The 50+ Best Chuck Connors Movies
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1Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll BakerRetiring to the American West to marry his fiancée, Patricia Terrill (Carroll Baker), Captain James McKay (Gregory Peck) enters a land-and-water feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill (Charles Bickford), and the rough and lawless Hannassey family, led by Rufus (Burl Ives). McKay prefers peace between himself and the Hannasseys, who repeatedly attempt to provoke violence. But his steadfast demeanor only angers his fiancé and Major Terrill, who won't settle for truces.More The Big Country
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2James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette, Jack ElamWhen traveling con man Latigo Smith (James Garner) drifts into a small Western town, he decides to take advantage of a local rivalry between gold-mining factions. Recruiting the shifty Jug May (Jack Elam) to pose as a notorious gunfighter, Smith sets his scheme in motion, while also taking time to romance the lovely Patience Barton (Suzanne Pleshette). However, after his ruse is uncovered, Smith incurs the wrath of the real hired gun, among others, leading to a big shoot-out.- #62 of 288 onThe 250+ Best Western Movies Of All Time
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3Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd BridgesThough haunted by combat memories, heroic pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) agrees to return to the cockpit to man the controls of Mayflower One, America's first commercial spacecraft. But, as soon as Mayflower One lifts off, an electrical malfunction sends the ship veering off course. A shaken Striker struggles to guide the shuttle through a treacherous asteroid belt, tame its failing computer systems and stop the disgruntled Joe Seluchi (Sonny Bono) from detonating a deadly bomb on board.- #274 of 399 onThe Best Movies Of The 1980s, Ranked
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4Chuck Connors, Luke Halpin, Kathleen MaguireIn the Florida Keys, local 12-year-old boy Sandy Ricks (Luke Halpin) comes across a dolphin that has been pierced by a harpoon. Rushing to help the poor animal, Ricks saves the dolphin's life, cares for it until it regains its health and names it Flipper. Having grown close to Flipper through the healing process, Sandy is disheartened when his fisherman father (Chuck Connors) wants Flipper to return to the ocean. However, their bond proves itself once more in another life-saving moment.
5Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-YoungSoylent Green is a dystopian thriller, set in an overpopulated 2022 New York City. The story follows police detective Frank Thorn (Charlton Heston) and his elderly roommate Sol Roth (Edward G. Robinson), as they navigate the scarcity-ridden world where Soylent Green, a high-protein food product, is humanity's main sustenance. As Thorn investigates the murder of a wealthy businessman, he uncovers a shocking secret about Soylent Green. Directed by Richard Fleischer, this movie is well-known for its commentary on environmentalism and overpopulation. Despite its bleak depiction, it won the Nebula Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1974.More Soylent Green- #325 of 769 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
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6Chuck Connors, Kamala Devi, Ross MartinApache leader Geronimo (Chuck Connors) tires of battling American and Mexican troops, and decides to surrender his meager tribe. However, life on the San Carlos reservation is difficult, and the Apaches do not adjust well to becoming farmers. Geronimo is befriended by a schoolteacher (Kamala Devi), who tries to broaden his horizons, but corruption on the reservation forces him to take his band and head for the mountains, where the Apaches wage a doomed war against the white man.
7Cesar Romero, Chuck Connors, Aron KincaidFive Confederate veterans, led by Sgt. Will Hansen (Chuck Connors), head south of the border to ply their trade as mercenaries. Soon, they find themselves caught in a violent struggle between a dictator and the helpless people of a small village.- 8Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker, Tommy KirkOld Yeller, a classic Disney film from the late 50s, spins a tale of friendship and survival in the Texas frontier. The story revolves around young Travis Coates (Tommy Kirk) who, while his father is away on a cattle drive, becomes the man of the house. His life takes an unexpected turn when he crosses paths with a stray dog named Old Yeller (Spike). Initially reluctant to accept this new member into their family, Travis soon realises Old Yeller's unwavering loyalty and courage. As they navigate through wild animal attacks and unpredictable hardships, an unbreakable bond forms between the boy and his dog. Notable for its vivid portrayal of frontier life, Old Yeller remains one of Disney's most endearing live-action films.More Old Yeller
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9Doris Day, James Garner, Polly BergenNicholas Arden (James Garner) has struggled to get over the absence of his wife, Ellen (Doris Day), but when it seems clear that she's perished in a plane crash, he decides to move on. Nicholas remarries to Bianca Steele (Polly Bergen) five years after his wife's disappearance, only to find out that Ellen is still alive. When she is saved from the island on which she was marooned, Ellen scrambles to reassemble the life she lost when her plane went down at sea.
10Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark, Shaun CassidyOutlaw John Henry Lee (Willie Nelson) and his gang are bank robbers tearing through Texas. When their next heist is on a train, Lee's freedom comes to an end when Capt. Owen Hayes (Richard Widmark) of the Texas Rangers catches the thief red-handed. Released after 20 years, Lee wastes no time picking up where he left off -- which pushes Hayes to come out of retirement to catch his man again. But Hayes is not the only one after Lee when a young bandit (Shaun Cassidy) targets the old crook.
11Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Kipp HamiltonMiss Dove (Jennifer Jones) is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill. When she falls ill, a kindly doctor (Robert Stack), who is a former student of Miss Dove's, comes to her aid. As many of her pupils, present and past, come to see her in the hospital, they reveal how Miss Dove has greatly impacted their lives over the years. These visitors include a police officer, a playwright, a banker, a convict and an unmarried mother.
12Chuck Connors, Michael Rennie, Kathryn HaysFollowing an 11-year stay as a buffalo hunter in Kansas, Jonas Trapp (Chuck Connors) is finally on the way home to his wife, Jessie (Kathryn Hays), with the $17,000 he has saved up. Unfortunately, he happens to run into a group of bandits led by Brooks Durham (Michael Rennie) ; they beat him, brand him and steal all of his money. Now, returning home without a dollar to his name, Jonas finds Jessie has moved on to another man -- namely, Brooks Durham.
13Robert Ryan, Chuck Connors, Nanette NewmanSurvivors of a shipwreck are surprised to find rescue in the middle of the sea by none other than the renowned Capt. Nemo (Robert Ryan), who arrives in the Nautilus, his state-of-the-art submarine. As Nemo's guests soon discover, the eccentric genius has created an entire community at the bottom of the ocean. When the survivors find out that they can't leave Nemo's city, some of them rebel, causing a conflict that jeopardizes the lives of everyone in the undersea base.
14Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo RayPat Pemberton (Katharine Hepburn), a college athletics instructor, enters a number of golf matches against female professionals. She holds her own until her well-meaning but condescending fiancé, Collier Weld (William Ching), turns up at the games and distracts her. Sports manager Mike Conovan (Spencer Tracy) sees her talent and offers to train her. After realizing that Pat stops trying when Collier is around, Mike works to keep them apart -- especially when he begins to develop feeling for her.
15Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Jon Van NessA vehicle breakdown strands teens near a madman's (Chuck Connors) desert wax museum filled with lifelike dummies.
16Masao Kusakari, Tsunehiko Watase, Isao NatsuyagiSurvivors of a worldwide catastrophe attempt to rebuild civilization from their Antarctic stronghold.
17Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores GraySports reporter Mike (Gregory Peck) and clothes designer Marilla (Lauren Bacall) meet and fall in love while on vacation. They marry on a whim, only to come to the shocking realization that they have very little in common. Mike is a blue-collar sports fanatic. Marilla is a high-society fashion diva. But when Mike writes a tell-all piece about a boxing promoter (Edward Platt) with mob ties, they have to overcome their differences to save both their relationship and Mike's life.
18Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene BarryThough drunken baker Al Willis (Gene Barry) insists he's innocent of all charges, police chief Joe Conroy (Sterling Hayden) is determined to throw the book at Willis for murdering a fellow cop. Though the evidence is thin, Conroy is so certain of the baker's guilt that he continues to pursue his suspect even after being fired from the police force. Enlisting the aid of Willis' abused girlfriend, Marianna (Gloria Grahame), Conroy trails his man to Mexico in a heated chase.
