Steve Franken

Date of Birth: 27 May 1932
Country: USA
Total Credits at Criticker: 30 (Actor)
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An American soldier's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission. (imdb)
A futuristic amusement park becomes a deathtrap when the androids and computer systems used in it begin to murderously run amok. (imdb)
Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time. (imdb)
A homespun minister (Andy Griffith) and his family move to a small town where he tries to win the support and trust of his new congregation. (imdb)
Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis (1988) - TV Movie
It is nearly a generation since we've visited Dobie Gillis, and the middle-aged Dobie is nothing like he was as a youth,having has sown all of his wild oats. (imdb)
High School U.S.A. (1983) - TV Movie
Set in a senior high school class, J.J. (Michael J. Fox) pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique which culminates in a race at the end of the movie between the two rivals in this light comedy. (imdb)
Fu Manchu's 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills Fu's age-regressing elixir vitae. Fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir, starting with the Star of Leningrad diamond, nabbed from a Soviet exhibition in Washington... (imdb)
A time travel experiment that was supposed to produce a window into time turns out to be a portal instead. One of the experimenters steps through into a not-too-distant-future world that has been destroyed by nuclear war. Some of the others follow, but then the portal phases out and they can't get back... (imdb)
The Stranger (1973) - TV Movie
An astronaut crashes on planet Terra, which looks exactly like Earth, but ruled by an Orwellian government, the Perfect Order. Pilot for a TV-series never made.
The magical Munchie is back, and if he gets in any more trouble it's off to the dullest constellation in the galaxy. Staying out of trouble has never been easy for Munchie, but this time he gives it his best shot. He is sent to earth and finds himself in the company of the McClelland family. (imdb)
Jerry Lewis plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. (imdb)
"The Richest Man in America" recruits his own army to fight the the Nazis after being shuffled off by his own country's forces.
Ants (1977) - TV Movie
An old-fashioned, lakeside hotel targeted for purchase by an unsavory gambling casino promoter and situated next to a construction site, is attacked by an army of poisonous ants. Efforts to contain the ants and rescue those trapped in the hotel are hampered by the progress of the creepy crawlers upward from floor to floor. (imdb)
The nephew of a librarian must go collect a 200 year old book, "The Book of Ulthar." that should have never been checked out by the Evil Count Orlock cause one of the spells in it could bring about the end of the world. During his trip to the castle, he meets Marissa, a gorgeous rock star and heir to the castle's fortune. There they must confront the only other heir to the fortune and the book, Uncle Byron; and Uncle Byron and his 3 adopted nieces all have very, very, very broad smile. (imdb)
The vacationers at a winter wonderland struggle to survive after an avalanche of snow crashes into their ski resort. Their holiday then turns into a game of survival. (imdb)
A lovable loser, Walter Clydepepper eats an alien from outer space in his cereal and becomes a deadly stand up comic. (imdb)
College professor Michael Sarrazin feels that someone else is inside him, and is led by his dreams to a small town where Margot Kidder (Black Christmas, Superman) has murdered her cheating husband. She senses something odd about Sarrazin too, even more so when he falls for Jennifer O'Neill (Scanners), who may or may not be his and Kidder's daughter. (allmovie.com)
An American agent is assigned to track down a renegade Soviet spy who is building an atomic device in Los Angeles and plans to destroy the city with it. (imdb)
Robert Woodfield is a criminal defense attorney, and he has defended a lot of criminals, many of whom are guilty, but has maintained that everyone deserves a competent defense, which he provides whether they are guilty or not. Currently he is defending Martin Ritter, a killer, whom he gets off. Later he has dinner with a friend, and his friend tells him that he needs to talk to him about something important. (imdb)
Never Forget (1991) - TV Movie
A dramatization of a holocaust survivor who confronted a holocaust denial organization's lies in court.
Insight (1960) - TV Series
The purpose of the series was to dramatize the deep ethical and spiritual conflicts of modern man in a way that suggests a humanistic solution.... Some subjects explored in the upcoming Insight series included dishonesty in marriage, college agnosticism, psychology of hate, guilt and death, automation, narcotics, spiritual isolation, racism, hypocrisy, morality of warfare, alcoholism, and community-police relations.
Inside the Party (2004) - Direct-to-Video
Short doc on Blake Edwards's classic comedy "The Party" (1968).
Most of the male population at a college with ski slopes needs the help of a surf bum to defrost the Dean's secretary. The secretary has the female students keenly aware that most boys want only one thing from them. If the secretary can be made to appear to be 'easy', maybe; just maybe, the girls will follow.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) - TV Series
Sensitive teenager Dobie Gillis exasperates his grocer father Herbert T. Gillis and is the apple of Winnie Gillis' eye, she being his mother. Dobie has an almost singular focus on the opposite sex, more often than not the object of his affection being the beautiful but money hungry Thalia Menninger, who in turn often loves Dobie but always loves money more, which Dobie never has and in his current life direction probably will never have to the extent that would satisfy Thalia.
The Party Revolution (2004) - Direct-to-Video
A documentary on the technical innovation of the video assist during the making of "The Party" (1968).
Mr. Novak (1963) - TV Series
The experiences of a young, tough-minded, idealistic high school English teacher on his first job provided the stories in this series. John Novak begins at Jefferson High School in Los Angeles under Principal Albert Vane, who doesn't always agree with Novak's approach, but admires his dedication to teaching. Eventually, Vane is elected to state superintendent and Martin Woodridge becomes the new principal. (amazon)
Tom, Dick and Mary (1964) - TV Series
Dr. Tom Gentry, an intern, and his secretary wife Mary are newlyweds who struggle to make ends meet. They unwilling take in a roommate, fellow intern Dick Moran, best friend to Tom but with some distinct and odd quirks. (imdb)
Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974) - TV Movie
How NASA controllers fought to return the Apollo 13 space capsule to Earth after an on-board explosion damaged the craft.
Every Man Needs One (1972) - TV Movie
A male chauvinist architect is pressured into hiring a feminist as his assistant, finds himself falling for her.
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (1980) - TV Movie
Ghosts and a young cadet try to save a military academy from being closed. (imdb)