Al Waxman
Al Waxman was a prolific actor and director, leaving a mark on over 1000 productions in radio, television, film, and theatre. His role in "King of Kensington" stood out as a highlight among his successful Canadian TV series. Additionally, he starred in acclaimed series like "Cagney & Lacey," "Missing Treasures," and "Twice in a Lifetime." His theatrical ventures spanned from off-Broadway in New York to the West End in London, earning praise at the Stratford Festival for his performance as Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" and his direction of "The Diary of Anne Frank."
Waxman's accolades included ACTRA and Gemini awards for acting, and recognition from organizations like the American Women in Film for his directorial prowess. His commitment to various charitable causes, including the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart & Stroke Foundation, showcased his dedication to social impact. His contributions were honoured with distinctions such as the Order of Ontario in 1996 and the Order of Canada in 1997.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.376 |
| Birthday | 1935-03-02 |
| Place of Birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Also Known As | Albert Samuel Waxman, Albert Waxman, Albert S. Waxman, Stan Ferris, |
1989
Millennium
5.359/128
An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation of time travellers from a future Earth irreparab...
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Millennium
1982
Class of 1984
6.4/357
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is...
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Class of 1984
1980
Atlantic City
6.781/270
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs a...
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Atlantic City
1991
The Hitman
5.4/87
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercov...
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The Hitman
1981
Heavy Metal
6.5/702
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
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Heavy Metal
1986
Meatballs III: Summer Job
4.4/39
The ghost of a dead porn star comes to Earth to help a nerd with his sex life.
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Meatballs III: Summer Job
1995
Iron Eagle on the Attack
3.3/40
While Chappy Sinclair is saddled with a bunch of misfits and delinquents for his flight school, he turns to his protégé Doug Masters to assist him in...
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Iron Eagle on the Attack
1997
The Assignment
6.4/151
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over...
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The Assignment
1999
In the Company of Spies
2/1
An operative for the CIA is captured and interrogated by Korean officials; his bosses, in order to protect national security, decide to bring an old o...
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In the Company of Spies
1998
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
2.7/3
An ambitious reporter gets in the way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who becomes active around Christmas time..
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Naked City: A Killer Christmas
1997
Critical Care
6.4/40
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their com...
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Critical Care
1972
When Michael Calls
5.5/17
A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the...
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When Michael Calls
2001
What Makes a Family
6.5/21
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. This tragedy is exploited by Sandy's parents to sna...
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What Makes a Family
1989
Collision Course
4.2/33
A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.
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Collision Course
1991
Scream of Stone
6.3/29
A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, and a journalist (Ivan) results in a bet on which of...
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Scream of Stone
1999
A Saintly Switch
7.1/8
The story is about a married couple with children on the verge of divorce. Their imminent divorce, like many, is due to their mutual lack of respect a...
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A Saintly Switch
1996
Gotti
6.465/86
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the mo...
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Gotti
1995
The Shamrock Conspiracy
4/2
A retired Scotland Yard detective gets involved in a serial killer investigation whilst in New York.
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The Shamrock Conspiracy
1995
Net Worth
5.6/4
The story of the NHL's early years, focusing on the battle between the players, led by Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay, and the owners, over issues of benef...
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Net Worth
1992
Quiet Killer
5.2/2
On her way home in a plane to New York, the teenage Sarah gets very ill. She realizes too late that it's more than a cold and with her parents still o...
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Quiet Killer
1994
I Know My Son Is Alive
3/2
A couple's life is torn apart by the disappearance of their new-born son.
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I Know My Son Is Alive
1991
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
5/2
Wicked Angris McBragg sets out to ruin Christmas by undermining the forces of good. Santa Claus abandons his workshop and Comet, his head reindeer, su...
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The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
1979
Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
7/2
With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is a delightful animated special combining space age fant...
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Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
1983
Spasms
4.6/32
A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation.
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Spasms
1988
Malarek
4/1
Malarek is a film directed by Roger Cardinal in 1989. Ex-juvenile offender Victor Malarek catches a break when he's hired as a cub reporter for the Mo...
