Richmond Arquette
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Background
Arquette was born in New York CityNew York City
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, the son of Brenda "Mardi" Olivia (née
Married and maiden names
A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage. When a person assumes the family name of her spouse, the new name replaces the maiden name....
Nowak), an actress, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, theater operator, activist, acting teacher and therapist, and Lewis Arquette
Lewis Arquette
Lewis Michael Arquette was an American film actor, writer and producer. Arquette was known for playing "J.D. Pickett" on the TV series, The Waltons, where he worked from 1978–1981.-Life and career:...
, an actor. Arquette's paternal grandfather was comedian Cliff Arquette
Cliff Arquette
Clifford Charles Arquette was an actor and comedian, famous for his role as Charley Weaver.-Early life and career:...
. Arquette's mother was Jewish, the daughter of a Holocaust refugee from Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, and his father was a convert to Islam
Islam
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and a descendant of explorer Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark...
. His siblings are actors Rosanna
Rosanna Arquette
Rosanna Lauren Arquette is an American actress, film director, and producer.-Early life:Arquette was born in New York City, the daughter of Brenda Olivia "Mardi" , an actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, and therapist, and Lewis Arquette, an actor and director. Her paternal...
, Patricia
Patricia Arquette
Patricia T. Arquette is an American actress and director. She played the lead character in the supernatural drama series Medium for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series....
, Alexis
Alexis Arquette
Alexis Arquette is an American trans woman, actress, musician, and cabaret performer.-Early life:...
, and David
David Arquette
David Arquette is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer, and occasional professional wrestler. A member of the Arquette acting family, he first became known during the mid 1990s after starring in several Hollywood films, such as the Scream series, Wild Bill and...
. He was the brother-in-law of actress Courteney Cox
Courteney Cox
Courteney Bass Cox is an American actress, she is best known for her roles as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream and as Jules Cobb in the ABC sitcom Cougar Town, for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination....
and actor
Thomas Jane
Thomas Jane
Thomas Jane is an American actor known for his roles in the 1999 film Deep Blue Sea, the 2001 TV film 61*, the 2004 film The Punisher and the 2007 Stephen King adaptation The Mist...
.
Filmography
- The PickleThe PickleThe Pickle is a 1993 film produced, written, and directed by Paul Mazursky, telling the story of a formerly powerful film director whose recent string of flops has forced him to make a commercial piece that is artistically uninspired...
(1993) .... Farm Boy - Nowhere to Hide (1994) (TV)
- Girls in PrisonGirls in PrisonGirls in Prison is a 1956 drama/sexploitation women in prison film about a young woman who is convicted of being an accomplice to a bank robbery and is sent to an all-female prison. The film was directed by Edward L. Cahn, and stars Richard Denning, Joan Taylor, and Mae Marsh...
(1994) (TV) .... Det. Dan Campion - Kill the MoonlightKill the MoonlightKill the Moonlight is the fourth album from Austin, Texas indie rock band Spoon, released on August 20, 2002 to a great deal of critical acclaim.Kill the Moonlight has sold roughly 153,000 copies, as of December 2009, according to Nielsen Soundscan...
(1994) .... Sandra's boyfriend - Drive Baby Drive (1995) .... Alan
- Se7enSe7enSeven is a 1995 American thriller film, which also contains horror and neo-noir elements, directed by David Fincher and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. It was distributed by New Line Cinema and stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, R...
(1995) .... Delivery Man - Kiss & Tell (1996) .... Detective
- Cold Around the Heart (1997) .... Gas Station Man
- Do Me a Favor (1997) .... Security Guard ... aka Trading Favors (USA: video title)
- Life During WartimeThe Alarmist (film)The Alarmist, also known as Life During Wartime, is a 1997 film written and directed by Evan Dunsky, starring David Arquette, Stanley Tucci, with Kate Capshaw and Ryan Reynolds. The film is an adaptation of a play written by Keith Reddin....
(1997) .... Andrew Hudler ... aka The Alarmist (USA: new title) - Dream with the FishesDream with the FishesDream with the Fishes is a 1997 film directed by Finn Taylor. The film is Taylor's directorial debut.-Plot:The film follows Terry, a suicidal voyeur who doesn't seem to be able to kill himself. While preparing for jumping off a bridge, he meets Nick who ends up saving his life. Terry discovers that...
(1997) .... Sheriff - The Girl Gets Moe (1997) .... Lizard ... aka Love to Kill (video title)
- Gridlock'dGridlock'dGridlock'd is a 1995 crime dramedy starring Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, and Thandie Newton. It was the directorial debut of Vondie Curtis-Hall, who also wrote the story and screenplay. The film's opening was relatively low, despite critical acclaim; its opening weekend netted only $2,678,372 and it...
