Jimmy Lennon Sr.
Also Known As: James F. 'Jimmy' Lennon, Jimmy Lennon, James F. Lennon
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: April 12, 1913
Age: 112 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 20, 1992
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Ring of Passion
Overview: Fact-based drama about the two Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers unwillingly became symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.
Genres: Action Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-04
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Alias the Champ
Overview: Slammin’ Sammy Menacker is killed in the ring, and Gorgeous George is arrested for murder. Out to clear his name is his manager Lorraine and cop Ron Peterson, who was already on the scene to investigate the Mob’s influence on pro wrestling.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-10-15
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Delta Pi
Overview: A sorority house mother enters her girls in a mud-wrestling contest.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-04-01
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World in My Corner
Overview: A scrappy fighter from Jersey City named Tommy Shea -- "born in a dump, educated in an alley" -- catches the eye of wealthy businessman, Robert Mallinson, who allows him to train at his Long Island estate. Shea soon falls for Mallinson's daughter, Dorothy, but fears he doesn't have the money to support her in proper style. To get this money, Shea decides to work with crooked fight-promoter Harry Cram, even though this means dropping his honest manager, Dave Bernstein. As the big fight approaches, however, Shea begins to have second thoughts.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-01
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Goldie and the Boxer
Overview: Lighthearted tale of a 10-year-old girl who, when her boxer father dies, strikes up a relationship with a struggling fighter who was his sparring partner and takes on the job of managing him from obscurity to the championship.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-30
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The Main Event
Overview: A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea her protégé isn't fond of.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-22
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Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Overview: In this sequel to 1979's "Goldie and the Boxer," the ingratiating twosome, heavyweight champ and his 10-year-old manager, flee to California when a vengeful promoter who lost a bundle on the title fight wants retribution.
Genres: Action Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-19
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Raging Bull
Overview: The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-14
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The Blonde Pick-Up
Overview: Scalli is a gangster who manages women wrestlers as a front for his bookmaking, drug, and prostitution rackets. He trusts the wrong people and ends up trying to run away from both the police and mysterious mob boss Mr. Big, to whom he owes $35,000.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-05
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Rocky III
Overview: After an intense fight with Clubber Lang and the death of his trainer Mickey, Rocky Balboa is left devastated. Former rival Apollo Creed steps in to help Balboa get back his fighting spirit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-28
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Movie Movie
Overview: Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-01
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Hammer
Overview: Hotheaded laborer B.J. Hammer can't go long without ending up in a fight, and, after he comes out on top in a particularly impressive workplace scuffle, word of his brawling skills makes its way to Davis, a top boxing manager. Hammer is hired by Davis and begins a lucrative career in the ring, only to find out that his new employer wants him to throw a fight and take part in other illicit activities. Hammer reacts to this news violently, and the feud is on.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-04
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Matilda
Overview: A small-time talent agent discovers an amazing boxing kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time.
Genres: Comedy Crime Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-22
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