Buck Kartalian

Vahe "Buck" Kartalian (August 13, 1922 – May 24, 2016) was an American professional wrestler and character actor.

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  Roddy McDowall  •  Don Murray  •  Joyce Haber  •  Ricardo Montalban

In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  Roddy McDowall  •  Don Murray  •  Joyce Haber  •  Ricardo Montalban

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

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When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  George Kennedy  •  Luke Askew  •  Morgan Woodward

When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Rosenberg
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  George Kennedy  •  Luke Askew  •  Morgan Woodward

Planet of the Apes (1968)

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Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franklin J. Schaffner
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Roddy McDowall  •  Kim Hunter  •  James Daly

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franklin J. Schaffner
CAST:  Charlton Heston  •  Roddy McDowall  •  Kim Hunter  •  James Daly

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Chief Dan George  •  Sondra Locke  •  Bill McKinney

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - and Wales can't bring himself to leave them unprotected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Chief Dan George  •  Sondra Locke  •  Bill McKinney

The Rock (1996)

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When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the stills to penetrate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Bay
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Ed Harris  •  John Spencer

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the stills to penetrate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Bay
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Nicolas Cage  •  Ed Harris  •  John Spencer

Tomcats (2001)

College buddies chip in and promise that the group's last unmarried man will collect a cash pot. Seven years later, the kitty is worth $500,000 -- money Michael needs to pay a gambling debt. Problem is, the only other single guy is a hopeless womanizer!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Poirier
CAST:  Jerry O'Connell  •  Shannon Elizabeth  •  Jake Busey  •  Horatio Sanz

College buddies chip in and promise that the group's last unmarried man will collect a cash pot. Seven years later, the kitty is worth $500,000 -- money Michael needs to pay a gambling debt. Problem is, the only other single guy is a hopeless womanizer!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Poirier
CAST:  Jerry O'Connell  •  Shannon Elizabeth  •  Jake Busey  •  Horatio Sanz

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred hoping to court the lovely Wilma. Nothing will stand in the way of love, except for the conniving Chip Rockefeller who is the playboy born in Baysville but who has made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Levant
CAST:  Mark Addy  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Kristen Johnston  •  Jane Krakowski

The Flintstones are at it again. The Flintstones and the Rubbles head for Rock Vegas with Fred hoping to court the lovely Wilma. Nothing will stand in the way of love, except for the conniving Chip Rockefeller who is the playboy born in Baysville but who has made ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Levant
CAST:  Mark Addy  •  Stephen Baldwin  •  Kristen Johnston  •  Jane Krakowski

Stay Away, Joe (1968)

Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his father, Charlie, can prove that the Navajos can successfully raise cattle on the reservation. If their experiment is successful, then the government will help all the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Tewksbury
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Burgess Meredith  •  Joan Blondell  •  Katy Jurado

Joe Lightcloud persuades his Congressman to give him 20 heifers and a prize bull so he and his father, Charlie, can prove that the Navajos can successfully raise cattle on the reservation. If their experiment is successful, then the government will help all the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Tewksbury
CAST:  Elvis Presley  •  Burgess Meredith  •  Joan Blondell  •  Katy Jurado

The Third Wheel (2002)

The clumsy and shy Stanley is a nice fellow, beloved by his colleagues in the office. He has a crush on the gorgeous new-hire Diana, but he has difficulties to get close to her. When Stanley finally invites Diana for a date, he hits the homeless Phil with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordan Brady
CAST:  Luke Wilson  •  Denise Richards  •  Jay Lacopo  •  Meredith Salenger

The clumsy and shy Stanley is a nice fellow, beloved by his colleagues in the office. He has a crush on the gorgeous new-hire Diana, but he has difficulties to get close to her. When Stanley finally invites Diana for a date, he hits the homeless Phil with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordan Brady
CAST:  Luke Wilson  •  Denise Richards  •  Jay Lacopo  •  Meredith Salenger

Please Don't Eat My Mother! (1973)

A middle-aged man buys a plant with a sexy voice that develops a craving for insects, frogs, dogs, humans...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Monson
CAST:  Buck Kartalian  •  Lynn Lundgren  •  Art Hedberg  •  Alice Friedland

A middle-aged man buys a plant with a sexy voice that develops a craving for insects, frogs, dogs, humans...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Monson
CAST:  Buck Kartalian  •  Lynn Lundgren  •  Art Hedberg  •  Alice Friedland

Standing Still (2005)

A chain reaction of confrontations and romantic encounters occurs when college friends reunite for one's wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Cole Weiss
CAST:  Jon Abrahams  •  Amy Adams  •  Roger Avary  •  Mena Suvari

A chain reaction of confrontations and romantic encounters occurs when college friends reunite for one's wedding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthew Cole Weiss
CAST:  Jon Abrahams  •  Amy Adams  •  Roger Avary  •  Mena Suvari

