Joe Gray (May 5, 1912 – March 15, 1971) was an American boxer, actor, and stuntman.
Biography
Joe Gray was raised in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Los Angeles in 1936 at the suggestion of his brother
Mack Gray
Mack Gray (December 11, 1905, Brooklyn, New York – January 17, 1981, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor who was the brother of Joe Gray (actor) and great-uncle of Jon Abrahams.
He was given the nickname "Killer" by Carole Lomb ...
, George Raft's associate. His film career included some of the most iconic boxing films ever made (''City for Conquest, Body and Soul, Champion''). He made appearances in over 125 films in numerous uncredited roles, including 10 of Frank Sinatra's films and 32 of Dean Martin's films. Gray was Martin's stunt double in all of Martin's films through 1971. He was a technical adviser on boxing films for
John Garfield
John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle, March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of ...
,
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
,
Jeff Chandler
Jeff Chandler (born Ira Grossel; yi, יראַ גראָססעל; December 15, 1918 – June 17, 1961) was an American actor, film producer, and singer, best remembered for playing Cochise in '' Broken Arrow'' (1950), for which he was no ...
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925September 29, 2010) was an American actor whose career spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s (Kansas Raiders, 1950) and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 f ...
, and Kirk Douglas, among others. Gray also trained and advised the actor, John Derek in the 1956 film ''
The Leather Saint
''The Leather Saint'' is a 1956 American drama film noir sport film, directed by Alvin Ganzer in black-and-white VistaVision, about a priest who boxes. It stars John Derek, Paul Douglas and Jody Lawrance.
Plot
Although he is a minister, the yo ...
''.
As a boxer, Gray compiled a professional boxing record of 8-3-2 with 3 knockout wins. In his private life he was a close friend of the writer
Henry Miller
Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical ref ...
, and Gray appeared in and contributed to ''The Henry Miller Odyssey'', a 90-minute color documentary.
After Gray's death, Miller dedicated a chapter of his 1973 book, ''My Bike and Other Friends'', to Gray. as well as several pages in Miller's large autobiographical book ''My Life and Times.''
Gray was the brother of
Mack Gray
Mack Gray (December 11, 1905, Brooklyn, New York – January 17, 1981, Beverly Hills, California) was an American actor who was the brother of Joe Gray (actor) and great-uncle of Jon Abrahams.
He was given the nickname "Killer" by Carole Lomb ...
and uncle of the artist Martin Abrahams and
great-uncle
An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an uncle is an aunt, and the reciprocal rela ...
of actor
Jon Abrahams
Jon Avery Abrahams (born October 29, 1977) is an American actor. His most notable film roles include Bobby in ''Scary Movie'' (2000), Denny Byrnes in ''Meet the Parents'' (2000), and Dalton Chapman in the '' House of Wax'' (2005).
Early life ...
. Gray died in Mexico while on location making the film '' Something Big'' in Durango, at the age of 58. He was buried in Los Angeles at
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery is the largest Jewish cemetery organization in California.
History
Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries, owned by Sinai Temple of Los Angeles, refers to two Jewish cemeteries in the Los Angeles metrop ...
The Big Broadcast of 1938
''The Big Broadcast of 1938'' is a Paramount Pictures musical comedy film starring W. C. Fields and featuring Bob Hope. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of ''Big Broadcast'' movies that were variety show anthologies. ...
'' (1938) – Sailor (uncredited)
* '' Mr. Moto's Gamble'' (1938) – Fighter (uncredited)
* '' You and Me'' (1938) – Red (uncredited)
* '' Winner Take All'' (1939) – Nick – Brawler (uncredited)
* '' Each Dawn I Die'' (1939) – Prisoner (uncredited)
* ''
Beau Geste
''Beau Geste'' is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a rel ...
Call a Messenger
''Call a Messenger'' is a 1939 Universal Studios film that starred Billy Halop and Huntz Hall of the ''Dead End Kids'' and several of the ''Little Tough Guys''. It was directed by Arthur Lubin.
