
John Gavin
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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 Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles in a series of films for producer Ross Hunter.
Born Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., Gavin was of Mexican, Chilean and Spanish descent, and was fluent in Spanish. His father, Juan Vincent Apablasa Sr., was of Chilean origin, and his paternal ancestors, including Cayetano Apablasa, were early landowners in California under Spanish rule. Gavin's mother was Delia Diana Pablos. Gavin’s parents divorced when he was about two years old. Gavin’s mother married Herald Ray Golenor, who adopted Gavin and changed his name to John Anthony Golenor.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 0.247 |
Birthday | 1931-04-08 |
Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Also Known As | Juan Vincent Apablasa Jr., John Anthony Golenor, John Golenor, Jack Golenor, Jack Gavin, John Gilmore, Джон Гэвин, جان گوین, |

1960

Spartacus
7.541/2185
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena,...
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Spartacus

1960

Psycho
8.423/10249
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates...
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1967

Thoroughly Modern Millie
6.9/89
Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twentie...
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Thoroughly Modern Millie

1960

Midnight Lace
6.5/116
Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.
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Midnight Lace

1959

Imitation of Life
7.4/288
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
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1961

Back Street
5.8/15
Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon, (of the Saxon department store chain), as he passes through Lincoln, Nebraska, on...
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1961

Tammy Tell Me True
5.7/7
Tammy leaves the river in Mississippi to attend college, developing a relationship with Tom Freeman (John Gavin). Sandra Dee replaces Debbie Reynolds...
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Tammy Tell Me True

1956

Behind the High Wall
5.1/11
A group prison breakout goes from bad to worse when the desperate warden tries to steal the gang's dough.
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1978

Jennifer
6.1/22
Ostracized at a snooty private school because of her rural, poor background, a scholarship student is tormented to the point where her only remaining...
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Jennifer

1993

24 Hour Psycho
4/2
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1960

A Breath of Scandal
5.1/14
A European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.
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A Breath of Scandal

1958

A Time to Love and a Time to Die
7.2/88
A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.
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1976

House of Shadows
4/2
Audrey investigates a murder that occured 23 years ago in a dark mansion. She searches for the dead body, the killer, and the truth.
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House of Shadows

1957

Four Girls in Town
1/1
Four young starlets, from various parts of the world, are called to Hollywood to test for the lead in a major film. Each is romantically pursued by th...
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1970

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
4.6/17
An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.
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1961

Romanoff and Juliet
5.4/8
Political satire has Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling...
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1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot
7.1/11
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the traditional beliefs of others. The story is set in...
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1957

Quantez
5.5/7
A gang of bank robbers with a posse in hot pursuit. Riding into the desert, they take refuge in Quantez, a small town they find deserted. Their horses...
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Quantez

1968

OSS 117 Murder for Sale
5.7/18
A secret agent is sent to the Middle East to destroy a gang of assassins.
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2020

Disclosure
7.922/134
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have...
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Disclosure

1974

Hard Day at Blue Nose
0/0
Backwoods officers try to uncover clues about the mysterious death of a young woman at a dude ranch.
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Hard Day at Blue Nose

1973

Keep It in the Family
1/1
Two bratty lovers decide to pull the old screw-and-switch on their difficult parents.
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Keep It in the Family

1978

Doctors' Private Lives
0/0
Two heart surgeons clash over personal issues and medical ethics in a big-city hospital.
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Doctors' Private Lives

1967

Pedro Paramo
7/18
When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned a...
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Pedro Paramo

1964

The Solid Gold Girl
0/0
While searching for the man who framed him for a crime he didn't commit, Harrison Destry (John Gavin) stumbles into a town where an old cell mate of h...
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1980

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
5.7/8
This biopic about actress Sophia Loren covers her life from childhood through international stardom, her marriage to Carlo Ponti following a romantic...
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Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

1956

Raw Edge
5.8/12
A Texan arrives in Oregon and seeks justice for his innocently-hanged brother
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1978

The New Adventures of Heidi
4/2
The long-familiar Heidi tale is given a contemporary (and musical) setting as the young heroine leaves her familiar Swiss mountain for the bright ligh...
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1970

Cutter's Trail
7.5/2
The Marshal of Santa Fe returns home to find his town almost wiped out by Mexican bandits and enlists the help of a young Mexican boy and his mother t...
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