Jack Creley
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Biography: Jack Creley was an American-born Canadian actor with a career spanning theatre, film, and television, Creley's talent shone brightly on stages and screens alike. He graced prestigious theatre companies, including the renowned Stratford Festival, showcasing his skill in both classic and contemporary plays. In film, he left an indelible mark with roles in movies such as Videodrome (1983), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987). Television audiences fondly remember him for his appearances in series like "The King of Kensington" and "The Littlest Hobo." Creley's ability to effortlessly embody diverse characters, whether in drama or comedy, earned him admiration and respect in the Canadian entertainment sphere. He was married to David Smith. His legacy as a dedicated and talented actor endures, even after his passing.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthday: March 06, 1926
Deathday: March 10, 2004
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Gender: Male
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Overview: After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-29
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Videodrome
Overview: As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-04
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Will There Really Be a Morning?
Overview: This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confinement in an insane asylum.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-22
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Welcome to Blood City
Overview: Five strangers awake, finding themselves with no memory in a world resembling the wild west. Their task is to become exempt from being killed - what the townspeople refer to as being "immortal" - by killing twenty of the other inhabitants of the town under the scrutiny of the sheriff (Jack Palance), otherwise they will spend their lives in slavery.
Genres: Science Fiction Western Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-08-23
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The Reincarnate
Overview: A dying lawyer belonging to a cult, seeks to be reincarnated through a young artist with the ritual involving the sacrifice of a virgin. With limited time, he searches for someone to pass on his accumulated memories. His path crosses with a struggling artist, raising questions of destiny and a mystic ritual that may alter their fates.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-30
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If You Could See What I Hear
Overview: A light comedy/love story based on the life of blind musician Tom Sullivan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-07
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The Canadians
Overview: When the Sioux come to Canada, the Canadians permit them to stay in Canada if they come peacefully. However, some cowboys kill all inhabitants of one of their villages. The cowboys seek to get back their horses, but they pretend to search for a girl who once had been robbed by the Indians.
Genres: Action Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-03-11
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All in Good Taste
Overview: A filmmaker is upset to find out that his wholesome script about an orphan and his dog has been warped into a film about strippers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-06
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The Scribe
Overview: Comedy short produced by the Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Canada. It demonstrates the dos and don'ts of construction site safety. The film is the last professionally filmed footage of film legend Buster Keaton, shot months before his death from lung cancer on February 1, 1966. He recreates several routines from his youth, as well as some new material for the film. Most notable was his recreation of a gag from his 1918 film The Bell Boy in which he mops the floor using only the tip of the mop, little by little while sitting on the floor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-01-08
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Rituals
Overview: Five doctors go camping in the remote woods of Northern Ontario. When their boots are stolen they begin to suspect they are being stalked.
Genres: Horror Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-21
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Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Overview: A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have joined Commandant Lassard's new Citizens on Patrol program. Although the community relations project has strong governmental support, a disgusted Captain Harris is determined to see it fail.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-02
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Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Overview: When police funding is cut, the Governor announces he must close one of the academies. To make it fair, the two police academies must compete against each other to stay in operation. Mauser persuades two officers in Lassard's academy to better his odds, but things don't quite turn out as expected...
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-20
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Gotham
Overview: A New York private eye searches for a socialite who supposedly drowned 10 years before.
Genres: Crime Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-21
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Alien Thunder
Overview: Saskatchewan, Canada, late 19th century. The negligence of Dan Candy, sergeant of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, allows Almighty Voice, a young Cree warrior, to escape.
Genres: Drama Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-22
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Change of Mind
Overview: A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-08
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Till Death Do Us Part
Overview: Three troubled couples attend a two day marital retreat in hopes of saving their marriages. Unbeknownst to them, their psychiatrist is not who they think he is.
Genres: Thriller Romance Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-18
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The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
Overview: A famous heart surgeon finds out that a medical research foundation is being used for shady and illegal purposes.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-12-16
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Fires of Envy
Overview: A dramatization of Canadian author W.O. Mitchell's penetrating story about the racial prejudice encountered by a Polish immigrant farmer in a rural Saskatchewan community.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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The Magic Show
Overview: The Magic Show is a one-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Bob Randall. It starred magician Doug Henning. Produced by Edgar Lansbury, it opened on May 28, 1974 at the Cort Theatre in Manhattan, and ran for 1,920 performances, closing on December 31, 1978. Henning was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and director Grover Dale was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. In 2001, a filmed performance staged especially for the cameras in 1980, directed by Norman Campbell at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto, was issued on DVD by Image Entertainment. This production, originally intended for cinema release, differed notably from the original Broadway production, with several of the most memorable songs, such as "West End Avenue" and "Solid Silver Platform Shoes", removed. Doug Henning reprised his original starring role, while Didi Conn co-starred as Cal.
Genres: Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-03
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The Crowd Inside
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-04-07
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