In terms of chronological order, this was released a ...
'' (1939) – Nail (uncredited)
* ''
City for Conquest
''City for Conquest'' is a 1940 American epic drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring James Cagney, Ann Sheridan and Arthur Kennedy. The picture is based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Aben Kandel. The supporting cast features ...
'' (1940) – Cannonball Wales (uncredited)
* '' Knockout'' (1941) – Kent, a Fighter (uncredited)
* ''
The Miracle Kid
''The Miracle Kid'' is a 1941 American sports comedy film directed by William Beaudine.
Plot
A young boxer named Jimmy Connley (portrayed by Tom Neal) finds his life turned upside down when he meets with sudden success in the ring.
Cast
*Tom ...
'' (1941) – Kayo Kane
* ''
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
'' (1942) – Bootlegger (uncredited)
* ''
Yankee Doodle Dandy
''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, George To ...
'' (1942) – (uncredited)
* '' Mr. Ace'' (1946) – 'Gentleman' Gene Delmont (uncredited)
* '' Mr. Hex'' (1946) – Billy Butterworth
* '' Criminal Court'' (1946) – First Gunman (uncredited)
* ''
Intrigue
Intrigue may refer to:
TV and film
* ''Intrigue'' (1920 film), a 1920 German silent drama film
* ''Intrigue'' (1942 film), a Spanish film
* ''Intrigue'' (1947 film), 1947 film directed by Edwin L. Marin
* ''The Intrigue'', 1916 silent film dra ...
'' (1947) – Hotel Guest (uncredited)
* '' Christmas Eve'' (1947) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* '' Body and Soul'' (1947) – Cornerman (uncredited)
* '' It Had to Be You'' (1947) – Prizefighter (uncredited)
* ''
The Street with No Name
''The Street with No Name'' is a 1948 film noir directed by William Keighley. A follow-up to ''The House on 92nd Street'' (1945), it tells the story of an undercover FBI agent, Gene Cordell ( Mark Stevens), who infiltrates a deadly crime gang. Cor ...
'' (1948) – Boxer (uncredited)
* ''
Fighter Squadron
A squadron in air force, army aviation, or naval aviation is a unit comprising a number of military aircraft and their aircrews, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, dependi ...
'' (1948) – Flyer with Dice (uncredited)
* ''
Whiplash
Whiplash may refer to:
* The long flexible part of a whip
* Whiplash (medicine), a neck injury
** Whiplash Injury Protection System (WHIPS), in automobiles
Film and television
* ''Whiplash'' (1948 film), a US film noir about a boxer
* ''Whiplas ...
'' (1948) – Fighter (uncredited)
* ''
The Accused
Accused or The Accused may refer to:
* A person suspected with committing a crime or offence; see Criminal charge
** Suspect, a known person suspected of committing a crime
* The Accüsed, a 1980s Seattle crossover thrash band
*''The Accused'', a ...
'' (1949) – Abe Comar (uncredited)
* ''
Fighting Fools
''Fighting Fools'' is a 1949 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on April 17, 1949 by Monogram Pictures and is the thirteenth film in the series.
Plot
The Bowery Boys, led by the notorious Slip Mahoney, are helping out at ...
'' (1949) – Fighter (uncredited)
* ''
Champion
A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, a ...
Sorrowful Jones
''Sorrowful Jones'', also known as ''Damon Runyon's Sorrowful Jones'', is a 1949 American comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield. The film stars Lucille Ball and Bob Hope.
''Sorrowful Jones'' was a remake of a 1934 Shirley Temple film, '' ...
'' (1949) – Gambler (uncredited)
* '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1949) – Waiter (uncredited)
* '' The Big Wheel'' (1949) – Race Car Driver (uncredited)
* '' Wabash Avenue'' (1950) – Saloon Patron (uncredited)
* '' Riding High'' (1950) – Johnny (uncredited)
* ''
The Jackie Robinson Story
''The Jackie Robinson Story'' is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed ''The Jolson Story'', "one of the biggest hits of the 40s") and starring Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle ...