Cell 2455 Death Row (1955)

A Death Row inmate uses his prison law studies to fight for his life. Based on a true story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred F. Sears
CAST:  William Campbell  •  R. Wright Campbell  •  Marian Carr  •  Kathryn Grant

A Death Row inmate uses his prison law studies to fight for his life. Based on a true story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred F. Sears
CAST:  William Campbell  •  R. Wright Campbell  •  Marian Carr  •  Kathryn Grant

Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (1971)

A compassionate Hollywood screenwriter attempts to talk a troubled actress out of taking her own life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fielder Cook
CAST:  Mia Farrow  •  Hal Holbrook  •  John Colicos  •  Marlene Warfield

A compassionate Hollywood screenwriter attempts to talk a troubled actress out of taking her own life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fielder Cook
CAST:  Mia Farrow  •  Hal Holbrook  •  John Colicos  •  Marlene Warfield

Josh Kirby... Time Warrior: Trapped on Toyworld (1995)

For Josh Kirby, time is one big banana peel. Just as he's whooshing safely into hypertime, he takes a cosmic header and ends u in a bizarre place called Toyworld. The odds against Josh being relocated by his far-off crew: exactly 5,487,603 to 1. The odds that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Arnold
CAST:  Corbin Allred  •  Jennifer Burns  •  Derek Webster  •  Barrie Ingham

For Josh Kirby, time is one big banana peel. Just as he's whooshing safely into hypertime, he takes a cosmic header and ends u in a bizarre place called Toyworld. The odds against Josh being relocated by his far-off crew: exactly 5,487,603 to 1. The odds that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Arnold
CAST:  Corbin Allred  •  Jennifer Burns  •  Derek Webster  •  Barrie Ingham

Octaman (1971)

A scientific team in Mexico discover a pool of unusual baby "octopus-like" specimens. Gathering a few for analysis back at the lab, it is soon discovered that the critters belong to a gangly six-foot half man/half octopus-like creature, that's pretty angry and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Essex
CAST:  Pier Angeli  •  Kerwin Mathews  •  Jeff Morrow  •  David Essex

A scientific team in Mexico discover a pool of unusual baby "octopus-like" specimens. Gathering a few for analysis back at the lab, it is soon discovered that the critters belong to a gangly six-foot half man/half octopus-like creature, that's pretty angry and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Essex
CAST:  Pier Angeli  •  Kerwin Mathews  •  Jeff Morrow  •  David Essex

Cattle Call (2006)

A guy starts a fake casting agency in hopes that he will meet his soul mate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Guigui
CAST:  Thomas Ian Nicholas  •  Jenny Mollen  •  Nicole Eggert  •  Diedrich Bader

A guy starts a fake casting agency in hopes that he will meet his soul mate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Guigui
CAST:  Thomas Ian Nicholas  •  Jenny Mollen  •  Nicole Eggert  •  Diedrich Bader

Devil's Angels (1967)

A gang of outlaw bikers strike a bargain with the Sheriff of a small beach town; let them stay and the town is safe. But a local girl strays into their lair and sets off a full-scale war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  John Cassavetes  •  Beverly Adams  •  Mimsy Farmer  •  Maurice McEndree

A gang of outlaw bikers strike a bargain with the Sheriff of a small beach town; let them stay and the town is safe. But a local girl strays into their lair and sets off a full-scale war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  John Cassavetes  •  Beverly Adams  •  Mimsy Farmer  •  Maurice McEndree

The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)

In this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so much that he has his features altered to look exactly like him and then opens up a detective agency under the name Sam Marlow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Robert Sacchi  •  Franco Nero  •  Michelle Phillips  •  Olivia Hussey

In this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so much that he has his features altered to look exactly like him and then opens up a detective agency under the name Sam Marlow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Robert Sacchi  •  Franco Nero  •  Michelle Phillips  •  Olivia Hussey

Sail A Crooked Ship (1961)

A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Brecher
CAST:  Robert Wagner  •  Dolores Hart  •  Ernie Kovacs  •  Frankie Avalon

A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Brecher
CAST:  Robert Wagner  •  Dolores Hart  •  Ernie Kovacs  •  Frankie Avalon

Blood Legacy (1971)

In order to qualify to inherit the family fortune, the four heirs must spend the night in the family estate. However, during the night someone starts killing them off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Monson
CAST:  John Carradine  •  Rodolfo Acosta  •  Merry Anders  •  Norman Bartold

In order to qualify to inherit the family fortune, the four heirs must spend the night in the family estate. However, during the night someone starts killing them off.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Monson
CAST:  John Carradine  •  Rodolfo Acosta  •  Merry Anders  •  Norman Bartold
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