Luis Ávalos
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Luis Avalos (born September 2, 1946) is a Cuban character actor. He has made numerous film and television appearances, most notably in the 1970s children's television show, The Electric Company. He joined the show in Season Two, playing, most notably, Doctor Doolots. Avalos also starred as Jesse Rodriguez on the short-lived situation comedy Condo with McLean Stevenson, and also on the short-lived situation comedy E/R with Elliot Gould and Mary McDonnell, playing Dr. Tomas Esquivel. He also starred in the comedy The Ringer as Stavi with Johnny Knoxville. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luis Avalos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 02, 1946
Deathday: January 22, 2014
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The Ghost of Flight 401
1978-02-18
The Ghost of Flight 401
Overview: An aircraft crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing 103 passengers. After the wreckage is removed, salvageable parts from the plane are used to repair other aircraft. Soon passengers and crew on those aircraft report seeing what they believe to be the ghost of the wrecked airplane's flight engineer.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-18
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The Ringer
2005-12-23
The Ringer
Overview: Pressured by a greedy uncle and a pile of debt, lovable loser Steve Barker resorts to an unthinkable, contemptible, just-crazy-enough-to-work scheme. He pretends to be mentally challenged to rig the upcoming Special Olympics and bring home the gold. But when Steve's fellow competitors get wise to the con, they inspire him to rise to the greatest challenge of all: becoming a better person.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-23
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Love Child
1982-10-15
Love Child
Overview: It's an extraordinarily touching true-story about Terry Jean Moore, the determined, independent and young woman who is imprisoned for 7 years on account of a "five dollar" robbery. In the prison she will be pregnant by a jailer and she has to fight for bear and keep her child.
Genres: Romance Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-10-15
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Hot Stuff
1979-08-10
Hot Stuff
Overview: When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets. They take over a pawn shop where thieves go to unload their merchandise. They record them as they bring stuff in and get them to tell them where they got it. Eventually they're threatened by the mob.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-10
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Ghost Fever
1987-03-27
Ghost Fever
Overview: Two policeman are sent on a routine assignment to serve an eviction notice. It becomes anything but run-of-the-mill when they become involved in the ghostly happenings.
Genres: Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-27
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Fires Within
1991-06-28
Fires Within
Overview: A Cuban emigre, living in Miami and involved in an affair with the American seaman who rescued her and her daughter years earlier, must face her husband after he is unexpectedly released from a Cuban prison.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-06-28
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Changes
1991-04-01
Changes
Overview: Melanie is a top TV news reporter, living in New York with her twin teenage daughters. Peter is a handsome and divorced heart surgeon working at an L.A. hospital with three children of his own. A chance meeting leads to instant romance and eventual marriage, bringing about drastic changes in their lives...not all of them good.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-01
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Stir Crazy
1980-12-12
Stir Crazy
Overview: New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, landing jobs wearing woodpecker costumes to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment — they're sent to prison.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-12
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Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
1992-04-14
Ned Blessing: The True Story Of My Life
Overview: A haggard cowboy reflects upon his life while awaiting his death.
Genres: Crime Drama Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-14
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The Hunter
1980-08-01
The Hunter
Overview: During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.
Genres: Thriller Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-08-01
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Sunday Lovers
1980-10-31
Sunday Lovers
Overview: A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France, USA and Italy). "An Englishman's Home" "The French Method" "Armando's Notebook" "Skippy"
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1980-10-31
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Noriega: God's Favorite
2000-03-04
Noriega: God's Favorite
Overview: The story of Panamanian dictator, Manuel Noriega.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-04
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Criminal Act
1989-09-27
Criminal Act
Overview: Two investigative reporters track down reports of giant rats in a city sewer system.
