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Antón Cancelas
Antón Cancelas Padín (1955 – 9 January 2021) was a Spanish voice actor and broadcaster. Biography Cancelas began working in the field of dubbing in 1986. He was the voice of the character of J. R. Ewing in the American series ''Dallas'' in one of his first best known works. He used both Spanish and Galician to give voice to renowned Hollywood actors in many films that have gone down in film history. In 2014, he opened his own recording, voiceover and dubbing studio, which he ran until his death. During his career, Cancelas voiced actors such as Clint Eastwood in ''Dirty Harry'' or '' The Iron Sergeant'', Jack Nicholson, Anthony Hopkins, and Walter Matthau, among others. In the 1993 film ''The Fugitive'', he dubbed the commissioner of the United States Marshals Service, Samuel "Big Dog" Gerard, played by Tommy Lee Jones. For that role, Jones received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He played Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voice Actor
Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, off-stage, off-screen, or non-visible characters in various works such as films, dubbing, dubbed foreign films, anime, television shows, video games, cartoons, Documentary film, documentaries, commercials, audiobooks, radio dramas and Radio comedy, comedies, amusement rides, theater productions, puppet shows, and audio games. The role of a voice actor may involve singing, most often when playing a fictional character, although a separate performer is sometimes enlisted as the character's singing voice. A voice actor may also simultaneously undertake motion-capture acting. Non-fictional voice acting is heard through pre-recorded and automated announcements that are a part of everyday modern life in areas such as stores, elevators, waiting r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas (TV Series)
''Dallas'' is an American prime time soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolved around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewing family (Dallas), Ewings, who owned the independent oil company Ewing family (Dallas)#Ewing Oil, Ewing Oil and the cattle-ranching land of Southfork Ranch, Southfork. The series originally focused on the marriage of Bobby Ewing and Pam Ewing, whose families were sworn enemies. As the series progressed, Bobby's elder brother, oil tycoon J. R. Ewing, became the show's List of breakout characters, breakout character, whose schemes and dirty business became the show's trademark. When the show ended on May 3, 1991, J. R. was the only character to have appeared in every episode. The show was prominent for its cliffhangers, including the "Who shot J.R.?" mystery. The 1980 episode "Who Done It (Dallas), Who Done It" remains List of most watched television broadcasts in the United States#The highest-rated broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Eastwood
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western (genre), Western TV series ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'', Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's ''Dollars Trilogy'' of spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s and as antihero cop Dirty Harry (character), Harry Callahan in the five ''Dirty Harry (film series), Dirty Harry'' films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity. Elected in 1986, Eastwood served for two years as the mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Eastwood's greatest commercial successes are the adventure comedy ''Every Which Way but Loose'' (1978) and its action comedy sequel ''Any Which Way You Can'' (1980). Other popular Eastwood films include the Westerns ''Hang 'Em High'' (1968), ''The Outlaw Josey Wales'' (1976) and ''Pale Rider'' (1985), the action-wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Harry
''Dirty Harry'' is a 1971 American action-thriller film produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry (film series), ''Dirty Harry'' series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first appearance as San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Inspector#Municipal police, Inspector Dirty Harry (character), "Dirty" Harry Callahan. The film drew upon the real-life case of the Zodiac Killer as the Callahan character seeks out a similar vicious psychopath. ''Dirty Harry'' was a critical and commercial success and set the style for a whole genre of police films. It was followed by four sequels: ''Magnum Force'' in 1973, ''The Enforcer (1976 film), The Enforcer'' in 1976, ''Sudden Impact'' in 1983, and ''The Dead Pool'' in 1988. In 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant". Plot A psychopathic sniper, later referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iron Sergeant
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. Nicholson is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, often playing rebels fighting against the social structure. Over his five-decade-long career, he received List of awards and nominations received by Jack Nicholson, numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Awards, Grammy Award. Nicholson won Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor for playing Randle McMurphy in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) and a man with Obsessive–compulsive disorder, OCD in ''As Good as It Gets'' (1997), as well as for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor for playing an aging playboy in ''Terms of Endearment'' (1983). He received further Oscar nominations for ''Easy Rider'' (1969), ''Five Easy Pieces'' (1970), ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor. Considered one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for List of Anthony Hopkins performances, his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received numerous List of awards and nominations received by Anthony Hopkins, accolades, including two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Laurence Olivier Award. He has also received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005 and the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement in 2008. He was Knight Bachelor, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama in 1993. After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, Hopkins trained at RADA (the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) in London. He was then spotted by Laurence Olivier, who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre in 1965. Productions at the National included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Matthau
