Dick Davalos Movies
- 1980
In this concluding episode of a two-part story, George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), with the help of several new "good buddies," manages to get his extremely pregnant daughter-in-law, Jenny (Berlinda Tolbert), to the maternity hospital just in time. Jenny's husband, Lionel (Mike Evans), his move to Chicago still pending, rushes back to New York to be by her side when the baby arrives. As the in-laws gather in the waiting room, a perplexing question arises: Since Lionel is black, and Jenny is the product of an interracial marriage, exactly what color will the baby be? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, (more)
- 1976
Despite his animosity towards his former parole officer Marcus Hayes (Louis Gosset Jr. in his first series appearance), Jim (James Garner) agrees to take a case on Hayes' behalf. Jim is to investigate the possibility of criminal involvement in the high-stakes bidding for a valuable pro-basketball franchise, ostensibly to help out Hayes' employer, Athletics commissioner Martin Eastman (David White). It turns out, however, that Eastman never hired Hayes...and with the commissioner turns up murdered, Jim begins to wonder what exactly his old "friend" Marcus is really up to. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1971
Targetting a Chicago-based espionage ring, Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) goes undercover, posing as an injured spy named Eric Cross. It is Erskine's goal to identity the ringleader of the spies, a person known only as "Constantine." In an ironic twist, the spy boss is revealed to be fatally ill and is written off as expendable--and as a result, Erskine must keep "Constantine" alive long enough to die in bed. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1964
Nancy Banks (Joyce Bulifant) may not be too bright, but she is intensely loyal. Finding it impossible to believe that her brother Rodney (Dick Davalos) embezzled from his job to gamble at the race track, Nancy sets about to help Rodney in any way she can. Could it be that Nancy's zeal has resulted in the murder of Rodney's former boss Marvin Fremont (Arch Johnson)? That is what the police believe, and that is what Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) must disprove in court. This episode is based on a novel by Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1960
In the thick of the Korean war, Cpl. Fred Cossage (Dick Davalos) is separated from the rest of his patrol. Unable to find Cossage, and under heavy enemy fire, his grieving comrades are forced to return to their own lines without him. Meanwhile, a seriously wounded Cossage begins a perilous search for his fellow soldiers--a search made all the more perilous by the fact that the corporal is now totally deaf and blind. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1953
In this rare kinescope from the early years of the long-running dramatic anthology Philco Television Playhouse, Ed Begley Sr. stars as Ernie Barger, the bombastic, conservative but withal likeable co-owner of a successful dinner-plate manufacturing firm. Having spent his life imposing his will on those around him, Ernie cannot admit that he is out of step with the times professionally, nor that he might be responsible for the shyness and recurring illnesses of his wife Mariella (Carmen Mathews). But Ernie is certain of one thing in life: That once his beloved son Roy (John Connell) has graduated from college, he and Ernie will be inseparable buddies. Alas, it at Roy's graduation that Ernie is dealt the first in a series of devastating disilllusionments. Most existing prints of Ernie Barger Is 50 include the original Philco commercials, as well as a plug for the following week's episode of Goodyear Television Playhouse (which alternated with the Philco show). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 60
Things get personal for Lt. Andy Anderson (Wesley Lau) when his cousin, partrol-car cop Jimmy Anderson (Dick Davalos), is accused of being the "inside man" for a burglary at the Wilsons Plastics Company. During a shootout with the thieves, Jimmy's partner Otto Norden (William Boyett) was killed, whereupon plant executive Dwight Wilson (William Phipps) cast suspicion on poor Jimmy. Things get worse when the plant's night watchman is murdered and Jimmy is accused of that crime as well. Grimly, Anderson places the fate of his cousin in the capable hands of his "friendly enemy" Perry Mason (Raymond Burr). This episode was originally scheduled to air on October 18, 1962. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
