Andy Sidaris

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Andrew W. "Andy" Sidaris (February 20, 1931 – March 7, 2007) was an American television and film director, film producer, actor, and screenwriter. Sidaris was best known for his Bullets, Bombs, and Babes or Bullets, Bombs, and Boobs (BBB for short) series of B-movies produced between 1985 and 1998. These films featured a rotating "stock company" of actors mostly made up of Playboy Playmates and Penthouse "Pets", including Julie Strain, Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, Cynthia Brimhall, Roberta Vasquez, Julie K. Smith, Shae Marks, and Wendy Hamilton. Several of his films were done wholly or largely in Shreveport using many local actors or actors with local ties. Before the B-movies, Sidaris was a pioneer in sports television. He directed coverage of hundreds of football and basketball games, Olympic events, and special programs and won seven Emmy awards for his work in the field. His best known work was with ABC's Wide World of Sports; he was the show's first director, and continued in that post for 25 years. Sidaris pioneered what he called the "honey shot", close-ups of cheerleaders and pretty girls in the stands at sporting events. He won …

Directed

1. L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach (1998) — Director
2. Kojak (1973) — Director
3. Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987) — Director
4. Malibu Express (1985) — Director
5. Savage Beach (1989) — Director
6. Day of the Warrior (1996) — Director
7. Picasso Trigger (1988) — Director
8. Guns (1990) — Director
9. Hard Hunted (1992) — Director
10. Fit to Kill (1993) — Director
11. Do or Die (1991) — Director
12. Seven (1979) — Director
13. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977) — Director
14. Stacey (1973) — Director
15. The Racing Scene (1969) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987) — Whitey the TV Director (uncredited)
2. Two-Minute Warning (1976) — TV Director
3. Malibu Express (1985) — Campervan Driver (uncredited)
4. Savage Beach (1989) — Honolulu CB radio operator (uncredited)
5. Picasso Trigger (1988) — Whitey (uncredited)
6. The Dallas Connection (1994) — Forensics Investigator in Locker Room (uncredited)
7. Do or Die (1991) — Restaurant owner wearing apron (uncredited)
8. The Bare Wench Project (2000) — Dick Bigdickian
9. Popatopolis (2009) — Andy Sidaris
10. Some Nudity Required (1998) — Himself
11. The Bare Wench Project 3: Nymphs of Mystery Mountain (2002) — Dick Bigdickian
12. The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless (2001) — Dick Bigdickian
13. Julie Strain: Supergoddess! (2000) — Himself
14. Bullets, Bombs and Babes - Making of — Self / Archive Footage (uncredited)