G. D. Spradlin
Biography: Gervase Duan Spradlin (August 31, 1920 – July 24, 2011) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive accent and voice, he often played devious authority figures. Description above from the Wikipedia article G. D. Spradlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: August 31, 1920
Deathday: July 24, 2011
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Apocalypse Now
1979-05-19
Apocalypse Now
Overview: At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-19
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The Godfather Part II
1974-12-20
The Godfather Part II
Overview: In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-20
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Ed Wood
1994-09-28
Ed Wood
Overview: The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-28
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Carolina Skeletons
1991-09-30
Carolina Skeletons
Overview: After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of two white girls. The commando believes his brother to have been innocent and seeks a proof for that, but there are some people in the town who will stop at nothing to hide the secrets of their past...
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-30
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Will Penny
1967-12-19
Will Penny
Overview: Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. He finds that his cabin in the high mountains has been appropriated by a woman whose guide to Oregon has deserted her and her son. Too ashamed to kick mother and child out just as the bitter winter of the mountains sets in, he agrees to share the cabin until the spring thaw. But it isn't just the snow that slowly thaws; the lonely man and woman soon forget their mutual hostility and start developing a deep love for one another.
Genres: Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-19
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Canadian Bacon
1995-06-08
Canadian Bacon
Overview: The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-08
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Zabriskie Point
1970-03-26
Zabriskie Point
Overview: Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley and soon begin an unrestrained romance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-26
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Tank
1984-03-16
Tank
Overview: After relocating his family - and his prized restored Sherman tank - to a small Georgia town, Sargeant Major Zack Carey butts heads with the local sheriff. Zack doesn't agree with the ways of the local police, and when the sheriff goes after Zack's son, it's time for Zack to roll out the Sherman tank and wage a little war of his own.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-16
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The Formula
1980-12-19
The Formula
Overview: While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-19
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Maneaters Are Loose!
1978-05-03
Maneaters Are Loose!
Overview: Terror stalks a small California community when a broke and depressed animal owner and trainer is forced to abandon his tigers and let them fend for themselves in the nearby wilderness.
Genres: Action Drama Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-03
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Wrong Is Right
1982-04-16
Wrong Is Right
Overview: Political double-talk, dirty tricks, hidden microphones, spy satellites, bugging the Oval Office and a nuclear bomb for sale are all ingredients in this swift, funny and frightening look at the possibilities in today's political arenas. Sean Connery stars as TV Newsman Patrick Hale on an international chase to track two suitcase sized nuclear weapons and to uncover the twisting maze of apparent involvement of US Government agencies.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-16
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The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
1981-03-24
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Overview: The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television," released to video in 1981. Unlike the miniseries, which was presented in four segments (each with opening and closing credits), the Epic is presented as a single segment. In January 2016, HBO aired the Epic in its uncut and uncensored format, later making it available on its streaming platforms. The HBO showing contained most of the known deleted scenes, thereby lengthening the runtime of the Epic from its video release to 423 minutes.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-24
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Hell's Angels '69
1969-09-10
Hell's Angels '69
Overview: Two brothers have a plan on how to rob the Ceasar's Palace in Las Vegas. They join a motorcycle gang and while the others are drinking and partying outside of town, they change their clothes and head off to rob the casino. Of course, the police do not look for two well dressed criminals among the Hell's Angels.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-10
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Call to Glory
1984-08-13
Call to Glory
Overview: Colonel Raynor Sarnac has to balance his family and his duty as head of a flight group facing the political tensions of the early 60's. Actual historical events are part of various stories as are the activities of three active children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-13
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Dick
1999-08-04
Dick
Overview: Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-04
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The Lords of Discipline
1983-02-18
The Lords of Discipline
Overview: Will arrives for his last year at Military Academy, in the Deep South USA, in the 1960's. A black student, Pearce, has been accepted, for the first time and Will is asked to keep an eye out for the inevitable racism. The racists come in the form of The Ten, a secret group of the elite students. They want Pearce to leave on his own free will, but are prepared to torture him to make it 'his free will'. Will is forced to help Pearce and he is prepared to risk his own career to do so.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-18
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Monte Walsh
1970-10-02
Monte Walsh
Overview: Monte Walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the Wild West era. As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, Monte and his friends are left with fewer and fewer options. New work opportunities are available to them, but the freedom of the open prarie is what they long for. Eventually, they all must say goodbye to the lives they knew, and try to make a new start.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-02
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One on One
1977-06-28
One on One
Overview: Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, soon realizes that he has few skills outside the sport. Expected by his coach to contribute significantly to the team, Henry is overwhelmed by the demands on his time, the "big business" aspect of college sports, and the fact that he never fully learned to read. Things look bleak for Henry when Janet Hays, a pretty graduate student, is assigned as Henry's tutor. Her intellect and strength lift Henry out of his doldrums just in time to battle the coach, who attempts to rescind Henry's scholarship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-28
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970-01-26
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Overview: In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Genres: War History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-26
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Number One
1969-08-21
Number One
Overview: A former football hero cannot accept his career is over. He loses himself in alcohol and women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-08-21
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Riders of the Purple Sage
1996-01-21
Riders of the Purple Sage
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Genres: TV Movie Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-21
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The Only Way Home
1972-09-01
The Only Way Home
Overview: Two bikers stop on the road to help a family with car troubles. An argument ensues leaving the father dead, and the others are held hostage in a barn. As police investigate, the fate of the hostages is uncertain.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-09-01
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MacArthur
1977-07-15
MacArthur
Overview: The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-15
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Dark Skies
1996-09-21
Dark Skies
Overview: In 1960s America, a young couple struggle to expose the truth about a hidden alien invasion, while a secret government organization follows its own agenda in dealing with the threat.
