Acting

Don Brockett

Born January 30, 1930 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died May 2, 1990 · aged 60

Don Brockett (January 30, 1930 – May 2, 1995) was an American actor, comedian, producer, and director from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was known for his portrayal of Chef Brockett on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. He had small parts in many major films including Flashdance, Fletch Lives, The Silence of the Lambs, and Bob Roberts. Don Brockett played a zombie in the 1985 George A. Romero film Day o…

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Flashdance

Flashdance · 1983

MovieDramaRomance

Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs · 1991

The Silence of the Lambs

MovieCrimeThriller

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead · 1985

Day of the Dead

MovieHorrorDrama

As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead · 1990

Night of the Living Dead

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

Hoffa

MovieCrimeHistory

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.

Mobsters

Mobsters · 1991

MovieActionCrime

The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives · 1989

MovieComedyCrime

Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.

Lady Beware

Lady Beware · 1987

MovieRomanceThriller

A department store window dresser starts being stalked by a married man who’s obsessed with her.

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Flashdance

Flashdance · 1983

MovieDramaRomance

Alex Owens, a young woman juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.

Pete

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs · 1991

The Silence of the Lambs

MovieCrimeThriller

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

Friendly Psychopath

Day of the Dead

Day of the Dead · 1985

Day of the Dead

MovieHorrorDrama

As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.

Featured Zombie

Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead · 1990

Night of the Living Dead

A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.

Zombie (uncredited)

Hoffa

MovieCrimeHistory

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.

Police Captain

Mobsters

Mobsters · 1991

MovieActionCrime

The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...

Irish Politician

Fletch Lives

Fletch Lives · 1989

MovieComedyCrime

Fletch is a fish out of water in small-town Louisiana, where he's checking out a tumbledown mansion he's inherited. When a woman he flirts with turns up dead, he becomes a suspect and must find the killer and clear his name.

Sheriff

Lady Beware

Lady Beware · 1987

MovieRomanceThriller

A department store window dresser starts being stalked by a married man who’s obsessed with her.

Locksmith

Houseguest

Houseguest · 1995

In hot water with the mob over an unpaid debt, a con man poses as a family friend in an affluent Pennsylvania suburb.

Happy Marcelli

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts · 1992

MovieComedyDrama

Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk songs with lyrics espousing far-right conservative social and economic views.

Chairman

Passed Away

Passed Away · 1992

Thrown for a loop by the unexpected news that Dad has suddenly gone to his reward, the grieving eccentric Scanian clan are drawn together in a test of familial endurance that soon has them at each other's throats.

Froggie

Heart of Steel

Heart of Steel · 1983

MovieDramaTV Movie

A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family and friends together while alcohol consumes him in this depressing drama.

Bill

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore · 1992

Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore

MovieDramaTV Movie

In the second dramatic case for lawyer Harmon Cobb, he defends an incarcerated woman who is wrongly imprisoned and refused release from a mental institution.

Judge Mulligan

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice · 1990

Criminal Justice

A knife-scarred victim must identify her assailant beyond a reasonable doubt. Meanwhile the accused is offered a deal if he pleads guilty. Is he as innocent as the victim? Is the justice system guiltier than both?

Judge Mulino

Rappin'

Rappin' · 1985

MovieDramaMusic

An ex-con and break-dancer helps save a neighborhood from a greedy developer while trying to win a rap contest.

Store Manager

Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh

Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh · 1991

Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh

MovieComedyHorror

A police detective teams up with his buddy's daughter to investigate cult-ritual mutilations.

Police Chief 'Buzz Saw' Ryan

Simple Justice

Simple Justice · 1989

When an unknown assailant viciously murders the participants in a bank robbery and murder case, it could be a case of vigilante justice - that is, if the two cases are connected. That's for the police to decide - and it's a puzzle that becomes more mysterious with each new clue.

George