John Ashley

Acting

John Ashley

Born December 25, 1934 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died October 3, 1997 · aged 62

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Ashley (December 25, 1934, Kansas City, Missouri – October 3, 1997) was an actor who appeared in many films, most notably the American International Pictures' "Beach Party" films. In the 1961–1962 television season, he appeared with costar Brian Kelly on ABC's Straightaway a half-hour series about auto racing which ran on Friday evenings. Description a…

Known For

Apocalypse NowApocalypse Now · 1979
Apocalypse Now
★ 8.31979
MovieDramaWar
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Frankenstein's DaughterFrankenstein's Daughter · 1958
Frankenstein's Daughter
★ 4.61958
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Dr. Frankenstein's insane grandson attempts to create horrible monsters in modern day L.A.
Brides of BloodBrides of Blood · 1968
Brides of Blood
★ 4.81968
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Americans investigating the results of nuclear radiation discover a man-eating monster on a remote island.
The Big Doll HouseThe Big Doll House · 1971
The Big Doll House
★ 5.61971
MovieActionDrama
Female prisoners in a Philippine jail are being subjected to sadistic torture. Five of the women, along with the help of two men, plot an escape.
HudHud · 1963
Hud
★ 7.31963
MovieDramaWestern
Hud Bannon is a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. Hud represents the perfect embodiment of alienated youth, out for kicks with no regard for the consequences. There is bitter conflict between the callous Hud and his stern and highly principled father, Homer. Hud's nephew Lon admires Hud's cheating ways, though he soon becomes too aware of Hud's reckless amorality to bear him anymore. In the world of the takers and the taken, Hud is a winner. He's a cheat, but, he explains, "I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner."
Bikini BeachBikini Beach · 1964
Bikini Beach
★ 5.61964
MovieComedyMusic
A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.
Zero Hour!Zero Hour! · 1957
Zero Hour!
★ 6.61957
MovieDramaThriller
In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WW2 fighter pilot to try to land the airliner in heavy fog.
The Twilight PeopleThe Twilight People · 1972
The Twilight People
★ 4.61972
MovieScience FictionHorror
A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.

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Wagon TrainWagon Train · 1957
Wagon Train
★ 6.61957
SeriesWesternDrama
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.

Michaelangelo Fratelli

StraightawayStraightaway · 1961
Straightaway
★ 9.01961
SeriesDrama
Straightaway is a 26-week half-hour adventure/drama television series which aired on ABC during the 1961–1962 season – the story of two young men who operate a garage and engage in auto racing. John Ashley and Brian Kelly played race car designers Clipper Hamilton and Scott Ross, respectively. Scott designs the vehicles, and Clipper is the mechanic. Asa Maynor was cast in four episodes as Dixie. Most episodes center on the clients who bring a race car to the Straightaway Garage. The series was originally planned to be named “The Racers”, but the title had to be altered because of sponsor problems. Straightaway ran at 7:30 Eastern on Fridays opposite CBS’s Rawhide with Clint Eastwood and Eric Fleming. Straightaway was moved to Wednesdays effective January 10, 1962, for the remainder of its brief run.

Clipper Hamilton