Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Born: November 10, 1932
Died: February 10, 2008
in Orange, New Jersey, USA
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 - February 10, 2008) was an American actor renowned for his versatile performances. He is most recognized for his portrayal of police chief Martin C. Brody in Jaws, choreographer and filmmaker Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection, and Captain Nathan Bridger in the science fiction television series seaQuest DSV. Scheider's final role in the 2011 thriller Iron Cross was released posthumously after his passing on February 10, 2008. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award during his illustrious career. Allmovie hailed him as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors".

Movies for Roy Scheider...

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Title: Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 5, 2023
Type: Movie
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
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Iron Cross
Title: Iron Cross
Character: Joseph
Released: December 15, 2009
Type: Movie
Joseph, a retired New York police officer and Holocaust survivor, travels to Nuremberg to visit his son Ronnie years after turning his back on him for rejecting a promising career in the NYPD and marrying a local artist, Anna. No sooner does Joseph attempt to heal the rift with Ronnie then he swears that living in the apartment above, under the false name of Shrager, is the now aging SS Commander who slaughtered his entire family during World War II. With little hope of seeing him stand trial, Joseph talks Ronnie into exacting justice - and vengeance - and together they set out to kill him.
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The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'
Title: The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'
Character: Narrator / Self
Released: May 2, 2009
Type: Movie
After three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which Jaws has helped to shape popular culture.
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Dark Honeymoon
Title: Dark Honeymoon
Character: Sam
Released: July 22, 2008
Type: Movie
Dark Honeymoon follows a man who marries a seductive woman after a brief and passionate relationship. During their honeymoon, on the Pacific coast, terrible truths unfold as those around them die mysterious deaths.
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Chicago 10
Title: Chicago 10
Character: Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
Released: February 29, 2008
Type: Movie
Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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The Poet
Title: The Poet
Character: Rabbi
Released: August 7, 2007
Type: Movie
At the dawn of World War 2, a Rabbi's daughter and a disenchanted German soldier fall in love and are separated by the war. They struggle on a perilous journey to find one another.
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If I Didn't Care
Title: If I Didn't Care
Character: Linus
Released: August 3, 2007
Type: Movie
When a maid is shot dead in the exclusive resort community of the Hamptons, private investigator Linus must play a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the chief suspect, Davis Meyers, a trophy husband with something to hide.
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Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Title: Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Character: Self
Released: April 4, 2006
Type: Movie
Making of 'Blue Thunder'
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Dracula III: Legacy
Title: Dracula III: Legacy
Character: Cardinal Siqueros
Released: July 12, 2005
Type: Movie
Dracula leads vampire hunters Father Uffizi and Luke back to Eastern Europe, and a country plagued by civil war.
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Love Thy Neighbor
Title: Love Thy Neighbor
Character: Fred
Released: July 5, 2005
Type: Movie
Two married couples are about to give new meaning to the phrase "Love Thy Neighbor." When these best friends become more than just friends, one simple game leads to another.
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Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Title: Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Character: Self
Released: October 30, 2004
Type: Movie
Elvira hosts this humorous look at movie monsters and facts about the real animals on which they're based. Included: clips from films; and interviews with scientists and various showbiz types, including directors John Carpenter and John Landis, and actors Jeff Goldblum and Roy Scheider.
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The Punisher
Title: The Punisher
Character: Frank Castle, Sr.
Released: April 15, 2004
Type: Movie
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
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Citizen Verdict
Title: Citizen Verdict
Character: Bull Tyler
Released: June 18, 2003
Type: Movie
A sensationalist TV producer has a novel new idea to shake up American reality TV: Citizen Verdict, a live show where accused criminals are tried and potentially convicted by the viewing public.
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Dracula II: Ascension
Title: Dracula II: Ascension
Character: Cardinal Siqueros
Released: June 7, 2003
Type: Movie
A group of medical students discover the body of the infamous count. Soon, they find themselves in the middle of a bizarre and dangerous conflict when a shadowy figure offers them $30 million for the body so that he may harvest his blood.
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A Decade Under the Influence
Title: A Decade Under the Influence
Character: Self
Released: April 25, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
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Red Serpent
Title: Red Serpent
Character: Hassan
Released: October 5, 2002
Type: Movie
A powerful drug cartel in Moscow wants to use American businessman Steve Nichols in a smuggling scheme and ensures his cooperation by kidnapping his daughter. So Nichols solicits the help of a former KGB agent.