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Malarek
1969
The Dowry
0/0
A little drama, almost a love triangle, filmed on the Canadian Atlantic coast, about a fisherman, his girl, and his boat. The boat needs a new engine...
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The Dowry
1974
Sunday in the Country
6.4/22
Three vicious thugs are on the run in rural America after robbing a local bank. They seek refuge at the home of a reclusive farmer, but he is prepared...
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Sunday in the Country
1979
Wild Horse Hank
4.4/5
A teenage girl tries to save a herd of wild horses from a local gang intending on capturing and selling them for dog meat. Unfortunately the nearest F...
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Wild Horse Hank
1976
The Clown Murders
3/1
A group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends who married a rich man who is about to close a major re...
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The Clown Murders
1994
Operation Golden Phoenix
3.3/3
A kickboxer is hired to protect half of a valuable medallion, but an evil warlord and another kickboxer are determined to have it, no matter what it t...
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Operation Golden Phoenix
1999
The Hurricane
7.4/1398
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
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The Hurricane
1991
I Still Dream of Jeannie
6/9
Col. Nelson is on a long-term, top-secret space mission. Jeannie cannot bring him home (temporarily) to hear their son's important academic presentati...
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I Still Dream of Jeannie
1962
The War Lover
6/29
Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dange...
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The War Lover
1964
Man in the Middle
6.4/19
In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood....
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Man in the Middle
1996
Holiday Affair
5.6/4
"Meeting cute" while Jodie's son Timmy enthuses over a model train set, Jodie and the raffish but likeable Steve immediately hit it off, but she is al...
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Holiday Affair
1996
Noah's Magic Ark
0/0
Family / Adventure - Children and parents alike will love this captivating and charming version of the story of Noah's ark and the great flood, unique...
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Noah's Magic Ark
1980
Double Negative
3.5/2
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.
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Double Negative
1981
Tulips
3.5/2
A suicidal tuba player hires a hit-man to rub him out. The next day he falls in love.
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Tulips
1968
Isabel
5.2/9
A woman believes she is beginning to lose her mind when she begins seeing ghosts and spirits.
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Isabel
1989
Mob Story
0/0
On the run from a U.S. Senate investigation, New York mob boss Don Luciano (John Vernon) flees to his Canadian hometown and old flame Dolores (Margot...
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Mob Story
1992
Live Wire
5.3/85
Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within t...
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Live Wire
1974
Child Under A Leaf
3.8/4
A restless woman seems unable to leave her husband or her lover.
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Child Under A Leaf
2000
The Thin Blue Lie
6/1
Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick in...
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The Thin Blue Lie
1995
Death Junction
3.5/2
A small-time drug pusher is caught in the middle of a war between rival Jamaican drug lords, and is accused of stealing a major shipment.
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Death Junction
1997
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
7/1
First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians who put their lives on the line to help rescue Jews from the Holocaust. In the first of...
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1988
Switching Channels
6.1/72
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
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Switching Channels
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
8.7/3
1994. Cagney, now a Lieutenant, re-teams with Lacey, who has left the force, to search for a cache of missing firearms.
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Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1996
Bogus
5.765/234
Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, Frenc...
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Bogus
1972
The Sloane Affair
0/0
The investigation of a suspected tax fraud, based on actual case files of the Department of National Revenue.
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The Sloane Affair
1998
At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
0/0
Based on a true story of Sue Rodriguez who campaigned for the right to die with dignity, opening a controversial ethical debate throughout Canada.
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At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
5.3/3
For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the Teamsters Union. When Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, the fight was on to see who could follow him. Jac...
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1975
The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days
0/0
A TV news cameraman's appetite for fine wine, fast cars and beautiful women draws him into the grip of a heroin smuggler.
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The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days
1971
The Crowd Inside
0/0
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The Crowd Inside
1999
Something from Nothing
0/0
A holiday special based on Phoebe Gilman's award-winning book, this is the heartwarming story of a boy named Joseph, his beloved Grandfather and his s...
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Something from Nothing
2000
The Ride
2/1
Originally intended as a pilot for a drama series on Canadian channel Showcase, this TV movie follows the daily lives of drivers for an urban cab comp...
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