Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

August 14, 1946 · 80 years old

Antonio Juan Fargas (born August 14, 1946) is an American actor famous for his roles in 1970s blaxploitation movies, as well as his portrayal of Huggy Bear in the 1970s TV series Starsky and Hutch. Description above from the Wikipedia article Antonio Fargas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of co…

Known For

25 titles
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Beyond Skyline

Beyond Skyline

2017 · 1h 46m · Movie

A tough-as-nails detective embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship.

5.2
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Firestarter

Firestarter

1984 · 1h 54m · Movie

A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telepathic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.

6.1
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Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby

1978 · 1h 50m · Movie

A preteen girl lives as a prostitute in New Orleans in 1917.

6.5
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Foxy Brown

Foxy Brown

1974 · 1h 32m · Movie

A vigilante takes a job as a high-class prostitute to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.

6.5
5
Car Wash

Car Wash

1976 · 1h 37m · Movie

A comedic take on the daily life of car-wash employees, chronicling their hopes, fears, joys, dreams, and tribulations, and meeting some eccentric customers along the way.

6.2
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The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

1996 · 1h 42m · Movie

A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.

7.8
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Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

1972 · 1h 42m · Movie

Two New York City cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to rip off the Mafia and start a gang war.

7.0
8
The Gambler

The Gambler

1974 · 1h 51m · Movie

Literature professor Axel Freed is a gambling addict. When he has lost his money, he borrows from his girlfriend Billie, then his mother Naomi, and finally some criminals that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling.

7.1
9
Crimewave

Crimewave

1985 · 1h 26m · Movie

A pair of whacked-out cartoon-like exterminator/hitmen kill the owner of a burglar-alarm company, and stalk the partner who hired them, his wife, and a nerd framed for the murder, who tells the story in flashback from the electric...

5.6
10
Putney Swope

Putney Swope

1969 · 1h 24m · Movie

The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney S...

6.7
11
Whore

Whore

1991 · 1h 25m · Movie

A night in the life of a cynical prostitute forms the basis of Ken Russell's portrait of the world's oldest profession.

5.6
12
Shakedown

Shakedown

1988 · 1h 37m · Movie

A legal aid attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.

6.0
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3 Strikes

3 Strikes

2000 · 1h 22m · Movie

Rob has 2 strikes and 3 strikes now means 25 to life. Leaving prison, he's picked up in a stolen car later stopped by the police. Can he prove his innocence before he's caught?

4.7
14
Cleopatra Jones

Cleopatra Jones

1973 · 1h 29m · Movie

During the 1970s, U.S. Special Agent Cleopatra Jones proves to be an invaluable asset to the local police forces in the war on drugs.

5.9
15
Next Stop, Greenwich Village

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976 · 1h 51m · Movie

The ups and downs of life as experienced by a group of aspiring young artists in the early Fifties New York.

7.0
16
Busting

Busting

1974 · 1h 32m · Movie

Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use unorthodox methods to achieve results.

6.4
17
Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022 · 2h 15m · Movie

Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.

7.3
18
Once Fallen

Once Fallen

2010 · 1h 33m · Movie

The hardest part about moving on is saying goodbye.

4.8
19
Streetwalkin'

Streetwalkin'

1985 · 1h 26m · Movie

A high school dropout working as a street prostitute spends one night turning tricks and avoiding her emotionally unstable pimp who's starting to turn very violent.

5.8
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SnakeHead Swamp

SnakeHead Swamp

2014 · 1h 26m · Movie

Terror strikes when a swarm of Snakehead fish invade the Louisiana swamp land.

3.2
21
The Cool World

The Cool World

1964 · 1h 45m · Movie

A look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.

6.5
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Night of the Sharks

Night of the Sharks

1988 · 1h 27m · Movie

David must fight for his life against the gangsters who killed his brother for a CD filled with proof of their illegal activities. When David gets possession of the CD they go down to Mexico where David lives as a shark hunter. Wh...

3.7
23
Stealing Las Vegas

Stealing Las Vegas

2012 · 1h 27m · Movie

When a greedy Las Vegas casino owner threatens to lay off and take away pensions from his low-end staff of janitors, florists, and repairmen, they are forced to take matters into their own hands to even the odds.

4.0
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Murder City

Murder City

2023 · 1h 25m · Movie

A disgraced ex-cop is forced to work for a ruthless kingpin to pay off his father's debt and protect his family.

4.9
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One Year Off

One Year Off

2023 · 1h 40m · Movie

Claire, Ben, and their friends travel to Ben's inherited island in the West Indies. The group starts a wedding business on the beach, leading to success and mishaps. The island atmosphere kindles romance among the friends.

3.9