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Sergeant Dead Head (1965) -- Girl-shy/accident-prone Sgt. Deadhead (Franke Avalon) accidently goes into orbit with a chimp and returns to Earth with an aggressive new personality.
Pajama Party (1964) -- Sent to Earth to prepare an Invasion, a Martian scout lands amidst a swim party and tries to convince everyone that he really is who he says.
Beach Party (1963) -- An anthropologist studies the wild dating and mating habits of Malibu teenagers. When his research backfires, he goes off with his assistant, a woman closer to his own age.
Muscle Beach Party (1964) -- Everyone's favorite surfing couple, Frankie and Annette, return for this movie in which the gang finds the beach invaded by the owner of a new gym and his stable of bodybuilders...and a wealthy young contessa who has her sights set on Frankie.
Fireball 500 (1966) -- A stock-car racing driver arrives in a town, hoping to win money at its track. A promoter hires him for an evening cross-country race, which turns out to be a bootlegging run.

Overview

Date of Birth:

14 September 1916, Seattle, Washington, USA more

Date of Death:

10 December 1972, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Contact:

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Mini Biography:

One of the two founders of AIP (American International Pictures), James H... more

Trivia:

AIP co-founder Samuel Z. Arkoff credits Nicholson with being the idea man... more

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Down 32% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination more

Alternate Names:

