Known for Acting
Vonetta Lawrence McGee (January 14, 1945 – July 9, 2010) was an American actress. She debuted in the Spaghetti Western The Great Silence and went on to appear in blaxploitation films such as Hammer, Melinda, Blacula, Shaft in Africa, Detroit 9000, and 1974's Thomasine & Bushrod alongside her then-boyfriend Max Julien. In 1975, she was Clint Eastwood's co-star in The Eiger Sanction. She was a regular on the 1987 Universal Television situation comedy Bustin' Loose, starring as Mimi Shaw for its only season (1987–88). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vonetta McGee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born
January 14, 1945
Died
July 9, 2010 (age 65)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Filmography
32 films, 10 shows
Filming Silenzio
Filming Silenzio
2017 · 10m
country: Germany
Featurette about the making of Sergio Corbucci's 'Il grande silenzio' consisting mostly of footage from 'Western Italian Style'.


Black August
2007 · 1h 56m
country: United States
The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a $70 gas station robbery crime in 1960. He was 18 years of age when the sentence of one year-to-life was handed down to him.
Johnny B Good
Johnny B Good
1998 · 1h 43m
country: United States
In an effort to impress the girl he loves, an amnesiac small time hustler uncovers political corruption.


The Man Next Door
1996 · 1h 44m
country: United States
Residents of a small town struggle when a paroled rapist moves into the area.


Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · 1h 35m
country: United States
1994. Cagney, now a Lieutenant, re-teams with Lacey, who has left the force, to search for a cache of missing firearms.


Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
1992 · 1h 26m
country: United States
Sleazy talk show host Ted Mayne writes a tell-all book, which enrages and embarrasses several very prominent women. One of them, actress Roxanne Shield, loses her composure during an interview and winds up making a televised death threat. Of course, when Ted is murdered, she is arrested. Witnesses claim they saw Roxanne outside his apartment that night and police later find the murder weapon in her car. Renowned defence attorney Perry Mason accepts the challenge of defending her in court.


Stormy Weathers
1992 · 1h 35m
country: United States
Shepherd is the detective hired by an aristocratic Italian to locate a relative and thereby solve an ancient inheritance problem. As she sinks into the case, however, she finds out that there is much more to the case.


You Must Remember This
1992 · 1h 43m
country: United States
An independent filmmaker has left his profession and keeps it a secret. Years later, his niece finds his old films in a locked trunk and discovers his strong principles when it came to supporting his actors and his art overall.


Brother Future
1991 · 1h 43m
country: United States
A young street rapper is transported back in time to the pre-Civil War South, where he finds himself in the middle of a slave revolt.


To Sleep with Anger
1990 · 1h 42m
country: United States
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.


Father of Hell Town
1985 · 1h 40m
country: United States
In this pilot to the short-lived "Hell Town," Robert Blake plays a scrappy, ex-convict-turned-ghetto priest in an impoverished inner-city parish.


Black Hollywood
1984 · 1h 25m
country: Unknown
Shot entirely on location in Hollywood in 1984, this feature documentary explores the role of black actors, black directors and the black audience in American movies.


Repo Man
1984 · 1h 32m
country: United States
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.


Scruples
1981 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Sequel to the 1980 mini-series, taking up the plot where it -- and Judith Krantz's source novel -- left off. Billy Ikehorn (Shelley Smith) is the owner of a chic Beverly Hills boutique against which romantic, corporate and political power plays unfold in the classic soap opera tradition. It was the pilot to a prospective series.


Superdome
1978 · 1h 37m
country: United States
It's the biggest event of the year — the Super Bowl! But the star players for the Cougars, gathered in New Orleans for the big game, are preoccupied with some serious off-the-field issues. Dave Walecki's marriage to his wife Nancy is falling apart, while Jim McCauley is involved in a shady deal with a management firm that could destroy his career. But that's nothing compared to the real drama. There's an assassin killing off many of the team's personnel (as well as their chances of winning)!


Foxbat
1977 · 1h 47m
country: Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.


Brothers
1977 · 1h 45m
country: United States
Thinly disguised account of the relationship between radical black activist Angela Davis and Black Panther and prison inmate George Jackson, who was one of those killed in a failed 1971 prison breakout.


The Eiger Sanction
1975 · 2h 9m
country: United States
A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.


Thomasine & Bushrod
1974 · 1h 35m
country: United States
A pair of thieves operate in the American South between 1911 and 1915, stealing from rich, white capitalists, and giving to Mexicans, Native Americans and poor whites.


Detroit 9000
1973 · 1h 46m
country: United States
After a fundraiser for a Black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one Black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.


Scream Blacula Scream
1973 · 1h 36m
country: United States
After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line to lead. He is outraged when Lisa, his mother's adopted apprentice is chosen as the leader. Willis seeks revenge by reviving the African prince Blacula — but soon finds that he cannot control him.


Shaft in Africa
1973 · 1h 52m
country: United States
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.


The Norliss Tapes
1973 · 1h 12m
country: United States
A newspaper publisher listens to the personal tapes of investigative reporter David Norliss, who has disappeared during an investigation. The tapes tell the story of that investigation, involving a recent widow whose late husband has been seen working in his private studio. As Norliss and the widow investigate, they unravel a plot involving Voodoo and the walking dead.


Blacula
1972 · 1h 33m
country: United States
An 18th century African prince is turned into a vampire while visiting Transylvania. Two centuries later, he rises from his coffin attacking various residents of Los Angeles and meets Tina, a woman who he believes is the reincarnation of his deceased wife.


Melinda
1972 · 1h 49m
country: United States
A slick, smooth-talking, womanizing young black DJ falls hard for an enigmatic woman he's just met. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when she is found dead in his apartment. It turns out that she was killed by the local mob, which is trying to frame him for the crime. With the police after him, he calls on some of his old acquaintances to help clear his name and avenge the woman's death.


Hammer
1972 · 1h 32m
country: United States
Hotheaded laborer B.J. Hammer can't go long without ending up in a fight, and, after he comes out on top in a particularly impressive workplace scuffle, word of his brawling skills makes its way to Davis, a top boxing manager. Hammer is hired by Davis and begins a lucrative career in the ring, only to find out that his new employer wants him to throw a fight and take part in other illicit activities. Hammer reacts to this news violently, and the feud is on.


The Crucified Girls of San Ramon
1972 · 1h 32m
country: Italy
Seven beautiful women in a high security prison set the stage for a big bust out.


The Kremlin Letter
1970 · 2h
country: United States
After an unauthorized letter suggesting U.S. support for a Russian attack on China is sent to Moscow, a former naval officer and his team go undercover to retrieve it. Their plans are disrupted when a cunning politician raids their hideout.


The Lost Man
1969 · 2h 2m
country: United States
A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."


The Great Silence
1968 · 1h 47m
country: Italy
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters.


Faustina
1968 · 1h 46m
country: Italy
Faustina, the offspring of a black G.I. and a Roman woman who met during the conflict of World War II, must choose between two Italian men who desperately vie for her attention.


Western, Italian Style
1968 · 38m
country: United States
A featurette (most likely shot for American television) about the Spaghetti Western genre during the late 60's and how it had affected Italy at that particular point in time. Contains behind-the-scenes footage from the films "Il Grande Silenzio" "Vado, Vedo e Sparo" "Ammazza Tutti e Torna Solo" and "Corri, Uomo, Corri" and interviews with their directors and cast.