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Salem Ludwig (July 31, 1915 – April 1, 2007) was an American character actor and acting instructor.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ludwig was blacklisted in 1957 and could only find minimal stage work. He had many film and television credits and remained active, even after his 90th birthday, until his death at age 91. A biographical film, An Actor's Life was made by budding director/actress Carol Schaye, who wanted to portray actors as talented, working individuals rather than just the character they see. He was represented by Theatrical Agent Archer King.
He is known for many films including: Life on the Ledge (2005, Grandfather), Unfaithful (2002, Man with Suitcase), Fast Food, Fast Women (2001, Leo), The Business of Strangers (2001, Man at Pool), The Object of My Affection (1998, Mr Shapiro), I'm Not Rappaport (1996, Walter), For Love Or Money (1993, Customer), Family Business (1989, Nat), Heartburn (1986, Judge), Endless Love (1981, Mr Switzer), The Arab Conspiracy (1976, Ghassan Kaddara), I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968, Mr Fine), What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968), Three Sisters (1966, Ferapont), America, America (1963, Odysseus Topouzoglou), and Never Love a Stranger (1958, Moishe Moscowitz).
His television roles included attorney Solomon Rabinowitz, in an early episode of All in the Family ("Archie's Aching Back"); Rabinowitz memorably advised Archie Bunker not to pursue a whiplash case, telling him "In a court of law, nothing beats a station wagon full of nuns." (The nuns would all have been witnesses against Archie.)
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Salem Ludwig (July 31, 1915 – April 1, 2007) was an American character actor and acting instructor.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ludwig was blacklisted in 1957 and could only find minimal stage work. He had many film and television credits and remained active, even after his 90th birthday, until his death at age 91. A biographical film, An Actor's Life was made by budding director/actress Carol Schaye, who wanted to portray actors as talented, working individuals rather than just the character they see. He was represented by Theatrical Agent Archer King.
He is known for many films including: Life on the Ledge (2005, Grandfather), Unfaithful (2002, Man with Suitcase), Fast Food, Fast Women (2001, Leo), The Business of Strangers (2001, Man at Pool), The Object of My Affection (1998, Mr Shapiro), I'm Not Rappaport (1996, Walter), For Love Or Money (1993, Customer), Family Business (1989, Nat), Heartburn (1986, Judge), Endless Love (1981, Mr Switzer), The Arab Conspiracy (1976, Ghassan Kaddara), I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968, Mr Fine), What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968), Three Sisters (1966, Ferapont), America, America (1963, Odysseus Topouzoglou), and Never Love a Stranger (1958, Moishe Moscowitz).
His television roles included attorney Solomon Rabinowitz, in an early episode of All in the Family ("Archie's Aching Back"); Rabinowitz memorably advised Archie Bunker not to pursue a whiplash case, telling him "In a court of law, nothing beats a station wagon full of nuns." (The nuns would all have been witnesses against Archie.)
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The Savages (2007)
, 1h53Directed by Tamara Jenkins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families, Children's films
Actors Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, David Zayas, Peter Friedman, Guy Boyd
Roles Mr. Sperry
Rating70%
After drifting apart emotionally over the years, two single siblings — Wendy (Linney) and Jon (Hoffman) — band together to care for their estranged, elderly father, Lenny (Philip Bosco), who is rapidly slipping into dementia. Wendy and Jon first travel to Sun City, Arizona to attend the funeral of their father's girlfriend of 20 years. When they arrive, they are told that their father signed a non-marriage agreement and will not have rights to any of her property. They then move him to a nursing home in Buffalo, where Jon is a theater professor working on a book about Bertolt Brecht. Wendy, who is an aspiring, but unsuccessful, playwright, moves from New York City to help establish their father in Buffalo.
Unfaithful (2002)
, 2h4Directed by Adrian Lyne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films, Children's films
Actors Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Chad Lowe, Dominic Chianese
Roles Man with Suitcase
Rating66%
Edward (Richard Gere) and Connie Sumner (Diane Lane) are a married couple living in a suburban New York City with their eight-year-old son, Charlie (Erik Per Sullivan). Their relationship is loving but lacking intimacy due to their schedules.
