Joshua Bryant

Joshua Bryant is an American actor, director, author, and speaker who is the founder of the Taos Talking Pictures Film Festival in Taos, New Mexico. Bryant was born in Norfolk, Virginia. After attending the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theater Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and serving for three years in the Signal Corps, he began a career in the theater that eventually led to his starring, guest-starring in several television shows. Bryant's movie credits have included acting roles in films and television movies, such as The Curious Female (1970), Black Noon (1971), Enter the Devil (1972), A Scream in the Streets (1973), The Morning After (1974), Trapped Beneath the Sea (1974), Framed (1975), The Night That Panicked America (1975), Maneaters Are Loose! (1978), Salem's Lot (1979), First Monday in October (1981), Gone Are the Dayes (1984), The Education of Allison Tate (1986), and Project Eliminator (1991) He was also active in television, including guest roles on Columbo, Little House on the Prairie, M*A*S*H (three episodes), The Rockford Files (four episodes) and Barnaby Jones (four episodes). For four years, Bryant hosted the syndicated series, Game Warden Wildlife Journal.

The Night That Panicked America (1975)

A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Vic Morrow  •  Cliff DeYoung  •  Michael Constantine  •  Walter McGinn

A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Vic Morrow  •  Cliff DeYoung  •  Michael Constantine  •  Walter McGinn

Killer on Board (1977)

The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Claude Akins  •  Patty Duke  •  Len Birman  •  Frank Converse

The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passengers and crew.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Claude Akins  •  Patty Duke  •  Len Birman  •  Frank Converse

First Monday in October (1981)

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barnard Hughes  •  Jan Sterling

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Walter Matthau  •  Jill Clayburgh  •  Barnard Hughes  •  Jan Sterling

Trapped Beneath the Sea (1974)

Based on an incident that occurred off the coast of Florida in 1973, this film tells the story of four men who find themselves trapped in a mini-submarine in the ocean depths.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  Lee J. Cobb  •  Martin Balsam  •  Joshua Bryant  •  Paul Michael Glaser

Based on an incident that occurred off the coast of Florida in 1973, this film tells the story of four men who find themselves trapped in a mini-submarine in the ocean depths.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Graham
CAST:  Lee J. Cobb  •  Martin Balsam  •  Joshua Bryant  •  Paul Michael Glaser

The Deliberate Stranger (1986)

Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Mark Harmon  •  Frederic Forrest  •  George Grizzard  •  Ben Masters

Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Mark Harmon  •  Frederic Forrest  •  George Grizzard  •  Ben Masters

Framed (1975)

Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Conny Van Dyke  •  Gabriel Dell  •  John Marley

Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Conny Van Dyke  •  Gabriel Dell  •  John Marley

A Scream in the Streets (1973)

Two Los Angeles detectives are assigned to track down and arrest a brutal rapist-murderer terrorizing the city. Their job is complicated by the fact that the killer is able to avoid capture because he can pose as a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry H. Novak  •  Carl Monson  •  Bethel Buckalew  •  Dwayne Avery
CAST:  Angela Carnon  •  Frank Bannon  •  Joshua Bryant  •  Con Covert

Two Los Angeles detectives are assigned to track down and arrest a brutal rapist-murderer terrorizing the city. Their job is complicated by the fact that the killer is able to avoid capture because he can pose as a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry H. Novak  •  Carl Monson  •  Bethel Buckalew  •  Dwayne Avery
CAST:  Angela Carnon  •  Frank Bannon  •  Joshua Bryant  •  Con Covert

Black Noon (1971)

Reverend John Keyes and his wife, Lorna, on their way to a new congregation out west, break down in the desert and are rescued by the residents of a nearby town. At first warm and welcoming, the townspeople become more and more solicitous of John and insistent that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard L. Kowalski
CAST:  Roy Thinnes  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  Ray Milland  •  Henry Silva

