Wesley Addy
Biography: Wesley Addy (August 4, 1913 – December 31, 1996) was an American actor. He played many roles on the Broadway stage, including several Shakespearean ones, usually opposite actor Maurice Evans. After playing two roles in one of Evans's productions of Hamlet, he played Horatio opposite Evans's Hamlet in a 1953 Hallmark Hall of Fame television production of the work, the most prestigious American production of the play seen on TV up to that time. Also on television he played roles on The Edge of Night in the 1950s. Later, during the 1970s-1980s, he played publisher Bill Woodard on Ryan's Hope and patriarch Cabot Alden on the Agnes Nixon-Douglas Marland serial Loving. In motion pictures, Addy's career spanned four decades. Robert Aldrich used him as supporting actor in several pictures, such as Kiss Me Deadly, The Big Knife (both 1955), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) and The Grissom Gang (1971). In 1976, Addy appeared in Paddy Chayefsky's Network, directed by Sidney Lumet. They would work together again in The Verdict., in which Addy played a doctor who nearly derails Paul Newman's case against a hospital for malpractice. Another of Addy's best-remembered roles was that of Lt. Cdr. Alvin Kramer, who unsuccessfully tries to warn American officials of the impending attack on Pearl Harbor in Tora! Tora! Tora!. Addy was born as Robert Wesley Addy in Omaha, Nebraska and died in Danbury, Connecticut. He was married to actress Celeste Holm from 1961 until his death. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wesley Addy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: August 04, 1913
Deathday: December 31, 1996
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1962-10-31
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Overview: A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Genres: Thriller Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-10-31
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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964-12-15
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Overview: An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-15
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Network
1976-11-14
Network
Overview: When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-14
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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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Seconds
1966-10-05
Seconds
Overview: An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity – one that comes with its own price.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-05
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The Verdict
1982-12-08
The Verdict
Overview: Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-08
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The Garment Jungle
1957-05-01
The Garment Jungle
Overview: Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-05-01
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Ten Seconds to Hell
1959-04-23
Ten Seconds to Hell
Overview: Two rivals from a German bomb squad are left to deactivate duds in postwar Berlin.
Genres: Drama War Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-04-23
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Tail Gunner Joe
1977-02-06
Tail Gunner Joe
Overview: Senator Joseph McCarthy from Wisconsin accuses prominent people of Communist sympathies in order to give him a national power base when he later planned to run for President.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-06
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Time Table
1956-02-08
Time Table
Overview: An insurance detective encounters numerous surprises when he is assigned to investigate a meticulously-planned train robbery in Arizona.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-02-08
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The Big Knife
1955-10-25
The Big Knife
Overview: Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-25
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4 for Texas
1963-12-21
4 for Texas
Overview: In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galveston, Texas, must pull together to protect $100,000 from an outlaw named Matson. Once in Galveston, however, their rivalry continues, as Thomas joins up with Elya Carlson and Jarret with Maxine Richter. But Matson is still on the loose, and a scheming banker threatens both Thomas and Jarrett.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-12-21
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Kiss Me Deadly
1955-04-28
Kiss Me Deadly
Overview: One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-04-28
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A Modern Affair
1996-09-06
A Modern Affair
Overview: A Modern Affair is an independent feature directed by Vern Oakley and produced by Tribe Pictures. Starring Stanley Tucci and Lisa Eichhorn, the film's plot reverses the conventions of romantic comedies: instead of man meet woman - fall in love, marry and have baby, in this film the woman gets pregnant, then meets the father, then falls in love. Grace Rhodes (Lisa Eichhorn) is a lonely, successful executive whose biological clock is loudly ticking.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-06
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Hiroshima
1995-08-05
Hiroshima
Overview: Hiroshima is a 1995 Japanese / Canadian film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and Roger Spottiswoode about the decision-making processes that led to the dropping of the atomic bombs by the United States on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki toward the end of World War II. Except as actors, no Americans took part in the production. The three-hour film was made for television and evidently had no theatrical release, but is available on DVD for home viewing. A combination of dramatisation, historical footage, and eyewitness interviews, the film alternates between documentary footage and the dramatic recreations. Both the dramatisations and most of the original footage are presented as sepia-toned images, serving to blur the distinction between them. The languages are English and Japanese, with subtitles, and the actors are largely Canadian and Japanese.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-05
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Mister Buddwing
1966-07-15
Mister Buddwing
Overview: An amnesiac wanders the streets of Manhattan, trying to solve the mystery of who he is.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-07-15
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Rage of Angels
1983-02-19
Rage of Angels
Overview: Based on Sidney Sheldon's novel. A young assistant district attorney is used by a ruthless attorney to get his client off. She is fired and almost disbarred but fights back to become a top attorney, torn between two lovers: Morell and a married lawyer with political aspirations.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-19
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The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
1981-04-06
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
Overview: Mark Twain tale of cowardly Confederate soldiers.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-06
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The Europeans
1979-05-01
The Europeans
Overview: A New England household is upset by the arrival of two cousins from Europe.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-01
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The First Legion
1951-05-04
The First Legion
Overview: A Catholic priest fights against his colleagues' immediate acceptance of an ambiguous “miracle”.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-05-04
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The Grissom Gang
1971-05-28
The Grissom Gang
Overview: The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of the Grissoms, played by Scott Wilson, takes a liking to his prisoner, which results in a bloody breakdown of the family unit. Both The Grissom Gang and the original No Orchids For Miss Blandish were inspired by the best-seller by James Hadley Chase, though neither film retains Chase's original ending.
Genres: Crime Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-05-28
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The Bostonians
1984-05-01
The Bostonians
Overview: A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-01
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Before and After
1996-02-23
Before and After
Overview: Two parents deal with the effects when their son is accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-02-23
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Loving
1983-06-26
Loving
Overview: Feature-length prime time pilot for a daytime soap centered around the wealthy and influential Aldens family, who almost alone own the small university town.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-26
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King Lear
1953-10-18
King Lear
Overview: In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
Genres: TV Movie History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-18
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John Brown's Raid
1960-10-25
John Brown's Raid
Overview: White abolitionist John Brown and twenty of his men attempt to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Based on true events.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-10-25
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