John Friedrich
John Friedrich is credited on 5 movies and 3 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for The Thorn Birds, The Streets of San Francisco and The Boy in the Plastic Bubble.
Born March 15, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Filmography · 8 titles
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The Thorn Birds
1983 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV show
Free with ads on Pluto TV
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble
1976 · Movie
On Night Flight and FlixFling
The Final Terror
1983 · Movie
On Prime Video and Philo
Thank God It's Friday
1978 · Movie
On Howdy
Baretta
1975 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Fast-Walking
1982 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Death of Richie
1977 · Movie
On Prime Video and fuboTV
About John Friedrich
John Friedrich (b. March 15, 1958, California) is an American film actor. A talented and enigmatic character actor of the 1970s and early 1980s, John Friedrich is probably best known for his portrayal of Joey Capra in The Wanderers (1979), Philip Kaufman's film adaption of Richard Price's novel....
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.