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King of Texas
Title: King of Texas
Character: Henry Westover
Released: June 2, 2002
Type: Movie
In this re-imagining of Shakespear's King Lear, Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, a Texas cattle baron, who, after dividing his wealth among his three daughters, is rejected by them.
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Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Title: Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Character: Narrator
Released: April 21, 2002
Type: Movie
A documentary history of the development and deployment of the Cold War's ultimate weapon: the nuclear missile submarine. Features interviews with Navy veterans and footage never-before-seen by the public.
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Angels Don't Sleep Here
Title: Angels Don't Sleep Here
Character: Mayor Harry S. Porter
Released: April 2, 2002
Type: Movie
A man is accused of murder and manipulated into a web of deceit as his thought-to-be dead twin brother plots revenge on those who tried to kill him.
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Texas '46
Title: Texas '46
Character: Colonel Gartner
Released: January 11, 2002
Type: Movie
Based on a true story its the untold story of Italian World War II POW"S in Jan 1946. Luca Zingaretti stars as one of over 50,000 Italian Prisoners of War detained at POW camps in the U.S. Roy Schneider stars as Colonel Gartner, the Commander of the camp. Things take a turn for the worse when Manin is brought back from his most recent escape by a patrol force, only to realize that the camp has been evacuated while he was gone. Gartner is forced to keep Manin at the camp until another patrol force can come pick him up. However, no one ever comes. The phone lines get cut, and the two men realize they are completely isolated from the outside world. It is up to each man now to escape the camp.An untold and rarely known fact of US held Italian POW"S
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Time Lapse
Title: Time Lapse
Character: Agent La Nova
Released: November 27, 2001
Type: Movie
Clayton Pierce is an agent working under deep cover. Although he is a top agent, he is questioning his loyalty after twenty years of service. His devotion has already cost him his wife, family and personal life. During a de-briefing from his last assignment, he is unknowingly administered the drug Oblivion, which destroys brain cells causing permanent memory loss. Within a few days of injection, the drug's effects become irreversible. Clayton will not only lose his memory, he will lose his identity as well. He realizes he can no longer rely on anyone at the agency to help him, not even his boss, Agent LaNova. With nowhere left to go, he appeals to his ex-wife, Kate, for help. Clayton and Kate must locate the antidote before it's too late.
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Title: Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character: Mark Ford Brady
Released: September 30, 2001
Type: TV
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
Title: Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 2001
Type: Movie
The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the character of Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo, played in the film by actor Roy Scheider.
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Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Title: Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Character: Self
Released: August 28, 2001
Type: Movie
This retrospective documentary offers a first-rate account of the making of 'Marathon Man'. Hoffman, Scheider, Keller and Goldman all share their memories, many of which are remarkably detailed. Even the change in the ending is addressed, and twenty-five years later, Goldman seems to have resigned himself to the rewrite.
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The Making of Jaws 2
Title: The Making of Jaws 2
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 22, 2001
Type: Movie
A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this sequel to the now-classic horror movie that had viewers too scared to go into the water. Includes interviews with the writer, director, and other members of the creative staff who relate some of their experiences with making the film, as well as giving their views on all the work that went into it.
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Title: The Diamond Hunters
Character: Jacobus Van der Byl
Released: April 23, 2001
Type: TV
Johnny, Benedict and Tracy grew up on the coast of South Africa, where their father, Jacob van der Byl, owns a diamond mine. While Johnny and Tracy are very close, Benedict and Johnny—who is not Jacob's biological son—are engaged in a continual rivalry. When Jacob dies, Benedict and Tracy inherit the entire fortune, while Johnny gets one third of the family firm.
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Daybreak
Title: Daybreak
Character: Stan Marshall
Released: December 19, 2000
Type: Movie
Dillan Johansen is a disorganized transit authority supervisor suffering from a serious personal tragedy. Dillan's bravery is put to the test the day a major earthquake hits Los Angeles and traps Dillan in an underground tunnel with a handful of subway riders. Dillan works underground to save the panicked citizens from raging fire, rushing water, and a secret cache of toxic chemicals.