James Hartford

Filmography

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Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) (producer) (uncredited) 1974 - 6.4 (2,013)
- 2. The Legend of Hell House (1973) (executive producer) 1973 - 7.1 (3,276)
- 3. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) (executive producer) 1972 - 6.4 (1,767)
- 4. Boxcar Bertha (1972) (executive producer) (uncredited) 1972 - 6.1 (2,569)
- 5. Frogs (1972) (co-executive producer) 1972 - 3.8 (1,912)
- 6. An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1972) (executive producer) 1972 - 7.9 (230)
- 7. Bunny O'Hare (1971) (executive producer) 1971 - 5.4 (293)
- 8. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)   (executive producer) 1971 - 5.1 (317)
AKAs:
  • Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue (USA: complete title)
- 9. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)   (executive producer) 1971 - 7.0 (3,995)
AKAs:
  • Dr. Phibes (USA: promotional title)
  • The Curse of Dr. Phibes
- 10. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)   (producer) 1971 - 5.8 (379)
AKAs:
  • Who Slew Auntie Roo? (USA: poster title)
- 11. Up in the Cellar (1970)   (producer) 1970 - 5.2 (80)
AKAs:
  • Three in the Cellar
- 12. Wuthering Heights (1970) (producer) 1970 - 6.6 (576)
- 13. Bloody Mama (1970) (executive producer) 1970 - 5.3 (1,091)
- 14. The Dunwich Horror (1970) (executive producer) 1970 - 5.1 (1,139)
- 15. De Sade (1969)   (producer) 1969 - 2.5 (274)
AKAs:
  • Das ausschweifende Leben des Marquis de Sade
  • Die Liebesabenteuer des Marquis S
- 16. Three in the Attic (1968)   (producer) 1968 - 5.2 (139)
AKAs:
  • 3 in the Attic (USA: alternative title)
- 17. The Savage Seven (1968) (executive producer) 1968 - 5.0 (109)
- 18. Wild in the Streets (1968) (producer) 1968 - 5.8 (798)
- 19. Devil's Angels (1967) (executive producer) 1967 - 4.4 (108)
- 20. Thunder Alley (1967)   (executive producer) 1967 - 5.5 (89)
AKAs:
  • Hell Drivers
- 21. The Big T.N.T. Show (1966) (executive producer) 1966 - 7.9 (81)
- 22. Le spie vengono dal semifreddo (1966)   (executive producer) 1966 - 3.5 (241)
AKAs:
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the 'S' Bomb (UK)
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the 'S' Bombs
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (USA)
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the Love Bomb
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the Sex Bombs
  • I due mafiosi dell'F.B.I. (Italy)
  • Il clan dei due mafiosi (Italy: reissue title)
  • Spies Come from Half-Cold
  • The Spy Came from the Semi-Cold (International: English title: literal title)
  • Two Mafia Guys from the FBI (International: English title: literal title)
- 23. The Wild Angels (1966) (executive producer) 1966 - 5.5 (682)
- 24. Fireball 500 (1966) (producer) 1966 - 4.7 (137)
- 25. The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) (producer) 1966 - 2.7 (408)
- 26. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)   (producer) 1965 - 4.7 (703)
AKAs:
  • Dr. G and the Bikini Machine (UK)
- 27. Die, Monster, Die! (1965)   (executive producer) 1965 - 5.4 (896)
AKAs:
  • Monster of Terror (UK)
  • The House at the End of the World
- 28. Terrore nello spazio (1965)   (executive producer) 1965 - 6.2 (1,329)
AKAs:
  • Planet of Blood
  • Planet of the Vampires (USA)
  • Space Mutants
  • Terror en el espacio (Spain)
  • Terror in Space
  • The Demon Planet (USA: TV title)
  • The Haunted Planet
  • The Haunted World
  • The Outlawed Planet
  • The Planet of Terror
  • The Planet of the Damned
- 29. Sergeant Dead Head (1965)   (producer) 1965 - 4.3 (49)
AKAs:
  • Sergeant Deadhead, the Astronut
- 30. Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon (1965)   (executive producer) (producer) (US version) 1965 - 3.2 (699)
AKAs:
  • Frankenstein Conquers the World (USA)
  • Frankenstein Meets the Giant Devil Fish
  • Frankenstein and the Giant Lizard
  • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (International: English title)
  • Frankenstein vs. the Giant Devil Fish
