Judge Reinhold, born as Edward Ernest Reinhold, Jr on 21st May, 1957 in Delaware, United States of America in a popular American film and TV actor, known for his roles in movies like “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, “The Santa Clause” trilogy and “Ruthless People”.
Early Career
Judge Reinhold started his career in 1979, appearing in the TV play titled “Wonder Women”. He made his debut movie appearance in 1980, in the movie titled “Running Scared”, followed by a significant role in “Magnum P.I”, in 1981. The first breakthrough performance of Judge Reinhold came in 1982, in the movie titled “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, which brought him into the limelight.
Following the success of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, he earned several significant roles in various movies including “Pandemonium” in 1982, “The Lords of Discipline” and “Beverly Hills Cop” in 1983, “Gremlins”, and Roadhouse 66 in 1984 and “Off Beat” in 1986. His next breakthrough role came in 1984, in the movie titled “Ruthless People”, in which he played the role of Ken Kessler and won critical acclaim. In 1987, he reprised his role in “Beverly Hills Cop II” and in “Beverly Hills Cop III” in 1994.
Career Highlights
Judge Reinhold has appeared in several commercially successful films in his career and won critical acclaim for a number of roles including Brad Hamilton in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” co-starring Nicolas Cage, Ken Kessler in “Ruthless People” and Det. William Rosewood in “Beverly Hills Cop” Trilogy. He appeared in Steven Spielberg’s movie titled “Into the West”, released in 2004.
Top Ten Movies of Judge Reinhold
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- The Lords of Discipline
- Beverly Hills Cop
- Ruthless People
- Beverly Hills Cop II
- Beverly Hills Cop III
- The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause
- Into the West
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- Bad Grandmas
