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Act Of Vengeance (1986 Film)
''Act of Vengeance'' is a 1986 television movie starring Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, and Wilford Brimley. Plot The movie is based on the book, ''Act of Vengeance'' by Trevor Armbrister, a fact-based story about the corruption that occurred during the United Mine Workers' presidential elections in 1969. The film also portrayed the murder of Joseph "Jock" Yablonski. Cast Release Home media It premiered on April 21, 1986 on HBO under HBO Premiere Films. The film was released on VHS by HBO/Cannon Video under license from Home Box Office. But, this film was produced by Lorimar Productions and it belongs to Lorimar (subsequently later it owned by Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ...) originally. However, it has never been released on DVD or Blu-ray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Spencer (author)
Scott Spencer (born September 1, 1945) is an American author who has written fourteen novels. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1993 movie '' Father Hood''. Two of Spencer's novels, ''Endless Love'' and '' Waking the Dead,'' have been adapted into films. ''Endless Love'' was first adapted into a motion picture by Franco Zeffirelli in 1981, and a second adaptation by Shana Feste was released in 2014. '' Waking the Dead'' was produced by Jodie Foster and directed by Keith Gordon in 2000. The novels ''Endless Love'' and ''A Ship Made of Paper'' have both been nominated for the National Book Award, with ''Endless Love'' selling over 2 million copies. Spencer has heavily panned both film adaptations of ''Endless Love''. In a contribution to ''The New York Times Book Review'' in 1980, Spencer said: "The general direction of the serious, literary novel may now be heading toward character and story, as novelists, in order to survive, take back from pulp fiction and the movies the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Movie
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, and direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and the 1957 '' The Pied Piper of Hamelin'', based on the poem by Robert Browning, and starring Van Johnson, one of the first filmed "family musicals" made directly for television. That film was made in Technicolor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Humphreys
Alfred E. Humphreys (August 9, 1953 – January 31, 2018) was a Canadian actor. Early life Humphreys was born in Haileybury, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Leslie and Gabrielle Humphreys. Career Humphreys was a dramatic actor who first acted on stage with a troupe in North Bay, Canada. His breakthrough role was as the Deputy Lester in '' First Blood'' (1982), which starred Sylvester Stallone as Rambo. His other memorable roles include the character Howard Landers in '' My Bloody Valentine'' (1981) and William Drake in the blockbuster film '' X2'' (2003). He also starred in two horror films directed by William Fruet: ''Funeral Home'' (1980) and '' Bedroom Eyes'' (1984). He also played supporting parts in such films as '' Act of Vengeance'' (1986), ''Ernest Rides Again'' (1993), '' Luna: Spirit of the Whale'' (2007) and '' Air Bud: Spikes Back'' (2003). In 2010, he appeared in ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' as Robert Jefferson, a role he would reprise in the film's sequels '' Diary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Michael Woolvett
Gordon Michael Woolvett (born 1970) is a Canadian actor from Hamilton, Ontario. Career Woolvett's most enduring role was as Seamus Zelazny Harper on the television series '' Andromeda'' (2000–2005). Prior to ''Andromeda'' he starred in another science fiction television series, ''Deepwater Black''. He was also credited as playing Mitch in the "Pariah" episode of the short-lived 1980s science-fiction/action series ''Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future''. He was in two episodes of '' Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal''. Woolvett was also one of the first program jockeys for YTV's '' The Zone'' (then called ''The After-School Zone'') and the original main host for a program called ''Video & Arcade Top 10'' which also aired on YTV. He acted in the 1999 made-for-TV film ''Ultimate Deception'' with Yasmine Bleeth. He also appeared on the Canadian television series ''The Guard'', which aired from 2008 to 2009 on Global Television Network. In 1992, Woolvett was nomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raynor Scheine
Raynor Scheine (born Raynor Johnston; January 19, 1942) is an American actor who has appeared in films for three decades dating back to 1979, including ''My Cousin Vinny'' and ''Fried Green Tomatoes.'' His name is a play on the phrase "rain or shine". Raised in Emporia, VA, he received a degree at Virginia Commonwealth University. Broadway performances * ''Joe Turner's Come and Gone'' (Mar 27, 1988 – June 26, 1988) – Rutherford Selig * ''Gem of the Ocean'' (December 6, 2004 – February 6, 2005) – Rutherford Selig * '' Inherit the Wind'' (Present) – Elijah Filmography Movie roles * ''Something Short of Paradise'' (1979) .... Professor * ''Bloodrage'' (1979) .... Fred * ''A Stranger is Watching'' (1982) .... Derelict * '' Lovesick'' (1983) .... Shelter * '' Touched'' (1983) .... Mitchell * '' Nothing Lasts Forever'' (1984) .... Hillbilly * ''Insignificance'' (1985) .... Autograph Hunter * '' Nine 1/2 Weeks'' (1986) .... Pizza Delivery Boy * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan North
Alan North (December 23, 1920 – January 19, 2000) was an American actor. Early life North was born in Bronx, New York, and joined the United States Navy during the Second World War. Career After the war, he became a stage manager and made his Broadway debut in 1955 in '' Plain and Fancy''. His film career included roles in ''Plaza Suite'' (1971), ''Serpico'' (1973), '' The Formula'' (1980), '' Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer'' (1983), ''Thief of Hearts'' (1984), ''Highlander'' (1986), '' Act of Vengeance'' (1986), '' Billy Galvin'' (1986), ''The Fourth Protocol'' (1987), '' Lean on Me'' (1989), ''See No Evil, Hear No Evil'' (1989), '' Glory'' (1989) and ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'' (1996). On television, he played Captain Ed Hocken in the 1982 television series '' Police Squad!''. He also appeared on the soap opera '' Another World'' in the recurring role of Captain Sean Delaney from 1984 to 1988. His last stage performance was in 1999, in ''Lake Hollywood''. Persona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Newman (actor)