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The Doorway
Title: The Doorway
Character: Professor Lamont
Released: October 24, 2000
Type: Movie
Four young college students agree to fix up an abandoned home for rent, only to discover the demons within and an open doorway... to Hell.
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Chain of Command
Title: Chain of Command
Character: President Jack Cahill
Released: July 22, 2000
Type: Movie
Secret Service agents must retrieve the briefcase allowing the President control of America's nuclear arsenal before massive destruction ensues.
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Title: Secrets of the Dead
Character: Narrator
Released: May 15, 2000
Type: TV
Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Using the latest investigative techniques, forensic science and historical examination, it shatters accepted wisdom, challenges prevailing ideas, overturns existing hypotheses, spotlights forgotten mysteries, and ultimately rewrites history.
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RKO 281
Title: RKO 281
Character: George Schaefer
Released: April 7, 2000
Type: Movie
In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.
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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Title: The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Character: Self
Released: January 15, 2000
Type: Movie
A documentary on the production of The French Connection (1971).
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Falling Through
Title: Falling Through
Character: Earl
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A newly hired security expert on the American Embassy in Paris questions who to trust, as he investigates an elaborate passport faking scheme.
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Title: Third Watch
Released: September 23, 1999
Type: TV
The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers, firemen, and paramedics, all working the same fictional 55th precinct during the 3pm to 11pm shift - the 'Third Watch'.
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Title: The Seventh Scroll
Character: Grant Schiller
Released: June 15, 1999
Type: TV
Past and present intertwine when an archaeologist and her husband find a mysterious child on the banks of the Nile and adopt him. But the more they learn about the lost tomb of Pharaoh Mamose, the more Hapi, the little child, is plagued by frightening visions. Soon it is clear that powerful forces are trying to prevent the couple from finding the tomb.
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Title: Family Guy
Character: Roy Scheider / Narrator (voice)
Released: January 31, 1999
Type: TV
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
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Title: Family Guy
Character: Roy Scheider
Released: January 31, 1999
Type: TV
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
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Silver Wolf
Title: Silver Wolf
Character: John Rockwell
Released: January 10, 1999
Type: Movie
A boy learns to deal with personal loss by making friends with a wild animal in this drama for the entire family. Jesse is a 16-year-old who is trying to put his life back together after the death of his father, who died while trying to rescue him in the wilderness. Jesse goes to live with his Uncle Roy, who lives in the rugged mountains of Washington State. While exploring, Jesse finds and rescues a wolf who has been seriously wounded; Jesse bonds with the animal, and while Roy understands the dangers of trying to tend to a wild animal, reluctantly allows Jesse to keep him. Jesse, who is fond of snowboarding, teaches the wolf to be his partner in skijoring, a sport in which a dog is used to haul a man on skis. John Rockwell the owner of a ranch, has different plans for the animal; he sees the wolf as a threat to his stock and is determined to see that the animal is put down.
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The White Raven
Title: The White Raven
Character: Tom Heath
Released: December 18, 1998
Type: Movie
A journalist gets pulled into an intrigue by his editor that involves a story that he received a Pulitzer for years before. It seems that the second largest diamond ever mined was used during World War II to buy a Jewish woman freedom from a prison camp. Only trouble is it disappeared after the war and now everyone is after it, including the Russians, former Nazis, gangsters, and the original owner. Somehow, the story that the journalist originally wrote about a camp survivor is believed to have leads to the diamond.
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Better Living
Title: Better Living
Character: Larry
Released: November 2, 1998
Type: Movie
A comedy about families, the elements that bind them together, and about hope in the face of hardship.
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Money Play$
Title: Money Play$
Character: Johnny Tobin
Released: August 21, 1998
Type: Movie
When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her best bet to be able to retire early.
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Title: So Graham Norton
Character: Self
Released: July 3, 1998
Type: TV
So Graham Norton was a British television programme, hosted by Irish personality Graham Norton. It ran from 3 July 1998 to 1 March 2002.
