Reid Cruickshanks

Acting

Reid Cruickshanks

Born June 27, 1923 · Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

Died December 11, 2008 · aged 85

Reid Cruickshanks was born on June 27, 1923 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for High Plains Drifter (1973), Runaway Train (1985) and 48 Hrs. (1982). He died on December 11, 2008 in Marina del Rey, California, USA.

Known For

Blue ThunderBlue Thunder · 1983
Blue Thunder
★ 6.31983
MovieDramaAction
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
High Plains DrifterHigh Plains Drifter · 1973
High Plains Drifter
★ 7.31973
MovieWesternDrama
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
48 Hrs.48 Hrs. · 1982
48 Hrs.
★ 6.71982
MovieCrimeAction
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Ed WoodEd Wood · 1994
Ed Wood
★ 7.51994
MovieComedyDrama
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
The HospitalThe Hospital · 1971
The Hospital
★ 6.71971
MovieComedyDrama
Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice. Hours later, another doctor, who happens to be responsible for another case of malpractice, is found dead. Despondent, Bock finds himself drawn to Barbara, the daughter of a comatose missionary.
The Anderson TapesThe Anderson Tapes · 1971
The Anderson Tapes
★ 6.11971
MovieCrimeThriller
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.
Night ShiftNight Shift · 1982
Night Shift
★ 6.11982
MovieComedy
A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbor complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night.
Runaway TrainRunaway Train · 1985
Runaway Train
★ 7.01985
MovieActionThriller
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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Donner Pass: The Road to SurvivalDonner Pass: The Road to Survival · 1978
Donner Pass: The Road to Survival
★ 9.01978
MovieTV MovieAdventure
A grim incident from American pioneer history is recreated as a determined group of settlers, facing almost insurmountable odds, struggles to reach California in 1846. Already divided by internal dissension over the choice of a leader and the selection of a route, the wagon train is soon decimated by Indian raids, a scarcity of food and water, and the unrelenting forces of nature. Finally after months of hardship, the party reaches the High Sierras, only to be stranded in the middle of the pass by an early snowstorm. And as fear of an agonizing death from starvation forces the abandonment of conventional rules of human behavior, the pioneers face a new enemy - each other.

John Synder