Acting

Joel Lawrence

Born 1932-11-23

Acting credits

Jigsaw poster
7.0

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.

Jigsaw

1972

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark poster
6.1

A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures who are determined to make the wife one of their own.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

1973

The Amazing Howard Hughes poster
6.4

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.

The Amazing Howard Hughes

1977

Gridlock poster
5.7

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.

Gridlock

1980

Fast Friends poster
9.0

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.

Fast Friends

1979

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story poster
7.0

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.

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

1979

Salvage poster
5.6

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.

Salvage

1979

Destination Space poster
4.7

Two astronauts are in charge of a giant space station. During an attempted rocket launch, a meteor smashes into the station, damaging it. Later it's discovered that an overload within the rocket will cause a nuclear explosion-within minutes.

Destination Space

1959

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood poster
8.0

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.

Goldie and the Boxer Go to Hollywood

1981

Goldie and the Bears poster
10.0

Following the death of a former football player turned private investigator, his daughter, his former coach, and three of his players take over his PI business.

Goldie and the Bears

1985

Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts poster
7.5

A human scientist capable of living underwater discovers similar alien life inhabiting human bodies, and looks to them for a clue to his origin.

Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts

1977

Roadracers poster
6.3

The father of a race car driver blames him for a death on the track, disowns him, and sponsors a rival racer.

Roadracers

1959