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Richard Lang
Born July 27, 1939 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died April 23, 1997 · aged 57
Richard Lang was born on July 27, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Tales of the Unexpected (1977), Julia (1968) and Harry O (1973). He was married to Carole Keppler. He died on April 23, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Known For
Fantasy Island · 1977Fantasy Island
★ 7.51977
MovieFantasyDrama
Mr. Roarke and his assistant Tattoo greet a former reporter in World War II who wants to relive a brief romance that took place in London 30 years ago, a big-game hunter who, for once, wants to be the hunted and a wealthy businesswoman who wants to be a secret and silent observer at her own funeral.
Doctor Dolittle · 1967Doctor Dolittle
★ 6.21967
MovieFamilyComedy
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Texas · 1995Texas
★ 5.01995
MovieHistoryWestern
In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of Texas. As the years go by, political conflicts between the settlers and the Mexican government are escalating which would lead to war and Texan independence.
Dark Mirror · 1984Dark Mirror
★ 5.01984
MovieThrillerDrama
After attorney Frank Girard is murdered, Detective Al Church suspects that Ms. Leigh Cullen is the perpetrator, as she was supposedly last seen with the man. However, after Leigh's alleged twin sister, Tracy, shows up at the police line-up with Leigh, Church is left puzzled and with no specific suspect to pinpoint. Therefore, Church asks Psychiatrist Dr. Jim Eiseley, an acquaintance of Leigh's, to evaluate the sisters and run tests on them in hopes of filtering out the murderer. However, Eiseley's increasing involvement with Leigh complicates things with Tracy in the picture.
Obsessed with a Married Woman · 1985Obsessed with a Married Woman
★ 4.71985
MovieDramaTV Movie
A man falls in love with a married co-worker and wants her to divorce her husband, but she refuses because she has a ten-year-old son.
The Mountain Men · 1980The Mountain Men
★ 5.91980
MovieAdventureWestern
The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.
A Change of Seasons · 1980A Change of Seasons
★ 5.71980
MovieDramaRomance
Marriage takes a sour turn when a middle-aged husband falls for a young and sexy woman. Things get even more complicated when his wife starts a hot affair with a younger lover of her own.
Tony Rome · 1967Tony Rome
★ 6.41967
MovieCrimeMystery
Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.
Movies
Fantasy Island · 1977Fantasy Island
★ 7.51977
MovieFantasyDrama
Mr. Roarke and his assistant Tattoo greet a former reporter in World War II who wants to relive a brief romance that took place in London 30 years ago, a big-game hunter who, for once, wants to be the hunted and a wealthy businesswoman who wants to be a secret and silent observer at her own funeral.
Doctor Dolittle · 1967Doctor Dolittle
★ 6.21967
MovieFamilyComedy
A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
Texas · 1995Texas
★ 5.01995
MovieHistoryWestern
In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of Texas. As the years go by, political conflicts between the settlers and the Mexican government are escalating which would lead to war and Texan independence.
Dark Mirror · 1984Dark Mirror
★ 5.01984
MovieThrillerDrama
After attorney Frank Girard is murdered, Detective Al Church suspects that Ms. Leigh Cullen is the perpetrator, as she was supposedly last seen with the man. However, after Leigh's alleged twin sister, Tracy, shows up at the police line-up with Leigh, Church is left puzzled and with no specific suspect to pinpoint. Therefore, Church asks Psychiatrist Dr. Jim Eiseley, an acquaintance of Leigh's, to evaluate the sisters and run tests on them in hopes of filtering out the murderer. However, Eiseley's increasing involvement with Leigh complicates things with Tracy in the picture.
Obsessed with a Married Woman · 1985Obsessed with a Married Woman
★ 4.71985
MovieDramaTV Movie
A man falls in love with a married co-worker and wants her to divorce her husband, but she refuses because she has a ten-year-old son.
The Mountain Men · 1980The Mountain Men
★ 5.91980
MovieAdventureWestern
The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.
A Change of Seasons · 1980A Change of Seasons
★ 5.71980
MovieDramaRomance
Marriage takes a sour turn when a middle-aged husband falls for a young and sexy woman. Things get even more complicated when his wife starts a hot affair with a younger lover of her own.
Tony Rome · 1967Tony Rome
★ 6.41967
MovieCrimeMystery
Tony Rome, a tough Miami PI living on a houseboat, is hired by a local millionaire to find jewelry stolen from his daughter, and in the process has several encounters with local hoods as well as the Miami Beach PD.
The Detective · 1968The Detective
★ 5.91968
MovieCrimeMystery
New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in NYC in this drama that delves into a world of sex and drugs, homophobia, homosexuality and bisexuality.
Marriage on the Rocks · 1965Marriage on the Rocks
★ 5.81965
MovieComedyRomance
Ad-agency president Dan Edwards goes to Mexico to celebrate his nineteenth wedding anniversary and winds up getting divorced by mistake, whereupon his wife Valerie marries his best friend Ernie Brewer by mistake.
