Tom Berenger 1980s, including "The Big Chill" (1983), " Eddie and the Cruisers" (1983), "Platoon" (1986), "Someone to Watch Over Me" (1987), and "Major League" (1989). In 1986, he received an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Staff Sergeant Barnes in "Platoon" (this performance won him a Golden Globe Award for "Best Supporting Actor"). A role for which he has become well known for is Thomas Beckett, the main character in the mid-1990s film "Sniper" (which would later be followed by four sequels, featuring Berenger in the starring role for three). Other notable films from that period in which he was
Kevin Kline He has a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Film reviewers have praised Kline. "Newsday" critic Lynn Darling wrote on July 13, 1988, that Kline "has proved himself to be one of the most talented and versatile American actors of his generation." Kline played the title role in "King Lear" at the Public Theater and took the lead role in a Broadway production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" opposite Jennifer Garner. That production was forced to close temporarily after only 11 performances as a result of the Broadway stagehands' strike, but subsequently reopened. "Cyrano" was filmed in 2008 and