Joel Lawrence

Birth : 1932-11-23,

Death : 1999-05-23

Movies

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood
Reporter
In this sequel to 1979's "Goldie and the Boxer," the ingratiating twosome, heavyweight champ and his 10-year-old manager, flee to California when a vengeful promoter who lost a bundle on the title fight wants retribution.
Gridlock
Salesman
A series of freak accidents on the Los Angeles freeway traps a cast-load of familiar TV faces in an astounding traffic tie-up, with the entire system caught in a gridlock that John Beck, as a traffic expert, endeavors to unsnarl.
Fast Friends
Cue Card Man
A young divorcee struggles to provide for her young son and make a new life for herself in the backstage jungle of a TV talk show, becoming fast friends with its head writer whose job it is to see that its host, a woman-chasing egomaniac, stays at the top of the ratings.
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Specialist
The widow of a wealthy shipbuilder tries to hold onto his business and becomes involved with boardroom intrigue in her bitter struggle to maintain control of the company. Based on British TV series "The Foundation." Pilot to a prospective series.
Salvage
Air Force Sergeant
A hotshot junkman decides to go to the moon with his two young companions in a homemade rocket to recover millions of dollars worth of discarded space equipment in this pilot to the series.
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Emcee
The Amazing Howard Hughes is a 1977 television movie about American aviation pioneer and filmmaker Howard Hughes, based on the book by Hughes' business partner Noah Dietrich. The film starred Tommy Lee Jones, Ed Flanders, and Tovah Feldshuh.
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
George Kahn
A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.
Jigsaw
In this pilot for the 1972-73 series, a detective specializing in missing persons cases finds himself accused of murder after being found unconscious in the apartment of a slain state official.
Roadracers
Rob Wilson
The father of a race car driver blames him for a death on the track, disowns him, and sponsors a rival racer.