Andy Sidaris Biography

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Andy Sidaris (born February 20, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film director, producer, actor and writer. He is best known for his "Bullets, Bombs, and Babes" 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.

Most of Sidaris' "Triple B" series (later given the title L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies) focused on the adventures of a team of secret agents and were mostly filmed in Hawaii. Several entries in the series were only produced by him and were written and directed by others. Although the series featured recurring characters, continuity between films was not a priority and it was common for an actress who played a villain (and was killed off) in one film to re-appear in a subsequent film as a hero.

Sidaris's background is in sports television. He has directed coverage of hundreds of football and basketball games, Olympic events, and special programs and has won seven Emmy awards for his work in the field.

Andy currently resides in Beverly Hills, CA with his wife and producer, Arlene Sidaris.

The Triple B Series

Written and directed by Andy Sidaris unless otherwise noted.

1. Malibu Express (1985) - also producer
   
2. Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
   
3. Picasso Trigger (1988)
   
4. Savage Beach (1989) - also producer
   
5. Guns (1990)
   
6. Do or Die (1991)
   
7. Hard Hunted (1992) - also producer
   
8. Fit to Kill (1993)
   
9. Enemy Gold (1993) - producer only
   
10. The Dallas Connection - executive producer only
    
11. Day of the Warrior (1996)
    
12. L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach (1998)
    

As of 2005, an additional film in this series, Battlezone Hawaii, was in production, according to a behind-the-scenes featurette included in the 2005 "Triple B" DVD set of Picasso Trigger, Guns, and The Dallas Connection.

Other works

Director & writer

• Stacey (1973) (aka Stacey and Her Gangbusters) (and Producer)
  
• Seven (1979) (aka Sevano's Seven) (also producer
  

Director only

• The Racing Scene (1969)
  

Sidaris also directed installments of the TV series Gemini Man (1976), Kojak (mid-1970s), The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (late-1970s) and Monday Night Football.

Actor

• Two-Minute Warning (1976)
  
• The Bare Wench Project (2000]) as Dick Bigdickian
  
• The Bare Wench Project 2: Scared Topless (2001) as Dick Bigdickian
  
• The Bare Wench Project 3: Nymphs of Mystery Mountain
  

In addition, the Internet Movie Database lists Sidaris as the uncredited football choreographer for the 1970 film, MASH.

External links

• Official site
  
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• Media Orchard interview (July 2006)
  
• DVD Talk - Interview by G. Noel Gross (October 2002)
  
• Digitally Obsessed - Interview by Rich Rosell
  

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