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Christopher Shannon “Chris“ Penn, was an American actor. He was typically cast as a tough character, featured as a villain or a working-class lug, or in a comic role and was known for his roles in such films as The Wild Life, Reservoir Dogs, The Funeral, Footloose, Rush Hour, Corky Romano, True Romance, Beethoven's 2nd, Short Cuts, The Boys Club, All the Right Moves, At Close Range, Pale Rider, and as ruthless corrupt cop Edward "Eddie" Pulaski in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Birth Name
Christopher Shannon Penn
Born
Sunday, 10 October 1965
Died
Tuesday, 24 January 2006
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Chicago Bears Wide Receiver | 2018 |
| Aftermath | Tony Bricker | 2013 |
| King of Sorrow | Detective Enola | 2007 |
| Hollywood Lives | Self | 2007 |
| Blvd. of Broken Dreams | Self | 2007 |
| Holly | Freddie | 2006 |
| Best of Chris Isaak | Uncredited / (segment "Somebody's Crying") | 2006 |
| The Darwin Awards | Tom | 2006 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2006 |
| The Contender | Self | 2005 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| NFL on FOX | Himself - Chicago Bears Wide Receiver | 2018 |
| Aftermath | Tony Bricker | 2013 |
| King of Sorrow | Detective Enola | 2007 |
| Hollywood Lives | Self | 2007 |
| Blvd. of Broken Dreams | Self | 2007 |
| Holly | Freddie | 2006 |
| Best of Chris Isaak | Uncredited / (segment "Somebody's Crying") | 2006 |
| The Darwin Awards | Tom | 2006 |
| The 78th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2006 |
| The Contender | Self | 2005 |
| After the Sunset | Rowdy Fan | 2004 |
| Entourage | Chris Penn | 2004 |
| Starsky & Hutch | Manetti | 2004 |
| The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | Waylon Shaw | 2003 |
| Masked and Anonymous | Crew Guy #2 | 2003 |
| VH1 Goes Inside | Self | 2003 |
| Shelter Island | Sheriff Deluca | 2003 |
| CSI: Miami | Pete Wilton | 2002 |
| Stealing Harvard | David Loach | 2002 |
| Everwood | Frank Sullivan | 2002 |
| Redemption | Tony Leggio | 2002 |
| Murder by Numbers | Ray Feathers / Ray | 2002 |
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Bubba | 2001 |
| Corky Romano | Peter Romano | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Tommy Onerato | 2001 |
| Bread and Roses | Self - Party Guest | 2000 |
| Cement | Bill Holt | 2000 |
| The Florentine | Bobby | 1999 |
| Family Attraction | Father | 1998 |
| One Tough Cop | Duke Finnerly | 1998 |
| Will & Grace | Rudy | 1998 |
| Rush Hour | Clive / Clive Cod | 1998 |
| Papertrail | FBI Agent Jason Enola | 1998 |
| Deceiver | Det. Phillip Braxton / Detective Phillip Braxton | 1997 |
| The Funeral | Chez / Chez Tempio | 1996 |
| Sacred Cargo | Vince Kanevsky | 1996 |
| Dead Man's Walk | Goodnight | 1996 |
| Mulholland Falls | Arthur Relyea | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| The Boys Club | Luke | 1996 |
| Cannes Man | Chris Penn / Self | 1996 |
| Under the Hula Moon | Turk Dickson | 1995 |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Sheriff Dollard | 1995 |
| Empire of the Censors | Self | 1995 |
| Fist of the North Star | Jackal | 1995 |
| Imaginary Crimes | Jarvis | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Kevin Fitzpatrick | 1994 |
| Who Do You Think You're Fooling? | Nice Guy Eddie | 1994 |
| Beethoven's 2nd | Floyd | 1993 |
| Josh and S.A.M. | Derek Baxter | 1993 |
| Short Cuts | Jerry Kaiser | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| True Romance | Nicky Dimes | 1993 |
| The Music of Chance | Floyd | 1993 |
| The Pickle | Gregory Stone | 1993 |
| Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Himself / Self | 1993 |
| Best of the Best II | Travis Brickley | 1993 |
| Reservoir Dogs | Nice Guy Eddie / "Nice Guy" Eddie Cabot | 1992 |
| Leather Jackets | Big Steve | 1992 |
| Future Kick | Bang | 1991 |
| Mobsters | Tommy Reina | 1991 |
| Best of the Best | Travis Brickley | 1989 |
| The Young Riders | Brad | 1989 |
| Return from the River Kwai | Lieutenant Crawford | 1989 |
| Made in U.S.A. | Tuck | 1987 |
| At Close Range | Tommy / Thomas "Tommy" Whitewood | 1986 |
| Pale Rider | Josh LaHood | 1985 |
| The Wild Life | Tom Drake | 1984 |
| Footloose | Willard / Willard Hewitt | 1984 |
| All the Right Moves | Brian / Brian Riley | 1983 |
| Rumble Fish | B.J. Jackson | 1983 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Will Tussenbrook | 1982 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Wounded Soldier, in Vietnam | 1980 |
| Charlie and the Talking Buzzard | Pete / Pete (as Christopher Penn) | 1979 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Won |
