Billy Chapin

Billy Chapin

Born: December 28, 1943
Died: December 2, 2016
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Movies for Billy Chapin...

Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'
Title: Charles Laughton Directs 'The Night of the Hunter'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 15, 2002
Type: Movie
An assembled compilation of footage from rushes, outtakes, and behind-the-scenes moments featuring Charles Laughton directing The Night of the Hunter, the seminal 1955 work considered one of the greatest movies of all time.
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Tension at Table Rock
Title: Tension at Table Rock
Character: Jody Burrows
Released: October 3, 1956
Type: Movie
When the owner of a stagecoach station is killed, a gunman takes his place.
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Title: Cheyenne
Character: Tommy Scott
Released: September 20, 1955
Type: TV
Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western, and in fact the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind, with continuing characters, to last more than one season. It was also the first series to be made by a major Hollywood film studio which did not derive from its established film properties, and the first of a long chain of Warner Brothers original series produced by William T. Orr.
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The Night of the Hunter
Title: The Night of the Hunter
Character: John Harper
Released: August 26, 1955
Type: Movie
In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
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Violent Saturday
Title: Violent Saturday
Character: Steve Martin
Released: April 1, 1955
Type: Movie
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
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A Man Called Peter
Title: A Man Called Peter
Character: Peter John Marshall
Released: March 31, 1955
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
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Naked Alibi
Title: Naked Alibi
Character: Petey
Released: October 1, 1954
Type: Movie
Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the only suspect in the eyes of tough Chief Conroy, who pursues him doggedly despite lack of evidence. The obsessed Conroy is dismissed from the force, but continues to harass Willis, who flees to a sleazy town on the Mexican border. Of course, Conroy follows. But which is crazy, Conroy or Willis?
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Tobor the Great
Title: Tobor the Great
Character: Brian 'Gadge' Roberts
Released: September 1, 1954
Type: Movie
To avoid the life-threatening dangers of manned space exploration, Professor Nordstrom creates highly advanced form of artificial intelligence capable of piloting a starship to other worlds. In order to transmit alien data, the extraordinary robot is infused with a powerful telepathic device that enables it to instantly read and even feel emotions. Danger strikes when a sinister band of covert agents kidnaps Gadge, the professor's 10-year-old grandson. But Gadge has a powerful ally. For he has developed a psychic, emotional bond with his grandfather's robot. And now Gadge's captors must suffer the wrath of his protective friend. They must face a mechanical monstrosity bent on a killing rampage of revenge and destruction.
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The Kid from Left Field
Title: The Kid from Left Field
Character: Christie Cooper
Released: July 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, Christie. When his dad gets fired, Chris makes friends with the former team owner's niece (and her boyfriend Pete), and not only gets his dad's job back, but a batboy position for himself. With his dad's help, Christie begins to make a few suggestions here and there. And as a publicity stunt, the team makes him their youngest manager on record. But when Chris gets sick, Coop has to come to the rescue.
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Affair with a Stranger
Title: Affair with a Stranger
Character: Timmy
Released: June 20, 1953
Type: Movie
Director Roy Rowland's 1953 drama, depicting the rocky marriage of a young model and her Broadway playwright-husband, stars Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, Jane Darwell, Dabbs Greer, Nicholas Joy, Lillian Bronson and George Cleveland.