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A Climate For Killing
''A Climate for Killing'' (also known as ''A Row of Crows'') is a 1991 American thriller-drama film written and directed by J. S. Cardone and starring John Beck, Katharine Ross, Steven Bauer and Mia Sara. Plot Before a rodeo in Yuma, a woman's body is found, presumed murdered by her wealthy husband sixteen years earlier, but the body's much fresher than that. Cast * John Beck as Kyle Shipp * Katharine Ross as Grace Hines * Steven Bauer as Paul McGraw * Mia Sara as Elise Shipp * Phil Brock as Click Dunn * Lu Leonard as Winnie * Tony Frank as Sheriff Elmer Waters * John Diehl as Wayne Paris * Newell Alexander as Roy Paris * Sherrie Rose as Rita Paris * Dedee Pfeiffer as Donna * Eloy Casados as Ruiz Sanchez * Jack Dodson John Smeaton "Jack" Dodson (May 16, 1931 – September 16, 1994) was an American television actor best remembered for the milquetoast character Howard Sprague on ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and its spin-off ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' From 1959 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Beck (actor)
John Beck (born January 28, 1943) is an American retired actor, known for his role as Mark Graison in the television series ''Dallas'' during the mid-1980s. Early life Beck was born in Chicago, Illinois but he grew up in Evanston and Joliet on his father's ranch with the goal of becoming a veterinarian. His goals changed at the age of sixteen after performing in a play in high school to overcome shyness. Three years later, Beck moved to California and took jobs in television commercials. In 1963-4, Beck attended Joliet Junior College but quit to begin acting in plays in other cities. Career Beck's television debut was as a Sergeant in the 1965 ''I Dream of Jeannie'' episode, "Russian Roulette". His first regular role was on the western series ''Nichols'' (1971-1972) alongside James Garner, playing the role of Orv Ketcham. In film, one of Beck's earliest roles was as Skinny in '' Cyborg 2087'' (1966). Beck played Erno who leads a revolt against a fascist government in the Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherrie Rose
Sherrie Rose is an American actress, producer, director, and screenwriter. She co-produced, directed, wrote and starred in the 1999 road drama '' Me and Will'', starring Patrick Dempsey. The film opened the Women in Film Series for Sundance and appeared in many film festivals. Life and career Rose has also appeared in over 65 films including ''Killer Crocodile'' (1989), '' No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers'' (1990), ''The King of the Kickboxers'' (1990), ''Maximum Force'' (1992), '' Unlawful Entry'' (1992), ''New Crime City'' (1994), ''Demon Knight'' (1995) and ''Black Scorpion II'' (1997), and television shows including ''Miami Vice'', ''Married With Children'', '' Charmed'', and '' Sons of Anarchy'', two "Tales from the Crypt" episodes and the books entitled Tales from the Crypt and Girlfriends. Personal life In 2009, Rose told ''Us Weekly'' that she had a son with Jeffrey Dean Morgan Jeffrey Dean Morgan (born April 22, 1966) is an American actor of television an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Thriller Drama Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Thriller Drama Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison A garrison (from the French ''garnison'', itself from the verb ''garnir'', "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it. The term now often applies to certain facilities that constitute a mil .... China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Waters (actress)
Cheryl Waters (born January 18, 1947) is an American film and television actress. Her most famous role was the female lead in the 1974 film, ''Macon County Line''. Career 1970s One of her earliest film appearances was in the 1971 biker film, '' Ride the Hot Wind'', which starred Tommy Kirk, Duke Kelly, and Sherry Bain. After that she played the part of Bonnie, a young woman having an affair with Robert Matthews, her psychology professor in Don Jones' 1971 exploitation film, ''Schoolgirls in Chains''. She played the female lead in Richard Compton's 1974 film, ''Macon County Line''. Her character, the attractive Jenny Scott is making her way to Dallas and is picked up by good-time seeking brothers Chris and Wayne Dixon (played by Alan and Jesse Vint) who are making their way south-by-southwest. Their fun times eventually comes to an end when they eventually find trouble. In 1978, Kevin ''Image of Death'' was released, in which Waters played the part of Barbara Shields. Cathey Pai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Dodson
John Smeaton "Jack" Dodson (May 16, 1931 – September 16, 1994) was an American television actor best remembered for the milquetoast character Howard Sprague on ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and its Spin-off (media), spin-off ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' From 1959 until his death in 1994, Dodson was married to television art director Mary Dodson. Career In 1966, Andy Griffith hired Dodson for the Howard Sprague role, having previously seen him in Broadway's ''Hughie''. Dodson also portrayed insurance agent Ed Jenkins in the "Lost and Found" episode of ''The Andy Griffith Show''. Dodson also appeared in episodes of ''My Friend Flicka'', ''Hazel (TV series), Hazel'', ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''Maude (TV series), Maude'', ''Barney Miller'' (four episodes), ''Welcome Back Kotter'', ''Archie Bunker's Place'', ''Newhart'', ''Mr. Belvedere'', ''Matlock (TV series), Matlock'', ''Mama's Family'', and ''St. Elsewhere'', on which he had a recurring role. Dodson appeared as an ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eloy Casados
