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Peter Brocco is a Actor American born on 15 january 1903 at Reading (USA)

Peter Brocco

Peter Brocco
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Nationality USA
Birth 15 january 1903 at Reading (USA)
Death 19 december 1992 (at 89 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Peter Brocco (January 16, 1903 – December 20, 1992) was an American film and TV character actor for nearly 60 years.

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Filmography of Peter Brocco (99 films)

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Other People's Money, 1h40
Directed by Norman Jewison
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller, Piper Laurie, Dean Jones, Tom Aldredge
Roles Garfield's Office Valet
Rating61% 3.0992553.0992553.0992553.0992553.099255
Lawrence "Larry the Liquidator" Garfield (Danny DeVito) is a successful corporate raider who has become rich buying up companies and selling off their assets. With the help of a computerized stock analyzing program, Garfield has identified New England Wire & Cable as his next target. The struggling company is run by the benevolent and folksy Andrew "Jorgy" Jorgenson (Gregory Peck) and is the primary employer in its small Rhode Island town.
The War of the Roses, 1h56
Directed by Danny DeVito
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Marianne Sägebrecht, Dan Castellaneta, Sean Astin
Roles Elderly Mourner
Rating68% 3.400643.400643.400643.400643.40064
Lawyer Gavin D'Amato is in his office discussing a divorce case with a client. Noticing the man's determination to divorce his wife, Gavin decides to tell him the story of one of his clients, a personal friend of his.
Throw Momma from the Train, 1h24
Directed by Danny DeVito
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Billy Crystal, Danny DeVito, Kim Greist, Kate Mulgrew, Anne Ramsey, Branford Marsalis
Roles Old Man
Rating62% 3.1491353.1491353.1491353.1491353.149135
Novelist Larry Donner (Billy Crystal) struggles with writer's block due to his resentment towards his ex-wife Margaret (Kate Mulgrew), who stole his book and garnered mainstream success and critical acclaim with it. Owen Lift (Danny DeVito) is a timid, middle-aged fellow who still lives with his overbearing, abusive and paranoid mother (Anne Ramsey). Owen fantasizes about killing his mother but can't summon the courage to bring his desires into fruition. As a student in Larry's community college writing class, Owen is given advice by Larry to view an Alfred Hitchcock film to gain some insight into plot development for his mystery stories. He sees Strangers on a Train, in which two strangers conspire to commit a murder for each other, figuring their lack of connection to the victim will, in theory, establish a perfect alibi. Having overheard Larry's public rant that he wished his ex-wife dead, Owen forms a plan to kill Margaret, believing that Larry will, in return, kill his mother.
The Ratings Game, 1h42
Directed by Danny DeVito
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Huntz Hall, Cisse Cameron, Gerrit Graham, Kevin McCarthy
Roles Vic's Tailor
Rating58% 2.946792.946792.946792.946792.94679
Vic DeSalvo (Danny DeVito) and his brother Goody are successful New Jersey trucking magnates, but Vic has a desire to make it big as a Hollywood producer. He hawks his scripts and ideas from one network executive to another, but he is turned down at each attempt.
Twilight Zone: The Movie, 1h41
Directed by Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller, John Landis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion
Actors Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Burgess Meredith, Scatman Crothers, John Larroquette, John Lithgow
Roles Mr. Mute
Rating64% 3.200723.200723.200723.200723.20072
Une route déserte, au beau milieu de la nuit. Dans une voiture, deux hommes jouent à se faire peur.
A Time for Dying, 1h7
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Victor Jory, Beatrice Kay, Robert Random, Peter Brocco, Burt Mustin
Roles Seth
Rating57% 2.8555552.8555552.8555552.8555552.855555
Cass Bunning (Richard Lapp), a farm boy with a talent for shooting, meets up with Nellie (Anne Randall), a naive woman from the East, who has been lured West by the promise of a waitressing job which turns out to be in a brothel. Cass helps Nellie escape and two are forced into marriage with each other by Judge Roy Bean (Victor Jory). Cass decides to become a bounty hunter. He crosses with Jesse James (Audie Murphy) who, impressed by Cass' shooting, suggests he join his gang, but Cass wants to stay at his new job. Cass is killed in a shoot out with the outlaw Billy Pimple (Bob Random), and Neillie is forced into prostitution.
Fighting Back, 1h38
Directed by Lewis Teague
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin, Yaphet Kotto, David Rasche, Earle Hyman
Roles Donato
Rating59% 2.9988352.9988352.9988352.9988352.998835
The film opens with Philadelphia TV reporters viewing and broadcasting a news story about violence in society. With the increase in crime, Philadelphia is becoming unsafe. Proud Italian-American John D'Angelo (Tom Skerritt) runs a deli in town. While driving with his wife, Lisa (Patti LuPone), D'Angelo comes across a pimp known as Eldorado (Pete Richardson) brutalizing one of his prostitutes. John's wife confronts the pimp and the pimp chases the D'Angelos, ramming his car into the back of the D'Angelos' vehicle, injuring Lisa and killing their unborn baby. John's mother Vera (Gina DeAngles) is assaulted in the neighborhood.
Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again, 1h27
Directed by Jerry Belson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Musical theatre, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Comedy science fiction films
Actors Mark Blankfield, Bess Armstrong, Tim Thomerson, Krista Errickson, Cassandra Peterson, Peter Brocco
Roles Hubert Howes
Rating59% 2.996682.996682.996682.996682.99668
Brilliant surgeon Daniel Jekyll (Mark Blankfield) dedicates himself to medical research, hoping to unlock man's animal nature and increase his capacity for self-healing. Jekyll accidentally creates a white powder which, when inhaled through the nose, temporarily turns him into a completely uninhibited sex maniac who calls himself Mister Hyde. Jekyll can't bring himself to throw away the drug or to stop taking it, and Hyde's escapades play havoc with Jekyll's life. At the very end, the corpse of Robert Louis Stevenson is seen literally spinning in his grave.
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, 1h55
Directed by Richard Lester
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Buddy films, Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Tom Berenger, William Katt, Michael C. Gwynne, Peter Weller, Jeff Corey, Brian Dennehy
Roles Old Robber
Rating56% 2.8461452.8461452.8461452.8461452.846145
A young Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid are wannabe outlaws who find that breaking the law is not as easy as it seems.
The One and Only, 1h37
Directed by Carl Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Films about television
Actors Henry Winkler, Kim Darby, Gene Saks, William Daniels, Harold Gould, Hervé Villechaize
Roles Autograph Hound
Rating58% 2.903242.903242.903242.903242.90324
At a midwestern college, student Mary Crawford has the combined good and bad fortune to meet Andy Schmidt, a remarkably conceited young man who is convinced that he is tremendously talented and has every intention of becoming a star. Andy is so obnoxious, he wants Mary to marry him fast before he becomes too famous to give her a second look. She can't resist him, try as she might. Mary takes her new boyfriend home to Columbus, Ohio, to meet her strait-laced parents. Andy proceeds to annoy them in every possible way, hugging them, calling them "Tom and Mom," interrupting dinner to do a series of impressions, thoroughly ruining the visit.
Raid on Entebbe, 2h25
Directed by Irvin Kershner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Documentary, Action, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Dans un avion, Children's films, Films about hijackings
Actors Peter Finch, Charles Bronson, Yaphet Kotto, James Woods, Robert Loggia, Horst Buchholz
Roles Mr. Scharf
Rating66% 3.344473.344473.344473.344473.34447
The film focuses on the basic facts of the rescue of hostages held when hijackers belonging to a splinter group of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine under the orders of Wadie Haddad boarded and hijacked an Air France plane. It recounts the events and response of the Israeli government and the controversy that the rescue stirred.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 2h13
Directed by Miloš Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Lobotomie
Actors Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, Peter Brocco
Roles Col. Matterson
Rating84% 4.2216254.2216254.2216254.2216254.221625
In 1963 Oregon, Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy (Jack Nicholson), a recidivist anti-authoritarian criminal serving a short sentence on a prison farm for the statutory rape of a 15-year-old girl, is transferred to a mental institution for evaluation. Although he does not show any overt signs of mental illness, he hopes to avoid hard labor and serve the rest of his sentence in a more relaxed hospital environment.
The Killing Kind, 1h35
Directed by Curtis Harrington
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Ann Sothern, John Savage, Cindy Williams, Susan Bernard, Ruth Roman, Luana Anders
Roles Louise's Father
Rating60% 3.0489753.0489753.0489753.0489753.048975
Terry (Savage) is a man whose mind is destroyed after being physically forced to participate in a gang rape and serving two years in prison when the victim, Tina Moore (Susan Bernard), lies about the nature of the incident. Terry's mother, Thelma (Sothern), runs a boarding house primarily for elderly ladies. Terry and Thelma have a relationship of unusual intimacy.
Homebodies
Homebodies (1974)

