Known for Camera
Born
April 25, 1921
Died
February 13, 2017 (age 95)
Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Filmography
46 films


Child in the Night
1990 · 1h 35m · US
Traumatized after seeing his father brutally murdered by a hook wielding assailant, young Luke is tasked to help unmask the killer.


The Neon Empire
1989 · 3h 6m · US
New York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution and gambling.


Malone
1987 · 1h 32m · US
Erstwhile C.I.A. assassin Richard Malone hopes for a tranquil retirement in the placid Pacific Northwest, but what he gets is a rumble with a right-wing extremist plotting a secret revolution.


Head Office
1985 · 1h 30m · US
In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's daughter, no less) who's leading a protest against the company's shady business practices.


Love Lives On
1985 · 1h 35m · US
A 15-year-old girl must choose between continuing her pregnancy and undergoing treatment for her fast-growing cancer.


To Be or Not to Be
1983 · 1h 47m · US
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.


My Favorite Year
1982 · 1h 32m · US
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.


Neighbors
1981 · 1h 35m · US
One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious these are not the quiet professional types who *should* be living in such a nice street. As more and more unbelievable events unfold, our hero starts to question his own sanity... and those of his family.


Sunday Lovers
1980 · 2h 5m · FR
A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France, USA and Italy). "An Englishman's Home" "The French Method" "Armando's Notebook" "Skippy"


Americathon
1979 · 1h 24m · US
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.


The Bell Jar
1979 · 1h 47m · US
A young woman's summer in New York includes working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, her return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all amidst the horrors of the 1950s, from news of the Rosenbergs' execution to sleazy disc jockeys and predatory college boys.


The World's Greatest Lover
1977 · 1h 29m · US
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or acting. But when his wife leaves him for the real Valentino, Rudy goes to outrageous lengths to win the role of a lifetime and win back the love of his life.


The Car
1977 · 1h 36m · US
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.


Two-Minute Warning
1976 · 1h 55m · US
A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major championship game. The police, led by Captain Peter Holly and the SWAT commander, learn of the plot and rush to the scene.


Mastermind
1976 · 1h 26m · US
Zero Mostel plays an inspector on the trail of criminals who have captured a robot called Chatze(sp?) played by Felix Silas. The inspector has delusions that he is a great Samurai warrior and the movie flashes back and forth between present day and ancient times.


Dragonfly
1976 · 1h 38m
A man, recently released from a mental hospital, tries to track down his family.


The Ultimate Warrior
1975 · 1h 34m · US
Only a few people still live in New York in 2012. They are organized in gangs with their own turf. One of them is led by Baron, another one by Carrot, and they are constantly at war with each other.


Shell Game
1975 · 1h 11m · US
A convicted con artist sets out to expose the head of a charity fund who has been embezzling money to cover his huge gambling losses.


Young Frankenstein
1974 · 1h 46m · US
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.


The Dion Brothers
1974 · 1h 34m · US
Two rural West Virginia brothers leave home, rob an armored car and become fugitives.


W
1974 · 1h 35m · US
Is a young woman being stalked by her ex, or is she imagining things?


Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973 · 1h 33m · US
Rita, a middle aged New York City homemaker, finds herself in an emotional crisis which forces her to re-examine her life, as well as her relationships with her mother, her eye doctor husband, her alienated daughter and estranged son.


Child's Play
1972 · 1h 40m · US
At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.


T.R. Baskin
1971 · 1h 30m · US
An enthusiastic young woman runs away to Chicago to start a new life. She is soon confronted with the emotional coldness of the big city and has to search for her place in the scheme of things.


Doc
1971 · 1h 36m · US
Doc Holliday travels to Tombstone, Ariz., with prostitute Katie Elder. Although the trip is difficult because Doc is ill with tuberculosis, they eventually reach their destination, where Holliday is reunited with his old friend Marshal Wyatt Earp, who has been clashing with the Clanton gang. Tensions between Earp and the Clantons rise until their infamous final showdown brings it to a head.


Diary of a Mad Housewife
1970 · 1h 35m · US
Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous, social-climbing lawyer who ridicules her in front of their children, criticizing everything she does or wears. She begins an affair with George Prager, a dashing, successful, and blatantly sadistic writer.


Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970 · 1h 37m · US
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton. However, the police, O'Malley, and lots of others find themselves scrambling when the money goes missing.


Some Kind of a Nut
1969 · 1h 29m · US
A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's demands that he shave his beard.


Last Summer
1969 · 1h 35m · US
During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.


Goodbye, Columbus
1969 · 1h 42m · US
A Jewish man and a Jewish woman meet, and while attracted to each other, find that their worlds are very different. She is the archetypal Jewish American Princess — very emotionally involved with her parents' world and the world they have created for her, while he is much less dependent on his family. They begin an affair which brings more differences to the surface.
Days in My Father's House
Days in My Father's House
1968 · DK
After twelve years in the US, Kirsten returns home to her father with her American husband and their eleven-year-old son. Her father is a tough and cold businessman with whom she has never been on good terms. The couple soon separate, and Kirsten meets a former friend. Her father dies just as he is beginning to develop a good relationship with his grandson.


The Incident
1967 · 1h 39m · US
Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.


Fail Safe
1964 · 1h 52m · US
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.


Two Gals and a Guy
1951 · 1h 10m · US
A singing couple gets their own television show, and the strains of putting on a TV show every week starts to jeopardize their relationship.


Mister Universe
1951 · 1h 29m · US
A gullible and honest "Mr. Universe" winner, Tommy Tomkins, gets added to the stable of a con-man and a wrestling prompter.


With These Hands
1950 · 52m · US
Produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the film used actors to recreate the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire and compare working conditions of the early 20th century to that of the 1950s.


Guilty Bystander
1950 · 1h 31m · US
A drunken ex-cop gets a shot at redemption when his young son is kidnapped after a smuggling deal goes belly up.


C-Man
1949 · 1h 15m · US
A customs agent follows a jewel smuggler's trail of corpses from Paris to New York.


Shades of Gray
1948 · 1h 5m · US
After the suppression of "Let There Be Light" (a documentary about combat-induced post-traumatic stress disorders which presented many inconvenient and demoralizing truths), the U.S. Army Signal Corp created this dramatized up-beat remake of the film. Only this time, the production excluded the involvement of John Houston, the producer of the original documentary.