Walter John Matthau ( Matthow; ; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American actor, known for his "hangdog face" and for playing world-weary characters. He starred in 10 films alongside his real-life friend Jack Lemmon, including '' The Odd Couple'' (1968) and ''Grumpy Old Men'' (1993). ''The New York Times'' called this "one of Hollywood's most successful pairings". Among other accolades, he was an Academy Award, a two-time BAFTA Award, and two-time Tony Award winner. On Broadway, Matthau originated the role of Oscar Madison in '' The Odd Couple'' by playwright Neil Simon, for which he received a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play in 1965, his second after '' A Shot in the Dark'' in 1962. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film ''The Fortune Cookie'' (1966), with further Best Actor nominations for '' Kotch'' (1971) and ''The Sunshine Boys'' (1975). He gained further recognition for his portrayal of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fugitive (1993 Film)
''The Fugitive'' is a 1993 American action film, action thriller film, directed by Andrew Davis (director), Andrew Davis with a script co-written by Jeb Stuart (writer), Jeb Stuart and David Twohy, from a previous story draft which Twohy had written. Based on the The Fugitive (1963 TV series), 1960s TV series, itself loosely inspired by the Sam Sheppard, trial of Sam Sheppard, the film stars Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano, Andreas Katsulas, and Jeroen Krabbé. After being framed for the murder of his wife and sentenced to death, Vascular surgery, vascular surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble (Ford) escapes from custody following a bus crash. Kimble sets out to find the real killer and clear his name while being hunted by the police and a team of United States Marshals Service, U.S. Marshals, led by Deputy Samuel Gerard (Jones). ''The Fugitive'' premiered in Westwood, Los Angeles, Westwood, California, on July 29, 1993, and was released in the United States on Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Tommy Lee Jones, various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After appearing in several projects from the 1960s to 1980s, Jones established himself as a leading man in the 1990s, known for List of Tommy Lee Jones performances, his gruff and authoritative film roles. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as United States Marshal, U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the thriller film ''The Fugitive (1993 film), The Fugitive'' (1993). His other Oscar-nominated roles were as businessman Clay Shaw in ''JFK (film), JFK'' (1991), Hank Deerfield in ''In the Valley of Elah'' (2007), and Congressman Thaddeus Stevens in ''Lincoln (2012 film), Lincoln'' (2012). He played Agent K in the Men in Black (film series), ''Men in Black'' franchise. Other notable roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. Governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger, He served as the List of governors of California, 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Schwarzenegger began Strength training, lifting weights at age 15 and won the Universe Championships, Mr. Universe title aged 20, and subsequently the Mr. Olympia title seven times. He is tied with Phil Heath for the joint-second number of all-time Mr. Olympia wins, behind Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney, who are joint-first with eight wins each. Nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, he is regarded as one of the greatest Bodybuilding, bodybuilders of all time. He has written books and articles about bodybuilding, including the autobiographical ''Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder'' (1977) and ''The New Encyclopedia of Modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judgment Day
The Last Judgment is a concept found across the Abrahamic religions and the ''Frashokereti'' of Zoroastrianism. Christianity considers the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to entail the final judgment by God of all people who have ever lived, resulting in the salvation of a few and the damnation of many. Some Christian denominations believe most people will be saved, some believe most people will be damned, and some believe the number of the saved and of the damned is unknown. The concept of the Last Judgment is found in all the canonical gospels, particularly in the Gospel of Matthew. The Christian tradition is also followed by Islam, where it is mentioned in many chapters of the Quran, according to some interpretations. The Last Judgment has inspired numerous artistic depictions, including painting, sculpture and evangelical work. In Judaism In Judaism, beliefs vary. Rosh HaShanah is sometimes referred to as a 'day of judgement', but it is not conceptualized as ''the'' Day o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
