Description: NAPOLEON DYNAMITE -- JON GRIES as UNCLE RICO Hand signed 3" x 5" INDEX CARD. JON GRIES also wrote COOL INSCRIPTIONS. Back is blank - It is in VERY GOOD Condition - Will pass PSA/JSA or full refund. (Born June 17, 1957) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is also credited under the names Jon Francis and Jonathan Gries. He is best known for the role of Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, and also as recurring characters Roger Linus on Lost and Rusty the Bum on Seinfeld. He is also known for his roles in Martin, The Pretender, The Monster Squad, Running Scared, Real Genius, Dream Corp LLC, and The White Lotus. Gries was born in Glendale, California, the son of Mary Eleanor Munday, an actress, and Thomas Stephen Gries, a writer, director, and producer. His first film role came at the age of 11, when he played the Boy Horace in the Charlton Heston film Will Penny, which was written and directed by his father. Some of his signature roles have come in cult classics. He played Lazlo Hollyfeld in Real Genius (1985), Azzolini in Rainbow Drive, Shawn McDermott in the TV series Martin (1992-1994), Ronnie Wingate in Get Shorty (1995), Harvey in The Rundown, and Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite (2004). Gries has played a werewolf on several occasions, such as Fright Night Part 2 and The Monster Squad. In the historical Western film September Dawn, he played executed murderer John D. Lee, in a performance praised by critics who otherwise panned the film. He played Casey in the films Taken (2008), Taken 2 (2012), and Taken 3 (2014), and was also in TerrorVision, as O.D. He also lent his voice for the video game Hitman: Absolution. Among his television roles are that of a terrorist in season two of the hit show 24 and as Broots on the NBC series The Pretender. He had a guest role on The X-Files in the episode "Sleepless". He played Dylan McKay's drug dealer in season 5 of Beverly Hills, 90210. He played Ben Linus' father Roger in a recurring role on the TV series Lost. He played Shawn on the Fox sitcom Martin during the first two seasons. He appeared twice in the TV series Quantum Leap. First, as a bookie in the episode "The Right Hand of God" and as a band member in the episode "Glitter Rock". He appeared as Rusty the Bum in two episodes of Seinfeld. In "The Beard", when Elaine rips George's toupee off and tosses it out the window, Rusty finds it and puts it on. In "The Bookstore" Kramer and Newman start a rickshaw business powered by bums, but on its maiden run, Rusty takes off with the conveyance. In 2007 he played the menacing dad to Samaire Armstrong in Around June. In 2008, he appeared in the CSI: NY episode "The Box" as the father of that episode's victim. In 2010 Jon wrapped production on A True Story. Based on Things that Never Actually Happened. ...and Some that Did and appeared in one episode of Nikita. He also played Martin in the TV Show Supernatural in the episodes "Sam, Interrupted" (2010), "Hello, Cruel World" (2011) and "Citizen Fang" (2012). He played Bob, a former drug addict who operates a safe haven for abused Mexican women, in The Bridge. He played Strabinsky in the TV Show Psych in the episode "One, Maybe Two, Ways Out" (2010). Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1968Will PennyHorace (Button)Credited as Jon Francis 1976Born of WaterFriendCredited as Jonathan Gries Helter SkelterWilliam GarretsonCredited as Jonathan Gries 1977The Chicken ChroniclesTomCredited as Jonathan Gries 1979SunnysideWild ChildCredited as Jonathan Gries More American GraffitiRonCredited as Jonathan Gries Swap MeetDoug 1983JoysticksKing VidiotCredited as Jonathan Gries 1985Real GeniusLazlo HollyfeldCredited as Jonathan Gries 1986TerrorVisionO.D.Credited as Jonathan Gries Running ScaredDet. Tony MontoyaCredited as Jonathan Gries 1987Number One with a BulletBobby SweetCredited as Jonathan Gries The Monster SquadDesperate Man/WolfmanCredited as Jonathan Gries Che's RevengeJackShort 1988Fright Night Part 2LouieCredited as Jonathan Gries 1989Kill Me AgainAlan SwayzieCredited as Jonathan Gries Pucker Up and Bark Like a DogMaxCredited as Jonathan Gries 1990The GriftersDrunk's FriendCredited as Jonathan Gries 1993Ed and His Dead MotherRob Sundheimer 1995Get ShortyRonnie Wingate 1997CasualtiesBill Summers Men in BlackVan Driver