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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in A Soldier's Play Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). His collaborations with Spike Lee led to greater prominence with films such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015). Jackson's breakout role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).
1. CASABLANCA War veteran John "Rooster" Blain has a bar in San Juan where you can buy a fake passport. Victor and Ilsa, a couple flee to the USA from the communists. Ilsa is John's ex-girlfriend and love blossoms again. Blain wants to run away with her, but realizes that she will be happier with Victor. At the end, a letter arrives that his mother has died. 2. SONS OF KATIE BLAINE John returns home. The home ranch is in the hands of Morgan Hastings and his father died under strange circumstances. He buried his mother in Clearwater. The 4 brothers go after Hastings, the fight begins. John becomes sheriff. 3. RIO BRAVO The Burdet brothers are causing a stir in town. Younger Joe shoots the unarmed and Sheriff John arrests him. Nathan Burdet and his men thus start a war. John has Tom "Dude" Blaine and old Stumpy by his side. They will face multiple odds. 4. TRUE GRIT Mattie Ross leaves the farm to find and bury her father. Companion Tom Chaney killed him. Mattie is looking for a man to catch Chaney. She hired John and they go to the mountains together and catch him. 5. ROOSTER BLAINE Sheriff Rooster is fired for shooting and drinking too much. Judge Parker asks him to find and bring back a car loaded with weapons and explosives that has been seized by a gang led by the dreaded Hawk. 6. THE SHOOTIST Aging John comes to the city to hide and fight the hardest battle, with an insidious disease. His fame as an unbeaten marksman haunts him.
