The Cast of “Angels in the Outfield”: Where Are They Now?

The beloved 1994 film made a star of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and featured some now-familiar faces

We all need someone to believe in ... and for a generation, that someone was Christopher Lloyd.

The beloved actor helped lead a cast including Danny Glover, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Matthew McConaughey through 1994's Angels in the Outfield, a remake of the 1951 classic that follows a boy who prays for his team — and is answered by angels.

Though reviews were mixed (PEOPLE's critic wrote that "it could have used all the help it could get") the movie made $50 million at the box office and lifted the stars of some of its younger cast members.

As the film turns 30 — and finally starts streaming, now on Disney+ — catch up with the cast of Angels in the Outfield, then and now.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Roger Bowman

Joseph Gordon-Levitt was already a busy child actor — appearing on Dark Shadows, The Powers That Be and Roseanne — by the time he joined the cast of Angels in the Outfield as young fan Roger, a child in the foster system whose prayers for his team's improvement are answered by a group of helpful angels only he can see and hear.

From there, he cemented his teen star status on 3rd Rock from the Sun and movie favorites like 10 Things I Hate About You, and continued to steal our hearts in other film appearances, most notably the indie hit (500) Days of Summer. He also appeared in Christopher Nolan's Inception and The Dark Knight Rises before starring in his own directorial debut, Don Jon.

Most recently, the Emmy-winning actor starred opposite Eddie Murphy in Netflix's 2024 comedy action sequel Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.

In 2014, Gordon-Levitt, now 43, married girlfriend Tasha McCauley; together, they have three children.

Danny Glover as George Knox

Already a double Emmy nominee and Independent Spirit Award winner by the time he starred in Angels, screen icon Danny Glover took on the role of team manager George Knox, who starts listening to Roger's supernatural advice and ultimately adopts the young boy and his pal, J.P., in the most Hollywood of movie endings.

Glover made his silver screen debut in 1979's Escape from Alcatraz, moving on to '90s favorites like The Color Purple, Mandela, Lethal Weapon and Lonesome Dove and more current hits including Dreamgirls, Saw and The Royal Tenenbaums.

In 2022, he earned his first Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Twice divorced, Glover, now 78, has one daughter.

Christopher Lloyd as Al

Already well established in Hollywood thanks to his Emmy-winning work on Taxi and starring role in the Back to the Future films, Christopher Lloyd played Al "The Boss" Angel, who helps lead his other-worldly friends through the actual Angels' baseball season.

The actor has kept busy since the release of Back to the Future, starring as Uncle Fester in the '90s The Addams Family and Addams Family Values. In addition to family favorites like Dennis the Menace and Baby Geniuses, Lloyd also voiced Hacker on the PBS Kids' animated series Cyberchase from 2002 to 2022. Other film credits include The Tender Bar, Spirit Halloween and Self Reliance, and most recently a guest spot on Hacks.

Lloyd, 85, has been married five times; he wed Lisa Loiacono in 2016.

Milton Davis Jr. as J.P.

The part of Roger's pal J.P. went to fellow child actor Milton Davis Jr., who made his big-screen debut in the film. From there, he went on to guest roles on popular '90s series like Sister, Sister and 7th Heaven.

According to EW, he stepped away from the spotlight in the early 2000s, though appeared in a 30 for 30 parody of Angels in the Outfield in 2015.

Tony Danza as Mel Clark

Lloyd's Taxi costar Tony Danza was busy with TV hits like Who's the Boss? and Baby Talk when he signed on as beleaguered Angels pitcher Mel Clark.

Following the film, Danza moved on to series like Hudson Street, The Tony Danza Show, Family Law, There's... Johnny!, The Good Cop and Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Danza also appeared in movies including Crash, Cloud 9, Gordon-Levitt's Don Jon and Darby and the Dead.

Danza has three Golden Globe Award nominations for Who's the Boss? and Taxi and an Emmy nomination for a guest-starring role on The Practice. He is set to return to the small screen in a Who's the Boss? revival series on Amazon Freevee.

The former boxer, 73, is twice divorced and has four adult children.

Brenda Fricker as Maggie Nelson

Irish actress Brenda Fricker was already an Oscar winner (Best Supporting Actress for 1990's My Left Foot) when she stepped into the film as Roger and J.P.'s foster mom, Maggie Nelson.

In the years since, Fricker, 79, has appeared in all sorts of iconic films and TV shows, including A Time to Kill and Albert Nobbs. She spent 24 years on the Irish series Casualty, and most recently starred in the limited series The Catch.

Matthew McConaughey as Ben Williams

Matthew McConaughey has been a Hollywood heartthrob since the ’90s, when he starred in Dazed and Confused and next Angels in the Outfield as young outfielder Ben Williams.

From there he never stopped, dominating movies in everything from Boys on the Side and Contact to How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Tropic Thunder.

McConaughey followed up his role as a veteran dancer in Magic Mike with an Oscar-winning performance in 2013’s Dallas Buyers Club. He received widespread acclaim and an Emmy nomination the following year for his performance in HBO’s True Detective, and starred in director Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.

McConaughey, 54, has been married to Camila Alves McConaughey since 2012. The couple has three children, Levi, Vida and Livingston.

Dermot Mulroney as Roger's Dad

Dermot Mulroney first made a name for himself in another baseball movie — 1988's Long Gone — before appearing in Angels as Roger's biological dad, who tells him they can be a family again when the Angels win the pennant, setting the stage for the rest of the film.

From there, he went on to break hearts in My Best Friend's Wedding, The Wedding Date and The Family Stone while racking up credits on Friends and Enlightened. In 2013, he earned a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination with his August: Osage County castmates and in more recent years has appeared on TV favorites including Shameless, Station 19, Secret Invasion and Arrested Development.

Mulroney, 60, shares one son with ex Catherine Keener and two daughters with wife Prima Apollinaare.

Adrien Brody as Danny Hemmerling

Angels in the Outfield was one of Adrien Brody's first roles; he had a small part as player Danny Hemmerling following a few film appearances and a stint on TV's Annie McGuire.

From there, he went on to win the Best Actor Oscar for The Pianist before joining the Wes Anderson universe in The Darjeeling Limited, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch and Asteroid City. Most recently, he's appeared on a handful of popular series including Succession, Poker Face, Peaky Blinders and Winning Time.

Brody, 51, has been dating former designer Georgina Chapman since 2019.

Jay O. Sanders as Ranch Wilder

Stage veteran Jay O. Sanders took on the role of sportscaster Ranch Wilder, who tries to settle his beef with manager George Knox by spilling the secret about Roger's communication with the actual angels.

Sanders was already a household name when he appeared in the movie, having starred in Glory, JFK and Starting Over. In the years since, he's stayed on the big screen in Along Came a Spider and Cadillac Records and more recently appeared on series including Blindspot and Manhunt. He currently features in Purlie Victorious on Broadway.

The actor, 71, is married to fellow actress Maryann Plunkett, with whom he has one son.

Ben Johnson as Hank Murphy

Ben Johnson came from a deep Western movie background before he joined the Angels cast as team owner Hank Murphy, who comes close to firing George upon hearing he's been taking advice from Lloyd and the angels via Roger.

According to his IMDb profile, Johnson also served as a stuntman in nearly 30 films, and in 1979, was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.

The actor died on April 8, 1996, at 77 years old.

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