Acting

Jay Varela

Born July 7, 1937 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Died June 24, 2021 · aged 83

No biography available.

Known For

The Man Who Loved Cat DancingThe Man Who Loved Cat Dancing · 1973
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
5.91973
MovieWesternRomance
On the run from her violent husband, a woman witnesses a train robbery and is taken prisoner by a frontier outlaw gang, led by a bandit who’s hiding a secret of his own.
Kid BlueKid Blue · 1973
Kid Blue
7.01973
MovieComedyWestern
Bickford Waner, an apparently naive young man from Fort Worth, arrives in the tiny Texas town of Dime Box and takes on a variety of menial jobs. He's befriended by Reese Ford and his wife Molly, but before long Molly has seduced Bickford. Only with the arrival of Bickford's former girlfriend Janet Conforto is it revealed that Bickford is actually the notorious train robber Kid Blue. Humiliated by a scandal arising from his affair with his friend's wife, Bickford gives up on going straight and plots a crime.
The Unholy RollersThe Unholy Rollers · 1972
The Unholy Rollers
5.21972
MovieActionComedy
Karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby. She encounters friction from the other skaters - especially Mickey, the current number one star of the team. Karen proves herself a feisty competitor but refuses to be a team player. As she skates her way to roller stardom, she incurs the wrath of jealous team members and the owner of the team.
Mallory: Circumstantial EvidenceMallory: Circumstantial Evidence · 1976
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence
9.01976
MovieCrimeDrama
In this pilot film, Mallory is a prominent lawyer with a tarnished reputation who defends a young man charged with committing homicide against a sexual predator in prison.
In the MoodIn the Mood · 1987
In the Mood
5.51987
MovieComedyRomance
When 15-year-old Sonny Wisecarver has an affair with his older neighbor Francine and then runs off to marry her, a stern judge has the union annulled. Then, when Sonny finds himself before the same judge after getting involved with another woman in her 20s, the publicity from this case makes him the object of affection for millions of young women
Missing PiecesMissing Pieces · 1983
Missing Pieces
9.01983
MovieCrimeDrama
A private detective has to deal with an unpleasant memory, a near-insoluble mystery, and a pursuing murderer inflicted with drugs and political corruption.
The Underground ManThe Underground Man · 1974
The Underground Man
6.31974
MovieCrimeMystery
A private detective goes after the kidnappers of his ex-girlfriend's son and becomes involved in a series of murders.
House Made of DawnHouse Made of Dawn · 1972
House Made of Dawn
8.01972
MovieDrama
A young Native American, Abel has come home from war to find himself caught between two worlds. The first is the world of his father’s, wedding him to the rhythm of the seasons, the harsh beauty of the land, and the ancient rites and traditions of his people. But the other world—modern, industrial America—pulls at Abel, demanding his loyalty, trying to claim his soul, and goading him into a destructive, compulsive cycle of depravity and disgust. Adaption of N. Scott Momaday's Pulitzer Prize winning novel

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