returned to the USA to receive a Bachelors in Arts from Hampshire College and pursued graduate study at NYU's Department of Dramatic Writing. In an interview, she says she "fell in love with theater at around thirteen when my family moved to London and there was so much great theater." [1]

Career

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She is the US president for Vision Picture Company, an Australian Film Company. Susan Landau Finch is said to be working on "commercially viable, maverick projects with "A" level cast and scripts of exceptional literary quality." Her company, "Wildwell Films", produces movies with a "fiercely independent flair." [2]

Personal Life

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Filmography (Replace the following SAMPLES)

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Year Film Role Notes
1959 Pork Chop Hill Lt. Marshall
North by Northwest Leonard
The Gazebo The Duke aka A. Wellington Broos
1962 Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock Dade Coleman
1963 Decision at Midnight
Cleopatra Rufio
1964 "The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre" Nelson Orion
1965 The Hallelujah Trail Chief Walks-Stooped-Over
The Greatest Story Ever Told Caiaphas
1966 Nevada Smith Jesse Coe
1970 Operation Snafu Joe Mellone
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Logan Sharpe
1970 A Town Called Hell The Colonel
1972 Black Gunn Capelli
1972 Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol Johnny Bristol
1976 A Special Magnum for Tony Saitta Dr. George Tracer
1979 Meteor Major General Adlon
1980 Without Warning Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs
The Last Word Captain Garrity
The Return Niles Buchanan
1982 Alone in the Dark Byron 'Preacher' Sutcliff
The Fall of the House of Usher Roderick Usher
1983 Trial by Terror
The Being Garson Jones
1984 Access Code
Terror in the Aisles archival footage
1985 Treasure Island Old Captain
1987 W.A.R.: Women Against Rape Judge Shaw
Cyclone Bosarian
Sweet Revenge Cicero
Empire State Chuck
Delta Fever Bud
Run If You Can Malvani
1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Abe Karatz / Voice of Walter Winchell Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress (tied with Tom Cruise and Dean Stockwell)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1989 Paint It Black Daniel Lambert
Crimes and Misdemeanors Judah Rosenthal Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1990 Real Bullets Sallini
1991 Firehead Admiral Pendleton
1992 Mistress Jack Roth
1993 No Place to Hide Frank McCoy
Sliver Alex Parsons
12:01 Dr. Thadius Moxley
Eye of the Stranger Mayor Howard Bains
1994 The Color of Evening Max Loeb
Intersection Neal
Ed Wood Bela Lugosi Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Society of Texas Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Time Is Money Mac
1995 Joseph Jacob
1996 The Elevator Roy Tilden
City Hall Judge Walter Stern
The Adventures of Pinocchio Mister Geppetto
1997 B*A*P*S Mr. Donald Blakemore
Legend of the Spirit Dog Storyteller voice
1998 The X Files Alvin Kurtzweil, MD
Rounders Abe Petrovsky
1999 EDtv Al
Carlo's Wake Carlo Torello
The Joyriders Gordon Trout
The New Adventures of Pinocchio Geppetto
Sleepy Hollow Peter Van Garrett uncredited
2000 Ready to Rumble Sal Bandini
Shiner Frank Spedding
In the Beginning Abraham
Very Mean Men Mr. White
2001 The Majestic Harry Trimble
2003 Hollywood Homicide Jerry Duran
Wake Older Sebastian Riven
The Commission Sen. Richard Russell
2004 The Aryan Couple Joseph Krauzenberg
2006 Love Made Easy Don Farinelli Sr
An Existential Affair Doctor
2008 David & Fatima Rabbi Schmulic
City of Ember Sul
Billy: The Early Years Older Charles Templeton
Harrison Montgomery Harrison Montgomery
Lovely, Still Robert Malone
Ivory Leon Spencer
2009 9 2 voice
2011 Have a Little Faith Rabbi Albert Lewis Filming, with Christmas season release date (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
2012 Frankenweenie Mr. Rykurski voice

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