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Blue Skies Again (1983)
Character: Dirk
A hard-hitting, fast, sure-handed baseball player tries to break into the sport by applying for a spot on a minor-league team. The only problem is that the player is female, which engenders resistance and resentment among many players and officials.
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Remembering Ragtime (2004)
Character: Willy Conklin (archive footage)
Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".
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Concrete Beat (1984)
Character: Marion Kaiser
A newspaper columnist becomes determined to clear a woman who is blamed for the death of her child in a tragic fire.
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Acceptable Risks (1986)
Character: Wes Boggs
The manager of a chemical plant and a city manager rise up against their respective bosses to keep a town safe in this ecologically conscientious made-for-TV disaster film. It all begins when the owners of Citichem order the plant manager to enact dangerous cost cuts that compromise the safety of the plant. He protests, but it is to no avail and a worker dies. At the same time, the city manager tries to warn the people that a deadly disaster is imminent, but he ends up gagged by the local politicians. Meanwhile, just when the community is at its most unprepared, a melt-down occurs and the town is drenched in deadly chemicals.
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Breaking Up (1978)
Character: Vancrier
JoAnn Hammil faces a harrowing fight to rediscover her personal identity when her husband of 15 years announces that he is leaving her and their children to search for the indefinable joy he feels he is missing from his life.
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Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye (1977)
Character: Softy McNamara
Based on the best-selling book, this movie focuses on John F. Kennedy's first run for a congressional seat in 1946.
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A Death in Canaan (1978)
Character: Sgt. Tim Scully
When a teenager is accused of his mother's murder, the community of Canaan rallies to his defense.
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Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (1987)
Character: Lou Carter
In the 1930s, an aging film producer and his much younger wife live separate lives. Whenever a young starlet catches the husband's eye, he eventually manipulates her onto his casting couch. Natica Jackson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is a Hollywood star who is far from innocent, but she finds herself falling in love with a married man who has several children.
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Joe Dancer III: The Big Trade (1983)
Character: Lt. Herbie Quilan
The last of Robert Blake's three "Joe Dancer movies" finds the private investigator framed for manslaughter as he tries to uncover a Hollywood scandal that could ruin a studio and destroy a top star's career.
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The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980)
Character: Joseph Demec
A slick promoter in the bodybuilding subculture of Venice Beach, California, finds what he considers a diamond in the rough: a dedicated but somewhat mentally challenged young man who wants to win bodybuilding championships, but needs some help and direction--and the promoter thinks he's just the one to do it.
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Packin' It In (1983)
Character: Howard Estep
In quest of a wholesome place to live: at first the Webbers laugh at their neighbors when they leave L.A. for the mountains of Oregon. But when they recognize the same symptoms in their family that made the neighbors leave, they follow them. However their new domicile is a bit more apart from the civilization than expected. Even then it's not a paradise: their neighbors are weird, the next shop is miles away and their house lacks even the most basic comfort. How long will it take until they're packin' it in again?
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Reckless (1984)
Character: John Rourke Sr.
Teenager Johnny Rourke is reckless. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, he breaks the law and girls' hearts with equal cool. Cheerleader Tracey Prescott is reckless too. She dumps her conventional life and boring boyfriend to follow Johnny wherever his dangerous path leads.
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Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
Character: Pete
Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker who left him to return to her husband, an A-Frame salesman.
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Destination Dune (1983)
Character: Self
A short documentary that was originally produced to promote the film at conventions and publicity events in the lead-up to its release.
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Cat's Eye (1985)
Character: Cressner
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
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Dune (1984)
Character: Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
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Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
Character: Sam Marzetta
True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection Program.
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Eyewitness (1981)
Character: Mr. Deever
NYC custodian Daryll Deever is a big fan of local news reporter Tony Sokolow, so he is intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at his workplace. There's been a murder in the office building, and Tony suspects that Daryll may have insight into the crime, a notion that he furthers to stay close to her. However, when those behind the killing begin to think that he really knows something, they target the pair to keep their secrets hidden.
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Runaway Train (1985)
Character: Eddie MacDonald
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.
