David Strathairn

David Strathairn

American actor
David Russell Strathairn is an American actor. Known for his leading roles on stage and screen, he has often portrayed historical figures such as Edward R. Murrow, J. Robert Oppenheimer, William H. Seward, and John Dos Passos.Wikipedia
BornJanuary 26, 1949
HometownSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Net worth$6 million
Height6'0" (1.82m)
SpouseLogan Goodman (m 1980 - present)
ChildrenTay Strathairn
ParentsMary Frances Strathairn , Thomas Scott Strathairn, Jr.
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Best of Sundance 2023: top films from this year's festival

  • A special screening of CODA put a, well, coda to the end of a successful hybrid 2023 Sundance Film Festival this week, returning to in-person screenings in Park City, Utah, after two years of virtual programming. As with that eventual Oscar Best Picture winner, the illustrious indie fest this year produced plenty of features worthy of prizes, distribution, and critical acclaim. The A.V. Club writers, both on the ground bundled in coats and safely at home watching on laptops, had plenty of favori

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Remember This

In a virtuoso solo performance, Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn (Nomadland, Good Night, and Good Luck, Lincoln) portrays Jan Karski in this genre-defying true story of a reluctant World War II hero and Holocaust witness. After surviving the devastation of the Blitzkrieg, Karski swears allegiance to the Polish Underground and risks his life to carry the first eyewitness reports of war-torn Poland to the Western world, and ultimately, the Oval Office. Escaping a Gestapo prison, bearing wi
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Ball in the House
Ball in the House
R
1h 38min
1975
Great Decisions in Foreign Policy
Great Decisions in Foreign Policy
0h 30min
1986
The Devil Has a Name
The Devil Has a Name
R
1h 37min
2020
He Does Not Want Peace
He Does Not Want Peace
0h 30min
2016
Paradise
Paradise
R
1h 20min
2004
Speakeasy
Speakeasy
PG-13
1h 26min
2002
The Miracle Worker
The Miracle Worker
TV-PG
1h 36min
2000
Stand Off
Stand Off
1h 32min
1996
Remember This
Remember This
1h 35min
2022
Nomadland
Nomadland
R
2h 19min
2020
Walkaway Joe
Walkaway Joe
1h 29min
2020
Interrogation
Interrogation
0h 46min
2020
Fast Color
Fast Color
PG-13
1h 40min
2018
An Interview With God
An Interview With God
1h 37min
2018
McMafia
McMafia
TV-14
1h
2018
November Criminals
November Criminals
PG-13
1h 25min
2017
No God, No Master
No God, No Master
PG-13
1h 34min
2013
Maladies
Maladies
1h 36min
2014
Lincoln
Lincoln
PG-13
2h 29min
2012
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Hemingway & Gellhorn
2h 30min
2012
Alphas
Alphas
TV-14
0h 44min
2011

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2013Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureLincoln (film)Nominated
2012Emmy (Primetime)Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieHemingway & GellhornNominated
2011Golden GlobeBest Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture MadeTemple Grandin (film)Nominated
2010Emmy (Primetime)Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieTemple Grandin (film)Winner
2006British Academy of Film & Television ArtsActor in a Leading RoleGood Night, and Good LuckNominated