Known for Acting
Earl Maddox (born Earl H. Maddox, September 27, 1957, in Augusta, Georgia; died March 17, 2013, in South Carolina) was an American actor and drummer, 5′ 11″ (180 cm) tall, nicknamed "Bubba." Coming from a musical family, he was a drummer in the Atlanta redneck underground scene before being discovered while playing with the band Slim Chance and the Convicts, which led to his first acting role in Mama Flora's Family (1998). He lived across Augusta, Columbia, Athens, Atlanta, Memphis, Los Angeles, and New Orleans, and accumulated over 50 credits in film, television, commercials, and music videos. He was cast in a role written for him in Django Unchained (2012, directed by Quentin Tarantino) but rectal cancer prevented him from performing it and ultimately ended his life at age 55. His most notable film credits include James in Parker (2013, with Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez), Drug Dealer in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008, directed by David Fincher, with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett), Angry Resident in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012, with Benedict Cumberbatch), Manager in Lay the Favorite (2012, with Bruce Willis), Man #2 in A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004, with Scarlett Johansson and John Travolta), and Barksdale (uncredited) in The Gift (2000, directed by Sam Raimi). On television he appeared in Treme (2010, HBO), Memphis Beat (2010, with Alfre Woodard), That '70s Show (1998, 2006), The X-Files (1993, 1997), and Star Trek: Voyager (1995, uncredited, as a male alien in "Friendship One"), with additional credits in Evolution (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Spider-Man (2002, directed by Sam Raimi), and The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008, with Stana Katic).
Born
September 27, 1957
Died
March 17, 2013 (age 55)
Birthplace
Augusta, Georgia, USA
Filmography
16 films, 3 shows


Parker
2013 · 1h 58m · US
A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.


Arachnoquake
2012 · 1h 26m · US
Giant albino spiders break free from the depths of Earth in New Orleans, making everyone’s worst nightmare a reality.


Lay the Favorite
2012 · 1h 34m · FR
A former stripper's talent with numbers lands her a job with a professional gambler who runs a sports book in Las Vegas.


Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012 · 1h 45m · RU
President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.


The Yellow Wallpaper
2011 · 1h 55m · US
The Yellow Wallpaper (Motion Picture) is an "Origins Myth"... rather than a direct adaptation of the famous Charlotte Perkins Gilman story. Drawing from the original short story and a number of Gilmans' other gothic works (The Giant Wisteria, The Unwatched Door, etc.), The Yellow Wallpaper is an original narrative of events that unfold around the actual writing of "The Yellow Wallpaper" short story. After a devastating fire, Charlotte and John rent a countryside house and attempt to start life over, though Charlotte, upon seeing visions of her deceased daughter, retreats to the house's attic and pulls away from her husband and sister. Written by Max Visconti


Mask Maker
2011 · 1h 30m · US
A lucky couple hits the jackpot when they purchase a 19th century plantation home for pennies on the dollar. Determined to get rich quick, they invite their friends up for the weekend to celebrate their good fortune. It’s quickly apparent that the plantation home’s former residents have not left and the unlucky youths suddenly find themselves running for their lives!


Seconds Apart
2011 · 1h 29m · US
Seth and Jonah are twins with a dangerous ability: telekinesis. Things start to spiral out of control as their classmates die in twisted and bizarre ways. Jealousy begins to divide them and soon they can no longer trust each other, leading up to a horrific battle against themselves.


Monsterwolf
2010 · 1h 26m · US
A creature of ancient legend manifests, bound to protect the ecological balance of the land and killing anyone that threatens it. This elusive guardian is initially both feared and celebrated by the locals, but when a deadly curse affects them all, they must unite and recapture the monster wolf’s spirit or face their ultimate doom.


Nora Roberts' Tribute
2009 · 1h 28m · US
A former child star buys her grandmother's house to rescue it from ruin but her hope for serenity is soon eclipsed by haunting dreams of her famous grandmother, who died of a supposed overdose in the house more than 30 years ago.


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · 2h 46m · US
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.


The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice
2008 · 1h 35m · US
While on a dangerous mission to recover the historic Judas Chalice, Flynn is saved by Simone. But when double-crossed by a respected professor and ambushed by a ruthless gang, Flynn realizes Simone's secret, his true mission and a shocking discovery are all lying within a decaying New Orleans crypt.


Lethal Seduction
2005 · 1h 23m · US
Miranda Wells is an attorney with a sideline in immigration fraud and murder. Miranda's assistant, Carla, is unaware of her criminal activities. Rick Benes, a journalist setting out to expose Miranda, poses as David Lopez, an illegal immigrant, and takes a job in the office. Carla stubbles on incriminating files and Rick Benes pursuit of the story is threatened when he becomes infatuated with Miranda. Carla is attacked and her husband murdered, Miranda is the chief suspect. As the investigation progresses and Carla disappears from hospital, it is clear that Miranda will stop at nothing including murdering again to stay out.


Locusts
2005 · 1h 35m · US
Dr. Maddy Rierdon, an investigator for the Department of Agriculture, is the only person who can protect America from a deadly breed of bioengineered locusts.


A Love Song for Bobby Long
2004 · 1h 59m · US
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.


The Gift
2000 · 1h 52m · US
Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.


Wayward Son
1999 · 1h 36m
Former fashion photographer Randall Harris debuts with this gritty drama about justice and redemption in rural Georgia during the Great Depression. Jesse Banks Rhodes (Harry Connick, Jr.) is suddenly and inexplicably released from jail after serving part of a life sentence on a trumped up charge for murder. He heads back for Georgia to reclaim his life and finds himself staying with farmer Ben Alexander (Pete Postlethwaite). Initially, Ben's family is mistrustful of the ex-con, but slowly they begin to warm to him, particularly Ben's fragile daughter Wesley (Patricia Clarkson). After witnessing the murder of a black worker at the hands of his drunken white racist boss, Jesse vows to make things right.