Keene Curtis

Keene Holbrook Curtis (February 15, 1923 – October 13, 2002) was an American actor.

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Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buck Henry  •  Warren Beatty
CAST:  Warren Beatty  •  Julie Christie  •  James Mason  •  Dyan Cannon

Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buck Henry  •  Warren Beatty
CAST:  Warren Beatty  •  Julie Christie  •  James Mason  •  Dyan Cannon

Macbeth (1948)

A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orson Welles
CAST:  Orson Welles  •  Jeanette Nolan  •  Dan O'Herlihy  •  Alan Napier

A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orson Welles
CAST:  Orson Welles  •  Jeanette Nolan  •  Dan O'Herlihy  •  Alan Napier

Rabbit Test (1978)

Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Rivers
CAST:  Billy Crystal  •  Joan Prather  •  Doris Roberts  •  Alex Rocco

Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joan Rivers
CAST:  Billy Crystal  •  Joan Prather  •  Doris Roberts  •  Alex Rocco

Lambada (1990)

Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics. But when a jealous student exposes Kevin's double life, his two worlds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Silberg
CAST:  J. Eddie Peck  •  Melora Hardin  •  Adolfo Quinones  •  Leticia Vasquez

Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics. But when a jealous student exposes Kevin's double life, his two worlds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Silberg
CAST:  J. Eddie Peck  •  Melora Hardin  •  Adolfo Quinones  •  Leticia Vasquez

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998)

After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been born. Unfortunately, a wishing machine, invented by professor Keenbean, picked up the wish and made it come true. Now Richie finds himself in a parallel world where his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Murlowski
CAST:  David Gallagher  •  Eugene Levy  •  Michelle Trachtenberg  •  Keene Curtis

After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been born. Unfortunately, a wishing machine, invented by professor Keenbean, picked up the wish and made it come true. Now Richie finds himself in a parallel world where his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Murlowski
CAST:  David Gallagher  •  Eugene Levy  •  Michelle Trachtenberg  •  Keene Curtis

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984)

Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure and then Henrietta escapes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Baldwin
CAST:  Benny Baker  •  Vivian Bonnell  •  Hamilton Camp  •  Keene Curtis

Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure and then Henrietta escapes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Baldwin
CAST:  Benny Baker  •  Vivian Bonnell  •  Hamilton Camp  •  Keene Curtis

Strange New World (1975)

In the near future, a group of scientists living in a space ship wake up from a hibernation state and come back to an apocalyptic Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Butler
CAST:  John Saxon  •  Kathleen Miller  •  Keene Curtis  •  James Olson

In the near future, a group of scientists living in a space ship wake up from a hibernation state and come back to an apocalyptic Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Butler
CAST:  John Saxon  •  Kathleen Miller  •  Keene Curtis  •  James Olson

The Easter Story (1990)

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is a television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that tells of three young adventurers—Derek, Margo, and 'their nomad friend' Moki—who travel back in time to watch biblical events take place in the past. This segment ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Joe Spano  •  Adrienne Barbeau  •  Darleen Carr

The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible is a television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that tells of three young adventurers—Derek, Margo, and 'their nomad friend' Moki—who travel back in time to watch biblical events take place in the past. This segment ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Richard Thomas  •  Joe Spano  •  Adrienne Barbeau  •  Darleen Carr

Legalese (1998)

When an actress is charged with murder, a charming celebrity lawyer uses trickery to defend her against the press as well as the prosecution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Jordan
CAST:  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Gina Gershon  •  James Garner  •  Kathleen Turner

When an actress is charged with murder, a charming celebrity lawyer uses trickery to defend her against the press as well as the prosecution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Jordan
CAST:  Mary-Louise Parker  •  Gina Gershon  •  James Garner  •  Kathleen Turner

Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997)

Calcutta, 1946. Violence rages in India. Sister Teresa teaches at a convent, but is haunted by the faces of the starving, the poor and the homeless; the faces of those less fortunate than her. With only her faith in God, she leaves the convent to live in the slums ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Keene Curtis  •  Helena Carroll  •  David Byrd

Calcutta, 1946. Violence rages in India. Sister Teresa teaches at a convent, but is haunted by the faces of the starving, the poor and the homeless; the faces of those less fortunate than her. With only her faith in God, she leaves the convent to live in the slums ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Keene Curtis  •  Helena Carroll  •  David Byrd

