Robert V. Barron
Also Known As: Christian Anderson
Biography: Tall, gaunt, rawboned character actor with deep voice, reminiscent of John Carradine. Formal education at Morris Harvey College in Charleston, West Virginia and as Theater Arts major at UCLA. Professional training at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, and at Max Reinhardt Workshop in Los Angeles. Before attacking Hollywood, he spent several years working in regional theaters from one end of the US to the other, and had built an impressive resume of glowing reviews of his performances in such roles as "Cyrano de Bergerac", "Abe Lincoln in Illinois", "Sir Thomas More" in "A Man For All Seasons", "Henry Drummond" in "Inherit The Wind", "Richard III" and the like, but he was never offered such lofty challenges in films or television. Still, he didn't languish, but instead relished every chance he was given to play for the camera, whether in a quality major studio production or the cheesiest of no-budget fly-by-night productions. When he wasn't acting, he uncovered his typewriter and cranked out teleplays and movie scripts. Perhaps his best-remembered television script was his first, a lighthearted comedy episode of the Bonanza (1959) series, titled Bonanza: Hoss and the Leprechauns (1963). As a writer, he drifted into adapting English-dubbing scripts of foreign films. American producers began buying successful Japanese animated series and dubbing them into English, and Barron was a pioneer in that industry, which grew rapidly and enormously. He became executive director and story editor for "Saban Productions", which in the course of five years became one of the largest producers of children's programming in the world, with such shows as X-Men: The Animated Series (1992) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Birthday: December 26, 1932
Deathday: December 01, 2000
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Gender: Male
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Overview: Bill and Ted are high school buddies starting a band. They are also about to fail their history class—which means Ted would be sent to military school—but receive help from Rufus, a traveller from a future where their band is the foundation for a perfect society. With the use of Rufus' time machine, Bill and Ted travel to various points in history, returning with important figures to help them complete their final history presentation.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-17
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The Road Hustlers
Overview: A family of bootleggers fight against the sheriff and local gangsters.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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MacArthur
Overview: The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-15
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The Big Turnaround
Overview: Two trained men, one angry local woman and the local priest take on the local crime lord and his crew of narcotic smugglers and human traffickers in a small town next to the US-Mexico border.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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The Spring
Overview: Archeologists Andy and Matty uncover a diary written by a member of Ponce de Leon's search party that provides clues to the location of the Fountain of Youth. They go to Florida to search for the site but find themselves hounded by a slimy businessman out to profit from the spring and a voodoo acolyte searching for eternal life. Andy's search for clues brings him into contact with local painter Dyanne, who seems to know more about the spring than she is revealing.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Eating Raoul
Overview: A prudish married couple feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they discover a way to both rid themselves of the “perverts” down the hall and simultaneously realize their dream of opening a restaurant.
Genres: Comedy Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-24
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Daddy's Boys
Overview: A dark comedy set in 1930s America. Jimmy and Christie become celebrity bank robbers whose stardom ends in a bloody shootout when Daddy's Boys catch up with them.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-11
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A Dangerous Place
Overview: When Ethan's older brother Greg is found dead, the police rule the case a suicide, but Ethan suspects foul play stemming from Greg's recent involvement with a martial arts team called the Scorpions. Ethan is also accomplished at martial arts, and he determines to join the Scorpions as a means of learning what really happened to Greg. - Written by Michelle Sturges
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-14
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The Brave Frog
Overview: Feature-length english language translation of the anime series about a male frog of humble origin who befriends a female frog of high social class.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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Robotech: The Movie
Overview: In 1999 an alien spaceship crashed onto the earth. Hidden on board were the secrets of a unique science known as Robot technology. Databanks found in the ship were transferred to the Earth Robotech Computer Complex. In 2009, an alien search party arrived from hyper-space to reclaim their lost databank. The united Earth Government was forced into an Inter Galactic war. Earth forces were able to win the first battle... but at a great cost. The planet was virtually destroyed. New population centres grew out of the ashes... It is now 2027, a second armada sent by the aliens is nearing earth, they have come to recapture the secrets of their lost technology and then destroy the Earth.
Genres: Animation Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-25
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Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
Overview: Darby Clyde Fenster and Jerry Martin are a pair of penniless nincompoop-drifters who hop a freight train on their way to Florida. Our intrepid heroes find themselves facing one comic situation after another in this gloriously loopy Southern fried comedy-with-music.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Las Vegas Hillbillys
Overview: A Hillbilly hits the big time in Las Vegas.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-11
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Thanksgiving Day
Overview: Light-hearted spoof about a dysfunctional upper-income family who have to come to terms with family and business problems around the titular holiday.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-19
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The Supernaturals
Overview: Nichelle Nichols is an army sergeant who leads her platoon into the woods of the deep south on a training exercise. Unfortunately, it is the site where a bunch of yankee soldiers murdered a town of confederates. The corpses of the dead soldiers rise up to wreak revenge.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-09
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A Minor Miracle
Overview: A group of orphans and their guardian get together to try to save their orphanage.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-31
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Disorderlies
Overview: As not-quite-orderlies who're downright Disorderlies, rap-music favorites The Fat Boys rule. Playing the freewheeling caretakers of the frail Dennison, they stir up a comedic culture clash in Palm Beach society that only proves laughter is the best medicine this side of a tax refund.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-14
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The Private Eyes
Overview: The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investigate the wacky house and its inhabitants.
Genres: Comedy Crime Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-04-17
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Honkytonk Man
Overview: During the Great Depression, a young boy leaves his family's Oklahoma farm to travel with his country musician uncle who is trying out for the Grand Ole Opry.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-15
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A Christmas Adventure
Overview: Episodes of "Elves of the Forest" (1984) dubbed in English and edited together into a short movie by DIC Animation City.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-01
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Brave Frog's Greatest Adventure
Overview: Enter a new world as the young frogs of the pond community fight with courage and confidence to live their lives and guide the heartless leopard frog to sense of justice and generosity.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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