Movie: The Father and the Bear

Top 10 Billed Cast

Wil Love
Wil Love

Byron Temple

David DeLuise
David DeLuise

Bill

Dendrie Taylor
Dendrie Taylor

Diane

Charity Farrell
Charity Farrell

Lefty

Ray Ficca
Ray Ficca

JimmyRoy

Alicia Fusting
Alicia Fusting

Sara

Catherine Blaine
Catherine Blaine

Catherine

Carl Schurr
Carl Schurr

Harve

Ed Gotwalt
Ed Gotwalt

Ralph

Kevin M. Horton
Kevin M. Horton

Storch

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    The Father and the Bear

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    A retired character actor with diagnosed dementia, longs to perform at his beloved summer theater one last time.

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    2016-07-01

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    It was a night to remember.

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