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Chuck Connors
★ Acting

Chuck Connors

1921 – 1992 · Brooklyn, New York, U.S. · Active 1944–2023

Born in 1921, Chuck Connors began his career as a professional athlete before transitioning to acting in the 1950s. He made a notable appearance in Hot Rod Girl (1956), where his imposing presence added a unique flavor to the film’s youthful rebellion. Connors further solidified his cult status with roles in Soylent Green (1973) and Tourist Trap (1979), where he navigated the darker themes of dystopia and horror. His performances in these films highlight the intersection of genre and character, making him a memorable figure in the landscape of exploitation cinema.

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The Best of Sex and Violence

The Best of Sex and Violence

1982 ★ 5.7
as (archive footage)

Hosted by John Carradine, this tape is a compilation of scenes from and previews for various exploitation films.

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Filmography

139 credits
2020s 2 credits
2022
Famous T&A 2 as Mr. Slauson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
2010s 1 credit
2018
Movie ★ 3.8
1990s 5 credits
1992
Three Days to a Kill as Capt. Damian Wright
Movie ★ 4.0
1991
Salmonberries as Bingo Chuck
Movie ★ 5.5
1991
Movie ★ 4.8
1990
Last Flight To Hell as Red Farley
Movie ★ 7.0
1990
Movie ★ 6.5
1980s 29 credits
1989
High Desert Kill as Stan Brown
Movie ★ 4.8
1989
Skinheads as Mr. Huston
Movie ★ 3.6
1989
Trained To Kill as Ed Cooper
Movie ★ 7.9
1988
Once Upon a Texas Train as Nash Crawford
Movie ★ 5.2
1988
Terror Squad as Chief Rawlings
Movie ★ 4.8
1988
Movie ★ 4.3
1988
Paradise as Gideon McKay
TV ★ 6.0
1987
Sakura Killers as The Colonel
Movie ★ 4.5
1987
Movie ★ 5.3
1987
Maniac Killer as Professor Roger Osborne
Movie ★ 3.9
1987
Movie ★ 5.3
1987
Werewolf as Captain Janos Skorzeny
TV ★ 8.7
1985
The Steel Collar Man as J.G. Willis
Movie ★ 8.0
1985
TV ★ 6.9
1985
Spenser: For Hire as King Powers
TV ★ 6.9
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Fred Keller
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Tyler Morgan
TV ★ 7.5
1983
Balboa as Alabama Dern
Movie ★ 4.7
1983
Movie
1983
The Yellow Rose as Jeb Hollister
TV ★ 7.6
1982
Movie ★ 6.1
1982
Movie ★ 5.5
1982
The Vals as Trish's Father
Movie ★ 4.6
1982
Target Eagle as Sam Fisher
Movie ★ 5.5
1982
Movie ★ 4.5
1982
Matt Houston as Castanos
TV ★ 6.3
1981
Bordello as Jonathan
Movie ★ 4.7
1980
Virus as Captain McCloud - HMS Nereid
Movie ★ 6.3
1980
TV ★ 7.5
1970s 28 credits
1979
Movie ★ 4.9
1979
Tourist Trap as Mr. Slausen / Davey Slausen
Movie ★ 6.1
1978
Standing Tall as Maj. Roland Hartline
Movie ★ 6.0
1977
Movie ★ 5.6
1977
Roots as Tom Moore
TV ★ 7.4
1976
Movie ★ 5.9
1976
Movie ★ 7.0
1975
Movie ★ 3.9
1974
99 and 44/100% Dead as Claw Zuckerman
Movie ★ 5.1
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man as Niles Lingstrom
TV ★ 7.3
1973
Soylent Green as Tab Fielding
Movie ★ 6.9
1973
The Horror at 37,000 Feet as Captain Ernie Slade
Movie ★ 5.0
1973
The Mad Bomber as William Dorn
Movie ★ 5.2
1973
The Birdmen as Colonel Morgan Crawford
Movie ★ 7.7
1973
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1972
Pancho Villa as Colonel Wilcox
Movie ★ 4.9
1972
The Proud and Damned as Will Hansen
