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Morton Downey, Jr.

Date of birth: 1932-12-09

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Morton Downey, Jr.

Biography

Morton Downey Jr. (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001) was an American television talk show host and actor who pioneered the "trash TV" format in the late-1980s on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show.

Movie Credits

Predator 2
3.1

Predator 2

1990-11-21

A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
2.3

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

1992-07-13

The nerds are now in control of the university, as a result of Lewis Skolnick and the rest's actions

The Silencer
2

The Silencer

1992-10-01

Harley-riding Angel plays to win in her fight against a slavery and prostitution ring that abuses yo

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
3

Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

2013-06-07

Long before O'Reilly and Beck, Morton Downey, Jr., was tearing up the talk-show format with his divi

Born Again
4

Born Again

1978-10-01

Having been imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal, Charles Colson undergoes a religious c

Thanksgiving Day
3

Thanksgiving Day

1990-11-19

Light-hearted spoof about a dysfunctional upper-income family who have to come to terms with family

Legal Tender
0.8

Legal Tender

1991-03-01

A beautiful bar owner becomes victimized by a lethal bank fraud plot.

Palmer's Pick-Up
1.4

Palmer's Pick-Up

1999-02-09

Two dimwit owners of a struggling hauling company are approached about hauling a huge, mysterious bo

Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger
2.1

Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger

1992-08-05

A man is torn between two women and his own violent self, borne of child abuse.

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
3.1

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

1995-05-14

Angel's televangelical ministry launches a boycott against a movie entitled "Little Ezekial," and Ro

Driving Me Crazy
1.9

Driving Me Crazy

1991-05-16

An eccentric East German inventor and defector travels to Los Angeles, California to sell a prototyp

Hollywood Cabaret The Movie
0

Hollywood Cabaret The Movie

1992-01-01

Two Aliens — drop-dead gorgeous ZAB (Jessica Hahn) and her knock-out sister, DOB (Julie Strain) have

Hollywood: The Movie
1.6

Hollywood: The Movie

1996-01-01

An ambitious filmmaker sets out to make an avant-garde film but soon learns the only way he can secu

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
3

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

2005-01-25

The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of Predator 2 is a 2005 documentary that details the producti

Meet Wally Sparks
2.4

Meet Wally Sparks

1997-01-31

Wally Sparks is a tabloid TV show reporter who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives
4.5

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives

2020-10-14

Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5:

WWE WrestleMania V
3.6

WWE WrestleMania V

1989-04-02

WrestleMania V was the fifth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced

Manufacturing Ignorance
3.8

Manufacturing Ignorance

2020-11-23

Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
0

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

2020-04-08

THE AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE VAULT is a 2-disc, 500-minute odyssey that collects eight feature-length VH