Joseph Walsh

Joseph Walsh (born July 11, 1937) is an American actor.

Poltergeist (1982)

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Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Craig T. Nelson  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Beatrice Straight  •  Dominique Dunne

Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken dishes and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tobe Hooper
CAST:  Craig T. Nelson  •  JoBeth Williams  •  Beatrice Straight  •  Dominique Dunne

California Split (1974)

Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie sets out on a gambling streak in search of the ever-elusive big payday. While Charlie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  George Segal  •  Elliott Gould  •  Ann Prentiss  •  Gwen Welles

Carefree single guy Charlie Waters rooms with two lovely prostitutes, Barbara Miller and Susan Peters, and lives to gamble. Along with his glum betting buddy, Bill Denny, Charlie sets out on a gambling streak in search of the ever-elusive big payday. While Charlie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Altman
CAST:  George Segal  •  Elliott Gould  •  Ann Prentiss  •  Gwen Welles

Let It Ride (1989)

An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he bets; and he has an incredible day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Pytka
CAST:  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Jennifer Tilly  •  David Johansen  •  Teri Garr

An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he bets; and he has an incredible day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Pytka
CAST:  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Jennifer Tilly  •  David Johansen  •  Teri Garr

The Driver (1978)

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The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Hill
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  Bruce Dern  •  Isabelle Adjani  •  Ronee Blakley

The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Hill
CAST:  Ryan O'Neal  •  Bruce Dern  •  Isabelle Adjani  •  Ronee Blakley

The Glass Shield (1994)

J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Burnett
CAST:  Ice Cube  •  Lori Petty  •  Erich Anderson  •  Richard Anderson

J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Burnett
CAST:  Ice Cube  •  Lori Petty  •  Erich Anderson  •  Richard Anderson

Hans Christian Andersen (1952)

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Vidor
CAST:  Danny Kaye  •  Farley Granger  •  Zizi Jeanmaire  •  Joseph Walsh

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Vidor
CAST:  Danny Kaye  •  Farley Granger  •  Zizi Jeanmaire  •  Joseph Walsh

Anzio (1968)

Allied forces land at Anzio unopposed but instead of moving straight inland their commanding officer decides to dig in. A battle-hardened war correspondent borrows a jeep and drives to Rome and back without meeting any German forces, but his report on this absence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk  •  Duilio Coletti
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Peter Falk  •  Robert Ryan  •  Earl Holliman

Allied forces land at Anzio unopposed but instead of moving straight inland their commanding officer decides to dig in. A battle-hardened war correspondent borrows a jeep and drives to Rome and back without meeting any German forces, but his report on this absence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk  •  Duilio Coletti
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Peter Falk  •  Robert Ryan  •  Earl Holliman

Drive, He Said (1971)

Hector is a star basketball player for the College basketball team he plays for, the Leopards. His girlfriend, Olive, doesn't know whether to stay with him or leave him. And his friend, Gabriel, who may have dropped out from school and become a protestor, wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Nicholson
CAST:  William Tepper  •  Karen Black  •  Michael Margotta  •  Bruce Dern

Hector is a star basketball player for the College basketball team he plays for, the Leopards. His girlfriend, Olive, doesn't know whether to stay with him or leave him. And his friend, Gabriel, who may have dropped out from school and become a protestor, wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Nicholson
CAST:  William Tepper  •  Karen Black  •  Michael Margotta  •  Bruce Dern

The Juggler (1953)

A Holocaust survivor moves to Israel and experiences difficulty adjusting to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Paul Stewart  •  Milly Vitale  •  Joseph Walsh

A Holocaust survivor moves to Israel and experiences difficulty adjusting to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Dmytryk
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Paul Stewart  •  Milly Vitale  •  Joseph Walsh

Miracle On 34th Street (1959)

In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotion when he claims to be the real St. Nick. Forced to prove his sanity, he is taken to court where he must convince ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Corrigan
CAST:  Ed Wynn  •  Peter Lind Hayes  •  Mary Healy  •  Orson Bean

In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotion when he claims to be the real St. Nick. Forced to prove his sanity, he is taken to court where he must convince ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Corrigan
CAST:  Ed Wynn  •  Peter Lind Hayes  •  Mary Healy  •  Orson Bean