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Jack Carter is a Actor American born on 24 june 1922 at New York City (USA)
Jack Chakrin (June 24, 1922 – June 28, 2015), known by his stage name Jack Carter, was an American comedian, actor and television presenter. Brooklyn-born Carter had a long-running comedy act similar to fellow rapid-paced contemporaries Milton Berle and Morey Amsterdam.
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Birth name Jack Chakrin
Nationality USA
Birth 24 june 1922 at New York City (USA)
Death 28 june 2015 (at 93 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 24 june 1922 at New York City (USA)
Death 28 june 2015 (at 93 years)
Jack Chakrin (June 24, 1922 – June 28, 2015), known by his stage name Jack Carter, was an American comedian, actor and television presenter. Brooklyn-born Carter had a long-running comedy act similar to fellow rapid-paced contemporaries Milton Berle and Morey Amsterdam.
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Mercy (2015)
, 1h19Directed by Peter Cornwell
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Chandler Riggs, Dylan McDermott, Hana Hayes, Mark Duplass, Frances O'Connor, Joel Courtney
Roles Mr. Bello
Rating50%
A single mother and her two children George (Chandler Riggs) and Buddy (Joel Courtney) go to help take care of their grandmother who has mystical powers.
When Jews Were Funny (2013)
, 1h29Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Howie Mandel, Shelley Berman, Jack Carter, David Steinberg, Andy Kindler, Elon Gold
Rating60%
Let Go (2011)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors David Denman, Gillian Jacobs, Kevin Hart, Edward Asnere, Garret Morris, Simon Helberg
Roles Frosty
Rating52%
The film centers around the interlocking lives of a bored parole officer and three eccentric ex-convicts recently placed under his supervision.
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Tom Arnold, Ricky Jay, Steve Zahn
Roles Jack Carter
Rating63%
Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) defies his father (Tom Hanks) and leaves law school to pursue his dream of becoming a writer in Los Angeles. To support himself, he takes a job as a road manager for "The Great" Buck Howard (John Malkovich), a fading mentalist. Troy comes to enjoy traveling with Buck to performances in smaller venues such as Bakersfield and Akron. In particular, Troy sincerely admires Buck's signature trick: having someone in the audience hide his fee for that night's performance, which he then unfailingly discovers. (Kreskin is said to have actually performed this feat 6,000 times, only failing to find the money nine times.
Cougar Club (2007)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Warren Kole, Joe Mantegna, Izabella Dorota Skorupko, Faye Dunaway, Carrie Fisher, Mo Collins
Rating40%
Having no family, Marshall Hogan III (Warren Kole) has been granted residency in the house of his best friend Spence Holmes (Jason Jurman). But Hogan has a sexual habit that makes Spence's dad and girlfriend (Kaley Cuoco) fear that Spence could adopt it, too. It is an attraction to older—if not just plain old—women.
, 1h29Directed by John Landis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Don Rickles, Harry Dean Stanton, Dave Attell, John Landis, Richard Lewis, Clint Eastwood
Roles Self
Rating75%
Play It to the Bone (1999)
, 2h4Directed by Ron Shelton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Buddy films
Actors Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson, Lolita Davidovich, Tom Sizemore, Lucy Liu, Robert Wagner
Roles Dante Solomon
Rating55%
Aging prizefighters and longtime pals Cesar Dominguez (Banderas) and Vince Boudreau (Harrelson) always regretted not getting one last shot. Out of the blue, such an opportunity comes their way — except it is to fight each other.
October 22 (1998)
, 1h34Directed by Richard Schenkman
Genres Drama
Actors Amanda Plummer, Colm Meaney, Paul Perri, Michael Paré, Ernie Hudson, Mark Boone Junior
Roles Pawn Broker
Rating61%
A group of disparate patrons in a Los Angeles diner are having breakfast when a psychopath enters with a gun, holds them hostage and has a standoff with the SWAT Team.
Broadway Bound (1992)
, 2hDirected by Paul Bogart
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Anne Bancroft, Corey Parker, Hume Cronyn, Jonathan Silverman, Jerry Orbach, Michele Lee
Roles Chubby Waters (voice)
Rating63%
The play is about Eugene and his older brother, Stanley, dealing with their parents' relationship falling apart as the brothers work together toward being comedy writers for the radio, and, eventually, television.
Caged Fury (1990)
, 1h35Origin USA
Genres Erotic, Thriller, Action
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Women in prison films
Actors Erik Estrada, James Hong, Michael Parks, Janine Lindemulder, Ron Jeremy, Paul L. Smith
Roles Mr. Castaglia
Rating39%
Discontent leads to a daring escape plan in a women's prison where the inmates are all lingerie-clad models and the lesbian warden demands unusual favours for early parole.
Satan's Princess (1990)
, 1h30Directed by Bert I. Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Robert Forster, Lydie Denier, Caren Kaye, Phillip Glasser, Ellen Geer, Jack Carter
Roles Old Priest
Rating38%
The title character is the head of a modeling agency for women, and who has hired a runaway girl to help her. A police officer goes undercover to find the runaway, but the evil 'princess' gets on to him and the investigation.
Arena (1989)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Actors Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp, William Butler, Claudia Christian, Marc Alaimo, Armin Shimerman
Roles Announcer
Rating53%
Steve Armstrong (Paul Satterfield) is working as a short order cook on a space station somewhere in the galaxy. Overwhelmed by the volume of orders, he repeatedly fouls up and soon finds himself in a confrontation with an alien patron named Fang. After a fight which smashes up the diner and leaves the alien injured, Steve and his friend and co-worker Shorty (Hamilton Camp) are fired. As it turns out, Fang is an Arena fighter, and his manager Quinn (Claudia Christian) confronts Steve. Amazed that a human could beat one of her best fighters, Quinn offers him a contract, but convinced that humans no longer have a place in the Arena, Steve refuses, intending to make his way back to Earth.
History of the World: Part I (1981)
, 1h32Directed by Mel Brooks, Brian W. Cook
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films set in Africa, La préhistoire, Films about religion, Musical films, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Children's films, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Mel Brooks, Harvey Korman, Gregory Hines
Roles Rat Vendor - The French Revolution
Rating67%
The film is a parody of the historical spectacular film genre anthology, including the sword and sandal epic and the period costume drama subgenres. The four main segments consist of stories set during the Stone Age, the Roman Empire, the Spanish Inquisition, and the French Revolution. Other intermediate skits include reenactments of the giving of the Ten Commandments and the Last Supper.
Heartbeeps (1981)
, 1h18Directed by Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Robot films
Actors Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Jack Carter, Kenneth McMillan, Ron Gans
Roles Catskill (voice)
Rating42%
Val Com 17485 (Andy Kaufman), a robot designed to be a valet with a specialty in lumber commodities, meets Aqua Com 89045 (Bernadette Peters), a hostess companion robot whose primary function is to assist at poolside parties. At a factory awaiting repairs, they fall in love and decide to escape, stealing a van from the company to do so.
Alligator (1980)
, 1h32Directed by Lewis Teague, Jon Hess
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Robert Forster, Joseph Bologna, Robin Riker, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Dee Wallace, Dean Jagger
Roles Mayor
Rating40%
A teenage girl purchases a baby American alligator while on vacation with her family at a tourist trap in Florida. After the family returns home to Chicago, the alligator, named Ramón by the girl, is promptly flushed down the family's toilet by her surly, animal-phobic father and ends up in the city's sewers.