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Meade Roberts(1930-1992)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Meade Roberts was born on 13 June 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), Danger Route (1967) and The Fugitive Kind (1960). He died on 10 February 1992 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 13, 1930
DiedFebruary 10, 1992(61)
BornJune 13, 1930
DiedFebruary 10, 1992(61)
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Ben Gazzara in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
7.2
  • Mr. Sophistication
  • 1976
Barbara Bouchet, Richard Johnson, and Carol Lynley in Danger Route (1967)
Danger Route
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1967
Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, and Joanne Woodward in The Fugitive Kind (1960)
The Fugitive Kind
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1960
Laurence Harvey and Geraldine Page in Summer and Smoke (1961)
Summer and Smoke
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1961

Credits

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Writer

  • Terence Stamp in Blue (1968)
    Blue
    6.1
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Barbara Bouchet, Richard Johnson, and Carol Lynley in Danger Route (1967)
    Danger Route
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • Palme im Rosengarten
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1967
  • Out of the Unknown (1965)
    Out of the Unknown
    7.5
    TV Series
    • additional material
    • adaptation
    • 1965
  • Joanne Woodward in The Stripper (1963)
    The Stripper
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1963
  • In the Cool of the Day (1963)
    In the Cool of the Day
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Laurence Harvey and Geraldine Page in Summer and Smoke (1961)
    Summer and Smoke
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, and Joanne Woodward in The Fugitive Kind (1960)
    The Fugitive Kind
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1960
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.2
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1960
  • Playhouse 90 (1956)
    Playhouse 90
    8.3
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • adaptation
    • 1959
  • Alfred Hitchcock in Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    8.5
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1959
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.7
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • Star Tonight (1955)
    Star Tonight
    7.9
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1955
  • Ponds Theater (1953)
    Ponds Theater
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1954–1955
  • The Man Behind the Badge (1953)
    The Man Behind the Badge
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1954

Actor

  • Forty Deuce (1982)
    Forty Deuce
    5.5
    • Old John
    • 1982
  • Opening Night (1977)
    Opening Night
    7.8
    • Eddie Stein
    • 1977
  • Ben Gazzara in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
    7.2
    • Mr. Sophistication
    • 1976

Soundtrack

  • Ben Gazzara in The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
    The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
    7.2
    • performer: "I Can't Give You Anything but Love", "After the Ball", "Imagination" (uncredited)
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 13, 1930
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 10, 1992
    • New York City, New York, USA(congestive heart failure)

Did you know

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    His character in John Cassavetes' cult mob film The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, Mr. Sophistication, who runs the show within the strip show within the movie, is a cult figure in his own right, and, despite mainly being a scriptwriter, that bizarre character is what... or, who... Meade Roberts is best remembered.

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