Eloy Phil Casados (September 28, 1949 - April 19, 2016) was an American film, television and voice actor. He appeared in more than 20 films and 30 television series. He was best known for playing Ishi in the 1978 NBC television movie '' Ishi: The Last of His Tribe'' and as Sheriff Sam Coyote in the CBS action television series ''Walker, Texas Ranger ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texa ...''. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * 1949 births 2016 deaths Male actors from Long Beach, California American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American male video game actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dedee Pfeiffer
Dorothy Diane "Dedee" Pfeiffer (born January 1, 1964) is an American actress, the younger sister of Michelle Pfeiffer. She began her career appearing in films include ''Vamp (film), Vamp'' (1986), ''The Allnighter (film), The Allnighter'' (1987) and ''The Horror Show'' (1989). Pfeiffer later starred as Cybill's daughter, Rachel, in the CBS sitcom ''Cybill'' (1995-1997) and as Sheri DeCarlo-Winston in the UPN sitcom ''For Your Love (TV series), For Your Love'' (1998-2002). In 2020, she began starring as Denise Brisbane in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC crime drama series, ''Big Sky (American TV series), Big Sky.'' Early life Pfeiffer was born on January 1, 1964, in Midway City, California, the daughter of Donna (''née'' Taverna), a homemaker, and Richard Pfeiffer, a heating and air-conditioning contractor. She is the younger sister of actress Michelle Pfeiffer. She also has an older brother, Rick, and a younger sister, Lori. Her parents were originally from North Dakota. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Diehl
John Henry Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American character actor. Noted for his work in avant-garde theater, Diehl has performed in more than 140 films and television shows, including ''Land of Plenty'', ''Stripes'', ''City Limits'', ''Nixon'', ''Jurassic Park III'' and the TV series ''Miami Vice'', ''The Shield'', and '' Point Pleasant''. Diehl has "largely avoided the typecasting that is an accepted part of most character actors' careers." He has been a member of The Actors Studio since 2004. Early life Diehl was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1950. His father, John A. Diehl, was a civil engineer, and his mother, Mary, was a social worker. Raised in a devoutly Roman Catholic family, he was educated at parochial schools, and graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1968. Career In 1970, Diehl moved to New York, encouraged by his sister, who had just graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. He spent 1971 squatting in Amsterdam and returned to New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Ross
Katharine Juliet Ross (born January 29, 1940) is an American film, stage, and television actress. Her accolades include one Academy Award nomination, one BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. A native of Los Angeles, Ross spent most of her early life in the San Francisco Bay Area. After attending Santa Rosa Junior College for one year, Ross joined The Actors Workshop in San Francisco, and began appearing in theatrical productions. Ross made her film debut in the Civil War-themed drama '' Shenandoah'' (1965), and had supporting parts in ''Mister Buddwing'' (1965) and ''The Singing Nun'' (1966) before being cast in Curtis Harrington's '' Games'' (1967), a thriller co-starring James Caan and Simone Signoret. At Signoret's recommendation, Ross was cast as Elaine Robinson in Mike Nichols' comedy-drama ''The Graduate'' (1967), which saw her receive significant critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, a BAFTA nomination, and Golden Glo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Frank (actor)
Tony Lavelle Frank (December 9, 1943 – April 18, 2000) was an American actor. He appeared in over 60 film and television roles, notably as Salem Jones in the first two installments of ''North and South'' (1985–1986). Partial filmography *''North Dallas Forty'' (1979) - Rindquist *''Liar's Moon'' (1981) - Dr. Elton Black *''Tender Mercies'' (1983) - Man at Motel *''The River Rat'' (1984) - Poley *''Alamo Bay'' (1985) - Leroy *'' Sweet Dreams'' (1985) - Bartender *'' Extreme Prejudice'' (1987) - Clarence King *''Johnny Be Good'' (1988) - Joe Bob *''Talk Radio'' (1988) - Dino *''Powwow Highway'' (1989) - Captain Roberts *'' Riverbend'' (1989) - Sheriff Jake *''UHF'' (1989) - Teri's Father *''Night Game'' (1989) - Alex Lynch *''Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989) - Mr. Wilson - Georgia *''Young Guns II'' (1990) - Judge Bristol *''A Climate for Killing'' (1991) - Sheriff Elmer Waters *''Convicts'' (1991) - Sheriff *''Rush'' (1991) - Nettle *''A Perfect World ''A Perfect World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
