Richard Egan
17 titles
Filmography
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The 300 Spartans
(1962)The 300 Spartans is an account of the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, in which the Spartan King Leonidis, played by Richard Egan, led a remarkably small number of men to victory over an invading Persian army led by evil King Xerxes that was about 20 times as large. This spectacular conflict gave the Grecians enough time to organize a force to ultimately repel the Persians, and thus change the course of Western civilization. The film was directed by Rudolph Mate and stars Richard Egan and Ralph Richardson.

Love Me Tender
(1956)A Confederate team, unaware that the war has ended, is ordered to rob a Union payroll train and end up with some loot—until the Feds come after them.

The Day of the Wolves
(1971)Using a Southwestern mining town as a training ground, six thieves are recruited in an elaborate plot to fleece small town banks for a $50,000 reward.

Fanfare for a Death Scene
(1964)An American secret agent searches for a scientist who has recently vanished and must recover his secret formula before the enemy catches up with him.

Gog
(1954)When unaccountable and deadly malfunctions start happening at a top-secret government lab where a space station is being constructed, it's revealed that a giant, mechanical brain machine programmed to sabotage is behind the mysterious deaths.

Mission to Glory: A True Story
(1977)A true account of the legendary "Padre on Horseback", Father Eusebio Francisco Kino a Jesuit missionary who helped the lives of the Native Americans. He faced many challenges on his trips throughout California, Arizona and Mexico
Chubasco
(1968)After assaulting a cop during a beach party blowout, teen rebel Chubasco (Christopher Jones) gets two choices: do time for the crime or join the crew of a high seas clipper and face the inherent risks of commercial fishing. Choosing the latter and before boarding ship, Chubasco elopes with girlfriend Bunny (Susan Strasberg) and then finds himself on a tuna boat skippered by the one man who'd rather see him dead: Bunny's irate father Sebastian (Richard Egan). When Sebastian learns his new deckhand's identity, tensions rise with the tides – and only one man may return to Bunny's waiting arms. A solid movie debut for Jones, soon to achieve greater fame in Wild in the Streets, Three in the Attic and Ryan's Daughter, this scenic romance also boasts a seasoned supporting cast: Ann Sothern, Audrey Totter, Preston Foster and Simon Oakland.

Khyber Patrol
(1954)Story of British officers fighting in India, with usual love conflicts.

Wicked Woman
(1953)A beautiful blonde comes to town and seduces the owner of a bar to sell the business out from under his alcoholic wife in order to run off to Mexico but their plans hit a snag when a neighbor learns of their scheme.

Esther and the King
(1960)The recently widowed king of Persia falls in love with a beautiful Jewish woman while he tries to stifle a campaign of hatred against the Jews.

The Amsterdam Kill
(1977)A disgraced former DEA agent enters a labyrinth of deception and death when he's hired to destroy a powerful Amsterdam-based drug cartel.

Pollyanna
(1960)An orphan brings sunshine into the lives of everyone she meets, despite her stifling aunt.

The Hunters
(1958)In 1952 Korea, a USAF Major falls in love with the wife of one of his men, and then is sent out to rescue him when the man is downed behind enemy lines.

The Big Cube
(1969)When a vindictive heiress is forbidden by her stepmother to marry her boyfriend, she conspires to drive her insane. Her choice of weapon -- a "big cube" of LSD.

The Battle at Apache Pass
(1952)Temperate Apache Chief Cochise attempts to prevent war between his people and the white settlers. Though Cochise's wife dies at the hands of a bigoted cavalry officer and a crooked Indigenous agent, the stoic leader continues to believe that a lasting peace is possible.

One Minute to Zero
(1952)Using refugees as human shields, North Korean troops advance on Col. Steve Jankowski and his dug-in troops. Jankowski orders his gunners to fire warning shots short of the advance.

The Kid from Left Field
(1953)Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, Christie. When his dad gets fired, Chris makes friends with the former team owner's niece (and her boyfriend Pete), and not only gets his dad's job back, but a batboy position for himself.