Barbara Baxley

Barbara Baxley (January 1, 1923 – June 7, 1990) was an American actress of stage, film and television. Description above from the Wikipedia article  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

A Stranger is Watching (1982)

A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean S. Cunningham
CAST:  Kate Mulgrew  •  Rip Torn  •  James Naughton  •  Shawn von Schreiber

A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean S. Cunningham
CAST:  Kate Mulgrew  •  Rip Torn  •  James Naughton  •  Shawn von Schreiber

All Fall Down (1962)

Ralph and Annabell Willart are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry. When Berry-Berry begins yet another meaningless love affair, this time with an older woman named Echo O’Brien, he really gets his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Frankenheimer
CAST:  Eva Marie Saint  •  Warren Beatty  •  Karl Malden  •  Angela Lansbury

Ralph and Annabell Willart are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry. When Berry-Berry begins yet another meaningless love affair, this time with an older woman named Echo O’Brien, he really gets his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Frankenheimer
CAST:  Eva Marie Saint  •  Warren Beatty  •  Karl Malden  •  Angela Lansbury

East of Eden (1955)

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  James Dean  •  Julie Harris  •  Raymond Massey  •  Richard Davalos

In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  James Dean  •  Julie Harris  •  Raymond Massey  •  Richard Davalos

Images (1972)

Cathryn is suffering from schizophrenia and is haunted by hallucinations of apparitions. Her husband has his mind on other things, while her mental state is deteriorating. She is unable to define whether the people around her, like visitors to their house, are real ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Susannah York  •  René Auberjonois  •  Marcel Bozzuffi  •  Hugh Millais

Cathryn is suffering from schizophrenia and is haunted by hallucinations of apparitions. Her husband has his mind on other things, while her mental state is deteriorating. She is unable to define whether the people around her, like visitors to their house, are real ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  Susannah York  •  René Auberjonois  •  Marcel Bozzuffi  •  Hugh Millais

Nashville (1975)

The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  David Arkin  •  Barbara Baxley  •  Ned Beatty  •  Karen Black

The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  David Arkin  •  Barbara Baxley  •  Ned Beatty  •  Karen Black

Norma Rae (1979)

Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ritt
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Beau Bridges  •  Ron Leibman  •  Pat Hingle

Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Ritt
CAST:  Sally Field  •  Beau Bridges  •  Ron Leibman  •  Pat Hingle

Sea of Love (1989)

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Ellen Barkin  •  John Goodman  •  Michael Rooker

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Becker
CAST:  Al Pacino  •  Ellen Barkin  •  John Goodman  •  Michael Rooker

The Exorcist III (1990)

Fifteen years after the original film, the philosophical Lieutenant William F. Kinderman is investigating a baffling series of murders on Georgetown that all contain the hallmarks of The Gemini, a deceased serial killer. His investigation eventually leads him to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Peter Blatty
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Ed Flanders  •  Brad Dourif  •  Jason Miller

Fifteen years after the original film, the philosophical Lieutenant William F. Kinderman is investigating a baffling series of murders on Georgetown that all contain the hallmarks of The Gemini, a deceased serial killer. His investigation eventually leads him to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Peter Blatty
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Ed Flanders  •  Brad Dourif  •  Jason Miller

A Shock to the System (1990)

Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Egleson
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Swoosie Kurtz  •  Peter Riegert

Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Egleson
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Swoosie Kurtz  •  Peter Riegert

Come Along with Me (1982)

Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongings, changes her name, and moves to a new town. There she rents a room in a boarding house and holds a seance with the other tenants, with comical results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanne Woodward
CAST:  Estelle Parsons  •  Barbara Baxley  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Ed Meekin

Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongings, changes her name, and moves to a new town. There she rents a room in a boarding house and holds a seance with the other tenants, with comical results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanne Woodward
CAST:  Estelle Parsons  •  Barbara Baxley  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Ed Meekin

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Judd Hirsch  •  John Beck  •  Bonnie Franklin  •  Barbara Baxley

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Judd Hirsch  •  John Beck  •  Bonnie Franklin  •  Barbara Baxley

No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)

Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result. Kate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Smight
CAST:  Rod Steiger  •  Lee Remick  •  George Segal  •  Eileen Heckart

Christopher Gill is a psychotic killer who uses various disguises to trick and strangle his victims. Moe Brummel is a single and harassed New York City police detective who starts to get phone calls from the strangler and builds a strange alliance as a result. Kate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Smight
CAST:  Rod Steiger  •  Lee Remick  •  George Segal  •  Eileen Heckart

The Savage Eye (1960)

A journey through the dark side of 1950s Los Angeles. "The Savage Eye" is largely composed of documentary street footage, which, when coupled with its dramatized material, takes the form of a hybrid narrative about a divorcee who escapes to L.A. to eviscerate her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Strick  •  Ben Maddow  •  Sidney Meyers
CAST:  Barbara Baxley  •  Gary Merrill  •  Herschel Bernardi  •  Jean Hidey

A journey through the dark side of 1950s Los Angeles. "The Savage Eye" is largely composed of documentary street footage, which, when coupled with its dramatized material, takes the form of a hybrid narrative about a divorcee who escapes to L.A. to eviscerate her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Strick  •  Ben Maddow  •  Sidney Meyers
CAST:  Barbara Baxley  •  Gary Merrill  •  Herschel Bernardi  •  Jean Hidey

Countdown (1967)

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  James Caan  •  Joanna Moore  •  Robert Duvall  •  Barbara Baxley

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  James Caan  •  Joanna Moore  •  Robert Duvall  •  Barbara Baxley

Tropic of Desire (1979)

A male hustler drifts into Key West, where he becomes involved in a series of steamy interludes with disreputable locals intertwined in various political intrigues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cash Baxter
CAST:  Matt Collins  •  Roxanne Gregory  •  Barbara Baxley  •  Eartha Kitt

A male hustler drifts into Key West, where he becomes involved in a series of steamy interludes with disreputable locals intertwined in various political intrigues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cash Baxter
CAST:  Matt Collins  •  Roxanne Gregory  •  Barbara Baxley  •  Eartha Kitt

The Impostor (1975)

An ex-Army intelligence agent is hired to impersonate a rich builder who has been marked for assassination. While impersonating the builder, he discovers a conspiracy to embezzle a land-development company.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Paul Hecht  •  Nancy Kelly  •  Meredith Baxter  •  Jack Ging

An ex-Army intelligence agent is hired to impersonate a rich builder who has been marked for assassination. While impersonating the builder, he discovers a conspiracy to embezzle a land-development company.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Paul Hecht  •  Nancy Kelly  •  Meredith Baxter  •  Jack Ging