Al Waxman

Born: 1935-03-02

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.


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Heavy Metal

as Rudnick (voice)
Released: 1981-08-07

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of...

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The Hurricane

as Warden
Released: 1999-09-17

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who...

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Atlantic City

as Alfie
Released: 1980-09-03

In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves...

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Class of 1984

as Detective Stewiski
Released: 1982-08-20

Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There...

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Gotti

as Bruce Cutler
Released: 1996-08-17

John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He...

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Live Wire

as James Garvey
Released: 1992-09-03

Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an...

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The Assignment

as Carl Mickens - CIA
Released: 1997-09-28

Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked...

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The Hitman

as Marco Luganni
Released: 1991-05-01

After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris)...

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Bogus

as School Principal
Released: 1996-09-06

Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she...

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Millennium

as Dr. Brindle
Released: 1989-08-25

An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an...

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What Makes a Family

as Frank Cataldi
Released: 2001-01-22

Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy...

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Switching Channels

as Berger
Released: 1988-03-05

A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

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Critical Care

as Sheldon Hatchett
Released: 1997-10-31

Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two...

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Collision Course

as Dingman
Released: 1989-04-27

A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.

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Iron Eagle on the Attack

as Gen. Kettle
Released: 1995-12-01

While Chappy Sinclair is saddled with a bunch of misfits and delinquents for his flight school,...

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The War Lover

as Prien: Crew of 'The Body'
Released: 1962-10-25

Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything...

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Holiday Affair

as Mr. Corley
Released: 1996-12-15

"Meeting cute" while Jodie's son Timmy enthuses over a model train set, Jodie and the raffish...

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Scream of Stone

as Stephen
Released: 1991-10-03

A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport...

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Double Negative

as Dellassandro
Released: 1980-05-12

Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.

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Meatballs III: Summer Job

as Peter
Released: 1986-10-27

The ghost of a dead porn star comes to Earth to help a nerd with his sex life.

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Net Worth

as Jack Adams
Released: 1995-01-01

The story of the NHL's early years, focusing on the battle between the players, led by Hall of...

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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

as Dr. Jakob Weinstock (segment "Mamusha")
Released: 1997-10-05

First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians who put their lives on the line to...

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Malarek

as Stern
Released: 1988-12-16

Malarek is a film directed by Roger Cardinal in 1989. Ex-juvenile offender Victor Malarek...

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Spasms

as Warren Crowley
Released: 1983-10-28

A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for...

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Quiet Killer

as Mayor Andy Carmichael
Released: 1992-03-24

On her way home in a plane to New York, the teenage Sarah gets very ill. She realizes too late...

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I Still Dream of Jeannie

as Gen. Wescott
Released: 1991-10-20

Col. Nelson is on a long-term, top-secret space mission. Jeannie cannot bring him home...

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Man in the Middle

as uncredited
Released: 1964-01-27

In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American...

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Mob Story

as uncredited
Released: 1989-11-24

On the run from a U.S. Senate investigation, New York mob boss Don Luciano (John Vernon) flees...

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When Michael Calls

as Sheriff Hap Washbrook
Released: 1972-02-05

A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With...

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Sunday in the Country

as Sergeant
Released: 1974-11-22

Three vicious thugs are on the run in rural America after robbing a local bank. They seek refuge...

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Wild Horse Hank

as Jay Connors
Released: 1979-01-01

A teenage girl tries to save a herd of wild horses from a local gang intending on capturing and...

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Operation Golden Phoenix

as Chief Gordon
Released: 1994-12-28

A kickboxer is hired to protect half of a valuable medallion, but an evil warlord and another...

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Cagney & Lacey: The Return

as Lt. Samuels
Released: 1994-11-06

1994. Cagney, now a Lieutenant, re-teams with Lacey, who has left the force, to search for a...

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The Shamrock Conspiracy

as O'Connor
Released: 1995-12-12

A retired Scotland Yard detective gets involved in a serial killer investigation whilst in New York.

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Isabel

as Herb
Released: 1968-05-22

A woman believes she is beginning to lose her mind when she begins seeing ghosts and spirits.

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Death Junction

as Captain Jenkow
Released: 1995-04-07

A small-time drug pusher is caught in the middle of a war between rival Jamaican drug lords, and...

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The Clown Murders

as Police Sergeant
Released: 1976-09-17

A group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends...

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A Saintly Switch

as Coach Beasily
Released: 1999-01-24

The story is about a married couple with children on the verge of divorce. Their imminent...

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I Know My Son Is Alive

as Herb
Released: 1994-02-20

A couple's life is torn apart by the disappearance of their new-born son.

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The Thin Blue Lie

as Art Zugler
Released: 2000-08-13

Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by...

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Naked City: A Killer Christmas

as Burt
Released: 1998-12-13

An ambitious reporter gets in the way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who...

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Child Under A Leaf

as The Storekeeper
Released: 1974-10-11

A restless woman seems unable to leave her husband or her lover.

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Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet

as The Bug (voice)
Released: 1979-11-01

With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is...

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At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story

as John Hofsess
Released: 1998-02-13

Based on a true story of Sue Rodriguez who campaigned for the right to die with dignity, opening...

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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

as Allen
Released: 1992-09-12

For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the Teamsters Union. When Jimmy Hoffa...

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The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days

as Harry
Released: 1975-04-28

A TV news cameraman's appetite for fine wine, fast cars and beautiful women draws him into the...

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Noah's Magic Ark

as (voice)
Released: 2013-01-01

Family / Adventure - Children and parents alike will love this captivating and charming version...

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Tulips

as Bert Irving
Released: 1981-10-01

A suicidal tuba player hires a hit-man to rub him out. The next day he falls in love.

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The Crowd Inside

as Director
Released: 1971-04-07

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The Sloane Affair

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-02

The investigation of a suspected tax fraud, based on actual case files of the Department of...

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The Dowry

as Barbery
Released: 1969-01-01

A little drama, almost a love triangle, filmed on the Canadian Atlantic coast, about a...

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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Dale Linseman
First aired: 1985-09-29

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Carl Wilson
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Twice in a Lifetime

as Judge Othniel
First aired: 1999-08-25

Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in...

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For The Record

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-01-01

For The Record, a series of one-hour and ninety-minute film dramas, started on the series,...

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Due South

as Vince Leggett
First aired: 1994-09-22

Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the...

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Due South

as Nicholas Van Zandt
First aired: 1994-09-22

Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the...

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Ben Casey

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-10-02

Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was...

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Street Legal

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-01-06

Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994....

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Cagney & Lacey

as Lieutenant Bert Samuels
First aired: 1982-03-25

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing...

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Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

as Trimmer Waltz
First aired: 1983-04-16

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is a British mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom...

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Twitch City

as Homeless Man
First aired: 1998-01-19

Twitch City is a surreal sitcom set in the Toronto, Ontario neighbourhood of Kensington Market,...

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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

as Aguado (voice)
First aired: 1995-12-09

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is an animated television series based on the film of the same name....

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Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows

as Louis B. Mayer
First aired: 2001-02-25

Chronicles the life of Judy Garland, from her first public performance in 1924 until her death.

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Sidestreet

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-14

Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It...

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King of Kensington

as Larry King
First aired: 1975-09-25

King of Kensington is a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to...

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