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Alice Ghostley is a Actor American born on 14 august 1923 at Vernon County (USA)

Alice Ghostley

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Birth name Alice Margaret Ghostley
Nationality USA
Birth 14 august 1923 at Vernon County (USA)
Death 21 september 2007 (at 84 years)

Alice Margaret Ghostley (August 14, 1923 – September 21, 2007) was an American actress and singer. She was best known for her roles as the bungling insecure Esmeralda (1969–70; 1972) on Bewitched, as Cousin Alice (1970–71) on Mayberry R.F.D., and as Bernice Clifton (1986–93) on Designing Women, for which she received an Emmy Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1992. She was a regular on Nichols (1971–72) and The Julie Andrews Hour (1972–73).

Biography

Ghostley was married to Felice Orlandi, an Italian-American actor, from 1953 until his death in 2003.

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Walter Hill
Walter Hill
(3 films)
Allan Graf
Allan Graf
(3 films)
James Keach
James Keach
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Alice Ghostley (24 films)

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Actress

Hercules: Zero to Hero, 1h10
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Children's films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Tate Donovan, James Woods, Sandra Bernhard, Matt Frewer, Robert Stack, French Stewart
Roles Miss Cassiopeia (voice) (archive sound)
Rating64% 3.24663.24663.24663.24663.2466
The film briefly gives Hercules' history after defeating Hades for good, in which he marries Meg and revisits his teenage years. In particular, it shows an adolescent Hercules's enrollment and the beginning of his adventures at the Prometheus Academy, a school for gods and mortals, which Hercules supposedly attended during the time when he was training to be a hero with his mentor, the satyr Philoctetes.
Addams Family Reunion, 1h31
Directed by Dave Payne
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about families
Actors Daryl Hannah, Tim Curry, Nicole Fugere, Ed Begley Jr., Patrick Thomas, Jerry Messing
Roles Granny
Rating39% 1.974331.974331.974331.974331.97433
Discovering that his grandparents have developed "Waltzheimer's disease", a disease that is slowly turning them "normal", Gomez organizes a family reunion, hoping that some branch of his enormous family tree will find a cure. Unfortunately, the company arranging the reunion misspells his surname and reunites him with the Adams family instead, including Dr. Philip Adams, who plans to poison his father and rearrange his will.
The Odd Couple II, 1h37
Directed by Howard Deutch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Films based on plays, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Jonathan Silverman, Mary Beth Peil, Christine Baranski, Lisa Waltz
Roles Esther
Rating63% 3.199533.199533.199533.199533.19953
It has been 17 years since Oscar Madison and Felix Ungar have seen one another. Oscar is still hosting a regular poker game and is still an untidy slob, now living in Sarasota, Florida, but still a sportswriter. One day, he is called by his son Brucey with an invitation to California for his wedding the following Sunday. A second shock for Oscar—the woman his son is marrying is Felix's daughter, Hannah.
Another 48 Hrs., 1h33
Directed by Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Ross, Andrew Divoff
Roles The Warden
Rating59% 2.9508052.9508052.9508052.9508052.950805
San Francisco cop Jack Cates is at the Hunter's Point Raceway checking out a known associate of the Iceman, Tyrone Burroughs, who for unknown reasons is giving some money to mechanic Arthur Brock.
Not for Publication, 1h27
Directed by Paul Bartel
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Nancy Allen, David Naughton, Alice Ghostley, Cork Hubbert, Laurence Luckinbill, Bill Engvall
Roles Doris Denver
Rating49% 2.4758152.4758152.4758152.4758152.475815
Lois Thornedyke, the daughter of a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, writes a scandal column for a New York city tabloid. She gets a chance to upgrade her career when she uncovers a conspiracy reaching into city government at the same time she is being romanced by the city's Mayor. Lois and her quirky sidekicks pit naivete against evil and go undercover. Unfortunately, what they discover is not for publication...
The Long Riders, 1h39
Directed by Walter Hill, Craig R. Baxley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Crime, Western
Themes Films about families, Jesse James, Gangster films
Actors James Keach, Stacy Keach, David Carradine, James Withmore Jr., Robert Carradine, Keith Carradine
Roles Mr. Reddick
Rating68% 3.4476753.4476753.4476753.4476753.447675
During the years following the Civil War, banks and trains become the targets of the James-Younger gang, outlaws who terrorize the Midwestern United States. The band of robbers is led by Jesse James and Cole Younger, along with several of their brothers.
Grease
Grease (1978)
, 1h50
Directed by Randal Kleiser
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Gangster films
Actors John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci
Roles Mrs. Murdock
Rating72% 3.6021853.6021853.6021853.6021853.602185