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Evasive Action
Title: Evasive Action
Character: Enzo Marcelli
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home. Several of the most dangerous, all killers, will be transported by train to Santa Ana, a new high tech prison for the worst of the worst. Included in this transfer are: -Ian Kelly, explosions expert who has set off terrorist bombings worldwide. -Lorenzo "Enzo" Martini, a mafia kingpin who enjoyed nationwide fame before finally being put away. -Karl "The Killer" Miller, a serial killer with absolutely no conscience and an unquenchable thirst for blood. -Tommy "Zimm" Zimmer, a man who's serving life for killing his wife and her lover. -Luke Sinclair, who's finishing up the last nine months of a fifteen-year sentence for killing the man who murdered his wife. When the prisoners, under heavy security, board the last car of the train, it quickly becomes clear that an escape plan has been hatched
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World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
Title: World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Special features real-life incidents of man vs. sea beast, from shark attacks to encounters with crocodiles. Includes interviews with survivors of underwater attacks and undersea footage.
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The Rainmaker
Title: The Rainmaker
Character: Wilfred Keeley
Released: November 18, 1997
Type: Movie
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
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The Myth of Fingerprints
Title: The Myth of Fingerprints
Character: Hal
Released: September 17, 1997
Type: Movie
When a New England dysfunctional family gathers for Thanksgiving, past demons reveal themselves as one son returns for the first time in three years.
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The Peacekeeper
Title: The Peacekeeper
Character: President Robert Baker
Released: August 22, 1997
Type: Movie
When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.
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The Rage
Title: The Rage
Released: August 15, 1997
Type: Movie
FBI Special Agent Travis is trying to catch a deranged serial killer and is doing his best despite having a new and unexperienced partner in the form of Kelly McCord. It turns out that the serial killer is an entire army of disgruntled CIA mercenaries from Vietnam.
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Executive Target
Title: Executive Target
Character: President Carlson
Released: July 11, 1997
Type: Movie
His wife held hostage, a stunt driver is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade.
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The Definite Maybe
Title: The Definite Maybe
Character: Eddie Jacobson
Released: July 4, 1997
Type: Movie
When 25-year-old New Yorker Eric Traber gets fired from his job and kicked out of his apartment, he fears the worst. But his best friend, Ziggy, shows up A.W.O.L. from the Peace Corps and leads him out to the swank Hamptons for Easter weekend in search of betterment and understanding. Once there, they confront the adult roles of life for the first time; fraud, attempted murder, two-faced disloyalty and well-catered cocktail parties!
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Plato's Run
Title: Plato's Run
Character: Senarkian
Released: May 27, 1997
Type: Movie
Hired to rescue escaped inmates, a Florida man is framed for a Cuban gangster's assassination.
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Title: E! True Hollywood Story
Released: August 21, 1996
Type: TV
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
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The Making of 'Jaws'
Title: The Making of 'Jaws'
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 1995
Type: Movie
A documentary on the making of one of the greatest films ever made, filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew and never-before-seen footage.
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Wild Justice
Title: Wild Justice
Character: Peter Stride
Released: May 13, 1994
Type: Movie
Colonel Peter Stride is on the trail of a mysterious international criminal known only as Caliph.
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Romeo Is Bleeding
Title: Romeo Is Bleeding
Character: Don Falcone
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: Movie
A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.
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Title: seaQuest DSV
Character: Captain Nathan Bridger
Released: September 12, 1993
Type: TV
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.
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Naked Lunch
Title: Naked Lunch
Character: Dr. Benway
Released: December 27, 1991
Type: Movie
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made from a centipede. Upon indulging, he accidentally kills Joan, takes orders from his typewriter-turned-cockroach, ends up in a constantly mutating Mediterranean city and learns that his hip friends have published his work -- which he doesn't remember writing.
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The Russia House
Title: The Russia House
Character: Russell
Released: December 21, 1990
Type: Movie
Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.
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Title: The Howard Stern Show
Character: Self
Released: July 14, 1990
Type: TV
The original television show produced on Saturdays at WWOR in Secaucus, NJ from 1990 to 1992. This was originally intended as a 4-episode summer special, but its popularity lead to syndication in major markets.
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The Fourth War
Title: The Fourth War
Character: Col. Jack Knowles
Released: March 8, 1990
Type: Movie
Cold War adversaries Col. Jack Knowles and his Russian counterpart, Col. Valachev, are stationed on opposite sides of the German-Czech border. Both men are responsible for a group of troops in their remote settings, and both have been shaped by their combat experiences and a shared aversion to their superiors' ways of doing things. After a defector is killed, things escalate into a full-fledged battle with serious geopolitical ramifications.
