Susan Anspach

Acting

Susan Anspach

Born November 23, 1942 · New York City, New York, U.S.

Died April 2, 2018 · aged 75

Susan Florence Anspach (November 23, 1942 – April 2, 2018) was an American actress. Susan Florence Anspach was an American stage, film and television actress who had roles in films during the 1970s and 1980s such as Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again, Sam, Blume in Love, Montenegro, Blue Monkey, and Blood Red.

Known For

Five Easy PiecesFive Easy Pieces · 1970
Five Easy Pieces
7.11970
MovieDrama
Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.
Blume in LoveBlume in Love · 1973
Blume in Love
5.81973
MovieComedyDrama
Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take OneSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One · 1968
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
6.91968
MovieDocumentary
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
GasGas · 1981
Gas
3.71981
MovieComedy
Susan Anspach stars in this comedy as a news reporter who investigates a story about stolen milk causing milk and gas prices to rise. During the course of her investigation, other people become involved, culminating in a multiple car chase.
The LandlordThe Landlord · 1970
The Landlord
6.01970
MovieComedyDrama
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert the building into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind.
Play It Again, SamPlay It Again, Sam · 1972
Play It Again, Sam
7.51972
MovieComedyRomance
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.
The Big FixThe Big Fix · 1978
The Big Fix
5.81978
MovieComedyThriller
Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.
Into the FireInto the Fire · 1988
Into the Fire
4.01988
MovieCrimeDrama
Out of work and driving aimlessly, a man pulls into the "Wolf Lodge" and ends up with a job. When he wakes nightly to the sounds of icy voices and screams he decides he can no longer be an innocent bystander.

Movies

Five Easy PiecesFive Easy Pieces · 1970
Five Easy Pieces
7.11970
MovieDrama
Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.
Blume in LoveBlume in Love · 1973
Blume in Love
5.81973
MovieComedyDrama
Lawyer Stephen Blume, who specializes in divorces, lives a paradoxical situation when, having his own marriage break up, is still in love with his ex-wife.
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take OneSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One · 1968
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
6.91968
MovieDocumentary
In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?
GasGas · 1981
Gas
3.71981
MovieComedy
Susan Anspach stars in this comedy as a news reporter who investigates a story about stolen milk causing milk and gas prices to rise. During the course of her investigation, other people become involved, culminating in a multiple car chase.
The LandlordThe Landlord · 1970
The Landlord
6.01970
MovieComedyDrama
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Initially, his intention is to evict the black tenants and convert the building into a posh flat. But Elgar is not one to be bound by yesterday's urges, and soon he has other thoughts on his mind.
Play It Again, SamPlay It Again, Sam · 1972
Play It Again, Sam
7.51972
MovieComedyRomance
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.
The Big FixThe Big Fix · 1978
The Big Fix
5.81978
MovieComedyThriller
Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.
Into the FireInto the Fire · 1988
Into the Fire
4.01988
MovieCrimeDrama
Out of work and driving aimlessly, a man pulls into the "Wolf Lodge" and ends up with a job. When he wakes nightly to the sounds of icy voices and screams he decides he can no longer be an innocent bystander.
Blue MonkeyBlue Monkey · 1987
Blue Monkey
5.01987
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
While working in a greenhouse, a man receives an insect bite after touching an exotic plant. Immediately, he falls ill and is taken to an emergency room where the doctors diagnose him as suffering from an unknown bacteria, and a strange parasite which emerges from his mouth as a large slimy wormlike creature. Soon, there are more cases of bacterial infection, but the more immediate problem for the hospital is the wormlike creature which after accidental exposure to a genetic growth stimulant grows to monstrous proportions and starts a reign of terror and bloodshed in the hospitals abandoned wing.
Blood RedBlood Red · 1989
Blood Red
4.91989
MovieWestern
Set in the Napa Valley in 1895, an immigrant family struggles to keep their vineyards from industrialists.
MisunderstoodMisunderstood · 1983
Misunderstood
6.51983
MovieDrama
A workaholic father becomes sole parent to his two young sons, and finds it hard to relate to them, consumed as he is with his own grief.
The Devil and Max DevlinThe Devil and Max Devlin · 1981
The Devil and Max Devlin
5.91981
MovieFantasyComedy
When Max dies in an accident, he goes straight to Hell. But the Devil Barney makes him an offer: if he manages to get three innocent youths to sell him their souls in the next two months, he may stay on Earth. Max accepts, and returns to Earth, equipped with special powers. However, his task is harder than expected, especially when seven year old Tobi demands that he marry his mother.
Wild About HarryWild About Harry · 2009
Wild About Harry
5.42009
MovieDrama
Set in 1973 and inspired by true events, 'Wild About Harry' follows the havoc wreaked in a teen girl’s life when she discovers that her widowed father is gay. Alternately comic and tragic and anchored by an impressive ensemble cast, the film captures both the freedoms and the homophobia of the time – all set against the backdrop of small town America on Cape Cod. British widower Harry Goodhart decides to make a fresh start and moves with his teenage daughters to Cape Cod in 1973. But Harry can't leave behind the secret that threatens to tear his family apart. Adjusting to their new lives proves difficult for the girls when they discover that the connection between their dad and his partner is more than just a working relationship.
MontenegroMontenegro · 1981
Montenegro
6.21981
MovieComedyDrama
Marilyn Jordan, an American, lives in Stockholm with her Swedish husband and family. Her behavior is bizarre, perhaps mad: she poisons the dog's milk and advises the dog not to drink it; she sets the sheets afire as her husband sleeps; she crawls under the dining table to sing. While detained at airport customs for carrying pruning shears, she meets a young Yugoslav woman and goes with her to a Gypsy enclave where she's fought over, takes a lover, helps with the sordid entertainment at a bar, and returns home more dangerous than before. The film also tells parallel stories of Marilyn's daughter becoming a junior homemaker as the young immigrant practices her striptease.
Portrait of an EscortPortrait of an Escort · 1980
Portrait of an Escort
3.61980
MovieDramaTV Movie
Jordan West is a divorcée who moonlights at a professional dating service to make ends meet. But her secret job causes gossip among her neighbors and trouble at the real estate office where she works in the daytime, while her teenage daughter is the only one who remains oblivious to her mother's night job. When Jordan tries to quit her escort profession, she finds herself harassed by her boss/madam, Mrs. Kennedy, and then stalked by an unknown former client.
The Rutanga TapesThe Rutanga Tapes · 1990
The Rutanga Tapes
4.71990
MovieActionThriller
A U.S. agent saves a journalist and her son from an East German-Libyan chemical warfare plot in Africa.
Mad BullMad Bull · 1977
Mad Bull
8.01977
MovieDramaAction
An embittered professional wrestler, convinced that his life has no meaning outside the ring, meets a beautiful woman. Unlike most of the women he has known, she seems to be interested in him for himself rather than his fame or his money, and he finds himself becoming attracted to her.
Back to BackBack to Back · 1989
Back to Back
4.01989
MovieActionDrama
Modern day western about two very different brothers, who join forces to clear their family name, from the shadow of their dead brother's blame for a bloody unsolved robbery.
Deadly EncounterDeadly Encounter · 1982
Deadly Encounter
5.21982
MovieActionThriller
A veteran pilot finds himself knee-deep in trouble when his ex-girlfriend shows up at his doorstep in a terrible state. She knows the whereabouts of an immense fortune, and the Mafia is hot on her trail.
Dancing at the Harvest MoonDancing at the Harvest Moon · 2002
Dancing at the Harvest Moon
7.02002
MovieDramaRomance
A betrayed wife, whose husband leaves her after 25 years, returns to the lake where she first fell in love and begins an affair with the son of her first love.
The First TimeThe First Time · 1982
The First Time
4.01982
MovieDramaTV Movie
An emotionally troubled teenage girl drops out of high school and travels with her boyfriend to San Diego, while the girl's mother enlists the help of an old U.S. Navy friend to help find her daughter.
Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnCagney & Lacey: The Return · 1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
6.81994
MovieCrimeDrama
1994. Cagney, now a Lieutenant, re-teams with Lacey, who has left the force, to search for a cache of missing firearms.
RunningRunning · 1979
Running
6.71979
MovieDrama
An Olympic hopeful marathon runner hopes his success will be the answer to his marriage woes and other personal problems.
Gone Are the DayesGone Are the Dayes · 1984
Gone Are the Dayes
8.01984
MovieTV MovieComedy
After the Days family witnesses a gang shooting in a Japanese restaurant, the police persuades them to testify against mobster Delgado. Detective Mitchell gets the job to hide the four until the trial. But how shall he keep two nervous adults and their two teenage kids under control?

