Sal Mineo

Salvatore Mineo Jr. (January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) was an American actor, singer, and director. He is best known for his role as John "Plato" Crawford in the drama film Rebel Without a Cause (1955), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Mineo also starred in films such as Crime in the Streets, Giant (both 1956), Exodus (1960), for which he won a Golden Globe and received second Academy Award nomination, The Longest Day (1962), and Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sal Mineo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Richard Widmark  •  Carroll Baker  •  Karl Malden  •  Sal Mineo

A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Richard Widmark  •  Carroll Baker  •  Karl Malden  •  Sal Mineo

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Taylor
CAST:  Roddy McDowall  •  Kim Hunter  •  Bradford Dillman  •  Natalie Trundy

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Taylor
CAST:  Roddy McDowall  •  Kim Hunter  •  Bradford Dillman  •  Natalie Trundy

Giant (1956)

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Rock Hudson  •  James Dean  •  Carroll Baker

Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Rock Hudson  •  James Dean  •  Carroll Baker

Krakatoa, East of Java (1968)

A team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption provides more pressing problems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard L. Kowalski
CAST:  Maximilian Schell  •  Diane Baker  •  Barbara Werle  •  Brian Keith

A team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption provides more pressing problems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard L. Kowalski
CAST:  Maximilian Schell  •  Diane Baker  •  Barbara Werle  •  Brian Keith

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

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After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Ray
CAST:  James Dean  •  Natalie Wood  •  Sal Mineo  •  Ann Doran

After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicholas Ray
CAST:  James Dean  •  Natalie Wood  •  Sal Mineo  •  Ann Doran

The Longest Day (1962)

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin  •  Bernhard Wicki  •  Andrew Marton
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Robert Mitchum  •  Henry Fonda  •  Sean Connery

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin  •  Bernhard Wicki  •  Andrew Marton
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Robert Mitchum  •  Henry Fonda  •  Sean Connery

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Max von Sydow  •  Michael Anderson Jr.  •  Carroll Baker  •  Ina Balin

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Max von Sydow  •  Michael Anderson Jr.  •  Carroll Baker  •  Ina Balin

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Pier Angeli  •  Everett Sloane  •  Eileen Heckart

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Pier Angeli  •  Everett Sloane  •  Eileen Heckart

Exodus (1960)

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Ralph Richardson

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Ralph Richardson

Crime in the Streets (1956)

A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  James Whitmore  •  Sal Mineo  •  Mark Rydell  •  Virginia Gregg

A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  James Whitmore  •  Sal Mineo  •  Mark Rydell  •  Virginia Gregg

Rock, Pretty Baby (1956)

A high school rock group enters a band contest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bartlett
CAST:  Sal Mineo  •  John Saxon  •  Luana Patten  •  Fay Wray

A high school rock group enters a band contest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Bartlett
CAST:  Sal Mineo  •  John Saxon  •  Luana Patten  •  Fay Wray

Six Bridges to Cross (1955)

Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Pevney
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  George Nader  •  Julie Adams  •  Jay C. Flippen

Follow the evolution of a small time juvenile delinquent hood to a big time racketeer. Based on the famous 1950 Brinks Robbery in Boston that netted the crooks $2.5 million. The story delves into the psychology of the perpetrators, as well as the intricate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Pevney
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  George Nader  •  Julie Adams  •  Jay C. Flippen

The Challengers (1970)

Racers compete in the Grand Prix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie H. Martinson
CAST:  Darren McGavin  •  Sean Garrison  •  Nico Minardos  •  Anne Baxter

Racers compete in the Grand Prix.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie H. Martinson
CAST:  Darren McGavin  •  Sean Garrison  •  Nico Minardos  •  Anne Baxter

Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955)

Rock'n Roll Revue is a 1955 American film directed by Joseph Kohn. The film was compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly-filmed host segments by Willie Bryant  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kohn
CAST:  Cholly Atkins  •  Martha Carson  •  The Clovers  •  Sal Mineo

Rock'n Roll Revue is a 1955 American film directed by Joseph Kohn. The film was compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly-filmed host segments by Willie Bryant  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kohn
CAST:  Cholly Atkins  •  Martha Carson  •  The Clovers  •  Sal Mineo

Death Scenes 2 (1992)

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terrorism. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Bougas
CAST:  Harold Wells  •  Susan Atkins  •  Lenny Bruce  •  Jeffrey Dahmer

DEATH SCENES II continues the exploration into the dark recesses of violence and rage that ended in such heinous crimes as the Manson Family's assault on society. You'll see the gruesome aftermath of mob reprisals, public executions and international terrorism. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Bougas
CAST:  Harold Wells  •  Susan Atkins  •  Lenny Bruce  •  Jeffrey Dahmer

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)

A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rappaport
CAST:  Dan Butler  •  Don Ameche  •  Johnny Arthur  •  Lucille Ball

A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift those veils, one by one, to find how images, at one time seeming innocent, have revealed, after decades, to have homosexual overtones.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rappaport
CAST:  Dan Butler  •  Don Ameche  •  Johnny Arthur  •  Lucille Ball

James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975)

Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to stardom in films such as Rebel Without a Cause. Clips from Dean's movies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Connolly
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  Natalie Wood  •  Sal Mineo  •  Sammy Davis Jr.

Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early days working in television to his rise to stardom in films such as Rebel Without a Cause. Clips from Dean's movies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Connolly
CAST:  Stacy Keach  •  Natalie Wood  •  Sal Mineo  •  Sammy Davis Jr.

The Young Don't Cry (1957)

An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Sal Mineo  •  James Whitmore  •  J. Carrol Naish  •  Gene Lyons

An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Sal Mineo  •  James Whitmore  •  J. Carrol Naish  •  Gene Lyons

The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones (1966)

A dying marshal deputizes a drifter to deliver the two killers in his custody to prison. However, the new deputy must elude a pair of bounty hunters who want to deliver the prisoners themselves to collect the reward and would think nothing of killing the deputy to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex March
CAST:  Robert Horton  •  Diane Baker  •  Sal Mineo  •  Nehemiah Persoff

A dying marshal deputizes a drifter to deliver the two killers in his custody to prison. However, the new deputy must elude a pair of bounty hunters who want to deliver the prisoners themselves to collect the reward and would think nothing of killing the deputy to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex March
CAST:  Robert Horton  •  Diane Baker  •  Sal Mineo  •  Nehemiah Persoff

Stranger on the Run (1967)

A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a one-hour head start into the desert before sending his murderous posse after him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Anne Baxter  •  Michael Parks  •  Sal Mineo

A drifter finds himself wrongly accused of murder by a power-crazed sheriff. The sheriff gives him a horse, some supplies, and a one-hour head start into the desert before sending his murderous posse after him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Anne Baxter  •  Michael Parks  •  Sal Mineo
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