In the summer of 1958, Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) meets local boy Danny Zuko (John Travolta) at the beach while on vacation and they soon fall in love. As the summer comes to an end, Sandy worries about returning home to Australia and never seeing Danny again, but he assures her that it is only the beginning for them.
Rabbit Test, 1h24
Directed by Joan Rivers
Genres Comedy
Actors Billy Crystal, Roddy McDowall, Joan Prather, Alex Rocco, Doris Roberts, Michael Keaton
Roles Nurse Tumm
Rating31% 1.587121.587121.587121.587121.58712
Lionel Carpenter is a night-school teacher who has bad luck with women. He remains a virgin until his brash cousin Danny (Alex Rocco) sets him up with a one-night stand. Soon after, Lionel starts feeling nauseated and vomits, eventually doing so onto Segoynia Savaka (Joan Prather), one of his immigrant students. This turns out to be a blessing in disguise, as it gives him an excuse to ask her out on a date, and a romance develops.
Blue Sunshine, 1h34
Directed by Jeff Lieberman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Zalman King, Deborah Winters, Robert Walden, Mark Goddard, Brion James, Charles Siebert
Roles O'Malley's Neighbor
Rating58% 2.948362.948362.948362.948362.94836
In the midst of a party a reveler croons to the rest of the room and has his hair suddenly pulled off by a curious friend. The bald crooner then has a psychotic break and starts killing everyone. Jerry Zipkin (Zalman King), is wrongly accused of the murders, and tries to gather evidence to prove his innocence with the help of Alicia Sweeney (Deborah Winters). He discovers that ten years prior, a group of college kids had taken a new form of LSD called "Blue Sunshine," which causes its users to lose their hair and become homicidal maniacs many years after their trip is over. Zipkin manages to defeat the crazed bodyguard of a local politician (Mark Goddard), and save the shopping mall discothèque by carefully remembering the advice of the gun shop employee.
The Driver
The Driver (1978)
, 1h31
Directed by Walter Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Matt Clark, Joseph Walsh
Roles Gold Plainclothesman
Rating71% 3.550043.550043.550043.550043.55004
The Driver (Ryan O'Neal) - real name unknown - has made a career out of stealing cars to use as getaway vehicles in big-time robberies all over Los Angeles. Hot on the Driver's trail is the Detective (Bruce Dern), a conceited and otherwise-nameless cop who has his own name for the Driver: "Cowboy." Since the Driver has never been caught, the Detective goes to ever-increasing lengths to bring him down. Ultimately, the Detective sets up a bank job in order to bait and trap the Driver. Even when said plan threatens to wreck the Detective's own career, he remains steadfast in his obsession to bust the Driver.
Gator
Gator (1976)
, 1h55
Directed by James Best, Burt Reynolds, Hal Needham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Jack Weston, Lauren Hutton, Jerry Reed (Hubbard), Burt Reynolds, Alice Ghostley, Dub Taylor
Roles Emmeline Cavanaugh
Rating57% 2.896562.896562.896562.896562.89656
Gator McKlusky (Burt Reynolds) had been just released from prison following the events of White Lightning and is living in the Okefenokee Swamp with his father and daughter. Federal agents know that he is still making moonshine with his father (John Steadman) and Suzie (Lori Futch) and use this information to coerce him into assisting them to catch a corrupt politician.
The Outfit
The Outfit (1975)
, 1h43
Directed by John Flynn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Mafia films, L'Outfit de Chicago, Gangster films
Actors Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan, Timothy Carey, Sheree North
Roles Frank Orlandi
Rating69% 3.497023.497023.497023.497023.49702
Two hitmen drive to Eddie Macklin's house to assassinate him as he builds a brick wall in his backyard. Meanwhile, Eddie's brother Earl (Robert Duvall) is released from prison in Illinois after a 27-month term for carrying a concealed weapon. His girlfriend Bett (Karen Black) picks him up and takes him to a motel. She informs Earl of his brother's execution by the Outfit. Earl deduces that the motel stay is a setup, and when one of the hitmen who killed his brother bursts into the room, Earl ambushes him and tortures him for information.
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies, 1h32
Directed by John Erman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Cliff Robertson, Pamela Franklin, Royal Dano, Eric Shea, Bernadette Peters, Rosemary Murphy
Roles Sister Lite
Rating47% 2.3852452.3852452.3852452.3852452.385245
In the early 1920s in Kansas, Eli is a barnstorming stunt pilot, whose wife was killed in an airplane crash. He and his 11-year-old son, Rodger set off to fly around the country on a series of adventures. Wherever he lands Eli finds a new girlfriend, but likes one in particular, Shelby. He, however, does not form any permanent relationships. Rodger, who misses his deceased mother, continually helps out his father, even paying a prostitute (Allison). When Shelby leaves Eli, Rodger is saddened.
The Outside Man, 1h44
Directed by Jacques Deray
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ann-Margret, Roy Scheider, Michel Constantin, Angie Dickinson, Georgia Engel
Roles Anderson
Rating64% 3.2469153.2469153.2469153.2469153.246915
French hitman Lucien Bellon (Jean-Louis Trintignant) has been hired by mobsters to kill Victor (Ted de Corsia), a rival mobster. Bellon goes to Victor's home, in Los Angeles, and shoots him point-blank.