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Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
Title: Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
Character: Joe Gideon (archive footage)
Released: February 23, 1990
Type: Movie
A documentary profile of director/choreographer Bob Fosse. Includes clips from his films and television specials as well as interviews with Fosse, remembrances from his friends, and commentary by Gwen Verdon. A Dance in America presentation, broadcast as part of Great Performances.
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Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Title: Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Character: Paul Marish
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Taut thriller about a photographer who races the clock to clear a man about to be executed.
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Night Game
Title: Night Game
Character: Seaver
Released: September 15, 1989
Type: Movie
A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.
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Listen to Me
Title: Listen to Me
Character: Charlie Nichols
Released: May 5, 1989
Type: Movie
It was the best time of their lives. A kid from Oklahoma. An immigrant's daughter. A senator's son, a society girl, and a college professor with a dream. They had one thing in common...the will to win. A group of college debaters learn about the world, friendships, love, dreams and family.
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Cohen and Tate
Title: Cohen and Tate
Character: Cohen
Released: January 27, 1989
Type: Movie
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a brutish killer, when their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness to play them off against each other.
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Title: American Experience
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 4, 1988
Type: TV
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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52 Pick-Up
Title: 52 Pick-Up
Character: Harry Mitchell
Released: November 7, 1986
Type: Movie
Harry Mitchell is a successful Los Angeles manufacturer whose wife is running for city council. His life is turned upside down when three blackmailers confront him with a videotape of him with his young mistress and demand $100,000. Fearing that the story will hurt his wife's political campaign if he goes to the police, Harry pretends that he will pay the men, but does not follow through.
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The Men's Club
Title: The Men's Club
Character: Cavanaugh
Released: September 19, 1986
Type: Movie
Seven men have a group session and share their feelings on women, love, life and work.
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Follies: In Concert
Title: Follies: In Concert
Character: Narrator
Released: March 14, 1986
Type: Movie
A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The plot of the musical centers around a reunion of showgirls who appeared in an annual Follies extravaganza when it was staged between the wars.
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Title: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: May 15, 1985
Type: Movie
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
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2010
Title: 2010
Character: Dr. Heywood Floyd
Released: December 6, 1984
Type: Movie
While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.
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Tiger Town
Title: Tiger Town
Character: Billy Young
Released: June 8, 1984
Type: Movie
Facing his final season with the Detroit Tigers baseball team, veteran outfielder Billy Young sees his dream of playing in the World Series slipping away. It takes the courage and boundless enthusiasm of a young Tigers' fan to rekindle the ballplayer's faith in himself. Brimming with big league, all-star excitement, Tiger Town is a film that says anyone can be a winner - if you only believe!
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Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Title: Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Character: Jacobo Timerman
Released: May 22, 1983
Type: Movie
An Argentinian newspaper publisher is imprisoned by his government for dissent.
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Blue Thunder
Title: Blue Thunder
Character: Murphy
Released: February 5, 1983
Type: Movie
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
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Still of the Night
Title: Still of the Night
Character: Doctor Sam Rice
Released: November 19, 1982
Type: Movie
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
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All That Jazz
Title: All That Jazz
Character: Joe Gideon
Released: December 16, 1979
Type: Movie
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
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Last Embrace
Title: Last Embrace
Character: Harry Hannan
Released: May 4, 1979
Type: Movie
Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
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Jaws 2
Title: Jaws 2
Character: Police Chief Martin Brody
Released: June 16, 1978
Type: Movie
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
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Sorcerer
Title: Sorcerer
Character: Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez'
Released: June 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
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Marathon Man
Title: Marathon Man
Character: Doc
Released: October 8, 1976
Type: Movie
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
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Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Title: Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Character: Sam Stoneman
Released: December 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Sheila Levine – an innovative, bright, but painfully introverted individual – arrives in New York City to take an apartment with a partygoing roommate. There, she experiences love and heartache in equal measure.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Jaws
Title: Jaws
Character: Police Chief Martin Brody
Released: June 20, 1975
Type: Movie
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
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New England Our Way
Title: New England Our Way
Character: Himself
Released: December 9, 1974
Type: Movie
The program is a fascinating look some at the key people involved with JAWS before it was released. It contains interviews with the “big three” of Scheider, Dreyfuss and Shaw, Steven Spielberg, and Martha’s Vineyard local Craig Kingsbury, who played Ben Gardner.