'' (1950) – Dalby (uncredited)
* '' Love That Brute'' (1950) – Gangster (uncredited)
* ''
My Friend Irma Goes West
''My Friend Irma Goes West'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Hal Walker and based on the radio show ''My Friend Irma.'' It stars the comedy team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. The film is a sequel to ''My Friend Irma'' (1949) and was ...
'' (1950) – (uncredited)
* ''
711 Ocean Drive
''711 Ocean Drive'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru and Otto Kruger.
Plot
Telephone technician Mal Granger, with knowledge of telephones and electronics, is hired by gangster ...
'' (1950) – Boxer (uncredited)
* ''
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a boulevard in the central and western part of Los Angeles, California, that stretches from the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades east to Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a major thoroughfare in ...
'' (1950) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
At War with the Army
''At War with the Army'' is a 1950 American musical comedy film directed by Hal Walker, released by Paramount, starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and introducing Polly Bergen. Filmed from July through August 1949, the film premiered i ...
'' (1950) – Soldier (uncredited)
* '' Ace in the Hole'' (1951) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* '' No Questions Asked'' (1951) – Policeman (uncredited)
* '' Iron Man'' (1951) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* '' Rhubarb'' (1951) – Baseball Player (uncredited)
* ''
Flesh and Fury
''Flesh and Fury'' is a 1952 American film noir drama sport film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling and Mona Freeman.
* ''
Kid Monk Baroni
''Kid Monk Baroni'' is a 1952 American film noir sport film directed by Harold D. Schuster. It is also known as ''Young Paul Baroni'' in the United Kingdom. It features Leonard Nimoy, later in ''Star Trek'' as Spock, in his first lead role in a ...
'' (1952) – Fighter (uncredited)
* ''
Glory Alley
''Glory Alley'' is a 1952 musical drama film directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars Ralph Meeker and Leslie Caron.
Plot
New Orleans newspaper columnist Gabe Jordan, about to retire, tells the story of a most unforgettable character, boxer Socks Bar ...
'' (1952) – Fighter (uncredited)
* ''
Sally and Saint Anne
''Sally and Saint Anne'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Ann Blyth, Edmund Gwenn and John McIntire.
Plot
Sally O’Moyne is a schoolgirl who lives with three generations of an eccentric Irish family, includi ...
The War of the Worlds
''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by ''Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appear ...
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms'' is a 1953 American science fiction monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. The film stars Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, and Kenneth Tobey. The screen ...
'' (1953) – Longshoreman (uncredited)
* ''
The Caddy
''The Caddy'' is a 1953 American semi- musical-comedy- sports film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is noteworthy for Dean Martin introducing the hit song "That's Amore".
Plot
Harvey Miller, whose father was a famous golf pro, is ...
'' (1953) – Pool Guest (uncredited)
* ''
Casanova's Big Night
''Casanova's Big Night'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Bob Hope and Joan Fontaine, which is a spoof of swashbuckling historical adventure films. It was directed by Norman Z. McLeod.
Hope plays a tailor who impersonates Giacomo Casanova ...
'' (1954) – Court Guard (uncredited)
* ''
3 Ring Circus
''3 Ring Circus'' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. The picture was shot from February 17 to March 31, 1954, and released on December 25 by Paramount Pictures. The supporting cast ...
'' (1954) – Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
* ''
Six Bridges to Cross
''Six Bridges to Cross'' or ''6 Bridges to Cross'' is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Tony Curtis, George Nader and Julie Adams. ''Six Bridges to Cross'' is based upon the famous 1950 Great Brink's ...
'' (1955) – Mobster (uncredited)
* ''
Guys and Dolls
''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...
'' (1955) – Spectator at Hot Box Club (uncredited)
* ''
The Square Jungle
''The Square Jungle'' is a 1955 American film noir drama sport film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Tony Curtis, Pat Crowley and Ernest Borgnine.
