Al Waxman
Birthday: 1935-03-02
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography: Al Waxman was a prolific actor and director, leaving a mark on over 1000 productions in radio, television, film, and theatre. His role in "King of Kensington" stood out as a highlight among his successful Canadian TV series. Additionally, he starred in acclaimed series like "Cagney & Lacey," "Missing Treasures," and "Twice in a Lifetime." His theatrical ventures spanned from off-Broadway in New York to the West End in London, earning praise at the Stratford Festival for his performance as Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" and his direction of "The Diary of Anne Frank." Waxman's accolades included ACTRA and Gemini awards for acting, and recognition from organizations like the American Women in Film for his directorial prowess. His commitment to various charitable causes, including the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart & Stroke Foundation, showcased his dedication to social impact. His contributions were honoured with distinctions such as the Order of Ontario in 1996 and the Order of Canada in 1997.
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Millennium
An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisatio...
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Class of 1984
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are ...
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Atlantic City
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thro...
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The Hitman
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts ...
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Heavy Metal
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark ...
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Meatballs III: Summer Job
The ghost of a dead porn star comes to Earth to help a nerd with his sex life....
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Iron Eagle on the Attack
While Chappy Sinclair is saddled with a bunch of misfits and delinquents for his flight school, he t...
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The Assignment
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international ki...
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In the Company of Spies
An operative for the CIA is captured and interrogated by Korean officials; his bosses, in order to p...
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Naked City: A Killer Christmas
An ambitious reporter gets in the way of two cops assigned to investigate a serial killer who become...
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Critical Care
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-s...
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When Michael Calls
A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each ...
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What Makes a Family
Janine and Sandy are a lesbian couple who decide to have a baby, but after a few years Sandy dies. T...
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Collision Course
A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger....
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Scream of Stone
A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, an...
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A Saintly Switch
The story is about a married couple with children on the verge of divorce. Their imminent divorce, l...
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Gotti
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises t...
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The Shamrock Conspiracy
A retired Scotland Yard detective gets involved in a serial killer investigation whilst in New York....
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Net Worth
The story of the NHL in the 1950's, focusing on the battle between the players, led by Hall of Famer...
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Quiet Killer
On her way home in a plane to New York, the teenage Sarah gets very ill. She realizes too late that ...
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I Know My Son Is Alive
A couple's life is torn apart by the disappearance of their new-born son....
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The Soulmates in the Gift of Light
Wicked Angris McBragg sets out to ruin Christmas by undermining the forces of good. Santa Claus aban...
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Intergalactic Thanksgiving, or Please Don't Eat the Planet
With a new twist on an old holiday, Intergalatic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet is a de...
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Malarek
Malarek is a film directed by Roger Cardinal in 1989. Ex-juvenile offender Victor Malarek catches a ...
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Spasms
A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimenta...
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The Dowry
A little drama, almost a love triangle, filmed on the Canadian Atlantic coast, about a fisherman, hi...
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Sunday in the Country
Three vicious thugs are on the run in rural America after robbing a local bank. They seek refuge at ...
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The Clown Murders
A group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends who m...
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Wild Horse Hank
A teenage girl tries to save a herd of wild horses from a local gang intending on capturing and sell...
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Operation Golden Phoenix
A kickboxer is hired to protect half of a valuable medallion, but an evil warlord and another kickbo...
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The Hurricane
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aid...
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I Still Dream of Jeannie
Col. Nelson is on a long-term, top-secret space mission. Jeannie cannot bring him home (temporarily)...
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The War Lover
Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not ...
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Man in the Middle
In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier ...
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Holiday Affair
"Meeting cute" while Jodie's son Timmy enthuses over a model train set, Jodie and the raffish but li...
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Noah's Magic Ark
Family / Adventure - Children and parents alike will love this captivating and charming version of t...
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Double Negative
Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer....
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Tulips
A suicidal tuba player hires a hit-man to rub him out. The next day he falls in love....
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Isabel
A woman believes she is beginning to lose her mind when she begins seeing ghosts and spirits....
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Mob Story
On the run from a U.S. Senate investigation, New York mob boss Don Luciano flees to his Canadian hom...
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Live Wire
Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invis...
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The Thin Blue Lie
Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its t...
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Death Junction
A small-time drug pusher is caught in the middle of a war between rival Jamaican drug lords, and is ...
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians who put their lives on the line to help...
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Switching Channels
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story....
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Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994. Cagney, now a Lieutenant, re-teams with Lacey, who has left the force, to search for a cache ...
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Bogus
Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can s...
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The Sloane Affair:
The investigation of a suspected tax fraud, based on actual case files of the Department of National...
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At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
Based on a true story of Sue Rodriguez who campaigned for the right to die with dignity, opening a c...
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the Teamsters Union. When Jimmy Hoffa disappeared,...
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The Heatwave Lasted Four Days
A TV news cameraman's appetite for fine wine, fast cars and beautiful women draws him into the grip ...
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Something from Nothing
A holiday special based on Phoebe Gilman's award-winning book, this is the heartwarming story of a b...
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The Ride
Originally intended as a pilot for a drama series on Canadian channel Showcase, this TV movie follow...
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Cagney and Lacey: The Pilot
Cagney and Lacey are two female New York policewomen doing their job as best they can in a male-domi...
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Do Not Fold, Staple, Spindle, or Mutilate
An aging union leader, after a lifetime of service for the cause, finds that he has outlived his use...
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Run Terry Run
The extraordinary story of Canadian icon Terry Fox will be told like never before in Run Terry Run, ...
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