James Farentino — Actor (11)
The Cradle Will Fall (1983) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Cradle Will Fall
other title: Satan in Weiß
Kathy DeMaio checks into the hospital and thinks she sees a body being loaded into the trunk of a car. When the body turns up later and the murderer, Dr. Highley, thinks that DeMaio can identify him, her life is put in jeopardy. Originally made for television and adapted from a novel by Mary Higgins Clark, the interesting twist to this thriller is that several cast members of the daytime soap opera "Guiding Light" play those same roles here.
The Longest Night (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Longest Night
director: Jack Smight actor: David Janssen / James Farentino
The daughter of a wealthy family is kidnapped and imprisoned underground in a custom-built, ventilated coffin while her family and the police search for her. But the battery that powers the ventilation is running out of juice and the ransom drop has been botched. This movie was originally shown as an ABC Movie of the Week on September 12, 1972. The story is based on the 1968 kidnapping of Barbara Mackle by Gary Krist.
Me, Natalie (1969) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Me, Natalie
director: Fred Coe actor: Patty Duke / James Farentino
other title: Uma Garota Avançada / Ich, Natalie
Since she was a child, Natalie Miller has always thought she was an ugly ducking. Despite her mother's encouragement that she will grow up to be pretty, Natalie has never believed it will happen. She runs away to Greenwich Village to find herself and discovers a vibrant bohemian counterculture.
License to Kill (1986) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
License to Kill
director: Jud Taylor actor: James Farentino / Penny Fuller
other title: Diritto alla vita / L'Amour brisé
A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (1990) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
director: Dick Lowry actor: James Farentino / Steven Weber
other title: Tödlicher Schnee / Un flic à abattre
A look at the dangerous and bizarre life of an undercover cop who lives on the edge and the strife and heartbreak that comes with the job. There is also a tremendous amount of guilt and psychological pain when an undercover sting goes bad and they lose a comrade in the line of duty.
Her Alibi (1989) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Her Alibi
other title: Alibi seducente / Falsk Alibi
A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.