''The Con'' is a 1998

television movie A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

starring

William H. Macy William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor. His film career has been built on appearances in small, independent films, though he has also appeared in mainstream films. Some of his best known starring roles include those i ...

and

Rebecca De Mornay Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca Jane Pearch; August 29, 1959) is an American actress and producer. Her breakthrough film role came in 1983, when she starred as Lana in '' Risky Business''. She is known for her role as Debby Huston in the Neil ...

. De Mornay plays a con woman who develops romantic feelings for her mark (Macy) while scheming to marry him in order to get her hands on his fortune. It was directed by

Steven Schachter Steven Schachter is an American television, theatre, and film director and screenwriter. Much of Schachter's success stems from projects on which he has collaborated with William H. Macy. The two co-wrote the cable television movies '' The Con' ...

and written by Macy and Schachter, who shared the 1999 Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best TV Teleplay. The film originally aired on the

USA Network USA Network (simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. It was originally launched in 1977 as Madi ...

Cast

as Bobby *

as Barbara Beaton/Nancy Throroughgood *

Mike Nussbaum Myron G. Nussbaum (born December 29, 1923) is an American actor and director. Early years Nussbaum was born to a Jewish family and grew up in the Albany Park area of Chicago. He married soon after he returned to Chicago following military ser ...

as Harry *

Angela Paton Angela Paton (January 11, 1930 – May 26, 2016)Frances Sternhagen Frances Hussey Sternhagen (born January 13, 1930) is an American actress; she has appeared on- and off-Broadway, in movies, and on TV since the 1950s.Joy, Car"Frances Sternhagen in Talks to Join Company of Broadway Magnolias" Broadway.com, Nov ...

as Hadabelle * Tony Frank as Edgar Wallace * Don Harvey as T.J. *

Lee Stringer Lee Stringer is a writer who lived unhoused with a substance use disorder in New York City from the early eighties until the mid-nineties. He is a former editor and columnist of '' Street News''. His essays and articles have appeared in a variety o ...

as Earl Wainwright * Gina Mastrogiacomo as Debbie * Steve Shearer as Joe Charnin * Mary B. McCann as Donna * Melanie Haynes as Clinic Nurse * Grayson Jim Helms as Pilot *

Blue Deckert Blue Deckert is an American actor known for his roles in film and television. A native of Daisetta, Texas, Deckert has had supporting roles in ''Dallas'', ''Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime televisi ...

as Card player * Kathy Lamkin as Woman #1 * James Hansen Prince as Mortuary Attendant * Jimmy Ray Pickens as Rowdy #1 * Alex Morris as Scary fellow

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* * * 1998 television films 1998 films Films directed by Steven Schachter Films shot in Houston USA Network original films {{US-tv-film-stub