Michael Currie
Biography: Michael Currie (born Herman Christian Schwenk Jr.; July 24, 1928 – December 22, 2009) was an American actor who appeared in several films and on television. Born in Kingston, New York to Herman C. Schwenk and Mabel Lockwood, he began his career in 1964. He had roles in several Clint Eastwood movies including the comedy film Any Which Way You Can (1980) and Firefox (1982). He also played Lt. Donnelly in the fourth installment of the "Dirty Harry" film series Sudden Impact (1983), and reprised his role as Capt. Donnelly in the 1988 sequel The Dead Pool. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 24, 1928
Deathday: December 22, 2009
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The Man Without a Face
1993-08-25
The Man Without a Face
Overview: Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-08-25
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The Dead Pool
1988-07-13
The Dead Pool
Overview: Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-13
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Sudden Impact
1983-12-08
Sudden Impact
Overview: When a young rape victim takes justice into her own hands and becomes a serial killer, it's up to Dirty Harry Callahan, on suspension from the SFPD, to bring her to justice.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-08
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982-10-22
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Overview: A terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked, and at the hospital, babbles and clutches the year's most popular Halloween costume, an eerie pumpkin mask. Suddenly, Doctor Daniel Challis finds himself thrust into a terrifying nightmare.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-10-22
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Firefox
1982-06-18
Firefox
Overview: The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-18
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Devlin
1992-09-12
Devlin
Overview: A troubled cop is framed in the murder of his brother-in-law, whose father is a political boss.
Genres: TV Movie Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-12
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Mae West
1982-05-02
Mae West
Overview: Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-02
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Quarterback Princess
1983-12-03
Quarterback Princess
Overview: The Maida family has moved to Oregon, and daughter Tami wants to play quarterback for the high school football team. There's just one problem. She's a girl. With everyone from the coach to her next door neighbor against her, she's out to prove that not only can she can play football, but she can win the state championship. (Based on a true story)
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-03
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Loving Couples
1980-10-24
Loving Couples
Overview: Walter is a successful doctor, and so is his wife Evelyn. Wealthy and good-looking, they should be a happily married couple, but they're not. Walter is so caught up in his career that he fails to keep up with Evelyn. So when she falls for the charms of Greg, a real estate Romeo, it takes Walter by surprise. Even more so, because he finds out about it from Stephanie, Greg's deserted TV weather girl girlfriend.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-24
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Mark, I Love You
1980-12-10
Mark, I Love You
Overview: A distraught widower is caught in a bitter custody battle with his late wife's parents over his 10-year-old son, following his plans to remarry and move off to California with the boy.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-10
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The Troublemaker
1964-06-22
The Troublemaker
Overview: A naive chicken farmer from New Jersey moves to Greenwich Village to open a coffee house.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-06-22
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The Philadelphia Experiment
1984-10-05
The Philadelphia Experiment
Overview: Based on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-05
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Our Family Business
1981-09-20
Our Family Business
Overview: A syndicate mob boss doesn't realize that his eldest son, Gep, has been informing to the police on the family's dealings in exchange for protection, while Gep's younger brother, Phil, a bank vice president, tries to separate himself from the family's business.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-20
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The Other Victim
1981-11-04
The Other Victim
Overview: After his wife is raped, a man struggles to find ways to express the anger and helplessness which the crime has instilled in him.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-04
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Island Sons
1987-05-15
Island Sons
Overview: A successful businessman in Hawaii disappears amid allegations of illegal activities. Years later his four sons bear the burden and repercussions of these allegations, as well, taking care of his legacy. Now when a stranger comes all sorts of things happen like a secret that their father kept from them and the truth of their father's disappearance.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-15
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G.I. Jane
1997-08-19
G.I. Jane
Overview: In response to political pressure from Senator Lillian DeHaven, the U.S. Navy begins a program that would allow for the eventual integration of women into its combat services. The program begins with a single trial candidate, Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil, who is chosen specifically for her femininity. O'Neil enters the grueling Navy SEAL training program under the command of Master Chief John James Urgayle, who unfairly pushes O'Neil until her determination wins his respect.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-19
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Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
1980-01-25
Mother and Daughter: The Loving War
Overview: A love-hate relationship among three generations of women, spanning 30 years.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-25
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Bogie
1980-03-04
Bogie
Overview: The Humphrey Bogart story from the early '30s until his death, covering the period as a struggling young actor through movie stardom and his marriages to Mayo Methot and Lauren Bacall.
Genres: Drama Romance History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-04
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A Perfect Match
1980-10-05
A Perfect Match
Overview: A successful fashion designer who learns that she has a mysterious illness that threatens her life searches frantically for the one suitable donor for a bone-marrow transplant -- the daughter she, as a teenager, had given up for adoption.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-05
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Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
1980-11-23
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Overview: The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, bringing World War II to a close.
Genres: War History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-23
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Any Which Way You Can
1980-12-17
Any Which Way You Can
Overview: Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-17
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Dead & Buried
1981-05-29
Dead & Buried
Overview: After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-29
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Deadly Intentions
1985-05-19
Deadly Intentions
Overview: Katherine married Dr. Charles Raynor. She later discovers that Raynor is a sadist who torments her physically and mentally. She divorces him and take their child away. He then decides to kill her but when his plot is discovered he is charged with attempted murder and brought to trial.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-19
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See How She Runs
1978-02-01
See How She Runs
Overview: A middle-aged housewife and mother, after spending a lifetime giving to others, decides to claim a piece for herself and enters the grueling 26-mile Boston Marathon as an obsessive means of self-expression.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-01
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What Are Friends For?
1980-03-19
What Are Friends For?
Overview: Two 12-year-old girls going through a divorce make a pact never to divorce their friendship.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-19
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Distant Thunder
1988-11-11
Distant Thunder
Overview: A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-11
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Pray TV
1982-02-01
Pray TV
Overview: A newly ordained minister accepts a summer job with a dynamic TV evangelist only to find deep conflicts between the latter's conventional activities servicing his community's spiritual needs and his power wielded as a TV celebrity.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-01
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