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Beverly Hills Madam
''Beverly Hills Madam'' (also known as ''Ladies of the Night'') is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Harvey Hart and starring Faye Dunaway, Melody Anderson, Donna Dixon and Robin Givens. It was originally broadcast on NBC on April 6, 1986. at Monsieur Louis Jourdan Plot An caters to wealthy clients in Beverly Hills, California and is run by the elegant Lil Hutton. She has high standards, providing her girls with designer wardrobes and rigorous reading lists so they can easily socialize with |
Harvey Hart
Harvey Hart (August 30, 1928 – November 21, 1989) was a Canadian television and film director and a television producer. Hart studied at the University of Toronto before being hired by the CBC in 1952.Rist, Peter Harry (2001). "Harvey Hart", in Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada'. Edited by Rist. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. . pp. 91-92. For them he created over 30 television productions, among them several episodes of an anthology series, ''Festival'', like ''Home of the Brave'' (1961) and ''The Luck of Ginger Coffey'' (1961), adaptations of a 1946 play and 1960 novel. In 1963 he left the CBC and moved to the United States, where, in the following years, he directed episodes for TV series such as ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'' and ''Star Trek'', as well as theatrical features, including ''Bus Riley's Back in Town'' (1965) and ''The Sweet Ride'' (1968). He moved back to Toronto in 1970 where he directed several feature films, including ''Fortune and Men's Eyes'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Girl
A call girl or female escort is a sex worker who (unlike a street walker) does not display her profession to the general public, nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by an escort agency."Is the number of trafficked call girls a myth?" . (9 January 2009) The client must make an appointment, usually by calling a . Call girls often advertise their services in small ads in magazines and via the Internet, although an intermediary advertiser, such as an escort agency, may be involved in prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Drama Films
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's 1971 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Films
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Television Films
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. *January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. *January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. *January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's 1971 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seymour Cassel
Seymour Joseph Cassel (January 22, 1935 – April 7, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 200 movies and television shows, and had a career that spanned over 50 years. Cassel first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering independent films of writer/director John Cassavetes. The first of these was ''Too Late Blues'' (1961), followed by ''Faces (1968 film), Faces'' (1968), for which he was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award and won a National Society of Film Critics, National Society of Film Critics Award. Cassel went on to appear in Cassavetes' ''Minnie and Moskowitz'' (1971), ''The Killing of a Chinese Bookie'' (1976), ''Opening Night (1977 film), Opening Night'' (1977), and ''Love Streams (film), Love Streams'' (1984). He also appeared in other notable films, including: ''Coogan's Bluff (film), Coogan's Bluff'' (1968), ''The Last Tycoon (1976 film), The Last Tycoon'' (1976), ''Valentino (1977 film), Valentino'' (1977), ''Convoy (1978 film), Convo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Traylor
William Hurley Traylor Jr. (October 8, 1930 – September 23, 1989) was an American film, stage, and television actor. He was also, along with his wife, Peggy Feury, an acting coach and founder of The Loft Studio, an acting school attended by such major stars as Sean Penn, Anjelica Huston and Nicolas Cage. He is the father of actresses Stephanie Feury and Susan Traylor. Early life He was born William Hurley Traylor Jr. in Kirksville, Missouri, to parents Edna Mae (Singleton) and William Hurley Traylor Sr. Kirksville had a population of 8,293 at the time. A fellow member of the Actors Studio, Geraldine Page, was also born in Kirksville. Traylor and his two siblings, sisters Patricia (Traylor) Weber and Lucille (Traylor) Jorgenson, were raised in the Brashear, Missouri area, where William Sr. operated an oil business and service station. Brashear is a small farm town with the Hog Branch stream running through one corner of it. When Traylor lived there, it had a population of on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Dwynn Coster (born December 3, 1933) is a British-American actor, most known for his work in daytime drama and as a character actor on nighttime television series, such as ''Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...'', ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', ''T. J. Hooker'' and ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Life and career Coster was born in London to an American mother and a New Zealand father who was a London theatre critic and marine commander. Coster was raised in the United States, primarily in California. Coster returned to England to study acting at the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Art. He also studied acting with Lee Strasberg in New York City. Coster was in ''Twigs'' with Sada Thompson, ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Hershberger
Gary Hershberger (born April 5, 1964) is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his television roles as Mike Nelson in ''Twin Peaks'' (1989–1991; 2017) and Matthew Gilardi on '' Six Feet Under'' (2001–2002). Early life and education Hershberger was born in Inglewood, California. From 1982 to 1986, he studied history and communication at the University of California, Los Angeles. Career Acting He is probably best known for ''Twin Peaks,'' appearing the 1990 original series on ABC and the 2017 revival on Showtime, '' Twin Peaks: The Return,'' along with the movie '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me'' (and '' Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces''). Feature film roles include a mix of starring and supporting roles in ''Paradise Motel, My Man Adam'', '' Free Ride'', '' Beverly Hills Madam, Burglar, The Siege of Firebase Gloria, The Heroes of Desert Storm, Forever Love'', '' Deep Core'', '' Sneakers,'' '' Faith, Hope & Love'', '' One Man's Hero,'' and the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jordan (actor)
William C. Jordan (born October 13, 1937) is an American film and television actor. He played Major Jake Gatlin in season one of the television series ''Project UFO'', among other roles in films and television series. Personal life Jordan was born in Milan, Indiana. As a high school student, under the name Bill Jordan, Jordan was a member of the famous 1954 Milan High School basketball team that won the 1954 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) State Tournament. It was this 1954 Milan "Indians" basketball team on which the movie '' Hoosiers'' was loosely based. Jordan is a graduate of Indiana University. During his career as an actor, Jordan rented an upscale apartment in Hollywood, while owning a large home in Arrowhead, California. Filmography Film * '' Nothing But a Man'' (1964) - Teenager * ''To Catch a Pebble'' (1970) * '' A Man Called Horse'' (1970) - Bent * ''Deathmaster'' (1972) - Monk * '' Rage'' (1972) - Major Cooper * '' Blue Demon y Zovek en La invasià ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Colt
Marshall Colt (born October 26, 1948) is an American management consultant and combat-decorated, former captain in the United States Navy in San Diego, who was an actor in film and television from 1976 to 1995. He co-starred in the films ''North Dallas Forty'' (1979) and '' Jagged Edge'' (1985) as well as in the 1981–82 James Arness NBC police procedural ''McClain's Law''.Alex McNeil, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present,'' 4th ed., New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 535 Acting career A native of New Orleans, Colt graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics. In 1976, he made his acting debut as Nick in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre production of ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' and as Inspector William Holmer in the episode "Castle of Fear" of ABC's police drama ''The Streets of San Francisco''. In 1978, Colt appeared as Sam Pray in "Great Expectations," the fourth episode of the short-lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Jourdan
Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Paradine Case'' (1947), '' Letter from an Unknown Woman'' (1948), '' Gigi'' (1958), '' The Best of Everything'' (1959), '' The V.I.P.s'' (1963) and ''Octopussy'' (1983). He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC television production ''Count Dracula''. Early life Jourdan was born Louis Robert Gendre in Marseille, France, in 1921, one of three sons of Yvonne (née Jourdan) and Henry Gendre, a hotel owner.Louis Jourdan profile FilmReference.com; accessed June 5, 2014. He was educated in France, Turkey, and the UK, and studied acting at the École Dramatique. While there, he began acting on the professional stage, wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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