Known for Acting
Born
January 4, 1924
Died
January 3, 2005 (age 80)
Birthplace
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Filmography
26 films, 38 shows


Godzilla 1985
1985 · 1h 27m · US
Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this 16th Godzilla film ignores all previous sequels and serves as a direct follow-up to the 1956 "Godzilla King of the Monsters", which also featured scenes with Burr edited into 1954's "Godzilla". This film restores the darker tone of the original, as we witness the nuclear destruction of giant lizard terrorizing Japan.


The Dark
1979 · 1h 32m · US
At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On the trail are a TV reporter, the father of one of the victims, and a police detective, but despite their efforts only the mysterious psychic DeRenzy knows what the killer is and how to stop it.


The Bermuda Triangle
1979 · 1h 33m · US
Documentary on with strange goings-on in the 'devil's triangle'.


The Meanest Men in the West
1978 · 1h 31m · US
Bronson and Marvin star as murderous half-brothers who are running from the law as well as each other. A climatic confrontation proves to each of them just how mean the other can be. "The Meanest Men in the West" is actually an amalgam of two episodes of the hit 1960's TV series, "The Virginian." In one installment, a wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped by a nasty gunslinger. But the crime is only just a means for the ruffian to draw the tough title character into a blood- thirsty revenge scheme. In the second, a drifter burglarizes the Shiloh ranch. Then an unhinged girl relies on the man to aid in her flight from home.


Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · 2h 17m · UK
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.


Raid on Entebbe
1976 · 2h 25m · US
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Israeli government would not negotiate. A rescue plan was devised, and less than 100 commandos were flown across Africa to rescue the passengers in surprisingly successful operation.


Family Plot
1976 · 2h · US
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.


Eat My Dust
1976 · 1h 29m · US
Hoover Nielbold is a car-crazy teenager who, in order to impress the hottest girl in school, takes her for a ride in a souped-up race car owned by local racer Big Bubba Jones. Hoover's father Harry, who's also the local sheriff is furious at the situation and orders his bumbling deputies to go after him. With the Sheriff's office overflowing with concerned parents and citizens and his deputies failing to catch him. He enlists the help of Jones and fellow racers to capture him. It culminates in a thrilling car chase finale through the rural countryside.


92 in the Shade
1975 · 1h 33m · UK
A young drifter returns to his home in Key West, Florida and attempts to open a fishing charter business, provoking a dangerous feud with a rival fishing sea captain.


Framed
1975 · 1h 46m · US
Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out the justice he was denied to those responsible.


Trapped Beneath the Sea
1974 · 1h 37m · US
Based on an incident that occurred off the coast of Florida in 1973, this film tells the story of four men who find themselves trapped in a mini-submarine in the ocean depths.


The Execution of Private Slovik
1974 · 1h 56m · US
The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.


Hit!
1973 · 2h 15m · US
A federal agent whose daughter dies of a heroin overdose is determined to destroy the drug ring that supplied her. He recruits various people whose lives have been torn apart by the drug trade and trains them. Then they all leave for France to track down and destroy the ring.


Savage!
1973 · 1h 13m · US
A television reporter uncovers a compromising photograph of a Supreme Court nominee, only for the woman in the picture to die under mysterious circumstances. As he investigates, he’s drawn into a web of political intrigue and media manipulation. Originally conceived as a TV series pilot, the 1973 thriller aired as a standalone film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Martin Landau.


The Marshal of Madrid
1972 · 1h 40m
A gang of smugglers headed by an oil dealer are brought to justice by a lawman.


Brother John
1971 · 1h 35m · US
An enigmatic man returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.


The Cheyenne Social Club
1970 · 1h 43m · US
Cowboy John O'Hanlan is surprised to learn that someone's left him a business in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He sets out to claim it, only to discover it's a brothel.


The Lawyer
1970 · 2h · US
Tony Petrocelli, a bright young lawyer practicing in the rich cattle town of Baker, becomes embroiled in a murder case.


The Loved One
1965 · 2h 2m · US
The suicide of his expatriate uncle draws Englishman and poet Dennis Barlow into California's booming funeral industry.


Angel's Flight
1965 · 1h 17m · US
A series of murders involving a stripper are investigated by a hard-drinking reporter.


Navajo Run
1964 · 1h 15m · US
A sick trap opens for half-breed Matthew Whitehawk when he seeks help at a frontier ranch after being bitten by a rattler. Luke Grog, wife Sarah, and mute brother Jesse nurse him back to his feet so that Luke can drop him in the middle of the forest without food or water and hunt him down as he has 16 Indians before him.


A Tiger Walks
1964 · 1h 31m · US
A tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town, and hides itself in the surrounding woods. This throws the town into a panic and everyone wants the animal killed immediately, except for the daughter of the sheriff. She wants to capture the tiger and put it in a zoo, thereby saving the tiger's life. Her determination starts a nationwide campaign among children to raise the money to buy the tiger from the circus, but first, she, her father and an Indian tiger trainer must find the tiger before the National Guard do, who have orders to kill it on sight.


Convicts 4
1962 · 1h 45m · US
After his death sentence is commuted to life in prison, John Resko is transferred from Sing-Sing to Dannemora where, with the help of a humane prison guard, he becomes a rehabilitated man and a successful painter.


Incident in an Alley
1962 · 1h 23m · US
A policeman is accused of manslaughtering a 14-year-old boy but is acquitted of all charges. Still, he feels a lot of guilt and begins to doubt if he really is innocent after all.


Trauma
1962 · 1h 33m · US
Eight years after her aunt Helen Garrison is killed, newlywed niece Emmaline and husband Warren return to the home where Helen died, where Emmaline tries to recall events from that fateful night that her mind has blacked out.


Gun Street
1961 · 1h 7m · US
A sheriff goes in pursuit of an escaped convict who is bent on paying back the people responsible for his imprisonment.