Twilight of Honor · 1963Twilight of Honor
★ 6.51963
MovieDrama
A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of a murder that he has already confessed to. He asks his mentor, a retired, legendary lawyer for help.
The Road Raiders · 1989The Road Raiders
★ 5.31989
MovieActionTV Movie
Filled with anachronisms and rip offs from "The 'A' Team" and "The Dirty Dozen" - It's 1942 in Manila and an American saloon owner organizes a misfit group to fight in WWII.
Lady in Cement · 1968Lady in Cement
★ 6.21968
MovieMysteryCrime
While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement. Soon after, tough guy Waldo Gronski hires him to find a missing woman named Sandra Lomax, and Rome wonders if there's a connection. He sets about trying to locate the woman, and in no time finds himself mixed up with a beautiful party girl and a slippery racketeer.
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek · 1987Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
★ 6.21987
MovieDramaFamily
Two brothers' lives are changed forever when they hit the road to a snowbound Alaskan village. Brother Ray and Pete had been feuding for years. So, when their ailing father asks them to drive a semitruck full of gifts and supplies from California to the isolated Alaskan village of Willow Creek, they agree ---- reluctantly. Along the way, they pick up trouble when they're joined by Jessie, who is Ray's estranged wife and Pete's ex-girlfriend. Then, a blizzard strands the truck deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Miles from help, with time running our fast, they realize only a miracle can save them. But, as they are about to be reminded, Christmas...is the season for miracles.
Dr. Scorpion · 1978Dr. Scorpion
★ 7.01978
MovieActionAdventure
A retired spy is reluctantly lured back into action to take down a mad scientist living on a tropical island.
Don't Go to Sleep · 1982Don't Go to Sleep
★ 6.51982
MovieHorrorTV Movie
One year after a young girl dies in a car accident, her sister begins seeing visions of her, while the family home is plagued by strange happenings.
Night Cries · 1978Night Cries
★ 6.01978
MovieHorrorDrama
A young woman whose baby died in childbirth refuses to believe it and has dreams that her child is still alive and in danger. A scientist who is conducting experiments about dreams tries to help her.
The Hunted Lady · 1977The Hunted Lady
★ 7.71977
MovieTV MovieDrama
An undercover policewoman finds herself framed for murder. Forced to flee for her life, she determines to clear her name and bring the real killers to justice.
Shooting Stars · 1983Shooting Stars
★ 5.01983
MovieComedyAction
Two television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they are getting the better parts to play. So, they decide to try it for real.
Kung Fu: The Movie · 1986Kung Fu: The Movie
★ 5.31986
MovieDramaWestern
In his travels, Caine meets up with an old man who has several surprises for him. The first being the destruction of the Shaolin order, the second being that the man is the father of the Emperor's nephew whom he killed in China, and the third is that he seeks his revenge using the son Caine never knew he had sired as the instrument of his death. It will take all of Caine's skill and wisdom to find a solution to this deadly predicament.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit · 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
★ 7.61987
MovieDramaThriller
Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer David Hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his "friends" - an actress, a fortune-teller, David's private assistant and the two remaining staff at the hotel to discuss business. They have come to the hotel as all of them are going to sue David over his new book - "The Resort" which characters are obviously based on Jordan and the guests. A practical joker, David plays tricks on them until he is thrown from the high tower of the hotel where Susan Warrenfield, the manager and owner of the hotel sees the fall and then Jordan at the tower causing the police to arrest Jordan. While Perry and Della try to solve the main mystery, Paul tries to find out who is trying to scare Susan away from the hotel. Could it really be a ghost or a more earthy visitor?
The Force of Evil · 1977The Force of Evil
★ 6.01977
MovieThrillerTV Movie
A murderer on parole victimizes a family against whom he holds a grudge.
In Like Flynn · 1985In Like Flynn
★ 6.51985
MovieTV MovieAdventure
Life is one cliff-hanger after another for a bright and beautiful woman and the reluctant young man who joins her in defying death as they investigate a series of baffling murders and disappearances in the Caribbean for a mysterious novelist whose best-selling thrillers are based on chilling reality.
Nowhere to Run · 1978Nowhere to Run
★ 7.01978
MovieTV MovieDrama
Harry's married to Marian and things are not going all that well, so he wants out but somehow feels that a divorce is not the answer. After developing a winning blackjack system, he hatches a plan that takes years of preparation: to fake his death, assume a new identity and win $500,000 at blackjack.
TV Shows
Beverly Hills, 90210 · 1990Beverly Hills, 90210
★ 7.31990
SeriesDrama
Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of Beverly Hills, California and attending the fictitious West Beverly Hills High School and, subsequently, the fictitious California University after graduation.
Melrose Place · 1992Melrose Place
★ 5.81992
SeriesDrama
Follow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose Place, in Los Angeles, California.
