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Allan Rich is a Actor American born on 8 february 1926 at the Bronx (USA)

Allan Rich

Allan Rich
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Birth name Benjamin Norman Schultz
Nationality USA
Birth 8 february 1926 at the Bronx (USA)
Death 22 august 2020 (at 94 years)

Allan Rich (born Benjamin Norman Schultz; February 8, 1926) is an American character actor, author, and activist.

Biography

Allan Rich was one of the many alleged communist sympathizers blacklisted in the 1950s Hollywood blacklist.
He mentored Rene Russo in the world of acting and also played a judge in Hill Street Blues.

Best films

Highlander II: The Quickening
Highlander II: The Quickening
(1991)
(Actor)

Usually with

Burt Young
Burt Young
(3 films)
Zach Braff
Zach Braff
(1 films)
John Randolph
John Randolph
(4 films)
Irwin Winkler
Irwin Winkler
(3 films)
Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Schiavelli
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Allan Rich (39 films)

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Actor

Wish I Was Here
Wish I Was Here (2014)
, 2h
Directed by Zach Braff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Zach Braff, Josh Gad, Donald Faison, Jim Parsons, Ashley Greene, Kate Hudson
Roles Rabbi Twersky
Rating65% 3.298983.298983.298983.298983.29898
Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff) is a 35-year-old father of two struggling to be an actor in L.A. while his wife, Sarah (Kate Hudson) works a tedious data job. In order to send their kids, Tucker (Pierce Gagnon) and Grace (Joey King) to a good school, they rely on help from Aidan's father, Gabe (Mandy Patinkin), who insisted they go to an Orthodox Jewish day school.
The Last Word
The Last Word (2008)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Documentary, Romance
Actors Winona Ryder, Wes Bentley, Ray Romano, Gina Hecht, Allan Rich, Katherine Boecher
Roles Francis
Rating61% 3.0964953.0964953.0964953.0964953.096495
An odd-but-gifted poet, Evan Merck (Wes Bentley) makes his living writing suicide notes for the soon-to-be departed. So when he meets Charlotte (Winona Ryder), the free-spirited sister of his latest client, Evan has no choice but to lie about his relationship to her late, lamented brother. Curiously attracted by his evasive charms, a smitten Charlotte begins her pursuit, forcing Evan to juggle an amorous new girlfriend, a sarcastic new client (Ray Romano) and an ever-increasing mountain of lies.
Man in the Chair
Man in the Chair (2007)
, 1h47
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Christopher Plummer, Michael Angarano, M. Emmet Walsh, Robert Wagner, Mimi Kennedy, Mitch Pileggi
Roles Speed
Rating69% 3.4954953.4954953.4954953.4954953.495495
Cameron Kincaid (Angarano) est un jeune délinquant qui veut participer à une compétition étudiante de cinéma amateur. Il rencontre Flash (Plummer), un amer et alcoolique électricien de plateau à la retraite qui a travaillé sur plusieurs chefs-d'œuvre (dont Citizen Kane). Flash accepte d'aider Cameron. Il utilise ses différents contacts avec le milieu du cinéma (pour la plupart, des retraités) et devient une sorte de mentor non conventionnel pour le jeune.
My Sexiest Year
My Sexiest Year (2007)

Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Actors Frankie Muniz, Harvey Keitel, Christopher McDonald, Haylie Duff, Amber Valletta, Frances Fisher
Rating57% 2.8551752.8551752.8551752.8551752.855175
Jake Stein (Frankie Muniz) is a 17-year-old who lives with his sick mother and grandfather in Brooklyn. He wants nothing more than to be a writer, but when his mother’s health takes a turn for the worse, Jake is sent to Miami to live with his father, “Zowie” (Harvey Keitel), a small-time “handicapper” who gives horse racing tips for a living. Not much of a parent, Zowie has shirked his fatherly responsibilities for most of his son’s life. Nonetheless, Jake is excited about the prospects of bonding with his father in sunny Miami.
The Memory Thief
The Memory Thief (2007)
, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Mark Webber, Rachel Miner, Jerry Adler, Allan Rich, Peter Jacobson, Douglas Spain
Roles Zvi
Rating57% 2.857272.857272.857272.857272.85727
Lukas (Mark Webber) is a young man who works as a tollbooth operator. He does not have much of a social life and spends much of his free time visiting his catatonic mother in the hospital. One day, one of the tollbooth customers tosses him a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf, and Lukas reads it, prompting a Holocaust survivor (Allan Rich) to berate Lukas as he drives through Lukas's booth. The next day the old man gives him a videotape containing his testimony from the concentration camps. Watching the tape, Lukas becomes captivated, not less so when he spots the old man's obituary in the newspaper, and decides to attend the funeral. He is confronted by Mira (Rachel Miner), a young medical student, for attending a funeral without knowing the deceased. They argue. Lukas shows her the witness tape.
Rise: Blood Hunter
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)
, 1h34
Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Films about sexuality, Vampires in film, Political films, Buddy films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino, Margo Harshman, Marilyn Manson, James D'Arcy
Roles Harrison
Rating49% 2.455972.455972.455972.455972.45597
Reporter Sadie Blake has just published a notable article featuring a secret Gothic party scene. The very night following the publication, one of Sadie's sources, Tricia Rawlins, is invited by her friend Kaitlyn to an isolated house in which such a party is to take place. Tricia is reluctant to enter with the curfew set by her strict father, so Kaitlyn goes alone. When she does not return, Tricia becomes worried and enters the house as well. To her horror, she finds Kaitlyn in the basement with two vampires hanging onto her and drinking her blood. She tries to hide, but the vampires find her quickly. The next day, Sadie learns of the girl's death and decides to investigate the matter. She soon attracts the interest of the vampire cult, who kidnap her and bring her in for questioning. Following that, she is raped and murdered by the vampires.
The Alibi
The Alibi (2006)
, 1h30
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Steve Coogan, Rebecca Romijn, James Marsden, Jerry O'Connell, Jon Polito, Selma Blair
Roles Klump
Rating62% 3.1451753.1451753.1451753.1451753.145175
A man (Steve Coogan) who runs an alibi agency, a service for adulterous husbands and wives that provides airtight alibis, runs into trouble with his latest client. In order to remedy the problem, he has to rely on a very enticing woman (Rebecca Romijn), his assistant/partner. The plot thickens when he switches identities with one of his clients (James Marsden) for a weekend, and the client's girlfriend dies in an accident. With the police, an assassin, and a jealous ex-boyfriend to run from, he discovers that he will need all the ingenuity he can muster to survive.
The Burial Society
The Burial Society (2004)
, 1h34
Actors Rob LaBelle, Jan Rubes, David Paymer, Allan Rich, Seymour Cassel, Bill Mondy
Rating59% 2.9983152.9983152.9983152.9983152.998315
The Burial Society tells the story of Sheldon Kasner, whose existence has recently turned to one of quiet anxiety. His workload is mounting as his reimbursement for it continues to diminish, and Sheldon justifiably falls into a deep depression. Despite being a highly unlikely candidate for organized crime, he is drawn into a complicit money-laundering scam that doesn't run as planned. With a two-million-dollar debt on his hands, Sheldon devises a complicated plan: staging his own death with the help of the Chevrah Kadisha, or the "Burial Society," a mysterious group of devout Jewish men who have dedicated themselves to preparing dead bodies for their final resting place. Unbeknownst to Sheldon, the Burial Society sees the incompetent businessman as the only hope for the continued existence of their tradition. As they initiate him into their peculiar, ritualistic world, Sheldon believes his life is leisurely getting back on track; however, the men of the Burial Society may have something else in mind for him.
Amistad
Amistad (1997)
, 2h28
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about slavery, Seafaring films, Films about racism, Transport films, Political films
Actors Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Nigel Hawthorne, Stellan Skarsgård
Roles Judge Juttson
Rating72% 3.6475953.6475953.6475953.6475953.647595
Amistad is the name of a slave ship traveling from Cuba to the U.S. in 1839. It is carrying a cargo of Africans captured in Sierra Leone who have been sold into slavery in Cuba, taken on board, and chained in the cargo hold of the ship. As the ship is crossing from Cuba to the U.S., Cinqué, a leader of the Africans, leads a mutiny and takes over the ship. The mutineers spare the lives of two Spanish navigators to help them sail the ship back to Africa. Instead, the navigators deceive the Africans and sail north to the east coast of the United States, where the ship is stopped by the American navy and the 44 living Africans imprisoned as runaway slaves. In an unfamiliar country and not speaking a word of English, it seems like they are doomed to die for killing their captors. A lawyer named Baldwin, hired by the abolitionist Tappan and his black associate Joadson (a fictional character) decides to take their case, arguing that the Africans had been captured in Africa to be sold in the Americas illegally, and therefore were free citizens of another country and not slaves at all. With help from James Covey, who speaks both Mende and English, Baldwin is able to start communicating with Cinque. The judge rules in favor of the Africans, but the case is eventually appealed to the Supreme Court. At this point, former U.S. President John Quincy Adams makes an impassioned and eloquent plea for their release, and is successful.
Out to Sea
Out to Sea (1997)
, 1h42
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Rue McClanahan, Dyan Cannon, Brent Spiner, Elaine Stritch
Roles Sebastian
Rating60% 3.047623.047623.047623.047623.04762
Compulsive gambler Charlie Gordon, hiding out from his various bookies and loan sharks, cons his close friend and brother-in-law, widower Herb Sullivan, whose recently deceased wife, Susie Gordon-Sullivan, was Charlie's sister, into an all expenses-paid luxury Holland America cruise. The catch, which Charlie does not reveal to Herb until the ship has left port, is that they are required to work as dance hosts and must sleep in a cramped cabin in the bowels of the ship.
Jack
Jack (1996)
, 1h53
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, Bill Cosby, Fran Drescher, Brian Kerwin
Roles Dr. Benfante
Rating58% 2.904762.904762.904762.904762.90476
The movie begins with Karen Powell (Diane Lane) going into labor during a costume party and being rushed to the hospital by her husband Brian (Brian Kerwin) and their friends. Although the delivery is successful, the baby is premature, born after only ten weeks of pregnancy, and is diagnosed with an exaggerated form of Werner syndrome (an aging disease) as stated by Dr. Benfante (Allan Rich) and Dr. Lin (Keone Young). According to them, as this very rare autosomal recessive disorder progresses, Jack Powell will age at a rate four times as fast as normal children due to his internal clock that seems to be developing faster.
The Rich Man's Wife
The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
, 1h35
Directed by Amy Holden Jones
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Halle Berry, Peter Greene, Clive Owen, Christopher McDonald, Frankie Faison, Charles Hallahan
Roles Bill Adolphe
Rating53% 2.6527152.6527152.6527152.6527152.652715
Josie Potenza is the trophy wife of workaholic Hollywood producer Tony Potenza, but their marriage is crumbling due to his increased drinking resulting from stress at work. She convinces him to join her for a romantic getaway at a secluded lakeside cabin, but when it becomes obvious his concerns about the studio are going to take precedence over relaxation, she grudgingly tells him to return home but decides to stay on her own for a few days.