Acting
Jack Soo
Born October 28, 1917 · Oakland, California, U.S.
Died January 11, 1979 · aged 61
A genial, laid back, slumber-eyed character player especially adept at the relaxed wisecrack or dry comment, Japanese-American actor Jack Soo was born in Oakland, California, in 1917, his real name being Goro Suzuki. In the post-WWII years, he entertained as a stand-up performer in nightclubs and had made a reasonable dent on the Midwest circuit by the time he earned his big break playing the…
Known For
The Green Berets · 1968The Green Berets
★ 5.71968
MovieWarDrama
Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for two missions in South Vietnam. The first is to strengthen a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy. The second is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.
Return from Witch Mountain · 1978Return from Witch Mountain
★ 5.91978
MovieAdventureFantasy
Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.
The Oscar · 1966The Oscar
★ 5.11966
MovieDrama
An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.
Thoroughly Modern Millie · 1967Thoroughly Modern Millie
★ 6.81967
MovieComedyMusic
Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"
Flower Drum Song · 1961Flower Drum Song
★ 6.31961
MovieMusicRomance
A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown, from Hong Kong, with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.
The Monk · 1969The Monk
★ 8.01969
MovieMysteryThriller
Underworld attorney Leo Barnes hires Gus Monk to safeguard a valuable envelope containing information on a mobster. Monk refuses — until he meets Mrs. Barnes and jumps on a merry-go-round of viciousness and murder.
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? · 1963Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
★ 6.11963
MovieComedy
TV star Jason Steel reluctantly becomes the sounding board for his best friends' bored wives, and must fend off their advances while managing his own fragile relationship.
She Lives! · 1973She Lives!
★ 6.71973
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young couple searches for the cure for the girl's terminal cancer.
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