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
Tom Berenger in "Rush It" (1976), an independent film. In 1977, he had a small role as the killer of the lead character (played by Diane Keaton) in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" based on the murder of schoolteacher Roseann Quinn. In 1978, he had a starring role in "In Praise of Older Women" for Avco-Embassy Pictures. In 1979, he played Butch Cassidy in "Butch and Sundance: The Early Days", a role he got in part because of his resemblance to Paul Newman, who played the character in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969). Berenger starred in several significant films in the