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Val Avery is a Actor American born on 14 july 1924 at Philadelphia (USA)

Val Avery

Val Avery
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Birth name Sebouh Der Abrahamian
Nationality USA
Birth 14 july 1924 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 12 december 2009 (at 85 years)

Val Avery (July 14, 1924 – December 12, 2009), born Sebouh Der Abrahamian, was an American character actor who appeared in hundreds of movies and television shows since the 1950s. In a career that spanned 50 years, Avery appeared in over 100 films and had appearances in over 300 television series.

Biography

Au cinéma, Val Avery (pseudonyme) contribue à soixante films, majoritairement américains, le premier — dans un petit rôle non-crédité — étant Plus dure sera la chute de Mark Robson (avec Humphrey Bogart et Rod Steiger), sorti en 1956. Le dernier est Blueberry, l'expérience secrète de Jan Kounen (film franco-américano-mexicain, avec Vincent Cassel et Juliette Lewis), sorti en 2004.

Dans l'intervalle, il tourne notamment sous la direction de John Sturges (trois westerns, dont Le Dernier Train de Gun Hill en 1959, avec Kirk Douglas et Anthony Quinn), Martin Ritt (cinq films, dont Le Plus Sauvage d'entre tous en 1963, avec Paul Newman et Melvyn Douglas), John Cassavetes (cinq films, dont Minnie et Moskowitz en 1971, avec Gena Rowlands et Seymour Cassel) et Stuart Rosenberg (cinq films, dont Le Pape de Greenwich Village en 1984, avec Mickey Rourke et Eric Roberts).

Mentionnons encore Les Intouchables de Giuliano Montaldo (film italien, 1968, avec John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland et Peter Falk), Papillon de Franklin J. Schaffner (1973, avec Steve McQueen et Dustin Hoffman), Cobra de George Cosmatos (1986, avec Sylvester Stallone et Brigitte Nielsen), ainsi que Donnie Brasco de Mike Newell (1997, avec Al Pacino et Johnny Depp).

Pour la télévision, entre 1953 et 2001, il participe à onze téléfilms et quatre-vingt-quatorze séries, dont Les Incorruptibles (deux épisodes, 1960), Les Mystères de l'Ouest (deux épisodes, 1966-1967), Columbo (quatre épisodes, 1971-1975) et New York, police judiciaire (deux épisodes, 1991-1996). Sa dernière série, en 2001, est Tribunal central.

Au théâtre, Val Avery joue à Broadway dans deux comédies musicales en 1962 et 1964, puis dans la pièce de Ben Hecht et Charles MacArthur The Front Page , en 1969-1970 (aux côtés notamment de Peggy Cass, James Flavin, Helen Hayes et Robert Ryan). Il se produit également Off-Broadway de 1998 à 2000, dans la pièce de Joe DiPietro Over the River and Through the Woods.

Usually with

Al Ruban
Al Ruban
(4 films)
Edith Head
Edith Head
(8 films)
Martin Ritt
Martin Ritt
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Val Avery (62 films)

