David McCharen
Also Known As: David Wayne McCharen
Biography: David Wayne McCharen (April 16, 1950; 73 years old) is a Japanese-American actor. Most of his credits are as miscellaneous or additional voices in various films and video games. His most prominent role remains that of the voice of Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Japan
Birthday: April 16, 1950
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Popeye
Overview: Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-12
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They Call Me Bruce?
Overview: While working as a cook for the Cosa Nostra, an Asian immigrant who everyone calls Bruce because of his resemblance to Bruce Lee, is duped into making deliveries of "Chinese Flour"- cocaine - all across the U.S.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-10
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The Lion King
Overview: Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
Genres: Family Animation Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-15
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Thumbelina
Overview: Thumbelina is the answer to her mother's prayers but is all too soon stolen away by Mother Toad as a wife for her son. With the help of many different woodland creatures, especially the Swallow, Thumbelina overcomes many obstacles to try and get back to her mother.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-11
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Johnny Appleseed
Overview: Shelley Duvall acted as host for this 1980s television series about legendary characters and historical events. This volume chronicles Jonathan Chapman (Martin Short), who loves two things: apples and his sweetheart, Betty Nature (Molly Ringwald). Following Betty's advice, he travels the countryside and sows apple seeds along the way, riling Smithville's imperious ruler (Rob Reiner) in this timeless American yarn.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Ponce de Leon
Overview: Get to know the legendary European explorer with an impossible mission in this retelling of the myth of Ponce de Leon (Michael York). Executive producer Shelley Duvall plays host to viewers young and old alike who are eager to learn about de Leon's search for the fountain of youth. This is no ordinary educational series, however; instead, it's a show infused with good humor, one that mines the absurdity of de Leon's quixotic quest.
Genres: TV Movie Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-16
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Annie Oakley
Overview: Young Phoebe Mosey (Jamie Lee Curtis) defies expectations and proves herself to become "Little Miss Sure Shot" Annie Oakley, the legendary sharpshooter and "Wild West" icon.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-24
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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
Overview: An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of, "the shivers." A king hires him to rid his castle of ghosts and evil spirits, expecting him to die like all who have tried before him, but the boy is more fearless than he could have known.
Genres: Horror Fantasy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-17
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Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
Overview: Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler Dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the Mine-World with a plan to defeat Zygon and free Orin's enslaved people.
Genres: Adventure Animation Family Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-17
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Overview: A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-30
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Overview: The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Action Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-22
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Dinosaur
Overview: An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-19
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White Palace
Overview: Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-19
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Nice Dreams
Overview: Nice Dreams - it rhymes with ice creams. And that's what Cheech and Chong are selling in this thoroughly wacky comedy. The outrageous, permanently spaced-out duo sells enough of their "specially mixed" ice cream to take the cash and realize their fondest dreams: new guitars, islands in the sun and beautiful women. But, of course, not everything goes as planned. While celebrating their wealth in a new wave Chinese restaurant, Cheech meets his long-lost love Donna, and promptly escorts her to her posh penthouse. He soon learns, however, that Donna's boyfriend, an ex-con named Animal, is on his way to her boudoir. Meanwhile, Chong has unwittingly exchanged all their money for a worthless bank check - and the only way to get it back is to escape into a nearby insane asylum.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-24
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Pray TV
Overview: A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, which is actually just an excuse to sell merchandise.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-23
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Off the Wall
Overview: Two young hitchhikers are picked up a speed-crazed young woman, who tears around the countryside. She leaves them to take the blame for her activities, and they find themselves sentenced to six months in prison. The girl, feeling bad about what she did to them, resolves to break them out of the prison
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-07-01
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Overview: Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
Genres: Fantasy Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-09
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Overview: Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-26
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Fatal Attraction
Overview: A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Genres: Thriller Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-18
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Overview: Ichabod Crane becomes the headmaster at a schoolhouse. He falls for Katrina Van Tassel but she has a lover: Brom Bones. Brom scares him off acting as the Headless Horseman only to meet the real one himself.
Genres: Horror Comedy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-25
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Overview: Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the Earth from its darkest hate and unleash the spirits within.
Genres: Adventure Action Fantasy Science Fiction Thriller Romance Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-07-02
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Bounce
Overview: Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tickets with a stranger just before boarding a long-delayed flight so that he might enjoy an overnight fling with a pretty Dallas businesswoman. When the plane goes down, killing all aboard, Buddy's guilt soon turns into an alcohol problem. As part of his 12-step program, Buddy seeks atonement and decides to seek out the woman he thinks he's left a widow.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-11-15
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Pandemonium
Overview: A former high school student who always wanted to be a cheerleader decides to reopen the cheerleading program at her former high school after years of closure for being targeted by a serial killer.
Genres: Comedy Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-01
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The Princess and the Pea
Overview: A bored prince realizes he would like a wife. His mother searches through all the kingdoms far and wide for a "suitable" princess. In the meantime, a charming and witty young lady, who claims to be a princess, shows up at the castle doorstep with a sprained ankle and is shown hospitality by the prince and his best friend the Fool.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-04-16
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Ghost Dad
Overview: Elliot Hopper, a widower with three children, is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is suddenly killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, Elliott attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-29
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