Acting
Fred Stuthman
Born June 27, 1919 · Long Beach, California, USA
Died July 7, 1982 · aged 63
No biography available.
Known For
Escape from Alcatraz · 1979Escape from Alcatraz
★ 7.51979
MovieDramaThriller
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Network · 1976Network
★ 7.81976
MovieDrama
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Marathon Man · 1976Marathon Man
★ 7.21976
MovieThrillerCrime
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
MacArthur · 1977MacArthur
★ 6.31977
MovieDramaHistory
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, when he was removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
The Groove Tube · 1974The Groove Tube
★ 5.01974
MovieComedy
Television programming takes it on the chin in this ribald spoof of the networks.
For Pete's Sake · 1974For Pete's Sake
★ 5.81974
MovieComedy
Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scrambles to find a way to pay the money back.
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud · 1975The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
★ 5.81975
MovieHorrorMystery
When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar and where he soon finds his previous incarnation's wife.
Semi-Tough · 1977Semi-Tough
★ 5.51977
MovieComedyDrama
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Movies
Escape from Alcatraz · 1979Escape from Alcatraz
★ 7.51979
MovieDramaThriller
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
Network · 1976Network
★ 7.81976
MovieDrama
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Marathon Man · 1976Marathon Man
★ 7.21976
MovieThrillerCrime
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
MacArthur · 1977MacArthur
★ 6.31977
MovieDramaHistory
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, when he was removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
The Groove Tube · 1974The Groove Tube
★ 5.01974
MovieComedy
Television programming takes it on the chin in this ribald spoof of the networks.
For Pete's Sake · 1974For Pete's Sake
★ 5.81974
MovieComedy
Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scrambles to find a way to pay the money back.
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud · 1975The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
★ 5.81975
MovieHorrorMystery
When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar and where he soon finds his previous incarnation's wife.
Semi-Tough · 1977Semi-Tough
★ 5.51977
MovieComedyDrama
A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
Cheaper to Keep Her · 1981Cheaper to Keep Her
★ 4.31981
MovieComedy
A newly divorced swinger on the prowl goes to work as a detective for a neurotic feminist attorney.
The Private Eyes · 1980The Private Eyes
★ 6.11980
MovieComedyMystery
The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investigate the wacky house and its inhabitants.
Heroes · 1977Heroes
★ 6.21977
MovieDramaRomance
A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.
The Gift of Love · 1978The Gift of Love
★ 6.71978
MovieRomanceDrama
Inspired by O. Henry's short story about a young bride and groom, each of whom foolishly--but quite lovingly--sacrifices a treasured possession to buy the perfect Christmas gift for their mate.
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training · 1977The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
★ 5.81977
MovieComedyFamily
A troubled, rebellious teen drives his rambunctious baseball team out to Houston where they play an exhibition game and the boy meets his estranged father, and hires him as the teams coach.
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure · 1977Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
★ 7.01977
MovieAnimationAdventure
Raggedy Ann and Andy, along with other toys, reside in the nursery of a little girl named Marcella. During Marcella's seventh birthday, Babette, from France, is introduced as the new doll from a large package. When the lecherous Captain Contagious kidnaps Babette and escapes from the nursery, Ann and Andy must navigate the Deep Deep Woods to save her.
A Killing Affair · 1977A Killing Affair
★ 4.81977
MovieCrimeDrama
A white female detective is partnered with a black male detective to find the person who is committing a series of particularly vicious murders. During the course of the investigation the two begin to develop an attraction to each other, but the situation is complicated by the fact that he is married.
Firepower · 1979Firepower
★ 5.01979
MovieActionAdventure
A mercenary is hired by the FBI to track down a powerful recluse criminal, a woman is also trying to track him down for her own personal vendetta.
Another Man, Another Chance · 1977Another Man, Another Chance
★ 6.21977
MovieDramaRomance
Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. In a small town in the still wild west, they build up a small photo shop. Meanwhile, animal doctor David lives on his lonesome farm together with his unlucky wife. It takes years and two tragic accidents until Jeanne and David meet. She has already decided to return to France as soon as possible, but love, and fate, have other plans.
Mae West · 1982Mae West
★ 5.81982
MovieDramaTV Movie
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings · 1975W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
★ 6.01975
MovieComedyDrama
W.W. Bright is a robber with a heart of gold who travels the South knocking off banks and gas stations owned by a corrupt businessman. When he hijacks a car, he meets an aspiring country band, the Dixie Dancekings, led by Dixie. The two sides eventually take a liking to one another, especially after the Dancekings realize the size of Bright's thefts. Trailed by religious zealot cop Deacon Gore, Bright helps the band make it big while on the run.
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love · 1979Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love
★ 6.31979
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young couple is overjoyed when they find out that, after having had two girls, the wife is pregnant again, and this time it will be a son. However, the boy turns out to autistic. Unhappy with the diagnoses and treatments available, they decide to work out their own therapy program for their son.
TV Shows
Little House on the Prairie · 1974Little House on the Prairie
★ 7.91974
SeriesWesternDrama
When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Knots Landing · 1979Knots Landing
★ 7.01979
SeriesDrama
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
Taxi · 1978Taxi
★ 7.31978
SeriesComedyDrama
Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.
The Rockford Files · 1974The Rockford Files
★ 7.61974
SeriesCrimeDrama
Cranky but likable L.A. PI Jim Rockford pulls no punches (but takes plenty of them). An ex-con sent to the slammer for a crime he didn't commit, Rockford takes on cases others don't want, aided by his tough old man, his lawyer girlfriend and some shady associates from his past.
Hart to Hart · 1979Hart to Hart
★ 6.91979
SeriesCrime
Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.
Hello, Larry · 1979Hello, Larry
★ 5.71979
SeriesComedy
Radio host Larry Alder has to cope with being a single father to his two daughters, Diane and Ruthie.
WKRP in Cincinnati · 1978WKRP in Cincinnati
★ 7.61978
SeriesComedy
When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with the station's burned-out veteran, Dr. Johnny Fever. Neurotic newsman Les Nessman, eager beaver Bailey Quarters, sleazy salesman Herb Tarlek, blonde bombshell Jennifer Marlowe, who serves as the station's ultra-capable receptionist, and station manager Arthur Carlson, whose domineering mother owns WKRP, round out the eccentric bunch.
The Adams Chronicles · 1976The Adams Chronicles
★ 7.41976
SeriesDrama
Chronicles the story of the Adams political family over a 150-year span, including John Adams (drafter and signer of the Declaration, accomplished diplomat, and the 2nd President of the U.S.), his wife Abigail Adams, his son John Quincy Adams (acclaimed Secretary of State, the 6th President, and prominent abolitionist Congressman), grandson Charles Francis Adams, Congressman and Ambassador to Great Britain during the Civil War, and much-heralded members of the fourth generation Henry Brooks Adams, the historian and author of the novel Democracy, and Charles Francis Adams II, the industrialist.
The Blue and the Gray · 1982The Blue and the Gray
★ 6.71982
SeriesDrama
The Blue and the Gray is a television miniseries that first aired on CBS in three installments on November 14, November 16, and November 17, 1982. Set during the American Civil War, the series starred John Hammond, Stacy Keach, Lloyd Bridges, and Gregory Peck as President Abraham Lincoln. It was executive produced by Larry White and Lou Reda, in association with Columbia Pictures Television, then owned by The Coca-Cola Company.