Acting

Scott Newman

Born September 23, 1950 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died November 20, 1978 · aged 28

Alan Scott Newman (September 23, 1950 – November 20, 1978) was an American actor and stuntman. His most prominent roles were in The Towering Inferno (1974) and Breakheart Pass (1975). He was the only son of actor Paul Newman. After Scott Newman's death from a drug overdose in 1978, his father established the Scott Newman Center, which is dedicated to preventing drug abuse through education. Descr…

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The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno · 1974

The Towering Inferno

MovieActionDrama

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper · 1975

The Great Waldo Pepper

MovieAdventureDrama

A biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.

Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass · 1975

Breakheart Pass

MovieThrillerWestern

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.

Fraternity Row

Fraternity Row · 1977

Zac is an idealistic student who, after arriving at college, decides to pledge the Gamma Nu Pi fraternity. Unhappy with what he sees as the bigotry and abusiveness of the hazing process, he tries to reform the system, even though his steady girl, Jennifer, doesn't approve. Zac eventually finds an ally in his pledgemaster, but the head of the fraternity proves cruelly inflexible about preserving the uglier rituals.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. · 1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.

Harry O

Harry O · 1974

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T. · 1975

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

S.W.A.T. is an American action/crime drama series about the adventures of a Special Weapons And Tactics team operating in an unidentified California city. A spin-off of The Rookies, the series aired on ABC from February 1975 to April 1976. Like The Rookies, S.W.A.T. was produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg.

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The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno · 1974

The Towering Inferno

MovieActionDrama

At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

Young Fireman

The Great Waldo Pepper

The Great Waldo Pepper · 1975

The Great Waldo Pepper

MovieAdventureDrama

A biplane pilot and WWI veteran takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory days he misses.

Duke

Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass · 1975

Breakheart Pass

MovieThrillerWestern

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.

Rafferty

Fraternity Row

Fraternity Row · 1977

Zac is an idealistic student who, after arriving at college, decides to pledge the Gamma Nu Pi fraternity. Unhappy with what he sees as the bigotry and abusiveness of the hazing process, he tries to reform the system, even though his steady girl, Jennifer, doesn't approve. Zac eventually finds an ally in his pledgemaster, but the head of the fraternity proves cruelly inflexible about preserving the uglier rituals.

Chunk

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. · 1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.

Harry Palmer

Harry O

Harry O · 1974

SeriesDramaAction & Adventure

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T. · 1975

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

S.W.A.T. is an American action/crime drama series about the adventures of a Special Weapons And Tactics team operating in an unidentified California city. A spin-off of The Rookies, the series aired on ABC from February 1975 to April 1976. Like The Rookies, S.W.A.T. was produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg.