
Acting
Jack Valenti
Born — Died
1921-09-05 — 2007-04-26
Place of birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
13 titles
Jack Valenti was, for 38 years (1966-2004), the president of the Motion Picture Association of America. In 1968 he created the MPAA film rating system.
Known for
5.8The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
4.3ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
The View
1997
6.5TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
American Experience
1988
7.8The adventures of Freakazoid, a manic, insane superhero who battles with an array of super villains.
Freakazoid!
1995
7.1An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
The Oscars
1953
NRSpecialty film and groundbreaking television programming is celebrated as well as Film Independent's slate of artist development programs.
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
6.0Despite the anti-Semitic campaign launched by the Polish People's Government in the late 1960s, director Jerzy Hoffman finishes working on the film Pan Wołodyjowski. It becomes the ticket to the production of Potop, the most expensive film in the history of Polish cinematography. During his work, the director not only has to deal with mounting production problems, the distrust of the People's Government, but also with the expectations of millions of Poles.
The Deluge: Postscriptum
2024
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Exception culturelle, la bataille qui a sauvé le cinéma français
2026
2000s · 2 titles
7.1Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006
6.1A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
1980s · 1 titles
Series credits
5.8The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
4.3ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
The View
1997
6.5TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
American Experience
1988
7.8The adventures of Freakazoid, a manic, insane superhero who battles with an array of super villains.
Freakazoid!
1995
7.1An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
The Oscars
1953
NRSpecialty film and groundbreaking television programming is celebrated as well as Film Independent's slate of artist development programs.
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996
9.5A six-year project from conception to completion, "Vietnam: A Television History" carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.
Vietnam: A Television History
1983


