Clarence Jefferson
Michael McGrady - has enjoyed an enduring and distinguished career. Respected by his peers as one whose body of work exemplifies highly trained and accomplished talent.
Michael's breakthrough came with the release of Universal Pictures The Babe, where he played All-American baseball legend Lou Gehrig. Michael's personal highlight was the role of John Shaunessy, an Irish bartender, ex-boxer and loyal friend to Kevin Costner's Wyatt Earp. His current film work includes The Thin Red Line directed by Terrance Malick.
Michael's television apprearances have been as numerous and as eclectic as those in film, with well over 100 guest star appearances to his credit. He has had recurirng roles in Emmy Award winning Picket Fences and the Family Channel's Christy. After appearing in a special episode of Chicago Hope, the producers of that show offered Michael a recurring role in The Game, a pilot for ABC.
Dr. Eugene Grimes
Michael Massee - was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in Paris, France.
After a ten year walkabout that spanned several continents, he settled in
New York City where he earned a B.A. in theater and writing from Hunter College.
He continued his training at the Actor's Studio and the Michael Howard Studio
while performing various roles on stage and in independent films.
In 1993, he was cast in The Crow with Brandon Lee, since then his films have
ranged from David Fincher's Seven to the romantic comedy One Fine Day where
he played Michelle Pfeiffer's ex-husband. His other film roles include; Andy
in David Lynch's Lost Highway, the jailer in Spielberg's Amistad and the asthmatic
FBI agent in Playing God starring David Duchovny and Tim Hutton.
Last year he starred in three independent features: The Theory of the Leisure
Class directed by Gabe Bologna, The White River Kid with Bob Hoskins and Antonio
Banderas directed by Arnie Glimcher and Bad City Blues. His television credits
include The Last Don and the Showtime movie Sahara. He has also guest starred
in many television series such as The X-Files, Millennium, Murder One and
Picket Fences.
He presently lives in Los Angeles with his wife Ellen, their baby daughter
Lily and their dogs George and Rosie.
Callilou Carter
Judith Hoag - was last seen in the blockbuster Armageddon as Denise for which she received universal praise. Recent work includes Suicide, The Comedy and the Disney Channel original movie, Halloweentown, which stars Debbie Reynolds and was completed just prior to starting her work on Bad City Blues.
Other credits include Molly in Cadillac Man with Robin Williams and Tim Robbins; the role of April O'Neil which Judith originated, in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, was one of the highest grossing independents of all time; and her first feature, A Matter of Degrees, which had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Luther Logan
Jim Metzler - is best known in his own household, but he has starred or appeared in approximately 40 film or films made for television. His favorites are One False Move, LA Confidential, Delusion, Rivers Edge, Circuitry Man and Tex, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Depending on editing decisions, he may or may not appear in The Big Brass Ring, George Heckenlooper's adaptation of Orson Welles' last script. In this same lifetime, Jim also went to college, played minor league baseball, was a sports reporter, and in one unforgettable summer, repaired cracks in airport runways. He is a registered Democrat who also likes to eat food and drink liquids.
Cleveland Carter
Dennis Hopper - has enjoyed a long and storied career which began in the 'big leagues' with the role of Goon opposite James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause in 1955. He continued on with roles in Giant (directed by Bad City Blues director Michael Stevens grandfather, George Stevens), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and From Hell to Texas before moving to New York to study with Lee Strasberg for five years.
He starred in over 140 television shows including Twilight Zone, Loretta Young, Wagon Train, The Defenders and John Frakenheimer's live production of The Last Summer for Studio One. Yet it was 1969's Easy Rider that displayed Dennis' talents went far beyond just acting. He co-wrote the script, which was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Screenplay. The film, which was made for a cost of $340,000 and grossed in excess of $50 million, won Hopper Best New Director at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 1985, Dennis received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in Hoosiers, then in 1988 directed the highly acclaimed Colors starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall. Showtime's 1991 feature, Paris Trout earned him both Emmy and Ace nominations for Best Actor and he received a second Ace nomination for Best Actor the same year for HBO's Doublecrossed. In recent years, Dennis has starred in Waterworld, Speed and the soon to be released Ed TV from director Ron Howard.
In addition to his acting and directing, Dennis is a noted photographer and painter. Many exhibitions of his work have been mounted in the United States, Europe and Japan.
Joe Gags
Earl Holliman - with a rugged appeal and self-assured charisma, Earl Holliman has enjoyed a career in film, television and theatre, bringing a dedicated talent to each. Though Holliman may be best known as 'Sgt. Bill Crowley' on the long-running dramatic series Police Woman, a wide slate of feature films and theatrical credits bear witness to him durability.
Holliman studied drama at the University of Southern California and the Pasadena Playhouse before landing a one-liner in the Martin and Lewis comedy Scared Stiff. His 15th film The Rainmaker, in which he starred with Katherine Hepburn and Burt Lancaster, won him the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor of the Year.
After appearing in a number of other distinguished feature films, including Bridges of Toko Ri, Giant, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Summer and Smoke and Don't Go Near the Water, Holliman made his first television appearance in The Dark Side of the Earth. He continued his career in television by bringing his talents to The Thorn Birds, Solitary Man, The Six Million Dollar Man, Cannon, Alias Smith & Jones, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, Hotel de Paree, and most recently Earl Holliman has remained loyal to his theatrical roots by appearing in productions such as Camino Real, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Same Time Next Year.
Simon Billig - film credits include a featured role in The Thin Red Line, and leading roles in Dean Quixote and Tripwire, the latter two due for an early 1999 release. His television credits include the recurring role of Hogan on Star Trek Voyager, a recurring role on Babalon 5, multiple guest appearances on Silk Stalkings and guest starring roles on Dark Skies, Cybill, Jag, Time Cop and Seven Days. His theatre experience includes Freedomland, Death of a Salesman and The Hallowlands at South Coast Repertory Theatre, All My Sons at ITC Center Theatre, Arms and The Man art the Alley Theatre, King Lear and Forty Four Sycamore at the Asolo Theatre, Love's Labor's Lost at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival and The Comedy of Errors at the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. Simon is a member of The Actor's Company Theatre in New York City with whom he appeared in numerous productions. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and was trained as an actor at the Julliard School.
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