The MazeDr. Holmes Mitzi & JoeJoe 1999Twin Falls IdahoLawyer Jay Harrison 2001The BeatnicksB Cool JackpotSunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson 2003NorthforkArnold The Big EmptyElron The Snow WalkerPierce The RundownHarvey 2004Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico 2005Confessions of an Action StarDonald Buckheim WaterborneRitter Last Best ChanceBernard WheelerVideo 2006The Sasquatch GangChilcutt Stick ItBrice Graham The Astronaut FarmerFBI Agent Killbourne Car BabesGary 2007American PastimeEd Tully Bicentennial CuriousMick JonesShort FathomShort September DawnJohn D. Lee The ComebacksBarber FrankColin York 2008TakenCasey Bar StarzRicky Fabulous South of HeavenHood #1 So Long JimmyLevi Franklin Around JuneMurry 2009ElsewhereMr. Tod The Smell of SuccessEarly Dunchamp A Lone Star StateWyatt KinneyShort 2010Crazy on the OutsideEdgar Good IntentionsSherriff Ernie PearblossomHarryShort 2011Natural SelectionPeter Not Quite CollegeTone Cash 5 Time ChampionMelvin Glee Redemption: For Robbing the DeadTom Sutter 2012Deep in the HeartDick Wallrath Unicorn CityShadowhawk NoobzGreg Lipstein Taken 2Casey Byron's ThemeButcherShort 2013Bad Turn WorseSheriff Shep A True StoryRichard Simpkins Skinwalker RanchHoyt 2014Eternity: The MovieBarry Goldfield, Jr. FaultsTerry Locker 13ArchieSegment: Title Story After We RestMr. NormanShort The Last SurvivorsCarson BrothersRonnieShort Taken 3Casey 2015Pass the LightFranklin EndgamePrincipal Thomas A Country Called HomeTyler Mucho DineroJon Waters 2016Durant's Never ClosesDizzy Dean The Axe Murders of VilliscaGreg Falsely AccusedGus The Knife ThrowerCircus Manager Operation ChromiteHoyt Vandenberg 2017All About the MoneyJon Waters AmericonsBilly 2018Glass Jaw Sam AustinTelevision YearTitleRoleNotes 1976Helter SkelterWilliam GarretsonTV movie 1977Alexander: The Other Side of DawnUncreditedTV movie Mulligan's StewAdamsEpisode: "Melinda Special" 1979240-RobertBradEpisode: "Poison Air" 1980The White ShadowUri KogenskiEpisode: "The Russians Are Coming" 1983The Powers of Matthew StarBradEpisode: "The Road Rebels" September GunBrian BrianTV movie The JeffersonsFrankEpisode: "I Do, I Don't" High School U.S.A.Dirty CurtTV movie 1987The Twilight ZoneNick Gatlin (Segment: "Shelter Skelter")Episode: "Joy Ride/Shelter Skelter/Private Channel" Cagney & LaceyHands CallahanEpisode: "The City is Burning" 1988TattingersRick Jurasky2 episodes 1989ParadiseEmmettEpisode: "Dead Run" 1990Falcon CrestStoneEpisode: "Finding Lauren" Jake and the FatmanLenny MaddoxEpisode: "By Myself" Tour of DutyMaj. Rex Chapman, USAFEpisode: "The Raid" Rainbow DriveAzzoliniTV movie 1991Quantum LeapFlash McGrathEpisode: "Glitter Rock–April 12, 1974" FeverBobbyTV movie 1992L.A. LawDr. Harold BensonEpisode: "I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Markowitz" Four Eyes and Six GunsTV movie 1992–1994MartinShawn McDermott54 episodes 1993Bakersfield P.D.Ray CoombsEpisode: "A Bullet for Stiles" 1994The X-FilesSalvatore MatolaEpisode: "Sleepless" Beverly Hills, 90210Mr. Trilling, Dope Dealer4 episodes 1995Chicago HopeJack KimballEpisode: "Hello Goodbye" Strange LuckHenry BloomEpisode: "Last Chance" SeinfeldHomeless ManEpisode: "The Beard" 1996Race Against Time: The Search for SarahSteveTV movie 1996–2000The PretenderBroots82 episodes 1998SeinfeldRustyEpisode: "The Bookstore" 2001The Pretender 2001BrootsTV movie ERDefense Attorney Marty NesmithEpisode: "Fear of Commitment" The Pretender: Island of the HauntedBrootsTV movie 200224Joseph WaldEpisode: "Day 2: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m." 2003–2005CarnivàleTexas Ranger2 episodes 2004Las VegasGreg WalkerEpisode: "Sons and Lovers" 2007–2010LostRoger Linus6 episodes 2008CSI: NYJim WarrenEpisode: "The Box" 2010Cold CaseBill Shepard '782 episodes Sons of AnarchyPassport ForgerEpisode: "So" PsychStrabinskyEpisode: "One, Maybe Two, Ways Out" NikitaThe EngineerEpisode: "Dark Matter" SupernaturalMartin Creaser2 episodes 2011Hawaii Five-0Liam MillerEpisode: "Lapa'au" 2012Dr. FubalousDr. Reed2 episodes Napoleon DynamiteUncle Rico6 episodes BlackBoxTVDadEpisode: "Silverwood: The Hunger" 2013–2014The BridgeBob7 episodes 2014Criminal MindsClifford WalshEpisode: "The Road Home" 2016–presentDream Corp LLCDr. Roberts20 episodes[8 White LotusGreg
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