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Shay Duffin is a Actor American born on 26 february 1931 at Dublin (Irlande)
Shay Duffin (26 February 1931 – 23 April 2010) was an Irish-born American character actor of the stage and screen. He was in the 1993 film Leprechaun with Jennifer Aniston. He also had a role in the 1997 film Titanic.
He was best known for writing and acting the title role in the one-man play Brendan Behan: Confessions of An Irish Rebel.
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Nationality USA
Birth 26 february 1931 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 23 april 2010 (at 79 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 26 february 1931 at Dublin (Irlande)
Death 23 april 2010 (at 79 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
He was best known for writing and acting the title role in the one-man play Brendan Behan: Confessions of An Irish Rebel.
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Beowulf (2007)
, 1h55Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Poésie, Films set in the Viking Age, Films based on Norse mythology, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright, John Malkovich
Roles Scylding's Watch
Rating62%
Beowulf (Ray Winstone) is a legendary Geatish warrior who travels to Denmark with his band of soldiers, including his best friend, Wiglaf (Brendan Gleeson). They travel in response to the call of King Hrothgar (Anthony Hopkins), who needs a hero to slay a monster called Grendel (Crispin Glover), a hideously disfigured troll-like creature with superhuman strength. Grendel attacks Hrothgar's mead hall, Heorot, whenever the Danes hold a celebration there, and Hrothgar was forced to close the hall. Upon arriving, Beowulf immediately becomes attracted to Hrothgar's wife, Queen Wealtheow (Robin Wright Penn), who does not love her husband and reciprocates Beowulf's interest.
The Departed (2006)
, 2h30Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone
Roles Bartender at Brasserie
Rating81%
As a child, Colin Sullivan (Damon) had been introduced to organized crime by Irish-American mobster Frank Costello (Nicholson) in the Irish neighborhood of South Boston. Over the years, Costello grooms him to become a mole inside the Massachusetts State Police, until Sullivan is accepted into the Special Investigations Unit, which focuses on organized crime.
Titanic (1997)
, 3h14Directed by James Cameron
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes La fin du monde, Films about immigration, Seafaring films, Transport films, RMS Titanic in fiction, Children's films, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Frances Fisher, Bernard Hill
Roles Pubkeeper
Rating78%
In 1996, treasure hunter Brock Lovett and his team aboard the research vessel Akademik Mstislav Keldysh search the wreck of RMS Titanic for a necklace with a rare diamond, the Heart of the Ocean. They recover a safe containing a drawing of a young woman wearing only the necklace dated April 14, 1912, the day the ship struck the iceberg. Rose Dawson Calvert, the woman in the drawing, is brought aboard Keldysh and tells Lovett of her experiences aboard Titanic.
Precious Find (1996)
, 1h30Directed by Philippe Mora
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Sur la Lune, Films set in the future, Space opera
Actors Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, Brion James, Don Stroud, Philippe Mora, Tim de Zarn
Rating37%
In the future. At Moon City, fate brings three adventurers together: a space ship owner, a young prospector, and a shady entrepreneur who are looking for gold on an asteroid. There they find a mine. After the prospector returns to Moon City to get water, he is followed by two soldiers of fortune, a man and a woman. The two join the three adventures.
Head Above Water (1993)
, 1h32Directed by Nils Gaup
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Harvey Keitel, Cameron Diaz, Craig Sheffer, Billy Zane, Jon Skolmen, Shay Duffin
Rating60%
Nathalie's considerably older husband George (Harvey Keitel) is a stern and prominent judge whose only weak spot is Nathalie herself. The two are happily married and enjoying their beach vacation. Their nearest neighbor, Lance (Craig Sheffer) is attractive, lively and has a childhood history with Nathalie. To Nathalie's dismay and chagrin, George ventures on an overnight fishing trip with Lance to clear the air between them.
Leprechaun (1993)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olandt, Anthony Montgomery, Mark Holton, Robert Hy Gorman
Roles O'Grady
Rating48%
In 1983, Daniel O'Grady returns home from a trip to Ireland to tell his wife he has captured a leprechaun and thus acquired his pot of gold. Unknown to him, the evil leprechaun stows away in a suitcase and kills his wife. After burying the gold, O'Grady discovers the leprechaun and attempts to kill it with a four-leaf clover. He traps the leprechaun inside a crate and attempts to burn it and the house to the ground, but he suffers a stroke.
The Public Eye (1992)
, 1h39Directed by Howard Franklin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Stanley Tucci, Jerry Adler, Jared Harris, Richard Riehle
Roles Chief of Police
Rating64%
In the 1940s Leon "Bernzy" Bernstein is a freelance crime and street photographer for the New York City tabloids, dedicated to his vivid and realistic work and his unique ability to capture shots that nobody else can. He is very confident of his skills, declaring at one point, "Nobody does what I do. Nobody".