The Business of Strangers (2001)
, 1h24Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about psychiatry
Actors Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Fred Weller, Marcus Giamatti, Mary Testa, Salem Ludwig
Roles Man at Pool
Rating62%
Julie Styron (Channing) is a middle-aged businesswoman flying out of town to attend an important meeting. When her CEO contacts her and asks her to meet him for dinner afterward, she worries that her job may be in danger and engages the help of a headhunter named Nick Harris (Fred Weller) to look for a new position. Her mood worsens when her new assistant Paula Murphy (Stiles) is 45 minutes late to the meeting, which as a result goes badly. After its end, Julie fires Paula and they part ways.
Fast Food Fast Women (2000)
, 1h35Directed by Amos Kollek
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Anna Thomson, Jamie Harris, Louise Lasser, Lonette McKee, Victor Argo, Austin Pendleton
Roles Leo
Rating63%
Bella, serveuse dans un café-restaurant et célibataire, est sur le point de fêter ses 35 ans. Sa mère lui arrange un rendez-vous avec un jeune écrivain qui vient juste de se voir confier la garde de ses enfants par son ex-femme. Parallèlement, les habitués du café cherchent aussi l'amour : Paul, un veuf retraité, fait appel aux petites annonces pour rencontrer une nouvelle compagne.
The Object of My Affection (1998)
, 1h51Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Alan Alda, Allison Janney, Timothy Daly, John Pankow
Roles Mr. Shapiro
Rating59%
Social worker Nina Borowski (Jennifer Aniston) is a bright young woman living in a cozy Brooklyn apartment. Nina attends a party given by her stepsister Constance (Allison Janney) and her husband, Sidney (Alan Alda). There Nina meets George Hanson (Paul Rudd), a young, handsome, and gay first grade teacher. Nina tells George that her stepsister is constantly trying to fix her up with somebody from higher society, completely ignoring the fact that Nina has a boyfriend, Vince (John Pankow). During the conversation, Nina offers George a room in her apartment as she has just heard from his boyfriend, Dr. Robert Joley (Tim Daly), that George is looking for somewhere to live. George, not knowing about Robert's plans, is taken aback and heartbroken, and after the party the two split up. George accepts Nina's offer and moves into her apartment.
I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
, 2h15Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis, Amy Irving, Craig T. Nelson, Marin Hinkle, Boyd Gaines
Roles Waiter
Rating64%
Inspired by two elderly men Gardner met in New York City's Central Park, it focuses on Nat Moyer, a cantankerous white Jew, and Midge Carter, a feisty African-American, who spend their days sitting on a bench, trying to mask the realities of aging, mainly through the tall tales that Nat spins. The play touches on several issues, including society’s treatment of the aged, the difficulties dealing with adult children who think they know what's best for their parents, and the dangers that lurk in urban areas.
For Love or Money (1993)
, 1h36Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins, Fyvush Finkel, Debra Monk, Udo Kier
Roles Customer
Rating62%
Doug Ireland is a concierge at the Bradbury, a luxurious hotel in New York City that is beginning to decline. Doug is very well-connected and is very good at his job, giving personal attention to guests like Harry Wegman while occasionally pocketing a big tip. Doug's dream is to open his own hotel on Roosevelt Island. He has saved every cent and obtained an option on an old hotel. But he only has a few weeks to begin development and needs at least $3 million immediately.
Family Business (1989)
, 1h50Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Themes Films about families, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Rosanna DeSoto, Janet Carroll, Victoria Jackson
Roles Nat
Rating57%
Jessie McMullen (Sean Connery) is a Scotch-Irish American widower who emigrated with his Sicilian wife to New York in September 1946. A lovable rogue, incorrigible womaniser and tough guy, Jessie is proud of his criminal past and lifestyle. He raised son Vito (Dustin Hoffman) to follow in his footsteps, but Vito went straight at 21 when his son Adam was born. Vito now runs a thriving wholesale Twelfth Avenue meat-packing warehouse and has left his criminal life behind.
