Richard Sanders

Richard Kinard Sanders is a retired American actor and screenwriter. He played quirky news anchorman Les Nessman on the CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.

Men of Honor (2000)

Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Tillman Jr.
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Charlize Theron  •  Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Tillman Jr.
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Cuba Gooding Jr.  •  Charlize Theron  •  Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977)

In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away from home for being too sensitive and not helping enough on their farm. He goes to Los Angeles in hopes of going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Leigh McCloskey  •  Eve Plumb  •  Juliet Mills  •  Jean Hagen

In this sequel to Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway, Alexander's story is told in both the past and the present. Alexander's parents send him away from home for being too sensitive and not helping enough on their farm. He goes to Los Angeles in hopes of going to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Leigh McCloskey  •  Eve Plumb  •  Juliet Mills  •  Jean Hagen

Valley Girl (1983)

FunnyRomanticCharmingFun

Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martha Coolidge
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Elizabeth Daily  •  Deborah Foreman  •  Michael Bowen

Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martha Coolidge
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Elizabeth Daily  •  Deborah Foreman  •  Michael Bowen

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker (1979)

Disturbing

A rebellious 17-year-old girl ignores parental advice and joins her friends as a beach-bound regular on the local hitchhiking circuit, being picked up, ultimately, by a homicidal maniac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Dominique Dunne  •  Dick Van Patten  •  Katherine Helmond  •  James Carroll Jordan

A rebellious 17-year-old girl ignores parental advice and joins her friends as a beach-bound regular on the local hitchhiking circuit, being picked up, ultimately, by a homicidal maniac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ted Post
CAST:  Dominique Dunne  •  Dick Van Patten  •  Katherine Helmond  •  James Carroll Jordan

The Invisible Woman (1983)

In a research lab, a scientist's pet chimpanzee mixes up an invisibility formula. A young woman accidentally drinks the solution and becomes invisible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Levi
CAST:  Bob Denver  •  Harvey Korman  •  Jonathan Banks  •  Alexa Hamilton

In a research lab, a scientist's pet chimpanzee mixes up an invisibility formula. A young woman accidentally drinks the solution and becomes invisible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan J. Levi
CAST:  Bob Denver  •  Harvey Korman  •  Jonathan Banks  •  Alexa Hamilton

Neon City (1991)

"Mad Max" clone set in the not-too-distant future about a group of people trying to escape to a safe haven called Neon City after a solar disaster that has decimated the Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monte Markham
CAST:  Michael Ironside  •  Vanity  •  Valerie Wildman  •  Lyle Alzado

"Mad Max" clone set in the not-too-distant future about a group of people trying to escape to a safe haven called Neon City after a solar disaster that has decimated the Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Monte Markham
CAST:  Michael Ironside  •  Vanity  •  Valerie Wildman  •  Lyle Alzado

Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988)

Mason defends a man he had sentenced to prison when he was an appellate-court judge. Now, 18 months after the sentencing, a new witness turns up to prove the man's innocence. Mason steps in to defend the man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian I. Nyby II
CAST:  Raymond Burr  •  Barbara Hale  •  William Katt  •  Erin Gray

Mason defends a man he had sentenced to prison when he was an appellate-court judge. Now, 18 months after the sentencing, a new witness turns up to prove the man's innocence. Mason steps in to defend the man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christian I. Nyby II
CAST:  Raymond Burr  •  Barbara Hale  •  William Katt  •  Erin Gray

Good Against Evil (1977)

Dack Rambo and Elyssa Davalos star as sweethearts Andy Stuart and Jessica Gordon. The course of true love is messed up when Satan claims Jessica as his own personal property. Desperately, Andy turns to a pair of priests, Fathers Kemschler and Wheatley, for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Kim Cattrall  •  Dack Rambo  •  Elyssa Davalos  •  John Harkins

Dack Rambo and Elyssa Davalos star as sweethearts Andy Stuart and Jessica Gordon. The course of true love is messed up when Satan claims Jessica as his own personal property. Desperately, Andy turns to a pair of priests, Fathers Kemschler and Wheatley, for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Kim Cattrall  •  Dack Rambo  •  Elyssa Davalos  •  John Harkins

Lovers Lane (1999)

