
Acting
Al Checco
Born 1925-07-21 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Al Checco (July 21, 1921 – July 19, 2015) was an American film, television and theatre actor. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was known for playing the role of "Bernard Stein" in the 1968 film The Party. Checco was also the partner of actor, Don Knotts, in which they were performing entertainers in Special Services to soldiers during World War II.
Acting credits
7.1Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
Bullitt
1968
7.3Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
The Party
1968
6.2Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
5.4As the result of a head injury, brilliant computer scientist Harry Benson begins to experience violent seizures. In an attempt to control the seizures, Benson undergoes a new surgical procedure in which a microcomputer is inserted into his brain. The procedure is not entirely successful.
The Terminal Man
1974
6.8A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
6.9The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his "family".
Helter Skelter
1976
6.7Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local haunted house where a famous murder/suicide occurred 20 years earlier. After the editor assigns Luther to spend one night alone in the mansion, Heggs has a number of supernatural encounters and writes a front page story that makes him a hometown hero...until the nephew of the deceased sues him for libel.
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
3.5Young surgeon becomes bored with his wife and family, he has a very successful career, but even with having so much in life, he feels empty and goes through a series of brief and meaningless relations with attractive women.
I Love My Wife
1970
6.0A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
5.5A 15-year-old girl in late 1960's America is inadvertently sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. She eventually seeks help.
Go Ask Alice
1973
5.3In order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, three suburban housewives plot to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball which is displayed in a local shopping center.
How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980
6.0This is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The ambitious yet loyal manager wrestles with the round-the-clock drama of its guests. A brazen sneak thief, who nightly relieves the guests of their property, is chased through the underground passages of the hotel. The big business power play for control of the hotel and the VIP diplomat guest with a secret add to the excitement.
Hotel
1967
5.5Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973
7.3An electronics genius, who is an ex-con, and four of his lady friends devise a plot to steal millions of dollars from the Chicago Transit Authority. A detective, who had been keeping tabs on him since he got out of prison, suspects that he is up to something and tries to catch him at it.
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
1976
5.0While doing a story on the intrusion of surreptitious surveillance in peoples' private lives, a television reporter rents some surveillance equipment to get a feel for what it's like to spy.
Extreme Close-Up
1973
4.6A bail bondsman falls in love with one of his "customers" — a gypsy girl, who's been accused of attempted murder.
Alex & the Gypsy
1976
4.6A divorced man hooks up with a street-smart 16-year-old who makes her living by repossessing cars from their owners.
Zero to Sixty
1978
Suzanne Somers appears in her first TV starring role in this romantic comedy about an aspiring singer torn between making the most of her one chance at fame in Las Vegas or giving her heart to a love-struck mountain man.
Happily Ever After
1978
4.8When his son is kidnapped a man has to face his past demons in speaking to a Mafia don about it.
Original Sin
1989
7.0Fresh out of law school, Kevan Harris is hired by her dead father's ex-partner, Frank Murchison, and immediately 'falls into bed' with him. She then falls in love with his son, Gregory, who is fighting his father over his mother's will. Along the way, she learns about her father and his relationship with the ruthless Murchison.
Sins of the Father
1985
7.7A disturbed, but highly intelligent man is sent to a criminally insane hospital to serve time and rehabilitate. But when he arrives, he discovers it's in fact a closed world where brutality is an everyday occurrence.
The Other Side of Hell
1978
10.0The story of a TV newscaster who is paralyzed in a surfing accident and how he, and his fiance, have to adjust to his being in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Some Kind of Miracle
1979
6.3Movie version of the original TV series follows the show's format of multiple stories blended together. The lead story involves the ship's bookkeeper who becomes the driver by accident for a trio of jewel thieves. A suspended police lieutenant trails the group onto the boat in disguise. The ship's captain, reclusive since his wife's death, is pushed by his daughter to return to the hotel in Bermuda where the couple originally honeymooned. The new cruise director sets her eyes on a passenger who is a TV star, but another ship employee is interested in her. Doc has to care for the pregnant wife of the ship's chief executive.
The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage
1990
4.5A remake of the 1975 feature film. Donavan arrives in town and soon finds he is the legal guardian to two kids, Clovis and Celia. He tries to decline but the sheriff insists...
Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang
1982