(1997) .... Resident Doctor - Tell Me No Secrets (1997) (TV) .... Douglas Phillips
- Overdrive (1997) .... Harding
- The Last Call (1998) ... aka Stingers (USA: new title)
- The Treat (1998) .... Christopher
- Desert BlueDesert BlueDesert Blue is a 1998 American comedy/drama film directed by Morgan J. Freeman and starring Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, Sara Gilbert, and John Heard....
(1998) .... Truck Driver - Legion (1998) (TV) .... Koosman
- Safe HarborSafe harborThe term safe harbor has several special usages, in an analogy with its literal meaning, that of a harbor or haven which provides safety from weather or attack.-Legal definition:...
- By Any Means Necessary (1999) TV Episode - Fight ClubFight Club (film)Fight Club is a 1999 American film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher and stars Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton plays the unnamed protagonist, an "everyman" who is discontented with his white-collar job...
(1999) .... Intern - Sugar TownSugar Town (film)Sugar Town is a 1999 independent film written and directed by Allison Anders and Kurt Voss, concerning a tangled web of characters coping with ambition, fame, and the aftermath of fame...
(1999) .... Rick - The Lovely Leave (1999)
- The Gold Cup (2000) .... Hank
- $pent (2000) .... Jay
- Scream 3Scream 3Scream 3 is a 2000 American slasher film created by Kevin Williamson, directed by Wes Craven and written by Ehren Kruger, starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette, released on February 4, 2000 as the third, and originally, concluding installment in the Scream film series...
(2000) .... Student - Spin Cycle (2000) .... Jaybird
- Son of the BeachSon of the BeachSon of the Beach is an American sitcom that aired from 2000 to 2002 on the FX network. The series was a spoof of Baywatch, with much of the comedy based on sexual jokes, innuendo and the like. The studly David Hasselhoff character is instead an average, pot-bellied, out-of-shape bald man but...
- B.J. Blue Hawaii (2001) TV Episode .... M.C. - Tweeked (2001) .... Cadillac Rapist
- See Jane RunSee Jane RunSee Jane Run is a 1991 novel by Joy Fielding in the thriller genre. It was made into a TV movie in 1995.- Plot :The book centers on Jane Whittaker, who finds herself at a grocery store in downtown Boston with no recollection of her name, her physical features, her personality, or any of the details...
(2001) - The HeistThe Heist (2001 film)The Heist is a 2001 heist film. It was written and directed by Kurt Voss, and stars Ice-T and Luke Perry...
(2001) .... Moe - A Midsummer Night's RaveA Midsummer Night's RaveA Midsummer Night's Rave is a film adapted from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream released in 2002. It is set at a rave instead of in a forest, like the original.- Cast :*Corey Pearson - Damon *Lauren German - Elena...
(2002) .... Officer #4 - The Mesmerist (2002) .... Coroner #2
- IllusionIllusionAn illusion is a distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. While illusions distort reality, they are generally shared by most people....
(2004) .... Mortimer - I Hate You (2005)
- Hookers Inc. (2005) .... John
- MediumMedium (TV series)Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
- A Changed Man (2006) TV Episode .... David Saunders - Wednesday Again (2006) (post-production) .... Wag
- The Bliss (2006) (post-production) .... Robert
- The Devil InsideThe Devil Inside (film)The Devil Inside is an American supernatural horror film directed and co-written by William Brent Bell, as a documentary-style film about a woman who becomes involved in a series of exorcisms during her quest to determine what happened to her mother, a woman who murdered three people as a result of...
(2006) - The Big EmptyThe Big EmptyThe Big Empty is a 2003 science-fiction film directed and written by Steve Anderson. It stars Jon Favreau as a struggling actor with a bizarre request from his neighbor to deliver a suitcase that he cannot open...
(2005) .... Gynecologist - ZodiacZodiac (film)Zodiac is a 2007 American mystery-thriller film directed by David Fincher and based on Robert Graysmith's non-fiction book of the same name. The Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros...
(2007) ....Zodiac 1 / Zodiac 2 - The TripperThe TripperThe Tripper is a 2007 slasher film which was directed by David Arquette and stars Jaime King, Thomas Jane and Lukas Haas.-Synopsis:The film is a nostalgic homage to the exploitation films of Wes Craven and Tobe Hooper that follows a group of free-loving hippies who escape to a modern-day Woodstock...
(2007) ....Deputy Cooper - HalloweenHalloween (2007 film)Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake/reimagining of the 1978 horror film of the same name, the first in the rebooted Halloween film series and the ninth Halloween film in total. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael...
(2007) .... Deputy Charles - Made of HonorMade of HonorMade of Honor is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Paul Weiland and story written by Adam Sztykiel . It was produced by Neal H. Moritz and was released by Columbia Pictures in North America on May 2, 2008...
(2008) .... Gary - Stanley DeBrock (2010) .... Peebo