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John Kerr is a Actor American born on 15 november 1931 at New York City (USA)
John Grinham Kerr (November 15, 1931 – February 2, 2013), was an American actor and lawyer.
On February 2, 2013, Kerr died of heart failure at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California. He is survived by his wife Barbara Chu; twin daughters Jocelyn and Rebecca, and a son Michael from his first marriage; seven grandchildren; two step-children, Sharon and Chris Chu; and two step-grandchildren.
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John Kerr
Birth name Arthur Andrew Kelm
Nationality USA
Birth 15 november 1931 at New York City (USA)
Death 2 february 2013 (at 81 years) at Pasadena (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 15 november 1931 at New York City (USA)
Death 2 february 2013 (at 81 years) at Pasadena (USA)
Biography
He met Priscilla Smith while taking a class in Serbo-Croatian language and literature at Harvard; they were married December 28, 1952, and divorced in 1972. He married Barbara Chu in 1979.On February 2, 2013, Kerr died of heart failure at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, California. He is survived by his wife Barbara Chu; twin daughters Jocelyn and Rebecca, and a son Michael from his first marriage; seven grandchildren; two step-children, Sharon and Chris Chu; and two step-grandchildren.
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Blood and Chocolate (2007)
, 1h38Directed by Katja von Garnier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Agnes Bruckner, Hugh Dancy, Olivier Martinez, Katja Riemann, Bryan Dick, Chris Geere
Roles Finn
Rating53%
Vivian (Agnes Bruckner) is a nineteen-year-old werewolf born in Bucharest, Romania to American parents who then moved back to America. When Vivian was nine years old, her parents and two siblings were killed by two hunters who then proceeded to burn down their house. She then moved back to Bucharest to live with her aunt Astrid (Katja Riemann), who was the mate of the pack's leader, Gabriel (Olivier Martinez) at that time. To Astrid's distress, Gabriel left her after seven years in accordance with pack law to choose a new mate. The culmination of another seven years is only a few months away and Gabriel wants the reluctant Vivian as his.
The Silent Partner (1978)
, 1h46Directed by Daryl Duke
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, John Candy, Sean Sullivan, Ken Pogue
Roles Detective #3
Rating73%
Miles Cullen travaille comme caissier dans une banque et entretient une parfaite relation avec des poissons tropicaux. Mais un jour, un voleur lui donne l'occasion involontaire de se faire une prime de 50 000 dollars en les subtilisant dans sa propre banque...
Class of '44 (1973)
, 1h35Directed by Paul Bogart
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Political films
Actors Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, Deborah Winters, Sam Bottoms, William Atherton, John Candy
Roles Ford Hotel Bartender (uncredited)
Rating54%
The film opens with Hermie's, Oscy's and Benjie's high school commencement exercises. During the ensuing party at Hermie's house, the three agree to meet at a diner that night, at which point Benjie announces he has enlisted in the marines and will report for basic training the following day. Hermie and Oscy are going to college at their respective fathers' request and spend the summer working at a loading dock. A few months later, Benjie pays a surprise visit before reporting to active duty in the South Pacific. He can't stay for lunch, saying he's on his way to the subway, so Hermie and Oscy accompany him to the station, where they say their goodbyes.
The Longest Night (1972)
, 1h14Directed by Jack Smight
Genres Drama
Actors Mike Farrell, James Farentino, David Janssen, Phyllis Thaxter, Joel Fabiani, Richard Anderson
Roles Agent Jones
Rating66%
Yuma (1970)
, 1h13Directed by Ted Post
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Western
Actors Clint Walker, Barry Sullivan, Kathryn Hays, Edgar Buchanan, Morgan Woodward, John Kerr
Roles Capt. White
Rating62%
Dave Harmon (Clint Walker), a former lieutenant in the U.S. Army is sent to Yuma as the new United States Marshal. His wife was raped and son killed and the only description of the criminals responsible was they were wearing army uniforms. He served in several locations as a sheriff and all were near an army post.
Point Blank (1967)
, 1h32Directed by John Boorman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Prison films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie, Se déroulant à Alcatraz
Actors Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, John Vernon, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Michael Strong
Rating72%
Walker (Lee Marvin) works together with his friend Mal Reese (John Vernon in his first major role) to steal a large amount of cash from a courier transporting funds for a major gambling operation, with the deserted Alcatraz island as a drop point. Reese then double-crosses Walker by shooting him, leaving him for dead. Reese also makes off with Walker's wife Lynne (Sharon Acker).
