''The Wild McCullochs'' is a 1975 American

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written and directed by Max Baer Jr. and starring

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, Max Baer Jr., Janice Heiden, Dennis Redfield and Don Grady. The film was released on May 21, 1975, by

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Plot

Cast

as J.J. McCulloch *

as Hannah McCulloch * Max Baer Jr. as Culver Robinson *Janice Heiden as Ali McCulloch *Dennis Redfield as Steven McCulloch * Don Grady as R.J. McCulloch *Chip Hand as Gary McCulloch *

William Demarest Carl William Demarest (February 27, 1892 – December 27, 1983) was an American character actor, known especially for his roles in screwball comedies by Preston Sturges and for playing Uncle Charley in the sitcom '' My Three Sons'' Demarest, ...

as Father Gurkin *

Harold J. Stone Harold J. Stone (born Harold Hochstein, March 3, 1913November 18, 2005) was an American stage, radio, film, and television character actor. Early life and stage career Stone was born to a Jewish acting family. At age six, Stone debuted on stage ...

as George *

Vito Scotti Vito Giusto Scozzari (January 26, 1918 – June 5, 1996), also known as Vito Scotti, was an American character actor who played both dramatic and comedy roles on Broadway, in films, and later on television, primarily from the late 1930s to the ...

as Tony *

Sandy McPeak Sandy McPeak (February 21, 1936 – December 31, 1997) was an American actor best known for such films and television series as '' Winnetka Road'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Centennial'', '' Ode to Billy Joe'', '' Patton'', ''The Osterman Weekend'', ''Kell ...

as Rad *

Lillian Randolph Lillian Randolph (December 14, 1898 – September 12, 1980) was an American actress and singer, a veteran of radio, film, and television. She worked in entertainment from the 1930s until shortly before her death. She appeared in hundreds of rad ...

as Missy *

Mike Mazurki Mike Mazurki (December 25, 1907 – December 9, 1990) was a Ukrainian-American actor and professional wrestler who appeared in more than 142 films. His 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) presence and face had him typecast as often brainless athletes ...

as Cliff Randall * Billy Curtis as Charlie P. *

Biff Elliot Biff Elliot (born Leon Shalek; July 26, 1923 – August 15, 2012) was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as popular detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of '' I, the Jury'' and for his guest appearance as Schmitter ...

as Ralph *

Kenneth Tobey Kenneth Jesse Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an extremely prolific American actor who performed in hundreds of productions during a career that spanned more than half a century, including his role as the star of the 1957-1 ...

as Larry Carpenter * Doodles Weaver as Pop Holson * Timothy Scott as Pervert *

James Gammon James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for playing grizzled "good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series. Gammon portrayed Lou Brown, the manager in the movies '' Major League'' and ' ...

as 1st Police Officer *Frederic Downs as Drunk *Joe Sawyers as Toby *Matthew Greene as Al *Mark Hall as Ted

References

External links

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Original soundtrack for ''The McCullochs''
1975 films American drama films 1975 drama films American International Pictures films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-drama-film-stub