Acting

Prentiss Rowe

Born — Died

1923-03-05 — 1989-10-29

Place of birth

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

13 titles

Known for

American Playhouse poster
6.6

American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

American Playhouse

1982

The Long Riders poster
6.7

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.

The Long Riders

1980

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox poster
6.1

A female hustler is chasing after rich men, but becomes repeatedly mixed up with a suave con man and card shark through a series of misadventures before falling in love with him.

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

1976

Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack poster
6.3

Adapted from an Appalachian Jack Tale set in the late 1940s, this tale follows a World War II veteran named Jack who, in return for an act of kindness, receives two magical gifts: a sack that can catch anything and a jar that can show whether a sick person will recover or die. Jack becomes a national hero when he rescues the president's daughter from a serious illness by capturing Death in his magic sack. However, after many years without Death in the world, Jack realizes that he has upset the natural order and releases Death to save humankind from perpetual old age and misery.

Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack

1989

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home poster
5.1

Eccentric 17-year-old Morgan Stewart (Cryer) can't seem to get his conservative parents to notice him - even though Morgan's been thrown out of 10 prep schools in 7 years! But when a sleazy campaign manager threatens Morgan's father's senatorial bid, Morgan comes home to clean up the mess... and creates hilarious havoc! by the time Morgan is finished, Washington politics will never be the same.

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

1987

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race poster
6.0

An old man observes a boy bullying his playmates and treats him to a morality lesson. The man tells the story of the epic cross-country race between a young Mark Twain and his rival, Mike Fink. The bulk of the film depicts the race, which proves to be more a test of character than of stamina

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race

1977

Film credits

1980s · 8 titles

The Long Riders poster
6.7

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.

The Long Riders

1980

Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack poster
6.3

Adapted from an Appalachian Jack Tale set in the late 1940s, this tale follows a World War II veteran named Jack who, in return for an act of kindness, receives two magical gifts: a sack that can catch anything and a jar that can show whether a sick person will recover or die. Jack becomes a national hero when he rescues the president's daughter from a serious illness by capturing Death in his magic sack. However, after many years without Death in the world, Jack realizes that he has upset the natural order and releases Death to save humankind from perpetual old age and misery.

Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack

1989

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home poster
5.1

Eccentric 17-year-old Morgan Stewart (Cryer) can't seem to get his conservative parents to notice him - even though Morgan's been thrown out of 10 prep schools in 7 years! But when a sleazy campaign manager threatens Morgan's father's senatorial bid, Morgan comes home to clean up the mess... and creates hilarious havoc! by the time Morgan is finished, Washington politics will never be the same.

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

1987

Jack & the Dentist's Daughter poster
7.0

In this comic variant of the Grimm's story, The Master Thief, a poor laborer's son wants to marry the dentist's daughter.

Jack & the Dentist's Daughter

1985

In a Shallow Grave poster
4.8

Disfigured WWII veteran Garnet Montrose returns from Guadacanal and enlists a drifter to court his former sweetheart through letters, leading to a complex love triangle with unexpected romantic developments.

In a Shallow Grave

1988

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn poster
7.0

The escapades of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and the runaway slave, Jim, drifting down the Mississippi on a homemade raft, and their encounter with the Duke and his cohort, Dauphin.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1981

Harry's War poster
6.2

After his aunt dies of a heart attack while fighting the IRS, Harry Johnson decides to take up the cause.

Harry's War

1981

The Adventure of the Action Hunters poster
5.0

An innocent couple suddenly finds themselves thrust into an unbelievable adventure involving underwater treasures, maniacal gangsters, violent gunplay and non-stop chances in trains cars and boats, when they witness a luxury boat explosion in the small town of Oyster Creek and receive a cryptic message from a dying victim they attempt to rescue.

The Adventure of the Action Hunters

1987

1970s · 4 titles

Series credits