William MacLeod Newman (June 15, 1934 – May 27, 2015) was an American film, television and theater actor. His professional credits include ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' in 1993. Biography Newman was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 15, 1934. He moved to Seattle, Washington, with his family in 1937. Newman graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1952 and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in 1956. He was the recipient of a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, which allowed Newman to study advanced writing at Columbia University from 1958 to 1960. Newman also served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Newman married the former Julia Tayon circa 1960. He later married Margaret Ramsey. He had three children: Liam, Katherine, and Matthew, who died in a fall in 1976. Newman became a Quaker in 1989. In 1965, Newman was hired as an actor at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. He acted at various theater companies throughout the country duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peg Murray
Margaret L. Murray (February 14, 1924 – November 29, 2020) was an American actress of stage and television. Murray graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, then known as Western Reserve College, in 1945. Career The Denver, Colorado-born actress, one of three children and the only daughter of John and Helen Murray, won a Tony Award for her performance as the vile "Fräulein Kost" in the original Broadway production of ''Cabaret'' (1966). She understudied the role of "Fräulein Schneider", originated by Lotte Lenya, and eventually took over that role full-time when Lenya left the production. Murray later worked in daytime television, playing the roles of Carrie Johnson Lovett on ''Love of Life'' and modeling agent Olga Swenson on '' All My Children''. She also substituted for Constance Ford for several weeks as Ada Hobson on '' Another World'', and starred in the short-lived NBC-TV sitcom ''Me & Mrs. C.'' Her film credits included roles in '' Some of My Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Kava
Caroline Kava (born September 25, 1949) is an American actress and playwright of the 1986 Off-Broadway play, ''The Early Girl''. She portrayed a prostitute in the 1980 film '' Heaven's Gate''. In '' Year of the Dragon'' (1985), she portrayed the wife of Mickey Rourke's character. In ''Little Nikita'' (1988), she portrayed the mother of the title character played by River Phoenix. She also played the mother of Ron Kovic, portrayed by Tom Cruise, in ''Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989). She has also appeared in television films such as '' Act of Vengeance'' (1986) and ''Guilty Until Proven Innocent'' (1991). Kava also appeared with Alan Arkin in ''Four Days in September'' (1997). In 2009, Kava adapted Henrik Ibsen's ''Hedda Gabler'' for the Mauckingbird Theatre Company in Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maury Chaykin
Maury Alan Chaykin (July 27, 1949 – July 27, 2010) was an American–Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe, as well as for his work as a character actor in many films and television programs. Personal life Chaykin was born in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Irving J. Chaykin (1912–2007), was born in Brooklyn, and was a professor of accountancy at City College of New York. His mother, Clarice Chaykin (née Bloomfield, 1921–2012), was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but raised in Montreal, Quebec, since the age of three. She graduated from Beth Israel Hospital nursing school in Newark, New Jersey. Chaykin's maternal uncle, George Bloomfield (1930–2011), was a veteran Canadian director, producer, writer and actor who directed Chaykin in a number of projects for film and television. Raised in New York City, Chaykin studied drama at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He subsequently moved to Toronto, Ontario, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an American actress and a producer. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film '' Diner'', and in the following years, she had starring roles in films such as '' Tender Mercies'' (1983), '' Eddie and the Cruisers'' (1983), '' The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'' (1984), '' The Big Easy'' (1986), '' Johnny Handsome'', and ''Sea of Love'' (both 1989). In 1991, for her leading role in the film '' Switch'', Barkin received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Her subsequent film credits include: '' Man Trouble'', '' Into the West'' (both 1992), '' This Boy's Life'' (1993), '' Bad Company'', '' Wild Bill'' (both 1995), '' The Fan'' (1996), '' Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' (1998), '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' (1999), '' Crime and Punishment in Suburbia'' (2000), '' Palindromes'' (2004), '' Trust the Man'' (2005), '' Ocean's Thirteen'' (2007), '' Brooklyn's Finest'' (2009), and ''The Cobbler'' (2014). In 1998, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Schenkkan
Robert Frederic Schenkkan Jr. (born March 19, 1953) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1992 for his play '' The Kentucky Cycle'' and his play '' All the Way'' earned the 2014 Tony Award for Best Play. He has three Emmy nominations and one WGA Award. Early years Schenkkan was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the son of Jean Gregory (née McKenzie) and Robert Frederic Schenkkan, a professor in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin, and public television executive. He grew up in Austin, Texas. As a Plan II Honors student he received a B.A. in Drama, ''magna cum laude'', from the University of Texas, Austin in 1975 (Phi Beta Kappa, Friars' Society, UT Texas Exes Distinguished Young Alumnus Award and E. William Doty College of Fine Arts Distinguished Alumnus Award), and an M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Cornell University in 1977. For many years, he lived in New York City and then L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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