Acting
Joe Silver
Born September 28, 1922 · Chicago, Illinois
Died February 27, 1989 · aged 66
Joe Silver was an American stage, television, film and radio actor. He was known for his distinctive deep voice.
Known For
Switching Channels · 1988Switching Channels
★ 6.11988
MovieComedy
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
Creepshow 2 · 1987Creepshow 2
★ 6.21987
MovieHorrorComedy
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Klute · 1971Klute
★ 6.81971
MovieThrillerCrime
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Rabid · 1977Rabid
★ 6.31977
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.
Deathtrap · 1982Deathtrap
★ 6.71982
MovieComedyCrime
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
The American Nightmare · 2000The American Nightmare
★ 6.82000
MovieDocumentaryHorror
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
Illusions · 1983Illusions
★ 7.01983
MovieThrillerTV Movie
An American fashion designer is told that her husband has been killed in an air crash near France. However, she starts to believe that everything is not as it appears.
Boardwalk · 1979Boardwalk
★ 7.51979
MovieDrama
In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader named Strut has decided to make Coney Island his new turf. Strut begins shaking down the merchants in the area, demanding payment for "protection" and using violence to deal with anyone who gets in his way. David refuses to give Strut protection money for the restaurant he owns, and as a result his diner is soon firebombed, while many of his neighbors are attacked and his synagogue is desecrated.
Movies
Switching Channels · 1988Switching Channels
★ 6.11988
MovieComedy
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
Creepshow 2 · 1987Creepshow 2
★ 6.21987
MovieHorrorComedy
Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Klute · 1971Klute
★ 6.81971
MovieThrillerCrime
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Rabid · 1977Rabid
★ 6.31977
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.
Deathtrap · 1982Deathtrap
★ 6.71982
MovieComedyCrime
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
The American Nightmare · 2000The American Nightmare
★ 6.82000
MovieDocumentaryHorror
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
Illusions · 1983Illusions
★ 7.01983
MovieThrillerTV Movie
An American fashion designer is told that her husband has been killed in an air crash near France. However, she starts to believe that everything is not as it appears.
Boardwalk · 1979Boardwalk
★ 7.51979
MovieDrama
In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader named Strut has decided to make Coney Island his new turf. Strut begins shaking down the merchants in the area, demanding payment for "protection" and using violence to deal with anyone who gets in his way. David refuses to give Strut protection money for the restaurant he owns, and as a result his diner is soon firebombed, while many of his neighbors are attacked and his synagogue is desecrated.
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.
Shivers · 1975Shivers
★ 6.41975
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
Starstruck · 1979Starstruck
1979
MovieScience FictionComedy
The story, set in the twenty-second century, follows the adventures of the McCallister family, owners of McCallister's Midway Inn, a hotel-restaurant-saloon on an orbiting way station somewhere between Earth and Pluto.
Diary of a Bachelor · 1964Diary of a Bachelor
★ 4.81964
MovieComedy
A wealthy young woman about to marry a noted playboy comes across his diary, and as she reads it, she begins to discover that her intended husband isn't quite what he seems to be.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz · 1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
★ 6.01974
MovieDramaComedy
The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.
Magic Sticks · 1987Magic Sticks
★ 6.01987
MovieComedy
Felix is a down-and-out young drummer who obtains a pair of magic drumsticks from a street vendor. He soon finds out the sticks are able to make native New Yorkers dance uncontrollably.
The Crash of Flight 401 · 1978The Crash of Flight 401
★ 6.81978
MovieDramaTV Movie
True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972. Accurate in many respects, the movie goes through the events leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the rescue effort afterwards.
Likely Stories, Vol. 4 · 1983Likely Stories, Vol. 4
★ 10.01983
MovieComedyTV Movie
"Likely Stories" was one Pay-TV's first original comedy programs. The one-hour shows were a mixed-bag of short films, videos, and animation that helped define the cutting-edge of today's no-holds- barred cable comedy programming. Each episode was chock-full of notable comedy stars eager to dabble in pay-cable's new found freedoms.
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland · 1950The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
★ 6.01950
MovieFantasyDrama
Thought to be the first full-hour television adaptation of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass', broadcast on the CBS Ford Theatre.
Almost You · 1985Almost You
★ 6.11985
MovieComedyRomance
Alex and Erica Boyer are a young couple in crisis. Alex, despite his loving wife, beautiful home and high-paying job, feels trapped. When Erica has an accident that leaves her temporarily confined to a wheelchair and requiring the services of a private nurse, the beautiful Lisa enters the Boyers' lives. A complicated situation develops as Alex sees Lisa as the cure for his own problems as well as his wife's.
