Barry Shear

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Barry Shear (March 23, 1923 in Los Angeles, California - June 13, 1979 in New York City) was an American film director and producer. He directed films such as The Todd Killings in 1971 (based on the serial killer Charles Schmid), and the blaxploitation film Across 110th Street in 1972.

Most Popular Barry Shear Trailers

Total trailers found: 23

Power Trailer (1980)

14 January 1980

Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker) from a Chicago dock worker to an influential labor leader who, like Hoffa, finds himself behind bars in a federal prison, and not long after, taken for a ride by shady men never to be seen again.

Starsky & Hutch Trailer (1975)

01 May 1975

A young couple in a car exactly like Starsky's is killed by hitmen and word is out on the street that there's a contract out on Starsky and Hutch.

The Karate Killers Trailer (1967)

07 April 1967

International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret formula that was divided into four parts and left by a dying scientist with his four of five daughters, all of whom live in different countries.

Wild in the Streets Trailer (1968)

29 May 1968

Musician Max Frost lends his backing to a Senate candidate who wants to give 18-year-olds the right to vote, but he takes things a step further than expected.

Strike Force Trailer (1975)

12 April 1975

A New York City detective teams up with a federal agent and a state trooper to bust up a drug ring.

The Crash of Flight 401 Trailer (1978)

29 October 1978

True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972.

Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You Trailer (1971)

19 November 1971

Detective Ellery Queen has to solve a series of murders where the victims were killed in numerically descending ages, the male victims were strangled with blue cords and the female victims with pink ones.

Short Walk to Daylight Trailer (1972)

24 October 1972

Eight people have to find their way out of a New York subway after being trapped following an earthquake.

Punch and Jody Trailer (1974)

26 November 1974

When a woman dies in a car accident, her former husband (a traveling circus worker) learns that his wife was pregnant when she divorced him many years earlier.

The Billion Dollar Threat Trailer (1979)

15 April 1979

A James Bondish superspy is assigned to thwart the devious plans of a master agent who is threatening to destroy the planet unless he is paid one billion dollars within 48 hours.

Across 110th Street Trailer (1972)

19 December 1972

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen.

The San Pedro Bums Trailer (1977)

13 May 1977

Pilot for the short-lived TV series centers on five rough-and-tumble guys living on a leaky boat where they try to collar a gang of waterfront toughs after a robbery of which their buddy was the victim.

Rickles Trailer (1975)

19 November 1975

Various comedy sketches with the Master of Insults, Don Rickles.

Undercover with the KKK Trailer (1979)

23 October 1979

The true story of Gary Thomas Rowe, Jr., who worked undercover for the FBI to infiltrate a Ku Klux Klan group in his Alabama hometown and later testified as a key prosecution witness during the trial of several Klansmen for crimes of destruction and murder.

Jarrett Trailer (1973)

17 March 1973

A private investigator specializing in fine arts tries to track down some missing rare Biblical scrolls.

The Enemy Before Us Trailer (1970)

16 October 1970

Jeff Dillon decides to revisit the scenes of his impoverished youth, and learns sadly that "you can't go home again".

Night Gallery Trailer (1969)

08 November 1969

This anthology telefilm aired on NBC on November 8, 1969, and tells three strange tales: "The Cemetery," directed by Boris Sagal; "Eyes," directed by Steven Spielberg; and "The Escape Route," directed by Barry Shear.

Never Too Old to Swing Trailer (1945)

04 December 1945

Tiny Grimes performs "Never Too Old to Swing".

Around the World with Nellie Bly Trailer (1960)

03 January 1960

Made-for-TV musical inspired by the real-life travels of a celebrated 1800s female newspaper columnist.

The Todd Killings Trailer (1971)

20 October 1971

Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F.

The Deadly Trackers Trailer (1973)

21 December 1973

Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick is a pacifist. Frank Brand is the leader of a band of killers. When their paths cross Kilpatrick is compelled to go against everything he has stood for to bring death to Brand and his gang.

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry Trailer (1971)

16 September 1971

Hayes visits con-artist Silky O'Sullivan at his San Francisco mansion and discovers that Kid Curry is on trial for murder in Colorado.

Keefer Trailer (1978)

16 March 1978

An U.S. Army colonel leads a crack group of secret agents operating behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.