Hal Linden Filmography

Born:: March 20, 1931 in Bronx, New York City, NY
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: A former band clarinettist and vocalist, Hal Linden studied drama at the American Theatre Wing. His big Broadway break came in 1958, when he was engaged to understudy Sydney Chaplin in the musical comedy Bells are Ringing; Linden played Chaplin's character, Jeffrey Moss, a handful of times on...Read More

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Huff: The Sample Closet

2005
Broadway: The Golden Age

Actors: Edie Adams, Bea Arthur, Elizabeth Ashley, Alec Baldwin, Kaye Ballard

Synopsis: Directed by Rick McKay, who traveled across five continents during the documentary's production, Broadway: The Golden Age is both a celebration of current Broadway stars and a tribute to Broadway legends past. Through a plethora of interviews and vast amounts of archival footage, McKay presents a Read More

6/11/04
Time Changer

Actors: D David Morin, Gavin MacLeod, Hal Linden, Jennifer O'Neill, Paul Rodriguez

Synopsis: A man is sent into the future to see the possible results of his actions in this mixture of sci-fi adventure and Christian drama. In 1890, Russell Carlisle (D. David Morin) is a philosopher and college professor who has completed a manuscript he calls "The Changing Times." The university where Read More

10/25/02
The Glow

Actors: Portia de Rossi, Dean Cain, Hal Linden, Dina Merrill, Grace Zabriskie

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Brooks Stanwood, The Glow stars Dean Cain and Portia de Rossi as Matt and Jackie Lawrence, an affluent yuppie couple with two beautiful children. Rounding out their success story, the Lawrences move into a gorgeous New York apartment, where they soon discover that their Read More

2002
Dumb Luck

2001
Touched by an Angel: Angels Anonymous

Synopsis: Monica (Roma Downey) and the angels must restore hope and self-esteem in the heart of Dave, an aging, dispirited busboy at Bubba's Polynesian Paradise. So down is Dave on himself in particular and life in general that he may become a willing accomplice to a sinister arson scheme. All this changes Read More

2001
Jump

Actors: Peter Appel, Jessica Hecht, James LeGros, Mike McGlone, Amanda Peet

Synopsis: David (Mark Rosenthal) is standing on the roof ledge of a building in lower Manhattan, threatening to jump. Several of his friends try to convince him to safely get down from the ledge, that suicide is not the answer. But as they speak to him, the audience sees moments from the friends' lives in Read More

1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

Synopsis: James Garner is reunited with several of his fellow cast members from the Rockford Files series in this made-for-TV sequel. It all begins when schoolteacher Ernie Landale (Hal Holbrook), the husband of private eye Jim Rockford's ex-prostitute friend Rita Kapkovic (Rita Moreno), is accused of child Read More

1999
The Drew Carey Show: Brotherhood of Man

Synopsis: Forced to stay behind and work while everyone else is on vacation during the remodeling of the downtown store, Drew (Drew Carey) opts to make the best of a bad situation by having an indoor picnic with Sharon (Jenica Bergere). Thus is Drew on hand to eavesdrop when the store's corporate owner Mr. Read More

1999
Lady Liberty: A Musical Salute to America and Freedom

Synopsis: Hal Linden of Barney Miller fame hosts this musical special and salute to the American way of freedom and liberty. Many special guest stars appear in this video, including performances by The Beach Boys, Tony Danza, the late John Denver, and Martin Sheen. Also featured are Lee Greenwood, best Read More

1999
Killers in the House

Actors: Mario Van Peebles, Holly Robinson Peete, Hal Linden, Michael J. Pagan

Synopsis: In this taut drama, a father fights to save his family from the desperate bank robbers who have taken over his newly acquired country home. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1998
Out To Sea

Actors: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon, Gloria de Haven, Brent Spiner

