Michael Anderson Jr.
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Joseph Anderson, Jr. (born 6 August 1943) is an English actor. He was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, into a theatrical family. His grandparents and great-great-aunt were acclaimed actors. His father is the film director Michael Anderson, Sr. Anderson trained at the Arts Educational School in drama and ballet. He appeared in seventy-two films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable films include The Sundowners (1960), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Major Dundee (also 1965) and in Logan's Run he played the character Doc, opposite of Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan and Farrah Fawcett (1976). In the 1966-1967 season, Anderson co-starred with Barbara Hershey, who portrayed his sister, in an ABC family western series, The Monroes. The programme was about five orphans trying to survive in the Wyoming wilderness. It was partly filmed in and about Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyoming. The Monroes did not last the full season on the air. He also appeared in a 1969 episode of ABC's Love, American Style. Michael Anderson Jr. is stepson of actress Adrienne Ellis, and stepbrother of actress Laurie Holden (The X-Files, The Walking Dead). His brother is producer David Anderson. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Anderson, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: August 06, 1943
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965-04-09
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Overview: From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-09
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Logan's Run
1976-06-23
Logan's Run
Overview: In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-06-23
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In Search of the Castaways
1962-12-01
In Search of the Castaways
Overview: Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the children's shipwrecked sea captain father. This Disney film was based upon Jules Verne's 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant's Children.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-01
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Major Dundee
1965-04-07
Major Dundee
Overview: During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
Genres: Western War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-07
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The Glory Guys
1965-07-07
The Glory Guys
Overview: Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.
Genres: Drama Action Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-07-07
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The Sons of Katie Elder
1965-06-23
The Sons of Katie Elder
Overview: The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for their mother's funeral, and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of Morgan Hastings, the town's gunsmith.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-23
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Shootout in a One-Dog Town
1974-01-09
Shootout in a One-Dog Town
Overview: A small-town banker is forced to protect his town against a vicious gang of bank robbers determined to get the $200,000 stored in his bank.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-09
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In Search of America
1971-03-23
In Search of America
Overview: Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them into joining him in traveling the country and educating themselves about the state of things. They, along with Grandma (Ruth McDevitt) trick out an old Greyhound bus and hit the road. The picaresque plotline brings the family into contact with a variety of colorful characters. The producers of In Search of America never declared outright that the made-for-TV film was intended as a series pilot, but it ends on an ambiguous note with plenty of loose plot ends. In Search of America was first telecast March 23, 1971.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-23
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The House That Would Not Die
1977-01-01
The House That Would Not Die
Overview: A tale of witchcraft, black magic and a haunted house in the Amish country.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Dear Heart
1965-03-07
Dear Heart
Overview: A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-07
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The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972-09-13
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Overview: Due to a home-steading law, a fur trapper schemes to keep his land by hiring a hooker, a pickpocket and a thief to pose as his family.
