Sydney Mason

Known for Acting

1/27/1905

Milton, Ulster County, New York, USA

Biography

Motion picture and television actor of the 1950s and 60s. Appeared in the 1950's sci-fi film classics "The War of the Worlds", "The Creature From the Black Lagoon", "Revenge of the Creature" and "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers".

Known For (21 credits)

4.0

Movie

Secret File: Hollywood

1962

A private eye (Robert Clarke) takes pictures for the publishers (Francine York, Syd Mason) of a scandal magazine.

5.0

Movie

Wild Ones on Wheels

1962

Greedy young thugs kidnap a dead man's wife in hopes that she can lead them to the location of a hidden fortune.

6.0

Movie

Frontier Gun

1958

Small-town sheriff discovers that gun-fighting is the only way to clean up the town.

7.2

Movie

Tales of Frankenstein

1958

In this pilot for a series that was never picked up, Dr. Frankenstein has just finished rebuilding his creation, but the monster is unresponsive. He needs to try something different to make it work, perhaps some new parts. Enter a terminally ill sculptor and his assertive wife…

6.8

Maverick

1957

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.

3.5

Movie

Guns Don't Argue

1957

The actions of various criminals such as Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bonnie and Clyde and Baby Face Nelson are reenacted in this film.

6.0

Movie

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

1956

Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.

5.5

Movie

A Day of Fury

1956

Town marshal Alan Burnett life is saved by a stranger he meets on the trail. His rescuer turns out to be Jagade, a gunslinger just returned after years away, who finds when he gets into town that he can't abide the peace that has been settled between "his" people (i.e. the saloon-keepers, gamblers, etc.) and the righteous, "respectable" folk.

5.2

Movie

Dial Red O

1955

The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff's department, Dial Red "O" (the correct title with the number 0 (zero), as on a telephone dial, shown in ") opens with war-torn veteran Ralph Wyatt getting word that his wife is divorcing him, and he flees the psychiatric ward of the veteran's hospital, wanting to talk to her. His escape touches off an all-out manhunt, led by Lieutenant Andy Flynn of the sheriff's department.

5.6

Movie

Revenge of the Creature

1955

In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.

6.8

Movie

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954

When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.

6.8

Movie

The War of the Worlds

1953

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb.