Robert Tessier
Also Known As: Bob Tessier
Biography: Robert W. Tessier (June 2, 1934 – October 11, 1990) was an American actor and stuntman who was best known for playing heavy, menacing characters in films and on television.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Birthday: June 02, 1934
Deathday: October 11, 1990
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Starcrash
Overview: A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.
Genres: Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1978-12-21
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Hard Times
Overview: In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-13
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Steel
Overview: Mike Catton was once a world-renowned construction foreman (at least in the construction world), but an accident left him with a serious fear of heights. Unable to climb the big skyscrapers while under construction, he retired and became a truck driver. But when an old friend needs him to help put up a building, and when the old friend gets harassed and threatened by an Evil Corporate Type, he comes out of retirement and assembles the creme de la creme of the construction world. Together, they race against time to finish the building while the Evil Corporate Type tries to stop them.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-21
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Breakheart Pass
Overview: At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.
Genres: Thriller Western Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-09
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The Velvet Vampire
Overview: A married couple accept the invitation of mysterious vixen Diane LeFanu to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Tensions arise when the couple, unaware at first that Diane is a centuries-old vampire, realize that they are both objects of the pale temptress' seductions.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-10-13
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Hooper
Overview: Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop painkillers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the industry before he ends up permanently disabled.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-07-28
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The Babysitter
Overview: An Assistant District Attorney is about to prosecute members of a motorcycle gang for murder when he gets blackmailed because of an affair with a teenage babysitter.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-30
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Future Force
Overview: In the future, a cop protects a reporter from an organization of crooked, renegade cops who thinks she knows too much about them.
Genres: Action Crime Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-02-08
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Double Exposure
Overview: A photographer for a men's magazine is haunted by disturbing dreams, in which he slaughters his models. When he learns that these models are dying in real life as they did in his dreams, he begins to go insane.
Genres: Crime Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-09-03
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No Safe Haven
Overview: When his family is murdered by members of a drug gang, an undercover CIA agent tracks them down, but they escape and flee to their hideout, a fortress in South America. Knowing he can't count on the local authorities for aid, he calls on one of his fellow CIA agents for help in cracking the fortress, and getting to the gangsters and eliminating them and their leader.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-02
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Cry Blood Apache
Overview: Telling the story of his early life in flashback, a former prospector (Joel McCrea, with flashback sequences featuring son Jody) explains his brutal massacre of a tribe of Indians. The only survivor (Marie Gahua) agrees to lead him to a secret gold mine.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-01
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The Lost Empire
Overview: A police officer and her two companions battle an evil genius with diabolical plans to destroy the world. Whoever can find the three sacred jewels can anticipate total power.
Genres: Adventure Action Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-22
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The Glory Stompers
Overview: Chino is the tough leader of a motorcycle gang who starts off a war when he abducts and mistreats the leader of the enemy biker gang, Darryl, and his girlfriend Chris. Things get violent when Darryl comes back for revenge.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-22
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The Jesus Trip
Overview: When the police discover that their motorcycles are concealing heroin, Waco and his motorcycle gang hides out in a desert convent. A highway patrolman hunts down the gang after they kidnap a nun, Sister Anna and flee the convent. Soon Waco and the young nun fall in love and she is forced to decide whether or not to leave the church for him.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-01
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The Villain
Overview: Handsome Stranger has agreed to escort Charming Jones to collect her inheritance from her father. But Avery Simpson wants the money and hires notorious outlaw Cactus Jack to ambush Charming. However, Cactus Jack is not very good at robbing people.
Genres: Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-07-26
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Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell!
Overview: Sheila Caan is menaced by Satan worshipers on her journey from Brooklyn to Las Vegas. In an effort to find out what happened to her twin sister, she undergoes many treacherous journeys, a number of Satanist slayings, and a number of showers.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-19
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The Longest Yard
Overview: A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
Genres: Comedy Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-21
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The Cannonball Run
Overview: A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.
Genres: Action Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-19
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Cannon
Overview: In this pilot film to the TV series, Cannon investigates the murder of a war buddy to clear the man's wife of suspicion in his death.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-26
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The Deep
Overview: A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-06-17
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Another Man, Another Chance
Overview: Young Jeanne falls in love with photographer Francis, who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to America. In a small town in the still wild west, they build up a small photo shop. Meanwhile, animal doctor David lives on his lonesome farm together with his unlucky wife. It takes years and two tragic accidents until Jeanne and David meet. She has already decided to return to France as soon as possible, but love, and fate, have other plans.
Genres: Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-28
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Private Duty Nurses
Overview: A trio of beautiful private-duty nurses that practice more than the medical arts must confront underground drug traffickers, racism and murder in their local hospital.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-09-01
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The Born Losers
Overview: A ruthless motorcycle gang rides into a California town and terrorizes its denizens.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-07-12
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Outlaw Riders
Overview: An outlaw motorcycle gang is headed by two couples (Bambi Allan, Jennifer Bishop, Bill Bonner and Bryan West). The gang is badly hurt by a botched robbery and the four stars, the only survivors, eventually head to Mexico, where they have to combat a gang run by a sadistic Mexican (Rafael Campos).
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-09-03
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Avenging Angel
Overview: Molly Stewart, now a law student at UCLA, is determined to leave her prostitute past behind. After learning that the detective who helped save her life has been murdered, she quickly finds herself pitted against an underworld of mob figures who might be more than she's bargained for...
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-11
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Nightwish
Overview: A professor and four graduate students journey to a crumbling mansion to investigate paranormal activity and must battle ghosts, aliens and satanic entities.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-05
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Beverly Hills Brats
Overview: A rich young boy arranges to be kidnapped so he'll get more attention from his parents.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-06
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Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Overview: In the Fabulous Thirties, Doc Savage and his five Amazing Adventurers are sucked into the mystery of Doc's father disappearing in the wilds of South America. The maniacal Captain Seas tries to thwart them at every turn as they travel to the country of Hidalgo to investigate Doc's father's death and uncover a vast horde of Incan gold.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-01
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One Man Force
Overview: In this action packed film, an L.A. cop speeds off to get revenge upon the dirty drug-dealing dogs who killed his partner
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-21
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The Billion Dollar Threat
Overview: A James Bondish superspy is assigned to thwart the devious plans of a master agent who is threatening to destroy the planet unless he is paid one billion dollars within 48 hours.
Genres: Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-04-15
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Last of the Mohicans
Overview: During the French and Indian War in colonial America, a white scout, with two of his Indian brothers, helps a British officer escort two women through dangerous territory, with both French troops and hostile Indians after them.
Genres: Action Adventure War Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-23
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The Sword and the Sorcerer
Overview: A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer's plans to conquer the land.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-01
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The Sidehackers
Overview: A racer in the motorcycle sport called 'sidehacking' goes on a rampage of vengeance when his fiancée is raped and murdered.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-01
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