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Brett Halsey is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 20 june 1933 at Santa Ana (USA)
Brett Halsey (born Charles Oliver Hand on June 20, 1933, in Santa Ana, California) is an American film actor, sometimes credited as Montgomery Ford. He had a prolific career in B pictures and in European-made feature films. He originated the role of John Abbott on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, a role he filled only from May 1980 to March 1981, when he was replaced by Jerry Douglas.
Halsey is a great-nephew of the United States Navy Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.,
aka Bull Halsey, commander of the Pacific Allied naval forces during WWII. Universal Pictures selected Brett Halsey's acting name from the admiral.
From 1960 to 1962, Halsey was married to Italian actress Luciana Paluzzi. They had one son, Christian. In 1961, the two co-starred as a newlywed couple in the film, Return to Peyton Place. In 1964, Halsey married the popular German actress and singer Heidi Brühl. They had two children, son Clayton Alexander Siegfried and daughter Nicole. They were divorced in 1976. Toward the end of the 1990s, Halsey moved to San José, Costa Rica, to teach film acting. He now resides in Laguna Hills with his fourth wife, Victoria (née Korda), granddaughter of Alexander Korda. He writes and makes occasional film appearances.
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Brett Halsey
Brett Halsey (born Charles Oliver Hand on June 20, 1933, in Santa Ana, California) is an American film actor, sometimes credited as Montgomery Ford. He had a prolific career in B pictures and in European-made feature films. He originated the role of John Abbott on the soap opera The Young and the Restless, a role he filled only from May 1980 to March 1981, when he was replaced by Jerry Douglas.
Halsey is a great-nephew of the United States Navy Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr.,
aka Bull Halsey, commander of the Pacific Allied naval forces during WWII. Universal Pictures selected Brett Halsey's acting name from the admiral.
Biography
In 1954, Halsey married Renate Hoy, an actress who had won the Miss Germany contest that year, and who appeared in such films as The Sea Chase with John Wayne. They had two children, son Charles Oliver Hand, Jr. (a.k.a. Rock Halsey or Rock Bottom of the notorious Los Angeles punk rock band, Rock Bottom and the Spys) and daughter, Tracy Leigh. Halsey and Hoy divorced in 1959.From 1960 to 1962, Halsey was married to Italian actress Luciana Paluzzi. They had one son, Christian. In 1961, the two co-starred as a newlywed couple in the film, Return to Peyton Place. In 1964, Halsey married the popular German actress and singer Heidi Brühl. They had two children, son Clayton Alexander Siegfried and daughter Nicole. They were divorced in 1976. Toward the end of the 1990s, Halsey moved to San José, Costa Rica, to teach film acting. He now resides in Laguna Hills with his fourth wife, Victoria (née Korda), granddaughter of Alexander Korda. He writes and makes occasional film appearances.
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The Seventh Sword (1962)
Directed by Riccardo Freda
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Brett Halsey, Giulio Bosetti, Béatrice Altariba, Gabriele Antonini, Gabriele Tinti, Anita Todesco
Roles Don Carlos de Bazan
Rating65%
Don Carlos de Bazan découvre que le duc de Saavedra (un parent) a profité de son absence pour le déposséder de ses biens. Il découvre que ce dernier fomente un complot contre le roi Philippe III
Return to Peyton Place (1961)
, 2h3Directed by José Ferrer, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Carol Lynley, Tuesday Weld, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker, Mary Astor, Robert Sterling
Roles Theodore "Ted" Carter
Rating59%
The film takes place some eight to ten years after the events of the original Mark Robson movie.
The Girl in Lovers Lane (1960)
, 1h18Directed by Roger Corman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Brett Halsey, Joyce Meadows, Jack Elam, Emile Meyer, Del Monroe
Roles Bix Dugan
Rating31%
Desire in the Dust (1960)
, 1h42Directed by William F. Claxton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Raymond Burr, Martha Hyer, Joan Bennett, Brett Halsey, Ed Binns, Douglas Fowley
Roles Dr. Ned Thomas
Rating59%
Lonnie Wilson (Ken Scott), the son of a sharecropper, Zuba Wilson (Douglas Fowley), returns to his small southern hometown of Clinton, Louisiana after spending six years on the chain-gang for killing Colonel Ben Marquand's son, Davey, in an automobile accident. He revives his love affair with Melinda Marquand (Martha Hyer), who is now Mrs. Melinda Thomas, having married Dr. Ned Thomas (Brett Halsey) while Lonnie was serving time in her place for the accident she caused.
The Atomic Submarine (1959)
, 1h12Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films
Actors Dick Foran, Arthur Franz, Brett Halsey, Tom Conway, Bob Steele, Victor Varconi
Roles Carl Neilson Jr.
Rating52%
A brief opening prologue describes how in 1909 Robert Peary had trouble reaching the North Pole, while postulating that Peary would have been amazed to see how in just a few decades the very same pole had become a major thoroughfare for civilian and military shipping; a futuristic prediction of cargo-carrying atomic submarines then follows. One of those submarines is destroyed by a mysterious undersea light. The loss of this and several other cargo ships alarms the world. Governments temporarily close the polar route and convene an emergency meeting at The Pentagon.
