Dick Crockett

Richard DeHart Crockett (February 27, 1915 – January 25, 1979) was an American actor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, producer, and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Crockett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Across 110th Street (1972)

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  Anthony Franciosa  •  Antonio Fargas

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  Anthony Franciosa  •  Antonio Fargas

Batman (1966)

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie H. Martinson
CAST:  Adam West  •  Burt Ward  •  Cesar Romero  •  Burgess Meredith

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie H. Martinson
CAST:  Adam West  •  Burt Ward  •  Cesar Romero  •  Burgess Meredith

Blazing Saddles (1974)

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A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Brooks
CAST:  Cleavon Little  •  Gene Wilder  •  Mel Brooks  •  Madeline Kahn

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Brooks
CAST:  Cleavon Little  •  Gene Wilder  •  Mel Brooks  •  Madeline Kahn

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

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Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Audrey Hepburn  •  George Peppard  •  Patricia Neal  •  Buddy Ebsen

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Audrey Hepburn  •  George Peppard  •  Patricia Neal  •  Buddy Ebsen

Days of Wine and Roses (1962)

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Lee Remick  •  Charles Bickford  •  Jack Klugman

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Lee Remick  •  Charles Bickford  •  Jack Klugman

Experiment in Terror (1962)

A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Lee Remick  •  Stefanie Powers  •  Roy Poole

A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Lee Remick  •  Stefanie Powers  •  Roy Poole

Mister Cory (1957)

An opportunistic young man from the slums gambles his way to wealth, power and high society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Martha Hyer  •  Charles Bickford  •  Kathryn Grant

An opportunistic young man from the slums gambles his way to wealth, power and high society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Martha Hyer  •  Charles Bickford  •  Kathryn Grant

Operation Petticoat (1959)

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Tony Curtis  •  Joan O'Brien  •  Dina Merrill

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Tony Curtis  •  Joan O'Brien  •  Dina Merrill

Panhandle (1948)

An ex-gunfighter woos two women while avenging his brother, victim of a crooked gambler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Rod Cameron  •  Cathy Downs  •  Reed Hadley  •  Anne Gwynne

An ex-gunfighter woos two women while avenging his brother, victim of a crooked gambler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  Rod Cameron  •  Cathy Downs  •  Reed Hadley  •  Anne Gwynne

Pushover (1954)

A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Philip Carey  •  Kim Novak  •  Dorothy Malone

A police detective falls for the bank robber's girlfriend he is supposed to be tailing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Philip Carey  •  Kim Novak  •  Dorothy Malone

Spartacus (1960)

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The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Jean Simmons  •  Charles Laughton

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Kirk Douglas  •  Laurence Olivier  •  Jean Simmons  •  Charles Laughton

The Getaway (1972)

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Peckinpah
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Ali MacGraw  •  Ben Johnson  •  Al Lettieri

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Peckinpah
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Ali MacGraw  •  Ben Johnson  •  Al Lettieri

The Party (1968)

Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Claudine Longet  •  Natalia Borisova  •  Jean Carson

Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Claudine Longet  •  Natalia Borisova  •  Jean Carson

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

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Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Herbert Lom  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  Burt Kwouk

Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Herbert Lom  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  Burt Kwouk

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Lana Turner  •  John Garfield  •  Cecil Kellaway  •  Hume Cronyn

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Lana Turner  •  John Garfield  •  Cecil Kellaway  •  Hume Cronyn

Wild Rovers (1971)

Ross Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too old to cowboy. Post is young and rambunctious and ambitious for a better life than wrangling cows. When one of their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  William Holden  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Karl Malden  •  Lynn Carlin

Ross Bodine and Frank Post are cowhands on Walt Buckman's R-Bar-R ranch. Bodine is older and broods a bit about how he will get along when he's too old to cowboy. Post is young and rambunctious and ambitious for a better life than wrangling cows. When one of their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  William Holden  •  Ryan O'Neal  •  Karl Malden  •  Lynn Carlin

Twilight of Honor (1963)

A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of murder that he has already confessed to. He asks a retired, legendary lawyer for help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Sagal
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Nick Adams  •  Claude Rains  •  Joan Blackman

A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of murder that he has already confessed to. He asks a retired, legendary lawyer for help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Sagal
CAST:  Richard Chamberlain  •  Nick Adams  •  Claude Rains  •  Joan Blackman

China Venture (1953)

American soldiers undertake a mission to capture a Japanese admiral who has survived an air crash in China during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Edmond O'Brien  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Jocelyn Brando  •  Leo Gordon

American soldiers undertake a mission to capture a Japanese admiral who has survived an air crash in China during WWII.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Edmond O'Brien  •  Barry Sullivan  •  Jocelyn Brando  •  Leo Gordon

The Garment Jungle (1957)

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Lee J. Cobb  •  Kerwin Mathews  •  Gia Scala  •  Richard Boone

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge, a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Lee J. Cobb  •  Kerwin Mathews  •  Gia Scala  •  Richard Boone

Blonde Alibi (1946)

Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered. Suspicion falls on his ex-fiancé and a pilot with a checkered past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Jason
CAST:  Tom Neal  •  Martha O'Driscoll  •  Donald MacBride  •  Peter Whitney

Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered. Suspicion falls on his ex-fiancé and a pilot with a checkered past.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Jason
CAST:  Tom Neal  •  Martha O'Driscoll  •  Donald MacBride  •  Peter Whitney
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