Keith Walker
Biography: Keith Walker (June 29, 1935 — December 30, 1996) was an American writer, producer, and actor. He co-wrote the screenplay for the film Free Willy, and wrote for television series including The Fall Guy, Emergency!, Quincy, M.E. and M*A*S*H." He wrote 26 episodes of the Rod Serling hosted radio show The Zero Hour, all of them coming in the second, and final, season of the show. He appeared as an actor on television shows Mannix, The Rookies, Mission: Impossible, and Fantasy Island. Walker had a memorable role as Irving Walsh in the film The Goonies. He was married to actress Peggy Walton-Walker. Following brief treatment for cancer, Keith Walker died in Franklin, Tennessee at the age of 61 in late 1996. The third Free Willy film, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, was dedicated to his memory.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 29, 1935
Deathday: December 30, 1996
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Known For
The Goonies
1985-06-07
The Goonies
Overview: A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-06-07
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Time to Run
1973-01-24
Time to Run
Overview: A conflicted teen lashes out by vandalizing equipment at the nuclear plant where his father works, then hits the road and finds a spiritual path.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-24
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Malice in Wonderland
1985-01-01
Malice in Wonderland
Overview: Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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Earthquake
1974-11-15
Earthquake
Overview: Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-15
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The Missing Are Deadly
1975-01-08
The Missing Are Deadly
Overview: An emotionally disturbed teenager whose father is a research scientist takes a rat from his father's laboratory that is infected with an incurable virus that can kill 100 million people in three weeks.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-08
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The Affair
1973-11-20
The Affair
Overview: A crippled lady songwriter meets an older lawyer who becomes her first love.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-11-20
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Till Death
1978-02-01
Till Death
Overview: A widower, visiting the crypt that holds the body of his wife, is accidentally trapped therein. That night he finds that she seems to have been cataleptic, rather than dead, and frees her from her coffin. Things, of course, are not what they seem.
Genres: Horror Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-01
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