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Arthur Tovey

Date of birth: 1904-11-14

Place of birth: Douglas, Arizona, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Arthur Roland Tovey

Arthur Tovey

Biography

Arthur Tovey was born on November 14, 1904 in Douglas, Arizona, USA as Arthur Roland Tovey. He is known for his work on Regreso al futuro (1985), To the Ends of Time (1996) and Rocky (1976). He died on October 20, 2000 in Van Nuys, California, USA.

Movie Credits

Bachelor in Paradise
3.1

Bachelor in Paradise

1961-11-01

A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unoffic

The Out-of-Towners
3.4

The Out-of-Towners

1970-05-28

A trip to New York for a job interview turns into a trip to hell for a small town couple.

Cimarron
3

Cimarron

1960-12-01

The epic story of a family involved in the Oklahoma Land Rush of April 22, 1889.

Getting Married
2

Getting Married

1978-05-17

A man falls madly in love with a pretty newscaster and goes all out to win her heart and her hand in

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
3.1

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

1969-09-17

After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and h

I'll See You in My Dreams
2.4

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951-12-06

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
3.4

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

1967-03-09

A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice of

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
3.2

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962-06-15

Banker Roger Hobbs wants to spend his vacation alone with his wife, Peggy, but she insists on a fami

The Undercover Man
3

The Undercover Man

1949-03-21

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime bo

The Last Tycoon
3.1

The Last Tycoon

1976-11-18

Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the whi

Tora! Tora! Tora!
3.5

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970-01-26

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos

Support Your Local Gunfighter
3.3

Support Your Local Gunfighter

1971-05-26

A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
2.8

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969-10-10

An aging lawman and an aging outlaw join forces when their respective positions in society are usurp

The Eddy Duchin Story
3.1

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956-05-02

The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

Walk a Crooked Mile
3

Walk a Crooked Mile

1948-09-02

A security leak is found at a Southern California atomic plant. The authorities stand in fear that t

The Outfit
3.4

The Outfit

1973-10-19

A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time cr

Chicago Confidential
2.4

Chicago Confidential

1957-08-30

In the Windy City, the mob infiltrates a powerful union.

Warning Shot
3.1

Warning Shot

1967-01-18

Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.

Sunset Murder Case
1.6

Sunset Murder Case

1938-11-11

Small-time showgirl poses as a stripper to infiltrate a nightclub whose owner is believed responsibl

Illegal
3.2

Illegal

1955-10-09

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find o

Who Was That Lady?
3.1

Who Was That Lady?

1960-04-08

In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a y

The Decorator
3

The Decorator

1965-06-09

A respected but struggling interior decorator from a wealthy background moves in with some of her cl

Back to the Future
4.2

Back to the Future

1985-07-03

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting hi

From Noon Till Three
3

From Noon Till Three

1976-08-01

Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his

The Graduate
3.8

The Graduate

1967-12-21

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

Enter Laughing
1.9

Enter Laughing

1967-02-25

A machinist's apprentice in Depression-era New York, David dreams of becoming the new Ronald Colman.

California Suite
2.9

California Suite

1978-03-19

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

The Wheeler Dealers
3.1

The Wheeler Dealers

1963-11-14

Henry J. Tyroon leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot

Shampoo
3

Shampoo

1975-02-11

A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to

The Chapman Report
2.5

The Chapman Report

1962-10-05

A research psychologist gets involved in the personal lives of four women.

Party Girl
3.4

Party Girl

1958-10-28

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he mee

The Notorious Landlady
3.4

The Notorious Landlady

1962-04-13

An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected

Hello, Dolly!
3.5

Hello, Dolly!

