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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (film)
''The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'' is a 1971 American crime comedy film directed by James Goldstone and written by Waldo Salt, based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Jimmy Breslin, which in turn was based on the life of gangster Joe Gallo. The film stars Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander, Robert De Niro and Irving Selbst. The film was released on December 22, 1971, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Kid Sally Palumbo (Jerry Orbach) grows jealous of his older, mobster boss Baccala (Lionel Stander), who has little respect for the crew Palumbo commands. Baccala allows Kid Sally to supervise a six-day bicycle race (for the purposes of keeping the money generated), and among the 12 Italian cyclists brought into the city is Mario Trantino (Robert De Niro), a budding thief. When the bicycle race does not take place due to outside interference, Sally is demoted to serving Baccala as a chauffeur, and Trantino stays in New York City to run his own con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Goldstone
James Goldstone (June 8, 1931 – November 5, 1999) was an American film and television director whose career spanned over thirty years. Career Goldstone was noted for the momentum and "fifteen-minute cliffhangers" that he brought to TV pilots such as ''Star Trek'' ("Where No Man Has Gone Before", 1966), '' Ironside'', and '' The Bold Ones: The Senator''. His later career helped pioneer the concept of "thirty-second attention span" pacing over detailed content in his dramatizations of Rita Hayworth, Calamity Jane, and the Kent State shootings for which he won the Emmy. He directed several feature films, including the large-scale suspense '' Rollercoaster'' (1977). During his Hollywood career, he directed Paul Newman, Robert De Niro, George Segal, Robert Shaw, James Garner, Richard Dreyfuss and Sidney Poitier and collaborated with composer and musician, Lalo Schifrin. He "discovered" Tiny Tim. In addition to his work in film and television, Goldstone was a longtime leader in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Gallo
Joseph Gallo (April 7, 1929 – April 7, 1972), also known as "Crazy Joe", was an Italian-American mobster and Caporegime of the Colombo crime family of New York City. In his youth, Gallo was diagnosed with schizophrenia after an arrest. He soon became an enforcer in the Profaci crime family, later forming his own crew which included his brothers Larry and Albert. In 1957, Joe Profaci allegedly asked Gallo and his crew to murder Albert Anastasia, the boss of the Gambino crime family; Anastasia was murdered on October 25 at a barber shop in midtown Manhattan. In 1961, the Gallo brothers kidnapped four of Profaci's top men: underboss Joseph Magliocco, Frank Profaci (Joe Profaci's brother), ''caporegime'' Salvatore Musacchia and ''soldato'' John Scimone, demanding a more favorable financial scheme for the hostages' release. After a few weeks of negotiation, Profaci and his ''consigliere'', Charles "the Sidge" LoCicero, made a deal with the Gallos and secured the peaceful release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict (September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was an American actor who made numerous appearances in television and films, beginning in 1965. He was known for his roles as The Number Painter on the PBS children's show ''Sesame Street'' and as the English neighbor Harry Bentley on the CBS sitcom ''The Jeffersons''. Early life Benedict was born in Silver City, New Mexico, the son of Alma Marie (née Loring), a journalist, and Mitchell M. Benedict, a doctor, and grew up in Massachusetts, where he graduated from Boston College High School and Suffolk University. Benedict served a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps. His oversized jaw and large nose were partially attributed to acromegaly; he was first diagnosed with it by an endocrinologist who saw Benedict in a theatrical production. Film and TV work Norman Lear cast Benedict as a Zen Buddhist in ''Cold Turkey'', which was completed in late fall 1969 but not released until February 1971. Benedict would go o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sloyan
James Joseph Sloyan (born February 24, 1940 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American actor. Early years Sloyan left the United States at an early age to live abroad in Rome, Capri, Milan, Switzerland, and Ireland. His career in show business began upon his return to the United States, in 1957, when Sloyan received a scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Sloyan's acting career was interrupted in 1962, when he was drafted into the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Career Television Sloyan's television career includes numerous brief performances on daytime dramas ''The Young and the Restless, General Hospital'', and ''Ryan's Hope'', and guest appearances on prime-time series ''Wonder Woman''; ''Baywatch''; ''Quantum Leap''; ''The X-Files''; ''MacGyver''; ''Party of Five''; '' Matlock''; ''Murder, She Wrote''; and '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman''. He appeared in the television movies '' Blind Ambition'', '' Billionaire Boys Club'', and ''My Son Is Innocen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Coppola
Sam Coppola (July 31, 1932 – February 5, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in almost 70 films, beginning in 1968, but may be best remembered for his role as Dan Fusco, owner of the hardware and paint store in ''Saturday Night Fever'', who gave John Travolta's character sage but salty advice in the classic 1977 film. Later in his career, Coppola made a brief but memorable appearance on ''The Sopranos'' as the idiosyncratic family therapist of Jennifer Melfi. Coppola was a cop in ''Serpico'' (1973), starring Al Pacino, and a detective in ''Fatal Attraction'' (1987), starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close. His many TV credits include ''The Practice'', ''The Good Wife'', ''Law & Order'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Ryan's Hope'' and the 2001 A&E movie '' The Big Heist'', in which he portrayed mob boss Paul Castellano. Coppola played a nursing home resident in a Chevy commercial that aired during 2011's Super Bowl and a hot dog vendor in a Ball Park Franks spot starring Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Despo Diamantidou
