Kevin Brodie
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Kevin Brodie is a film director, screenwriter and former child actor. He was the son of actors Steve Brodie
and Lois Andrews
.
As a child he had small roles in such films as Some Came Running
, directed by Vincente Minnelli
(1958), The Five Pennies
(1959), and Battle at Bloody Beach
(1961). His first major role was in The Night of the Grizzly
(1966), playing he son of Clint Walker
and the next year he appeared in the comedy Eight on the Lam (1967). During the same period he also made guest appearances on such popular television shows as Cheyenne, Ben Casey
, Death Valley Days
, My Three Sons
and Mannix
. In 1975 he was one of the leads in the low budget sci-fi thriller The Giant Spider Invasion
, appearing with his father, Steve Brodie.
It was also in the 1970s that he segued into production, working as an assistant director, line producer and writer. He has written and directed a small number of films in genres ranging from exploitation comedy (Delta Pi aka Mugsy's Girls
, 1985) to thriller (Treacherous, 1993) and to family fare (A Dog of Flanders, 1999).
Steve Brodie (actor)
Steve Brodie was an American movie and television actor.Born John Stevenson in El Dorado, Kansas, he took his screen name from the Steve Brodie who claimed that he jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886 and survived...
and Lois Andrews
Lois Andrews
Lois Andrews was an American actress. Born in Huntington Park, California, as Lorraine Gourley, she played in films during the 1940s and early 1950s....
.
As a child he had small roles in such films as Some Came Running
Some Came Running
Some Came Running is a novel by James Jones, published in 1957. It is the story of a war veteran with literary aspirations who returns in 1948 to his hometown of Parkman, Indiana, after a failed writing career...
, directed by Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli was an American stage director and film director, famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis, The Band Wagon, and An American in Paris. In addition to having directed some of the most famous and well-remembered musicals of his time, Minnelli made...
(1958), The Five Pennies
The Five Pennies
The Five Pennies was a semi-biographical 1959 film starring Danny Kaye as cornet player and bandleader Red Nichols. Other cast members included Barbara Bel Geddes, Harry Guardino, Bob Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Susan Gordon, and Tuesday Weld...
(1959), and Battle at Bloody Beach
Battle at Bloody Beach
Battle at Bloody Beach is a 1961 Drama directed by Herbert Coleman, starring Audie Murphy and Gary Crosby. Battle at Bloody Beach is only the second Audie Murphy movie set in WWII, after his autobiographical To Hell and Back.-Plot:...
(1961). His first major role was in The Night of the Grizzly
The Night of the Grizzly
The Night of the Grizzly is a 1966 Western adventure film starring Clint Walker, Martha Hyer, Keenan Wynn, and Nancy Kulp. Directed by Joseph Pevney and written by Warren Douglas, the film was released by Paramount Pictures on April 20, 1966....
(1966), playing he son of Clint Walker
Clint Walker
Norman Eugene Walker, known as Clint Walker , is an American actor best known for his cowboy role as "Cheyenne Bodie" in the TV Western series, Cheyenne.-Life and career:...
and the next year he appeared in the comedy Eight on the Lam (1967). During the same period he also made guest appearances on such popular television shows as Cheyenne, Ben Casey
Ben Casey
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, *, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph...
, Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days
Death Valley Days is an American radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945. It continued from 1952 to 1975 as a syndicated television series...
, My Three Sons
My Three Sons
My Three Sons is an American situation comedy. The series ran from 1960 to 1965 on ABC, and moved to CBS until its end on August 24, 1972. My Three Sons chronicles the life of a widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas , raising his three sons.The series was a cornerstone of the CBS...
and Mannix
Mannix
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors...
. In 1975 he was one of the leads in the low budget sci-fi thriller The Giant Spider Invasion
The Giant Spider Invasion
The Giant Spider Invasion is a low-budget 1975 film produced by Transcentury Pictures, a partnership owned by the film's director Bill Rebane. The film is about giant spiders that terrorize the town of Merrill, Wisconsin and the surrounding area. The Giant Spider Invasion was given a U.S. release...
, appearing with his father, Steve Brodie.
It was also in the 1970s that he segued into production, working as an assistant director, line producer and writer. He has written and directed a small number of films in genres ranging from exploitation comedy (Delta Pi aka Mugsy's Girls
Mugsy's Girls
Mugsy's Girls is a 1985 film starring pop singer Laura Branigan and Ruth Gordon about a sorority that travels to Las Vegas to enter a mud wrestling competition in order to raise the money to save their house...
, 1985) to thriller (Treacherous, 1993) and to family fare (A Dog of Flanders, 1999).