1969-12-12

Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserl

The Story on Page One
2.1

The Story on Page One

1959-12-01

An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a scuf

Sweet Smell of Success
3.8

Sweet Smell of Success

1957-07-04

New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his B

A Very Special Favor
2.9

A Very Special Favor

1965-08-02

The long-lost father of a frigid, uptight Freudian psychologist contracts a wealthy American playboy

Spring Reunion
2.9

Spring Reunion

1957-03-01

A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class

The Gallant Hours
3.4

The Gallant Hours

1960-06-13

A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey,

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein
2.8

I Was a Teenage Frankenstein

1957-11-23

Professor Frankenstein creates a teenager from an accident victim, who gets angry when he learns he

At Long Last Love
2.6

At Long Last Love

1975-03-01

Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the ra

Earthquake
3

Earthquake

1974-11-15

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits

Rocky
3.9

Rocky

1976-11-20

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate

Underground
3

Underground

1941-06-28

A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich

The Mummy
3.4

The Mummy

1932-12-22

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds h

The Buster Keaton Story
2.5

The Buster Keaton Story

1957-05-01

An inaccurate retelling of the life of silent filmmaker and comedian Buster Keaton.

The Nutty Professor
2.8

The Nutty Professor

1996-06-28

When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows d

Batman
3.2

Batman

1966-07-30

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a s

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
3.2

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971-05-20

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a s

The Cheap Detective
3.1

The Cheap Detective

1978-06-23

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accu

A Night in Casablanca
3.4

A Night in Casablanca

1946-05-10

The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to

The Hoodlum Saint
2.6

The Hoodlum Saint

1946-04-04

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's m

North by Northwest
4

North by Northwest

1959-08-06

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

The Hallelujah Trail
3

The Hallelujah Trail

1965-06-23

A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance

The Killing
3.8

The Killing

1956-06-06

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a bet

Witness for the Prosecution
4.1

Witness for the Prosecution

1957-12-17

An ailing barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where the unconvincing test

Sister Kenny
3.4

Sister Kenny

1946-10-10

An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences gr

Black Widow
3.2

Black Widow

1954-10-28

When a young stage hopeful is found dead, suspicion falls on her mentor, a successful Broadway produ

Blackboard Jungle
3.5

Blackboard Jungle

1955-03-25

Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupi

To Kill a Mockingbird
4

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962-12-20

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their ti

The Sting
4

The Sting

1973-12-25

A novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pul

Death Ray 2000
2.5

Death Ray 2000

1981-03-05

A flamboyant secret agent from UNIT, a secret counterespionage group, teams with a lady spy to retri

Days of Wine and Roses
3.8

Days of Wine and Roses

1963-02-04

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to

Don't Make Waves
2.6

Don't Make Waves

1967-06-20

Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going

Some Like It Hot
4

Some Like It Hot

1959-03-19

Two musicians witness a mob hit and need to quickly find a way out of Chicago. Their only opportunit

Young Frankenstein
4

Young Frankenstein

1974-12-15

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein.

Not With My Wife, You Don't!
2.8

Not With My Wife, You Don't!

1966-11-02

During the Korean War, Italian nurse Virna Lisi falls in love with two American fliers, Tony Curtis

Slightly Scarlet
3.1

Slightly Scarlet

1956-02-29

Kleptomaniac Dorothy Lyons is paroled from prison into the custody of her sister June, secretary to

The Man Who Knew Too Much
3.8

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956-05-16

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocc

I Married a Woman
2.9

I Married a Woman

1958-03-01

Advertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion mod

The Invisible Wall
2.7

The Invisible Wall

1947-10-15

A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the military.

The Lady from Shanghai
3.6

The Lady from Shanghai

1947-12-24

A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

Hotel
3

Hotel

1967-01-19

This is the story of the clocklike movements of a giant, big city New Orleans hotel. The ambitious y

Auntie Mame
3.5

Auntie Mame

1958-12-04

Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patric

To the Ends of Time
2.6

To the Ends of Time

1996-10-21

In a mythical kingdom, a young boy must fight time for the love of his princess and the future of hi

Who's That Girl
2.8

Who's That Girl

1987-08-07

An uptight New York tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down, all in a single day, when he's aske

