Mitzi Hoag

Margaret Myrtle "Mitzi" Hoag (September 25, 1932 – February 26, 2019) was an American actress.

Heart Like a Wheel (1983)

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Bonnie Bedelia  •  Beau Bridges  •  Leo Rossi  •  Hoyt Axton

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her family life, she perseveres in her dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Bonnie Bedelia  •  Beau Bridges  •  Leo Rossi  •  Hoyt Axton

The Trip (1967)

After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Peter Fonda  •  Susan Strasberg  •  Bruce Dern  •  Dennis Hopper

After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Peter Fonda  •  Susan Strasberg  •  Bruce Dern  •  Dennis Hopper

The Bait (1973)

Tracy Fleming is a widowed police officer, with a young son, who has risen to the role of plainclothes operative. After six women have been raped and killed, Fleming agrees to go undercover in an effort to make herself a target for the killer. The climax places her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonard Horn
CAST:  Donna Mills  •  Michael Constantine  •  William Devane  •  Arlene Golonka

Tracy Fleming is a widowed police officer, with a young son, who has risen to the role of plainclothes operative. After six women have been raped and killed, Fleming agrees to go undercover in an effort to make herself a target for the killer. The climax places her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonard Horn
CAST:  Donna Mills  •  Michael Constantine  •  William Devane  •  Arlene Golonka

Why Would I Lie? (1980)

Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Peerce
CAST:  Treat Williams  •  Lisa Eichhorn  •  Gabriel Macht  •  Susan Heldfond

Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy called Jorge (with a 'J') who was taken from his mother. Cletus sets out to reunite Jorge with his mother, but to do so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Peerce
CAST:  Treat Williams  •  Lisa Eichhorn  •  Gabriel Macht  •  Susan Heldfond

All Night Long (1981)

Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour drugstore. After he suggests to his teenage son Freddie that he stop having an affair with suburban housewife Cheryl Gibbons, who is a distant cousin, Cheryl tries to seduce ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Tramont
CAST:  Gene Hackman  •  Barbra Streisand  •  Diane Ladd  •  Dennis Quaid

Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour drugstore. After he suggests to his teenage son Freddie that he stop having an affair with suburban housewife Cheryl Gibbons, who is a distant cousin, Cheryl tries to seduce ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Tramont
CAST:  Gene Hackman  •  Barbra Streisand  •  Diane Ladd  •  Dennis Quaid

Tammy and the Doctor (1963)

Tammy becomes a nurse's aide, works in a hospital, cares for an old rich woman, and causes romantic commotion in the life of Dr. Mark Cheswick.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Keller
CAST:  Sandra Dee  •  Peter Fonda  •  Macdonald Carey  •  Margaret Lindsay

Tammy becomes a nurse's aide, works in a hospital, cares for an old rich woman, and causes romantic commotion in the life of Dr. Mark Cheswick.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Keller
CAST:  Sandra Dee  •  Peter Fonda  •  Macdonald Carey  •  Margaret Lindsay

The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)

The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to have died several months previously, starts appearing around town just before her parents are found mysteriously dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Antonio
CAST:  Andy Griffith  •  Jonathan Banks  •  James Cromwell  •  Mitzi Hoag

The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to have died several months previously, starts appearing around town just before her parents are found mysteriously dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Antonio
CAST:  Andy Griffith  •  Jonathan Banks  •  James Cromwell  •  Mitzi Hoag

Deadly Game (1977)

A military convoy is transporting something apparently for disposal. They pass by Sheriff Abel Marsh's town and they are passing by property that's owned by Amy Franklin who is the girlfriend of Abel's deputy, Malcolm. Before they know it, everything around the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lane Slate
CAST:  Andy Griffith  •  Mitzi Hoag  •  James Cromwell  •  Claude Earl Jones

A military convoy is transporting something apparently for disposal. They pass by Sheriff Abel Marsh's town and they are passing by property that's owned by Amy Franklin who is the girlfriend of Abel's deputy, Malcolm. Before they know it, everything around the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lane Slate
CAST:  Andy Griffith  •  Mitzi Hoag  •  James Cromwell  •  Claude Earl Jones

Murder in Texas (1981)

Dramatization of the sensational Texas court case of the late '60s involving a noted Houston plastic surgeon accused of doing away with his socially prominent first wife in order to marry someone else.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hale
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Sam Elliott  •  Farrah Fawcett  •  Andy Griffith

Dramatization of the sensational Texas court case of the late '60s involving a noted Houston plastic surgeon accused of doing away with his socially prominent first wife in order to marry someone else.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Hale
CAST:  Katharine Ross  •  Sam Elliott  •  Farrah Fawcett  •  Andy Griffith

Hometown U.S.A. (1979)

High school loser Rodney C. Duckworth (Gary Springer) is known as The Rodent until one unforgettable night when he borrows a cherry-new Chevy convertible and goes cruising for the girl of his dreams. With help of dim greaser Calhoun (David Wilson), hot-rodder T.J. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Baer Jr.
CAST:  Gary Springer  •  David Wilson  •  Brian Kerwin  •  Pat Delaney

