Onionhead

Oct 25, 1958

1h 51m

★ 4.9

The Ship's Cook who has the Coast Guard in a Stew!

Overview

An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead

Andy Griffith

Stella Papparonis

Felicia Farr

'Red' Wildoe

Walter Matthau

Josephine 'Jo' Hill

Erin O'Brien

Harry 'Doc' O'Neal

Joe Mantell

Ensign Dennis Higgins

Ray Danton

Lt. Cmdr. Fox aka The Skipper

James Gregory

Sidney Gutsell

Joey Bishop

'Windy' Woods

Roscoe Karns

Poznicki

Claude Akins

Chief Miller

Ainslie Pryor

Agnelli

Karl Lukas

Bob Randall, temporarily in command of the Coast Guard vessel Niobe, expects a promotion and the captaincy of his ship. Instead, he is replaced by Lieutenant Mays, son of the area commander. Mays is afflicted with a fear of the sea, although he has served well in Coast Guard aviation. His father, however, thinks Mays can overcome his fear by taking command of the Niobe. When seal poachers kidnap Bob Randall's girlfriend Connie, Bob and Mays disagree about the proper means of rescuing her and capturing the seal poachers. When Mays's inexperience and phobia foil their attempts at rescue, Bob comes up with his own plan.

7.2

Project A

Dec 22, 1983

In late 19th century Hong Kong, the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Coast Guard officer Dragon Ma is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.

6.6

Clear and Present Danger

Aug 3, 1994

Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.

6.1

The Business

Sep 2, 2005

During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he lands a job delivering a package to the dapper Playboy Charlie, a gangster who takes him under his wing. Working as Charlie's driver, Frankie is immersed in a world of fast cars and pretty women -- but all the excess could be his undoing.

7.1

The Guardian

Sep 28, 2006

A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.

6.6

The Finest Hours

Jan 27, 2016

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.

6.5

Fighting Coast Guard

May 31, 1951

Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.

6.1

The Woman on the Beach

Jun 7, 1947

A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.

5.3

The Boatniks

Jul 1, 1970

Young and awkward, The Coast-Guard's ensign Thomas Garland suffers from the comparison with his late father, a war hero. Which does not prevent him from falling for pretty Kate Fairchild, a young woman who runs a sailing school. Of course the way he expresses his deep sympathy for the lady leaves to be desired. And the situation does not improve when a trio of bumbling jewel thieves interferes.

5.1

Love Wrecked

Nov 1, 2005

18-year-old Jenny Taylor is ecstatic when she finds out that her favorite rock star, Jason Masters, is a guest at the tropical resort where she is working for the summer. When they are both thrown overboard during a Caribbean cruise, she saves his life and they find themselves stranded on a remote beach. Deliriously in love with the idea of time alone with him, she manages to hide the fact that they're a stone's throw away from their resort.

2.6

En Altamar

May 31, 2018

A cheating couple ends up stranded on a boat in the open sea.

0.0

Men on Call

Dec 28, 1930

Railroad engineer Chuck Long finds the showgirl he's about to marry was the subject of scandal and swears off women. He joins a coast guard unit stationed at a lighthouse, and one day must rescue a drowning girl that turns out to be his old fiancée.

5.2

When Tomorrow Comes

Aug 11, 1939

A waitress destined for a better life falls in love with a handsome stranger, only to find that he is already married.

0.0

Knots

Oct 17, 2025

While restoring her derelict sailboat, an old mariner unleashes a storm from the past

5.0

Coast Guard

Aug 4, 1939

Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw are the closest of friends. Ray saves the life of Captain Tobias Bliss, tramp steamer skipper, in a daring rescue at sea. Speed flies the injured man back to the base hospital, where the two officers later visit him. There Ray meets Nancy Bliss, Bliss' grand-daughter, and falls in love with her. Speed meets her at a dance and urges Ray to propose before some other guy does. Ray is assigned to flood rescue duty, and Speed and Nancy start going out together and discover they are in love.

5.3

The Lesser Evil

Apr 29, 1912

A young woman's peaceful existence is shattered when she is abducted by the crew of a boat of smugglers, who then also turn against their captain.

6.4

Licence to Kill

Jun 13, 1989

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered. Bond goes rogue and seeks vengeance on those responsible, as he infiltrates Sanchez's organization from the inside.

0.0

Lt. Cmdr. Che Barnes: Fallen Brother

Apr 1, 2017

Lieutenant Commander Che Barnes, who died in 2009 after the plane he was flying was struck by U.S. Marine Corps helicopters, is remembered by his two brothers for his passion for flying and saving lives. Barnes and his fellow Coasties and U.S. Marines died in the line of duty. This is Che's story.

5.6

The Monster That Challenged the World

Jun 14, 1957

Giants Mollusks are released from the earth by an earthquake and start killing people.

0.0

PARATUS A 20th Anniversary Special

Aug 29, 2025

A look back 20 years ago, on the challenges Coast Guard air crews and rescue swimmers had to overcome in New Orleans, to successfully rescue thousands of people in need following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.