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Jack Weston(1924-1996)

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Jack Weston
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In a 40-year stage, film, and television career, Weston played sleazy villains to hapless men going through midlife crises to clumsy comics. He was one of the bad guys who victimize a blind Audrey Hepburn in the 1967 cult classic Wait Until Dark (1967) but meets his end at the hands of the number one Bad Guy Alan Arkin. He appeared in much lighter fare in Cactus Flower (1969), Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960), and Dirty Dancing (1987). In the last of these, he ran the Catskills resort that set the stage for romance between Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.

His stage work on Broadway included "California Suite" (1976) and "The Floating Lightbulb" (1971). For the latter, he received a Tony Award nomination for his role as the trashy manager. Also in 1981, Weston appeared opposite Alan Alda in The Four Seasons (1984) about the friendship between three middle-class, middle-aged couples. Other film credits include Stage Struck (1958), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), The Ritz (1976), and Ishtar (1987).
BornAugust 21, 1924
DiedMay 3, 1996(71)
BornAugust 21, 1924
DiedMay 3, 1996(71)
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Jack Weston in A New Leaf (1971)
Walter Matthau, Conrad Bain, Mildred Clinton, David Doyle, Graham Jarvis, Elaine May, Jess Osuna, Fred Stewart, Jack Weston, and Cindy Rubenfine in A New Leaf (1971)
Walter Matthau, Elaine May, and Jack Weston in A New Leaf (1971)
Walter Matthau, Elaine May, and Jack Weston in A New Leaf (1971)
Jack Weston in A New Leaf (1971)
Jack Weston in A New Leaf (1971)
Elaine May and Jack Weston in A New Leaf (1971)
Walter Matthau, Eve Bruce, and Jack Weston in Cactus Flower (1969)
Eve Bruce and Jack Weston in Cactus Flower (1969)
Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, Walter Matthau, and Jack Weston in Cactus Flower (1969)
Ingrid Bergman and Jack Weston in Cactus Flower (1969)
Walter Matthau and Jack Weston in Cactus Flower (1969)

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Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing
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  • Max Kellerman
  • 1987
Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark (1967)
Wait Until Dark
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  • Carlino
  • 1967
Ingrid Bergman, Goldie Hawn, and Walter Matthau in Cactus Flower (1969)
Cactus Flower
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  • Harvey Greenfield
  • 1969
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
The Thomas Crown Affair
6.9
  • Erwin
  • 1968

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  • Fisher Stevens and Tim Blaney in Short Circuit 2 (1988)
    Short Circuit 2
  • Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Dirty Dancing
  • Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty in Ishtar (1987)
    Ishtar
  • Tom Berenger, Liam Neeson, David Keith, and Madolyn Smith Osborne in If Tomorrow Comes (1986)
    If Tomorrow Comes
  • Rad (1986)
    Rad
  • The Longshot (1986)
    The Longshot
  • Joanna Kerns, Allan Arbus, Barbara Babcock, Tony Roberts, Marcia Rodd, and Jack Weston in The Four Seasons (1984)
    The Four Seasons
  • High Road to China (1983)
    High Road to China
  • Alan Alda and Carol Burnett in The Four Seasons (1981)
    The Four Seasons
  • Steve Guttenberg, Alex Briley, David Hodo, Glenn Hughes, Caitlyn Jenner, Randy Jones, Valerie Perrine, Felipe Rose, and Ray Simpson in Can't Stop the Music (1980)
    Can't Stop the Music
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
  • Sean Connery and Brooke Adams in Cuba (1979)
    Cuba
  • Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (1977)
    Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue
  • Hickey
  • Burt Reynolds and Lauren Hutton in Gator (1976)
    Gator