  • Frankenstein vs. the Subterranean Monster
  • Furankensuten to Baragon
- 31. How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) (producer) 1965 - 3.3 (481)
- 32. Ski Party (1965) (co-executive producer) (uncredited) 1965 - 4.8 (156)
- 33. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) (producer) 1965 - 5.1 (903)
- 34. Sinbad contro i sette saraceni (1964)   (producer) 1964 - 3.3 (41)
AKAs:
  • Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens (USA)
  • Hawk of Bagdad (USA: TV title)
  • Sinbad Against the 7 Saracens (USA: TV title)
  • Sinbad and the 7 Saracens (International: English title: video title)
- 35. Pajama Party (1964)   (producer) 1964 - 3.2 (407)
AKAs:
  • The Maid and the Martian
- 36. Uchu daikaijû Dogora (1964)   (executive producer) (US dubbed version) 1964 - 5.6 (162)
AKAs:
  • Dagora, the Space Monster (USA)
  • Space Monster Dogora
- 37. Bikini Beach (1964) (producer) 1964 - 5.0 (379)
- 38. La cripta e l'incubo (1964)   (executive producer) 1964 - 5.4 (152)
AKAs:
  • Crypt of the Vampire (USA)
  • La maledicion de los Karnstein (Spain)
  • Terror in the Crypt (USA)
- 39. Muscle Beach Party (1964) (producer) 1964 - 3.5 (470)
- 40. The Comedy of Terrors (1963)   (producer) 1963 - 6.6 (1,142)
AKAs:
  • The Graveside Story
- 41. Dai tozoku (1963)   (producer) (english version) 1963 - 6.2 (88)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Sinbad
  • The Great Thief
  • The Lost World of Sinbad (USA)
  • The Samurai Pirate
- 42. X (1963)   (executive producer) 1963 - 6.8 (1,648)
AKAs:
  • Man with the X-Ray Eyes
  • X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (USA: alternative title)
- 43. The Haunted Palace (1963)   (executive producer) 1963 - 6.6 (1,367)
AKAs:
  • Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace (USA: promotional title)
  • The Haunted Village
- 44. Beach Party (1963) (producer) 1963 - 5.4 (571)
- 45. Operation Bikini (1963)   (producer) 1963 - 3.6 (102)
AKAs:
  • The Seafighters
- 46. The Raven (1963) (executive producer) 1963 - 6.7 (2,923)
- 47. L'ira di Achille (1962)   (producer) 1962 - 5.1 (64)
AKAs:
  • Achilles (UK)
  • Fury of Achilles (USA)
- 48. Panic in Year Zero! (1962)   (executive producer) 1962 - 6.6 (992)
AKAs:
  • End of the World
  • Panic in Year Zero (USA: poster title)
- 49. Tales of Terror (1962)   (executive producer) 1962 - 6.7 (1,730)
AKAs:
  • Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Terror (USA: alternative title)
  • Poe's Tales of Terror
- 50. Pit and the Pendulum (1961)   (executive producer) 1961 - 7.0 (3,328)
AKAs:
  • Edgar Allan Poe's Pit and the Pendulum (USA: complete title)
  • The Pit and the Pendulum (USA: alternative title)
- 51. Master of the World (1961) (producer) 1961 - 5.9 (714)
- 52. La vendetta di Ercole (1960)   (executive producer) (english language version) 1960 - 4.8 (125)
AKAs:
  • Goliath and the Dragon (USA)
  • Hercules' Revenge (USA)
  • La vengeance d'Hercule (France)
  • Vengeance of Hercules (USA)
- 53. House of Usher (1960)   (executive producer) 1960 - 7.0 (3,104)
AKAs:
  • The Fall of the House of Usher (UK) (USA: alternative title)
- 54. Saiyu-ki (1960)   (producer) (English version) 1960 - 4.7 (94)
AKAs:
  • Alakazam the Great (USA)
  • The Enchanted Monkey (International: English title: literal title)
  • The Magic Land of Alakazam (USA)
- 55. Paratroop Command (1959) (producer) 1959 - 5.1 (57)
- 56. Submarine Seahawk (1958)   (executive producer) 1958 - 5.0 (77)
AKAs:
  • Submarine X-2 (USA: alternative title)
- 57. Earth vs. the Spider (1958)   (executive producer) 1958 - 3.1 (1,047)
AKAs:
  • Earth vs. the Giant Spider
  • The Spider (USA: promotional title)
- 58. Teenage Cave Man (1958)   (executive producer) 1958 - 2.4 (653)
AKAs:
  • Out of the Darkness
  • Prehistoric World
- 59. How to Make a Monster (1958) (executive producer) 1958 - 4.7 (230)
- 60. High School Hellcats (1958)   (executive producer) 1958 - 5.8 (64)
AKAs:
  • School for Violence (UK)
- 61. War of the Colossal Beast (1958)   (executive producer) 1958 - 2.3 (713)
AKAs:
