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Burr DeBenning is a Actor American born on 21 september 1936 at Seminole (USA)

Burr DeBenning

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Birth name Burris F. DeBenning
Nationality USA
Birth 21 september 1936 at Seminole (USA)
Death 26 may 2003 (at 66 years) at San Luis Obispo (USA)

Burr DeBenning (September 21, 1936 – May 26, 2003) was an American character actor who worked in both film and television. DeBenning appeared in nearly 100 films and TV shows including the television films The House on Greenapple Road (1970), Brinks: The Great Robbery (1976) and Hanging by a Thread (1979). He appeared in such television programs as Custer, Nakia, Matlock, Matt Houston, Mike Hammer, Magnum, P.I., Rockford Files, Matt Helm, Medical Center, McCloud, Ironside, Columbo and Medical Story. He also co-starred with Robert Wagner in City Beneath the Sea (1971). His character was called "Aquila" and had gills. His film appearances included Beach Red (1967), Sweet November (1968), St. Ives (1976), The Incredible Melting Man (1977), Armed Response (1986), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), and Love Field (1992). In 1977 he guest starred in the second pilot film titled The Death Scouts for the TV Series called Man from Atlantis. He played Lt. Jim Porter, a Navy Intelligence agent, in the 1978 science fiction TV movie, The Return of Captain Nemo, originally shown on U.S. TV as a three part miniseries (50-minutes each episode) and later released theatrically outside the U.S. in a 102-minute widescreen version renamed The Amazing Captain Nemo. From 1981 to 1982 he played the evil town boss Paul Garrett (and later his equally evil twin brother Richard Garrett) in the TV series Father Murphy. DeBenning's last media appearance was a cameo in a music video for The Avalanches' hit song "Frontier Psychiatrist" in 2000. He died in California at age 66 from undisclosed causes.

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Filmography of Burr DeBenning (16 films)