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Actor

Renegade
Renegade (2004)
, 2h4
Directed by Jan Kounen
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about religion
Actors Vincent Cassel, Juliette Lewis, Michael Madsen, Djimon Hounsou, Temuera Morrison, Ernest Borgnine
Roles Judge
Rating51% 2.5977452.5977452.5977452.5977452.597745
U.S. Marshal Mike Donovan (Vincent Cassel) (referred to as Broken Nose by the native tribe; unlike the comic his nickname is not Blueberry) has dark memories of the death of his first love. He keeps peace between the Americans and the natives who had temporarily adopted and taken care of him. The evil actions of Blount, a "white sorcerer" lead him to confront the villain in the Sacred Mountains, and, through shamanic rituals involving native entheogens, conquer his fears and uncover a suppressed memory he would much rather deny.
A Fish in the Bathtub, 1h36
Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jerry Stiller, Louis Zorich, Anne Meara, Mark Ruffalo, Phyllis Newman, Val Avery
Roles Abe
Rating59% 2.953242.953242.953242.953242.95324
Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara play Sam and Molly, a married husband and wife whose marriage has been stretched to the brink after 40 years of incessant bickering over the smallest of things, not the least of which is Sam's inexplicable decision to keep a fish in the bathtub. This, along with a daily harangue from the cantankerous Sam, forces Molly to finally pack a bag and go to son Joel's home, which sets the stage for the family to fight through this bump in the road and get life back on track.
Donnie Brasco, 2h7
Directed by Mike Newell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche
Roles Santo Trafficante Jr.
Rating76% 3.8489453.8489453.8489453.8489453.848945
Aging gangster Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero is introduced to a jewel thief named Donnie Brasco. Donnie impresses Lefty by threatening a diamond dealer Donnie suspects of selling Lefty a fake ring. Lefty teaches Donnie the rules of the Mafia and introduces him to several "made men" including Dominick "Sonny Black" Napolitano, and Nicholas Santora, as well as caporegime Alphonse “Sonny Red” Indelicato to whom Lefty owes money and is disliked by Sonny Black.
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Samuel L. Jackson, Sam Waterston, Seth Gilliam, Mason Adams, Val Avery, George Martin
Roles Gen. Sherman
Rating61% 3.099143.099143.099143.099143.09914
Johnson Whittaker, a black cadet at West Point, is attacked by three fellow students. The school administrators court-martial Whittaker in the mistaken belief that he staged his own attack, supposedly to avoid a philosophy exam.
Cobra
Cobra (1986)
, 1h26
Directed by Tony Scott, George Cosmatos
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Serial killer films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson, Brian Thompson, Art LaFleur
Roles Chief Halliwell
Rating58% 2.9028552.9028552.9028552.9028552.902855
An armed gunman causes a hostage situation at a Los Angeles grocery store. When negotiations between him and the law fail, Marion Cobretti (codenamed "Cobra"), a member of an elite division of the Los Angeles Police Department known as the "Zombie Squad", is summoned to the scene. Cobretti infiltrates the store, locates, and negotiates with him. During the negotiation, the criminal speaks of the unknown "New Order", a group of social darwinist radicals that despise modern society and believe in killing the weak, leaving only the strongest and smartest to rule the world. Cobretti then kills the gunman by throwing a knife at his abdomen and firing shots at him.
Too Scared to Scream, 1h40
Directed by Tony Lo Bianco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Anne Archer, Mike Connors, Ian McShane, John Heard, Ruth Ford, Maureen O'Sullivan
Roles Dr. Richards
Rating51% 2.5618752.5618752.5618752.5618752.561875
Un homme meurt décapité par une pelle mécanique. Son assassin est retrouvé pendu. Quel rapport avec le meurtre non résolu d'une petite fille ? Jusqu'où peut aller un assassin capable de laisser pourrir une fillette pendant des jours ? Comment résoudre une affaire dont le seul indice est un dessin d'enfant ?
The Pope of Greenwich Village, 2h1
Directed by Michael Cimino, Stuart Rosenberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan, Burt Young
Roles Nunzi
Rating65% 3.2977353.2977353.2977353.2977353.297735
In an Italian neighborhood of Greenwich Village, cousins Charlie (Rourke), a maître d' with aspirations of someday owning his own restaurant, and Paulie (Roberts), a schemer who works as a waiter, have expensive tastes but not much money. Paulie gets caught skimming checks, and he and Charlie are both fired. Now out of work and in debt, Charlie must find another way to pay his alimony, support his pregnant girlfriend Diane (Hannah), and try to buy a restaurant.
The Sting II, 1h42
Directed by Jeremy Kagan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Escroquerie
Actors Jackie Gleason, Teri Garr, Karl Malden, Oliver Reed, Mac Davis, Larry Bishop
Roles O'Malley
Rating49% 2.452272.452272.452272.452272.45227
The Great Depression is over. King of the con men Fargo Gondorff is released from prison and reassembles his cronies for another con, out to avenge the murder of his lifelong pal Kid Colors.
Easy Money
Easy Money (1983)
, 1h35
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Candice Azzara, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Val Avery
Roles Louie the Bartender
Rating61% 3.099373.099373.099373.099373.09937
Montgomery "Monty" Capuletti (Rodney Dangerfield) is a hard-living, heavy-drinking, pot-smoking, gambling family man who makes his living as a baby photographer in New Dorp, Staten Island. He loves his wife Rose (Candy Azzara) but has a very tense relationship with his wealthy, snobbish mother-in-law, Mrs. Monahan (Geraldine Fitzgerald), who runs a successful department store chain and hates the way Monty acts and lives (the film lightly touches on ethnic rivalry---Dangerfield's character is a stereotype of Italians often invoked by the Irish, while his wife's family represent the more puritanical, staid lace curtain Irish stereotypes).
Jinxed!
Jinxed! (1982)
, 1h43
Directed by Don Siegel, Sam Peckinpah
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Val Avery, Jack Elam, Jacqueline Scott
Roles Milt Hawkins
Rating47% 2.358522.358522.358522.358522.35852
Harold Benson (Rip Torn) and his lounge-singer wife Bonita Friml (Bette Midler) follow a young blackjack dealer Willie Brodax (Ken Wahl) around the country. Harold has a blackjack winning jinx on Willie, and seemingly can't lose to him.
Jinxed!
Jinxed! (1982)
, 1h43
Directed by Don Siegel
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Jack Elam, Val Avery, Jacqueline Scott
Roles Milt Hawkins
Rating47% 2.358522.358522.358522.358522.35852
Harold est un joueur professionnel qui fréquente les casinos de Las Vegas accompagné de sa femme, la chanteuse Bonita. Harold sympathise avec le jeune Willie dont la présence lui porte chance aux tables de jeux Mais Willie et Bonita se rencontrent et tombent amoureux. Bonita complote alors pour récupérer l'assurance-vie d'Harold et refaire sa vie avec Willie.
Continental Divide, 1h43
Directed by Michael Apted
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield, Carlin Glynn, Tony Ganios, Val Avery
Roles Yablonowitz
Rating61% 3.0980653.0980653.0980653.0980653.098065
A Chicago newspaper reporter, Ernie Souchak (Belushi), is investigating a corrupt city councilman. After doing an expose on some corrupt land dealings by the councilman, he is assaulted by two crooked police officers sent by the councilman and ends up in the hospital.
Sharky's Machine, 2h2
Directed by Burt Reynolds
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Rachel Ward, Brian Keith, Bernie Casey, Charles Durning
Roles Manny
Rating62% 3.1478553.1478553.1478553.1478553.147855
Tagline: Some cops are good at opening cases. Sharky knows how to finish one.