Reverend John Keyes and his wife, Lorna, on their way to a new congregation out west, break down in the desert and are rescued by the residents of a nearby town. At first warm and welcoming, the townspeople become more and more solicitous of John and insistent that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard L. Kowalski
CAST:  Roy Thinnes  •  Yvette Mimieux  •  Ray Milland  •  Henry Silva

The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)

A teenage boy is torn between his love for an injured Canadian goose that he has found and his agreement to fatten and kill it for an approaching Thanksgiving dinner for his neighbors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beau Bridges
CAST:  Millie Perkins  •  Beau Bridges  •  Courtney Thorne-Smith  •  Lloyd Bridges

A teenage boy is torn between his love for an injured Canadian goose that he has found and his agreement to fatten and kill it for an approaching Thanksgiving dinner for his neighbors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Beau Bridges
CAST:  Millie Perkins  •  Beau Bridges  •  Courtney Thorne-Smith  •  Lloyd Bridges

Project Eliminator (1991)

A scientist working in a top-secret government weapons technology research becomes so disillusioned that he destroys his latest creation: an ultra-sophisticated flying attack laser. Soon, terrorists who want him to re-create the invention kidnap him. A shady ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Kaye Dyal
CAST:  David Carradine  •  Frank Zagarino  •  Hilary English  •  Brett Baxter Clark

A scientist working in a top-secret government weapons technology research becomes so disillusioned that he destroys his latest creation: an ultra-sophisticated flying attack laser. Soon, terrorists who want him to re-create the invention kidnap him. A shady ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Kaye Dyal
CAST:  David Carradine  •  Frank Zagarino  •  Hilary English  •  Brett Baxter Clark

Maneaters Are Loose! (1978)

Terror stalks a small California community when a broke and depressed animal owner and trainer is forced to abandon his tigers and let them fend for themselves in the nearby wilderness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timothy Galfas
CAST:  Tom Skerritt  •  Steve Forrest  •  G. D. Spradlin  •  Harry Morgan

Terror stalks a small California community when a broke and depressed animal owner and trainer is forced to abandon his tigers and let them fend for themselves in the nearby wilderness.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timothy Galfas
CAST:  Tom Skerritt  •  Steve Forrest  •  G. D. Spradlin  •  Harry Morgan

Gone Are the Dayes (1984)

After the Days family witnesses a gang shooting in a Japanese restaurant, the police persuades them to testify against mobster Delgado. Detective Mitchell gets the job to hide the four until the trial. But how shall he keep two nervous adults and their two teenage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabrielle Beaumont
CAST:  Harvey Korman  •  Susan Anspach  •  Robert Hogan  •  Nate Esformes

After the Days family witnesses a gang shooting in a Japanese restaurant, the police persuades them to testify against mobster Delgado. Detective Mitchell gets the job to hide the four until the trial. But how shall he keep two nervous adults and their two teenage ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabrielle Beaumont
CAST:  Harvey Korman  •  Susan Anspach  •  Robert Hogan  •  Nate Esformes

The Morning After (1974)

A successful public relations man's refusal to admit his alcoholism jeopardizes his career, his family and his life. ABC Movie of the Week.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard T. Heffron
CAST:  Dick Van Dyke  •  Lynn Carlin  •  Don Porter  •  Linda Lavin

A successful public relations man's refusal to admit his alcoholism jeopardizes his career, his family and his life. ABC Movie of the Week.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard T. Heffron
CAST:  Dick Van Dyke  •  Lynn Carlin  •  Don Porter  •  Linda Lavin

Wait Until Dark (1982)

A videotaped production of the Frederick Knott play in which three criminals play an elaborate scam on a blind woman who is in possession of a doll that, unbeknownst to her, is very incriminating. The play had already been famously adapted for the screen in 1967 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Davis
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Stacy Keach  •  Joshua Bryant  •  Robin Gammell

