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Eric Thal

American actor · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1965 · age 61

Eric Thal is an American film and stage actor, perhaps best known as Ariel in Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us; Sam Nivens in The Puppet Masters; Samson in Samson and Delilah; Meade Howell in The Wedding; and Rick in Six Degrees of Separation.

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2005Mouth to MouthFilm, Harry2002HackSeries, Danny Jannik2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries, Denis DupontDownFilm, 2001Jeffrey2000EdSeries, FrankThe $treetSeries, 2000Mike1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries, Tommy HedgesPrisoner of LoveFilm, 1999JohnnyShiftFilm, 1999EddieSnow Falling on CedarsFilm, 1999Carl Heine Jr.Wishful ThinkingFilm, 1999Jack1998Mixing NiaFilm, MattThe WeddingFilm, 1998Meade Howell1997Joe's So Mean to JosephineFilm, Joe1996Samson and DelilahSeries, Samson1994The Puppet MastersFilm, Sam Nivens1993Six Degrees of SeparationFilm, Rick1992A Stranger Among UsFilm, ArielThe Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagFilm, 1992Alex1965Born10 August 1965

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  • Six Degrees of Separation 1993
  • Snow Falling on Cedars 1999
  • The Puppet Masters 1994
  • Mouth to Mouth 2005
  • A Stranger Among Us 1992

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Television 6

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Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
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Born 1965 · age 61

In the same film or series as Eric

Jan RubešAlso in Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)John PankowAlso in A Stranger Among Us (1992)Terry RossioAlso in The Puppet Masters (1994)Diego SerranoAlso in Mixing Nia (1998)Isabel GilliesAlso in Wishful Thinking (1999)