The Buddy System (1984)

A school truant officer uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake his residential address and subsequently befriends the kid and his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Jordan
CAST:  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Nancy Allen  •  Jean Stapleton

A school truant officer uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake his residential address and subsequently befriends the kid and his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Glenn Jordan
CAST:  Richard Dreyfuss  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Nancy Allen  •  Jean Stapleton

Stowaway to the Moon (1975)

E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sneaks into Cape Kennedy and becomes a stowaway on a spaceship scheduled for a lunar landing. After he is discovered, NASA at first cancels the landing, but E.J. and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  Lloyd Bridges  •  Jeremy Slate  •  Jim McMullan  •  Morgan Paull

E.J. Mackernutt, Jr., an 11-year-old boy who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, sneaks into Cape Kennedy and becomes a stowaway on a spaceship scheduled for a lunar landing. After he is discovered, NASA at first cancels the landing, but E.J. and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  Lloyd Bridges  •  Jeremy Slate  •  Jim McMullan  •  Morgan Paull

American Hot Wax (1978)

This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Floyd Mutrux
CAST:  Tim McIntire  •  Fran Drescher  •  Jay Leno  •  Laraine Newman

This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Floyd Mutrux
CAST:  Tim McIntire  •  Fran Drescher  •  Jay Leno  •  Laraine Newman

The Missiles of October (1974)

Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Page
CAST:  William Devane  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Howard Da Silva  •  James Hong

Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Page
CAST:  William Devane  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Howard Da Silva  •  James Hong

Blade (1973)

A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest Pintoff
CAST:  John Marley  •  Jon Cypher  •  Kathryn Walker  •  William Prince

A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest Pintoff
CAST:  John Marley  •  Jon Cypher  •  Kathryn Walker  •  William Prince

Modesty Blaise (1982)

Pilot for a never-made TV series based upon the popular comic strip character. Adventurer Modesty Blaise and knife thrower Willie Garvin - retired ex-criminals living in California with driver Weng - first save and then protect a young computer expert from a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reza Badiyi
CAST:  Ann Turkel  •  Lewis van Bergen  •  Keene Curtis  •  Sab Shimono

Pilot for a never-made TV series based upon the popular comic strip character. Adventurer Modesty Blaise and knife thrower Willie Garvin - retired ex-criminals living in California with driver Weng - first save and then protect a young computer expert from a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Reza Badiyi
CAST:  Ann Turkel  •  Lewis van Bergen  •  Keene Curtis  •  Sab Shimono

Sliver (1993)

A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Noyce
CAST:  Sharon Stone  •  William Baldwin  •  Tom Berenger  •  Polly Walker

A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Noyce
CAST:  Sharon Stone  •  William Baldwin  •  Tom Berenger  •  Polly Walker

Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996)

Explores sexuality and censorship over a hundred years of motion pictures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Martin
CAST:  Raquel Welch  •  Jason Alexander  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Lloyd Bridges

Explores sexuality and censorship over a hundred years of motion pictures.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Martin
CAST:  Raquel Welch  •  Jason Alexander  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Lloyd Bridges

The Magician (1973)

Bill Bixby stars in this NBC pilot movie as a famous stage magician and escape artist who solves crimes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Bill Bixby  •  Kim Hunter  •  Elizabeth Ashley  •  Joan Caulfield

Bill Bixby stars in this NBC pilot movie as a famous stage magician and escape artist who solves crimes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Bill Bixby  •  Kim Hunter  •  Elizabeth Ashley  •  Joan Caulfield

The Cloning of Clifford Swimmer (1974)

Clifford Swimmer, an angry and abusive man cruel to his wife and son, wants out if his marriage. With the help of a scientist he clones a replacement who takes over as head of the family while the real Clifford travels the world. The clone turns out to be a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lela Swift
CAST:  Peter Haskell  •  Sheree North  •  Lance Kerwin  •  William Bassett

Clifford Swimmer, an angry and abusive man cruel to his wife and son, wants out if his marriage. With the help of a scientist he clones a replacement who takes over as head of the family while the real Clifford travels the world. The clone turns out to be a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lela Swift
CAST:  Peter Haskell  •  Sheree North  •  Lance Kerwin  •  William Bassett
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