Leslie Charleson Movies
- 1968
Schuyler (Kirk Douglas) is a hard-boiled detective who turns in his badge when he believes the criminals are being handled with kid gloves and too much respect. He is hired by prominent attorney Fredericks (Eli Wallach) as a bodyguard for his client Rena (Sylva Koscina), who is accused of murdering her husband. Her playboy boyfriend Fleming (Kenneth Haigh) is also under suspicion. Schuylur keeps one eye on his beautiful suspect while trying to uncover more information about the murder. Fredericks displays a disarming, folksy nature which belies his shrewdness. The detective soon comes to believe that Rena is being framed for the murder. Singer Jackie Wilson delivers the song "A Lovely Way To Die" during the opening credits of this murder mystery. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kirk Douglas, Sylva Koscina, (more)
- 1972
Officer Jim Reed (Kent McCord) goes undercover in hopes of smashing a particularly venal drug ring. He receives unexpected assistance from drug-addicted folksinger Kathy Royal, played by future General Hospital diva Leslie Charleson. Also in the cast is jazz musician-cum-actor Bobby Troup, who less than two weeks after this episode originally aired would emerge as a regular on another Jack Webb-produced series, Emergency! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1972
Future General Hospital star Leslie Charleson appears in this episode as Christy Todd, a pushy journalist (aka "the Baby Barracuda") who insists upon accompanying the paramedics as they go about their rescue rounds. The virulently feminist Christy causes nothing but trouble for the male staffers as they deal with a boy suffering from hemlock poisoning and a perilous situation involving an overturned truck surrounded by live power lines. Also, the team extracts a man (Dick Van Patten) caught in a garbage disposal, and another poor soul who is trapped in a sofa bed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1973
In this drama, an American POW from Vietnam finally returns home. Unfortunately, he discovers that his wife is planning to marry his best friend. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1973
Ronald Loper (Robert F. Lyons) heads a gang of kidnappers who are secure in the belief that they've pulled off the perfect crime by snatching the ne'er-do-well son (Tom Lowell) of a prominent contractor (Larry Gates). Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) hopes to catch the crooks without causing harm to the victim, a task which may prove more difficult than usual because of the personalities--and the temperaments--involved. This last episode of The F.B.I.'s eighth season also marks the final appearance of William Reynoldsas Special Agent Colby. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Buck Henry team up again (after collaborating on The Graduate and Catch-22) for this adaptation of Robert Merle's best-selling adventure novel concerning dolphins who become pawns in a plot to kill the president. George C. Scott plays Dr. Jake Terrell, a researcher who, along with his wife Maggie (Trish Van Devere), is investigating dolphin intelligence, believing they have the capability of speech. Harold DeMilo (Fritz Weaver), in charge of a major corporation, sponsors their work. But undercover work by government agent Curtis Mahoney (Paul Sorvino) reveals that DeMilo is working with a right-wing group planning to kidnap the dolphins and use them to blow up the presidential yacht. Jake and Maggie have to race against time to save both their dolphins and the president. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- George C. Scott, Trish VanDevere, (more)
- 1973
Barry Sullivan heads the guest cast as Howard Jamison, the Hefneresque publisher of a nudie magazine. While holding a lavish party in his mansion, Jamison is shot and wounded by an unknown assailant. As luck would have it, among the guests are Ironside (Raymond Burr) and Ed (Don Galloway), who in time-honored "movie mystery" fashion inform the other partygoers that everyone is under suspicion and subject to interrogation. The roster of suspects is a colorful one indeed, ranging from Jamison's disgruntled "ex" to a punchdrunk prizefighter. Meanwhile, the would-be killer lurks somewhere in Jamison's garden, patiently awaiting a chance to finish the job. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1974
Stone (Karl Malden) and Keller (Michael Douglas) mingle with the cream of San Francisco society in search of a murderer. The victim was the blackmailing publisher of a sleazy tell-all magazine--and as a result, the detectives are confronted with a veritable "Who's Who" of suspects. This is the final episode of Streets of San Francisco's second season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1975
It is a dark and stormy night. In a lonely country house, a search is on for stolen political campaign funds. At least one of the searchers is willing to kill for the cash. Julie Newmar, Leslie Charleson, Tom Ligon, Marshall Efron, Joseph Stern, Wayne Tippit and Charles White are featured in this taped, 90-minute thriller. The Black Box Murders first aired January 13, 1975, as part of ABC's Wide World Mystery anthology. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1975
In this sci-fi drama, a renegade clone refuses to conform. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1976
Officer Dan Segal (Robert Drivas) makes it his mission in life to avenge the death of his gambler brother (Harry Davis), who was murdered by a professional hit man. In order to expose the "brains" behind the murder, Segal goes undercover, posing as a bookie and infiltrating an unusually nasty gambling ring. Featured in the cast is the late Claudia Jennings, the well-proportioned leading lady of many an R-rated action flick of the 1970s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1976
In this made-for-TV film later adapted into a TV series, a special detective (Robert Stack) and his unit investigate a series of attacks involving the rape and murder of nuns. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- 1977
In the conclusion of a two-part story, Jim (James Garner) tries to protect Patsy Fossler (Leslie Charleson) from her mob-connected boyfriend Michael Kelly (Jon Cypher) by stashing the girl with his friend Wes (Lou Frizzell). Unfortunately, Patsy's hiding place is revealed by Lianne Sweeney (Joyce Van Patten), a "cop groupie" who has been pestering both Jim and his police-detective friend Dennis Becker (Joe Santos) throughout the story. Now Jim must somehow rescue Patsy and thwart both Kelly and the mobsters without tipping off the loose-tongued Lianne. Despite all indications to the contrary at the end of this episode, we haven't seen the last of the episode's primary villains Anthony Boy (George Loros) and Syl (Luke Andreas). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1977
In the first half of a two-part story, police detective Dennis Becker (Joe Santos) is harrassed by Lianne Sweeney (Joyce Van Patten), a "police groupie" who monitors the Department's activities via her radio and dogs Dennis' trail during his investigation of a very difficult case. Lianne's interference may also mess up the efforts by Jim Rockford (James Garner) to locate Patsy Fossler (Leslie Charleson), the missing fiancee of lawyer Michael Kelly (Jon Cypher). The situation worsens when Kelly reveals himself as a mob functionary, determined to have Patsy killed lest she blow the whistle on his bosses. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1992
In this drama, a woman teeters on the brink of deliberately falling to her death. Flashbacks provide insight as to why and who she is. Somehow it all has to do with the mid-life crises of three old friends. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 2004
In the tradition of past "February Sweeps," this episode of Friends originally ran 42 minutes rather than the usual 30. It is more than enough time for the various plot strands to unfold, beginning with a disastrous bachelorette party for Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow), wherein the male stripper turns out to be a really creepy guy (played by a past master at "creeps," Danny DeVito). Also, Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Ross (David Schwimmer) recall an embarrassing incident from their college days, and, in a sequence currently missing from the syndication print of this episode, Joey (Matt LeBlanc) makes a fool of himself on the TV game show Pyramid (which explains why that series' host Donny Osmond makes a guest appearance). ~ All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Danny DeVito, Donny Osmond, (more)
