
Joseph Leon
Actor · 1918 – 2001 · New York City, New York, USA
Movies16
Movie7.3DramaRomanceStingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.
Sophie's Choice
1982 · 968 votes
Movie6.6ComedyMonty Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit $300 million if he can successfully spend $30 million in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!
Brewster's Millions
1985 · 698 votes
Movie7.6DramaNew York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
Sweet Smell of Success
1957 · 605 votes
Movie6.4CrimeThrillerCool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Shaft
1971 · 439 votes
Movie5.2HorrorThrillerA reluctant bride-to-be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a hard-boiled renegade cop whose bride had been killed years before tries to hunt the killer down before it is too late.
He Knows You're Alone
1980 · 78 votes
Movie5.5ComedyRomanceArthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a child. As their marriage suffers, Arthur plans for a way to get his money back, but first he must sober up and get a real job.
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988 · 163 votes
Movie5.9DramaA married couple struggle with the realities of their imperfect marriage as they fight to save and rehabilitate their teenage daughter from a life of drug addiction and ultimate committal to a mental ward.
The People Next Door
1970 · 19 votes
Movie4.6ComedyRomanceA television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants to marry with a young writer.
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980 · 17 votes
Movie6.3DramaThis autobiographical story traces the career of playwright Moss Hart. Moss struggles as a dramatic writer until he concentrates his efforts on writing comedy. He suffers through a series of professional and romantic failures before a meeting with George S. Kaufman which changes his fortunes.
Act One
1963 · 5 votes
Movie6.6DramaThe fictionalized story of Daniel, the son of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed as Soviet spies in the 1950s. As a graduate student in New York in the 1960s, Daniel is involved in the antiwar protest movement and contrasts his experiences to the memory of his parents and his belief that they were wrongfully convicted.
Daniel
1983 · 37 votes
Movie5.4ComedyA young, millionaire rock promoter creates a new boy/girl team for his teen TV dance show. Will the ambitious go-go dancer and has-been pop star fall in love for real?
The Cool Ones
1967 · 7 votes
Movie5.3DramaTV MovieAn unlucky horse trainer, Frank Butler, wins big at the track and buys his 16-year old daughter a horse to salvage their relationship. When Frank is hurt prior to the opening race, Jo must go it alone.
My Old Man
1979 · 3 votes
Movie6.0DramaHistoryA dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois.
Skokie
1981 · 1 votes
Movie9.0CrimeFamilyMolly McCue becomes bored with her quiet, suburban life and fantasizes about becoming a detective. She gets her chance when the urn containing the ashes of her recently departed grandfather is stolen. Molly joins forces with a reluctant New York City police detective who has been assigned to find the missing urn. The two are puzzled over finding a motive for the theft until their case collides with the biggest mystery under investigation in New York City at the time. In the end, a special friendship grows between the two mystery solvers.
Almost Partners
1987 · 1 votes
Movie6.0ComedyRomanceWhen each is unlucky at love, a TV writer-director and a research scientist begin seeing each other.
Cold Feet
1984 · 5 votes
Movie8.0ComedyBoy has a scary visit to the barber
My First Haircut
1988 · 1 votes
Series3
TV7.3CrimeDramaA bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Kojak
1973 · 154 votes
TV5.0DramaAnn, a former chorus girl marries above herself into a rich society family, but her mother-in-law regards her with great suspicion from the start. When Ann shoots her husband dead, claiming she thought he was a prowler, the older Mrs. Grenville decides to back the woman she despises, to protect the family image.
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987 · 5 votes
TV7.5DramaA medical drama set in a New England psychiatric clinic includes father-and-son discord between the head of the facility and its business manager.
Hothouse
1988 · 2 votes