Known for Costume & Make-Up
Born
February 24, 1920 (age 106)
Birthplace
Pleasant Home, Nebraska, USA
Filmography
41 films


Fine Things
1990 · 2h 30m · US
Bernard Fine's career leaves little time for romance, so fate takes over. When Bernie befriends a little girl, he meets - and falls for - her single mother, Liz. They soon marry and add a son to their new family. But the happiness is short-lived as Liz is fatally stricken by cancer. Added to the heartbreak is a threat from the past that could tear the family apart. For Bernie, it's a struggle to hold on to and savor the truly fine things in life.
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
Shakedown on the Sunset Strip
1988 · 1h 33m · US
Ambitious police sergeant, Charles Stoker, takes on prostitution in 1948 Los Angeles to make a name for himself. Madam, Brenda Allen, however has the 'whole city' on her payroll and his crusade proves difficult.


You Ruined My Life
1987 · 1h 40m
"You Ruined My Life" was a cute TV movie (from the Wonderful World of Disney movies that they show on Saturday or Sunday nights) starring Soleil Moon Frye as Minerva, a spoiled girl who lived in a Las Vegas casino with her Uncle Howie who lets her do whatever she wants. Minerva gets into trouble a lot, and her Aunt Hermione threatens to take her away from Uncle Howie. Paul Reiser plays Dexter, a professor who figures out a way to win every time at blackjack. Dexter gets caught at cheating, and Uncle Howie works out a deal for Dexter to tutor Minerva so she can get into a private school back east. This is easier said than done, because Minerva has never been interested in school.


Absence of Malice
1981 · 1h 56m · US
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, tragedy follows, forcing Carter to face up to the responsibilities of her job when she is confronted by Gallagher.


When She Was Bad...
1979 · 1h 40m · US
Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, family and counselors can stop her from harming Robbie and herself.


Demon Seed
1977 · 1h 34m · US
A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.


The Spell
1977 · 1h 26m · US
A distraught mother must cope with her embittered daughter who has the ability to cause "accidents" to happen.


All the President's Men
1976 · 2h 18m · US
During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Nixon to resign from his post.


Funny Lady
1975 · 2h 16m · US
Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.


For Pete's Sake
1974 · 1h 30m · US
Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scrambles to find a way to pay the money back.


What's Up, Doc?
1972 · 1h 34m · US
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.


Freckles
1960 · 1h 23m · US
A young man with only one hand gets a job at a timber camp and falls for his boss's daughter.


Dinosaurus!
1960 · 1h 25m · US
After undersea explosions near a Caribbean island, prehistoric creatures are unleashed on the unsuspecting population.


The Defiant Ones
1958 · 1h 36m · US
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.


Valerie
1957 · 1h 22m · US
After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court where they give two different conflicting accounts of their marriage.


The Young Don't Cry
1957 · 1h 29m · US
An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.


China Gate
1957 · 1h 37m · US
Near the end of the French phase of the Vietnam War, a group of mercenaries are recruited to travel through enemy territory to the Chinese border.


Shack Out on 101
1955 · 1h 20m · US
A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.


Man with the Gun
1955 · 1h 23m · US
A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls. He also finds a town and sheriff afraid of their own shadow, scared of a landowner they never see who rules through his rowdy sidekicks. The stranger is a town tamer by trade, and he accepts a $500 commission to sort things out.


The Night of the Hunter
1955 · 1h 33m · US
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.


The Unlighted Road
1955 · 30m
Young Jeff Latham stops at a roadside diner and ends up working there. After meeting a nice local girl, everything seems to be going his way. Things get complicated when he unwittingly gets involved with criminals working out of the diner.


The Siege at Red River
1954 · 1h 26m · US
Cavalry Captain Farraday attempts to prevent the delivery of Gatling Guns into the hands of hostile Indians.


The Big Sky
1952 · 2h 13m · US
Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.


The First Legion
1951 · 1h 26m · US
A Catholic priest fights against his colleagues' immediate acceptance of an ambiguous “miracle”.


Tarzan's Peril
1951 · 1h 18m · US
Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.


Rocketship X-M
1950 · 1h 17m · US
Astronauts blast off to explore the moon on Rocketship X-M or "Rocketship eXploration Moon". A spacecraft malfunction and some fuel miscalculations cause them to end up landing on Mars. On Mars, evidence of a once powerful civilization is found. The scientists determine that an atomic war destroyed most of the Martians. Those that survived reverted to a caveman like existence.


Wagon Master
1950 · 1h 26m · US
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.


Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950 · 1h 11m · US
It's 1848 and a wagon train with an Army escort is heading west through Indian territory, It's scout is Davy Crockett, nephew of his more famous namesake. There is spy amongst them informing the Indians. They survive the first Indian attack and then push on. They have a choice of two passes through the mountains. Learing of the pass to be defended by the Indians, they head for the other. But upon ariving, the Indians attack. Somehow they have been informed.


She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · 1h 44m · US
On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.


Black Magic
1949 · 1h 45m · US
A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.


3 Godfathers
1948 · 1h 42m · US
Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.


The Invisible Wall
1947 · 1h 12m · US
A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the military. Unfortunately, he loses the $20,000 he was supposed to deliver to gambling and a con artist. His attempts to get the money back leads to bigger problems including a murder plot.


Lured
1947 · 1h 42m · US
Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.


The Chase
1946 · 1h 26m · US
Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.


The Corsican Brothers
1942 · 1h 51m · US
Cultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents' death at the hands of evil Colonna. Because each feels all the same sensations experienced by the other, swordplay is difficult for them. Worse yet, raised very differently, they struggle to find common ground between their conflicting personalities. But to defeat their enemy, the two will have to overcome the obstacles and work as a team.


Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · 1h 50m · US
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.


The Saint in New York
1938 · 1h 9m · US
A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar, who fights lawlessness and corruption through unorthodox methods. Templar sets his sights on individual crimes bosses, and after bringing down two vicious leaders through disguise and deception, discovers that there is a mastermind behind all the city's crime.