Billy Vera
Also Known As: William McCord
Biography: Billy Vera (born William Patrick McCord; May 28, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author and music historian. He has been a singer and songwriter since the 1960s, his most successful record being "At This Moment", a US number 1 hit in 1987.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Riverside, California, USA
Birthday: May 28, 1944
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Gender: Male
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Intimate Stranger
Overview: A policeman guards a barroom singer whose phone-sex sideline has put a killer on her trail.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-15
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Keeper of the City
Overview: A vigilante killer becomes a celebrity by gunning down Chicago mobsters, but nobody except a police detective and a local journalist seems eager to catch him.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-20
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Finish Line
Overview: In order to get better results, a young athlete starts using steroids and begins his downfall.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-11
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The Amazing Nina Simone
Overview: The life, legacy and musical accomplishments of singer, musician, pianist, songwriter and Civil Rights activist, Nina Simone through interviews with over 50 of the subject’s friends, family, band members, lovers and fellow activists. The film has been called the best of the three Nina Simone films by The New Yorker Magazine.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-16
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Harlem to Hollywood
Overview: An insider's look at the most famous person most people have never heard of: singer-songwriter Billy Vera.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-07
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Baja Oklahoma
Overview: Juanita Hutchins works at Texas bar, but she aspires to be a country songwriter. When she's not looking after her impulsive daughter, Candy, or vouching for her promiscuous friend, Doris Steadman, she's trying to maintain some semblance of a romantic life. As Juanita prepares to make the leap to Nashville, her former boyfriend, Slick Henderson, returns to town, further complicating her situation.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-20
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Ragin Cajun
Overview: After his girlfriend is kidnapped by a vicious mobster, Cage rips into action with a vengeance. Retired from kickboxing to pursue dreams of being an entertainer, Cage is forced into a death match with the brutal doctor death. He must win, or he will die.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Overview: Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-08-10
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Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
Overview: Aunt Moo, a kindly old cow, and her Children (The Rugrats) are given a bag of magical beans by a mysterious stranger. This stranger (Susie) turns out to be a magic fairy, and the beans they threw out the window grow into a gigantic beanstalk.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-05-29
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James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul
Overview: Godfather of soul James Brown performs with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Billy Vera, Joe Cocker and Robert Palmer in this live concert. Lively interviews with all the stars kick off the evening, and then it's time for the artists to hit the stage with classics such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "In the Midnight Hour," "I Feel Good" and "Out of Sight." All the guests join Brown for the rousing encore, "Living in America."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Good Men
Overview: After the birth of his grandson, Bobby Roth undertakes a cinematic investigation as to what constitutes being a "good man" in today's world. This voyage of discovery leads him to interview more than fifty of his friends, both men and women who he considers to be "good people," about their views on everything from how they were parented to their thoughts on feminism, change, and regrets they might have. Their answers both surprises and enlighten both the viewers and Bobby, himself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-04
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Father Guido Sarducci Goes to College
Overview: Father Guido Sarducci (played by comic Don Novello), the "gossip columnist" for the Vatican City newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, relates the goings-on at the Vatican to college audiences.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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