Directed by Larry Yust
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror
Actors Peter Brocco, William Hansen, Frances Fuller, Ruth McDevitt, Paula Trueman, Ian Wolfe
Roles Mr. Blakely
Rating64% 3.2461153.2461153.2461153.2461153.246115
Un groupe de retraités âgés et calmes découvrent qu'il est prévu de démolir leurs maisons pour faire place à un immeuble d'appartements. Leurs tentatives visant à décourager les promoteurs passent rapidement de la dissuasion à l’assassinat alors qu’ils commencent à se débarrasser à la fois des promoteurs et des ouvriers de la construction par tous les moyens nécessaires.
Homebodies
Homebodies (1974)

Directed by Larry Yust
Genres Comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Peter Brocco, Frances Fuller, William Hansen, Ruth McDevitt, Paula Trueman, Ian Wolfe
Roles Mr. Blakely
Rating64% 3.2461153.2461153.2461153.2461153.246115
Dans un quartier en rénovation, où les petites habitations individuelles sont détruites pour faire place aux grands ensembles imaginés par le moniteur Crawford, six vieillards refusent pourtant de quitter leur demeure. Plusieurs accidents retardent les travaux. Les vieillards, cachés dans leur maison, assassinent deux personnes dont le promoteur, puis se disputent et s'entretuent. Les survivants se réfugient alors dans une autre maison promise elle aussi à la démolition.