Synopsis: A pair of grumpy old men hit the high seas in this comedy. Small-time con man Charlie (Walter Matthau) fast-talks his considerably more straight-laced friend Herb (Jack Lemmon) into joining him for a luxury cruise on an ocean liner headed to the Bahamas. Charlie tells Herb that the trip is free Read More

1997
Just Friends

Synopsis: When his long-time lover Danielle abruptly dumps him, Peter suddenly feels that he has reached one of life's turning points. Already a successful stockbroker at age 30, he doesn't know where to go or what to do with the rest of his life. When Rebecca comes along, he can't help but fall in love Read More

1996
Touched By an Angel: Indigo Angel

Synopsis: Monica (Roma Downey) has somehow landed an emcee gig at Club Indigo, once the greatest blues club in St. Louis, but now a seedy dive on the verge of bankruptcy. Despite the admonitions of his money-hungry grandson Zach (Geoffrey Nauffts), club owner Sam Brown (Hal Linden) insists upon keeping the Read More

1996
The Colony

Actors: John Ritter, Hal Linden, Mary Page Keller

Synopsis: Entranced by his boss's persuasive vision of a suburban community that is completely safeguarded from the world's ugly realities, an executive eagerly buys a home within the enclave. But soon after his arrival, he realizes that the price of safety is paid with something more precious than money Read More

1995
American Experience: America and the Holocaust

Synopsis: This edition of The American Experience chronicles a dark chapter of American history, the refusal of this nation to come to the aid of German Jews in the months and years before and during World War II. Hal Linden narrates this tale which uses the story of one German immigrant, Kurt Klein, to Read More

1994
Ray Bradbury's Chronicles - the Martian Episodes

Synopsis: This compilation tape consists of three episodes from the USA Network's Ray Bradbury Theater syndicated television series. All of the episodes have to do with Mars exploration or Martian beings. ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide Read More

1993
Dream Breakers

Actors: Robert Loggia, Kyle MacLachlan, Hal Linden, D.W. Moffett, Charles Cioffi

Synopsis: The made-for-TV The Dream Breakers harks back to all those Pat O'Brien and Spencer Tracy "fighting priest" films of the 1930s and 1940s. Kyle MacLachlan plays an idealistic young cleric who opposes a powerful real-estate broker (Hal Linden) with mob ties. Complication One: MacLachlan's father (Robert Loggia Read More

1989
A New Life

Actors: Alan Alda, Ann-Margret, Hal Linden, Veronica Hamel, John Shea

Synopsis: After 20 years of marriage, Steve Giardino (Alan Alda) and his wife Jackie (Ann-Margret) agree to a divorce in this situation comedy. The focus is on both of them as they suffer through matchmaking, blind dates, and their new life as eligible singles. Donna (Mary Kay Place) is Jackie's friend Read More

3/25/88
Guarneri String Quartet: The Beethoven Cycle

Synopsis: Beethoven Quartets Nos. 9 and 11 are performed by the Guarneri String Quartet, introduced by Hal Linden. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1986
Blacke's Magic [TV Series]

Synopsis: The TV detective series Blacke's Magic starred Hal Linden as dapper professional magician Alexander Blacke, and Harry Morgan as Alexander's con-man father Leonard. Together, Blacke and Blacke solved mysteries with the help of Alexander's prestidigatory skills and Leonard's flim-flammery. In the Read More

1986
My Wicked, Wicked Ways - The Legend of Errol Flynn

Actors: Duncan Regehr, Barbara Hershey, Darren McGavin

Synopsis: This made-for-TV biopic chronicles the exciting (at times scandalous) life and career of Eroll Flynn, Hollywood's most popular swashbuckling rake. Much of the information comes from Flynn's autobiography. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1985
I Do! I Do!

