Acting
Les Brown
Born March 14, 1912 · Reinerton, Pennsylvania, USA
Died January 4, 2001 · aged 88
No biography available.
Known For
Joys · 1976Joys
★ 6.01976
MovieComedyTV Movie
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
Ensign Pulver · 1964Ensign Pulver
★ 6.61964
MovieComedyWar
1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of miles away from the front. In one word: he drives his crew crazy. They are near mutiny, but no-one dares to do the first step. Until Ensign Pulver plays a prank on the captain that triggers fatal consequences...
Spreadin' the Jam · 1945Spreadin' the Jam
★ 6.41945
MovieMusicComedy
A young woman who is unable to pay her rent gets some unexpected help when the other tenants throw a last-minute rent party in her apartment. In the process, they all charm the landlady out of a year's rent. The entire story is told in song (swing music) and dance (Jitterbug, Lindy Hop etc.).
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC · 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
★ 6.01988
MovieComedyTV Movie
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina · 2003Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina
★ 8.02003
MovieDocumentaryDocumentary
Beginning with William Wrigley's acquisition of the Santa Catalina Island Company in 1919, the history of the island is explored with archival footage, stills, interviews of residents, historians and celebrities.
Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia · 1991Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer from Saudi Arabia
★ 7.01991
MovieComedyTV Movie
Three years after taping his previous show in the Persian Gulf, Bob Hope returns to the front line to put on another USO Christmas extravaganza, this time in Saudi Arabia for US Troops preparing with other nations to expel Iraq's 1990 invasion and attempted annexation of Kuwait.
Green Acres · 1965Green Acres
★ 7.21965
SeriesComedy
Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971.
Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
Goodnight Sweetheart · 1993Goodnight Sweetheart
★ 7.21993
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Gary Sparrow is an ordinary bloke in 1990s Britain, married to the ambitious Yvonne and working as a TV repairman. Then his whole world changes when he stumbles upon a portal to WWII-era London and begins a dual life as an accidental time traveler.
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