'' (1955) – Sparring Partner (uncredited)
* ''
The Leather Saint
''The Leather Saint'' is a 1956 American drama film noir sport film, directed by Alvin Ganzer in black-and-white VistaVision, about a priest who boxes. It stars John Derek, Paul Douglas and Jody Lawrance.
Plot
Although he is a minister, the yo ...
'' (1956) – Referee in Gil's Third Bout (uncredited)
* ''
Pardners
''Pardners'' is a 1956 American comedy western film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It was released on July 25, 1956 by Paramount Pictures.
A western spoof directed by Norman Taurog, this was the penultimate film of the 16 screen c ...
'' (1956) – Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
* ''
Back from Eternity
''Back from Eternity'' is a 1956 American drama film about a planeload of people stranded in the South American jungle and subsequently menaced by headhunters. The film stars Robert Ryan, Rod Steiger, Anita Ekberg and Gene Barry. The film is a ...
'' (1956) – Gambler (uncredited)
* ''
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments ( Biblical Hebrew עשרת הדברים \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים, ''aséret ha-dvarím'', lit. The Decalogue, The Ten Words, cf. Mishnaic Hebrew עשרת הדיברות \ עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְ ...
'' (1956) – Palace Guard (uncredited)
* '' Hollywood or Bust'' (1956) – Gambler (uncredited)
* '' Hot Shots'' (1956) – Sam (uncredited)
* '' Jailhouse Rock'' (1957)
* ''
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
''Ten Thousand Bedrooms'' is a 1957 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Dean Martin, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Eva Bartok. Martin's first film in the wake of the dissolution of his partnership with Jerry Lewi ...
'' (1957) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
''The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown'' is a 1957 American romantic comedy film made by Russ-Field Productions and released by United Artists. It was directed by Norman Taurog from a screenplay by Richard Alan Simmons, based on a novel of the same name by ...
'' (1957) – Airport Passenger (uncredited)
* ''
Sweet Smell of Success
''Sweet Smell of Success'' is a 1957 American film noir drama film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, and Martin Milner, and written by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, and Mackendrick fr ...
'' (1957) – Patron at 21 Club (uncredited)
* '' Loving You'' (1957) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
The Joker Is Wild
''The Joker Is Wild'' is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Charles Vidor, starring Frank Sinatra, Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, and Eddie Albert, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film is about Joe E. Lewis, the popular si ...
'' (1957) – Fighter (uncredited)
* ''
Hear Me Good
''Hear Me Good'' is a 1957 American comedy film written and directed by Don McGuire. The film stars Hal March, Joe E. Ross, Merry Anders, Jean Willes, Milton Frome and Joey Faye. The film was released in October 1957, by Paramount Pictures.
Pl ...
'' (1957) – Technician (uncredited)
* ''
King Creole
''King Creole'' is a 1958 American musical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and based on the 1952 novel '' A Stone for Danny Fisher'' by Harold Robbins. Produced by Hal B. Wallis, the film stars Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau, ...
'' (1958)
* ''
The Young Lions
''The Young Lions'' (1948) is a novel by Irwin Shaw about three soldiers in World War II.
Plot
Christian Diestl is at first a sympathetic Austrian drawn to Nazism by despair for his future but willing to sacrifice Jews if necessary. Noah Acke ...
'' (1958) – Soldier (uncredited)
* ''
Rock-A-Bye Baby
"Rock-a-bye baby in the tree top" (sometimes "Hush-a-bye baby in the tree top") is a nursery rhyme and lullaby. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 2768.
Words
First publication
The rhyme is believed to have first appeared in print in ...
'' (1958) – Doctor (uncredited)
* ''
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
''I Married a Monster from Outer Space'' is a 1958 American horror science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, produced and directed by Gene Fowler Jr., that stars Tom Tryon and Gloria Talbott. Paramount released the film as a double feature ...
Some Came Running
''Some Came Running'' is a novel by James Jones, published in 1958. It was Jones's second published novel, following his award-winning debut '' From Here to Eternity''. It is the story of a war veteran with literary aspirations who returns in ...