Tough Guys
3

Tough Guys

1986-10-03

Harry Doyle and Archie Lang are two old-time train robbers, who held up a train in 1956 and have bee

Fitzwilly
3

Fitzwilly

1967-12-20

When Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately, she i

The Red Badge of Courage
3.2

The Red Badge of Courage

1951-09-27

Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement

Adam's Rib
3.5

Adam's Rib

1949-11-18

A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam

Red, Hot and Blue
2.9

Red, Hot and Blue

1949-09-05

In her attempts to make a splash on Broadway, a lively would-be-actress lands herself in hot water w

The Blue Angel
2.5

The Blue Angel

1959-09-04

Remake of Josef von Sternberg's 1930 classic.

Vice Raid
3.1

Vice Raid

1959-12-01

A prostitute sets out to frame a cop.

California Passage
2

California Passage

1950-12-15

A series of reversals bring two desperate people together. When a saloon owner is framed by his part

Around the World in 80 Days
3.3

Around the World in 80 Days

1956-10-17

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the wor

Dangerous When Wet
2.9

Dangerous When Wet

1953-06-18

The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day

Trouble Along the Way
2.9

Trouble Along the Way

1953-04-04

Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams fi

Something to Live For
3.4

Something to Live For

1952-03-07

Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alc

Ride 'Em Cowboy
3

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941-11-17

Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train h

Midnight Lace
3.3

Midnight Lace

1960-10-13

Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon

Peyton Place
3.4

Peyton Place

1957-12-13

In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tr

Woman's World
3.5

Woman's World

1954-09-30

Needing to fill the position of general manager of his company, and believing that an executive's wi

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
3

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

1956-07-04

Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a dire

The Manchurian Candidate
3.8

The Manchurian Candidate

1962-10-24

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed

The Robe
3.4

The Robe

1953-09-16

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixi

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
3.5

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957-05-30

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their partic

My Fair Lady
3.8

My Fair Lady

1964-12-01

A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her present

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
3.6

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953-07-14

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the dis

Pete's Dragon
3.1

Pete's Dragon

1977-11-03

Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes in

The Absent-Minded Professor
3.2

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961-01-20

Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible mate

The Prize
3.4

The Prize

1963-12-25

A group of Nobel laureates descends on Stockholm to accept their awards. Among them is American nove

Cimarron
2.8

Cimarron

1931-01-26

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a

Pollyanna
3.5

Pollyanna

1960-05-19

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see th

A Place in the Sun
3.6

A Place in the Sun

1951-06-12

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy s

Marty
3.7

Marty

1955-04-11

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but sociall

Calamity Jane
3.5

Calamity Jane

1953-11-04

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to t

Plymouth Adventure
2.9

Plymouth Adventure

1952-11-28

During the Mayflower pilgrims' long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America, Captai

Gone with the Wind
4

Gone with the Wind

1939-12-15

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical prof

The Harder They Fall
3.5

The Harder They Fall

1956-05-08

Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his curre

Where the Boys Are
3

Where the Boys Are

1960-12-28

Good girls Merritt, Melanie, Tuggle and Angie - all students at mid-western Penmore University - are

The Perils of Pauline
3.1

The Perils of Pauline

1947-07-04

Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for a de

Sex Kittens Go to College
1.5

Sex Kittens Go to College

1960-08-24

Collins College needs a new department head for their science department, so Doctors Carter and Zorc

The Inspector General
3.3

The Inspector General

1949-12-31

An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
3

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

1961-06-11

Gambler Arnold Rothstein marries an actress, avenges his buddy and meets an underworld fate.

Reign of Terror
3.5

Reign of Terror

1949-10-15

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacob

Angel on My Shoulder
3.2

Angel on My Shoulder

1946-09-20

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up f

Young Man with Ideas
2.4

Young Man with Ideas

1952-05-02

A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.

Hunt the Man Down
3.1

Hunt the Man Down

1950-12-26

A lawyer uncovers secrets behind a 12-year-old murder case.

