Jack Collins

Jack Collins

Born: August 24, 1918
Died: January 31, 2005
in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Movies for Jack Collins...

The Nest
Title: The Nest
Character: Shakey Jake
Released: May 13, 1988
Type: Movie
Horrifying shocker as a biological experiment goes haywire when meat-eating mutant roaches invade an island community, terrorizing a peaceful New England fishing village and hideously butchering its citizens.
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I Was a Mail Order Bride
Title: I Was a Mail Order Bride
Character: Archibald Tucker
Released: December 14, 1982
Type: Movie
On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from a pretty Chicago magazine writer offering herself as a bridal candidate as an investigative reporting assignment, and then makes another bet that he can keep the relationship platonic for two weeks.
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Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Title: Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Character: Sgt. Squire
Released: July 12, 1981
Type: Movie
Charlie Bartlett is a retired railroad worker whose dream of crossing the country in a hot air balloon is encouraged by his grandson Morris O'Neill, who decides to go along for the ride despite the misgivings of his widowed mother whose plans to remarry have left him disenchanted.
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The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Title: The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Character: Poker Player
Released: November 20, 1979
Type: Movie
A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years leading up to it as the brothers form themselves into a gang of horse thieves and train and bank robbers with their arch enemy, Detective Will Smith, constantly on their heels.
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Death Car on the Freeway
Title: Death Car on the Freeway
Character: Bobby
Released: September 24, 1979
Type: Movie
A determined TV reporter is out to find a maniac who is methodically attacking lone women drivers on the Los Angeles Freeway by pushing them off the road with his powerful van.
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Goin' Coconuts
Title: Goin' Coconuts
Character: Charlie
Released: October 6, 1978
Type: Movie
The toothsome singing duo, Donny and Marie Osmond, head for Hawaii in this comedy. The trouble begins when Marie acquires a lovely necklace without realizing that it is coveted by a group of thieves. An enigmatic woman is also after the necklace. Mayhem, music, and sibling rivalry ensue.
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Title: Dallas
Character: Russell Slater
Released: April 2, 1978
Type: TV
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Title: The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Character: Judge Claymore
Released: September 30, 1977
Type: Movie
The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial.
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Flood!
Title: Flood!
Character: Jack Spangler
Released: June 5, 1977
Type: Movie
Two helicopter pilots rush aid to a small town devastated by a flood following the collapse of an aging dam.
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Title: Barbary Coast
Character: Butler
Released: September 8, 1975
Type: TV
Barbary Coast is an American television series that aired on ABC. The pilot movie first aired on May 4, 1975 and the series itself premiered September 8, 1975; the last episode aired January 9, 1976. Barbary Coast was inspired by a similar 19th-century spy series, The Wild Wild West, and like the earlier program, Barbary Coast mixed the genres of Western and secret agent drama.
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Linda Lovelace for President
Title: Linda Lovelace for President
Character: Honest John
Released: March 1, 1975
Type: Movie
An intentionally campy film designed to capitalize on Linda Lovelace's sudden fame following "Deep Throat", this film centers around Linda's fictional grass roots campaign to run for president. Touring the country with a rag-tag team of strange and wacky people, hilarity supposedly ensues at every stop.
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The Towering Inferno
Title: The Towering Inferno
Character: Mayor Ramsay
Released: December 14, 1974
Type: Movie
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
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Death Sentence
Title: Death Sentence
Character: Willis Wright
Released: October 2, 1974
Type: Movie
A juror on a murder trial begins to believe that the man charged with the crime is innocent — and that the real killer is her own husband.
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The Sex Symbol
Title: The Sex Symbol
Character: Ted Brown
Released: September 17, 1974
Type: Movie
A thinly-disguised version of the life of Marilyn Monroe, detailing her ups and downs in life and how her erratic behavior contributed to her deteriorating career.
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Title: The Rockford Files
Character: Frank Martin / Finn O'Herlihy
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
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Title: The Rockford Files
Character: Victor Kreski
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
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Title: The Rockford Files
Character: Dr. Wetherford
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
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The Sting
Title: The Sting
Character: Duke Boudreau
Released: December 25, 1973
Type: Movie
A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.
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Emperor of the North
Title: Emperor of the North
Character: Dispatcher (uncredited)
Released: May 23, 1973
Type: Movie
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
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Get to Know Your Rabbit
Title: Get to Know Your Rabbit
Character: Mr. Reese
Released: June 7, 1972
Type: Movie
A young businessman goes to a magic expert to learn hardness and skill with his cynical and greedy collaborators. He becomes a very good tap dancer, but will he be able to get free of his old boss?
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The Other
Title: The Other
Character: Mr. P.C. Pretty
Released: May 24, 1972
Type: Movie
A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.
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Title: The Odd Couple
Character: Brother Samuel
Released: September 24, 1970
Type: TV
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
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Title: The Odd Couple
Character: Albert
Released: September 24, 1970
Type: TV
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
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Trial Run
Title: Trial Run
Character: Henry Wycoff
Released: January 18, 1969
Type: Movie
A slice-of-life drama involving a young lawyer, his adoring secretary who tries to help to advance his career, and his employer, a famed lawyer burdened with an unfaithful wife.
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Title: Here's Lucy
Character: Mr. Phillips
Released: September 23, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Here's Lucy
Character: Dr. Proctor
Released: September 23, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Here's Lucy
Character: Curt
Released: September 23, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Here's Lucy
Character: Harvey Stevens
Released: September 23, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Here's Lucy
Character: Johnson
Released: September 23, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Here's Lucy
Character: Arthur Collins
Released: September 23, 1968
Type: TV
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Title: Adam-12
Character: Mr. Purdy
Released: September 21, 1968
Type: TV
Adam-12 is a television police drama that followed two police officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, Pete Malloy and Jim Reed, as they patrolled the streets of Los Angeles in their patrol unit, 1-Adam-12.
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Title: Occasional Wife
Character: Max Brahms
Released: September 13, 1966
Type: TV
Occasional Wife is an American sitcom
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Title: I Dream of Jeannie
Character: General Hadley
Released: September 18, 1965
Type: TV
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".
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Title: The Addams Family
Character: Dr. Bird
Released: September 18, 1964
Type: TV
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
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Title: Bewitched
Character: Mr. Gregson
Released: September 17, 1964
Type: TV
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
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Title: Petticoat Junction
Character: Hubert Thatcher
Released: September 24, 1963
Type: TV
The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.
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Title: The Lucy Show
Character: Rocky
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.
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Title: The Lucy Show
Character: Ernie Williams
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.
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Rock Rock Rock!
Title: Rock Rock Rock!
Character: Father
Released: December 26, 1956
Type: Movie
A teenage girl, Dori Graham, can't convince her dad to buy her a strapless gown so she decides to get the money together herself in time for the prom.
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Title: Gunsmoke
Character: J. Stedman Edgecomb
Released: September 10, 1955
Type: TV
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.