Sam Coppola
Date of birth: 1935-07-31
Place of birth: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Sam J. Coppola
Biography
Sam Coppola was born on July 31, 1935 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), Fatal Attraction (1987) and Jacob's Ladder (1990). He was married to Helen Shinnick. He died on February 5, 2012 in Leonia, New Jersey.
Movie Credits
Saturday Night Fever
1977-12-16
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons.
Palookaville
1995-09-07
Jerry and his two pals, Russ and Syd, are just looking for some easy money to help them break out of
Sally
2000-06-30
Jack is driving aimlessly on a road to nowhere with his imaginary girlfriend, Sally, when he meets B
The Big Heist
2001-06-10
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regre
Crazy Joe
1974-02-08
The rise and fall of a Mafia gangster, based on the life of murdered New York gangster "Crazy" Joey
King Crab
1980-06-15
Two brothers take over the family seafood business, and battle each other for control of the company
Nola
2003-01-01
An urban fairy tale-romantic comedy, in which Nola, an aspiring songwriter, leaves an abusive Kansas
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991-11-24
Both sides of the law hunt Costabile 'Gus' Farace for slaying a federal drug agent in 1989 New York.
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971-12-22
A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.
Run It
2013-05-31
Two thugs, a substitute teacher, and a young student get tangled up in violent crimes that unexpecte
Reunion
2009-03-06
Ten years after the death of a close friend, a group of Yale graduates who formed a secret society t
The $5.20 an Hour Dream
1980-01-26
A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the tradition
Internal Affairs
1988-11-06
A skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young prostitute wh
A Kiss Before Dying
1991-04-26
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy C
She's Back
1989-07-07
A henpecked electrician is nagged by his recently deceased wife into taking revenge on the gang resp
Hardhat & Legs
1980-02-09
A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.
Driving Me Crazy
2012-01-06
Meet Elliot Brown. He is one of Brooklyn's most neurotically sweet and eligible bachelors . . . who
The Deli
1997-11-07
An enchanting slice-of-life comedy about a hard luck gambler who gets in over his head when he start
Joey Breaker
1993-05-14
Joey is a player, a hot-shot movie agent in New York. If a deal can be made, he'll make it. If a ris
The Counterfeit Contessa
1994-04-04
Gina Nardino, a young saleswoman at the food counter of a posh department store, falls hard for a so
Fatal Attraction
1987-09-18
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his
Friends and Family
2001-06-17
Gay New York couple Stephen Torcelli and Danny Russo have something to hide from Stephen's parents -
Over/Under
2013-01-04
A man becomes a bookie after losing his job as a day trader.
Death Journey
1976-05-01
Fearful that their star witness might be murdered, two attorneys hire a protector to bring him from
The Anderson Tapes
1971-06-17
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her pos
Serpico
1973-12-18
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his
House of Satisfaction
2008-05-01
Has-been rock star Jesse Limbo ventures from a life of dereliction to New York City in search of his
Heavy Petting
2007-10-20
Charlie thinks he's met the perfect woman, but in order to be with her, he must first get past her d
Mr. Inside/Mr. Outside
1973-03-14
Two New York City cops investigate a drug-smuggling ring that they believe is run by New York-based
The Super Cops
1974-03-20
The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and
Empire
2002-12-06
Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big de
Street Hunter
1990-11-02
Logan Blade is a tough police officer who has to confront a gang led by ruthless Colonel Walsh.
Blue Steel
1990-03-16
Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires
Citizen Cohn
1992-08-22
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his p
Money for Nothing
1993-09-10
When unemployed dockworker Joey Coyle finds $1.2 million that fell off of an armored car, he decides
Jacob's Ladder
1990-11-02
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Pl
The Warrior Class
2007-02-06
Rookie lawyer Alec Brno has just been assigned the case of his career: exposing a billion-dollar oil
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions
1996-01-29
Detectives Cagney and Lacey come face-to-face with their true feelings about capital punishment when
Zits
1988-07-07
When their music teacher needs an expensive operation after being mugged, a group of precocious midd
Murder in Black and White
1990-01-07
A recently appointed black police commissioner is killed. So, Frank Janek is assigned to investigate
Without a Trace
1983-02-04
English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Ale
A Question of Honor
1982-04-28
Television account of an honest New York narcotics cop who becomes unwillingly involved in a plan to
Blue Moon
2000-01-16
Hoping to revitalize their marriage, an elderly couple from New York (Gazzara, Moreno) go on vacatio
Cat & Mousse
1987-01-01
It's a revenge scheme. It's a dessert topping! It's a revenge scheme. It's a dessert topping! Gosh d
Interplay
1971-10-06