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Love Field
Love Field (1993)
, 1h42
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Political films
Actors Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert, Brian Kerwin, Beth Grant, Louise Latham, Peggy Rea
Roles Announcer (voice)
Rating64% 3.2452353.2452353.2452353.2452353.245235
In November 1963, Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett (Michelle Pfeiffer) is obsessed with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Lurene feels a special connection with Jackie through her own loss of a child. Knowing that President John F. Kennedy and his wife will be visiting Dallas, Lurene travels to Love Field Airport to try to catch a glimpse of the couple as they arrive by plane on November 22, 1963. Driving away a few hours later, she notices a quiet chaos developing, and discovers that the President has been assassinated. Lurene leaves her car in the middle of the street and rushes to watch the news through a store window. Lurene's anguish over the death of John F. Kennedy reflects the collective grief of the nation over this tragedy. Ignoring her overbearing husband Ray (Brian Kerwin), she travels by bus to attend the funeral in Washington, D.C. Much to the chagrin of the black patrons on the bus, Lurene talks constantly of the assassination during the bus ride. During her journey, she befriends Jonell (Stephanie McFadden), the young black daughter of Paul Cater (Dennis Haysbert). After the bus has an accident, Lurene notices wounds on Jonell's body. Lurene senses something is wrong, suspects Paul and calls the FBI to report that there has been a kidnapping. Moments after her well-intentioned interference, Paul explains that Jonell's wounds are from an orphanage that he rescued her from and he is indeed her real father. Nevertheless, Lurene's FBI call leads the three of them on an increasingly difficult road trip across America with both the police and Ray in pursuit. Over the course of the film Lurene and Paul develop a deep relationship, leading to a one-night sexual encounter. The police eventually catch Paul and Lurene, and Paul is sentenced to a year in jail.
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, 1h29
Directed by Stephen Hopkins
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, Freddy, Serial killer films
Actors Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Erika Anderson, Beatrice Boepple, Matthew Borlenghi, Danny Hassel
Roles Mr. Jordan
Rating50% 2.504892.504892.504892.504892.50489
Taking place almost a year after The Dream Master, Alice and Dan have now started dating and there is no sign of Freddy Krueger. One day, while in the shower, she sees herself at a strange asylum. As she walks she finds that she is dressed in a nun's habit with a nametag saying Amanda Krueger. She is then attacked by patients at the hospital but wakes up before anything happens. The next day Alice is graduating from high school alongside her new friends consisting of Greta, an aspiring supermodel, Mark, a comic book geek and Yvonne, a candy striper who is also a swimmer. She only confides her nightmare to Dan, after he tells her about a trip to Europe. He tells her she is all in control of her dreams, and she goes to work.
Armed Response, 1h26
Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors David Carradine, Lee Van Cleef, Mako Iwamatsu, Laurene Landon, Lois Hamilton, Brent Huff
Roles Lt. Sanderson
Rating51% 2.559392.559392.559392.559392.55939
One of the men of dangerous Tanaka has subtracted a statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between local Yakusa and the rival Chinese Tong. It hired two private investigators for the exchange of bailout money to restore the statue, but the business to recover the statue gets worse and Clay Roth is killed. This infuriates the Roth brothers and father, all combat veterans, and go in search of justice
Heidi's Song, 1h34
Directed by Robert Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Animation
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Lorne Greene, Sammy Davis Jr., Pamelyn Ferdin, Michael Bell, Joan Gerber, Peter Cullen
Roles Herr Sessmann (voice)
Rating61% 3.096773.096773.096773.096773.09677
An orphaned girl named Heidi is sent to live with her paternal grandfather by her maternal Aunt Dete, who has been looking after Heidi since she was a baby. Heidi's grandfather initially dislikes having Heidi around because she interferes in his routine. But when grandfather hurts his leg, Heidi helps nurse him back to health, and during this time the two bond together. Heidi meets the local goatherd, a boy named Peter, and often goes with him and the village's goats on thei daily grazing trips higher up the Swiss mountain.
Wolfen
Wolfen (1981)
, 1h55
Directed by Michael Wadleigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Albert Finney, Diane Venora, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines, Tom Noonan, Dick O'Neill
Roles ESS Voice (voice)
Rating62% 3.146453.146453.146453.146453.14645
Former NYPD Captain Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney) is brought back to the force and assigned to solve a bizarre string of violent murders after high-profile magnate Christopher Van der Veer (Max M. Brown), his wife (Anne Marie Pohtamo), and his bodyguard are slain in Battery Park. Executive Security, Van der Veer's client, prefers to blame the murders on terrorists; but knowing that the victim's bodyguard was a 300-pound Haitian with voodoo ties makes Wilson skeptical. At the crime scene, Wilson meets with Warren (Dick O'Neill), his superior. With pressure to solve the case coming down from both the Police Commissioner and the Mayor, Warren partners Wilson with criminal psychologist Rebecca Neff (Diane Venora). Meanwhile, a homeless man goes exploring an abandoned church in Charlotte Street, South Bronx, which was going to be demolished by Van der Veer along with the rest of the ruined buildings in the area, to be able to build apartment complexes. He is suddenly attacked and torn to pieces by an unseen monstrous being. Wilson and Neff arrive to investigate his murder. While investigating the abandoned church, sounds of crying lure Neff up the bell tower. Wilson follows her but doesn't hear the crying; however, once Neff is separated from him, he hears a wolf howl. He goes up after Neff and drags her forcibly to safety. Later, during the night, a bridge worker is apparently murdered by the same creature.