Despoina "Despo" Diamantidou ( el, Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου; 13 July 1916 – 18 February 2004) was a Greek actress. She appeared in more than seventy films from 1949 to 2003. She played Tatiana in Alan King's summer replacement sitcom, ''Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584. Iv ...'' starring Lou Jacobi, which aired on ABC from 21 August to 18 September 1976. Alex McNeil. ''Total Television: The Comprehnsive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present'' Fourth Edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 419. Filmography References External links * * 1916 births 2004 deaths Greek film actresses Actors from Piraeus {{Greece-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Kehoe
Jack Kehoe (November 21, 1934 – January 14, 2020) was an American film actor appearing in a wide variety of films, including the crime dramas '' Serpico'' (1973), '' The Pope of Greenwich Village'' (1984) and Brian De Palma's '' The Untouchables'' (1987), as well as the cult favorites '' Car Wash'' (1976) and '' Midnight Run'' (1988), the popular western '' Young Guns II'' (1990), and ''On the Nickel'' (1980). Kehoe was born in Astoria, New York. After serving in the Air Force, he studied acting under Stella Adler. On Broadway, Kehoe appeared in ''The Ballad of the Sad Cafe'' (1963) and ''The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel'' (1977). Kehoe appeared in several Academy Award-winning films, including Jonathan Demme's '' Melvin and Howard'' (1980) and Best Picture winner '' The Sting'' (1973), in which Kehoe (as grifter Joe Erie, ''alias'' The Erie Kid). His various TV credits included roles in '' The Twilight Zone'', ''Murder, She Wrote'' and '' Miami Vice''. After appearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Sterling
Philip Sterling (October 9, 1922 – November 30, 1998) was an American film and television actor. He played Dr. Winston Croft on 28 episodes of the American daytime soap opera '' The Doctors''. He also played Judge Truman Ventnor on 21 episodes in '' Sisters'' and Dr. Simon Weiss on 12 episodes in '' St. Elsewhere''. Sterling guest-starred in numerous television programs including ''The Golden Girls'', ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Rockford Files'', ''Family Ties'', ''Hart to Hart'', ''Growing Pains'', ''Night Court'', ''The Wonder Years'', ''The A-Team'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and ''Newhart''. He also appeared in a few episodes of ''Barney Miller'', '' L.A. Law'', '' Matlock'', ''Guiding Light'' and ''Hotel''. Sterling died in November 1998 in Woodland Hills, California of complications from myelofibrosis Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a rare bone marrow blood cancer. It is classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a type of myeloproliferative neoplasm, a group of cancers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Bruns
Philip Bruns (May 2, 1931 – February 8, 2012) was an American television and movie actor and writer. He portrayed George Shumway, the father of Mary Hartman on the 1970s comedic series ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,'' and Morty Seinfeld, the father of Jerry Seinfeld, in the 1990 second episode of ''Seinfeld''. Early life Bruns was born on May 2, 1931 at a farm near Pipestone, Minnesota, the youngest of three children of Margie Evelyn Solon (née Trigg) and Henry Phillip Bruns. His ancestry was German and Irish.Phillip Bruns profile , phillipbrunsactor.com; accessed March 4, 2017. He played high school football. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sander Vanocur
Sander Vanocur (; born Alexander Vinocur, January 8, 1928 – September 16, 2019) Retrieved September 17, 2019 was an American television journalist who focused on U.S. national electoral politics. Life and career Vanocur was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Rose (Millman) and Louis Vinocur, a lawyer. His family was of descent. Vanocur moved to when he was twelve years old. After attendi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Basch
Harry Leo Basch (January 16, 1926 – June 23, 2020) was an American actor and author. In 1951 he appeared in "Mr. Roberts" at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco. He is possibly best known for his role as Vince Caproni in the 1980s television series ''Falcon Crest''. Basch appeared in ''Falcon Crest'' from 1982 to 1984. He also appeared as Dr. Brown in the ''Star Trek'' episode " What Are Little Girls Made Of?" in 1966. In addition to acting, Basch wrote several articles for the ''Los Angeles Times'' about traveling. He and his wife, actress Shirley Slater, also wrote several books on the subject including ''RV Vacations for Dummies''. In the 1950s, Basch was married to actress Leesa Troy. Filmography Film * ''A Man Called Gannon'' (1968) – Ben * '' Winning'' (1969) – The Stranger (uncredited) * '' The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'' (1971) – DeLauria * '' They Only Kill Their Masters'' (1972) – Mayor Wendell * '' The Stone Killer'' (1973) – Mossman * ''Swashb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Campanella
Frank Campanella (March 12, 1919 – December 30, 2006) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous television series, as well as a few films and Broadway productions. Early life and career Campanella was born in New York City, the son of Philip and Mary O. Campanella, both born in Sicily. The family lived in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan. He was the older brother of actor Joseph Campanella, and Philip Campanella (who became a union plumber) and spoke mostly Italian growing up; this proved useful during World War II, when he worked as a civilian translator for the U.S. government. Campanella graduated from Manhattan College in 1940, where he studied drama. Campanella's first film role was as Mook, the Moon-Man in the 1949 science-fiction series '' Captain Video and His Video Rangers'' and went on to appear in more than 100 film and television episodes, usually playing the "tough guy". Campanella appeared as a bartender in Mel Brooks' '' The Producers'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