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Title: NOVA
Character: Narrator
Released: March 3, 1974
Type: TV
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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The Seven-Ups
Title: The Seven-Ups
Character: Buddy - Seven-Up
Released: December 14, 1973
Type: Movie
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
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The Outside Man
Title: The Outside Man
Character: Lenny
Released: December 21, 1972
Type: Movie
A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.
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The Assassination
Title: The Assassination
Character: Michael Howard
Released: October 4, 1972
Type: Movie
Darien, a left-wing police informant, is forced to lure his old friend Sadiel to Paris, allegedly to film a television special about the Third World. Sadiel, the exiled leader of a North African state, is being hunted by the ruthless Colonel Kassar, who will stop at nothing to capture his political rival. Once Sadiel arrives in Paris, Darien realizes he has been manipulated. He tries to turn back the clock, not realizing what or who he’s truly dealing with.
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Assignment: Munich
Title: Assignment: Munich
Character: Jack Webster
Released: April 30, 1972
Type: Movie
Undercover agent, using his bar as a front, battles three killers to find a stolen fortune.
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Title: To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Released: January 20, 1972
Type: Movie
A mosaic biopic on Lorraine Hansberry, based on the stage play combining her unpublished writings, letters, and diaries.
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The French Connection
Title: The French Connection
Character: Buddy Russo
Released: October 9, 1971
Type: Movie
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
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Title: Cannon
Released: September 14, 1971
Type: TV
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
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Klute
Title: Klute
Character: Frank Ligourin
Released: June 23, 1971
Type: Movie
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
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Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Title: Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Character: Mark
Released: December 16, 1970
Type: Movie
Lou Andreas Sand, a once famous model, recalls her past as she tries to make success in the modeling world of New York, her stressfull workdays, her affair with Mark, an advertising executive, her friendship with photographer Aaron, and her downward spiral into ruin.
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Loving
Title: Loving
Character: Skip
Released: March 4, 1970
Type: Movie
Brooks Wilson is in crisis. He is torn between his wife Selma and two daughters and his mistress Grace, and also between his career as a successful illustrator and his feeling that he might still produce something worthwhile.
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Stiletto
Title: Stiletto
Character: Bennett
Released: July 30, 1969
Type: Movie
A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds that his former employers don't like the idea that someone who knows so much about them won't be under their control anymore, and decide to send their own hitmen to eliminate him.
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Paper Lion
Title: Paper Lion
Character: Man (uncredited)
Released: October 23, 1968
Type: Movie
Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
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The Curse of the Living Corpse
Title: The Curse of the Living Corpse
Character: Philip Sinclair
Released: May 1, 1964
Type: Movie
The wealthy patriarch of the Sinclair family lives in mortal fear of being buried alive because he suffers from a rare condition that causes him, at times, to appear lifeless. So, when he dies, his relatives learn that his will stipulates that nobody will see a penny unless they follow a strict set of orders which would allow for him to "return from the dead." When the relations refuse to comply with his wishes, he returns from the grave and proceeds to exact his revenge on his insubordinate kin, killing each of them in precisely the ways they most fear.
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Smiles
Title: Smiles
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: Movie
A short film by John G. Avildsen.
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A Wind from the South
Title: A Wind from the South
Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Released: September 14, 1955
Type: Movie
Set in Ireland, the story centers on a day in the life of Shevawn, an innocent, 30-year-old dreamer who is domineered by her innkeeper brother. An American tourist with a troubled marriage gives Shevawn's life new meaning.
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Title: The Secret Storm
Released: February 1, 1954
Type: TV
The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life. Gloria Monty of General Hospital fame was a longtime director of the series. Like most CBS Soap Operas of the time such as The Guiding Light and As the World Turns The Secret Storm was filmed, and later taped, in New York at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 52 Street.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Francesco Barberini
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Title: Love of Life
Released: September 24, 1951
Type: TV
Love of Life is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from September 24, 1951, to February 1, 1980. It was created by Roy Winsor, whose previous creation Search for Tomorrow had premiered three weeks before Love of Life, and who would go on to create The Secret Storm two and a half years later.