Known for Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Andrew RomaSanta, better known as Andy Romano, (April 16, 1936 – September 14, 2022) was an American actor, known for playing "J.D.", an outlaw motorcyclist and right-hand henchman of the character Eric von Zipper (played by Harvey Lembeck) in the 1960s Beach Party movies (which starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy Romano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
June 15, 1941
Died
September 14, 2022 (age 81)
Birthplace
Sequim, Washington, USA
Filmography
53 films, 32 shows


Heaven or Vegas
1999 · 1h 46m
country: United States
Rachel, a part-time call girl, is taken off the streets of Las Vegas by Navy, a high-class gigolo in search of a new way of life in Montana. Gigolos being what they are, Navy strays along the way -- with Rachel's step-sister. Rachel runs away just as Navy realizes she really is the one for him.


Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 · 2h 10m
country: United States
A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.


Listen
1996 · 1h 37m
country: United States
A young woman thinks one of her neighbors in her apartment building is a serial killer and begins to suspect both her current boyfriend and former girlfriend of being the killer.


Fast Money
1996 · 1h 33m
country: United States
When a car thief can't resist stealing one more car, she finds herself in possession of $2.7 million mob money, and the mob's counterfeit printing plates. The mobsters and corrupt cops don't take kindly for this, and the chase soon begins.


Eraser
1996 · 1h 55m
country: Canada
Eraser, an elite federal marshal who "erases" the pasts of jeopardized informers and relocates them into safe anonymity, must protect a moving target who stands to uncover a conspiracy that could shift the balance of power in the world forever.


Getting Away with Murder
1996 · 1h 28m
country: United Kingdom
When the very moralistic college ethics instructor Jack Lambert finds himself living next door to an accused German death camp commander, he takes it upon himself to rid the world of this man.


Two Bits
1995 · 1h 25m
country: United States
It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater. But grandpa's not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward: he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.


Rough Magic
1995 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
In the 1950s, a pretty magician's apprentice travels to Mexico to escape her boyfriend, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teach her the ancient principles of magic.


Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
1995 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A passenger train has been hijacked by an electronics expert and turned into an untraceable command center for a weapons satellite. He has planned to blow up Washington DC and only one man can stop him, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback.


Drop Zone
1994 · 1h 41m
country: United States
A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered to turn in his badge, he seeks out Jessie Crossman, a noted skydiver, and offers to sponsor her crew for the annual Independence Day parachuting show in Washington, D.C., if she trains him. Meanwhile, the mastermind behind the mid-air jailbreak is planning a daring computer theft on Independence Day.


Tryst
1994 · 1h 41m
country: United States
A young man journeys to the estate of rich family in Santa Barbara, California, to visit his mother, who works there as a maid and whom he hasn't seen in many years. He winds up getting involved in adultery and a murder plot and uncovering some long-hidden secrets that no one in the family wants revealed.


A Friend to Die For
1994 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Who could have stabbed popular, beautiful cheerleader Stacy to death? It could have been antisocial Goth girl Monica; it could've been angst-ridden Jill -- or maybe it was the plain girl nobody suspected.


Bank Robber
1993 · 1h 31m
country: United States
After robbing a bank, the robber hides out from the police in a seedy hotel where he is forced to bribe various tennants for protection as well as their silence which becomes more difficult as greed takes over and the people demand more exuberant bribes from the bank robber to shelter and hide him.


Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story
1993 · 1h 28m
country: United States
When a woman dies in a supposed accident, her parents suspect their son-in-law of foul play. When the police begin to agree, the murder suspect vanishes.


The Fugitive
1993 · 2h 11m
country: United States
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.


Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
1993 · 3h 12m
country: United States
Stewart and Neil Woodman plot to have their parents murdered.


Midnight Witness
1993 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Renegade cops are videotaped murdering a motorist and the witnesses are in danger of being their next victims.


Under Siege
1992 · 1h 42m
country: France
A disgruntled ex-CIA operative, his assistant and their assembled group of terrorists seize a battleship with nuclear blackmail in mind. They've planned for every contingency but ignore the ship's cook, former Navy SEAL Casey Ryback—an error that could be fatal.


The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992 · 1h 29m
country: United States
A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.


Unlawful Entry
1992 · 1h 52m
country: Japan
When Michael and Karen Carr’s home is robbed, the couple strike up a friendship with duty officer Pete Davis. But the disturbed cop develops an intense fixation on Karen, and his idea of friendship soon turns into a dangerous obsession, making him the Carrs’ worst nightmare.


Afterburn
1992 · 1h 43m
country: United States
Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world. Air Force Captain Theodore T. Harduvel was one of the best F-16 pilots the U.S. had to offer. After much digging, Janet Harduvel discovers a joint military and General Dynamic cover-up. She proves to be unwavering in her search for the truth to clear his name.


Bugsy
1991 · 2h 16m
country: United States
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.


Mobsters
1991 · 1h 44m
country: United States
The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...


Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
1991 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Perry is at TV station "KGGY" to be interviewed but thanks to the interference of main anchor-person Brett Huston the interview is pulled. Mostly everybody hates Brett as Brett knows all the station workers secrets. He has also written a memo insulting all of the main station players - Vic St. John - the station manager, Twyla Cooper - the producer, Chuck Gilmore - the sports reporter, Gary Slate - the weatherman, Cassie Woodfield - the reporter and Gillian Pope. Brett is shot dead with Gillian's gun and therefore is arrested for the crime. Gillian calls in Perry, Della and Ken to investigate. As Della and Perry set out to solve the mystery, Ken gets close to Cassie but she is a suspect and when it appears that somebody is trying to kill her, the mystery deepens..


