Paxton Whitehead Movies
Trained at London's Webber-Douglas academy, Paxton Whitehead made his professional debut in 1956, and within two years was signed by the RSC. Crossing the Atlantic to appear in Canadian stage and TV productions, Whitehead made his Broadway bow in 1962's The Affair. He went on to appear with the American Shakespeare Company, to direct in regional repertory, and to function as artistic director of the Shaw Festival, a job he held down for ten years. His later Broadway credits include Crucifer of Blood (as Sherlock Holmes) and the 1980 revival of Camelot (as Pellinore). Whitehead's first film appearance was in the 1986 Whoopi Goldberg comedy Jumpin' Jack Flash. The following year, he starred as Dudley the Butler in the syndicated sitcom Marblehead Manor; one of his co-stars was Linda Thorson, with whom he'd appeared on Broadway in Noises Off. In 1995, Paxton Whitehead was starred as cable-TV exec Duke Stone in the WB Network situation comedy Simon, one of that fledgling network's few bonafide successes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1991
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Mr. "No Respect" Rodney Dangerfield appears as cartoon character "Rover Dangerfield" in this animated effort dreamed up by the irrepressible comedian. The cartoon dog has to leave his Las Vegas home and ends up on a small farm in nowheresville USA, where his big-city ways aren't always appreciated by a more genteel folk. ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Rodney Dangerfield, Susan Boyd, (more)
- 1986
While attending his orphanage reunion, Face (Dirk Benedict) links up with two old flames, Rebecca Piper (Nancy Everhard) and Elaine Green (Kim Ulrich). Unfortunately, Rebecca turns out to be as two-faced as ever, betraying Face and the rest of the A-Team to Gen. Fullbright (Jack Ging). As for Elaine, she needs the Team to find her missing oceanographer brother Barry (Tom Villard), which they agree to do provided they can elude Fullbright's minions. The key to the intrigue is a phony treasure map given by Face to Barry when both were children; trouble is, the map isn't phony at all! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
This eighth adaptation of the timeless Mark Twain novel casts Elijah Wood as Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk who runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim (Courtney S. Vance). Along the way, the duo encounter adventures with colorful characters like The King (Jason Robards) and the Duke (Robbie Coltrane), two con men who impersonate British visitors in order to swindle two sisters out of their fortune, and Susan Wilks (Laura Bundy), the spunky 12-year-old girl who gives Huck his first kiss. Jim also re-educates Huck away from the racist views that he has grown up with. Not the most in-depth version of Twain's tale, The Adventures Of Huck Finn is a solid retelling of the classic story. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elijah Wood, Courtney Vance, (more)
- 2002
Milan Mercer (Jessica Cauffiel) sets up a date between Drew (Drew Carey) and her fabulously wealthy mother Lindsay (Julia Duffy). Impressed by Drew's simple, unpretentious lifestyle, Lindsay decides to leave Europe and move to Cleveland. Before long, the couple is talking marriage, but Drew is worried that Lindsay will lose interest in living with a poor man once her $500,000-per-month alimony is cut off. To test Lindsay's stamina, Drew challenges her to spend an entire week living the way he does--and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what happens next. Meanwhile, Mimi enjoys the services of Lindsay's butler Helford (Paxton Whitehead), but proves once again to be the baddest of bad influences. Originally scheduled for April 3, 2002, this episode reunites former Newhart costars Julia Duffy and Kathy Kinney). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1996
An oil expedition in Bermuda is terrorized by what seems to be band of phantom pirates. Sent to investigate, the Quest Team comes face to face with ghostly buccaneer Black Jack Lee, whose galleon, the Ivory Web, sank near the expedition site centuries before. As it turns out, however, Black Jack isn't quite as spooky as he seems. The first episode of The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest to be telecast (though actually the fourth one filmed), "The Darkest Fathoms" got the new series off to a rousing start, with first-rate animation and character design. The program originally aired on August 26, 1996. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- J.D. Roth, George Segal, (more)
- 1994
Contracted to paint a ballroom to memorialize a young woman's tragic death, an artist starts discovering little tidbits that lead her to believe that the death was no accident. Jane Stanton Hitchcock penned the novel on which this drama is based. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Ellen Burstyn, Meg Tilly, (more)
- 1994
In 1962, a Georgian woman serves a light sentence for a petty crime. Upon her release, she discovers that her children have been sold by a dubious adoption agency, causing the woman to spend the next 20 years searching for her lost babies. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marg Helgenberger, Corbin Bernsen, (more)
