Don McManus

Acting

Don McManus

Born August 30, 1932 · Alberta, Canada

Died February 24, 2020 · aged 87

No biography available.

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Killer PartyKiller Party · 1986
Killer Party
5.01986
MovieComedyHorror
It's April Fool's Day and the sisters of Sigma Alpha Pi believe they've found the perfect place to throw a party: the abandoned fraternity house where the guillotined pledge once lost his head in a hazing gone awry.
Mrs. SoffelMrs. Soffel · 1984
Mrs. Soffel
6.01984
MovieDramaRomance
Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.
Head OfficeHead Office · 1985
Head Office
5.41985
MovieComedy
In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's daughter, no less) who's leading a protest against the company's shady business practices.
The Care Bears Adventure in WonderlandThe Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland · 1987
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland
5.81987
MovieFamilyAnimation
The cuddly Care Bears and their cousins star in this charming third feature-length film incorporating characters from Alice in Wonderland. A young girl named Alice and the Care Bears travel together into the whimsical land of the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat. In this magical story about friendship and self-esteem, they try to thwart an evil wizard's attempt to become the King of Wonderland.
The Pied Piper of HamelinThe Pied Piper of Hamelin · 1985
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
7.51985
MovieFantasyTV Movie
The town of Hamelin pays the ultimate price after reneging on their promise to the pied piper. Based on the poem by Robert Browning.
A Holiday to RememberA Holiday to Remember · 1995
A Holiday to Remember
4.91995
MovieTV MovieDrama
Compassionate holiday romancer with Connie Sellecca as a divorced mother who takes young daughter Asia Vieira to her small South Carolina hometown in order to start a new life. Once there, Connie has trouble getting ready for Christmas as Randy Travis, her former boyfriend comes calling, and a runaway boy and social worker take up a lot of her and her daughter's attention. With Rue McClanahan, Don McManus. Based on Kathleen Creighton's "A Christmas Love.
Something's AfootSomething's Afoot · 1982
Something's Afoot
9.01982
MovieComedyMusic
A spoof of Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None." Guests arrive at an island mansion. A storm strands the guests. Their host is found dead. One by one the guests are murdered, leaving the survivors increasingly suspicious of each other.
The Hearst and Davies AffairThe Hearst and Davies Affair · 1985
The Hearst and Davies Affair
4.21985
MovieRomanceDrama
Dramatization of the scandalous, long-time love affair between the powerful but married publisher and the chorus girl he helped turn into a Ziegfeld star and 1930s film personality.

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Emily of New MoonEmily of New Moon · 1998
Emily of New Moon
8.81998
SeriesDrama
Emily of New Moon is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. The series originally aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and it is currently seen in Canada on the Viva, Bravo! and Vision TV cable channels. The series, produced by Salter Street Films, was based on the Emily of New Moon series of novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The series consisted of three seasons of thirteen episodes and one season of seven episodes, for a total of forty-six. The executive producers were Micheline Charest, Michael Donovan, and Ronald Weinberg. The series starred Martha MacIsaac as the titular orphan Emily Starr. Susan Clark and Sheila McCarthy played Emily's aunts Elizabeth and Laura, who had taken on the responsibility of raising Emily following her father's death, and Stephen McHattie played her cousin Jimmy. Susan Clark left the series after the first season when her character, Elizabeth, was killed off. Recurring cast included Chip Ciupka as Mr. Carpenter, Peter Donaldson as Ian Bowles, Richard Donat as Dr. Burnley, Kris Lemche as Perry Miller, John Neville as Uncle Malcolm, Jessica Pellerin as Ilse Burnley, Shawn Roberts as Teddy Kent, and Linda Thorson as Cousin Isabel.

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