Reid Cruickshanks

Reid Cruickshanks was born on June 27, 1923 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for High Plains Drifter (1973), Runaway Train (1985) and 48 Hrs. (1982). He died on December 11, 2008 in Marina del Rey, California, USA.

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Runaway Train (1985)

A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Konchalovsky
CAST:  Jon Voight  •  Eric Roberts  •  Rebecca De Mornay  •  Kyle T. Heffner

A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrei Konchalovsky
CAST:  Jon Voight  •  Eric Roberts  •  Rebecca De Mornay  •  Kyle T. Heffner

48 Hrs. (1982)

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A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Hill
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Eddie Murphy  •  Annette O'Toole  •  Frank McRae

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Hill
CAST:  Nick Nolte  •  Eddie Murphy  •  Annette O'Toole  •  Frank McRae

Blue Thunder (1983)

Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Warren Oates  •  Candy Clark  •  Malcolm McDowell

Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Roy Scheider  •  Warren Oates  •  Candy Clark  •  Malcolm McDowell

Ed Wood (1994)

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The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Martin Landau  •  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Patricia Arquette

The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tim Burton
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Martin Landau  •  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Patricia Arquette

F.I.S.T. (1978)

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Rod Steiger  •  Peter Boyle  •  Melinda Dillon

Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Rod Steiger  •  Peter Boyle  •  Melinda Dillon

High Plains Drifter (1973)

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Verna Bloom  •  Marianna Hill  •  Mitchell Ryan

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Verna Bloom  •  Marianna Hill  •  Mitchell Ryan

The Hospital (1971)

Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice. Hours later, another doctor, who happens to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Diana Rigg  •  Richard Dysart  •  Barnard Hughes

Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his personal life. When an intern is found dead in a hospital bed, it appears to Bock to be a case of unforgivable malpractice. Hours later, another doctor, who happens to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Hiller
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Diana Rigg  •  Richard Dysart  •  Barnard Hughes

Any Which Way You Can (1980)

Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buddy Van Horn
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Sondra Locke  •  Geoffrey Lewis  •  Harry Guardino

Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buddy Van Horn
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Sondra Locke  •  Geoffrey Lewis  •  Harry Guardino

Sugar Cookies (1973)

A film producer murders his star actress during an erotic "game" and makes it look like suicide. The dead girl's lesbian lover discovers what happened, and plots her revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Gershuny
CAST:  Mary Woronov  •  Lynn Lowry  •  George Shannon  •  Monique van Vooren

A film producer murders his star actress during an erotic "game" and makes it look like suicide. The dead girl's lesbian lover discovers what happened, and plots her revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Gershuny
CAST:  Mary Woronov  •  Lynn Lowry  •  George Shannon  •  Monique van Vooren

Carpool (1983)

Four strangers are thrown together in a carpool when a bag of money, almost a million dollars, falls from a Brinks truck into their path. Because of circumstances, they are unable to turn in the money, and they struggle over what to do. They are pursued by thieves, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.W. Swackhamer
CAST:  Harvey Korman  •  Peter Scolari  •  T.K. Carter  •  Ernest Borgnine

Four strangers are thrown together in a carpool when a bag of money, almost a million dollars, falls from a Brinks truck into their path. Because of circumstances, they are unable to turn in the money, and they struggle over what to do. They are pursued by thieves, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.W. Swackhamer
CAST:  Harvey Korman  •  Peter Scolari  •  T.K. Carter  •  Ernest Borgnine

The Silencer (1992)

Lynette Walden and Chris Mulkey star in this action-packed ride through the sexy and dangerous world of flesh for sale and murder for hire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Goldstein
CAST:  Lynette Walden  •  Chris Mulkey  •  Paul Ganus  •  Morton Downey, Jr.

Lynette Walden and Chris Mulkey star in this action-packed ride through the sexy and dangerous world of flesh for sale and murder for hire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amy Goldstein
CAST:  Lynette Walden  •  Chris Mulkey  •  Paul Ganus  •  Morton Downey, Jr.

