Robby Benson
Date of Birth: 21 Jan 1956
Country: USA
Biography: Benson made his film debut with an uncredited role in Wait Until Dark (1967) as the "Boy Tossing Ball"[5] and his Broadway debut in The Rothschilds (1970). Benson had an early role on the daytime soap Search for Tomorrow (1971-72). As a film actor, Benson was well known for teenage roles in coming-of-age films, such as 1972's Jory, 1973's Jeremy, and as Billy Joe McAllister in 1976's Ode to Billy Joe.
He was listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol.
Total Credits at Criticker: 38 (Actor), 3 (Director), 2 (Writer)
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Belle, whose father Maurice is imprisoned by the Beast (really an enchanted Prince), offers herself instead and finds the prince inside the Beast. (imdb)
A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment. (imdb)
Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000) - Direct-to-Video
When Geoff, an orphaned stable boy (Chris Masterson), discovers Drake (voice of Robby Benson), the world's last living dragon... (imdb)
A young girl is on top of the world until a tragic accident dashes her hopes and dreams of becoming a world-class figure skater. Only with the help of those who love her can she prove to the world -- and herself -- that she still has the potential to realize her dreams. (imdb)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) - Direct-to-Video
Belle prepares the castle for Christmas against Beast's wishes, trying to bring him happiness for the season. Forte, a pipe organ, fears that Belle's plans may eventually bring about an end to the curse... the curse that brought him more importance in the Master's life. Forte uses Fife, a flute who desperately wants a solo, to destroy Belle's plans and get rid of her. (imdb)
Years after a mysterious plague has wiped out most of the adult population, the surviving children have grown up to form violent motorcycle gangs. Young Lee, tired of life on the farm, goes out in search of adventure and soon winds up in the middle of a war between a pair of rival gangs... (imdb)
Chaim Potok's acclaimed novel is translated to the screen in this lyrical adaptation. It's World War II, and as battles rage in Europe and Asia, two young men -- one a member of the Hasidim, the other the son of a reformed Jew -- become friends in spite of their differences. (Netflix)
A trio of rum-runners during prohibition in the 1930s engage in a menage-a-trios after business hours. (imdb)
A shallow Broadway press agent learns he is dying just as his son by his ex-wife arrives for a visit. (imdb)
All the Kind Strangers (1974) - TV Movie
A guy trying to give a child a ride home gets lured into a house with several kids and no parents. They want him to become their pop; it may prove to be an offer which he is in no position to refuse.
The Death of Richie (1977) - TV Movie
A 70s teen, unable any longer to deal with school or home life, falls victim to the pernicious influence of irresponsible friends and drugs.
MXP: Most Xtreme Primate (2003) - Direct-to-Video
The third installment in the series of films that began with 2000's MVP: Most Valuable Primate finds the athletically inclined chimp Jack taking to the slopes. After hooking up with some kids in Colorado, the charming chimp is soon tearing up the mountainside on a snowboard. (imdb)
Jeremy Jones is learning Cello at an arts school in New York. At school he spots Susan Rollins, who practices for a ballet audition (imdb)
A man endangers his own life when he uncovers an assassination plot while investigating his father's death. (imdb)
A San Francisco cab driver find himself in possession of a monkey that is carrying a formula for turning atomic waste into a plutonium bomb. He finds himself framed for a murder and chased all over town by people trying to get the formula. (imdb)
Our Town (1977) - TV Movie
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.
Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, soon realizes that he has few skills outside the sport. Expected by his coach to contribute significantly to the team, Henry is overwhelmed by the demands on his time, the "big business" aspect of college sports, and the fact that he never fully learned to read. (imdb)
Virginia Hill (1974) - TV Movie
Virginia Hill lived the high life in Hollywood in the 1950's. She and her home played host to endless nights of elegant parties where movie stars, businessmen and politicians came to call. Little did they know that nothing in the house belonged to Virginia - it belonged to the mob. As their party host and good-time girl, Virginia Hill had been sent to California to look after the mob's business interests. (Amazon.com)
Belle's Magical World (1998) - Direct-to-Video
Disney third Beauty and the Beast movie is a collection of three stories (four in the special edition) taking place when the castle was still under a spell
Homewrecker (1992) - TV Movie
A scientist reprograms his computer with the personality of a woman and names it "Lucy." When the scientist gets back together with his estranged wife, Lucy, who has fallen in love with him, tries to kill the woman. (imdb)
The story of Billy Mills the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics. (imdb)
A reporter hires a young ex-convict who seems to be turning his life around to help her with a story she's doing on prisons. What she doesn't know is that the man is really a psychopath who has developed an obsession with her, and he begins an affair with the reporter's beautiful young daughter (imdb)
Jory is a fifteen-year-old boy who joins a horse-drive after his father is killed by a drunkard. The drive's leader and a likable cowhand take the boy under their wing, and find that tragedy has taught him how to take care of himself better than anyone could expect. (imdb)
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories. (imdb)
Billy Joe confesses his love to the lovely Bobbi Lee only to cover his growing fear that he may, in fact, be homosexual. One night, at a barn dance, he gets a little drunk and rather than going with the hired whores, gives into his desires and sexual relations with an unnamed man. The guilt causes him to run away, hide in the woods and eventually confess everything to Bobbi Lee who doesn't want to believe him only because she was enjoying the forbidden nature of their love.
Film crew arrives in a small town in Nevada desert. Ends up changing the life of a 12-year-old kid and a friend of his, a movie lover.
The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991) - TV Series
After his castle is taken over; Valiant, Prince of Thule, has a dream in which King Arthur calls him to Camelot. Valiant heeds the advice of the dream and sets out on a quest to find the famed kingdom. Along the way he meets two new friends, Arn (a peasant) and Rowanne (the blacksmith's daughter), who join him on his quest to become Knights of The Round Table. After arriving in Camelot the plot focuses on the three friends' lives as they strive to become knights. (imdb)
A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.
O. Henry's Christmas (1996) - TV Movie
Three episodes based on O. Henry's texts. The first deals with the friendship between a painter and two young women. The second, a young man who receives an insignificant amount of his uncle, as an inheritance. The third concerns two people who make it all possible when they give themselves love as Christmas presents. This film was shot in the mid 80's, but not released until 1996.
Exosquad (1993) - TV Series
Set in the beginning of the 22nd century, a interplanetary war between humanity and Neosapiens (a fictional race). (imdb)
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000) - Direct-to-Video
A human orphan raised by the Faire Folke becomes the benefactor of all human children. (imdb)
precious victims (1993) - TV Movie
Paula and Robert Sims are desperate: their 12 day old baby has been kidnapped. Since there's no trace of the kidnappers, they address the public for help. Their daughter is found dead shortly thereafter. When the same happens three years later to their second daughter, Sheriff Yocom becomes suspicious.
California Girls (1985) - TV Movie
A New Jersey auto mechanic travels to California to find the girl of his dreams and woos a bikini fashion model while the time quarreling with her high-powered manager and avoiding his New Jersey girlfriend who comes looking for him.
Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999) - Direct-to-Video
What a beautiful day to join Belle, the endearing heroine of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and her friends as they gather 'round to share their magical Tales of Friendship. (imdb)
On a cross country road trip to rob his home town bank Prince Mccoy finds himself having to rely on the help of an ex convict hitchhiker named Carl Robbins. Along the way the people they meet and the friendships they build begin to heal the ghosts of their pasts. However, they both have one final crossroad to face in the small town of Apple Seed.
