Simon Oakland
11 titles
Filmography
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I Want to Live!
(1958)A troubled young woman living on the margins suddenly finds herself on death row for the murder of an elderly widow she didn't commit.

Chato's Land
(1972)A half-white, half-Apache man dodges a vengeful posse after he kills a sheriff in self-defense. Both sides pay a heavy price in this Western.

The Hunting Party
(1971)While away on a hunting trip, a ruthless rancher discovers a gang has kidnapped his adulterous wife and begins to gun them down, one by one.
Chubasco
(1968)After assaulting a cop during a beach party blowout, teen rebel Chubasco (Christopher Jones) gets two choices: do time for the crime or join the crew of a high seas clipper and face the inherent risks of commercial fishing. Choosing the latter and before boarding ship, Chubasco elopes with girlfriend Bunny (Susan Strasberg) and then finds himself on a tuna boat skippered by the one man who'd rather see him dead: Bunny's irate father Sebastian (Richard Egan). When Sebastian learns his new deckhand's identity, tensions rise with the tides – and only one man may return to Bunny's waiting arms. A solid movie debut for Jones, soon to achieve greater fame in Wild in the Streets, Three in the Attic and Ryan's Daughter, this scenic romance also boasts a seasoned supporting cast: Ann Sothern, Audrey Totter, Preston Foster and Simon Oakland.

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
(1960)In Prohibition-era New York, ferocious mobster Jack "Legs" Diamond rises through the underworld ranks, but learns he's no match for a deceitful woman.

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(1970)Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking, to please her finacee, Warren. She goes to a doctor of hypnosis to do it. But once she's under, her doctor finds out that she can regress into past lives and different personalities, and he finds himself falling in love with one of them.

Tony Rome
(1967)A Miami private detective is hired to solve a jewel theft but winds up dodging hoodlums and looking out for his millionaire client's daughter, only to run into more trouble.

West Side Story
(1961)This electrifying musical, winner of ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture, reimagines “Romeo and Juliet,” set during gang warfare in 1950s NYC.

Bullitt
(1968)Featuring one of the most famous car chases in film history, a San Francisco detective follows a trail of lies after a witness is killed on his watch.

Scandalous John
(1971)An elderly Old West rancher fights, rather than give up his land to a developer.

The Raiders
(1963)When Texas cattle rancher John G. McElroy learns that the coming railroad will bypass his property, he recruits fellow ranchers to help him fight the railroad. The railroad executives hire Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody and Calamity Jane to defend their decision against the rancher and his guerrilla gang, but will the allegiance of these western legends waver?