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.

A Part of the Family
1h 27m
Movie 1994

A Part of the Family

A bright young New York physician takes her husband, a jokey/cynical tabloid reporter, home to Illinois to meet her parents.

Amore!
1h 30m
Movie 1993

Amore!

Saul Schwartz, a married successful businessman, is bored with his life and decides he has had enough. So he gets a divorce, quits his job, and goes off to pursue his dream, in Hollywood to be a movie star. Only becoming a movie star isn't as easy as he thought. Nobody wants an overweight, 50 year old, New Yorker who looks like a lawyer. He's going to have to make a few adjustments.

Nickel & Dime
1h 35m
Movie 1992

Nickel & Dime

A P.I. hasn't paid taxes in ages. When the IRS sends an accountant to investigate him, his only way out is to solve his latest case of a missing heiress. However, someone wants to prevent this.

Betsy's Wedding
1h 34m
Movie 1990

Betsy's Wedding

Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but Betsy's father Eddie, a Long Island construction contractor, feels so threatened by Jake's rich WASP parents that he blows the ceremony up into a bank-breaking showpiece, sending his wife Lola into a financial panic.

Bad Guys
1h 26m
Movie 1986

Bad Guys

Two LA cops turn to professional wrestling for money and revenge after being suspended from the force for a bar brawl.

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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