Jan Arvan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.5442

Gender

Male

Birthday

10-Apr-1913

Age

(113 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As
  • Jan Arven
  • Jan Arvanitas
  • Jan Arvin

Jan Arvan

Biography

Jan Arvan was born on April 10, 1913 in Wisconsin, USA as Jan Arvanitas. He was an actor.


Credits

The Power of the Resurrection The Power of the Resurrection (1958) Character: Judas
A young man, Facing torture and possibly death for his Christian beliefs, confesses his fears to Peter, who awaits a similar fate. Peter tells him of fear he felt in following Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethesamene, when he denied knowing him three times - and yet Jesus told him that he would be the rock upon which the Church was built. Peter goes on to relate the events of the passion week, including the Christ's crucifixion, resurrection and ascension.
America on Parade America on Parade (1976) Character: Bartender
Television special for the American Bicentennial starring Red Skelton, featuring the America on Parade pageant at Disneyland.
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me The Stranger Who Looks Like Me (1974) Character: Uncle Charles
A young woman searching for her birth parents in order to fulfill her sense of identity joins with an organization that fights the bureaucracy keeping adoption records sealed.
El magnifico extranjero El magnifico extranjero (1966) Character: Telegraph Operator
Rowdy Yates is accused of murder, and has to alert the Army to a bandit assault.
Nick and Nora Nick and Nora (1975) Character: N/A
Retired detective Nick Charles and his wife set out to solve a murder mystery after a corpse wearing white gloves is found in a hotel pool.
The Living Bible The Living Bible (1952) Character: Judas Iscariot
Witness the story of Jesus, beginning with his birth in Bethlehem, to his crucifixion, death, and triumphant resurrection.
Because of You Because of You (1952) Character: Manager (uncredited)
A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.
Gunfighters of Abilene Gunfighters of Abilene (1960) Character: Miguel
A gunman receives a request for help from his brother, but arrives too late to save him from the lawless rancher who wanted him dead.
The Sign of Zorro The Sign of Zorro (1958) Character: Don Nacho Torres
In this film, edited from eight episodes of Disney's hit TV series, Don Diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, Capitan Monastario. Diego dons the mask of Zorro to fight the evil commandant's tyranny, and, with the help of his mute servant Bernardo, free the pueblo from his oppression.
How to Marry a Millionaire How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) Character: Tony (uncredited)
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
The Cobweb The Cobweb (1955) Character: Mr. Appleton
Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but drapes are the least of their problems.
Istanbul Istanbul (1957) Character: Kazim
A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or does he?
The Opposite Sex The Opposite Sex (1956) Character: Headwaiter (uncredited)
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Stranded in Egypt, Bud and Lou find themselves in the buried tomb of a living mummy.
Noose for a Gunman Noose for a Gunman (1960) Character: Ben Hallop - Town Council Member
Case Britton, gunslinger and wanted man, comes to town to meet his bride-to-be, stop a stagecoach robbery, and get even with the man who killed his brother.
Kismet Kismet (1955) Character: Manservant (uncredited)
A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.
Winchester '73 Winchester '73 (1967) Character: Santiago Ortega
TV Remake of the 1950 James Stewart Western movie of the same title has two brothers, one an ex-con the other a law officer, competing for possession of the famed repeating rifle.
The Desert Hawk The Desert Hawk (1950) Character: Merchant
A desert guerilla, with flashing scimitar, opposes a tyrannical prince and marries the caliph's daughter.
Three Came to Kill Three Came to Kill (1960) Character: Ipara
Assassins take a flight controller's family hostage to force him into revealing the aircraft carrying their quarry.
Gambit Gambit (1966) Character: Airport Official (uncredited)
Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showgirl Nicole Chang, he concocts the perfect scheme for how the robbery should go and lays it out point by point. However, when the team tries to execute the plan, perfection and reality don't quite match up, and Harry's vision begins to unravel in this twisty tale of a heist gone wrong.
The Poseidon Adventure The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Character: Doctor
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) Character: Doctor
A criminal organization known as OSO specializes in kidnapping high ranking U.S. representatives. Although Steve Austin has already thwarted one of their kidnappings, he is unable to stop them from grabbing William Henry Cameron right from under OSI's nose. OSO demands one million dollars in gold and Oscar Goldman takes the opportunity to try and lure them out into the open. Meanwhile, Steve accompanies Dr. Erica Bergner, who is testing a new method of brain transferal in order to find out where Cameron is being kept.
Trader Tom of the China Seas Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954) Character: Khan
In this 12 Chapter serial the UN enlists trader Tom Rogers and Vivian Wells, to lead the effort to prevent the natives from starting a revolution in Burmatra and its neighbors.
The Brass Bottle The Brass Bottle (1964) Character: Seneschal
A genie tends to get his master into more predicaments than he gets him out of.
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951) Character: N/A
A warden and his assistant clash over prison reform, triggering a violent riot.
Some Came Running Some Came Running (1958) Character: Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
A former novelist returns to his small Midwest town after serving in the Army during WWII, to the chagrin of his social-climbing brother, and becomes close with an easy-going professional gambler and torn between two very different women.
Frontier Uprising Frontier Uprising (1961) Character: Toyon
Not having heard that war has erupted between the U.S. and Mexico, a wagon train heads west, only to find itself threatened by the Mexicans who have teamed up with hostile Indians.
It Started with a Kiss It Started with a Kiss (1959) Character: Butler (uncredited)
While on leave in New York, a serviceman both weds a chorus girl and wins a red convertible in a charity raffle. Both his wife and the car turn out to be problematic.
The Screaming Woman The Screaming Woman (1972) Character: Martin
A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking the grounds one day she hears the screams of a woman coming from underneath the ground. Her family, however, refuses to believe her story, and sees the incident as an opportunity to prove the woman's mind has snapped so they can take control of her money.
20 Million Miles to Earth 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) Character: Signore Contino - Government Official
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.
The Spy with My Face The Spy with My Face (1965) Character: Waiter
Napoleon Solo is captured by Thrush and replaced with a double.
Curse of the Faceless Man Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) Character: Police Insp. Renaldi
A stone-encrusted body is unearthed at Pompeii, and people left alone with it keep dying of crushed skulls...
The Stone Killer The Stone Killer (1973) Character: Bartolomeo Vechetti
A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
Holiday for Lovers Holiday for Lovers (1959) Character: Receptionist
Clifton Webb as a strict, conservative father heads the cast of this 1959 comedy, about an American family vacationing in South America. Directed by Henry Levin, the film also features Jane Wyman, Jill St. John, Carol Lynley, Paul Henreid, Gary Crosby, Henny Backus, Wally Brown, Gardner McKay and Jose Greco.
The Sandpiper The Sandpiper (1965) Character: Trustee (uncredited)
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
The Other Woman The Other Woman (1954) Character: Police Inspector Collins
Bit player Sherry Stewart gets miffed when director Walter Darman turns her down after she reads for a small part in his picture. She and her boy friend, Ronnie, devise a plan to lure Darman to her apartment, where she gives him a drugged drink. She tells Darman they had been intimate and blackmails him for $50,000. More than a little distracted by his situation, his wife senses something is wrong and he gets into a violent argument with his father-in-law who owns the producing company Darman works for, and discontinues the picture. Sherry informs Darman she is going to tell his wife all about them. Darman tells his secretary that he is going to work late and is not to be disturbed, sets the moviola runnings, and exits by the back door and hot-foots it to Sherry's apartment.



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