Pocketful of Miracles
3.6

Pocketful of Miracles

1961-12-18

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady

Nocturne
3

Nocturne

1946-10-29

In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
3

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

1959-11-13

Jonathan Drake, while attending his brother's funeral, is shocked to find the head of the deceased i

The File on Thelma Jordon
3.3

The File on Thelma Jordon

1949-11-04

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a t

Yolanda
3

Yolanda

1924-09-15

The backdrop is fifteenth century France, and Charles, Duke of Burgundy has promised his daughter, P

The War of the Worlds
3.4

The War of the Worlds

1953-08-13

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they disco

Tender Is the Night
2.7

Tender Is the Night

1962-01-19

1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to

Oh, God!
3.3

Oh, God!

1977-10-07

When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him

Miracle on 34th Street
3.7

Miracle on 34th Street

1947-06-04

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at M

The Paradine Case
3.1

The Paradine Case

1947-12-31

In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused o

The Tender Trap
3

The Tender Trap

1955-11-04

A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.

The Raid
3.3

The Raid

1954-08-04

A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the smal

Robin and the 7 Hoods
3

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964-06-24

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisbor

The Great Race
3.5

The Great Race

1965-07-01

Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto m

Norman... Is That You?
2.5

Norman... Is That You?

1976-09-29

Ben and Beatrice Chambers discover that their son Norman is gay and so Ben is intent on setting him

South Sea Woman
2.2

South Sea Woman

1953-06-27

Marine Sergeant James O'Hearn is being tried at the San Diego Marine base for desertion, theft, scan

The Man from Colorado
3.4

The Man from Colorado

1948-08-07

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of the

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
3

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1969-12-29

Some college students manage to persuade the town's big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a compute

The Love God?
2.9

The Love God?

1969-08-01

Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan who

Son of Flubber
3

Son of Flubber

1963-01-16

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of

Night and Day
2.9

Night and Day

1946-07-02

When his first stage show fails, songwriter Cole Porter goes off to fight in WWI until, injured, he

The Long, Hot Summer
3.5

The Long, Hot Summer

1958-05-17

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates

Sunrise at Campobello
3

Sunrise at Campobello

1960-09-28

The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especial

Banning
2.8

Banning

1967-12-13

A playboy golf pro, kicked off the circuit for alleged cheating, is forced to hustle for a living.

Getting Married
2

Getting Married

1978-05-17

A man falls madly in love with a pretty newscaster and goes all out to win her heart and her hand in

Désirée
3.3

Désirée

1954-11-16

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napol

Living It Up
3.2

Living It Up

1954-08-04

Homer Flagg (Lewis) is a railroad worker in the small town of Desert Hole, New Mexico. One day he fi

Moon Pilot
2.7

Moon Pilot

1962-04-05

An Air Force captain inadvertently volunteers to make the first manned flight around the moon. He im

Riding Shotgun
2.9

Riding Shotgun

1954-04-01

When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mi

Johnny Got His Gun
3.7

Johnny Got His Gun

1971-08-04

A young American soldier, rendered in pseudocoma from an artillery shell from WWI, recalls his life

The Toast of New Orleans
2.4

The Toast of New Orleans

1950-08-24

Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman c

Tension
3.4

Tension

1949-11-25

Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy. However, wh

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
3.1

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

1972-07-12

Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of

Executive Suite
3.5

Executive Suite

1954-04-30

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to

The Art of Love
2.6

The Art of Love

1965-06-30

Struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value.

Critic's Choice
2.8

Critic's Choice

1963-02-24

Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be ver

Silver River
3

Silver River

1948-05-20

Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be use

Ride a Crooked Trail
3.1

Ride a Crooked Trail

1958-11-23

After robbing a bank Murphy assumes the identity of his pursuer, a famous US Marshal, when he stumbl

Torn Curtain
3.3

Torn Curtain

1966-07-15

During the Cold War, an American scientist appears to defect to East Germany as part of a cloak and