Dark Mirror (1984)

After attorney Frank Girard is murdered, Detective Al Church suspects that Ms. Leigh Cullen is the perpetrator, as she was supposedly last seen with the man. However, after Leigh's alleged twin sister, Tracy, shows up at the police line-up with Leigh, Church is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lang
CAST:  Jane Seymour  •  Stephen Collins  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Hank Brandt

After attorney Frank Girard is murdered, Detective Al Church suspects that Ms. Leigh Cullen is the perpetrator, as she was supposedly last seen with the man. However, after Leigh's alleged twin sister, Tracy, shows up at the police line-up with Leigh, Church is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lang
CAST:  Jane Seymour  •  Stephen Collins  •  Vincent Gardenia  •  Hank Brandt

Joysticks (1983)

A successful businessman attempts to shut down a video arcade he believes is harmful to the mental health of children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greydon Clark
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Leif Green  •  Jim Greenleaf  •  Scott McGinnis

A successful businessman attempts to shut down a video arcade he believes is harmful to the mental health of children.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greydon Clark
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Leif Green  •  Jim Greenleaf  •  Scott McGinnis

The Stoolie (1974)

Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Jackie Mason  •  Josip Elic  •  Reid Cruickshanks  •  Dan Frazer

Roger Pitman is a petty thief who makes a deal with the police to use bait money to trap other criminals. But when he gets the cash, Roger can't resist the temptation and steals part of it. He runs off to Miami Beach, but now lives in fear of the crooks that he set ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Jackie Mason  •  Josip Elic  •  Reid Cruickshanks  •  Dan Frazer

Joe (1970)

Ad executive Bill Compton confronts and murders his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend. Wandering into a local bar, Bill encounters a drunken, bigoted factory worker with a bloodlust, Joe Curran. When Bill confesses the murder to Joe, the two strike up an uneasy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Dennis Patrick  •  Audrey Caire

Ad executive Bill Compton confronts and murders his daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend. Wandering into a local bar, Bill encounters a drunken, bigoted factory worker with a bloodlust, Joe Curran. When Bill confesses the murder to Joe, the two strike up an uneasy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John G. Avildsen
CAST:  Peter Boyle  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Dennis Patrick  •  Audrey Caire

The Anderson Tapes (1971)

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Dyan Cannon  •  Martin Balsam  •  Ralph Meeker

Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Dyan Cannon  •  Martin Balsam  •  Ralph Meeker

Swing Shift (1984)

In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way the two soon become firm friends and with the other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Demme
CAST:  Goldie Hawn  •  Kurt Russell  •  Christine Lahti  •  Fred Ward

In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way the two soon become firm friends and with the other ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Demme
CAST:  Goldie Hawn  •  Kurt Russell  •  Christine Lahti  •  Fred Ward

Best Kept Secrets (1984)

Blaise Dietz (Patty Duke Astin) plays the wife of police officer Blaise Dietz (Frederic Forrest), who wants to join a special investigative unit. Forrest is denied this position on the basis of information concerning his wife. The information, which reveals a dicey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerrold Freedman
CAST:  Patty Duke  •  Frederic Forrest  •  Peter Coyote  •  Meg Foster

Blaise Dietz (Patty Duke Astin) plays the wife of police officer Blaise Dietz (Frederic Forrest), who wants to join a special investigative unit. Forrest is denied this position on the basis of information concerning his wife. The information, which reveals a dicey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerrold Freedman
CAST:  Patty Duke  •  Frederic Forrest  •  Peter Coyote  •  Meg Foster

Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978)

A grim incident from American pioneer history is recreated as a determined group of settlers, facing almost insurmountable odds, struggles to reach California in 1846. Already divided by internal dissension over the choice of a leader and the selection of a route, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Conway
CAST:  Cindy Eilbacher  •  Robert Fuller  •  Andrew Prine  •  Michael Callan

A grim incident from American pioneer history is recreated as a determined group of settlers, facing almost insurmountable odds, struggles to reach California in 1846. Already divided by internal dissension over the choice of a leader and the selection of a route, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James L. Conway
CAST:  Cindy Eilbacher  •  Robert Fuller  •  Andrew Prine  •  Michael Callan

The Blue Knight (1975)

In this pilot film that preceded the short-lived series, a street cop in his last week on the force before his retirement investigates the murder of his partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  George Kennedy  •  Alex Rocco  •  Glynn Turman  •  Verna Bloom

In this pilot film that preceded the short-lived series, a street cop in his last week on the force before his retirement investigates the murder of his partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Lee Thompson
CAST:  George Kennedy  •  Alex Rocco  •  Glynn Turman  •  Verna Bloom
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