Cruising
Cruising (1980)
, 1h42
Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, BDSM in films, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Randy Jurgensen
Rating65% 3.250733.250733.250733.250733.25073
In New York City during the middle of a hot summer, body parts of men are showing up in the Hudson River. The police suspect it to be the work of a serial killer who is picking up homosexual men at West Village bars like the Eagle's Nest, the Ramrod, and the Cock Pit, then taking them to cheap rooming houses or motels, tying them up and stabbing them to death.
Hanging by a Thread, 3h10
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Patty Duke, Joyce Bulifant, Oliver Clark, Bert Convy, Burr DeBenning, Donna Mills
Roles Jim Grainger
Rating56% 2.822552.822552.822552.822552.82255
Un groupe d'amis est piégé dans un téléphérique en panne au dessus d'un ravin alors qu'un terrible orage se prépare. Le personnel et les autorités font leur possible pour sauver la vie des passagers.
The Amazing Captain Nemo, 2h30
Directed by Paul B. Stader
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films, Pirate films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in Atlantis
Actors José Ferrer, Burgess Meredith, Mel Ferrer, Horst Buchholz, Tom Hallick, Burr DeBenning
Roles Lt. Jim Porter
Rating48% 2.425512.425512.425512.425512.42551
The story opens with a transmission received by the White House from the renegade Professor Cunningham, who threatens Washington DC with nuclear destruction from a missile fired from his submarine Raven. His extortion demand is one billion dollars in gold bullion. To demonstrate his capability he blows up small island with the Raven's 'Delta beam'. Cunningham, bespectacled and cardigan-clad, is assisted by various androids including a large silver-headed one known as Tor.
The Incredible Melting Man, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Burr DeBenning, Myron Daniel Healey, Michael Alldredge, Cheryl Smith, Jonathan Demme, DeForest Covan
Roles Dr. Ted Nelson
Rating43% 2.154382.154382.154382.154382.15438
During a space flight to Saturn, three astronauts are exposed to a blast of radiation which kills two of them and seriously injures the third, Steve West (Rebar). He is next shown unconscious in a hospital back on Earth, with bandages covering his face; his physician, Dr. Loring (Lisle Wilson), cannot explain what is happening to West or how he survived the blast. After the doctor leaves, West awakens and is horrified to find the flesh on his face and hands melting away. Hysterical, he attacks and kills a nurse (Bonnie Inch), then escapes the hospital in a panic. Loring and Dr. Theodore "Ted" Nelson (DeBenning), a scientist and friend of West, discover that the nurse's corpse is emitting feeble radiation, and realize West's body has become radioactive. Nelson believes West has gone insane, and concludes he must consume human flesh in order to slow the melting. Nelson calls General Michael Perry (Healey), a United States Air Force officer familiar with West's accident, and the general agrees to help Nelson find him.
St. Ives
St. Ives (1976)
, 1h34
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Charles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, Maximilian Schell, John Houseman, Harry Guardino, Harris Yulin
Roles Officer Fran
Rating61% 3.0964553.0964553.0964553.0964553.096455
Abner Procane hires Raymond St. Ives, a crime reporter and ex-policeman, to return five ledgers stolen from his safe.
Adventures of the Queen, 1h38
Directed by David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Disaster, Action
Themes Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Robert Stack, David Hedison, Ralph Bellamy, Bradford Dillman, Sorrell Booke, John Randolph
Roles Ted Trevor
Rating51% 2.5836152.5836152.5836152.5836152.583615
Un maître chanteur aidé d'un groupe d'hommes a déposé une bombe sur le navire S.S. Queen. Il exige que l'armateur lui verse une somme exorbitante sur un compte protégé. Après que les passagers ont repris le contrôle de la situation, le chef des terroristes meurt sans avoir donné les codes d'annulation de l'explosif. L'équipage va devoir jouer la course contre la montre pour désactiver l'engin mortel.
City Beneath the Sea, 1h38
Directed by Irwin Allen
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films set in the future
Actors Stuart Whitman, Rosemary Forsyth, Robert Colbert, Burr DeBenning, Robert Wagner, Richard Basehart
Roles Aguila
Rating51% 2.5556752.5556752.5556752.5556752.555675
Au 21e siècle, la population de la cité sous-marine Pacifica principalement composée de scienfitiques doit recevoir une cargaison d'or provenant de la réserve de Fort Knox. L'ancien dirigeant de cette colonie est de retour à cette occasion. Il planifie son vol alors que la cité est sous la menace d'un astéroïde venant de l'espace.
Sweet November, 1h54
Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Sandy Dennis, Anthony Newley, Theodore Bikel, Burr DeBenning, Sandy Baron, Marj Dusay
Roles Clem Batchman
Rating67% 3.3957753.3957753.3957753.3957753.395775
Successful British box manufacturer Charlie Blake (Anthony Newley) meets Sara Deever (Sandy Dennis) when they both take a driver's exam in New York City. She tries to get a few answers from him, but he is the one who gets expelled for cheating. They run into each other later and go out on a date.