Allan Arbus

Allan Arbus

Birth : 1918-02-15, Los Angeles, California, USA

Death : 2013-04-10

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Allan Arbus

Movies

Chief Zabu
George Dankworth
An outrageous social comedy about a New York realtor who dreams of having political influence by taking over a new Polynesian nation.
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Himself
The M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special is a retrospective documentary on the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H that aired on the FOX TV network on May 17, 2002. The progam features interviews with past cast members, producers, and writers who contributed to the series, which originally aired on CBS-TV from September 17, 1972 to February 28, 1983.
In Dark Places
Dory
A vengeful woman lures her half brother into a game that may leave her the sole heir to their abusive father's fortune.
Lieberman in Love
Elderly Man
Joe Lieberman is attracted to Shaleen. They begin a professional relationship, which continues even after Joe develops a romantic interest in a woman named Kate, who is married.
Too Much Sun
Vincent
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one of them produces him a grandchild within a year of his death.
Daniel and the Towers
Simon 'Sam' Rodia
The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his fictional relationship with Daniel, a young boy.
From the Hip
Phil Ames
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.
A Fighting Choice
Dr. Andreas Hellman
Bright teenager afflicted with epilepsy sues his parents for the right to have "split brain" surgery in order to cure his seizures.
Volunteers
Albert Bardenaro
After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he is assigned to build a bridge for the local villagers with the help of American-As-Apple-Pie WSU Grad Tom Tuttle and the beautiful and down-to earth Beth Wexler. What they don't realize is that the bridge is coveted by the U.S. Army, a local Communist force, and a powerful drug lord. Together with the help of At Toon, the only English speaking native, they must fight off the three opposing forces and find out what is right for the villagers, as well as themselves.
Don Camillo
Christ
A priest helps the small town he's stationed in to resolve conflicts by working together.
Gangster Wars
Goodman
The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe Penny) and Michael Lasker (Brian Benben) (a fictional character who was most likely modeled after Meyer Lansky), growing up in New York's ghettos during the early 1900s to their rise though organized crime.
The Last Married Couple in America
Al Squib
Jeff and Mari Thompson are contently married, but they are stunned to see many of their friends and neighbors going through separations and divorces. Seemingly surrounded by people with domestic problems, Jeff and Mari begin to question their own relationship.
The Electric Horseman
Danny
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse that he discovers is being doped to remain docile, he flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
Americathon
Moishe Weitzman
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
Damien: Omen II
Pasarian
Since the sudden and highly suspicious death of his parents, 12-year-old Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, Damien relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire—and the world. Anyone attempting to unravel the secrets of Damien's sinister past or fiendish future meets with a swift and cruel demise.
Raid on Entebbe
Eli Melnick
Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually flew so far and rescued the passengers in one of the most successful Military operations in history. The only casualty for Israeli soldiers was Lt. Col. Jonathan "Yoni" Netanyahu..
Stalk the Wild Child
Gault
A young boy who had been abandoned as a child and raised by wild dogs is taken to a university where a team attempts to teach him civilized behavior.
Law and Order
Arthur Pollack
Story follows three generations of a family in the New York City Police Department.
W.C. Fields and Me
Gregory LaCava
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.
The Law
Leonard Caporni
An examination of the workings of a big city's legal system as seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.
Law and Disorder
Dr. Richter
In crime ridden New York of the seventies two cops has had enough. They decide to take justice into their own hands. Things turn exciting and humorous. No hoodlum goes safe.
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg died for betraying atomic secrets. Were they guilty beyond a reasonable doubt?
Cinderella Liberty
Drunken Sailor
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service records being lost.
Scream, Pretty Peggy
Dr. Eugene Saks
A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly insane sister, both of whom live in the old family mansion with him.
Coffy
Arturo Vitroni
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
The Lie
Edward Fredericks
An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in their marriage and way of life. Locked up in their bourgeois inferno.
The Young Nurses
Krebs
Sexy young nurses apply special therapy in their daily rounds, as they work against a drug ring operating out of the hospital
Greaser's Palace
Jesse
A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive constipation and a New Mexican setting.
Cisco Pike
Sim Valensi
A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.
The Christian Licorice Store
Monroe
A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.
Putney Swope
Mr. Bad News
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Hey, Let's Twist!
Doctor (uncredited)
Film about the creation of New York's famous Peppermint Lounge, where the Twist became a dance craze.