John Randolph (actor)
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| - | '''''Seconds''''' is a 1966 American [[science-fiction]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[John Frankenheimer]] and starring [[Rock Hudson]]. The screenplay by [[Lewis John Carlino]] was based on ''Seconds'', a novel by [[David Ely]]. The film was entered into the [[1966 Cannes Film Festival]] and released by [[Paramount Pictures]]. The cinematography by [[James Wong Howe]] was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]. | + | '''Emanuel Hirsch Cohen''' (June 1, 1915 – February 24, 2004), better known by the [[stage name]] '''John Randolph''', was an [[United States|American]] film, television and stage actor. |
| + | ==Selected filmography== | ||
| - | In 2015, the United States [[Library of Congress]] selected the film for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]], finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." | + | * ''[[The Naked City]]'' (1948) - Police Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| - | + | * ''[[Fourteen Hours]]'' (1951) - Fireman (uncredited) | |
| - | ==Plot== | + | * ''[[Hamlet (1964 film)|Hamlet]]'' (1964) - Gravedigger |
| - | Arthur Hamilton ([[John Randolph (actor)|John Randolph]]) is a middle-aged man whose life has lost purpose. He has achieved success, but finds it unfulfilling. His love for his wife has dwindled and he seldom sees his only child. Through a friend, Charlie, whom he thought was dead, Hamilton is approached by a secret organization, known simply as the "Company",<ref name="Seconds"/> which offers him a new life. He ruminates on the proposition as he rides a [[commuter train]] on his way home. His wife meets him as he arrives home, but it is apparent that he is alienated from her. | + | * ''[[Seconds (1966 film)|Seconds]]'' (1966) - Arthur Hamilton |
| - | + | * ''Sweet Love, Bitter'' (1967) | |
| - | Hamilton arrives at a meat-packing plant for a meeting. He is given workman overalls and hat, then exits the facility by a different door and is seated inside a truck that takes him to another building. He disappears into a large complex filled with dark, empty hallways, where he awaits his transformation. The Company gives Hamilton the body of a young man (Hudson) through plastic surgery, and a new identity, namely "Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson." He later discovers this identity has been taken from someone who recently died. | + | * ''[[The Borgia Stick]]'' (1967) - Smith |
| - | + | * ''[[Pretty Poison (film)|Pretty Poison]]'' (1968) - Morton Azenauer | |
| - | He is resettled into a community filled with people like him who are "reborns." Eventually, Hamilton decides the new life is not what he wants. He contacts the Company, letting them know he wants a different identity, and they agree, taking him back to wait for his new identity. There, he meets Charlie, who has also wished to go under yet another "rebirth." Charlie is chosen and walked away from the waiting room. Later during the night, the owner of the Company discusses his original purpose for founding the organization, and assures Hamilton that the issues he has brought up will be looked into. Hamilton realizes as he is wheeled into the operating room, before being sedated, that he is to be killed. His body will be used as the catalyst (corpse) for a new patient to be reborn. The film ends with the camera panning up to a surgical light as a drill is brought down: as he loses consciousness, he has a memory of two figures walking along a beach; the image distorts and loses resolution. | + | * ''[[Smith!]]'' (1969) - Mr. Edwards |
| - | + | * ''[[Number One (1969 film)|Number One]]'' (1969) - Coach Southerd | |
| - | ==Cast== | + | * ''[[Gaily, Gaily]]'' (1969) - Father |
| - | * [[Rock Hudson]] – Antiochus "Tony" Wilson | + | * ''[[There Was a Crooked Man...]]'' (1970) - Cyrus McNutt |
| - | * [[Salome Jens]] – Nora Marcus | + | * ''[[Little Murders]]'' (1971) - Mr. Chamberlain |
| - | * [[John Randolph (actor)|John Randolph]] – Arthur Hamilton | + | * ''[[Escape from the Planet of the Apes]]'' (1971) - Chairman |
| - | * [[Will Geer]] – Old Man | + | * ''[[A Death of Innocence]]'' (1971) |
| - | * [[Jeff Corey]] – Mr. Ruby | + | * ''[[Conquest of the Planet of the Apes]]'' (1972) - Commission Chairman |
