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Jeff Gillen(1942-1995)

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Jeff Gillen was born on 2 November 1942 in Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for A Christmas Story (1983), Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988) and Deranged (1974). He died on 27 June 1995 in North Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
BornNovember 2, 1942
DiedJune 27, 1995(52)
BornNovember 2, 1942
DiedJune 27, 1995(52)
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Known for

Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Jeff Gillen, and Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story
7.9
  • Santa Claus
  • 1983
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
4.6
  • Thief's Victim
  • 1988
Roberts Blossom in Deranged (1974)
Deranged
6.3
  • Director
  • 1974
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
5.2
  • Jeff(as Jeffrey Gillen)
  • 1972

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Actor

  • David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, and Lennard Pearce in Only Fools and Horses (1981)
    Only Fools and Horses
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Man In Restroom
    • 1991
  • Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
    Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
    4.6
    • Thief's Victim
    • 1988
  • Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Jeff Gillen, and Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story (1983)
    A Christmas Story
    7.9
    • Santa Claus
    • 1983
  • Rodney Dangerfield in Easy Money (1983)
    Easy Money
    6.2
    • Bettor
    • 1983
  • Paul Newman and Sally Field in Absence of Malice (1981)
    Absence of Malice
    6.9
    • Reporter #3
    • 1981
  • Nobody's Perfekt (1981)
    Nobody's Perfekt
    4.5
    • Window Washer
    • 1981
  • Beyond the Bermuda Triangle (1975)
    Beyond the Bermuda Triangle
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Seaplane pilot
    • 1975
  • Dead of Night (1974)
    Dead of Night
    6.6
    • Bartender
    • 1974
  • The Great Masquerade (1974)
    The Great Masquerade
    5.2
    • Fancher
    • 1974
  • Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)
    Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things
    5.2
    • Jeff (as Jeffrey Gillen)
    • 1972
  • The Naked Zoo (1970)
    The Naked Zoo
    4.0
    • Oscar
    • 1970
  • Rod Taylor and William Smith in Darker Than Amber (1970)
    Darker Than Amber
    6.1
    • Morgue Attendant
    • 1970
  • Leslie Marlowe in She-Man: A Story of Fixation (1967)
    She-Man: A Story of Fixation
    4.4
    • 1967
  • Steve Alaimo, Bobbie Byers, Jeff Gillen, Willie Pastrano, and John Vella in The Wild Rebels (1967)
    The Wild Rebels
    2.3
    • Fats
    • 1967
  • Prince Planet (1965)
    Prince Planet
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Pop Worthy
    • Other Voices (1965) (English version, voice)
    • 1965–1966

Director

  • Roberts Blossom in Deranged (1974)
    Deranged
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1974

Writer

  • Leslie Marlowe in She-Man: A Story of Fixation (1967)
    She-Man: A Story of Fixation
    4.4
    • screenplay
    • 1967

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  • Alternative name
    • Jeffrey Gillen
  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • November 2, 1942
    • Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • June 27, 1995
    • North Miami Beach, Florida, USA(heart attack)

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    Stood over 6 feet tall and weighed over 250 pounds.

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