Allan Arbus
Know for: Acting
Born: 1918-02-15
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as:
The Electric Horseman (1979)
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to...
Coffy (1973)
After her younger sister gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin, a nurse sets out on a mission of vengeance and...
W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money,...
Volunteers (1985)
After his rich father refuses to pay his debt, compulsive gambler Lawrence Bourne III joins the Peace Corps to evade angry creditors. In Thailand, he...
Too Much Sun (1990)
A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one...
The Young Nurses (1973)
Sexy young nurses apply special therapy in their daily rounds, as they work against a drug ring operating out of the hospital
Crossroads (1986)
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Hey, Let's Twist! (1961)
Film about the creation of New York's famous Peppermint Lounge, where the Twist became a dance craze.
The Lie (1973)
An Ingmar Bergman script. Produced for Swedish Television as "Reservatet" (1970) and for BBC as "The Lie" (1971). An American couple is trapped in...
Gangster Wars (1981)
The film tells the story of three teenagers, based on real life gangsters Charles "Lucky" Luciano (Michael Nouri), Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Joe...
In Dark Places (1997)
A vengeful woman lures her half brother into a game that may leave her the sole heir to their abusive father's fortune.
Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)
A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly insane sister, both of whom live in the old family mansion...
Lieberman in Love (1995)
Joe Lieberman is attracted to Shaleen. They begin a professional relationship, which continues even after Joe develops a romantic interest in a woman...
The Law (1974)
An examination of the workings of a big city's legal system as seen through the eyes of people involved in a sensational murder trial.
Young Lust (1984)
The reunion of Garytown High School’s class of ‘71 is a catalyst for a series of comic crises involving sex, drugs, murder and anatomical...
The Last Married Couple in America (1980)
Jeff and Mari Thompson are contently married, but they are stunned to see many of their friends and neighbors going through separations and divorces....
Greaser's Palace (1972)
A parable based on the life of Christ. This ain't your father's Bible story, full of references about the destruction of the world through massive...
Putney Swope (1969)
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
When He's Not a Stranger (1989)
At a California university, Lyn goes to meet her best friend Melanie in the dorm room of Melanie's boyfriend Ron, a football star. When Lyn arrives,...
Daniel and the Towers (1987)
The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his...
Americathon (1979)
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent...
Law and Disorder (1974)
In crime ridden New York of the seventies two cops has had enough. They decide to take justice into their own hands. Things turn exciting and...
Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974)
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg died for betraying atomic secrets. Were they guilty beyond a reasonable doubt?
Damien – Omen II (1978)
Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military...
Chief Zabu (2016)
An outrageous social comedy about a New York realtor who dreams of having political influence by taking over a new Polynesian nation.
A Fighting Choice (1986)
Bright teenager afflicted with epilepsy sues his parents for the right to have "split brain" surgery in order to cure his seizures.
The Christian Licorice Store (1971)
A tennis champ falls in with the Hollywood crowd, finds himself being corrupted by the life in the fast lane.
From the Hip (1987)
Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a...
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002)
The M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special is a retrospective documentary on the CBS-TV series M*A*S*H that aired on the FOX TV network on May 17,...
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane...
Don Camillo (1984)
A priest helps the small town he's stationed in to resolve conflicts by working together.
Law and Order (1976)
Story follows three generations of a family in the New York City Police Department.
Cinderella Liberty (1973)
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his...
Cisco Pike (1972)
A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.
Stalk the Wild Child (1976)
A young boy who had been abandoned as a child and raised by wild dogs is taken to a university where a team attempts to teach him civilized behavior.