Disorder (1986)
, 1h28Directed by Olivier Assayas, Claire Devers, Michel Béna
Origin France
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Wadeck Stanczak, Lucas Belvaux, Ann-Gisel Glass, Rémi Martin, Corinne Dacla, Étienne Chicot
Roles Réceptionniste
Rating63%
Deux garçons, Yvan et Henri, et une fille, Anne, sont les membres très liés d’un groupe de rock. Un jour, ils pénètrent dans un magasin d’instruments de musique pour en voler quelques-uns, mais l’affaire tourne mal car, accidentellement, ils tuent le propriétaire du magasin. La police ne les soupçonnera pas, mais leur destin sera bouleversé. Dorénavant, entre eux, plus rien ne sera comme avant. Le désordre s’installe…
Heartburn (1986)
, 1h48Directed by Mike Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Stockard Channing, Jeff Daniels, Miloš Forman, Maureen Stapleton
Roles Judge
Rating60%
New York City food writer Rachel Samstat and Washington, D.C. political columnist Mark Forman meet at a mutual friend's wedding and, after a whirlwind courtship, they marry, despite Rachel's reservations. They purchase a dilapidated Georgetown townhouse in Washington D.C. and the ongoing and seemingly never-ending renovations create some stress in their relationship. Rachel, overjoyed to discover she is pregnant, is determined to make her marriage work and becomes a stay-at-home mom. When she discovers evidence of Mark's extramarital affair with socialite Thelma Rice during her pregnancy with her second child, she leaves him and takes their daughter Annie to New York, where she moves in with her father and tries to jump start her career. Mark eventually convinces her to return home, but when it is obvious his philandering will never end, Rachel leaves him for good.
Endless Love (1981)
, 1h56Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley, Beatrice Straight
Roles Mr. Switzer
Rating49%
In suburban Chicago, teenagers Jade Butterfield (Brooke Shields) and David Axelrod (Martin Hewitt) fall in love after they are introduced by Jade's brother Keith (James Spader). Jade's family is known in their community for a bohemian lifestyle, allowing them to develop an all-consuming and passionate relationship; including allowing the two to make love in Jade's bedroom. In contrast to the openness of her family, David's home life is dull; his parents are wealthy political activists who are not actively involved in his life.
, 1h40Directed by David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Alan Arkin, Richard Jordan, Donald Pleasence, George Dzundza, Nicholas Guest, Jack Blessing
Roles Assistant Supervisor
Rating70%
The movie revolves around real-life Lithuanian seaman Simas Kudirka, a radio operator on a Soviet fish processing vessel. When his ship meets at sea with a U.S. Coast Guard cutter near Martha's Vineyard in early 1970, Kudirka makes a dramatic leap from the deck, landing on the USCGC Vigilant. He announces that he wishes to defect, but confusion over U.S. policy on defections prevents the Americans from offering him asylum. As the crew of the Vigilant looks on helplessly, Soviet officers are allowed to board the cutter, beat and bind Kudirka, and drag him back to his own ship. This tinderbox political incident occurs during a Soviet/U.S. conference over fishing rights. The ultimate fate of Simas Kudirka provides the core of the script.
The Rehearsal (1974)
, 1h32Directed by Jules Dassin
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical
Actors Jules Dassin, Olympia Dukakis, Laurence Olivier, Stathis Giallelis, Lillian Hellman, Melina Mercouri
Rating68%
, 1h35Directed by George Seaton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds
Actors George Peppard, Mary Tyler Moore, Dom DeLuise, Don Stroud, John McMartin, Susan Saint James
Roles Witter
Rating64%
Pete (George Peppard) is a former advertising executive living a Beatnik–Bohemian life in a loft in New York City. Since living in the commune, Pete has turned into a cynical, misanthropic artist. The members of the commune are seemingly aimless, indolent or melancholy while waiting for the world to end; one member (Gillian Spencer) lives her life in a burlap sack, with only her bare feet protruding.
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
, 1h32Directed by Hy Averback
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young, Joyce Van Patten, David Arkin, Herb Edelman
Roles Father
Rating61%
Attorney Harold Fine (Sellers) is having second thoughts about marrying his longtime girlfriend Joyce. He encounters his brother, a hippie living in Venice Beach. He falls for an attractive flower power hippie girl (played by Leigh Taylor-Young) who has a knack for making pot brownies. Harold runs out of his wedding to live with the hippie girl, and tries to find himself with the aid of a guru. Ultimately he finds the hippie lifestyle as unfulfilling and unsatisfying as the "straight" lifestyle and once more decides to marry Joyce. At the last minute, he again leaves her at the altar and runs out of the wedding onto a city street saying he doesn't know for sure what he is looking for but, "there's got to be something beautiful out there.