  • Revenge of the Colossal Man
  • The Terror Strikes
- 62. Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) (executive producer) 1958 - 6.4 (345)
- 63. Jet Attack (1958)   (executive producer) 1958 - 3.2 (48)
AKAs:
  • Jet Alert (USA: alternative title)
  • Through Hell to Glory (UK)
- 64. The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) (producer) 1958 - 5.5 (117)
- 65. Terror from the Year 5000 (1958)   (executive producer) 1958 - 1.9 (644)
AKAs:
  • Cage of Doom
  • Terror from 5,000 A.D.
  • The Girl from 5,000 A.D.
- 66. The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent (1957)   (executive producer) 1957 - 2.1 (565)
AKAs:
  • The Saga of the Viking
  • The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent
  • Undersea Monster
  • Viking Women (UK)
- 67. Sorority Girl (1957)   (executive producer) 1957 - 5.4 (113)
AKAs:
  • Sorority House (USA: alternative title)
  • The Bad One (UK)
- 68. The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) (executive producer) 1957 - 3.7 (1,126)
- 69. Reform School Girl (1957) (executive producer) 1957 - 5.1 (91)
- 70. Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)   (producer) 1957 - 4.9 (388)
AKAs:
  • Invasion of the Hell Creatures (UK: new title)
  • Invasion of the Saucer-Men (USA: poster title)
- 71. Rock All Night (1957) (producer) 1957 - 5.6 (87)
- 72. Voodoo Woman (1957) (executive producer) 1957 - 3.7 (129)
- 73. Naked Paradise (1957)   (executive producer) 1957 - 3.9 (20)
AKAs:
  • Thunder Over Hawaii (USA: reissue title)
- 74. Shake, Rattle & Rock! (1956) (producer) 1956 - 5.4 (54)
- 75. It Conquered the World (1956)   (executive producer) (uncredited) 1956 - 4.8 (797)
AKAs:
  • It Conquered the Earth
- 76. The Oklahoma Woman (1956) (executive producer) 1956 - 2.5 (18)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)   (presenter) 1971 - 5.8 (379)
AKAs:
  • Who Slew Auntie Roo? (USA: poster title)
- 2. Wuthering Heights (1970) (presenter) 1970 - 6.6 (576)
- 3. Two Gentlemen Sharing (1969) (presenter) 1969 - 5.9 (15)
- 4. Kaijû sôshingeki (1968)   (presenter) (US version) 1968 - 6.3 (1,021)
AKAs:
  • All Monsters Attack
  • Attack of the Marching Monsters
  • Destroy All Monsters (USA)
  • Gojira dengeki daisakusen (Japan: reissue title)
  • Monster Attack March
  • Monster Invasion (literal English title)
  • Operation Monsterland (UK)
  • The March of the Monsters
- 5. Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu (1968)   (presenter) (AIP-TV release) 1968 - 4.1 (346)
AKAs:
  • Destroy All Planets
  • Gamera tai Viras
  • Gamera vs. Outer Space Monster Viras
  • Gamera vs. Viras
- 6. Psych-Out (1968) (presenter) 1968 - 5.8 (909)
- 7. The Trip (1967/II) (presenter) 1967 - 6.0 (1,465)
- 8. The Born Losers (1967) (presenter) 1967 - 5.7 (754)
- 9. Thunder Alley (1967)   (presenter) 1967 - 5.5 (89)
AKAs:
  • Hell Drivers
- 10. Fireball 500 (1966) (presenter) 1966 - 4.7 (137)
- 11. The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) (presenter) 1966 - 2.7 (408)
- 12. The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot (1965) (TV) (presenter) 1965 - 6.0 (27)
- 13. Die, Monster, Die! (1965)   (presenter) 1965 - 5.4 (896)
AKAs:
  • Monster of Terror (UK)
  • The House at the End of the World
- 14. Sergeant Dead Head (1965)   (presenter) 1965 - 4.3 (49)
AKAs:
  • Sergeant Deadhead, the Astronut
- 15. Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon (1965)   (presenter) 1965 - 3.2 (699)
AKAs:
  • Frankenstein Conquers the World (USA)
  • Frankenstein Meets the Giant Devil Fish
  • Frankenstein and the Giant Lizard
  • Frankenstein vs. Baragon (International: English title)
  • Frankenstein vs. the Giant Devil Fish
  • Frankenstein vs. the Subterranean Monster
  • Furankensuten to Baragon
- 16. Ski Party (1965) (presenter) 1965 - 4.8 (156)
- 17. Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) (presenter) 1965 - 5.1 (903)
- 18. Ercole contro i tiranni di Babilonia (1964)   (presenter) 1964 - 4.3 (175)
AKAs:
  • Golia alla conquista di Bagdad (Italy)
  • Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (USA)
