
Birthday:
10-28-1885
Deathday:
09-23-1950 (64 years)
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
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Back Door to Heaven
Act like Judge (uncredited)
event1939 star_border 5
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The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".
Mrs. Parkington
Act like Old Man at Ball (uncredited)
event1944 star_border 6.1
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In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by mine owner and financier Augustus Parkington. He moves them to New York, tries to remake her into a society woman, and establishes their home among the wealthiest of New York's high society. Family and social life is not always peaceful, however, and she guides us, in flashbacks, through the rises and falls of the Parkington family fortunes.
Just Off Broadway
Act like Judge Robert Walters
event1942 star_border 5
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Private detective Michael Shayne is on the case again, but this time he's stuck on a jury for a murder trial. So, what does he do? Why, he skips out on sequestration in order to solve the case himself!
Night Time in Nevada
Act like Attorney Jason Howley
event1948 star_border 6.2
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Twenty years earlier Farrell killed his mining partner Andrews. Now Andrews daughter arrives to get her father's trust fund. Farrell having rustled Roy's cattle now takes her money from her Lawyer and lets her overhear false information of their next rustling job. With the posse at the wrong location, his men attack the cattle train and Roy on board find himself greatly outnumbered.
A Foreign Affair
Act like General Finney
event1948 star_border 7.1
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In occupied Berlin, a US Army Captain is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the US Congresswoman investigating her.
The Purple Monster Strikes
Act like Dr. Paul Meredith
event1945 star_border 3.8
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A Martian invader crashes his spaceship conveniently close to the workshop of a scientist who is developing an interplanetary craft. If the extraterrestrial Purple Monster can complete the rocket ship and return to Mars, he will be able to start a full-scale invasion of Earth. Good thing Craig Foster sets out to thwart the Monster's mission!
The Lady Gambles
Act like Macllwaine, Poker Player (uncredited)
event1949 star_border 6
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When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
Casablanca
Act like American (uncredited)
event1943 star_border 8.2
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In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Daughter of the Jungle
Act like Vincent Walker
event1949 star_border 4.3
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An airplane carrying a pair of police officers escorting gangsters to prison crash-lands in the African jungle. They are rescued from an attack by savage natives by a white woman who appears out of nowhere, and it turns out she is a lost heiress who herself crash-landed in the jungle years before.
The Man Who Returned to Life
Act like Judge Thomas
event1942 star_border 6
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An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-year absence.
The Judge Steps Out
Act like Evelyn's Attorney (uncredited)
event1947 star_border 7
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A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
T-Men
Act like Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
event1947 star_border 6.8
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Two U.S. Treasury ("T-men") agents go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to break a U.S. currency counterfeiting ring.
Over My Dead Body
Act like Judge
event1942
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Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears several men discussing the suicide of a coworker. Struck with a brilliant notion, Berle decides to confess to the murder of the dead man, certain that he'll be able to wriggle out of the situation and thereby have plenty of material for a story.
This Land Is Mine
Act like Mr. Noble, Jury Foreman and Butcher
event1943 star_border 7.1
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Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
Hazard
Act like Taxi-Starter (uncredited)
event1948 star_border 8
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A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.
The Vampire's Ghost
Act like Sailor
event1945 star_border 5.2
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In a small African port, a tawdry bar is run by a old man named Webb Fallon. Fallon is actually a vampire, but he is becoming weary of his "life" of the past few hundred years.
Jackass Mail
Act like Pastor
event1942 star_border 7
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An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.
Marshal of Laredo
Act like Mel Bowers
event1945
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Substituting for Allan Lane, who'd been called away to active military service, Bill Elliot stars in the Republic "Red Ryder" western Marshal of Laredo. This time, Red comes to the aid of a frontier lawyer, who is suspected of being an outlaw
Once More, My Darling
Act like Mr. Grant
event1949 star_border 5.7
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An actor is recalled to active duty with the Army's C.I.D. to find the thief who stole historical jewels in occupied Germany and the trail leads to the boyfriend of a young debutante from Bel Air.
The Fleet's In
Act like Judge
event1942 star_border 7
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Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are placed on his prowess with the ladies.
Prince of the Plains
Act like Sam Phillips (as George Carleton)
event1949
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Banker Ned Owens refuses to call in the many unpaid loans made to the local ranchers as he knows they are being terrorized by a gang of crooks and unable to pay. But the secret leader of the gang is James Taylor large stockholder of the bank.....
Twin Beds
Act like Minister
event1942 star_border 2.7
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Mike Abbott just wants to spend a quiet evening at home with his wife, but her collection of zany friends make hash of his hopes.
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Act like Wilfred Kittridge
event1945 star_border 5.5
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Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at an auction.
The Blue Dahlia
Act like DeAnza Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
event1946 star_border 6.6
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Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.
Main Street Today
Act like Store Owner Welburn Sprague (uncredited)
event1944 star_border 6.2
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This patriotic short film promotes America's war effort at home. The story looks at a fictional small town's main street, seeing where additional workforce, for increased production of materials needed by the military, might come from.
Mission to Moscow
Act like Congressman (uncredited)
event1943 star_border 5.2
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Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.
Whistling in the Dark
Act like Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
event1941 star_border 5.8
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Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.
Fingers at the Window
Act like Meeting Chairman (uncredited)
event1942 star_border 5.4
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In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.
Body and Soul
Act like Prizefight Doctor (uncredited)
event1947 star_border 6.7
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Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
The Time of Their Lives
Act like Museum Guard (uncredited)
event1946 star_border 7
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Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.
A Song for Miss Julie
Act like Lawyer (uncredited)
event1945 star_border 1
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Two playwrights and a former burlesque queen travel to Louisiana to research a musical they're planning on a local Southern hero.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Act like Doctor (uncredited)
event1945 star_border 7.6
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In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
Over 21
Act like Hinkle (uncredited)
event1945 star_border 5.3
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A woman screenwriter lives in a shabby bungalow in order to be near her husband, a 39-year-old newspaper editor who has just joined the army.
You Gotta Stay Happy
Act like Portly Man (Uncredited)
event1948 star_border 6.5
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Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.
Two Sisters from Boston
Act like Party Guest (uncredited)
event1946 star_border 6
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Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.
Magnificent Doll
Act like Howard
event1946 star_border 5.9
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While packing her belongings in preparation of evacuating the White House because of the impending British invasion of Washington D.C., Dolly Payne Madison thinks back on her childhood, her first marriage, and later romances with two very different politicians, Aaron Burr and his good friend James Madison. She plays each against the other, not only for romantic reasons, but also to influence the shaping of the young country. By manipulating Burr's affections, she helps Thomas Jefferson win the presidency, and eventually she becomes First Lady of the land herself.
Joe Smith, American
Act like Doctor Treating Joe at Home (uncredited)
event1942 star_border 5.7
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Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. Shortly after being a promoted to a much higher position, Joe is kidnapped by enemy agents who are determined to get military secrets out of him by any means possible. Will Joe keep quiet or betray his country...
Kid Glove Killer
Act like Taggart - Third Politician (uncredited)
event1942 star_border 6.2
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Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.
Raiders of the Desert
Act like Jones
event1941
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Two American leave a ship where they had stowed away, in a Middle Eastern port and wind up in the fighting in a brutal civil war
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