A videotaped production of the Frederick Knott play in which three criminals play an elaborate scam on a blind woman who is in possession of a doll that, unbeknownst to her, is very incriminating. The play had already been famously adapted for the screen in 1967 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Davis
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Stacy Keach  •  Joshua Bryant  •  Robin Gammell

To Climb a Mountain (1982)

To Climb a Mountain is a made-for-TV movie starring Emilio Estevez  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ray Rhodes
CAST:  Emilio Estevez  •  Joshua Bryant  •  Shavar Ross  •  Brian Whitely

To Climb a Mountain is a made-for-TV movie starring Emilio Estevez  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Ray Rhodes
CAST:  Emilio Estevez  •  Joshua Bryant  •  Shavar Ross  •  Brian Whitely

Secrets of a Mother and Daughter (1983)

A widowed mother, Ava Pryce (Katharine Ross) and daughter Susan Decker (Linda Hamilton) clash over the same man, a West Coast restaurant the owner named Alex Shepherd (Michael Nouri).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabrielle Beaumont
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Linda Hamilton  •  Michael Nouri  •  Bibi Besch

A widowed mother, Ava Pryce (Katharine Ross) and daughter Susan Decker (Linda Hamilton) clash over the same man, a West Coast restaurant the owner named Alex Shepherd (Michael Nouri).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabrielle Beaumont
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Linda Hamilton  •  Michael Nouri  •  Bibi Besch

The Curious Female (1970)

In the year 2177, the world is under the control of a master computer. For recreation, however, people are allowed to view sex tapes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Rapp
CAST:  Angelique Pettyjohn  •  Charlene Jones  •  Bunny Allister  •  David Westberg

In the year 2177, the world is under the control of a master computer. For recreation, however, people are allowed to view sex tapes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Rapp
CAST:  Angelique Pettyjohn  •  Charlene Jones  •  Bunny Allister  •  David Westberg

Enter the Devil (1972)

Enter the Devil is a great American-made B horror movie. People are disappearing in the wastelands. An occult researcher discovers that a devil-worshipping cult is responsible. Her inquiries lead her into great danger. Who can she trust? Very well acted by a cast ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Q. Dobbs
CAST:  Joshua Bryant  •  Irene Kelly  •  David S. Cass Sr.  •  John Martin

Enter the Devil is a great American-made B horror movie. People are disappearing in the wastelands. An occult researcher discovers that a devil-worshipping cult is responsible. Her inquiries lead her into great danger. Who can she trust? Very well acted by a cast ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Q. Dobbs
CAST:  Joshua Bryant  •  Irene Kelly  •  David S. Cass Sr.  •  John Martin

Suddenly, Love (1978)

Young lovers — she's a child of the ghetto, determined to escape her alcoholic, bickering parents; he's a socially prominent attorney with a long-standing health problem — attempt to defy every obstacle to their romance and ultimate marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Margolin
CAST:  Cindy Williams  •  Paul Shenar  •  Eileen Heckart  •  Joan Bennett

Young lovers — she's a child of the ghetto, determined to escape her alcoholic, bickering parents; he's a socially prominent attorney with a long-standing health problem — attempt to defy every obstacle to their romance and ultimate marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Margolin
CAST:  Cindy Williams  •  Paul Shenar  •  Eileen Heckart  •  Joan Bennett

Killing Stone (1978)

Returning from prison after serving ten years on trumped-up charges, a freelance writer tries to uncover the truth behind a homicide involving the son of a U.S. senator in this pilot for a prospective series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Landon
CAST:  Gil Gerard  •  J.D. Cannon  •  Jim Davis  •  Matthew Labyorteaux

Returning from prison after serving ten years on trumped-up charges, a freelance writer tries to uncover the truth behind a homicide involving the son of a U.S. senator in this pilot for a prospective series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Landon
CAST:  Gil Gerard  •  J.D. Cannon  •  Jim Davis  •  Matthew Labyorteaux