'' (1958) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* '' Rio Bravo'' (1959) – Card Player (uncredited)
* '' Some Like It Hot'' (1959) – Mobster at Banquet (uncredited)
* '' The Great Impostor'' (1960) – Federal Prison Inmate (uncredited)
* '' Bells Are Ringing'' (1960) – Bartender (uncredited)
* ''
Ocean's 11
''Ocean's 11'' is a 1960 American heist film directed and produced by Lewis Milestone from a screenplay by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer, based on a story by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell. The film stars five of the Rat Pack ...
'' (1960) – Pit Boss (uncredited)
* ''
G.I. Blues
''G.I. Blues'' is a 1960 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley and Juliet Prowse. The movie was filmed at Paramount Pictures studio, with some pre-production scenery shot on location in Germany before Pr ...
'' (1960) – Soldier (uncredited)
* '' The Great Impostor'' (1960) – Federal Prison Inmate (uncredited)
* ''
Ada
Ada may refer to:
Places
Africa
* Ada Foah, a town in Ghana
* Ada (Ghana parliament constituency)
* Ada, Osun, a town in Nigeria
Asia
* Ada, Urmia, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
* Ada, Karaman, a village in Karaman Province, ...
'' (1961) – Reporter (uncredited)
* '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961) – Party Guest (uncredited)
* '' The Comancheros'' (1961) – Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''
The Errand Boy
''The Errand Boy'' is a 1961 American comedy film directed by, co-written by and starring Jerry Lewis.
Plot
Paramutual Pictures decide that they need a spy to find out the inner workings of their studio. Morty S. Tashman, (the 'S' stands for 's ...
'' (1961) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
The Ladies Man
''The Ladies Man'' is a 1961 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on June 28, 1961 by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Herbert H. Heebert is a young man who loses his girlfriend, swears off romance, and then takes ...
'' (1961) – Man on Date (scenes deleted)
* ''
Sergeants 3
''Sergeants 3'' is a 1962 American comedy/Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Rat Pack icons Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. It was the last film to feature all five members of the Ra ...
'' (1962) – (uncredited)
* ''
Kid Galahad
''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. ''Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of 19 ...
'' (1962) – Trainer (uncredited)
* ''
The Manchurian Candidate
''The Manchurian Candidate'' is a novel by Richard Condon, first published in 1959. It is a political thriller about the son of a prominent U.S. political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a Communist conspiracy.
Th ...
'' (1962) – Soldier (uncredited)
* ''
Taras Bulba
''Taras Bulba'' (russian: «Тарас Бульба»; ) is a romanticized historical novella set in the first half of the 17th century, written by Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). It features elderly Zaporozhian Cossack Taras Bulba and his sons And ...
'' (1962) – Soldier (uncredited)
* ''
Who's Got the Action?
''Who's Got the Action?'' is a 1962 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann from a screenplay by Jack Rose, based on the novel ''Four Horse Players Are Missing'' by Alexander Rose. It stars Dean Martin and Lana Turner, with Eddie Albert, Wa ...
'' (1962) – Pool Player (uncredited)
* '' 40 Pounds of Trouble'' (1962) – Gambler (uncredited)
* ''
Bye Bye Birdie
''Bye Bye Birdie'' is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart.
Originally titled ''Let's Go Steady'', ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is set in 1958. The short story "Dream Man", authored ...
'' (1963) – TV Director (uncredited)
* ''
Irma la Douce
''Irma la Douce'' (, "Irma the Sweet") is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond, based on the 1956 French stage musical of the same name by Marguerite Monnot and Alexa ...
'' (1963) – Bar Gangster (uncredited)
* '' Toys in the Attic'' (1963) – Man at Bar (uncredited)
* ''
Who's Minding the Store?
''Who's Minding the Store?'' is a 1963 American comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Walston, Kathleen Freeman, and John McGiver. It was released on November 28, 1963, by Paramou ...
