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John Roselius(1944-2018)

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John Roselius in Love Streams (1984)
"A CAll TO ARMS 2009 EDITION" is a film about the human anthrax vaccine programs.
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John Roselius was born on 19 August 1944 in the USA. He was an actor, known for Lost Highway (1997), State of Grace (1990) and Space Jam (1996). He died on 29 October 2018.
BornAugust 19, 1944
DiedOctober 29, 2018(74)
BornAugust 19, 1944
DiedOctober 29, 2018(74)
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Known for

Patricia Arquette and Bill Pullman in Lost Highway (1997)
Lost Highway
7.6
  • Al
  • 1997
State of Grace (1990)
State of Grace
7.2
  • Borelli's Man
  • 1990
Michael Jordan and Billy West in Space Jam (1996)
Space Jam
6.5
  • Baron's Manager
  • 1996
Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Ving Rhames in Con Air (1997)
Con Air
6.9
  • Deputy Marshal Skip Devers
  • 1997

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  • A Call to Arms (2009)
    A Call to Arms
    6.8
    • General Grier USMC
    • 2009
  • Catherine Bell, David James Elliott, and Tracey Needham in JAG (1995)
    JAG
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Admiral Drake
    • 1995–2002
  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael McElroy in The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
    The Deep End of the Ocean
    6.3
    • Bastokovich
    • 1999
  • Alicia Silverstone and Brendan Fraser in Blast from the Past (1999)
    Blast from the Past
    6.7
    • Atkinson
    • 1999
  • Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998)
    The Truman Show
    8.2
    • Man at Beach
    • 1998
  • Randy Quaid in Last Rites (1998)
    Last Rites
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Delricio
    • 1998
  • David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, and Angelina Jolie in Playing God (1997)
    Playing God
    5.6
    • Surgeon #3
    • 1997
  • Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Ving Rhames in Con Air (1997)
    Con Air
    6.9
    • Deputy Marshal Skip Devers
    • 1997
  • Patricia Arquette and Bill Pullman in Lost Highway (1997)
    Lost Highway
    7.6
    • Al
    • 1997
  • David Keith, Matt Craven, Blair Underwood, Lisa Vidal, Matt Beck, Wendy Davis, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Lindsay Frost, Cole Hauser, and Louis Mustillo in High Incident (1996)
    High Incident
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Stan Wilitz
    • 1996–1997
  • Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Danny DeVito, and Annette Bening in Mars Attacks! (1996)
    Mars Attacks!
    6.4
    • GNN Boss
    • 1996
  • Michael Jordan and Billy West in Space Jam (1996)
    Space Jam
    6.5
    • Baron's Manager
    • 1996
  • Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)
    Norma Jean & Marilyn
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Earl Moran
    • 1996
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
    Devil in a Blue Dress
    6.8
    • Mason
    • 1995
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt, Eric Close, Chad Everett, Shawn Huff, Ashlee Lauren, and Jacob Loyst in McKenna (1994)
    McKenna
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Fowler
    • 1994–1995

Additional Crew



  • Frank's Place (1987)
    Frank's Place
    8.5
    TV Series
    • boxing coordinator
    • 1987
  • Tom Berenger, Melanie Griffith, Billy Dee Williams, and Jack Scalia in Fear City (1984)
    Fear City
    5.7
    • boxing coordinator
    • 1984

Stunts



  • Prophecy (1979)
    Prophecy
    5.6
    • stunts
    • 1979

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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • John L. Roselius
  • Born
    • August 19, 1944
    • USA
  • Died
    • October 29, 2018

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    Appeared in the famous, or infamously corny, anti-drug commercial simply known as "This is your brain on drugs" where he fries eggs while he says the line, which is to show what your brain is doing on drugs. It has since become legendary, and was even uttered by Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad.
  • Trademark
      Frequently cast in Joe Pytka films.

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