TV Shows

Murder, She WroteMurder, She Wrote · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
7.51984
SeriesMysteryCrime
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Empty NestEmpty Nest · 1988
Empty Nest
5.91988
SeriesFamilyComedy
Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people surrounding him: daughters Barbara and Carol; his wisecracking office assistant, nurse LaVerne Todd; and obnoxious neighborhood mooch Charley Dietz. Thank goodness he always finds a friendly shoulder (and a warm, wet tongue) in Dreyfuss, his enormous dog.
The DefendersThe Defenders · 1961
The Defenders
6.31961
SeriesDrama
The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing.
The HitchhikerThe Hitchhiker · 1983
The Hitchhiker
6.31983
SeriesDramaCrime
A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series.
Judd, for the DefenseJudd, for the Defense · 1967
Judd, for the Defense
7.71967
SeriesDrama
High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take difficult cases throughout the U.S.
The Patty Duke ShowThe Patty Duke Show · 1963
The Patty Duke Show
6.31963
SeriesComedy
The Patty Duke Show is an American sitcom which ran on ABC from September 18, 1963 to April 27, 1966, with reruns airing through August 31, 1966. The show was created as a vehicle for rising star Patty Duke. A total of 104 episodes were produced, most written by Sidney Sheldon.
The Yellow RoseThe Yellow Rose · 1983
The Yellow Rose
7.61983
SeriesDrama
The Yellow Rose is an American television series. It was broadcast on the NBC network during the 1983-1984 season. It was produced by Paul Freeman. The series was at least partly inspired by the more coltish elements of the soap opera Dallas, and dealt with the intrigues of the Texas-based ranch-owning Champion family. The show's cast included Sam Elliott, David Soul, Edward Albert, Cybill Shepherd, Chuck Connors, Noah Beery, Jr., Ken Curtis, Robin Wright and Jane Russell. The Yellow Rose was canceled after one season of twenty-two episodes. In the summer of 1990, the series was rerun again on NBC along with the short-lived Bret Maverick starring James Garner.
SpaceSpace · 1985
Space
7.71985
SeriesDrama
A 13-hour miniseries detailing James A. Michner's fictional account of the American space program from the years after World War II to the Apollo landings on the moon in the early 1970s.