William Duell
Also Known As: George William Duell
Biography: William Duell was born on August 30, 1923 in Corinth, New York, USA as George William Duell. He was an actor, known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), 1776 (1972) and Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988). He was married to Mary Barto. He died on December 22, 2011 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Corinth, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: August 29, 1923
Age: 101 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: December 21, 2011
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Overview: A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-19
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My Old Man
Overview: An unlucky horse trainer, Frank Butler, wins big at the track and buys his 16-year old daughter a horse to salvage their relationship. When Frank is hurt prior to the opening race, Jo must go it alone.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-07
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Funny Farm
Overview: Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-03
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The Pope of Greenwich Village
Overview: Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-22
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Seize the Day
Overview: Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-09
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The Beniker Gang
Overview: When his younger friends go up for adoption, threatening their extended family, an orphaned teen helps them discourage potential parents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-02
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Casey Stengel
Overview: Charles Durning appears as the legendary baseball manager Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel in this one-man show presented before a live studio audience.
Genres: TV Movie History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-06
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Mrs. Soffel
Overview: Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting execution on death row with his brother Jack. When Kate meets Eddie through her Bible readings to the prisoners, she is drawn to him, and they pursue a clandestine relationship. She agrees to help the brothers escape, and begins a treacherous journey with them to freedom in Canada.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-26
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King of the Gypsies
Overview: Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and his father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-20
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The Man Who Came to Dinner
Overview: Broadcast of a live performance of the Roundabout Theater Company's 2000 New York revival of the classic Kaufman-Hart comedy, about a famous (and famously acid-tongued) theater critic who is forced to stay in a Midwestern couple's home and the havoc that ensues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-07
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An Empire of Reason
Overview: Docudrama about the debate surrounding New York State's ratification of the United States Constitution. Historical figures wear modern dress and use familiar language to help today's audience understand firsthand the forces that shaped this country two hundred years ago. The argument, characters, passions and debating points are historically accurate, but the language and the medium of the debate is modern in form. Present day newscasters and commentators play themselves, reporting on the events of the 1780s as though they were occurring now.
Genres: Documentary Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-03
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Advice From a Caterpillar
Overview: When it comes to romance, Missy's attitude has always been whatever. After all, her artistic career is flourishing, her spacious New York City loft is fabulous and her relationship with a married man is totally uncomplicated. But then Missy meets Brat, who's sweet, genuine and shares her fondness for 70's sitcoms. Unfortunately, he's also dating her pal Spaz. When Missy and Brat unexpectedly fall for each other, will she lose her identity... and her best friend?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-15
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1776
Overview: Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-09
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Home Fires Burning
Overview: When a WW2 veteran comes back home, he realizes how the war affected Americans by seeing the changes in his wife, family, and best friend.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-29
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Grace Quigley
Overview: Grace Quigley is nearing the end of her life, living alone in her New York apartment. On the day she's being evicted, she witnesses a murder being committed by a top hit-man, Seymour Flint. She proposes to blackmail him into killing her, however, she has one or two friends she wants him to get rid of first.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-17
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Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Overview: Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, horror hostess Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals -- amongst them, her sinister uncle Vincent, who, unbeknownst to her, is an evil warlock.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-30
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Sanctuary of Fear
Overview: A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is becoming enmeshed in a series of bizarre incidents she can't explain, and her complaints to the police have gone ignored.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-04-23
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In & Out
Overview: A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-10
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Deadhead Miles
Overview: A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in his 18 wheeler mumbling manic, southern accented non sequiturs; carnivalizing roadside stops and happenstance towns while out-weirding cops and weigh stations with his new cryptic, over-coated hitchhiker buddy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-08-08
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Reckless
Overview: On Christmas Eve, a relentlessly cheerful woman escapes from the killers hired by her husband, and embarks on a series of strange encounters.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-17
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Cradle Will Rock
Overview: A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-10
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Me and Veronica
Overview: Two sisters share a disturbing family secret.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-24
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Ironweed
Overview: An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-18
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Without a Trace
Overview: English professor Susan Selky lives alone in a Brooklyn apartment with her young son, Alex. When Alex fails to return home from school one afternoon, a frantic Selky contacts the police. Detective Al Menetti, a father himself, takes an interest in the case that quickly turns into an obsession. As a devastated Selky struggles to come to terms with Alex's disappearance, Menetti steps out from behind the badge to continue investigating.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-02-04
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Out of the Rain
Overview: The heir to a small-town tannery follows a young woman to the truth about his brother's death.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-23
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Law and Disorder
Overview: In crime ridden New York of the seventies two cops has had enough. They decide to take justice into their own hands. Things turn exciting and humorous. No hoodlum goes safe.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-10-09
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