Actress: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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Preview Image Alice Friedland
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Birth Name: Alice Friedland

Birth Date: N/A

Birth Place: N/A

Details

Alternate Names: Claudine Benet, Alice Fredlund, Alicia Friedland, Patti Kramer, Brandy O'Toole

Physical Characteristics: N/A

Career

First Appearances:

  • Dr. Masher (1969) as Nurse

Most Important Roles:

  • Pastries (1975) as Girl with George (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Super Ball (1974) as (archive footage)
  • Please Don't Eat My Mother! (1973) as Call Girl
  • Street of a Thousand Pleasures (1972) as Tan Lesbian Slave Girl (uncredited)
  • Kiss My Analyst (1969) as Connie McLoud
  • The Young Marrieds (1972) as Ginny
  • L'amour de femme (1969) as Julia
  • The Joys of Jezebel (1970) as Sarah
  • The Psycho Lover (1970) as Alice (uncredited)

Career Highlights:

  • Pastries (1975)
  • Super Ball (1974)
  • Please Don't Eat My Mother! (1973)
  • Street of a Thousand Pleasures (1972)
  • Kiss My Analyst (1969)
  • The Young Marrieds (1972)
  • L'amour de femme (1969)
  • The Joys of Jezebel (1970)
  • The Psycho Lover (1970)

Full Biography

Alice Friedland was born in 1949. She is an actress, known for The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976).

Preview Image Azizi Johari
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Birth Name: Azizi Johari

Birth Date: 1948-08-24

Birth Place: New York City, United States

Details

Alternate Names: N/A

Physical Characteristics:

  • Height: 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Eye Color: brown
  • Hair Color: black hair
  • Weight: 54.0kg

Career

First Appearances:

  • McQ (1974) as Hot Dog Girl at Snack Bar (uncredited)

Most Important Roles:

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) as Rachel
  • The Richard Pryor Special? (1977) as Self
  • Seed of Innocence (1980) as Denise
  • Body and Soul (1981) as Pussy Willow
  • McQ (1974) as Hot Dog Girl at Snack Bar (uncredited)

Career Highlights:

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
  • The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)
  • Seed of Innocence (1980)
  • Body and Soul (1981)
  • McQ (1974)

Full Biography

Azizi Johari was born on August 24, 1948 in New York City. Since her father was in the service, Johari grew up all over the world before her family eventually settled in Seattle, Washington. Azizi attended both high school and college in Seattle. She loves to meditate and read poetry. Her professional name is a pseudonym which means "precious jewel" in Swahili. Johari was the Playmate of the Month in the June, 1975 issue of "Playboy." She holds the distinction of being the fourth African-American woman to be a Playmate. Azizi toured with Sammy Davis, Jr. Moreover, Johari not only acted in the films "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Dreamer," "Seed of Innocence," and "Body and Soul," but also made a guest appearance on an episode of the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man."

Preview Image Carol Warren
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Birth Name: Carol Warren

Birth Date: 1950-04-03

Birth Place: Pitcairn Islands

Career

First Appearances:

  • If I Were Queen (1922) as Writer

Most Important Roles: N/A

Career Highlights: N/A

Preview Image Haji
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Birth Name: Barbarella Catton

Birth Date: 1946-01-24

Birth Place: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Details

Alternate Names: Haji Cat, Barbarella Catton, Haji Catton, Hajo Catton, Hadji

Physical Characteristics: N/A

Career

First Appearances:

  • Motorpsycho! (1965) as Ruby Bonner

Most Important Roles:

  • Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) as Rosie
  • Motorpsycho! (1965) as Ruby Bonner
  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) as Cat Woman
  • Supervixens (1975) as Super Haji
  • Good Morning... and Goodbye! (1967) as Catalyst
  • Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976) as Belly Dancer
  • The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (1976) as Cybel
  • Bigfoot (1970) as Haji
  • The Double-D Avenger (2001) as Hydra Heffer
  • Up Your Alley (1971) as Maria Manina

Career Highlights:

  • Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
  • Motorpsycho! (1965)
  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
  • Supervixens (1975)
  • Good Morning... and Goodbye! (1967)
  • Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976)
  • The Amorous Adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (1976)
  • Bigfoot (1970)
  • The Double-D Avenger (2001)
  • Up Your Alley (1971)

Full Biography

Haji (born January 24, 1946 ) is a Canadian-born actress and former exotic dancer known for her role in the Russ Meyer's 1965 cult classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. She has made significant contributions to her work by introducing new elements of psychedelia and witchcraft as well as writing most of her own dialogue.

She was 5′ 9¼″ (176 cm) tall.

Preview Image Trisha Pelham
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Birth Name: Trisha Pelham

Birth Date: N/A

Birth Place: N/A

Career

First Appearances:

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) as Waitress

Most Important Roles:

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) as Waitress

Career Highlights:

  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)


Poster for Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
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Release Year: 1976

Nation: United States

Alternative Title: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, A Morte de um Bookmaker Chinês, Mord an einem chinesischen Buchmacher, Mordet på en kinesisk bookmaker, El asesinato de un corredor de apuestas chino, L'assassinat del corredor d'apostes xinès, Kiinalaisen kiristäjän murha, Meurtre d'un bookmaker chinois, I dolofonia enos Kinezou bookie, Egy kínai bukméker meggyilkolása, L'assassinio di un allibratore cinese, Chinese Bookie o Koroshita Otoko, Zabójstwo chinskiego maklera, A Morte de Um Apostador Chinês, Mordet på en kinesisk bookmaker, Убийство китайского букмекера, Die Ermordung eines chinesischen Buchmachers, Smrt kineskog kladionicara, Ubojstvo kineskog kladionicara

Director: John Cassavetes

Writer: John Cassavetes

Production & Genre

Producer(s): Producer: Al Ruban

Companies: Faces International Films

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Awards & Similar

Awards: N/A

Similar:

  • Murder by Contract (1958)
  • Exotica (1994)
  • Dual Mania (2021)
  • Jakarta (1988)
  • Extreme Prejudice (1987)

Keywords

Story

Cosmo Vittelli, the owner of a seedy Hollywood cabaret, has a long-standing gambling problem that leads him into debt with mobster Mort. Unable to pay back his debt after losing big at Mort's underground casino, Cosmo is offered an alternative: eliminate a troublesome bookie protected by the Mafia as repayment. Cosmo must navigate the dangerous world of organized crime in Los Angeles while trying to protect himself and those he cares about from the consequences of his actions.

Summary

‘Killing of a Chinese Bookie’ (1976) is an independently produced neo-noir thriller directed by John Cassavetes. Set in the grimy underbelly of Hollywood, California, the film explores themes of gambling addiction, debt, and the desperate measures one man takes to repay his obligations to a ruthless mobster. Cosmo Vittelli, the protagonist, owns a struggling cabaret and has developed a significant gambling problem, which ultimately entangles him with the local criminal underworld.