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
, 1h39Directed by John Carpenter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Invisibilité
Actors Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill, Paul Perri, Pat Skipper, Michael McKean
Roles Patrick the Bartender
Rating59%
The movie opens with the invisible Nick Halloway (Chevy Chase) dictating his memoirs into a video camera. To prove it is not a camera trick, he chews some bubble gum. Nick goes on to narrate the story of how he came to be invisible, beginning a few days earlier at his job as a stock analyst. His secretary, Cathy DiTolla (Rosalind Chao), refers to him as a "bullshit artist", and he spends most of his life avoiding responsibility and connections with other people. At his favorite bar, the Academy Club, his friend George Talbot (Michael McKean) invites him to join his table where Nick meets Alice Monroe (Daryl Hannah), a TV documentary producer. Sharing an instant attraction, Nick and Alice make out in the ladies' room. When Alice has to leave, Nick drinks heavily to console himself, although the pair set a lunch date for Friday.
Newsies (1992)
, 2h1Directed by Kenny Ortega
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Films about the labor movement, Musical films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Christian Bale, David Moscow, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret, Luke Edwards
Roles Captain McSwain
Rating68%
Seventeen-year-old Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale), is one of the hundreds of homeless and orphaned children who sell newspapers in New York City during the 1890s to support themselves. Jack and his fellow newsboys ("newsies" for short), work for Joseph Pulitzer selling his newspaper, the New York World, on the streets of Manhattan. The boys hit the streets of New York each morning, getting breakfast from nuns and heading toward the paper distribution center ("Carrying the Banner"). One morning at the distribution center, Jack meets David "Davey" Jacobs (David Moscow), who has joined the newsies along with his younger brother, Les. Jack notices that David is smart and well-spoken and that Les has a certain marketable cuteness to him, and he takes up a partnership with them in order to sell more papers and in turn earn more money.
10 to Midnight (1983)
, 1h38Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Actors Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Geoffrey Lewis, Gene Davis, Wilford Brimley
Roles Nestor
Rating62%
10 To Midnight is a drama that mixes elements of police and slasher films. It portrays the homicidal behavior of Warren Stacy (Gene Davis), a young office equipment repairman who kills women after they reject his sexual advances. And his attempts at flirting are always seen as "creepy" by women, resulting in frequent rejections. His first victim seen in the film is Betty, an office worker of his acquaintance. He tracks her down to wooded area, and observes her having sex with her boyfriend. He ambushes the couple, kills the boyfriend, and then gives chase to the naked woman. He soon stabs her to death.
Raging Bull (1980)
, 2h9Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Historical
Themes Films about immigration, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana
Roles Ring Announcer (Janiro Fight)
Rating80%
In a brief scene in 1964, an aging, overweight Italian American, Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro), practices a comedy routine. The rest of the film then occurs in flashback. In 1941, LaMotta is in a major boxing match against Jimmy Reeves, where he received his first loss. Jake's brother Joey LaMotta (Joe Pesci) discusses a potential shot for the middleweight title with one of his Mafia connections, Salvy Batts (Frank Vincent). Some time thereafter, Jake spots a 15-year-old girl named Vickie (Cathy Moriarty) at an open-air swimming pool in his Bronx neighborhood. He eventually pursues a relationship with her, even though he is already married. In 1943, Jake defeats Sugar Ray Robinson, and has a rematch three weeks later. Despite the fact that Jake dominates Robinson during the bout, the judges surprisingly rule in favor of Robinson and Joey feels Robinson won only because he was enlisting into the US Army the following week. By 1947, Jake marries Vickie.
The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
, 1h43Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Sports films
Actors James Coburn, Bruce Boxleitner, Omar Sharif, Ronee Blakley, Jack O'Halloran, Michael Lerner
Roles Big Al
Rating59%
Nick Casey, whose nickname is the "Baltimore Bullet," is a legendary pool player whose best days are behind him. He decides to teach everything he knows to a young up-and-comer, Billie Joe Robbins, all leading up to a big winner-take-all match between the two of them.
The Frisco Kid (1979)
, 1h54Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Buddy films
Actors Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio, George DiCenzo, David Bradley
Roles O'Leary
Rating62%
Rabbi Avram Belinski (Wilder) arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. He has with him a Torah scroll for the San Francisco synagogue. Belinski, an innocent, trusting, and inexperienced traveler, falls in with three con men, the brothers Matt and Darryl Diggs and their partner Mr. Jones, who trick him into helping pay for a wagon and supplies to go west, then brutally rob him and leave him and most of his belongings scattered along a deserted road in Pennsylvania.
, 1h55Directed by Richard Lester
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Themes Buddy films, Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Tom Berenger, William Katt, Michael C. Gwynne, Peter Weller, Jeff Corey, Brian Dennehy
Roles Engineer
Rating56%
A young Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid are wannabe outlaws who find that breaking the law is not as easy as it seems.
The Main Event (1979)
, 1h52Directed by Howard Zieff
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Paul Sand, Patti D'Arbanville, Whitman Mayo, Earl Boen
Roles Fight Announcer
Rating54%
Hillary Kramer (Streisand), a successful perfume magnate awakes one morning to find that her accountant has robbed her blind and left for South America. Going through all of her remaining assets she finds a boxer, purchased as a tax write off. She decides to take Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon (Ryan O'Neal) who is much more at home giving driving lessons, into the ring and use him as her key to riches. Eddie thinks this will only get him killed and resists.