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Mike Henry
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Pro-football player turned actor who made his name in the 60’s with 3 different takes on the Tarzan tale. Mike’s Tarzan got caught up in the James Bond craze & was like a secret agent in a loincloth. Mike later starred as Jackie Gleason’s dumb son in the three “Smokey & The Bandit” films.
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Fact File
Birth Name: Mike Henry
Date Of Birth: 1937
Place Of Birth: USA
Signature Role:Tarzan
Film Debut: “Spencer’s Mountain” (1963)
Mike’s Tarzan Films: Tarzan And The Valley Of Gold (1966) Tarzan And The Great River (1967) Tarzan And The Jungle Boy (1968)
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Mike Henry’s Top 10 Movies on VHS & DVD
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Spencer's Mountain [DVD](1963) DVD Compassionate drama based on a novel by "Waltons" creator Earl Hamner, Jr. that also served as the basis for that series. Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara are the heads of a struggling Wyoming family who must choose between building a new house and sending their oldest son to college. Donald Crisp, James MacArthur, Mimsy Farmer Wally Cox and Mike Henry also star. 118 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.
The Green Berets(1968) VHS First major Hollywood production to deal with war in Vietnam. John Wayne leads the Special Forces troops against the deadly and determined enemy. Flame throwers, helicopter crashes, jungle tortures and strafing. Also stars Mike Henry as Sgt. Kowalski. 135 min.
Rio Lobo [DVD](1970) DVD Ex-Union officer John Wayne teams up with two former Confederate soldiers to track down a stolen gold shipment and find themselves in the middle of a town's battle with a crooked sheriff. Jennifer O'Neill, Victor French, Jack Elam, Jorge Rivero & Mike Henry co-star in this rousing Western tale that was director Howard Hawks' last film. 103 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.
Skyjacked(1972) VHS Intense, high-flying drama with Charlton Heston as a pilot on a commercial flight hijacked to Moscow by mysterious passenger James Brolin. At the same time, the plane's crew must take care of a pregnant woman who goes into labor while Heston deals with his relationship with ex-girlfriend and stewardess Yvette Mimieux. With Claude Akins, Jeanne Crain, Susan Dey & Mike Henry.
Soylent Green [DVD](1973) DVD In the year 2022, New York--and the world--is a mess, thanks to overpopulation, pollution and modern-day savagery. The government has a secret that will cure all of society's ills, and Charlton Heston is out to get it! With Chuck Connors, Leigh Taylor-Young, Edward G. Robinson & Mike Henry. 100 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Japanese, French.
The Longest Yard(1974) VHS Burt Reynolds is an ex-pro quarterback sent to a Florida prison for car theft, where the conniving warden (Eddie Albert) coerces him into organizing an all-con football team to play against the guards' semi-pro squad. The result is a violent and hilarious contest you won't forget. With James Hampton, Michael Conrad & Mike Henry. 123 min. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
Mean Johnny Barrows(1974) VHS He's lean, he's tough, he's mean. Fred Williamson is a macho hero, quick with a gun and Hell with his fists. And when he goes up against the Mob, it's anyone's game! Roddy McDowall, Stuart Whitman, Elliott Gould & Mike Henry co-star. 83 min.
Adios Amigo(1975) VHS Bumbling cowboys Richard Pryor and Fred Williamson pull off one aborted "sting" after another in this whacked-out western spoof that was also written and directed by Williamson. With James Brown, Thalmus Rasulala & Mike Henry. 86 min.
Smokey And The Bandit [DVD](1977) DVD The first film from Hollywood's fastest series stars Burt Reynolds as a scalawag delivering a cross-country shipment of contraband beer and Jackie Gleason as the sheriff obsessed with his capture. Jerry Reed, Sally Field & Mike Henry also star. 96 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby mono, French mono, Spanish mono; Subtitles: Spanish; production notes; biographies; trailer.
Smokey And The Bandit II [DVD](1980) DVD Burt Reynolds puts the pedal to the metal as the Bandit once more. This time he's got to deliver a live elephant to the Republican Convention in Dallas, while trying to dodge the relentless Smokey (Jackie Gleason) and win back girlfriend Sally Field. With Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise, Paul Williams, Pat McCormick & Mike Henry. 96 min.
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Tarzan's Revenge(1938) VHS Decathlon champ Glenn Morris takes over the reins as Tarzan, rescuing a young woman from the evil clutches of a demented ruler, who has designs on keeping her for himself in his hidden fortress. Co-stars Eleanor Holm and C. Henry Gordon. 70 min.
Tarzan And The Green Goddess(1938) VHS A special opening sequence was added to this jungle thriller, the second feature to be culled from 1935's "The New Adventures of Tarzan" serial. The ape man (Herman Brix) and his allies are in Guatemala, where they must guard the fabled Green Goddess statue from crooks who want an explosives formula hidden inside it. With Ula Holt, Frank Baker. 72 min.
Tarzan The Fearless(1933) VHS Olympic great Buster Crabbe dons the loincloth this time as the Lord of the Jungle, helping a young girl find her father, discovering a lost city and fighting treacherous Arabs. Adapted from the serial of the same title. 78 min.
Tarzan And The Trappers(1958) VHS Enforcing the jungle's code of justice, Tarzan (Gordon Scott) tries to impede the actions of greedy trappers capturing animals for zoos and save a noble chieftain ("Scatman" Crothers) along the way. Also stars Eve Brent. 71 min.
Tarzan Of The Apes(1918) VHS The screen legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs' jungle hero began with this faithful silent version, with Elmo Lincoln as the son of Lord and Lady Greystoke who, after his parents are killed in Africa, is raised by apes and learns to live by the laws of the jungle. Co-stars Enid Markey, True Boardman. 61 min. Silent with music score.
Tarzan's New Adventure(1935) VHS The animal skin and vine have once again been handed down, this time to another Olympic star, Herman Brix, in this feature version of the serial "The New Adventures of Tarzan." Two expeditions, each seeking the legendary "Green Goddess" idol, square off in the Central American jungle, and only Tarzan can set things right. With Ula Holt, Frank Baker. 73 min.
Tarzan, The Ape Man(1981) VHS Bo Derek is the swinging-est Jane yet in this sexy version of the legend. Dry, wet or undressed, Bo will steal your heart and bulge your eyes. No wonder jungle king Miles O'Keeffe screams, "ah uhh-uhh ah-uh!" Richard Harris co-stars. 112 min.
Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes(1984) VHS Faithfully adapted from Burroughs' first Tarzan novel, this film from director Hugh Hudson ("Chariots of Fire") follows the adventures of the jungle lord as he is orphaned as an infant, grows up among the apes, and returns to England to reclaim his heritage. Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson star. Special video edition contains footage not show in theatres. 136 min.
Tarzan And The Lost City(1998) VHS Edgar Rice Burroughs' famed hero returns in this adventure saga which finds Tarzan in England, enjoying life as Lord Greystoke and about to marry Lady Jane Porter. When he learns that an explorer's quest for the fabled Lost City of Opar threatens his jungle domain, Tarzan slips back into the loincloth to help. Casper Van Dien and Jane March star. 84 min.
Tarzan The Tiger(1929) VHS Frank Merrill, as Tarzan, must rescue Jane from native slave traders and keep thieves from stealing the "pretty pebbles" that make up the jewel city of Opar. With Natalie Kingston, Lillian Worth; 10 swinging episodes. Silent with music score.
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