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Joe Hyams(1923-2008)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Joe Hyams was born on 6 June 1923 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Brubaker (1980), Quincy, M.E. (1976) and Kill the Golden Goose (1979). He was married to Melissa Hyams, Elke Sommer and Eleanor Gustafson. He died on 8 November 2008 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
BornJune 6, 1923
DiedNovember 8, 2008(85)
BornJune 6, 1923
DiedNovember 8, 2008(85)
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Robert Redford in Brubaker (1980)
Brubaker
7.2
  • Writer(book "Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal")
  • 1980
Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Quincy, M.E.
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Kill the Golden Goose (1979)
Kill the Golden Goose
5.1
  • Hamilton
  • 1979
The Lost Missile (1958)
The Lost Missile
5.1
  • Young - Reporter
  • 1958

Credits

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Actor



  • Kill the Golden Goose (1979)
    Kill the Golden Goose
    5.1
    • Hamilton
    • 1979
  • Fabian, Toby Michaels, and Tommy Sands in Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961)
    Love in a Goldfish Bowl
    5.1
    • (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Pepe (1960)
    Pepe
    5.5
    • Charro (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Sandra Dee, Audie Murphy, Joanne Dru, and Gilbert Roland in The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
    The Wild and the Innocent
    6.4
    • Rival Barker (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • The Lost Missile (1958)
    The Lost Missile
    5.1
    • Young - Reporter
    • 1958
  • Doris Day and Clark Gable in Teacher's Pet (1958)
    Teacher's Pet
    7.1
    • Joe Hyams (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • The Seven Lively Arts (1957)
    The Seven Lively Arts
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Narrator
    • Interviewer
    • 1957

Writer



  • Robert Redford in Brubaker (1980)
    Brubaker
    7.2
    • suggested by (book "Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal")
    • 1980
  • Bogie (1980)
    Bogie
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • book: Bogie: The Definitive Biography of Humphrey Bogart
    • 1980
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1977
  • The Seven Lively Arts (1957)
    The Seven Lively Arts
    5.2
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1957

Producer



  • Kill the Golden Goose (1979)
    Kill the Golden Goose
    5.1
    • associate producer
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Joe & Elke
  • Born
    • June 6, 1923
    • Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • November 8, 2008
    • Denver, Colorado, USA(coronary artery disease)
  • Spouses
      Melissa HyamsJune 1994 - November 8, 2008 (his death)
  • Other works
    Book: "Zen in the Martial Arts". Los Angeles, CA :J.P. Tarcher, Inc., ISBN 0874771145.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was featured in several haunted house books claiming he had an audio tape of a ghost who haunted Elke and his Beverly hills home at 2633 Benedict Canyon.

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