Laurence Haddon

Birth : 1922-01-01, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death : 2013-05-10

Movies

Thanksgiving Day
Milt
Light-hearted spoof about a dysfunctional upper-income family who have to come to terms with family and business problems around the titular holiday.
Children of the Bride
Minister
A middle-aged woman tries to get married to her younger finance but is hindered by her four grown children who come bearing grudges.
The Gift of Life
Gov. Peerce
A young woman is faced with local disapproval and strain on her marriage when she agrees to serve as a surrogate mother.
Sizzle
Judge
A sultry nightclub singer, a small-town girl in the big city, sets out to avenge her boyfriend's murder after he is killed while running illegal booze for the mob.
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
Sam Spade
Charlie Bartlett is a retired railroad worker whose dream of crossing the country in a hot air balloon is encouraged by his grandson Morris O'Neill, who decides to go along for the ride despite the misgivings of his widowed mother whose plans to remarry have left him disenchanted.
A Gun in the House
Hal
A woman who uses a handgun to defend herself and shoots a man who is assaulting her in her home is doggedly prosecuted by the district attorney, bent on making an example of her case.
A Cry for Love
Divorcee Susan Blakely, with no alimony and two kids to support, begins turning to amphetamines. While at her lowest ebb, she meets an alcoholic and three-time loser in marriage -- who, incredibly, turns out to be the ideal man!
Act of Love
Doctor
A tragic motorcycle accident leaves one brother paralyzed while the other brother is left guilt-ridden. Seeing his brother struggle with his new life of limited mobility and function, the young man finds his own life weighed down by his thoughts and feelings about the accident. Motivated by his emotions and the suffering of his brother, the young man performs an "act of love" which creates more chaos for him.
Fun and Games
Frank
A divorcee decides to fight back after her hopes of gaining a promotion are dashed by her rejection of the advances of her boss, and it is only after he actually attacks her that her company and her union take notice.
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger
Prosecutor
The dramatized biography of Margaret Sanger, the crusader who founded America's first birth control clinic during World War I and was tried in court under obscenity laws.
The Aliens Are Coming
Bert Fowler
An alien mother ship hovering in Earth's atmosphere is the base for an attempted alien invasion of Earth.
The Streets of L.A.
Restaurant Manager
A woman embarks on a lone pursuit of three teenaged hoods in the Los Angeles barrio after becoming incensed at their malicious tire-slashing on parked cars including hers.
When Hell Was in Session
Williams
This film describes Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton's 7-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war. Held in numerous, brutal POW camps, he faced starvation, torture and terrible living conditions brought on by his North Vietnamese captors in an effort to keep communication alive between the prisoners. His wife, Jane, is also arranging a POW wives league in the U.S. in order to popularize their plight.
The Cracker Factory
Ted R.
Drama depicting the problems of a suburban housewife suffering from fits of depression and alcoholism, and her stay in a psychiatric center after a feeble suicide attempt.
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
Lucas
The story of the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst by members of a radical guerrilla organization, as seen by the FBI agent in charge of her case.
Killing Stone
Dist. Atty. Barkley
Returning from prison after serving ten years on trumped-up charges, a freelance writer tries to uncover the truth behind a homicide involving the son of a U.S. senator in this pilot for a prospective series.
The Execution of Private Slovik
Piper
The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.
Get Christie Love!
Coach
Get Christie Love! is a 1974 made-for-television film starring Teresa Graves as an undercover female police detective who is determined to overthrow a drug ring. This film is based on Dorothy Uhnak's crime-thriller novel, The Ledger.
Murder Once Removed
Officer Charlie Bates (uncredited)
Television thriller in which a scheming doctor murders once for love and then has to kill again to cover it up.
Valley of the Dolls
Frank (Blue Angel Nightclub Owner) (uncredited)
In New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon Burke. Anne befriends up-and-coming singer Neely O'Hara, whose dynamic talent threatens aging star Helen Lawson and beautiful but talentless actress Jennifer North. The women experience success and failure in love and work, leading to heartbreak, addiction and tragedy.
The Graduate
Mr. Carlson (uncredited)
Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Bartender (uncredited)
When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island locals, including the police chief and a vacationing television writer, while trying to allay their fears of a Communist invasion by claiming he and his crew are Norwegian sailors.
Hands of a Stranger
Lt. Syms
A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.