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Walter Beakel(1925-2004)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Walter Beakel was born on 2 May 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Coffy (1973), Terror on the Beach (1973) and Little Cigars (1973). He was married to Dr. Nancy Jane Grauer, Collin Wilcox Paxton and Jeanne Green. He died on 15 June 2004 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
BornMay 2, 1925
DiedJune 15, 2004(79)
BornMay 2, 1925
DiedJune 15, 2004(79)
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Known for

Pam Grier in Coffy (1973)
Coffy
6.8
  • Director
  • 1973
Terror on the Beach (1973)
Terror on the Beach
5.3
TV Movie
  • Fisherman
  • 1973
Little Cigars (1973)
Little Cigars
5.3
  • Lt. Garrett
  • 1973
Anthony Franciosa, Doug McClure, and Hugh O'Brian in Search (1972)
Search
8.1
TV Series
  • Dr. Harrison

Credits

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Actor

  • Teresa Graves in Get Christie Love! (1974)
    Get Christie Love!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Surgeon
    • 1975
  • Helen Hayes and Mildred Natwick in The Snoop Sisters (1972)
    The Snoop Sisters
    7.8
    TV Series
    • 1st Doctor
    • 1974
  • Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1973)
    Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Waiter
    • 1973
  • Terror on the Beach (1973)
    Terror on the Beach
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Fisherman
    • 1973
  • Little Cigars (1973)
    Little Cigars
    5.3
    • Lt. Garrett
    • 1973
  • Pam Grier in Coffy (1973)
    Coffy
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Anthony Franciosa, Doug McClure, and Hugh O'Brian in Search (1972)
    Search
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Harrison
    • 1972

Producer

  • Terror on the Beach (1973)
    Terror on the Beach
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • co-producer
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 2, 1925
    • Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • June 15, 2004
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Dr. Nancy Jane GrauerFebruary 20, 1988 - June 25, 1988 (her death)
  • Children
    • David Carter Beakel

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One-time theatrical director in Chicago and New York who was a founding director of "The Second City." Also a director of talent for Columbia when not appearing in small film roles, and had his own firm of Beakel and Jennings Talent Agency before retiring in 1988.

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