John Brinkley

Acting

John Brinkley

Born September 26, 1931

Died November 14, 2012 · aged 81

Born in Hartford, Conn., John Brinkley spent two years in the Air Force, where he served in the far East. Returning to New York, the next few years were consumed with study at the Academy of Dramatic Arts and working professionally with the New York Shakespeare Guild and in various off-Broadway productions, including 'The Big Story.' After arriving in Los Angeles, Brinkley almost immediately rece…

Known For

A Bucket of BloodA Bucket of Blood · 1959
A Bucket of Blood
6.61959
MovieComedyHorror
Nerdy Walter Paisley, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik café who doesn't fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful co-worker, Carla, by making a bust of her. When his klutziness results in the death of his landlady's cat, he panics and hides its body under a layer of plaster. But when Carla and her friends enthuse over the resulting artwork, Walter decides to create some bigger and more elaborate pieces using the same artistic process.
War of the SatellitesWar of the Satellites · 1958
War of the Satellites
5.21958
MovieScience FictionHorror
An "unknown force" declares war against planet Earth when the United Nations disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling the first satellite in the atmosphere.
Teenage Cave ManTeenage Cave Man · 1958
Teenage Cave Man
4.11958
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Roger Corman's post-holocaust quickie about an adolescent tribesman who dares to explore the feared "forbidden zone."
Hot Car GirlHot Car Girl · 1958
Hot Car Girl
6.71958
MovieCrime
In this violent drama, a young juvenile delinquent gets into more trouble when he gets involved with a gang that steals auto parts and resells them on the black market to pay for their beer parties. It looks as if he might actually turn his life around after he meets a good-hearted woman, when he decides to run a final game of chicken against a juvenile delinquent girl who gets killed in the ensuing crash. The terrified boy then takes his girlfriend and splits. He is later shot-down by the police. Later the authorities learn that the boy was set upon his crooked path by policemen who beat him when he was younger.
I, MobsterI, Mobster · 1959
I, Mobster
6.61959
MovieCrimeDrama
The rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante. A crime boss appears before a Senate subcommittee. A flashbacks tell his story.
T-Bird GangT-Bird Gang · 1959
T-Bird Gang
5.01959
MovieAction
Cooperating with the police in order to revenge his father's death, Frank joins a youth syndicate master-minded by the sadistic Alex. When members become suspicious, Frank must cooperate with the gang activities in order to prove his loyalty. Now personally involved and unable to contact the law or his girl friend, Frank's true identity is revealed to brutal leader whose anger he must now face. Meanwhile the selfish disloyalty of the boss is revealed and in bitter hatred the most trusting youth of the syndicate turns on the leader.
Teenage DollTeenage Doll · 1957
Teenage Doll
5.41957
MovieCrimeDrama
The Black Widows, a teenage girl gang, find one of their number killed. They blame her murder on Barbara, the on-again-off-again girlfriend of the leader of rival gang The Vandals. As the gangs prepare for a fight, we take a glimpse into their tumultuous home lives.
Blood and SteelBlood and Steel · 1959
Blood and Steel
4.61959
MovieDramaWar
Native girl helps US Seabees free her villagers from Japanese troops.

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