Silverado

…movies, including Time Bandits (1981), Silverado (1985), The Out-of-Towners (1999), Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003), and The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008). He had leading roles in several comedies, such as Privates on Parade (1982); Clockwise (1986); A Fish Called Wanda (1988), perhaps his best-known film; and

…work included Gorky Park (1983), Silverado (1985), Cocoon (1985), F/X (1986), Legal Eagles (1986), and Presumed Innocent (1990).

…in the Heart (1984) and Silverado (1985). He showed his versatility by taking on more villainous roles in Witness (1985), a crime drama starring Harrison Ford, and The Color Purple (1985). In the latter film his performance as the abusive husband of the main character (played by Whoopi Goldberg) earned…

…played a saloon hostess in Silverado (1985), Alice B. Toklas in Waiting for the Moon (1987; part of the American Playhouse television series), and Aunt Dan in the Off-Broadway premiere of Wallace Shawn’s Aunt Dan and Lemon (1985).

…Big Chill (1983), the western Silverado (1985), the romance Violets Are Blue… (1986), and Richard Attenborough’s Cry Freedom (1987). Kline’s performance in the British-American heist comedy A Fish Called Wanda (1988; with John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis) netted him an Academy Award for best