The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
, 1h20Directed by Roger Corman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion
Actors Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, Charles Victor
Roles Francis Barnard
Rating69%
In sixteenth century Spain, Englishman Francis Barnard (John Kerr) visits the castle of his brother-in-law Nicholas Medina (Vincent Price) to investigate the mysterious death of his sister Elizabeth (Barbara Steele). Nicholas and his younger sister Catherine (Luana Anders) offer a vague explanation that Elizabeth died from a rare blood disorder six months earlier; Nicholas is evasive when Francis asks for specific details about the disease. Francis vows that he will not leave until he discovers the true circumstances surrounding his sister's death.
Seven Women from Hell (1961)
, 1h28Directed by Robert D. Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Patricia Owens, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero, John Kerr, Margia Dean, Yvonne Craig
Rating49%
When the Japanese invade New Guinea in 1942, Grace Ingram (Patricia Owens), an Australian member of a scientific expedition, is put in a women's detention camp. She shares her cell with six other women: Janet Cook (Yvonne Craig), a pregnant American teenager; Ann Van Laer (Sylvia Daneel), a tightlipped but sympathetic German widow; Claire Oudry (Denise Darcel), a French waitress; Mai-Lu Ferguson (Pilar Seurat), a Eurasian nurse; and two other Americans, Mara Shepherd (Margia Dean) and Regan (Evadne Baker).
The Crowded Sky (1960)
, 1h45Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist II, John Kerr, Anne Francis, Keenan Wynn
Roles Mike Rule
Rating57%
A US Navy Lockheed TV-2 jet piloted by Captain Dale Heath (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), with an enlisted man (Troy Donahue) as a passenger, runs into trouble as soon as it is in the air. Both Heath's radio and his navigation system become disabled, with no way to correctly determine their altitude. At the same time, a Douglas DC-7 airliner piloted by veteran Dick Barnett (Dana Andrews), is carrying a full load of passengers, each with their own worries and problems to deal with.
South Pacific (1958)
, 2h51Directed by Joshua Logan
Origin USA
Genres War, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Ray Walston
Roles Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC
Rating67%
En 1943, sur une île du Pacifique, Nellie, une infirmière américaine, s'éprend d'un planteur français, Emile de Becque, qui a quitté son pays parce qu'il était accusé de meurtre. Mais elle accepte mal le fait qu'il ait déjà deux enfants, nés de son union avec une Polynésienne. Pendant ce temps, le lieutenant Cable tombe amoureux de la jeune Liat, fille d'une commerçante, mais refuse de l'épouser en raison de sa couleur de peau. Une mission à haut risque viendra bouleverser le destin de ces deux couples.
The Vintage (1957)
, 1h32Directed by Jeffrey Hayden
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Pier Angeli, Mel Ferrer, John Kerr, Michèle Morgan, Theodore Bikel, Leif Erickson
Roles Ernesto Barandero
Rating56%
Italian brothers Ernesto and Giancarlo Barandero are fugitives, Ernesto having accidentally killed a man. They cross the border to France and hope to find work picking grapes.
Gaby (1956)
, 1h36Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Leslie Caron, John Kerr, Cedric Hardwicke, Ruta Lee, Taina Elg, Margalo Gillmore
Roles Gregory Y. Wendell
Rating60%
Gaby (Caron) is a ballet dancer in 1944 London who runs into corporal Gregory Wendell (Kerr) while rushing to catch the bus. Greg is mesmerized by Gaby and goes to the ballet to see her on stage, but Gaby wants nothing to do with Greg. He persists, and by the end of the day, she agrees to marry him.
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
, 2h2Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Deborah Kerr, Leif Erickson, John Kerr, Darryl Hickman, Edward Andrews, Norma Crane
Roles Tom Robinson Lee
Rating72%
Seventeen-year-old Tom Robinson Lee (John Kerr), a new senior at a boy's prep school, finds himself at odds with the machismo culture of his class in which the other boys love sports, roughhouse, fantasize about girls, and worship their coach, Bill Reynolds (Leif Erickson). Tom prefers classical music, reads Candide, goes to the theater, and generally seems to be more at ease in the company of women.
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
, 1h22Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth, Dame Thora Hird, Lionel Jeffries
Roles Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Rating65%
The British Rocket Group, headed by the taciturn Professor Bernard Quatermass, launches its first manned rocket into space. Shortly thereafter, all contact is lost with the rocket and its three crew: Carroon, Reichenheim, and Green. The large rocket later returns to Earth, crashing into an English country field.
The Cobweb (1955)
, 2h14Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Mabel Albertson, Charles Boyer, Gloria Grahame, Lillian Gish
Roles Steven W. Holte
Rating62%
Dr. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) is now in charge of a psychiatric facility, one run for many years by medical director Dr. Douglas Devanal (Charles Boyer).