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The Hollywood Knights (1980) -- It’s the movie that put Tony Danza (Who’s the Boss?), Michelle Pfeiffer (Scarface) and Fran Drescher (The Nanny) together. It's Halloween at Beverly Hills High way before 90210.
"WKRP in Cincinnati" (1978): Season 1: Episode 19 -- When her childhood sweetheart arrives, determined to marry her, Jennifer makes matters worse by pretending that she's already married to Johnny.
Gremlins (1984) -- Trailer for this classic 80s comedy about Gremlins that must never be fed after midnight, among other things
The Hollywood Knights (1980) -- Led by their comedic and pranking leader, Newbomb Turk, the Hollywood Knights car gang raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965. Everything from drag racing to Vietnam to high school love.
Gremlins (1984) -- A boy inadvertantly breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.

Overview

Date of Death:

26 October 1999, Helena, Montana, USA more

Trivia:

In November of 2007, the Oklahoma born-and-raised singer/songwriter was... more

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(3 articles)

A Career-Spanning Conversation with Joe Dante
 (From Fangoria. 11 October 2009, 4:32 PM, PDT)

Movies We Love: Gremlins
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 22 April 2009, 8:05 AM, PDT)


Filmography

Actor:
  1. King Cobra (1999) (V) .... Mayor Ed Biddle
    ... aka Anaconda 2 (video box title)
  2. Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995) (TV) .... Huey P. Long, Sr.
  3. Number One Fan (1995) .... Lt. Joe Halsey
  4. Season of Change (1994) .... Big Upton
  5. Harmony Cats (1993) .... Bill Stratton
  6. Doorways (1993) (TV) .... Jake
  7. Space Case (1992) .... Charlie
    ... aka Alien Invasion (USA: video title)
  8. Buried Alive (1990) (TV) .... Sheriff Sam Eberly
  9. "Growing Pains" .... Claver Jackson (1 episode, 1990)
        - Where There's a Will (1990) TV episode .... Claver Jackson
  10. "Midnight Caller" (1 episode, 1990)
        - Kid Salinas (1990) TV episode

  11. We're No Angels (1989) .... Father Levesque
  12. Disorganized Crime (1989) .... Sheriff Henault
    ... aka Disorganised Crime (UK)
  13. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Sheriff Tate (1 episode, 1988)
        - Coal Miner's Slaughter (1988) TV episode .... Sheriff Tate
  14. Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988) (TV) .... Sheriff Ben Tree
  15. Dixie Lanes (1988) .... Clarence Laidlaw
    ... aka Relative Secrets (USA: video title)
  16. Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987) (TV) .... Al Bensinger
  17. Retribution (1987) .... Lt. Ashley
  18. Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987) (TV) .... Charlie Hartford
  19. Act of Vengeance (1986) (TV) .... Silous Huddleston
  20. Dallas: The Early Years (1986) (TV) .... Aaron Southworth
  21. "Glitter" (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Runaway (1985) TV episode
  22. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Jack Dearborne (2 episodes, 1985)
        - Game of Hearts: Part 2 (1985) TV episode .... Jack Dearborne
        - Game of Hearts: Part 1 (1985) TV episode .... Jack Dearborne
  23. "Diff'rent Strokes" .... Wes McKinney / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1985)
        - A Camping We Will Go (1985) TV episode .... Wes McKinney, Sam's Father
        - Sam's Father (1984) TV episode .... Wes McKinney
  24. "Cover Up" .... John Cody (1 episode, 1984)
        - Death in Vogue (1984) TV episode .... John Cody
  25. Gremlins (1984) .... Randall Peltzer
  26. "Faerie Tale Theatre" .... Ranger (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA: alternative title)
        - Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984) TV episode .... Ranger
  27. "Domestic Life" (1984) TV series .... Rip Steele (unknown episodes)
  28. Deadline Auto Theft (1983) .... Captain Gibbs
  29. "The Rousters" (1983) TV series .... Cactus Jack Slade (unknown episodes)
  30. The Rousters (1983) (TV) .... 'Cactus' Jack Slade
  31. Heart Like a Wheel (1983) .... Tex Roque
  32. The Black Stallion Returns (1983) (voice) .... Narrator
  33. Fred C. Dobbs Goes to Hollywood (1983)
  34. "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" .... Cooper Johnson (2 episodes, 1982)
        - Rodeo (1982) TV episode .... Cooper Johnson
        - Challenges (1982) TV episode .... Cooper Johnson
  35. Liar's Moon (1982) .... Cecil Duncan
  36. Endangered Species (1982) .... Ben Morgan
  37. Cloud Dancer (1980) .... Brad's Mechanic
  38. The Hollywood Knights (1980) .... Lead cop

