Allen Baron

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Allen Baron

Born April 14, 1927 · Brooklyn, New York, USA (age 99)

Allen Baron (born 1927 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, film and television director. He is mostly known for writing and directing the 1961 film noir Blast of Silence, where he also plays the lead role. He went on to direct four other feature films and hundreds of television episodes such as Charlie's Angels, The Dukes of Hazzard, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The San Pedro Beach Bums, a…

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Blast of SilenceBlast of Silence · 1961
Blast of Silence
7.01961
MovieCrimeDrama
A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York. But a special girl from his past and a fat gun dealer with pet rats get in his way.
Foxfire LightFoxfire Light · 1982
Foxfire Light
6.81982
MovieDramaRomance
A spoiled rich girl used to getting her way comes up against a rancher who won't be intimidated by her.
The San Pedro BumsThe San Pedro Bums · 1977
The San Pedro Bums
7.01977
MovieTV MovieComedy
Pilot for the short-lived TV series centers on five rough-and-tumble guys living on a leaky boat where they try to collar a gang of waterfront toughs after a robbery of which their buddy was the victim.
1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel · 1973
1,000,000 A.D. Promo Reel
1973
MovieFantasyHorror
A horror feature film project that was sold to the Cannes Film Festival Market, shot as a preview, before being abandoned.
Cuban Rebel GirlsCuban Rebel Girls · 1959
Cuban Rebel Girls
2.61959
MovieAdventureDrama
Errol Flynn, playing himself as a war correspondent, reports the dangerous goings-on of a band of Cuban rebels- Two of which are misguided teenage girls from America. The film was shot with Castro's cooperation while he was still fighting Batista's forces.
Pie in the SkyPie in the Sky · 1964
Pie in the Sky
7.01964
MovieDrama
Rural runaway finds himself in Manhattan.
The Case of the Baltimore GirlsThe Case of the Baltimore Girls · 1978
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
MovieCrimeTV Movie
Former police captain and his assistant investigate extortion and murder at a dating service.
SwitchSwitch · 1975
Switch
9.01975
MovieActionCrime
In this pilot film that led to the series, an ex-con and a retired cop, partners in a private investigation agency, try to prove that a safecracker has been framed for a diamond robbery.

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Surfside 6Surfside 6 · 1960
Surfside 6
6.31960
SeriesDrama
Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II; Van Williams as Kenny Madison; and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne. Diane McBain co-starred as socialite Daphne Dutton, whose yacht was berthed next to their houseboat. Margarita Sierra also had a supporting role as Cha Cha O'Brien, an entertainer who worked at The Boom Boom Room, a popular Miami Beach hangout at the Fontainebleau Hotel, directly across the street from Surfside 6. Surfside 6 was in fact a real address in Miami Beach, where an unrelated houseboat was moored at the time; it can also be seen in the sweeping aerial establishing shot of the Fontainebleu in 1964's Goldfinger.

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My World and Welcome to ItMy World and Welcome to It · 1969
My World and Welcome to It
6.31969
SeriesComedy
My World and Welcome to It is an American half-hour television sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber. It starred William Windom as John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist who works for a magazine closely resembling The New Yorker called The Manhattanite. Wry, fanciful and curmudgeonly, Monroe observes and comments on life, to the bemusement of his rather sensible wife Ellen and intelligent, questioning daughter Lydia. Monroe's frequent daydreams and fantasies are usually based on Thurber material. My World — And Welcome To It is the name of a book of illustrated stories and essays, also by James Thurber. The series ran one season on NBC 1969-1970. It was created by Mel Shavelson, who wrote and directed the pilot episode and was one of the show's principal writers. Sheldon Leonard was executive producer. The show's producer, Danny Arnold, co-wrote or directed numerous episodes, and even appeared as Santa Claus in "Rally Round the Flag."

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ArnieArnie · 1970
Arnie
5.31970
SeriesComedy
Arnie is a television sitcom that ran for two seasons on the CBS network. It stars Herschel Bernardi, Sue Ane Langdon, and Roger Bowen. Bernardi played the title character, Arnie Nuvo, a longtime blue collar employee at the fictitious Continental Flange Company, who overnight was promoted to an executive position. The storylines mainly focused on this fish out of water situation, and on Arnie's sometimes-problematic relationship with his well-meaning but wealthy and eccentric boss, Hamilton Majors Jr.. Because he still held his union card, Arnie could negotiate tricky management/labor situations that no one else could. Arnie's surname was presumably a pun on nouveau riche, and possibly also on Art Nouveau. In addition to Bernardi, Bowen, and Langdon, cast members included Del Russel and Stephanie Steele as Arnie's son and daughter, Richard and Andrea; Elaine Shore as Arnie's secretary, Felicia; and Herb Voland as sour-tempered executive Neil Ogilvie. In its first season, despite being the lead-in to The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Saturday nights and winning an Emmy nomination as best comedy series, Arnie received only fair Nielsen ratings. For its second season, in order to increase its viewership, CBS made a major cast change in the show's format. Charles Nelson Reilly joined the cast as Randy Robinson, a TV chef who called himself "The Giddyap Gourmet," apparently a reference to The Galloping Gourmet.

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