
Acting
Joe Silver
Born 1922-09-28 · Chicago, Illinois
Joe Silver was an American stage, television, film and radio actor. He was known for his distinctive deep voice.
Acting credits
6.8A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.
Klute
1971
6.4The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
Shivers
1975
6.3A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.
Rabid
1977
6.2Three macabre tales from the latest issue of a boy's favorite comic book, dealing with a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and an undying hitchhiker.
Creepshow 2
1987
6.7A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
Deathtrap
1982
7.0Raggedy Ann and Andy, along with other toys, reside in the nursery of a little girl named Marcella. During Marcella's seventh birthday, Babette, from France, is introduced as the new doll from a large package. When the lecherous Captain Contagious kidnaps Babette and escapes from the nursery, Ann and Andy must navigate the Deep Deep Woods to save her.
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1977
7.0An American fashion designer is told that her husband has been killed in an air crash near France. However, she starts to believe that everything is not as it appears.
Illusions
1983
6.1A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
Switching Channels
1988
6.0Thought to be the first full-hour television adaptation of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass', broadcast on the CBS Ford Theatre.
The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland
1950
7.5In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader named Strut has decided to make Coney Island his new turf. Strut begins shaking down the merchants in the area, demanding payment for "protection" and using violence to deal with anyone who gets in his way. David refuses to give Strut protection money for the restaurant he owns, and as a result his diner is soon firebombed, while many of his neighbors are attacked and his synagogue is desecrated.
Boardwalk
1979
6.8An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
The American Nightmare
2000
6.8True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972. Accurate in many respects, the movie goes through the events leading up to the crash, the crash itself, and the rescue effort afterwards.
The Crash of Flight 401
1978
6.1The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1974
NRThe story, set in the twenty-second century, follows the adventures of the McCallister family, owners of McCallister's Midway Inn, a hotel-restaurant-saloon on an orbiting way station somewhere between Earth and Pluto.
Starstruck
1979
5.6A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous and condescending best friend, is changing into a rhinoceros.
Rhinoceros
1974
6.3Alex and Erica Boyer are a young couple in crisis. Alex, despite his loving wife, beautiful home and high-paying job, feels trapped. When Erica has an accident that leaves her temporarily confined to a wheelchair and requiring the services of a private nurse, the beautiful Lisa enters the Boyers' lives. A complicated situation develops as Alex sees Lisa as the cure for his own problems as well as his wife's.
Almost You
1985
6.0Felix is a down-and-out young drummer who obtains a pair of magic drumsticks from a street vendor. He soon finds out the sticks are able to make native New Yorkers dance uncontrollably.
Magic Sticks
1987
5.5A young playwright who writes porno novels to overcome a writer's block, lives the fantasies of one of his books, while trying to move with his wife from one apartment into a larger one.
Move
1970
4.8A wealthy young woman about to marry a noted playboy comes across his diary, and as she reads it, she begins to discover that her intended husband isn't quite what he seems to be.
Diary of a Bachelor
1964
5.4Laurie has been in show business since she was a child. Her dream is to be a singer, songwriter and actress. Her father wants her to be a comedian like him and Laurie only tries because it pleases her father. But she is a lousy comedian. She auditions for everything and is engaged to Ken, but Ken does not understand her needs. She has a one night stand with Chris, only to later find that he is a director. She has many emotions that have not yet been addressed and she must face them before she can get on with her life.
You Light Up My Life
1977
6.5A family of gnomes preparing for the wedding of their eldest son must engage in a battle of wits with an enemy family of vicious trolls.
Gnomes
1980
4.8The Woody Allen Special is a television special that premiered on CBS on 21 September 1969. Allen hosted and wrote the television special show in which he opens with a standup monologue and acts in a series of comedy skits alongside actress Candice Bergen. He also has a conversation with guest and southern Baptist preacher Rev. Billy Graham as they talk about religion, faith, and each other. The musical group The 5th Dimension serves as the musical guest.
The Woody Allen Special
1969
6.5Common farm animals in the stable of Christ's birth begin to talk and communicate for the first time upon Mary and Joseph's arrival. They realize a miracle is about to take place, but lose their ability to speak following the birth of Christ as they rush to tell all about the Savior's birth.
The Night the Animals Talked
1970
Mr. Spider picks up the milk and the morning news. Now he needs something to eat for breakfast. The hungry spider is hoping to make his breakfast from the various visitors in his web, but oh, boy, is he in for a big surprise! He traps a honeybee in his web; the irate bee threatens him with a sting and gets away. Next, he gets a British wasp. The wasp thinks that he wants to have breakfast and a spot of tea with him. No tea, no wasp. Next, a little moth... only the moth snares the spider in his own web and takes it home to his mother for breakfast... Features a cool jazz music score and a wild visual design.
Keep the Cool, Baby
1967