Jack Weston

Jack Weston

1924-08-21 Cleveland, Ohio, USA 38 Credits

Biography

Jack Weston (born Jack Weinstein; August 21, 1924 – May 3, 1996) was an American film, stage, and television actor. Weston usually played comic roles in films such as Cactus Flower and Please Don't Eat the Daisies, but also occasionally essayed heavier parts, such as the scheming crook and stalker who, along with Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna, attempts to terrorize and rob a blind Audrey Hepburn in the 1967 film Wait Until Dark. Weston had countless character roles in major films such as The Ci...

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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019

as Charlie Farnsworth (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom ...

Short Circuit 2

Short Circuit 2

1988

as Oscar Baldwin

6.2
Acting

Robot Johnny 5 moves to the city to help his friend Ben Jahrvi with his toy manufacturing enterprise, only to be manipulated by criminals who want to ...

Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

1987

as Max Kellerman

7.3
Acting

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find hersel...

Ishtar

Ishtar

1987

as Marty Freed

4.5
Acting

Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the ...

Rad

Rad

1986

as Duke Best

6.5
Acting

A BMX racer, who lives in a small town with his mother and sister, is faced with a tough decision, qualify for Helltrack or take his SATs in order to ...

The Longshot

The Longshot

1986

as Elton

4.7
Acting

Four losers borrow money from gangsters to bet on a "sure thing", but lose. The gangsters go after them to get their money.

High Road to China

High Road to China

1983

as Struts

5.9
Acting

A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter on a search for her missing father through Asia that eventually involves them in a ...

The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons

1981

as Danny Zimmer

6.4
Acting

Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, par...

Can't Stop the Music

Can't Stop the Music

1980

as Benny Murray

5.2
Acting

A loose biography of seminal disco hit-makers The Village People and their composer Jacques Morali.

Cuba

Cuba

1979

as Larry Gutman

5.5
Acting

A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances...

Gator

Gator

1976

as Irving Greenfield

5.2
Acting

After his release from prison, notorious ex-con and moonshine distiller Gator McKlusky moves in with his father in a cabin in the Okefenokee Swamp. Hi...

The Ritz

The Ritz

1976

as Gaetano Proclo

6.1
Acting

To escape from a mobster, businessman Gaetano Proclo orders a cab driver to take him to a place where he can't be found. Unfortunately for Gaetano, th...

Marco

Marco

1973

as Maffio Polo

Acting

A combination of live action and animation chronicinge the great journey of Marco Polo to the mysterious Orient. Much of the story centers on Polo's r...

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

1973

as Al Zabrocki

7.3
Acting

Several men hiking in the mountains discover an injured skyjacker who parachuted from a plane with $600,000. They kill him, then start fighting each o...

I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery

1973

as Job Cheyne

6.0
Acting

Three insurance investigators search for a mysterious billionaire. Based on the Old Time Radio show of the same name.

The Trouble With People

1972

as Ben (Story 4)

Acting

The overall title for five short sketches by Neil Simon. 1: "The Greasy Diner." The story of a couple who enter a diner, take one look around, then wi...

Fuzz

Fuzz

1972

as Det. Meyer Meyer

5.5
Acting

Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.

A New Leaf

A New Leaf

1971

as Andy McPherson

7.3
Acting

After running out of funds, Henry Graham, a carefree playboy, plots to marry and murder wealthy botanist Henrietta Lowell.

Cactus Flower

Cactus Flower

1969

as Harvey Greenfield

7.1
Acting

Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist J...

The April Fools

The April Fools

1969

as Potter Shrader

6.0
Acting

Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is hersel...

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968

as Prince Haroun

Acting

A bumbling art expert, hired by an insurance company to protect a Rembrandt on loan from the Louvre, schemes to steal it.

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

1968

as Erwin

6.8
Acting

Young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However,...

The Counterfeit Killer

The Counterfeit Killer

1968

as Randolph Riker

Acting

A Secret Service agent poses as a waterfront hit man to infiltrate a global ring of counterfeiters.

Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

1967

as Carlino

7.3
Acting

After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with her...

Code Name: Heraclitus

Code Name: Heraclitus

1967

as Gerberman

Acting

A man who dies on an operating table is brought back to life, but he has total amnesia. A government agent decides that he would make a perfect underc...

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

1966

as Griffin

4.5
Acting

A brash, big-time investigative reporter, looking into the death of a call girl, uncovers her diary and tries to find her killer among the names conta...

Mirage

Mirage

1965

as Lester

7.0
Acting

In New York City, David Stillwell struggles to recover his memory before the people who are trying to kill him succeed. Who is he, who are they, and w...

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid

1965

as Pig

7.0
Acting

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

The Lucille Ball Comedy Hour

1964

as Cash

7.5
Acting
The Incredible Mr. Limpet

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964

as George Stickel

6.1
Acting

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German subma...

Palm Springs Weekend

Palm Springs Weekend

1963

as Coach Fred Campbell

5.0
Acting

Set in Palm Springs during a long, fun-filled weekend where several Los Angeles college students flock to spring break, centering on Jim who finds rom...

It's Only Money

It's Only Money

1962

as Leopold

6.1
Acting

Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically. In helping out a friend, he is drawn into a mystery involving a m...

The Honeymoon Machine

The Honeymoon Machine

1961

as Signalman Burford Taylor

6.4
Acting

Lt. Fergie Howard teams up with Lt. Beau Gilliam and Navy scientist Jason Eldridge to turn a supercomputer with missile-tracking capabilities into a t...

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work

1961

as Lasker

5.9
Acting

After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a...

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

as Joe Positano

6.1
Acting

Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewi...

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1959

as Stage manager

7.4
Acting

In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.

I Want to Live!

I Want to Live!

1958

as NCO at Party (uncredited)

6.9
Acting

Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1958

as Frank

5.9
Acting

A young woman arrives in New York City determined to become a great theatrical star, but discovers that her goal may not be as easily attainable as sh...