Allan Rich

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Feb 08, 1926 (99 years old)
Death date
Aug 22, 2020

Allan Rich

Known For

The Last Laugh
1h 29m
Movie 2016

The Last Laugh

Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.

Wish I Was Here
1h 47m
Movie 2014

Wish I Was Here

Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.

Troupers
1h 25m
Movie 2011

Troupers

Takes a look at twelve working actors in Hollywood over 80 and how they have managed to survive this crazy business.

Father and Son
0h 16m
Movie 2010

Father and Son

A grown man's quest to find love and acceptance from his stepdad and win a magazine contest.

The Last Word
1h 30m
Movie 2008

The Last Word

An odd-but-gifted poet, Evan Merck makes his living writing suicide notes for the soon-to-be departed. So when he meets Charlotte, the free-spirited sister of his latest client, Evan has no choice but to lie about his relationship to her late, lamented brother.

My Sexiest Year
1h 33m
Movie 2007

My Sexiest Year

A romantic coming-of-age story in which the kindness bestowed by a glamorous model is returned 30 years later by the young man in whom she inspired the first stirrings of confidence and love.

Rise: Blood Hunter
1h 37m
Movie 2007

Rise: Blood Hunter

A reporter on the trail of a sinister cult wakes up in a morgue to find herself a member of the undead. She goes on a personal vendetta for a group a cultists that are responsible for her death.

Amistad
2h 35m
Movie 1997

Amistad

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.

Out to Sea
1h 46m
Movie 1997

Out to Sea

Care-free Charlie cons his widower brother-in-law Herb into an expenses-paid luxury cruise in search of rich, lonely ladies. The catch is that they are required to be dance hosts! With a tyrannical cruise director, and the luscious Liz and lovely Vivian, our heroes have lots of mis-adventures before they finally return to port.

The Rich Man's Wife
1h 34m
Movie 1996

The Rich Man's Wife

A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her husband in to void the prenup — but much to her surprise, the stranger decides to turn her imagination into reality.

Biography

Allan Rich (born Benjamin Norman Schultz; (February 8, 1926 – August 22, 2020) was an American character actor, author and activist. Allan Rich was one of the many alleged communist sympathizers blacklisted in the 1950s Hollywood blacklist. He mentored Rene Russo in the world of acting and also played a judge in Hill Street Blues. Rich was the co-founder of non-profit organization We Care About Kids, which produces educational short films for middle and high school youths. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allan Rich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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