Genres: Western Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-09-13
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The Moonraker
1958-08-02
The Moonraker
Overview: After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish, who as the Moonraker has already spirited away many Royalists. Dawlish travels to the Windwhistle Inn on the south coast to prepare the escape, where he meets Anne Wyndham, the fiancée of a top Roundhead colonel.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-08-02
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Terminal Rush
1996-09-01
Terminal Rush
Overview: A group of terrorists, led by a Brit and a psycho take control of the Hoover Dam and demand $25 million or they will kill civilians and dam workers they have taken hostage. But the terrorists didn't count on Sheriff Jacob Harper, an ex-Army Ranger whose father is one of the hostages. But after the FBI takes over the the crisis, and relieves him of his duties, he must take on the terrorists by himself and save his father and any hostages that are still alive.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-01
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Play It Cool
1962-03-01
Play It Cool
Overview: A struggling singer and his band befriend an heiress who, against the wishes of her father, is searching for the lover who she has been forbidden to see and with whom she is hoping to elope.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-03-01
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Reach for Glory
1962-04-14
Reach for Glory
Overview: During World War II, teenage boys in a small English town are consumed with jingoism and brutal war games, hoping dearly that the war won't end before they can fight in it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-04-14
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The Sundowners
1960-12-08
The Sundowners
Overview: In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drinking, gambling, and a racehorse will all have a part in the final decision.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-08
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Tiger Bay
1959-03-01
Tiger Bay
Overview: In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-03-01
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A Legacy for Leonette
1982-01-01
A Legacy for Leonette
Overview: Leonette is a beautiful, smart young woman who travels to London for her inheritance after her father dies. When she arrives, mysterious events occur, leading her to believe her father was murdered. Thinking that a soured love affair is the basis for suspicion, she hires a handsome attorney, Martin, to investigate. By working so closely with Martin, Leonette begins falling in love with him. She finds herself whirled into a romantic adventure beyond her control, where passion is a never-ending obsession.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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The Million Dollar Face
1981-03-12
The Million Dollar Face
Overview: Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition with his arch-rival, Glamour, Inc., that happens to be run by his former lover (Lee Grant), and finds his company in the grip of a power struggle among his executives (one of whom, unbeknownst to him, is the son he'd never met) when he is severely injured in a helicopter accident. This pilot to a prospective primetime soap opera failed to generate network interest.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-12
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Evel Knievel
1974-03-29
Evel Knievel
Overview: Pilot for an adventure/comedy series starring Sam Elliott as the title character and Gary Barton as his sidekick. In the pilot Evel Knievel must compete against a female motorcycle daredevil.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-29
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Sunset Grill
1993-09-27
Sunset Grill
Overview: Ryder Hart is a private investigator and former police officer who is down on his luck and drinks too much. His estranged wife Anita runs a bar and restaurant called the Sunset Grill and is romantically involved with Jeff Carruthers, a detective who worked with Hart. When someone close to them is murdered, Hart and Carruthers team up to try to solve the crime.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-27
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Rent-a-Kid
1995-01-01
Rent-a-Kid
Overview: Harry Habert, owner of a rental company, has an original idea—to rent baby's from a nearby orphanage to local families. He rents the Ward siblings, 2 boys and a girl, to his first customers.
Genres: Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Kiss Me, Kill Me
1976-05-08
Kiss Me, Kill Me
Overview: A female investigator in the district attorney's office sets out to track down the person who murdered a young schoolteacher.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-08
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Coffee, Tea or Me?
1973-09-11
Coffee, Tea or Me?
Overview: An airline stewardess juggles a life that includes a husband in Los Angeles and another one in London.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-09-11
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Dieppe
1993-12-30
Dieppe
Overview: A dramatization of the failed World War II raid which became the most serious defeat of Canadian forces in the war.
Genres: Drama History War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-30
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Undue Influence
1996-09-15
Undue Influence
Overview: When a senator's new wife is murdered, the prime suspect is his ex-wife, Laurel. Laurel's brother-in-law, lawyer Paul Madriani, still reeling from the death of his wife, takes on the case.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-15
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Nightkill
1980-12-18
Nightkill
Overview: The wife of a wealthy industrialist finds herself caught-up in a web of intrigue & murder which was created by her own deceit. When she tries to escape the results of her actions, she too falls victim to deception.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-18
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WUSA
1970-08-19
WUSA
Overview: Rheinhardt, a cynical drifter, gets a job as an announcer for right-wing radio station WUSA in New Orleans. Rheinhardt is content to parrot WUSA's reactionary editorial stance on the air, even if he doesn't agree with it. Rheinhardt finds his cynical detachment challenged by a lady friend, Geraldine, and by Rainey, a neighbour and troubled idealist who becomes aware of WUSA's sinister, hidden purpose. And when events start spinning out of control, even Rheinhardt finds he must take a stand.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-08-19
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Elvis Meets Nixon
1997-08-12
Elvis Meets Nixon
Overview: A "mockumentary" about Elvis's real-life trip to the White House to become a federal marshal under the DEA
Genres: Drama Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-12
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