Richard Whiting

Richard Whiting

Born: August 17, 1909

Movies for Richard Whiting...

The Hudsucker Proxy
Title: The Hudsucker Proxy
Character: Ancient Puzzler
Released: March 11, 1994
Type: Movie
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
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Six Degrees of Separation
Title: Six Degrees of Separation
Character: Mrs. Bannister's Guest
Released: December 8, 1993
Type: Movie
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
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Sweet Liberty
Title: Sweet Liberty
Character: Johnny Delvechio
Released: May 16, 1986
Type: Movie
Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.
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Zelig
Title: Zelig
Character: Other Doctor
Released: July 15, 1983
Type: Movie
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.
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Tootsie
Title: Tootsie
Character: Priest
Released: December 17, 1982
Type: Movie
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
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Missing
Title: Missing
Character: Statesman
Released: February 12, 1982
Type: Movie
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chile to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the dictatorship.
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The Electric Grandmother
Title: The Electric Grandmother
Character: Old Timothy
Released: January 17, 1982
Type: Movie
To a family whose children are traumatized by the death of their mother, help comes in a most bizarre way. They receive three pieces, that when joined together, give a recording for an offer for an electric grandmother. They go to a bizarre factory, where they customize their new grandmother, and within a short time, she arrives. The android is equipped with everything needed as a parent and the boys are charmed. The daughter, however, still misses her mother and she bears no welcome for this interloper.
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Ordinary People
Title: Ordinary People
Character: Grandfather
Released: September 19, 1980
Type: Movie
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
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Starting Over
Title: Starting Over
Character: Everett
Released: October 5, 1979
Type: Movie
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.