A man with a hook for a hand escapes from a mental institution to go after the children of his previous victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Steven Ward
CAST:  Riley Smith  •  Diedre Kilgore  •  Carter Roy  •  Brian Allemand

A man with a hook for a hand escapes from a mental institution to go after the children of his previous victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Steven Ward
CAST:  Riley Smith  •  Diedre Kilgore  •  Carter Roy  •  Brian Allemand

Ruby and Oswald (1978)

A dramatic re-creation of the four-day span preceding and following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November, 1963, drawn from authenticated events and eyewitness accounts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Michael Lerner  •  Frederic Forrest  •  Doris Roberts  •  Lou Frizzell

A dramatic re-creation of the four-day span preceding and following the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November, 1963, drawn from authenticated events and eyewitness accounts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Stuart
CAST:  Michael Lerner  •  Frederic Forrest  •  Doris Roberts  •  Lou Frizzell

Bud and Lou (1978)

A fact-riddled behind-the-scenes drama about the stormy partnership of the famed comedy team that came out of burlesque to conquer radio, movies and television.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert C. Thompson
CAST:  Harvey Korman  •  Buddy Hackett  •  Michele Lee  •  Arte Johnson

A fact-riddled behind-the-scenes drama about the stormy partnership of the famed comedy team that came out of burlesque to conquer radio, movies and television.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert C. Thompson
CAST:  Harvey Korman  •  Buddy Hackett  •  Michele Lee  •  Arte Johnson

Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again (1995)

En route to delivering an expensive yacht, Rick stops off in Seattle to visit A.J., who works there as an attorney. However, their reunion is disrupted and their investigative skills called into service when the yacht is hijacked--with mom on board.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McPherson
CAST:  Gerald McRaney  •  Jameson Parker  •  Mary Carver  •  Jeannie Wilson

En route to delivering an expensive yacht, Rick stops off in Seattle to visit A.J., who works there as an attorney. However, their reunion is disrupted and their investigative skills called into service when the yacht is hijacked--with mom on board.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John McPherson
CAST:  Gerald McRaney  •  Jameson Parker  •  Mary Carver  •  Jeannie Wilson

Keefer (1978)

An U.S. Army colonel leads a crack group of secret agents operating behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  William Conrad  •  Michael O’Hare  •  Cathy Lee Crosby  •  Katherine Woodville

An U.S. Army colonel leads a crack group of secret agents operating behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  William Conrad  •  Michael O’Hare  •  Cathy Lee Crosby  •  Katherine Woodville

Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)

A proud patriarch battles union organizers and a powerful conglomerate threatening the family-owned lumber and mining operation which he runs with his three sons, his daughter and his nephew in this pilot film to "The Yeagers" TV series that actually ended months ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Eddie Albert  •  Martin Kove  •  James Sloyan  •  Robin Dearden

A proud patriarch battles union organizers and a powerful conglomerate threatening the family-owned lumber and mining operation which he runs with his three sons, his daughter and his nephew in this pilot film to "The Yeagers" TV series that actually ended months ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Eddie Albert  •  Martin Kove  •  James Sloyan  •  Robin Dearden

The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places (1989)

Henry Crawford is tricked into job swapping by an old friend with an evil plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Scheerer  •  Bob Sweeney
CAST:  Harry Anderson  •  Ed Begley Jr.  •  Cory Danziger  •  Mary Page Keller

Henry Crawford is tricked into job swapping by an old friend with an evil plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Scheerer  •  Bob Sweeney
CAST:  Harry Anderson  •  Ed Begley Jr.  •  Cory Danziger  •  Mary Page Keller

Found Money (1983)

Two former bank employees, executive Dick Van Dyke, forced into early retirement by a computer, and guard Sid Caesar, unceremoniously dismissed before his pension comes due, concoct a computerized scheme to steal from the rich (i.e. the bank) and give to the poor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Dick Van Dyke  •  Sid Caesar  •  Shelley Hack  •  William Prince

Two former bank employees, executive Dick Van Dyke, forced into early retirement by a computer, and guard Sid Caesar, unceremoniously dismissed before his pension comes due, concoct a computerized scheme to steal from the rich (i.e. the bank) and give to the poor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Persky
CAST:  Dick Van Dyke  •  Sid Caesar  •  Shelley Hack  •  William Prince