John Cunningham

Career timeline

1. 1932 · Born

   Born in Auburn - New York - USA

2. 1958 · Screen debut

   Kraft Music Hall (TV)

3. 1989 · Breakthrough

   Dead Poets Society (Movie)

4. 2026 · Latest release

   Meet Me at the Club: The Castro Country Club Story (Movie)

5. 2026 · Died

   January 6, 2026

Career in numbers

1 1950s

2 1960s

5 1970s

11 1980s

14 1990s

11 2000s

1 2010s

1 2020s

• Drama26
• Comedy16
• Crime9
• Thriller7
• Romance5
• Tv Movie5

Highest-rated title Dead Poets Society 1989 8.3 Most popular title Dead Poets Society 1989 8.3

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside John Cunningham in our catalogue.

Dick Wolf

3 titles together

Anthony Michael Hall

2 titles together

Maureen Stapleton

2 titles together

Dan Hedaya

2 titles together

John Polson

2 titles together

1. 2026 Meet Me at the Club: The Castro Country Club Story Movie
2. 2010 Blue Bloods as Preston Rorke 7.8 TV
3. 2009 The Good Wife as Gene Osterman 7.6 TV
4. 2009 Cupid as Grayson Davis TV
5. 2008 Cashmere Mafia TV
6. 2007 The Warrior Class as J.J. Tierney Movie
7. 2005 Silver Bells as Sylvester Rheinback 5.5 Movie
8. 2003 DC 9/11: Time of Crisis as Donald Rumsfeld 6.5 Movie
9. 2002 Two Weeks Notice as Justice of the Peace 6.4 Movie
10. 2000 The $treet as Mr. Sherman TV
11. 2000 Ricky 6 as Officer #1 Movie
12. 2000 Shaft as Judge 6.0 Movie
13. 2000 Isn't She Great as Nelson Hastings 4.9 Movie
14. 1998 Trinity TV
15. 1998 LateLine TV
16. 1997 The Jackal as FBI Director Donald Brown 6.4 Movie
17. 1997 Starship Troopers as Fed Net Announcer (voice) 7.1 Movie
18. 1997 In & Out as Be a Man Tape (voice) 6.5 Movie
19. 1997 States of Control as Paul, the Director Movie
20. 1996 Last Dance as William J. McGuire 5.7 Movie
21. 1995 Nixon as Bob 6.8 Movie
22. 1995 Roommates as Burt Shook 5.7 Movie
23. 1993 Six Degrees of Separation as John 6.4 Movie
24. 1993 For Love or Money as Mr. Brinkerhoff 6.2 Movie
25. 1992 School Ties as Grayson Dillon 6.5 Movie
26. 1992 Swans Crossing as Grant Booth TV
27. 1990 Law & Order as Cobb 7.3 TV
28. 1989 Dead Poets Society as Mr. Anderson 8.3 Movie
29. 1988 Mystic Pizza as Mr. Windsor 6.3 Movie
30. 1988 Johnny Be Good as Substitute 4.7 Movie
31. 1987 Hello Again as Bruce Holt 5.7 Movie
32. 1985 Twisted as Jim Kempler Movie
33. 1985 Key Exchange as Sloane Movie
34. 1985 Private Sessions as Paul Rogers Movie
35. 1984 Miami Vice as Miles Cowan 7.5 TV
36. 1983 Loving as Garth Slater Movie
37. 1981 Nurse as Frank Martin TV
38. 1981 The Marvelous Land of Oz as Women's Army of Revolt / Citizens of Oz Movie
39. 1979 Eischied TV
40. 1979 Lost and Found as Lenny Movie
41. 1978 The Big Fix as Hawthorne 5.9 Movie
42. 1978 Matilda as Dave Holter Movie
43. 1977 The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer Movie
44. 1968 One Life to Live TV
45. 1964 Another World TV
46. 1958 Kraft Music Hall TV

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