You Light Up My Life · 1977You Light Up My Life
★ 5.41977
MovieDramaRomance
Laurie has been in show business since she was a child. Her dream is to be a singer, songwriter and actress. Her father wants her to be a comedian like him and Laurie only tries because it pleases her father. But she is a lousy comedian. She auditions for everything and is engaged to Ken, but Ken does not understand her needs. She has a one night stand with Chris, only to later find that he is a director. She has many emotions that have not yet been addressed and she must face them before she can get on with her life.
The Woody Allen Special · 1969The Woody Allen Special
★ 4.81969
MovieComedyTV Movie
The Woody Allen Special is a television special that premiered on CBS on 21 September 1969. Allen hosted and wrote the television special show in which he opens with a standup monologue and acts in a series of comedy skits alongside actress Candice Bergen. He also has a conversation with guest and southern Baptist preacher Rev. Billy Graham as they talk about religion, faith, and each other. The musical group The 5th Dimension serves as the musical guest.
Rhinoceros · 1974Rhinoceros
★ 5.61974
MovieComedyDrama
A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous and condescending best friend, is changing into a rhinoceros.
Move · 1970Move
★ 5.51970
MovieComedyFantasy
A young playwright who writes porno novels to overcome a writer's block, lives the fantasies of one of his books, while trying to move with his wife from one apartment into a larger one.
Gnomes · 1980Gnomes
★ 6.51980
MovieAnimationFantasy
A family of gnomes preparing for the wedding of their eldest son must engage in a battle of wits with an enemy family of vicious trolls.
Santa's Space Ship · 1952Santa's Space Ship
1952
MovieFamily
Mabel Beaton's marionettes star in this short about Santa trading in his reindeer for a rocket ship
TV Shows
Studio One · 1948Studio One
★ 5.41948
SeriesDrama
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.
Naked City · 1958Naked City
★ 5.71958
SeriesDramaCrime
Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network. It was inspired by the 1948 motion picture of the same name, and mimics its dramatic “semi-documentary” format.
In 1997, the episode “Sweet Prince of Delancey Street” was ranked #93 on TV Guide’s “100 Greatest Episodes of All Time”.
Alice · 1976Alice
★ 7.01976
SeriesComedyDrama
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.
The Colgate Comedy Hour · 1950The Colgate Comedy Hour
★ 6.91950
SeriesComedy
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
The Equalizer · 1985The Equalizer
★ 7.11985
SeriesCrime
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.
Kojak · 1973Kojak
★ 7.21973
SeriesCrime
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Chico and the Man · 1974Chico and the Man
★ 6.11974
SeriesComedy
Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.
Gunsmoke · 1955Gunsmoke
★ 6.71955
SeriesWestern
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
Medical Center · 1969Medical Center
★ 6.41969
SeriesDrama
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
Sanford and Son · 1972Sanford and Son
★ 7.51972
SeriesComedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Kraft Television Theatre · 1947Kraft Television Theatre
★ 7.81947
SeriesDrama
Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Harry O · 1974Harry O
★ 5.21974
SeriesDrama
After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.
The Patty Duke Show · 1963The 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.
Spenser: For Hire · 1985Spenser: For Hire
★ 6.91985
SeriesDramaCrime
Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.
Decoy · 1957Decoy
★ 6.71957
SeriesDramaCrime
New York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going undercover in some of the seediest and most dangerous parts of the city. Decoy is a groundbreaking American crime drama television series created for syndication and initially broadcast from October 14, 1957, to July 7, 1958, with thirty-nine 30-minute black-and-white episodes. It was the first American police series with a female protagonist. Many Decoy episodes are in the public domain.
Nurse · 1981Nurse
★ 7.51981
SeriesDrama
Nurse is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from April 2, 1981 to May 1982. Series star Michael Learned won an Emmy in 1982 for her role on the show.
Coronet Blue · 1967Coronet Blue
★ 6.71967
SeriesMysteryDrama
Coronet Blue is an American TV series that ran on CBS from May 29, 1967, to September 4, 1967.
It starred Frank Converse as Michael Alden, an amnesiac in search of his identity, with Brian Bedford his co-star. The show's 13 episodes were filmed in 1965 and were originally intended to be shown during the 1965-66 television season, but CBS put the show on hiatus when they reversed an earlier decision to cancel the drama Slattery's People. The network had plans to show Coronet Blue the following year, with CBS head of programming Michael Dann saying that, "there still is enormous enthusiasm" for it, but it would take another full year until the network aired it as a summer replacement. It proved moderately popular and developed a cult following. According to Converse, CBS wanted to renew it but by then Converse had signed to do another series for ABC, N.Y.P.D., which premiered the day after the last airing of Coronet Blue. Due to a number of pre-emptions, only 11 of the 13 episodes were shown during the initial run. The theme song was performed by R&B singer Lenny Welch.