
John Brinkley
Actor · 1931 – 2012
Born in Hartford, Conn., John Brinkley spent two years in the Air Force, where he served in the far East. Returning to New York, the next few years were consumed with study at the Academy of Dramatic Arts and working professionally with the New York Shakespeare Guild and in various off-Broadway productions, including 'The Big Story.' After arriving in Los Angeles, Brinkley almost immediately received the starring part in the legitimate stage production of 'A View From The Bride' at the Players Ring. He next co-starred with Chico Marx in 'Fifth Season.' He appeared on television in such shows as 'Matinee Theatre,' and in the filmed series 'Annapolis,' 'The Silent Service' and 'Perry Mason.' Acclaimed as one of Hollywood's top teenage actors, Brinkley's versatility and talents provoked an audience reaction similar to that stimulated by the late James Dean, to whom he was often compared. On March 10, 1958 Brinkley married Maila Nurmi of 'Vampira' fame; the couple divorced only three years later. Brinkley died November 14, 2012.
Movies9
Movie6.6ComedyHorrorNerdy Walter Paisley, a maladroit busboy at a beatnik café who doesn't fit in with the cool scene around him, attempts to woo his beautiful co-worker, Carla, by making a bust of her. When his klutziness results in the death of his landlady's cat, he panics and hides its body under a layer of plaster. But when Carla and her friends enthuse over the resulting artwork, Walter decides to create some bigger and more elaborate pieces using the same artistic process.
A Bucket of Blood
1959 · 170 votes
Movie5.2Science FictionHorrorAn "unknown force" declares war against planet Earth when the United Nations disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling the first satellite in the atmosphere.
War of the Satellites
1958 · 40 votes
Movie4.0AdventureScience FictionRoger Corman's post-holocaust quickie about an adolescent tribesman who dares to explore the feared "forbidden zone."
Teenage Cave Man
1958 · 26 votes
Movie5.0ActionCooperating with the police in order to revenge his father's death, Frank joins a youth syndicate master-minded by the sadistic Alex. When members become suspicious, Frank must cooperate with the gang activities in order to prove his loyalty. Now personally involved and unable to contact the law or his girl friend, Frank's true identity is revealed to brutal leader whose anger he must now face. Meanwhile the selfish disloyalty of the boss is revealed and in bitter hatred the most trusting youth of the syndicate turns on the leader.
T-Bird Gang
1959 · 11 votes
Movie6.5CrimeDramaWayne, Jan, and Dino try pulling off a heist of a lumber company's payroll, and everything seems to go wrong right from the beginning, in spite of Dino's expertise. The trio take off for the woods in Canada with Wayne suffering from a wound and the law in hot pursuit. To complicate matters slightly there is a romantic tie-up with Jan, someone too tough and efficient to be easily won over.
Valley of the Redwoods
1960 · 2 votes
Movie5.4CrimeDramaThe Black Widows, a teenage girl gang, find one of their number killed. They blame her murder on Barbara, the on-again-off-again girlfriend of the leader of rival gang The Vandals. As the gangs prepare for a fight, we take a glimpse into their tumultuous home lives.
Teenage Doll
1957 · 17 votes
Movie6.7CrimeIn this violent drama, a young juvenile delinquent gets into more trouble when he gets involved with a gang that steals auto parts and resells them on the black market to pay for their beer parties. It looks as if he might actually turn his life around after he meets a good-hearted woman, when he decides to run a final game of chicken against a juvenile delinquent girl who gets killed in the ensuing crash. The terrified boy then takes his girlfriend and splits. He is later shot-down by the police. Later the authorities learn that the boy was set upon his crooked path by policemen who beat him when he was younger.
Hot Car Girl
1958 · 3 votes
Movie6.6CrimeDramaThe rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante. A crime boss appears before a Senate subcommittee. A flashbacks tell his story.
I, Mobster
1959 · 7 votes
Movie4.6DramaWarNative girl helps US Seabees free her villagers from Japanese troops.
Blood and Steel
1959 · 7 votes
Series1
TV7.0WesternThe Westerner is an American Western series that aired on NBC from September to December 1960. Created by Sam Peckinpah, the series was produced by Four Star Television. The Westerner stars Brian Keith as Dave Blassingame and features John Dehner as semi-regular Burgundy Smith.
The Westerner
1960 · 11 votes