| - | * [[Richard Anderson]] – Dr. Innes | + | * ''[[Serpico]]'' (1973) - Sidney Green |
| - | * [[Murray Hamilton]] – Charlie Evans | + | * ''[[Earthquake (1974 film)|Earthquake]]'' (1974) - Mayor |
| - | * [[Karl Swenson]] – Dr. Morris | + | * ''[[Everybody Rides the Carousel]]'' (1975) - Stage 7 (voice) |
| - | * [[Khigh Dhiegh]] – Davalo | + | * ''[[All the President's Men (film)|All The President's Men]]'' (1976) - John Mitchell (voice, uncredited) |
| - | * [[Frances Reid]] – Emily Hamilton | + | * ''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]]'' (1976) - Captain Ross |
| - | * [[Wesley Addy]] – John | + | * ''[[The Gathering (1977 film)|The Gathering]]'' (1977) - Dr. Hodges |
| - | * [[John Lawrence (actor)|John Lawrence]] – Texan | + | * ''[[Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)|Heaven Can Wait]]'' (1978) - Former Owner |
| - | * [[Elisabeth Fraser]] – Plump Blonde | + | * ''[[Lovely But Deadly]]'' (1981) - Franklin Van Dyke |
| - | * [[Dodie Heath]] – Sue Bushman (as Dody Heath) | + | * ''[[The Adventures of Nellie Bly]]'' (1981) - Joseph Pulitzer |
| - | * [[Robert Brubaker]] – Mayberry | + | * ''[[Frances (film)|Frances]]'' (1982) - Kindly Judge |
| - | * [[Barbara Werle]] – Secretary | + | * ''[[Prizzi's Honor]]'' (1985) - Angelo 'Pop' Partanna |
| - | * [[Tina Scala]] – young girl stomping on the grapes in the party scene | + | * ''Means and Ends'' (1985) - Bill Henderson |
| - | + | * ''[[The Wizard of Loneliness (film)|The Wizard of Loneliness]]'' (1988) - Doc | |
| - | ==See also== | + | * ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'' (1989) - Clark Griswold, Sr. |
| - | * [[List of American films of 1966]] | + | * ''[[Sibling Rivalry (film)|Sibling Rivalry]]'' (1990) - Charles Turner Sr. |
| - | * [[Body swap appearances in media]] | + | * ''Iron Maze'' (1991) - Mayor Peluso |
| - | * [[Mind uploading]] | + | * ''The Hotel Manor Inn'' (1997) - Gus |
| - | * [[Mind uploading in fiction]] | + | * ''Here Dies Another Day'' (1997) - Brace |
| - | * [[Whole-body transplant#Whole-body transplants in popular culture|Whole-body transplants in popular culture]] | + | * ''[[A Price Above Rubies]]'' (1998) - Rebbe Moshe |
| + | * ''[[You've Got Mail]]'' (1998) - Schuyler Fox | ||
| + | * ''The Dogwalker'' (1999) - Ike | ||
| + | * ''[[Sunset Strip (2000 film)|Sunset Strip]]'' (2000) - Mr. Niederhaus | ||
| + | * ''Numb'' (2003) - (final film role) | ||
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Emanuel Hirsch Cohen (June 1, 1915 – February 24, 2004), better known by the stage name John Randolph, was an American film, television and stage actor.
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Selected filmography
- The Naked City (1948) - Police Dispatcher (uncredited)
- Fourteen Hours (1951) - Fireman (uncredited)
- Hamlet (1964) - Gravedigger
- Seconds (1966) - Arthur Hamilton
- Sweet Love, Bitter (1967)
- The Borgia Stick (1967) - Smith
- Pretty Poison (1968) - Morton Azenauer
- Smith! (1969) - Mr. Edwards
- Number One (1969) - Coach Southerd
- Gaily, Gaily (1969) - Father
- There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) - Cyrus McNutt
- Little Murders (1971) - Mr. Chamberlain
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) - Chairman
- A Death of Innocence (1971)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) - Commission Chairman
- Serpico (1973) - Sidney Green
- Earthquake (1974) - Mayor
- Everybody Rides the Carousel (1975) - Stage 7 (voice)
- All The President's Men (1976) - John Mitchell (voice, uncredited)
- King Kong (1976) - Captain Ross
- The Gathering (1977) - Dr. Hodges
- Heaven Can Wait (1978) - Former Owner
- Lovely But Deadly (1981) - Franklin Van Dyke
- The Adventures of Nellie Bly (1981) - Joseph Pulitzer
- Frances (1982) - Kindly Judge
- Prizzi's Honor (1985) - Angelo 'Pop' Partanna
- Means and Ends (1985) - Bill Henderson
- The Wizard of Loneliness (1988) - Doc
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) - Clark Griswold, Sr.
- Sibling Rivalry (1990) - Charles Turner Sr.
- Iron Maze (1991) - Mayor Peluso
- The Hotel Manor Inn (1997) - Gus
- Here Dies Another Day (1997) - Brace
- A Price Above Rubies (1998) - Rebbe Moshe
- You've Got Mail (1998) - Schuyler Fox
- The Dogwalker (1999) - Ike
- Sunset Strip (2000) - Mr. Niederhaus
- Numb (2003) - (final film role)
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