High school loser Rodney C. Duckworth (Gary Springer) is known as The Rodent until one unforgettable night when he borrows a cherry-new Chevy convertible and goes cruising for the girl of his dreams. With help of dim greaser Calhoun (David Wilson), hot-rodder T.J. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Baer Jr.
CAST:  Gary Springer  •  David Wilson  •  Brian Kerwin  •  Pat Delaney

Pieces of Dreams (1970)

A young priest questions his faith after he falls in love with a social worker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  Robert Forster  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Will Geer  •  Ivor Francis

A young priest questions his faith after he falls in love with a social worker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  Robert Forster  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Will Geer  •  Ivor Francis

Play It as It Lays (1972)

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Tuesday Weld  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Adam Roarke  •  Tammy Grimes

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather work on his career than on his relationship with her, numbs herself with drugs and sex with strangers. Only her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Perry
CAST:  Tuesday Weld  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Adam Roarke  •  Tammy Grimes

Devil's Angels (1967)

A gang of outlaw bikers strike a bargain with the Sheriff of a small beach town; let them stay and the town is safe. But a local girl strays into their lair and sets off a full-scale war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  John Cassavetes  •  Beverly Adams  •  Mimsy Farmer  •  Maurice McEndree

A gang of outlaw bikers strike a bargain with the Sheriff of a small beach town; let them stay and the town is safe. But a local girl strays into their lair and sets off a full-scale war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Haller
CAST:  John Cassavetes  •  Beverly Adams  •  Mimsy Farmer  •  Maurice McEndree

Second Sight: A Love Story (1984)

Alexandra McKay is a woman who's been blind for twenty years and is afraid that people will just try to get close to her because of her condition, so she ultimately stays to herself and her trusty guide dog, Emma. When Richard Chapman enters her life, a romance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Korty
CAST:  Elizabeth Montgomery  •  Barry Newman  •  Nicholas Pryor  •  Michael Horton

Alexandra McKay is a woman who's been blind for twenty years and is afraid that people will just try to get close to her because of her condition, so she ultimately stays to herself and her trusty guide dog, Emma. When Richard Chapman enters her life, a romance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Korty
CAST:  Elizabeth Montgomery  •  Barry Newman  •  Nicholas Pryor  •  Michael Horton

Cover Me Babe (1970)

Student filmmaker lets nothing stand in the way of his getting a studio contract.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel Black
CAST:  Robert Forster  •  Sondra Locke  •  Susanne Benton  •  Robert Fields

Student filmmaker lets nothing stand in the way of his getting a studio contract.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel Black
CAST:  Robert Forster  •  Sondra Locke  •  Susanne Benton  •  Robert Fields

The Five of Me (1981)

Henry Hawksworth (David Birney) is a man menaced by a multiple personality. There is Dana, the conservative family man; Johnny, violent and sociopathic; Peter, creative and childish; and Phil, protective and unemotional. "Dana" falls in love with Ann (Dee Wallace) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  David Birney  •  Dee Wallace  •  Mitchell Ryan  •  John McLiam

Henry Hawksworth (David Birney) is a man menaced by a multiple personality. There is Dana, the conservative family man; Johnny, violent and sociopathic; Peter, creative and childish; and Phil, protective and unemotional. "Dana" falls in love with Ann (Dee Wallace) ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  David Birney  •  Dee Wallace  •  Mitchell Ryan  •  John McLiam

Hit Lady (1974)

At a Texas barbecue, a pretty woman chats up a wealthy rancher, and soon they're off on a horseback ride. Before she shoots him on an isolated road, she gives him a minute to reflect on who he might have offended on his rise to the top. She's Angela de Vries, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tracy Keenan Wynn
CAST:  Yvette Mimieux  •  Joseph Campanella  •  Clu Gulager  •  Dack Rambo

At a Texas barbecue, a pretty woman chats up a wealthy rancher, and soon they're off on a horseback ride. Before she shoots him on an isolated road, she gives him a minute to reflect on who he might have offended on his rise to the top. She's Angela de Vries, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tracy Keenan Wynn
CAST:  Yvette Mimieux  •  Joseph Campanella  •  Clu Gulager  •  Dack Rambo

The Suicide (1978)

A young boy, abandoned by his father and supported by a blindly optimistic mother, struggles to fit in at his new school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todd Haynes
CAST:  David Blaikie  •  Bonnie Solow  •  Trudy Felton  •  Ellyn Marcus

A young boy, abandoned by his father and supported by a blindly optimistic mother, struggles to fit in at his new school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Todd Haynes
CAST:  David Blaikie  •  Bonnie Solow  •  Trudy Felton  •  Ellyn Marcus

Cocoon (1968)

In this pilot film to the "Hawaii Five-0" television series, special law officer Steve McGarrett tracks down Red Chinese operatives and their spy ring in Honolulu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Jack Lord  •  Nancy Kwan  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Andrew Duggan

In this pilot film to the "Hawaii Five-0" television series, special law officer Steve McGarrett tracks down Red Chinese operatives and their spy ring in Honolulu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  Jack Lord  •  Nancy Kwan  •  Leslie Nielsen  •  Andrew Duggan