The Best of Everything (1959)
, 2h1Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Hope Lange, Diane Baker, Suzy Parker, Joan Crawford, Robert Evans, Stephen Boyd
Roles Eddie Harris
Rating65%
Caroline Bender (Lange) is an ambitious young secretary in a publishing firm who, when jilted, finds consolation in the arms of editor Mike Rice (Boyd). Gregg Adams (Parker) is a typist and an aspiring actress romantically involved with stage director David Savage (Jourdan). When the director dumps her, she is devastated, falls from a fire escape while lurking outside his apartment, and dies.
Jet Over The Atlantic (1959)
, 1h35Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Guy Madison, Virginia Mayo, George Raft, Ilona Massey, George Macready, Margaret Lindsay
Roles Dr. Vanderbird
Rating56%
Wanted on a charge of murder, Brett Matton (Guy Madison), a war veteran, has fled the country to Spain, where he has been living for two years and is engaged to wed Jean Gurney (Virginia Mayo), a former showgirl. FBI Agent Stafford (George Raft) arrives in Spain to arrest Brett and bring him back to the U.S.
The Last Blitzkrieg (1959)
, 1h24Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Van Johnson, Dick York, Kerwin Mathews, Larry Storch, Lise Bourdin, Leon Askin
Roles Captain Levin
Rating58%
Several American GIs plan an escape from a German prisoner-of-war camp. Among them is a German, Lt. Hans von Kroner, known to them as Sgt. Richardson, who is working undercover, spying on the prisoners and polishing up his American English. Reporting the escape plan to the Camp Commandant, Von Kroner is told he is being removed from the camp as part of a top secret project gathering all fluent English-speaking members of the Wehrmacht for an unstated reason.
Return of the Fly (1959)
, 1h20Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Cyberpunk films, Children's films
Actors Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, David Frankham, John Sutton, Dan Seymour, Danielle De Metz
Roles Philippe Delambre
Rating57%
Phillipe Delambre (Brett Halsey) is determined to vindicate his father by successfully completing the experiment he had worked on. His uncle Francois (Vincent Price) refuses to help. Phillipe hires Alan Hines from Delambre Frere and uses his own finances, but the funds run out before the equipment is complete. When Phillipe threatens to sell his half of Delambre Frere, Francois relents and funds the completion. After some adjustments, they use the transporter to "store" and later re-materialize test animals.
Blood and Steel (1959)
, 1h3Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors John Rollin Lupton, James Edwards, Brett Halsey, Clarence Lung, James Hong
Roles Jim
Rating42%
The Cry Baby Killer (1958)
, 1h10Directed by Roger Corman, Jus Addiss
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Harry Lauter, Jack Nicholson, Mickey Rooney, Brett Halsey, Bill Erwin, Roger Corman
Roles Manny Cole
Rating51%
Seventeen-year-old juvenile delinquent, Jimmy Walker panics after he thinks he has committed manslaughter while fighting with a couple of teenage hoodlums. Walker then takes several people hostage, one a small infant, and threatens them if they try to escape. All the while police have Walker surrounded and prepare to rescue the hostages.
I Want to Live! (1958)
, 2hDirected by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Theodore Bikel, Virginia Vincent, Wesley Lau, Philip Coolidge
Roles Sailor at party (uncredited)
Rating74%
The film tells the story of the life and execution of Barbara Graham (Hayward) a prostitute and convicted perjurer. Graham is the product of a broken home, and works luring men into fixed card games.
High School Hellcats (1958)
, 1h9Directed by Edward Bernds
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Brett Halsey, Yvonne Fedderson, Rhoda Williams, Viola Harris, Bobby Anderson, Tommy Cook
Roles Mike Landers
Rating56%
Joyce Martin is a transfer student at her new school. On her first day, she is seized up by the leader of the Hellcats, Connie. For her first test of initiation, Joyce is tricked into wearing slacks to school even though it is verboten by school policy. During class, the teacher asks Joyce to be the blackboard volunteer. Joyce reluctantly gets up and Miss Davis asks her why she is wearing slacks. Flustered for an answer with the Hellcats looking on, Joyce runs out of the classroom and leaves school premises. She finds her way to a nearby coffeeshop. She meets the coffee shop employee, Mike, a college student who takes night classes, as he must financially support himself.
Submarine Seahawk (1958)
, 1h23Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Bentley, Brett Halsey, Paul Maxwell, Nicky Blair, Edmund F. Cobb
Roles Lt. (J. G.) David Shore
Rating49%
Captain Turner (John Bentley) and his crew patrol the Pacific for enemy ships. An expert on Japanese naval ships, Turner is assigned to gather reconnaissance information. As his crew grows restless for battle, the captain must convince the men their mission will ultimately lead to defeating the enemy.
Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
, 1h33Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes French war films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Aviation films, Political films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Tab Hunter, David Janssen, Will Hutchins, Etchika Choureau, Paul Fix, Marcel Dalio
Roles Frank Baylies
Rating55%
Thad Walker (Tab Hunter), a spoiled, rich kid from Boston, who had gotten in serious trouble with the law, fled to France to join the French Foreign Legion in World War I. In Paris, with companions, "Duke" Sinclair (David Janssen), Dave Putnam (Will Hutchins), Tom Hitchcock (Jody McCrea) and Bill Wellman (William Wellman Jr.), the boys stop at a bar and learn of the recent formation of the Lafayette Escadrille made up of American volunteer pilots who fly for France. The group of expatriates join up and learn to fly on training aircraft before becoming combat pilots.