Synopsis: In this Broadway musical (filmed in Los Angeles in front of a live audience), Hal Linden and Lee Remick portray Michael and Agnes, a married couple whose relationship is examined from the night before their wedding, to the day they move out of their family home five decades later. ~ Jason Ankeny Read More

1984
Starflight One

Synopsis: In this taut, futuristic drama, the maiden voyage of a hypersonic passenger jet becomes a disaster when something goes terribly wrong and it gets stuck in orbit. The film is also known as Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

1983
The Other Woman

Actors: Hal Linden, Anne Meara, Madolyn Smith

Synopsis: Directed by seasoned comedy man Melville Shavelson, The Other Woman is a "menage a trois" TV movie with a twist. The stars are middle-aged Anne Meara and Hal Linden, and youngish Madolyn Smith. The twist? Linden, a book publisher, is married to half-his-age Smith, a fashion designer. It is Anne Meara Read More

1983
Father Figure

Synopsis: After learning that his ex-wife has died, a man must assume custody of his two sons, whom he hasn't seen in several years. All three find much trouble adjusting to the awkward and painful situation. This moving made-for-TV drama is based on a young-adult novel by Richard Peck. ~ Sandra Brennan Read More

1980
Pele: The Master and His Method

1980
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

Actors: Candy Clark, Marjoe Gortner, Stephanie Faracy, Lee Grant, Hal Linden

Synopsis: When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? has been presented often as a stage play by amateur theatrical groups. Evangelist-turned-actor Marjoe Gortner plays Teddy, a cracked Vietnam vet who holds the denizens of a Texas roadside diner hostage at gunpoint. Candy Clark plays Cheryl, his zoned-out hippie Read More

1979
Captain & Tennille in New Orleans

Actors: Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille

Synopsis: Most famous for their blockbuster hit singles "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Do That to Me One More Time," the soft rock team of Captain and Tennille (husband and wife Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille) peaked in popularity from 1975 through 1976; they performed for the likes of Gerald Ford, swept Read More

4/2/78
How to Break up a Happy Divorce

Synopsis: Housewife Barbara Eden loses her husband Peter Bonerz to seductive Liberty Williams. After the divorce, Eden becomes incensed that Williams is flaunting her victory. To get even, Eden begins dating notorious playboy Hal Linden. Now it's Bonerz' turn to suffer the pangs of jealousy. Made for Read More

1976
The Love Boat

Actors: Don Adams, Tom Bosley, Ted Hamilton, Sandy Helberg, Florence Henderson, Gabe Kaplan, Hal Linden, Dick Van Patten, Theodore Wilson, Teri O'Mara

Synopsis: Originally telecast September 17, 1976, Love Boat was the first of two pilot films for the long-running TV series of the same name. On this maiden voyage of the Pacific Princess (from California to Mexico), we zero in on four separate sets of passengers. Gabe Kaplan plays a goofy salesman who Read More

1976
Mr. Inside, Mr. Outside

Actors: Hal Linden

Synopsis: Originally made as a television pilot for a series that never panned out, Mr. Inside, Mr. Outside focuses on two New York cops (Hal Linden, Tony LoBianco). The pair work together to thwart a gang of diamond smugglers, with one going undercover while the other remains on the outside. ~ John Bush Read More

1974
The F.B.I.: The Confession

Synopsis: Singer Nancy Wilson guest stars as Darlene Clark, a nasty, selfish nightclub entertainer who incurs the wrath of her long-suffering manager Abel Norton (Hal Linden) by reneging on a promise to finance an operation for Norton's desperately ill son. Grieving over his boy's death, Norton exacts Read More

1973
Animals, Animals, Animals: Bee
Animals, Animals, Animals: Bear
Animals, Animals, Animals: Donkey
Animals, Animals, Animals: Ape
Israel's Forgotten Heroes
Animals, Animals, Animals: Lion
Animals, Animals, Animals: Pelican
Animals, Animals, Animals: Hound
Animals, Animals, Animals: Eagle
Animals, Animals, Animals: Horse
Animals, Animals, Animals: Dolphin
Animals, Animals, Animals: Cat
Animals, Animals, Animals: Turtle
Animals, Animals, Animals: Seals
Animals, Animals, Animals: Snake

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