Acting
Alan Abel
Born — Died
1924-08-02 — 2018-09-14
Place of birth
Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
11 titles
born at 8:18 pm
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
The Great Debate is a Canadian television series that featured debates between pairs of panelists over a given subject. It was first shown on Global Television Network in 1974, and later broadcast by CHCH-TV from Hamilton, Ontario. The series was produced intermittently until 1983.
The Great Debate
1974
6.3Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Putney Swope
1969
Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation, searches out luminary figures in the world of sex.
Is There Sex After Death?
1971
5.0A bizarre portrait of the New York singles scene.
No More Excuses
1968
NRThe Devil sets his sights on Sam Silverstein, a sexually frustrated sixty-five-year-old Jewish husband in crisis, whom he selects as an easy mark. At first Silverstein resists, but as life moves from one disappointment to another, he agrees to sell his soul for a chance to make out with a pretty young thing.
The Devil and Sam Silverstein
1976
Film credits
2000s · 2 titles
5.0The Andy Kaufman Project explores the possibility that avant-garde performance artist Andy Kaufman may have faked his death.
The Death Of Andy Kaufman
2008
8.0Filmmaker Jenny Abel explores the life and career of her father Alan Abel, known to many as "the world's greatest hoaxer."
Abel Raises Cain
2005
1970s · 2 titles
Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation, searches out luminary figures in the world of sex.
Is There Sex After Death?
1971
NRThe Devil sets his sights on Sam Silverstein, a sexually frustrated sixty-five-year-old Jewish husband in crisis, whom he selects as an easy mark. At first Silverstein resists, but as life moves from one disappointment to another, he agrees to sell his soul for a chance to make out with a pretty young thing.
The Devil and Sam Silverstein
1976
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
The Great Debate is a Canadian television series that featured debates between pairs of panelists over a given subject. It was first shown on Global Television Network in 1974, and later broadcast by CHCH-TV from Hamilton, Ontario. The series was produced intermittently until 1983.
The Great Debate
1974
Behind the camera
Driving through New York City in his Sexmobile, Dr. Harrison Rogers of the Bureau of Sexological Investigation, searches out luminary figures in the world of sex.
Is There Sex After Death?
1971
A mockumentary from directors Alan and Jeanne Abel. The film uses "cut-ups" of Nixon quotes to tell a different narrative of his presidency.
The Faking of the President
1976
A mockumentary from directors Alan and Jeanne Abel. The film uses "cut-ups" of Nixon quotes to tell a different narrative of his presidency.
The Faking of the President
1976
