Leonard Gaines

Acting

Leonard Gaines

Born 1922-10-13 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Leonard Gaines was born on October 13, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Lionheart (1990) and Scent of a Woman (1992). He died on February 15, 2007 in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Acting credits

Scent of a Woman poster
7.8

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

Scent of a Woman

1992

Rocky II poster
7.3

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.

Rocky II

1979

Lionheart poster
6.6

Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child. To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.

Lionheart

1990

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension poster
6.0

Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

New York, New York poster
6.5

An egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.

New York, New York

1977

Blue Collar poster
7.3

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.

Blue Collar

1978

Where the Buffalo Roam poster
5.9

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Where the Buffalo Roam

1980

Hardcore poster
6.8

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.

Hardcore

1979

For the Boys poster
6.4

Talented USO entertainer Dixie Leonard and comedian Eddie Sparks deal with their relationship over the course of 5 decades from World War II to the Vietnam War era to their twilight era in the 90's.

For the Boys

1991

The Two Lives of Carol Letner poster
9.0

A former call-girl who has left the profession behind to pursue a college career is recruited by the police to turn one more trick in order to trap the person laundering syndicate money.

The Two Lives of Carol Letner

1981

Flamingo Road poster
10.0

A carnival drifter marries into an aristocratic family and unwillingly takes on a ruthless sheriff who fancies himself a political kingmaker in this pilot film to the later series.

Flamingo Road

1980

Around the World of Mike Todd poster
6.3

"Around the World with Mike Todd" serves as a summarization of the Todd's career, and his role in producing 'Around the World in 80 Days'. Numerous behind-the-scenes footage from the film.

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968