William Griffis
Actor · 1917 – 1998 · Hollywood, California, USA
Movies6
Movie6.3FantasyComedyLarry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..
Mr. Destiny
1990 · 237 votes
Movie5.9TV MovieDramaRetired cop Mike Halligan decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white Christmas in New York is like. But a sudden fatal heart attack derails those plans, and Halligan makes a deal with the Archangel of Heaven to return to Earth for a week until Christmas in order to give his grandson the seasonal glories of New York City.
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984 · 8 votes
Movie7.2FamilyDramaIn this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotion when he claims to be the real St. Nick. Forced to prove his sanity, he is taken to court where he must convince the judge and his friends that he actually is Santa Claus. The faith of one skeptical little girl (Susan Gordon) and a Christmas miracle are the keys to his true identity.
Miracle On 34th Street
1959 · 4 votes
Movie5.1HorrorScience FictionAn atomic explosion awakens Gammera, a giant fire breathing turtle monster from his millions of years of hibernation.
Gammera the Invincible
1966 · 36 votes
Movie6.3ComedyScience FictionA group of scientists take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwashing experiment and try to convince him that he is a living being from another planet.
Simon
1980 · 24 votes
Movie8.0DramaThe story of a mentally handicapped middle-aged man and how he, and his elderly parents who must take care of him, manage to get along in New York City.
Andy
1965 · 2 votes
Series2
TV7.3CrimeDramaA bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Kojak
1973 · 155 votes
TV7.2DocumentaryDramaBased on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and close each show but the permanent narrator drives the plot line and a featured actor dramatizes the reporter's role.
The Big Story
1949 · 4 votes