Movie ★ 4.5
1972
Night of Terror as Brian DiPaulo
Movie ★ 6.1
1972
Embassy as Kesten
Movie ★ 6.5
1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter as 'Swifty' Morgan (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.6
1970
Hollywood Blue as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 10.0
1970
The Deserter as Reynolds
Movie ★ 6.5
1970
Night Gallery as Roderick Blanco
TV ★ 7.8
1970
TV ★ 9.0
1960s 23 credits
1969
Movie ★ 5.6
1968
The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.6
1968
Movie ★ 6.6
1968
Movie ★ 6.4
1968
Movie
1968
Here's Lucy as Chuck Connors
TV ★ 6.7
1968
TV ★ 8.0
1968
The Name of the Game as Governor Brill
TV ★ 7.0
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.7
1967
Cowboy in Africa as Jim Sinclair
TV ★ 6.0
1966
Movie ★ 6.0
1966
TV ★ 6.7
1965
Synanon as Ben
Movie ★ 7.3
1965
Broken Sabre as Jason McCord
Movie ★ 10.0
1965
Branded as Captain Jason McCord
TV ★ 6.8
1963
Move Over, Darling as Stephen Burkett
Movie ★ 6.7
1963
Flipper as Porter Ricks
Movie ★ 5.8
1963
Arrest and Trial as John Egan
TV ★ 8.3
1963
Miss USA as Self - Judge
TV ★ 6.0
1963
Miss USA as Self - Entertainment
TV ★ 6.0
1962
Geronimo as Geronimo
Movie ★ 5.5
1962
The Virginian as Gustaveson
TV ★ 6.5
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
TV ★ 5.8
1950s 46 credits
1959
TV ★ 6.8
1959
TV
1958
The Big Country as Buck Hannassey
Movie ★ 7.6
1958
The Lady Takes a Flyer as Phil Donahoe
Movie ★ 4.4
1958
TV ★ 6.7
1958
The Rifleman as Lucas McCain
TV ★ 7.1
1957
Designing Woman as Johnnie 'O'
Movie ★ 6.7
1957
Death in Small Doses as Mink Reynolds
Movie ★ 5.1
1957
Tomahawk Trail as Sgt. Wade McCoy
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
The Hired Gun as Judd Farrow
Movie ★ 5.9
1957
Old Yeller as Sanderson
Movie ★ 6.9
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo as Rocky Nelson
TV ★ 7.1
1956
Hot Rod Girl as Detective Ben Merrill
Movie ★ 4.6
1956
Hold Back The Night as Sgt. Ekland
Movie ★ 6.5
1956
Walk the Dark Street as Frank Garrick
Movie ★ 5.0
1956
Boy with a Knife as Bud Williams
Movie ★ 5.0
1956
TV ★ 7.5
1956
TV ★ 6.4
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove as Bill Holloway
Movie ★ 7.0
1955
Movie ★ 7.0
1955
Target Zero as Pvt. Moose
Movie ★ 5.9
1955
The Brush Roper as Art Shirley
Movie
1955
Gunsmoke as Sam Keeler
TV ★ 6.7
1955
The Millionaire as Hub Grimes
TV ★ 5.8
1955
TV ★ 5.3
1955
TV ★ 7.5
1954
Naked Alibi as Capt. Owen Kincaide
Movie ★ 6.1
1954
The Human Jungle as Earl Swados
Movie ★ 5.6
1954
Dragonfly Squadron as Capt. Warnowski
Movie ★ 6.5
1954
Movie
1953
Trouble Along the Way as Stan Schwegler
Movie ★ 6.1
1953
South Sea Woman as Pvt. Davey White
Movie ★ 4.8
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
TV ★ 7.5
1953
Letter to Loretta as Jess Hayes
TV ★ 6.6
1952
Pat and Mike as Police Captain
Movie ★ 6.4
1952
TV ★ 4.6
1952
Adventures of Superman as Sylvester J. Superman
TV ★ 6.6
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Stanley O'Connor
TV ★ 7.2
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
TV ★ 7.0
1940s 3 credits
1948
TV ★ 6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Accepting Award
TV ★ 7.2
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
TV ★ 7.2
Crew Credits
1960s 1 credit
1965
Branded Story
TV ★ 6.8
1950s 1 credit
1958
TV ★ 7.1