Pizza Man
1991 · 1h 27m
country: United States
When someone orders a pizza, Elmo the pizza man uncovers a government conspiracy and will stop at nothing to get his $15.23


Pump Up the Volume
1990 · 1h 42m
country: Canada
Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed for a teen committing suicide, the students clash with high school faculty and the authorities.


Laker Girls
1990 · 1h 33m
country: United States
Three hopefuls — a college grad, a dance teacher from Watts, and an incognito heiress — vie for a spot on the Los Angeles Lakers cheerleading team.


Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
1990 · 1h 35m
country: United States
The chief suspects in the murder of an author are the numerous colleagues whom he continuously plagiarized.


Prime Target
1989 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A homicide detective assigned to investigate the serial killings of New York policewomen begins to suspect that the serial killer might be a fellow police officer.


Major League
1989 · 1h 47m
country: United States
When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the misfits she's hired. Rachel is sure her dream will come true, but she underestimates their will to succeed.


Kansas
1988 · 1h 50m
country: United States
A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.


Rampage
1987 · 1h 31m
country: United States
Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes, though, and starts killing again.


Return to Horror High
1987 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A few years ago, a mysterious serial-killer caused panic on Crippen High School. The killer was never caught. A movie company, Cosmic Pictures, has decided to make a feature movie about these events - on location, at the now abandoned school. Since members of cast and crew disappear without a trace, it seems as if history is repeating itself...


Promises to Keep
1985 · 1h 40m
country: United States
An aging cowboy returns to the family he abandoned 30 years ago with a terrifying secret.


M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
1983 · 1h 37m
country: Unknown
A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a hit-and-run by a drunk driver.


The Promise of Love
1980 · 1h 36m
country: United States
A teenage bride becomes a war widow when her Marine Corps husband is killed in Vietnam, until into her life comes a civilian recreation director who works at Camp Pendleton.


Over the Edge
1979 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.


Love and Bullets
1979 · 1h 43m
country: United Kingdom
Jackie Pruit is the girlfriend of notorious gangster Joe Bomposa. When it looks as if Bomposa's goons are threatening Jackie's life, the FBI moves in to protect her, hoping that she'll have incriminating evidence. Veteran agent Charlie Congers is assigned to watch over Jackie, and while it soon becomes apparent that she knows almost nothing about Bomposa that would be of any use to the FBI, he falls in love with her. Bomposa decides it would be more convenient to have Jackie out of the way, ordering her to be executed. Bomposa's henchmen slip through FBI security and murder her, but now they have to answer the angry and vengeful Congers.


The One Man Jury
1978 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Officer Jim Wade is a loose cannon on the force with a reputation for roughing up suspects, informants, witnesses, and just about everybody else who rubs him the wrong way. When women start being killed by a mysterious serial murderer called The Slasher, Wade vows to put a stop to the killing spree, regardless of whether through legal means or not.


Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978 · 1h 40m
country: Unknown
Two policemen are suspected of excessive violence and causing two deaths. The investigation brings to light, little by little, the whole truth.


F.I.S.T.
1978 · 2h 25m
country: United States
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
The Rubber Gun Squad
The Rubber Gun Squad
1977 · 30m
country: Unknown
A squad of police department misfits are assigned to patrol Central Park without real guns.


The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977 · 3h 35m
country: United States
The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh.


Welcome to Arrow Beach
1974 · 1h 34m
country: United States
A hippie girl wandering on a California beach is taken in by a Korean War veteran who lives in a nearby mansion with his sister. The girl soon begins to suspect that the mansion is home to some very strange goings-on.


Get Christie Love!
1974 · 1h 14m
country: United States
Get Christie Love! is a 1974 made-for-television film starring Teresa Graves as an undercover female police detective who is determined to overthrow a drug ring. This film is based on Dorothy Uhnak's crime-thriller novel, The Ledger.


The Bamboo Saucer
1968 · 1h 43m
country: United States
A flying saucer hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village is sought by teams from the United States and U.S.S.R. On finding it, they band together to explore the saucer and take a trip into space.


The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966 · 1h 22m
country: United States
A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go "up there" and have his youth restored.


Sergeant Deadhead
1965 · 1h 30m
country: United States
An astronaut goes into space with a chimpanzee. When they return to Earth after their orbit, it is discovered that the chimp has the brains of the astronaut, and the astronaut has the brains of the chimp. Complications ensue.


How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965 · 1h 33m
country: United States
When he's stationed in Tahiti, a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend.


Beach Blanket Bingo
1965 · 1h 38m
country: United States
In the fourth of the highly successful Frankie and Annette beach party movies, a motorcycle gang led by Eric Von Zipper kidnaps singing star Sugar Kane managed by Bullets, who hires sky-diving surfers Steve and Bonnie from Big Drop for a publicity stunt. With the usual gang of kids and a mermaid named Lorelei.


Pajama Party
1964 · 1h 27m
country: United States
A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.


Bikini Beach
1964 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.


Beach Party
1963 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Anthropology Professor Robert Orwell Sutwell and his secretary Marianne are studying the sex habits of teenagers. The surfing teens led by Frankie and Dee Dee don't have much sex but they sing, battle the motorcycle rats and mice led by Eric Von Zipper and dance to Dick Dale and the Del Tones.