Peter Brocco

Carl Peter Brocco (January 16, 1903 – December 20, 1992) was an American screen and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 credits, notably Spartacus (1960) and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), during his career spanning over 60 years.

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The War of the Roses (1989)

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The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny DeVito
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Michael Douglas  •  Danny DeVito  •  Marianne Sägebrecht

The Roses, Barbara and Oliver, live happily as a married couple. Then she starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver, and likes what she sees. Both want to stay in the house, and so they begin a campaign to force each other to leave. In the middle of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Danny DeVito
CAST:  Kathleen Turner  •  Michael Douglas  •  Danny DeVito  •  Marianne Sägebrecht

Alias Mr. Twilight (1946)

Geoffrey Holden (Lloyd Corrigan) is an elderly con-man who is a lovable old man when providing his beloved granddaughter (Gigi Perreau) with the simple luxuries of life, yet has no qualms when working a racket devised to relieve his victims of their property. Trudy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Michael Duane  •  Trudy Marshall  •  Lloyd Corrigan  •  Rosalind Ivan

Geoffrey Holden (Lloyd Corrigan) is an elderly con-man who is a lovable old man when providing his beloved granddaughter (Gigi Perreau) with the simple luxuries of life, yet has no qualms when working a racket devised to relieve his victims of their property. Trudy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Michael Duane  •  Trudy Marshall  •  Lloyd Corrigan  •  Rosalind Ivan

He Laughed Last (1956)

A 1920s chorus girl inherits a slain gangster's empire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Frankie Laine  •  Lucy Marlow  •  Anthony Dexter  •  Richard Long

A 1920s chorus girl inherits a slain gangster's empire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Frankie Laine  •  Lucy Marlow  •  Anthony Dexter  •  Richard Long

His Kind of Woman (1951)

In a desperate attempt to get out of debt, career gambler Dan Milner agrees to rendezvous with a mysterious contact at a distant Mexican resort in exchange for $50,000. Upon arriving, Milner meets his fellow guests, including a plastic surgeon, a philandering movie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer  •  John Farrow
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Jane Russell  •  Vincent Price  •  Tim Holt

In a desperate attempt to get out of debt, career gambler Dan Milner agrees to rendezvous with a mysterious contact at a distant Mexican resort in exchange for $50,000. Upon arriving, Milner meets his fellow guests, including a plastic surgeon, a philandering movie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer  •  John Farrow
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Jane Russell  •  Vincent Price  •  Tim Holt

House by the River (1950)

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Louis Hayward  •  Jane Wyatt  •  Lee Bowman  •  Dorothy Patrick

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Louis Hayward  •  Jane Wyatt  •  Lee Bowman  •  Dorothy Patrick

Invaders from Mars (1953)

In the early hours of the night, young David Maclean sees a flying saucer land and disappear into the sand dunes just beyond his house. Slowly, all of the adults, including his once loving parents, begin to act strangely.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Cameron Menzies
CAST:  Jimmy Hunt  •  Arthur Franz  •  Helena Carter  •  Leif Erickson

In the early hours of the night, young David Maclean sees a flying saucer land and disappear into the sand dunes just beyond his house. Slowly, all of the adults, including his once loving parents, begin to act strangely.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Cameron Menzies
CAST:  Jimmy Hunt  •  Arthur Franz  •  Helena Carter  •  Leif Erickson

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

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A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Danny DeVito  •  William Redfield

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miloš Forman
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Louise Fletcher  •  Danny DeVito  •  William Redfield

Our Man Flint (1966)

When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Mann
CAST:  James Coburn  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Gila Golan  •  Edward Mulhare

When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Mann
CAST:  James Coburn  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Gila Golan  •  Edward Mulhare

Raid on Entebbe (1976)

Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Kershner
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Peter Finch  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  John Saxon

Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 soldiers actually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Kershner
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Peter Finch  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  John Saxon

Roadblock (1951)

An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Daniels
CAST:  Charles McGraw  •  Joan Dixon  •  Lowell Gilmore  •  Louis Jean Heydt

An insurance agent's greedy girlfriend with a taste for mink leads him to a life of crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Daniels
CAST:  Charles McGraw  •  Joan Dixon  •  Lowell Gilmore  •  Louis Jean Heydt

Sirocco (1951)

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Bernhardt
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Märta Torén  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Everett Sloane

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Curtis Bernhardt
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Märta Torén  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Everett Sloane

Spartacus (1960)

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The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Jean Simmons  •  Charles Laughton

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Jean Simmons  •  Charles Laughton

Tension (1949)

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. He decides to assume a new identity in order to murder his wife's lover without ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Berry
CAST:  Richard Basehart  •  Audrey Totter  •  Cyd Charisse  •  Barry Sullivan

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, when Claire leaves him for a liquor store salesman, Warren can no longer bear it. He decides to assume a new identity in order to murder his wife's lover without ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Berry
CAST:  Richard Basehart  •  Audrey Totter  •  Cyd Charisse  •  Barry Sullivan

The Breaking Point (1950)

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  John Garfield  •  Patricia Neal  •  Phyllis Thaxter  •  Juano Hernández

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  John Garfield  •  Patricia Neal  •  Phyllis Thaxter  •  Juano Hernández

The Gunfighter (1950)

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Helen Westcott  •  Millard Mitchell  •  Jean Parker

The fastest gun in the West tries to escape his reputation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Helen Westcott  •  Millard Mitchell  •  Jean Parker

The Killer That Stalked New York (1950)

In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Earl McEvoy
CAST:  Evelyn Keyes  •  Charles Korvin  •  William Bishop  •  Dorothy Malone

In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare jewels they smuggled into America from Cuba, but the police are hot on the couple's trail. Meanwhile, government officials begin a desperate search for an unknown individual ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Earl McEvoy
CAST:  Evelyn Keyes  •  Charles Korvin  •  William Bishop  •  Dorothy Malone

The Narrow Margin (1952)

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a tense train ride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Charles McGraw  •  Marie Windsor  •  Jacqueline White  •  Gordon Gebert

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a tense train ride.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Fleischer
CAST:  Charles McGraw  •  Marie Windsor  •  Jacqueline White  •  Gordon Gebert

The Reckless Moment (1949)

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Ophüls
CAST:  James Mason  •  Joan Bennett  •  Geraldine Brooks  •  Henry O'Neill

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Ophüls
CAST:  James Mason  •  Joan Bennett  •  Geraldine Brooks  •  Henry O'Neill

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)

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When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Carl Reiner  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  Alan Arkin  •  Brian Keith

When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov, to get them moving again before there is an international incident. Rozanov seeks assistance from the island ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Carl Reiner  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  Alan Arkin  •  Brian Keith

The Undercover Man (1949)

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Nina Foch  •  James Whitmore  •  Barry Kelley

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Nina Foch  •  James Whitmore  •  Barry Kelley
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