  39. Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979) (TV) .... Cyrus Flint
  40. The Black Stallion (1979) .... Alec's Father
  41. "WKRP in Cincinnati" .... T.J. Watson (1 episode, 1979)
        - I Do, I Do... for Now (1979) TV episode .... T.J. Watson
  42. "Flying High" .... Hoyt Axton (1 episode, 1978)
        - Great Expectations (1978) TV episode .... Hoyt Axton
  43. "McCloud" .... Johnny Starbuck (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Moscow Connection (1977) TV episode .... Johnny Starbuck
  44. "The Bionic Woman" .... Buck Buckley (1 episode, 1976)
        - Road to Nashville (1976) TV episode .... Buck Buckley

  45. "I Dream of Jeannie" .... Bull (1 episode, 1966)
        - Fastest Gun in the East (1966) TV episode .... Bull
  46. "The Iron Horse" .... Slash Birney (1 episode, 1966)
        - Right of Way Through Paradise (1966) TV episode .... Slash Birney
  47. Smoky (1966) .... Fred Denton
  48. "Bonanza" .... Howard Mead (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Dead and Gone (1965) TV episode .... Howard Mead
Soundtrack:
  1. Tropic Thunder (2008) (writer: "The Pusher")
  2. "Banda sonora" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #3.14 (2008) TV episode (writer: "Never Been to Spain")
  3. Kunsten å tenke negativt (2006) (writer: "The Pusher")
    ... aka The Art of Negative Thinking (International: English title)
  4. Today's Country Music (2006) (V) (performer: "Boney Fingers")
  5. Aloha from Sweden (2006) (V) (writer: "Never Been to Spain")
  6. Park (2006) (writer: "The Pusher")
  7. Suburban Mayhem (2006) (writer: "Double Dare")
  8. Thank You for Smoking (2005) (writer: "Greenback Dollar")
  9. Raise Your Voice (2004) (writer: "Joy to the World")
  10. Peace One Day (2004) (writer: "Joy To The World") (performer: "Joy To The World")
  11. Ella Enchanted (2004) (writer: "Joy to the World")
  12. American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land (2002) (TV) (writer: "Greenback Dollar")
  13. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) (writer: "Joy To The World")
  14. The Kiss (2001) ("Never Been to Spain")
  15. Scotland, Pa. (2001) (writer: "Never Been To Spain")
  16. 28 Days (2000) (writer: "Joy To The World")
  17. Drowning Mona (2000) (writer: "Never Been to Spain", "Joy to the World")

  18. King Cobra (1999) (V) (writer: "Seth Is The Devil") (performer: "Seth Is The Devil")
    ... aka Anaconda 2 (video box title)
  19. Among Giants (1998) (writer: "I Dream of Highways") (performer: "I Dream of Highways")
  20. "The X Files" (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka The X-Files (USA)
        - Detour (1997) TV episode (writer: "Joy the World")
  21. Forrest Gump (1994) ("Joy To The World")
  22. Encino Man (1992) (music: "Joy to the World")
    ... aka California Man (Europe: English title) (UK)