'' (1963) – Herman, the Shoplifter (uncredited)
* ''
4 for Texas
''4 for Texas'' is a 1963 American comedy Western film starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, and Ursula Andress, and featuring Charles Bronson and Mike Mazurki, with a cameo appearance by Arthur Godfrey and the Three Stooges (Larry ...
'' (1963) – Cowboy (uncredited)
* ''
What a Way to Go!
''What a Way to Go!'' is a 1964 American black comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Shirley MacLaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean Martin, Gene Kelly, Bob Cummings and Dick Van Dyke.
Plot
In a dream-like pre-credit sequ ...
Kiss Me, Stupid
''Kiss Me, Stupid'' is a 1964 American sex comedy film produced and directed by Billy Wilder and starring Dean Martin, Kim Novak, and Ray Walston.
The screenplay by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond is based on the play ''L'ora della fantasia'' (''Th ...
'' (1964) – (uncredited)
* ''
None But the Brave
is a 1965 war film directed by Frank Sinatra, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced by Tokyo Eiga, Toho, and Artanis Productions (credited as Sinatra Enterprises), it was the first film international co-production between Japan and t ...
'' (1965) – Soldier (uncredited)
* ''
Von Ryan's Express
''Von Ryan's Express'' is a 1965 World War II adventure film starring Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, and Raffaella Carrà, and directed by Mark Robson. Produced in CinemaScope, the film depicts a group of Allied prisoners of war ( POWs) who cond ...
'' (1965) – Prisoner (uncredited)
* '' Harlow'' (1965) – Director (uncredited)
* '' Boeing Boeing'' (1965) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
Our Man Flint
''Our Man Flint'' is a 1966 American spy-fi comedy film that parodies the ''James Bond'' film series. The film was directed by Daniel Mann, written by Hal Fimberg and Ben Starr (from a story by Hal Fimberg), and starred James Coburn as maste ...
'' (1966) – Security Guard (uncredited)
* ''
The Silencers
''The Silencers'' is the title of a 1962 spy novel by Donald Hamilton, the fourth in a series of books featuring assassin Matt Helm.
Plot summary
When a female agent in Mexico is killed before Helm can complete his mission to extract her, he f ...
'' (1966) – (uncredited)
* ''
The Last of the Secret Agents?
''The Last of the Secret Agents?'' is a 1966 American comedy film that spoofs the spy film genre, starring the then-popular comedy team of Allen & Rossi.
Plot
Two Americans in Paris (Allen & Rossi) are reluctantly recruited by the Good Guys Inst ...
'' (1966) – (uncredited)
* '' Murderers' Row'' (1966) – Guard (uncredited)
* '' Good Times'' (1967) – (uncredited)
* '' The Ambushers'' (1967) – Man (uncredited)
* ''
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
''How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life'' is a 1968 American comedy romance film directed by Fielder Cook. It stars Dean Martin, Stella Stevens and husband and wife Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson.
Plot
David Sloane is a confirmed bachelor whos ...
'' (1968) – Cab Driver (uncredited)
* ''
Bandolero!
''Bandolero!'' is a 1968 American Western film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring James Stewart, Dean Martin, Raquel Welch and George Kennedy. The story centers on two brothers on the run from a posse, led by a local sheriff who want ...
The Legend of Lylah Clare
''The Legend of Lylah Clare'' is a 1968 American drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Robert Aldrich. The film stars Peter Finch, Kim Novak (in multiple roles), Ernest Borgnine, Michael Murphy, and Valentina Cortese. The fi ...
'' (1968) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
The Killing of Sister George
''The Killing of Sister George'' is a 1964 play by Frank Marcus that was later adapted into a 1968 film directed by Robert Aldrich.
Stage version
Sister George is a beloved character in the popular radio series ''Applehurst'', a district nurse ...
'' (1968) – Party Guest (uncredited)
* '' The Wrecking Crew'' (1968) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* '' Che!'' (1969) – (uncredited)
* ''
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
'' (1970) – Antonio Piace – Passenger (uncredited)
* ''
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn. It stars Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman and Ricardo Montalbán. It is the third of five films in the or ...