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Alfred Molina: Lost Ark
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Alfred Molina is no stranger to the big screen. His first notable film appearance was in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" back in 1981. Since then his extensive film credits include "Chocolat", "Boogie Nights", "Magnolia", and his most recent film, "Frida"
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Molina then made a memorable film debut in 1981, playing Harrison Ford’s ill-fated guide in the thrilling opening sequence of Steven Spielberg’s “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. Terrific turns in 1985’s “Letter to Brezhnev” and Stephen Frears’ “Prick Up Your Ears” followed. The latter film was a breakthrough for Molina, and his performance as the lover of playwright Joe Orton (Gary Oldman) was truly outstanding. The versatile actor has appeared in hordes of films and TV shows since his early successes, with standout performances including a BAFTA-nominated turn in 1989’s “The Accountant”, 1992’s “Enchanted April”, two films with Paul Thomas Anderson, “Boogie Nights” and “Magnolia”, and as Diego Rivera in the Salma Hayek-starring “Frida”. Molina has ... given memorable performances in studio films such as 1994’s “Maverick” and most famously as Dr. Octopus in “Spider-Man 2”. He has received two Tony nominations: in 1998 for Yasmina Reza’s “Art” and in 2004 for a revival of “Fiddler on the Roof”.
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After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Molina became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1977. He appeared in a number of its productions as well as those at the prestigious Donmar Warehouse Theatre and other London venues. His first film part came in an uncredited role as a port official in A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, a 1979 British caper film that starred David Niven. But his big break came with the role of Satipo in 1981’s Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. In 1987, he earned favorable critical notices for his performance as the murderous lover in Prick Up Your Ears, the movie based on the life of slain playwright Joe Orton.
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ALFRED MOLINA made his Broadway debut in the Tony-winning play Art (Best Actor Tony nom., Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Best Ensemble Award) and received a Tony nomination for Fiddler On The Roof. Off-B'way: Roundabout's Molly Sweeney (Theatre World Award, Drama Desk nom.). Other theatre credits include the Royal National Theatre's Night of the Iguana and Speed the Plow (Olivier Award nom.); Petruchio in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Taming of the Shrew; Serious Money for the Royal Court Theatre and the West End; Oklahoma! (Olivier Award nom.) at the Palace Theatre; Destry Rides Again at the Donmar. Film credits include the evil Dr. Octavius in Spider-Man 2, Diego Rivera in Frida (Best Supporting Actor nominations from BAFTA, the Screen Actors Guild, Chicago Film Critics Association, the Broadcast Critics Association), Chocolat, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Prick Up Your Ears, Boogie Nights (Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast), Anna Karenina, The Perez Family, Maverick, Enchanted April.
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Molina, 50, grew up in London, the son of an immigrant Spanish father and Italian mother. From his earliest years in the business he demonstrated a knack for shifting between mainstream and art-house fare, with credits ranging from Raiders of the Lost Ark ("Throw me the idol, I throw you the whip!") to the Joe Orton biopic Prick Up Your Ears. Since moving to L.A. in the mid-'90s, he has ... shone, while effectively losing himself, in Enchanted April, Boogie Nights, Chocolat, and Frida. "This film is the biggest I've done in terms of technology," he says. But director Sam Raimi "created an extraordinarily large amount of room for the actors to be creative.
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Trying to be helpful, anchor Julie Chen said that Molina had been in Art on Broadway. Meteorologist Mark McEwen jumped in to say Molina had been in the opening scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, swiping a golden idol from Indiana Jones.
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