  23. Roger & Me (1989) (writer: "Joy to the World")
    ... aka A Humorous Look at How General Motors Destroyed Flint, Michigan (USA: subtitle)
  24. "Designing Women" (1 episode, 1987)
        - Howard the Date (1987) TV episode ("Joy To The World")
  25. The Big Chill (1983) (writer: "JOY TO THE WORLD")
  26. Heart Like a Wheel (1983) (writer: "You Taught Me How to Cry") (performer: "Built for Comfort", "You Taught Me How to Cry")
  27. Endangered Species (1982) (writer: "BOOZERS ARE LOOSERS") (performer: "BOOZERS ARE LOOSERS")
  28. The Kingston Trio and Friends: Reunion (1982) (TV) (writer: "Greenback Dollar")
    ... aka The Kingston Trio and Friends Reunion (USA: DVD title)

  29. "WKRP in Cincinnati" (1 episode, 1979)
        - I Do, I Do... for Now (1979) TV episode (writer: "Della & the Dealer") (performer: "Della & the Dealer")
  30. "The Bionic Woman" (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
        - The Night Demon (1977) TV episode (performer: "You can fly like an eagle")
        - Road to Nashville (1976) TV episode (performer: "You can fly like an eagle", "I don't know why I love you")
  31. "Dolly" (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka The Dolly Parton Show (USA: informal title)
        - Episode #1.1 (1976) TV episode (writer: "Joy to the World")
  32. Mitchell (1975) (performer: "Mitchell")
  33. Buster and Billie (1974) (music: "Lightnin' Bar Blues") (performer: "Billie's Theme")
  34. Elvis on Tour (1972) (writer: "Never Been To Spain")
    ... aka Elvis on Tour in Multiple-Screen (USA: poster title)

  35. Easy Rider (1969) ("The Pusher")
  36. Smoky (1966) (writer: "FIVE DOLLAR BILL", "SMILE AS YOU GO BY", "TROUBLE AND MISERY", "QUEEN OF THE ROCKIN' R") (performer: "FIVE DOLLAR BILL", "SMILE AS YOU GO BY", "TROUBLE AND MISERY", "QUEEN OF THE ROCKIN' R")
Composer:
  1. Disorganized Crime (1989)
    ... aka Disorganised Crime (UK)
  2. The Junkman (1982)
    ... aka Gone in Sixty Seconds 2: The Junkman (Australia)

  3. The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974)
    ... aka Ballad of Hillbilly John
    ... aka My Name Is John
    ... aka Who Fears the Devil
Music Department:
  1. "Flo" (singer: theme song) (1 episode, 1980)
        - The Reunion (1980) TV episode (singer: theme song)
Self:
  1. The Life and Times of Marty Robbins (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994) TV mini-series (voice)
  3. The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993) .... Narrator

  5. "Hee Haw" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode #19.15 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
        - Meanwhile Back at the Ranch (1987) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  7. "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1987)
        - Episode dated 12 January 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  8. The Steel Collar Man (1985) (TV) .... Red
  9. "Star Search" .... Himself - Introducer (1 episode, 1984)
        - Episode #2.4 (1984) TV episode .... Himself - Introducer
  10. Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984) .... Himself
  11. Cocaine Blues (1983) .... Narrator
  12. The Junkman (1982) .... Himself/Capt. Gibbs
    ... aka Gone in Sixty Seconds 2: The Junkman (Australia)
  13. "Flo" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
        - You Gotta Have Hoyt (1981) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "The Dukes of Hazzard" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
        - Good Neighbors, Duke (1981) TV episode .... Himself

  15. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1974-1979)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 31 December 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 August 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "Rock Concert" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #3.12 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Dinah! & Friends
        - Episode dated 20 December 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Today's Country Music (2006) (V) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:

In 1992 he narrated an hour-long video on the history of the Alaska Highway called "Alaska Highway, The: 1942-1992" which was produced by public television station KAKM of Anchorage and shown nationally on PBS. more

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Adventure more


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