Genres: Science Fiction Mystery Drama Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-21
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And I Alone Survived
1978-11-27
And I Alone Survived
Overview: Based on a true story, this tells the story of a young woman who is the only survivor of a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and her struggle to get to safety despite her injuries, below-freezing temperatures and rough, and at times impassable, terrain.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-27
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The Hunting Party
1971-07-16
The Hunting Party
Overview: A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-16
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El juicio
1968-01-04
El juicio
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Original Language: es
Release Date: 1968-01-04
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The Jayne Mansfield Story
1980-10-29
The Jayne Mansfield Story
Overview: The story of the 1950s platinum-blonde sex symbol whose search for stardom and meteoric (if brief) career ended in an automobile accident when she was 36.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-29
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996-10-11
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Overview: An amnesiac schoolteacher (Davis) sets out to recover her identity with the help of a private detective (Jackson) when they discover a dark conspiracy. Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of her previous life as a lethal, top-secret agent.
Genres: Crime Action Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-11
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Telling Secrets
1993-01-17
Telling Secrets
Overview: Through a series of elaborate schemes, a wealthy woman arranges for the murder of her husband's mistress and then takes steps so that the crime won't be traced back to her. The detective investigating the murder soon realizes her role in it, and sets out to find a way to pin the murder on her.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-17
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Resting Place
1986-04-27
Resting Place
Overview: A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the body of Lieutenant Dwyte Johnson, a Vietnam war hero. It's Laird's job to help Johnson's parents bury their son. But since the dead hero was black, his parents are turned away by the white racists who maintain the town's "all-white" cemetery.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-27
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North Dallas Forty
1979-08-03
North Dallas Forty
Overview: A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-03
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Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
1975-01-12
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley
Overview: This docudrama follows the court-martial of the title character, the man held responsible for the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War.
Genres: Drama Crime War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-12
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The War of the Roses
1989-12-08
The War of the Roses
Overview: The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of the fighting is D'Amato, the divorce lawyer. He gets to see how far both will go to get rid of the other, and boy do they go far.
Genres: Comedy Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-08
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Nick of Time
1995-11-22
Nick of Time
Overview: An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-22
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The November Plan
1977-01-01
The November Plan
Overview: A hard-nosed private detective investigates a suspected overthrow of the U.S. government. Loosely based on The Business Plot of 1933.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Houston: The Legend of Texas
1986-11-22
Houston: The Legend of Texas
Overview: Sam Elliot stars as Sam Houston, the visionary who nearly single-handedly forged the state of Texas into a powerful entity in its own right. Refusing to forget the Alamo (as if anyone could), Houston led the military in Texas' rebellion against Mexico. G.D. Spradlin co-stars as President Andrew Jackson, with Michael Beck appearing as Jim Bowie, James Stephens as Stephen Austin, and Richard Yniguez as Mexican General Santa Anna. Lensed on location in the Lone Star state, this sweeping made-for-TV film originally occupied three hours' screen time on November 22, 1986. Its title at that time was Houston: The Legend of Texas. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Genres: Western Drama History War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-22
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Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
1971-02-01
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
Overview: An alcoholic drifter decides to run for sheriff in a small town. However, in order to get elected, he must find out who killed a visiting preacher.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-01
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Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance
1991-03-24
Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance
Overview: A San Antonio, Texas policeman must stop his best friend, a fellow officer turned vigilante.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-24
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The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
1977-09-30
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Overview: The bizarre story behind the man accused of assassinating John F. Kennedy and what might have happened had he been brought to trial.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-30
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Dial Hot Line
1970-03-08
Dial Hot Line
Overview: The head of a psychiatric telephone hotline inspires his associates to get out of the office and into the streets to help people with psychiatric problems.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-08
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Clifford
1994-04-01
Clifford
Overview: When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford, Martin Daniels agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah. Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. But, when Clifford reveals himself to be a first-rate brat, his uncle goes bonkers, and a loony inter-generational standoff ensues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-01
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