Joey Sagal
Joseph B. Sagal (born February 12, 1957) is an American actor and screenwriter who has played Elvis Presley and George Clooney in movies and on television. He is the son of film director Boris Sagal. He played the D.C.comicbook villain Gunn in the D.C. comics movie “Return of the Swampthing”. Joey is a character actor who has played good guys and bad guys from Elvis Presley to Michael Bloomberg. He originated the part of “The Visitor”[Elvis Presley]in the World Premiere Steppenwolf Production of Steve Martins first play “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” at The Geffen Playhouse where he did 333 performances in 10 months.
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Born | Joseph B. Sagal February 12, 1957 |
Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter |
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Joey wrote the screenplay for the film Elvis & Nixon.[1][2][3][4][5] The idea for the screenplay came about at a chance meeting with Sagal, his now ex-wife Hanala Sagal and Cary Elwes.[6] Joey met Elvis on the set of his father's 1965 film Girl Happy,[7] which eventually inspired him to take the role as the Elvis-like character, The Visitor for the initial 357 performances of Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile.[8][9]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Final Jeopardy | Mike | TV movie |
1986 | Quiet Cool | Toker | |
1987 | The Hidden | Drunk | |
1989 | The Return of Swamp Thing | Gunn | |
1992 | Out for Blood | Bubbah | |
1993 | Beyond the Law | Talco Artist | |
1993 | Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair | Clive Hoskin | TV movie |
1994 | The Chase | Sgt. Hodges | |
1996 | Barb Wire | Fred the Bartender | |
1998 | Whatever It Takes | Pope Kim | |
2003 | Lost Treasure | Chuck "Chucky" Daniels | |
2004 | Retrograde | Andrew Schrader | |
2005 | Into the Sun | Tech #1 | |
2006 | Unbeatable Harold | Elvis Presley | |
2007 | Cult | Logan - Mindy's Dad | |
2007 | Redline | Elvis Announcer | |
2007 | Anna Nicole | L.A. Doctor | |
2013 | Not Another Celebrity Movie | George Clooney | |
2015 | Flora Tango | George Rooney | Short |
2016 | Elvis & Nixon | Elvis Impersonator |
References
- Lawson, Richard. "Elvis & Nixon Is a Charming Snapshot with No Depth". vanityfair.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- Phillips, Michael. "'Elvis & Nixon' review: Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey offer a particular set of charms". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- Olsen, Mark. "Inside the moment when Elvis Presley met Richard Nixon". latimes.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- Cox, Gordon (8 March 2016). "Tribeca Film Festival 2016 Adds 'Elvis and Nixon,' Tom Hanks, Viola Davis, Katie Holmes". variety.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- "The president meets the King in 'Elvis & Nixon' featurette". ew.com. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/movies/elvis-nixon-is-based-on-a-strange-real-life-meeting.amp.html. Elvis & Nixon is Based on a Strange Real Life Meeting
- "Episode 43: Nixon & Nixon". www.soapboxoffice.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- "Shaker meets Quaker: Elvis & Nixon **1/2 - DenOfCinema". DenOfCinema. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- "Elvis & Nixon: A Historical Bromance". The Writing Studio. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
External links
- Joey Sagal on IMDb