Charlie's Angels · 1976Charlie's Angels
★ 6.71976
Series
Beautiful, intelligent, and ultra-sophisticated, Charlie's Angels are everything a man could dream of... and way more than they could ever handle! Receiving their orders via speaker phone from their never seen boss, Charlie, the Angels employ their incomparable sleuthing and combat skills, as well as their lethal feminine charm, to crack even the most seemingly insurmountable of cases.
Jake and the Fatman · 1987Jake and the Fatman
★ 6.21987
SeriesDramaCrime
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles.
The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.
Matt Houston · 1982Matt Houston
★ 6.31982
SeriesDramaCrime
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron Spelling.
The Streets of San Francisco · 1972The Streets of San Francisco
★ 7.01972
SeriesCrimeDrama
Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.
Harry O · 1974Harry O
★ 5.21974
SeriesDrama
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.
Julia · 1968Julia
★ 6.41968
SeriesComedy
Julia is an American sitcom notable for being one of the first weekly series to depict an African American woman in a non-stereotypical role. Previous television series featured African American lead characters, but the characters were usually servants. The show stars actress and singer Diahann Carroll, and ran for 86 episodes on NBC from September 17, 1968 to March 23, 1971. The series was produced by Savannah Productions, Inc., Hanncar Productions, Inc., and 20th Century-Fox Television.
During pre-production, the proposed series title was Mama's Man. The series was also unique in that it was among the few situation comedies in the late 1960s that did not use a laugh track; however, 20th Century-Fox Television added them when the series was reissued for syndication and cable rebroadcasts in the late 1980s.
Houston Knights · 1987Houston Knights
★ 5.51987
SeriesDramaCrime
Houston Knights is an American crime drama set in Houston, Texas. The show ran on CBS from 1987 to 1988 and had 31 episodes. The core of the show was the partnership between two very different cops from two different cultures. Chicago cop Joey LaFiamma, played by Michael Paré, is transferred to Houston after he kills a mobster from a powerful Mafia family and a contract is put out on him. Once there, he is partnered with Levon Lundy, played by Michael Beck, the grandson of a Texas Ranger.
Although as different as night and day, and after a rocky beginning they form a successful partnership and become friends. This is aided to a certain extent by an event where a hitman from Chicago who holds the contract to shoot La Fiamma arrives in Houston and is ultimately killed by Lundy.
During the series, it is revealed that both La Fiamma and Lundy have their own personal demons; La Fiamma's Chicago police partner had been killed when he went ahead while La Fiamma had waited for backup to arrive. Lundy's wife had been killed by an explosion that was intended to kill him.
Burke's Law · 1994Burke's Law
★ 6.81994
SeriesDramaCrime
Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from 1994 to 1995. The series centers on Amos Burke, a senior Los Angeles police officer and millionaire, and his son, Peter, who is a detective under his command.
True Blue · 1989True Blue
★ 6.31989
SeriesDramaCrime
True Blue is a short-running NBC Television series set in New York City which aired on Friday evenings in 1989 and 1990. The hour-long drama follows the exploits of a squad of uniformed officers assigned to the specialized trucks of the NYPD's Emergency Services Unit.
Savannah · 1996Savannah
★ 7.81996
SeriesDrama
Follows the lives of three best friends--Reese, Peyton, and Lane--who grew up together in Savannah, Georgia.
SAVANNAH was an American prime time television drama that ran from January 21, 1996 to February 24, 1997 on The WB. It was created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling.
The Brian Keith Show · 1972The Brian Keith Show
★ 6.31972
SeriesComedy
The Brian Keith Show is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1972 to March 1974. The series stars Brian Keith and Shelley Fabares.
Strike Force · 1981Strike Force
★ 7.51981
SeriesDrama
Strike Force is an American action-adventure/police procedural television series that aired on ABC during the 1981–1982 television season, and was produced by Aaron Spelling Productions. The program stars Robert Stack as Capt. Frank Murphy, the leader of a special unit of specialized detectives and police officers whose job is to stop violent criminals at any cost. Mixing elements of Stack's classic TV series The Untouchables from 20 years earlier with doses of Mission: Impossible and Dirty Harry, the series immediately provoked controversy over its violence – at one point the series was labeled the most violent in American TV history – though the series attempted to interject liberal amounts of humor into its regular characters and balanced the violence by focusing on the detectives' personal lives.
Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected · 1977Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected
★ 6.81977
SeriesMystery
Anthology series presenting stories of suspense, mystery and science-fiction, usually with some sort of twist ending.
The Word · 1978The Word
★ 4.81978
SeriesDrama
A document is discovered that appears to be an ancient eyewitness account of the life of Jesus Christ. A public relations executive is hired to publicize this document as a new version of the Bible, but he finds himself enmeshed in controversy and intrigue.
Kung Fu · 1972Kung Fu
★ 7.71972
SeriesDrama
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.