John McMartin — Actor (12)
Dream Lover (1986) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Dream Lover
director: Alan J. Pakula actor: Kristy McNichol / Ben Masters
other title: Pesadilla sin retorno
After she's been attacked in her apartment, Cathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected results.
Murrow (1986) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Murrow
director: Jack Gold actor: Daniel J. Travanti / Robert Vaughn
Follow legendary news reporter/commentator from his radio broadcasts from the rooftops of London during the Blitz to his TV documentary series "See It Now" and his confrontations with the Senator from Wisconsin that helped put an end to the witch-hunts.
Day One (1989) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Day One
other title: Die Bombe / Day one
Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to head the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, where the bomb is built. As World War II draws to a close, Szilard has second thoughts about atomic weapons, and policy makers debate how and when to use the bomb.
Thieves (1977) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Thieves
director: John Berry actor: Marlo Thomas / Charles Grodin
other title: Ich habe recht und du bist schuld / Ahora me toca a mí
Martin and Sally Cramer grew up on the hardscrabble Lower East Side, where Sally still teaches; meanwhile, Martin's the head of a fancy private school. Romantic dalliances with others convince them that they're meant to be together despite their differences, a decision that's cemented, oddly enough, by an over-the-top argument that draws the police.
Fear on Trial (1975) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Fear on Trial
other title: Proceso al miedo
The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the resultant trial, and Faulk's victory, helped to put an end to the blacklisting period.
Who's That Girl (1987) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Who's That Girl
director: James Foley actor: Madonna / Griffin Dunne
other title: Quem é Essa Garota? / ¿Quién es esa chica?
An uptight New York City tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down one day when he's asked to escort a feisty free-spirited ex-convict who asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime.
The Last Ninja (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Last Ninja
director: William A. Graham actor: Mako / Nancy Kwan
other title: L'ultimo dei ninja / Le Dernier Ninja
A successful art dealer is sought out by law enforcement after terrorists take some scientists hostage. Finding no possible solution, a law enforcement agent approaches the dealer (Beck). Mr. Cosmo, the agent believes the dealer to be linked to the ninja responsible for tracking down criminals and serving them justice. Mr. Cosmo hopes that the ninja's seemingly supernatural skills will remedy this impossible hostage situation.
Native Son (1986) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Native Son
director: Jerrold Freedman actor: Victor Love / Matt Dillon
other title: Paura / Un enfant du pays
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
A Thousand Clowns (1965) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
A Thousand Clowns
director: Fred Coe actor: Jason Robards / Barry Gordon
other title: L'incredibile Murray / Tausend Clowns
Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has gloried in his Uncle's iconoclastic approach to life, tries to play mediator. But when he succeeds, he is alarmed by the uncle's willingness to cave in to society in order to save the relationship.