John Gavin

John Gavin

April 8, 1931 · 95 years old

John Gavin (April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American actor who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981–86) and the president of the Screen Actors Guild (1971–73). He was best known for his performances in the films Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), and Thor…

Known For

13 titles
1
Psycho

Psycho

1960 · 1h 49m · Movie

A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.

8.5
2
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960 · 3h 17m · Movie

The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.

7.9
3
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1959 · 2h 5m · Movie

An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.

7.8
4
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie

1967 · 2h 18m · Movie

In New York City during the Roaring Twenties, would-be flapper Millie Dillmount's self-appointed mission to marry her boss is complicated by white slavers and true love.

6.9
5
Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

1960 · 1h 43m · Movie

In London, a recently-wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.

6.8
6
A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958 · 2h 12m · Movie

On the Russian front in 1944, German private Ernst Graeber receives a leave and visits his family in Germany but Germany isn't the same country he left behind.

7.6
7
Back Street

Back Street

1961 · 1h 47m · Movie

In Lincoln, the ambitious aspirant-designer Rae Smith has an incident with a wolf department store businessman and is rescued by the Marine Paul Saxon. They immediately fall in love with each other and spend the night together. On...

6.6
8
A Breath of Scandal

A Breath of Scandal

1960 · 1h 37m · Movie

Princess Olympia (Sophia Loren), despite her life status cannot resist the urge to satisfy her sexual appetites. Exiled to the countryside, Olympia falls in love with American millionaire Charlie Foster (John Gavin).

5.5
9
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

1970 · 1h 39m · Movie

An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.

4.4
10
Quantez

Quantez

1957 · 1h 21m · Movie

Gang of robbers heads for Mexican border, meets unexpected opposition along the way.

6.0
11
Raw Edge

Raw Edge

1956 · 1h 17m · Movie

In 1842 in lawless Oregon, a gunfighter seeks vengeance after his innocent brother is lynched and his beautiful Indian wife is claimed by the local tyrant.

6.0
12
OSS 117 Murder for Sale

OSS 117 Murder for Sale

1968 · 1h 31m · Movie

Agent OSS 117 infiltrates an organization that specializes in political assassinations, by assuming the identity of one of its top assassins.

5.2
13
Behind the High Wall

Behind the High Wall

1956 · 1h 25m · Movie

A group of convicts break out of prison, killing a guard, kidnapping the warden and forcing a reluctant inmate to accompany them. However, when a car accident kills everyone except the warden and the inmate hostage, the warden ste...

6.4