
John McConnell
Actor · b. 1958 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John McConnell (born November 13, 1958), aka John "Spud" McConnell, is an American actor and radio personality based in New Orleans, Louisiana. McConnell is a character actor who has appeared in more than 40 films, ranging from obscure independent films (mostly filmed locally in New Orleans, or elsewhere set in the Gulf Coast region) to major cinematic release movies (such as the Coen Brothers production O Brother, Where Art Thou?). McConnell has also appeared in numerous plays, including an off-Broadway run in the one-man show The Kingfish, wherein he portrays colorful Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long. He is perhaps best-known for having portrayed Ignatius J. Reilly from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces, and in that role was the model for a life-sized bronze statue of the fictitious character on historic Canal Street in downtown New Orleans. On television, McConnell made appearances over three seasons of Roseanne, with good friend and colleague John Goodman. Most recently, McConnell is featured in a recurring role on the FX series The Riches, starring Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver. McConnell is a conservative afternoon radio personality, hosting a daily call-in talk show, "The Spud Show", on WWL 870 AM and 105.3 FM. Description above from the Wikipedia article John McConnell (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Django Unchained
2012 · 28K votes
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Interview with the Vampire
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12 Years a Slave
2013 · 12K votes
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Instant Family
2018 · 3.3K votes
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The Mechanic
2011 · 3.7K votes
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Déjà Vu
2006 · 5.5K votes
Movie7.3AdventureComedyIn the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2000 · 4.8K votes
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2 Guns
2013 · 4.6K votes
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Colombiana
2011 · 3K votes
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Jonah Hex
2010 · 1.6K votes
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Killing Them Softly
2012 · 2.5K votes
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The Ladykillers
2004 · 1.8K votes
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Miller's Crossing
1990 · 1.9K votes
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Monster's Ball
2001 · 1.1K votes
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Our Friend
2019 · 373 votes
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Seeking Justice
2011 · 1.1K votes
Movie5.8HorrorKatherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to prove that a supernatural force is not behind the occurrences, but soon finds that science cannot explain what is happening. Instead, she must regain her faith to combat the evil that waits in a Louisiana swamp.
The Reaping
2007 · 915 votes
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13 Sins
2014 · 1.2K votes
Movie5.5ActionCrimeMaster thief Will Montgomery is just released from the State penitentiary after serving a 10 year sentence, is contacted by Vincent, his ex comrade in crime, who is holding Will’s teenage daughter ransom in a hijacked taxi cab. Vincent will only surrender her when Will reveals the whereabouts of the 20 million dollars he contrived to conceal from their last robbery.
Stolen
2012 · 1.1K votes
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Return to Sender
2015 · 1.3K votes
Movie6.5FamilyComedyA girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · 258 votes
Movie5.7ThrillerRemake of a 1956 Fritz Lang film in which a novelist's investigation of a dirty district attorney leads to a setup within the courtroom.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
2009 · 355 votes
Movie5.4WesternDramaA Texas Ranger investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a town called Helena.
The Duel
2016 · 381 votes
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The Courier
2012 · 131 votes
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TV7.6DramaTremé takes its name from a neighborhood of New Orleans and portrays life in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane. Beginning three months after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and other New Orleanians struggle to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture.
Treme
2010 · 166 votes
TV9.0DramaCrimeThe Big Easy television series was inspired by the film of the same name from 1987. The show premiered on the USA Cable Network August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police lieutenant/detective Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state district attorney Anne Osbourne and Barry Corbin played police chief C.D. LeBlanc. Daniel Petrie Jr. was the executive producer of the series. 35 episodes were broadcast over two seasons. The series takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana and was shot on location.
The Big Easy
1996 · 4 votes