August Coppola "Rumble Fish" to him. In "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010), August Coppola's name is mentioned at the very end of credits. August Coppola August Floyd Coppola (February 16, 1934 – October 27, 2009) was an American academic, author, film executive and advocate for the arts. He was the father of actor Nicolas Cage. August Coppola was the son of composer and flutist Carmine Coppola (1910–1991) and Italia Pennino (1912–2004), a lyricist and matriarch of the Coppola family. His siblings are film director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire; his uncle is composer Anton Coppola. August Coppola married German-American dancer Joy
William Smith (actor) villainous role of the Soviet commander in the hit 1984 theatrical film "Red Dawn". In 1983, Smith appeared in two films from Francis Ford Coppola, in "The Outsiders" as a store clerk and in "Rumble Fish" as a police officer. In 1985, Smith landed the starring role of Brodie Hollister in the Disney mini-series "Wildside", created by writer-producer Tom Greene, and another role as the bookmaker's enforcer known as "Panama Hat" in director Richard Brooks's final movie, "Fever Pitch" (1985) opposite Ryan O'Neal. William Smith (actor) William Smith (born March 24, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in