On the Nickel (1980)

★ 6.0 1h 36m IMDb
Drama
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Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his wino friends on "the Nickel" of Los Angeles' skid row.

On the Nickel

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Cast

Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat as Sam Died 2018 · Plymouth, Devon, England, UK Donald Moffat (26 December 1930 – 20 December 2018) was an English actor with decades long career in film and stage in the United States. He began his acting career on and off Broadway which included...
Ralph Waite
Ralph Waite as C.G. Died 2014 · White Plains, New York, USA Ralph Waite (June 22, 1928 – February 13, 2014) was an American actor. His most famous role may be John Walton Sr. on the 1970s CBS TV series The Waltons, which he occasionally directed.
Hal Williams
Hal Williams as Paul Age 87 · Columbus, Ohio, USA Halroy Candis Williams is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith on Sanford and Son, Harley Foster on The Waltons, and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins, the husba...
Jack Kehoe
Jack Kehoe as Bad Mood Died 2020 · New York City, New York, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Kehoe (November 21, 1934 - January 14, 2020) was an American actor who appeared in a wide variety of films, including Serpico (1973), The Sting (1973), Car...
Lane Smith
Lane Smith as Preacher Died 2005 · Memphis, Tennessee, USA Lane Smith (April 29, 1936 – June 13, 2005) was an American actor . He graduated from the Leelanau School, a boarding school in Glen Arbor, Michigan, and spent one year boarding at the Hill School in...
James Gammon
James Gammon as Peanut John Died 2010 · Newman, Illinois, USA James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for his roles as team manager Lou Brown in the films Major League and Major League II (fictionalized version of the C...
Director Ralph Waite
Cast Donald Moffat, Ralph Waite, Penelope Allen, Hal Williams, Jack Kehoe, Lane Smith, James Gammon, Jack O'Leary

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