- 19. Sinbad contro i sette saraceni (1964)   (presenter) 1964 - 3.3 (41)
AKAs:
  • Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens (USA)
  • Hawk of Bagdad (USA: TV title)
  • Sinbad Against the 7 Saracens (USA: TV title)
  • Sinbad and the 7 Saracens (International: English title: video title)
- 20. The Masque of the Red Death (1964) (presenter) 1964 - 7.0 (2,814)
- 21. Muscle Beach Party (1964) (presenter) 1964 - 3.5 (470)
- 22. The Comedy of Terrors (1963)   (presenter) 1963 - 6.6 (1,142)
AKAs:
  • The Graveside Story
- 23. Kaitei gunkan (1963)   (presenter) (USA release) 1963 - 5.8 (202)
AKAs:
  • Atoragon: Flying Supersub
  • Atragon (USA)
  • Flying Supersub Atoragon
  • Undersea Battleship (International: English title: literal title)
- 24. Matango (1963)   (presenter) 1963 - 6.3 (827)
AKAs:
  • Attack of the Mushroom People (USA: TV title)
  • Curse of the Mushroom People
  • Fungus of Terror
  • Matango the Fungus of Terror
  • Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People (USA: DVD box title)
  • Matango: Fungus of Terror
- 25. Lost Battalion (1962)   (presenter) 1962 - 3.2 (13)
AKAs:
  • Escape to Paradise (Philippines: English title)
- 26. Saiyu-ki (1960)   (presenter) 1960 - 4.7 (94)
AKAs:
  • Alakazam the Great (USA)
  • The Enchanted Monkey (International: English title: literal title)
  • The Magic Land of Alakazam (USA)
- 27. Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959) (presenter) 1959 - 4.1 (146)
- 28. Horrors of the Black Museum (1959)   (presenter) 1959 - 6.0 (305)
AKAs:
  • Crime in the Museum of Horrors (USA)
- 29. Attack of the Puppet People (1958)   (presenter) 1958 - 3.3 (703)
AKAs:
  • Six Inches Tall (UK)
  • The Fantastic Puppet People
- 30. Jet Attack (1958)   (presenter) 1958 - 3.2 (48)
AKAs:
  • Jet Alert (USA: alternative title)
  • Through Hell to Glory (UK)
- 31. Blood of Dracula (1957)   (presenter) 1957 - 2.8 (398)
AKAs:
  • Blood Is My Heritage (UK)
  • Blood of the Demon (Canada: English title)
- 32. I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) (presenter) 1957 - 4.1 (923)
- 33. Day the World Ended (1955) (presenter) 1955 - 5.2 (564)
- 34. The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955) (presenter) 1955 - 2.7 (483)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) (story) (uncredited) 1974 - 6.4 (2,013)
- 2. Le spie vengono dal semifreddo (1966)   (story) (as James Hartford) 1966 - 3.5 (241)
AKAs:
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the 'S' Bomb (UK)
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the 'S' Bombs
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (USA)
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the Love Bomb
  • Dr. Goldfoot and the Sex Bombs
  • I due mafiosi dell'F.B.I. (Italy)
  • Il clan dei due mafiosi (Italy: reissue title)
  • Spies Come from Half-Cold
  • The Spy Came from the Semi-Cold (International: English title: literal title)
  • Two Mafia Guys from the FBI (International: English title: literal title)
- 3. Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)   (story) (as James Hartford) 1965 - 4.7 (703)
AKAs:
  • Dr. G and the Bikini Machine (UK)
- 4. Target Earth (1954) (writer) 1954 - 5.7 (323)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Teenage Caveman (2002) (TV) (dedicated to the memory of) 2002 - 3.2 (1,767)
- 2. Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001) (TV)   (dedicated to the memory of) 2001 - 5.6 (1,787)
AKAs:
  • She Creature (USA: alternative title)
- 3. The Day the World Ended (2001) (TV) (dedicated to the memory of) 2001 - 4.3 (709)
- 4. How to Make a Monster (2001) (TV) (dedicated to the memory of) 2001 - 4.6 (952)
- 5. Earth vs. the Spider (2001) (TV) (dedicated to the memory of) 2001 - 4.0 (1,210)
- 6. Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994) (TV) (dedicatee) 1994 - 5.0 (279)
- 7. Confessions of a Sorority Girl (1994) (TV)   (dedicated to the memory of) 1994 - 4.6 (245)
AKAs:
  • Confessions of Sorority Girls (USA: video title)

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