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20John Huston, Ricardo Montalbán, Chuck ConnorsThe Deserter is a 1971 Italian-American Western film by Dino De Laurentiis. It was directed by Burt Kennedy, known for his penchant in directing westerns, including The War Wagon, Support Your Local Sheriff! and The Train Robbers. Scripted in the style of The Dirty Dozen, and designed as a vehicle for Yugoslavian theater and film matinee idol Bekim Fehmiu, the film featured an ensemble cast of well-known American actors. Noted for Shane, actor Brandon deWilde appears in his last Western film before his death the following year. The film was shot largely on location in Italy, Spain and Yugoslavia. Many exterior scenes were filmed at the Fort Bowie set built in the Province of Almería, Spain, where the desert landscape and climate that characterizes part of the province have made it a much utilized setting for Western films, among those A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and later 800 Bullets. This same set was also used in the films Blindman with Ringo Starr and A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die.
21Burt Lancaster, Chuck Connors, Virginia MayoSouth Sea Woman is a 1953 action-comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo and Chuck Connors. It is credited as being based on the play General Court Martial by William M. Rankin with the working title being Sulu Sea. Jeanine Basinger's and Jeremy Arnold's book The World War II Combat Film – Anatomy of a Genre calls the film a significant mixture of genres: tongue-in-cheek adventure, Flagg and Quirt-style service comedy, Hope and Crosby road film, South Seas, prison escape, pirate, World War II and costume drama mixing ridiculous comedy with hard-boiled action in "Tell It to the Marines" style.
22Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, Anne FrancisThis mostly fictional account follows the trigger-happy Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa (Telly Savalas) in his attempt to kill bitter nemesis Gen. Goyo and overthrow Mexico's government. The violent endeavor brings Villa north to New Mexico, where he battles a group of determined American soldiers led by the no-nonsense Col. Wilcox (Chuck Connors), and endures unanticipated mishaps and bad fortune, including a double-cross by his friend and partner, Scotty (Clint Walker).
23Chuck Connors, Frank Gorshin, John SmithHot Rod Girl is a 1956 action film directed by Leslie H. Martinson and released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Girls in Prison. It stars Lori Nelson and Chuck Connors.
24Chuck Connors, John Smith, Susan CummingsCavalry veteran Sgt. Wade McCoy (Chuck Connors) immediately butts heads with his new supervisor, Lt. Jonathan Davenport (George Neise), over the latter's lack of experience on the treacherous route known as the "Tomahawk Trail," but Davenport's unfamiliarity with the territory proves deadly when a trip to Fort Bowie finds the troop under Apache attack. Crazy from the heat, Davenport turns on his men, forcing McCoy to go against his commanding officer in order to save the lives of others.
25John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles CoburnOnce a famous football coach, Steve Williams (John Wayne) is now a bookie in a pool hall. To earn enough money to keep custody of his tomboy daughter, Carole (Sherry Jackson), Steve accepts an offer to take over the football program of impoverished St. Anthony's College in New York City. Disgusted with the team, Steve brings in new players. After his first game nets the school $31,000, an investigation into his shady recruiting methods threatens both his job and custody battle.
26Chuck Connors, Vince Edwards, Neville BrandThe Mad Bomber, aka The Police Connection, is a 1973 film directed by Bert I. Gordon. It stars Vince Edwards, Chuck Connors and Neville Brand.
27k.d. lang, Rosel Zech, Chuck ConnorsRoswitha (Rosel Zech), a lonely immigrant, works in the library of a small Alaskan town. When ill-mannered, sexually ambiguous Eskimo Kotzebue (k.d. lang) rudely disrupts her work, Roswitha refuses to help the strange woman research her family history. But as Kotzebue's repeated visits to the library begin to wear her down, Roswitha relents. An unlikely friendship blooms after the two strangers discover they share a love of the salmonberry -- a wild Alaskan fruit similar to the raspberry.
28Chuck Connors, Frank Wolff, Franco CittiGo Kill Everybody and Come Back Alone is a 1968 Italian motion picture directed by Enzo G. Castellari. The movie is a spaghetti western and was written by Castellari and Tito Carpi. It stars U.S. actors Chuck Connors and Frank Wolff, and features a film score by Francesco De Masi.
29Lana Turner, Chuck Connors, Alan HaleThe Lady Takes a Flyer is a 1958 romantic drama film made by Universal-International. It was directed by Jack Arnold, and written by Danny Arnold, based on story by Edmund H. North.
30Chuck Connors, Rene Auberjonois, Doug McClureThe Birdmen is a 1971 drama tv film directed by Philip Leacock.