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    • August 21, 1924
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • May 3, 1996
    • New York City, New York, USA(lymphoma)
    • 1993 - May 3, 1996 (his death)
    • Anthony Spinelli(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Stage Play: South Pacific. Musical drama. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan. Based on "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener. Musical Director: Salvatore Dell'Isola. Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett. Musical staging by Joshua Logan. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Costume Design by Motley. Assistant to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey and Furth Ullman. Directed by Joshua Logan. Majestic Theatre: (moved to The Broadway Theatre from 29 Jun 1953 to close) 7 Apr 1949- 16 Jan 1954 (1925 performances). Cast: Mary Martin (as "Ensign Nellie Forbush"), Ezio Pinza (as "Emile de Becque"), Juanita Hall, Myron McCormick (as "Luther Billis"), Betta St. John, Harvey Stephens (as "Cmdr. William Harbison, U.S.N."), William Tabbert, Martin Wolfson (as "Captain George Brackett, U.S.N."), Mardi Bayne, Evelyn Colby, Michael De Leon, Noel De Leon, Sandra Deel, Bill Dwyer, Dickinson Eastham, Don Fellows, William Ferguson, Jacqueline Fisher, Jack Fontan, Alan Gilbert, Thomas Gleason, Jim Hawthorne, Richard Loo (as "Marcel, Henry's Assistant" and "Ensemble"), Roslynd Lowe, Barbara Luna, Biff McGuire, Gloria Meli, Henry Michel, Alex Nicol, Pat Northrop, Mary Ann Reeve, Fred Sadoff, Bernice Saunders, Archie Savage (as "Abner"), Helena Schurgot, Richard Silvera, Henry Slate, Eugene Smith, Beau Tilden (as "Seaman James Hayes"), Musa Williams, Chin Yu. Replacement actors during the Majestic Theatre run: Fabian Acosta (as "Jerome") [Alternate], Leigh Allen (as "Ensign Lisa Minelli"), George Armand (as "Jerome") [Alternate], Mardi Bayne (as "Ensign Pamela Whitmore"), George Britton (as "Emile de Becque"), Dort Clark (as "Stewpot"), Helen Clayton (as "Ensign Connie Walewska"), Cristanta Cornejo (as "Ngana") [Alternate], Robert Cortazal (as "Jerome") [Alternate], Diosa Costello (as "Bloody Mary") [final Broadway role], Donald Covert (as "Ensemble"), Dolores Decin (as "Ngana") [Alternate], William Diehl (as "Seaman Gustl Schulz"), Bill Dwyer (as "Lt. Buzz Adams"), Betty Early (as "Ensign Dinah Murphy"), Don Fellows (as "Seabee Richard West"), Pat Finch (as "Ensign Lisa Minelli"), Betty Gillett (as "Ensign Cora MacRae"), Betty Gillette (as "Lt. Genevieve Marshall"), Thomas Griffin (as "Jerome") [Alternate], Arthur Hammond (as "Pvt. Victor Moulton"), Steve Holland (as "Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey"), Joan Kavanagh (as "Ensign Pamela Whitmore"), Peter Kelley (as "Seaman Tom O'Brien"), Mimi Kelly (as "Ensign Janet MacGregor"), Cloris Leachman (as "Ensign Nellie Forbush"), Don Leslie (as "Ensemble"), Karen Lewis (as "Ensign Connie Walewska"), Christina Lind (as "Ensign Sue Yaeger"), Roberta MacDonald (as "Ensign Sue Yaeger"), Patricia Marand (as "Lt. Genevieve Marshall") [Broadway debut], Virginia Martin (as "Ensign Bessie Noonan"), Dorothy Maruki (as "Ensemble"), Melle Matthews (as "Ensign Sue Yaeger"), William McGraw (as "Ensemble/Seaman Tom O'Brien/Yeoman Herbert Quale"), Ray Middleton (as "Emile de Becque"), Merle Muskal (as "Ensign Janet MacGregor"), Odette Myrtil (as "Bloody Mary"), Betty O'Neil (as "Ensign Sue Yaeger"), Jose Perez (as "Jerome") {Alternate], Albert Popwell (as "Abner"), Dorothy Richards (as "Lt. Genevieve Marshall"), Roger Rico (as "Emile de Becque"), Robert Rippy (as "Petty Officer Hamilton Steves"), Steve Roland (as "Seaman Tom O'Brien"), Gene Saks (as "Professor") [Broadway debut], Irma Sandre (as "Liat"), Eugene Smith (as "Seaman Thomas Hassinger"), Peter Smith (as "Seaman Tom O'Brien"), Maria Suarez (as "Ngana") [Alternate], Bill Thunhurst (as "Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey"), Webb Tilton (as "Seabee Richard West"), Bunny Warner (as "Ngana") [Alternate], Jack Weston (as "Stewpot"), Musa Williams (as "Bloody Mary"), Billie Worth (as "Ensign Janet MacGregor"), Martha Wright (as "Ensign Nellie Forbush"). Understudies: Dort Clark (as "Luther Billis"), Rosalie Davella (as "Ngana"), William Diehl (as "Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C."), Betty Early (as "Ensign Nellie Forbush"), George Finn (as "Jerome"), Steve Holland (as "Stewpot"), Mimi Kelly (as "Ensign Nellie Forbush"), Dorothy Maruki (as "Liat"), Bill Thunhurst (as "Lt. Joseph Cable, U.S.M.C."), Webb Tilton (as "Emile de Becque"), Jack Weston (as "Luther Billis"), Billie Worth (as "Ensign Nellie Forbush"). Replacement actor during Bradway Theatre run: Shirley Jones.Produced by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Produced in association with Leland Hayward and Joshua Logan. Note: Filmed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation as South Pacific (1958).
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    During World War II, he spent two years in Italy, courtesy of the U.S. Army, as an infantry company machine-gunner.

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