Gary Collins

Acting

Gary Collins

Born April 30, 1938 · Venice, California, USA

Died October 13, 2012 · aged 74

Gary Collins was an American film and television actor and award-winning talk show host.

Known For

The Longest DayThe Longest Day · 1962
The Longest Day
★ 7.61962
MovieWarDrama
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
AirportAirport · 1970
Airport
★ 6.51970
MovieDramaThriller
An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.
Killer FishKiller Fish · 1979
Killer Fish
★ 4.71979
MovieThrillerAction
Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
Hangar 18Hangar 18 · 1980
Hangar 18
★ 5.21980
MovieActionScience Fiction
During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of Arizona. However the White House denies its existence because of the near presidential elections. The UFO is brought to the secret Hangar 18 and the accident is blamed on the incompetence of the astronauts Bancroff and Price. But the two fight against this and try to hunt down the UFO.
BeautifulBeautiful · 2000
Beautiful
★ 5.82000
MovieComedyDrama
Headstrong Mona Hubbard is fiercely driven to capture the coveted Miss American Miss beauty award, but an unusual circumstance teams her with a soccer-playing, deep-dimpled little girl named Vanessa.
Angel in My PocketAngel in My Pocket · 1969
Angel in My Pocket
★ 6.21969
MovieComedyFamily
The new minister in a small town faces the challenge of winning over its eccentric citizens.
Watchers RebornWatchers Reborn · 1998
Watchers Reborn
★ 4.71998
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
An extra-smart dog and detective team up to stop a DNA enhanced killer.
The Night They Took Miss BeautifulThe Night They Took Miss Beautiful · 1977
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful
★ 5.61977
MovieDramaCrime
Criminals hijack an airplane carrying five beauty contest finalists, but unknowingly they've also kidnapped a government agent carrying a dangerous virus that is to be used in bacterial warfare.

Filmography

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SecretsSecrets · 1992
Secrets
★ 5.01992
MovieDramaRomance
Producer Mel Wexler is putting together "Manhattan," a night-time soap opera that will definitely be the toast of the town. He puts together a stellar cast, however, each member of this cast has his own little secret: Zach is a Hollywood leading man apparently being blackmailed by 2 mysterious women; Jane was a former daytime soap star who had to abruptly leave her popular role due to problems at home; Bill is a male model whose marital status would rather be kept secret by his agent; Gaby is a struggling actress determined to make it on her own; and Sabina is a legendary film star who must now take a role on a television series due to a serious "involvement" in San Francisco. One by one, their secrets unfold in this television movie based on the bestseller by Danielle Steel. (Summary Written by Phil Fernando)

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StrandedStranded · 1965
Stranded
★ 6.71965
MovieDrama
Compton's first feature was the autobiographical Stranded, which she wrote, directed, starred in, self-financed and distributed. Released in 1965, the film shares the cinematic experimentation and stylish, youth-centric rebellion of the French New Wave made even more radical by its progressive portrayals of female independence and sexuality, beatnik culture, and discussions of homosexuality. Stranded follows Raina, a young American woman (played by Compton), traveling through Greece with her American lover (Gary Collins), and her French, gay, best friend (Gian Pietro Calasso). Raina partakes in several love affairs rejecting marriage offers for no other reason than she likes her life the way it is. Made just prior to the arrival of second wave feminism, Compton, as writer-director, never judges her on-screen alter-ego the way similar female characters were frequently punished in other films during this era by stigmatizing female sexuality.

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