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Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Character: Judge Wyler
Ken Harrison is an artist that lives to make sculptures. One day he is involved in a car accident, and is paralyzed from his neck down. All he can do is talk and move his head, and he wants to die. Whilst he is in hospital he makes friends with some of the staff, and they support him when he goes to trial to be allowed to die.
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Ragtime (1981)
Character: Willie Conklin
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
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The Clairvoyant (1982)
Character: Detective Cullum
Two uneasy friends, a police officer and a TV talk show host, each pursue the mysterious "handcuff killer" with the aid of an artist who sees - and draws - the killer's crimes before they're committed.
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Dixie: Changing Habits (1983)
Character: Tony Marchesso
Dixie is caught operating a whorehouse, and is sentenced to 90 days house arrest in a convent! Can Dixie bend to the ways of the convent nuns to avoid jail?
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Serpico (1973)
Character: Charlie (uncredited)
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
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Malone (1987)
Character: Hawkins
Erstwhile C.I.A. assassin Richard Malone hopes for a tranquil retirement in the placid Pacific Northwest, but what he gets is a rumble with a right-wing extremist plotting a secret revolution.
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Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Character: Captain Clarence O'Connell
After policeman Frank Dooley is framed for theft and loses his job on the force, he joins a security guard agency and teams up with inept former defense lawyer Norman Kane. When the two botch a job guarding a local warehouse, they begin to uncover corruption within the company and their union.
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Bloodbrothers (1978)
Character: Banion
A young man is torn between following in his brothers' footsteps or striking out on his own.
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Three Fugitives (1989)
Character: Horvath
On his first day after being released from jail for 14 armed bank robberies, Lucas finds himself caught up in someone else's robbery. Perry has decided to hold up the local bank to raise money so that he can keep his daughter, Meg, and get her the treatment she needs. Dugan, a detective, assumes Lucas helped plan the robbery, and hence Lucas, Perry and Meg become three fugitives.
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When She Says No (1984)
Character: Mr. Michaels
After divorced college professor Rose Michaels invites three of her male colleagues to her room during a teacher's convention, she later accuses them of rape, but the men say otherwise.
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Borderline (1980)
Character: Malcolm Wallace
Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has just been murdered. Maynard knows that a smuggler of illegal aliens is responsible for Scooter's death, but the feds insist that drug dealers committed the crime.
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Character: Commissioner (uncredited)
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
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Partners (1982)
Character: Chief Wilkins
After a series of murders in Los Angeles's gay community, heterosexual police officer Sgt. Benson is assigned to go undercover as half of a gay couple with Officer Kerwin, a Records Clerk
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Oliver's Story (1978)
Character: Jamie Francis
Oliver Barrett IV is emotionally devastated by the death of his wife Jenny, and, while he tries to lose himself in his work as a lawyer, the long hours don't ease his pain, especially when he finds that his leftist views conflict with those of the senior partners at the firm. Eventually, Oliver's inconsolable grief begins to alienate those around him, until he finds new love with Marcie Bonwit, the wealthy and beautiful heiress to the Bonwit Teller fortune. Despite his affection for her, Oliver finds it difficult to leave the memory of Jenny behind, which causes major problems in their relationship.
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Carny (1980)
Character: Heavy St. John
Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with entertainers Frankie and Patch in a tense, emotional triangle.
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In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
Character: Albert C. Caruso
A teenage delinquent who goes on a drunken joyride is left in jail overnight by his parents in the hope that he might learn a lesson from it. But events follow which result in the boy spending far longer behind bars than anyone had foreseen.
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Girlfriends (1978)
Character: Cabbie
A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.
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Protocol (1984)
Character: Senator Norris
A Washington waitress saves the Emir of Ohtar's life, launching her diplomatic career and a scandal.
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The Stepford Wives (1975)
Character: Market Manager
Joanna Eberhart comes to the town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.
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Little Miss Marker (1980)
Character: Brannigan
Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life will change a great deal with her arrival and his sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.
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Heartbeeps (1981)
Character: Max
Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.
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The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
Character: Barney
Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.
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True Confessions (1981)
Character: Frank Crotty
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
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