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King Donovan

Date of birth: 1918-01-25

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Кинг Донован, Francis King Donovan

King Donovan

Biography

King Donovan (25 January 1918 – 30 June 1987) was an American film, stage, and television actor, as well as a film and television director Description above from the Wikipedia article King Donovan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movie Credits

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
3.8

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956-02-05

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless ali

The Defiant Ones
3.6

The Defiant Ones

1958-08-14

Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.

The Comedian
4.5

The Comedian

1957-02-14

Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demand

Alias Nick Beal
3.5

Alias Nick Beal

1949-03-04

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul

The Enforcer
3.5

The Enforcer

1951-02-24

After years of investigation, Assistant District Attorney Martin Ferguson has managed to build a sol

One Way Street
2.6

One Way Street

1950-04-01

After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico t

The Scarf
2.8

The Scarf

1951-04-06

A man who is believed to have murdered a woman, escapes from the insane asylum to find if he was the

The Hanging Tree
3.4

The Hanging Tree

1959-02-19

Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across

Easy to Love
3

Easy to Love

1953-11-26

Two men vie for the heart of a Cypress Gardens swimming star.

The Sun Sets at Dawn
3

The Sun Sets at Dawn

1950-11-01

A reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and sentenced t

The Magnetic Monster
2.8

The Magnetic Monster

1953-02-18

The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactiv

Open Secret
3.3

Open Secret

1948-02-14

A couple discovers that their friend has gone missing. Their investigation leads them to believe tha

Storm Warning
3.3

Storm Warning

1951-02-10

A fashion model witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by the Ku Klux Kla

Creepy Classics
3.1

Creepy Classics

1987-10-01

A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.

Nothing Lasts Forever
3.1

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984-09-06

An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds

Broken Lance
3.2

Broken Lance

1954-09-25

Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the

The Redhead and The Cowboy
2.5

The Redhead and The Cowboy

1951-03-15

Gil Kyle finds himself caught up in the politics and unrest of the American Civil War and soon gets

Sally and Saint Anne
4

Sally and Saint Anne

1952-07-01

An Irish-American girl asks the saint to guide her family and save them from an alderman.

Little Big Horn
3.1

Little Big Horn

1951-06-15

Two cavalry officers (Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland) lead a patrol to warn Gen. Custer about an ambush

Forever Female
3.4

Forever Female

1953-11-28

An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.

The Merry Widow
3.1

The Merry Widow

1952-09-05

Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if t

Shockproof
3.2

Shockproof

1949-01-25

Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye o

Side Street
3.3

Side Street

1950-03-23

A struggling young father-to-be gives in to temptation and impulsively steals an envelope of money f

The Bamboo Prison
3.2

The Bamboo Prison

1954-06-15

A communist POW sides with his North Korean guards against his fellow prisoners.

The Unknown Man
2.4

The Unknown Man

1951-11-09

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

The Perfect Furlough
3.4

The Perfect Furlough

1958-11-30

A love-starved soldier stationed at an Arctic base wins a furlough in Paris, but a pretty, no-nonsen

The Iron Sheriff
3

The Iron Sheriff

1957-04-01

Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the aftermath

City of Bad Men
2.9

City of Bad Men

1953-09-11

Outlaws plan a robbery to take place during a championship prizefight in Carson City, Nevada.

Tumbleweed
3

Tumbleweed

1953-12-01

Jim Harvey is hired to guard a small wagon train as it makes its way west. The train is attacked by

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
2.4

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

1981-10-06

Jed Clamplett and his backwoods family help solve an energy crisis in their own rustic ways for thei

The Thrill of It All
3.5

The Thrill of It All

1963-07-17

A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.

Cowboy
3.1

Cowboy

1958-01-23

Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by

All the King's Men
3.5

All the King's Men

1949-11-16

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wi

Glory Alley
2.8

Glory Alley

1952-06-06

A New Orleans boxer backs out of a bout and leaves his girlfriend for Korea.

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
3.3

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

1953-06-13

The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will

Angels in the Outfield
3.4

Angels in the Outfield

1951-10-19

The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine as

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

Singin' in the Rain
4.1

Singin' in the Rain

1952-04-10

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen par

Not as a Stranger
3.1

Not as a Stranger

1955-07-01

Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He cour

Riders to the Stars
2.8

Riders to the Stars

1954-01-14

Three men gamble their lives in space to change the history of the world

The Pilgrimage Play
1.8

The Pilgrimage Play

1949-12-12

Nelson Leigh assumes the role of Jesus Christ in this drama that depicts such historical events as t

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive
2

Hannah Lee: An American Primitive

1953-07-13

Professional killer Bus Crow is hired by cattlemen to eliminate squatters. When Marshal Sam Rochelle

A Lady Without Passport
2.6

A Lady Without Passport

1950-08-03

An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United

Mystery Street
3.4

Mystery Street

1950-06-23

When a young woman's skeletal remains turn up on a Massachusetts beach, Barnstable cop Peter Moralas

Private Hell 36
3.1

Private Hell 36

1954-09-03

In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bill

Behave Yourself!
3

Behave Yourself!

1951-09-22

A young man takes in a dog that turns out to be wanted by mobsters.

Morning's at Seven
0

Morning's at Seven

1982-01-01

In a small Midwestern town in the 1920s, four sisters' lives are turned upside down when one sister'

The Prince Who Was a Thief
2.5

The Prince Who Was a Thief

1951-05-17

An Arabian prince, kidnapped at birth and raised as a thief, plots to regain his throne from his evi

The Seven Little Foys
3

The Seven Little Foys

1955-09-30

Vaudeville entertainer Eddie Foy, who has vowed to forever keep his act a solo, falls in love with a

His Kind of Woman
3.3

His Kind of Woman

1951-08-15

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
3.5

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963-11-07

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $

Come Fill the Cup
3.5

Come Fill the Cup

1951-10-24

Alcoholic newspaperman Lew Marsh hits bottom, loses his job and is rehabilitated by Charley Dolan. A