Genres: Thriller Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-27
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Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
1996-01-01
Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
Overview: A frontier sheriff copes with a missing corpse, Briton Oscar Wilde and an assassination attempt.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Out to Lunch
1974-12-10
Out to Lunch
Overview: The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-10
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Long Journey Back
1978-12-15
Long Journey Back
Overview: A teenage girl puts up a courageous fight following a crushing school bus accident that leaves her physically and mentally handicapped.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-15
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Jungle 2 Jungle
1997-03-04
Jungle 2 Jungle
Overview: Uptight New York City executive, Michael Cromwell, pursues his soon-to-be ex-wife to South America and returns home with the son he never knew he had—a boy raised in a tribal village in Brazil. Armed with only his blowgun, the 13-year-old Mimi-Siku discovers that the world outside his jungle home is indeed a strange place.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-04
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$5 a Day
2008-09-06
$5 a Day
Overview: After being released from jail, the son of a con man joins his father on the road.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-06
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The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006-11-25
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Overview: When "The Electric Company" made its television debut in October 1971, it was instantly clear that it would fulfill its mission of helping struggling and reluctant readers. With a ground-breaking and diverse cast, clever writing, innovative direction, and an original visual and musical style, the show was so effective that by the end of its first season, nearly a quarter of all US schools were using the show in the classroom. Generations of young people learned to read from the series, making it one of the most important and enduring shows in American television history. "The Electric Company's Greatest Hits and Bits" is a clip-filled celebration featuring many of the series' most popular segments (with Bill Cosby, Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno and the rest of the multi-talented Electric Company cast), and includes new interviews with cast members Jim Boyd, Judy Graubart, Skip Hinnant, Tom Lehrer, Rita Moreno, and Joan Rivers, as well as with series creator Joan Ganz Cooney.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-25
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The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
1984-02-10
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Overview: Gary Coleman plays the son of a U.S. diplomat who imagines himself in fantastic situations.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-10
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Badge 373
1973-07-25
Badge 373
Overview: When his partner is killed, tough Irish detective Eddie Ryan vows to avenge the death, whatever the cost. As he begins unraveling clues, his behavior becomes so outrageous that he's obliged to turn in his badge, but the experience only emboldens him. Ryan eventually learns that his partner was caught up in a Puerto Rican gun-running scheme masterminded by a crook named Sweet Willie, who wants to foment revolutionary war.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-07-25
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989-04-09
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Overview: A young theatre director is accused of killing a more famous Broadway director. Perry takes his case.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-09
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Love Stinks
1999-09-10
Love Stinks
Overview: A movie about a relationship...that's worse than yours. Seth (Stewart), a sitcom writer-producer, meets Chelsea (Wilson), an interior decorator, at his best friend's (Bellamy) wedding. He's immediately sexually attracted to her while she's instantly attracted to his single-ness. They both ditch their wedding dates and start their own date that same night. The two become a couple, appearing very happy until after a couple of years of postponing a marriage proposal. When Chelsea realizes that Seth wants to remain single and together, she becomes quite bitter. In the next hour of the movie, the two engage in behavior that makes the War of the Roses look like child's play.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-09-10
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Wishcraft
2002-09-25
Wishcraft
Overview: Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets a parcel in the mail -- a totem with the power to grant his deepest, darkest desires. Brett wishes for Samantha to love him, and she does, although after a while her affection starts leaning toward obsession. Then murders start occurring in the school, which Brett gradually starts to connect to the totem.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-25
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The Story Lady
1991-12-09
The Story Lady
Overview: When Grace comes to live with her daughter and son-in-law, she is eager to find a way to be useful in the community. She loves to read stories to children, and decides to read one on public access television. The response is so strong that a large company hears about it and offers her a television series. Her life becomes complicated as she is forced to make some serious decisions. Through it all, Grace is able to help a young mother realize that time is the most valuable gift she could give to her daughter.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-09
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The Butcher's Wife
1991-10-25
The Butcher's Wife
Overview: A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They marry and he takes her back to his butcher shop in New York city, where her powers tend to influence everyone she meets while working in the shop. Through her advice, she helps others and eventually finds the true man of her dreams.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-10-25
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