Charles Knapp

Charles Knapp

Born: November 10, 1919
Died: October 27, 1995
in San Diego, California, USA

Movies for Charles Knapp...

The Dark Backward
Title: The Dark Backward
Character: Sloppy
Released: July 26, 1991
Type: Movie
A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how great he is, he actually stinks. When the "comedian" grows a third arm out of his back, the friend uses this twist to get him signed up with a sleazy talent agent, and it begins to look like his career is on the move, even though his girlfriend has left him.
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Title: Tales from the Darkside
Character: Alex Kellaway
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
Tales from the Darkside is an anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero, each episode was an individual short story that ended with a plot twist. The series' episodes spanned the genres of horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and some episodes featured elements of black comedy or more lighthearted themes.
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Twilight Zone: The Movie
Title: Twilight Zone: The Movie
Character: Sky Marshal
Released: June 24, 1983
Type: Movie
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
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Blade Runner
Title: Blade Runner
Character: Bartender (uncredited)
Released: June 25, 1982
Type: Movie
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
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Title: T. J. Hooker
Character: Santa Claus
Released: March 13, 1982
Type: TV
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolling the streets and training recuits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker take on Lake City's toughest criminals.
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The Gambler
Title: The Gambler
Character: Shuster
Released: April 8, 1980
Type: Movie
This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains.
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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Title: Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Character: Telegrapher
Released: June 15, 1979
Type: Movie
Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, alias Butch Cassidy, and crack-shot outlaw Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, soon to be known as The Sundance Kid. This is the 'prequel' of how they met, their first clumsy robberies, the heroic dangers that abound them together, the secret that nearly tore them apart, and the impossible train heist that made them notorious for life. Saddle up and ride with the showdowns, shootouts, bad guys and good times in the days before the fame when fun was the name of the game.
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The World's Greatest Lover
Title: The World's Greatest Lover
Character: Bakery Foreman
Released: December 18, 1977
Type: Movie
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little about romance or acting. But when his wife leaves him for the real Valentino, Rudy goes to outrageous lengths to win the role of a lifetime and win back the love of his life.
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Another Man, Another Chance
Title: Another Man, Another Chance
Character: Store Owner
Released: September 28, 1977
Type: Movie
Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. In a small town in the still wild west, they build up a small photo shop. Meanwhile, animal doctor David lives on his lonesome farm together with his unlucky wife. It takes years and two tragic accidents until Jeanne and David meet. She has already decided to return to France as soon as possible, but love, and fate, have other plans.
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Mother, Jugs & Speed
Title: Mother, Jugs & Speed
Character: Man with Zipper
Released: May 26, 1976
Type: Movie
To beat out competing ambulance services, an ace driver, an office secretary/paramedic and a suspended cop resort to some outrageous behavior to help people in distress. They're a crew whose condition is even more critical than their clients!
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Darktown Strutters
Title: Darktown Strutters
Character: Officer Tubbins
Released: October 7, 1975
Type: Movie
When a prominent abortion clinic owner goes missing along with a string of other black community leaders, her singing daughter and her fellow female biker gang members investigate.
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The Specialist
Title: The Specialist
Character: Judge Davis
Released: May 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Jerry Bounds, an upright lawyer, must stand up against Pike Smith and his the water company's efforts to exploit a local lake.
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Chinatown
Title: Chinatown
Character: Mortician
Released: June 20, 1974
Type: Movie
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
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The Outfit
Title: The Outfit
Character: Motel Owner (uncredited)
Released: October 19, 1973
Type: Movie
A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
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Title: Nichols
Character: Turpin
Released: September 16, 1971
Type: TV
Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the fictional town of Nichols, Arizona, in 1914, Nichols differed from traditional Western series of the era. The main character, a sheriff, rode on a motorcycle and in an automobile rather than on the traditional horse. The hero did not carry a firearm and was generally opposed to the use of violence to solve problems, preferring other means. Margot Kidder portrayed Ruth, the love interest/barmaid of Nichols.
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Up Your Alley
Title: Up Your Alley
Character: Don Marco
Released: August 4, 1971
Type: Movie
A nerdy virgin who spends most of his waking hours dreaming about big-busted, naked women gets a job catering at a film festival party that is chock full of his "dream girls". Unfortunately, he finds himself involved in a Mafia jewel-smuggling plot and must impersonate a Mafia don who he has inadvertently caused to die of a heart attack.
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The Gentle People and the Quiet Land
Title: The Gentle People and the Quiet Land
Character: Bishop
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
A young restless young Amish girl falls in love with a visiting man and gets pregnant. She resorts to some drastic action and must now seek to reconcile herself with her community.