James J. Casino

Acting
1920-10-10
Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For & Full Filmography35 Titles

#1The Lucy Show

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Teamster #1

7.0 / 10
Comedy

The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.

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#2Get Smart

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Boris (uncredited)

8.0 / 10
ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.

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#3Get Smart

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Barfly (uncredited)

8.0 / 10
ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.

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#4Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Drama Series - 1955, 16 episodes as Meeting Guest (uncredited)

7.8 / 10
MysteryDramaCrime

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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#5Rocky II

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m as Chink's Manager (uncredited)

7.3 / 10
Drama

After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.

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#6Some Like It Hot

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m as Gangster at Convention (uncredited)

8.1 / 10
ComedyRomanceCrime

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

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#7The Boston Strangler

Movie - 1968, 2h 15m as Suspect (uncredited)

6.6 / 10
DramaCrimeThriller

Boston is being terrorized by a series of seemingly random murders of women. Based on the true story, the film follows the investigators path through several leads before introducing the Strangler as a character. It is seen almost exclusively from the point of view of the investigators who have very few clues to build a case upon.

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#8Pocketful of Miracles

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m as Man at Dock (uncredited)

7.3 / 10
ComedyDrama

A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.

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#9The Cincinnati Kid

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m as Poker Player (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
Drama

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

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#10Robin and the 7 Hoods

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m as Hood (uncredited)

6.2 / 10
ComedyCrime

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

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#11Birdman of Alcatraz

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Inmate (uncredited)

7.5 / 10
DramaCrimeHistory

After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.

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#12Paradise Alley

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m as Paradise Bartender

5.9 / 10
ActionDrama

Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.

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#13There Was a Crooked Man...

Movie - 1970, 2h 15m as Prisoner

6.8 / 10
Western

A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.

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#14Luv

Movie - 1967, 2h 15m as Bar Patron (uncredited)

4.8 / 10
RomanceComedy

Depressed by the direction his life is taking, Harry decides to take his own life by jumping off the Manhattan Bridge. At the last minute he's stopped by old friend Milt Manville, a successful stock broker. Milt, however, is facing his own problem: he has fallen out of love with his argumentative wife, Ellen. In a misguided effort to solve both of their problems, he introduces Ellen to Harry, hoping the two will fall in love.

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#15The Last Hurrah

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m as Political Rally Marcher (uncredited)

7.2 / 10
Drama

In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

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#16The Street with No Name

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Cornerman (Uncredited)

6.4 / 10
CrimeThriller

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.

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#17The Last Challenge

Movie - 1967, 2h 15m as Barfly (uncredited)

6.3 / 10
Western

An upstart outlaw baits a legendary gunslinger, now a marshal in love with a saloon keeper.

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#18Movie Movie

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m as Keegle's Second ("Dynamite Hands")

6.0 / 10
Comedy

Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.

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#19Ringside

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Boxer (uncredited)

5.0 / 10
Drama

Joe O'Hara finds out he has a damaged optic nerve just before a boxing match for the title. He needs the money badly, so he doesn't delay the fight. The opponent discovers Joe's weakness and pounds on his eyes, causing him to go blind.

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#20Brainstorm

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m as Party Guest (uncredited)

6.1 / 10
Thriller

Scientist Jim Grayam saves his boss' wife from suicide but then falls in love with her.

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#21The Yellow Mountain

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as (uncredited)

5.4 / 10
Western

A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned down. Pete is interested in "Nevada" Wray, daughter of mine-owner "Jackpot" Wray, but she has eyes only for Andy. The rejected Pete joins forces with Bannon and they learn that, because of location, "Jackpot" Wray may be the owner of all the gold in the respective veins. Bannon and his men try to get rid of Andy.

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#22Hi-Jacked

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m as Diner Patron (uncredited)

5.4 / 10
CrimeDrama

A parolee, working for a trucking line, struggles to clear his name after being accused of involvement with hijackers.

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#23Hot Blood

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m as Gypsy (uncredited)

5.7 / 10
DramaRomanceMusic

Stephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash. Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants none of it.

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#24The Baltimore Bullet

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m as Sammy

5.7 / 10
ComedyCrimeDrama

A tale of two hustlers trying to set up a big game.

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#25It's Always Fair Weather

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Boy on Skates (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
ComedyRomance

Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.

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#26Man of a Thousand Faces

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m as Stagehand (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
Drama

The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.

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#27The Blue Angel

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m as Club Patron (uncredited)

5.3 / 10
Drama

Remake of Josef von Sternberg's 1930 classic.

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#28Foxfire

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m as Miner (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
ActionDramaRomance

A part-Indian mining engineer looks for gold in an Arizona ghost town with his socialite bride.

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#29Hellgate

Movie - 1952, 2h 15m as Guard (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
Western

A man is framed and sent to the toughest prison in the territory.

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#30The Underworld Story

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.3 / 10
DramaCrime

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

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#31A Stranger in My Arms

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m as Man (uncredited)

4.2 / 10
DramaRomance

An Air Force pilot finds romance with his war buddy's widow.

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#32M

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Man in Mob (uncredited)

6.5 / 10
CrimeDramaThriller

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.

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#33Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m as Faustino Pinon

7.7 / 10
DramaCrimeThriller

Based on the true story of Richard "The Night Stalker" Ramirez who terrorized California in 1985 and the two Los Angeles police detectives who try to track him down.

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#34Hollywood Story

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m as Attendant (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
MysteryThriller

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.

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#35Trouble Preferred

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Sparring Partner (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
Thriller

A suicide attempt is investigated by a pair of female police rookies.

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