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Burglar (film)
''Burglar'' is a 1987 Canadian-American comedy film directed by Hugh Wilson and distributed by Warner Bros. The film stars Whoopi Goldberg and Bobcat Goldthwait. Plot Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr, a former San Francisco burglar, resumes her life of crime when a corrupt police officer named Ray Kirschman blackmails her. A dentist, Dr. Cynthia Sheldrake, hires Bernice to break into her ex-husband Christopher's home and steal back her jewelry. Things take a turn for the worse when Christopher is murdered while Bernie is robbing his home, and thanks to Sheldrake and her lawyer Carson, Bernie is the only suspect. To clear her name Bernice and her friend Carl hop from bar to bar looking for someone who knew Christopher. They find out that Christopher had quite a few girlfriends... and boyfriends. Bernice has three new suspects after an old flame of Christopher's tells her about an artist, a bartender, and a mysterious man known only by his nickname: "Heeeeeeere's Johnny!" Bernice in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Wilson (director)
Hugh Hamilton Wilson Jr. (August 21, 1943 – January 14, 2018) was an American film director, writer and television showrunner. He is best known as the creator of the TV series ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' and ''Frank's Place'', and as the director of the film comedies ''Police Academy (film), Police Academy'' and ''The First Wives Club''. Background Wilson was born in Miami, Florida. He attended Coral Way Bilingual K-8 Center, Coral Way Elementary, Ponce de Leon Jr. High, and Coral Gables Senior High School, Coral Gables Sr. High, where he was a member of the Ching Tang Fraternity. He entered the University of Florida in 1961 and graduated in 1964 with a degree in journalism. At Florida, he was a member of the Florida Blue Key, Blue Key Honor Society and president of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. Wilson received the school's Distinguished Alumnus award in 1982. He has also served as a guest professor of media studies at the University of Virginia. Career In 1966, he entered th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burglary
Burglary, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking, is the act of entering a building or other areas without permission, with the intention of committing a criminal offence. Usually that offence is theft, robbery or murder, but most jurisdictions include others within the ambit of burglary. To commit burglary is to ''burgle'', a term back-formed from the word ''burglar'', or to ''burglarize''. Etymology Sir Edward Coke (1552–1634) explains at the start of Chapter 14 in the third part of ''Institutes of the Lawes of England'' (pub. 1644), that the word ''Burglar'' ("''or the person that committeth burglary''"), is derived from the words ''burgh'' and ''laron'', meaning ''house-thieves''. A note indicates he relies on the ''Brooke's case'' for this definition. According to one textbook, the etymology originates from Anglo-Saxon or Old English, one of the Germanic languages. (Perhaps paraphrasing Sir Edward Coke:) "The word ''burglar'' comes from the two Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Phillips
Ethan Phillips (born John Ethan Phillips February 8, 1955) is an American actor and playwright. He is best known for his television roles as Neelix on '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and PR man Pete Downey on ''Benson''. Personal life Phillips was raised on Long Island, New York. His father was the owner of Frankie & Johnnie's, a steakhouse on 45th and Eighth Avenue in New York City. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Boston University and a Master of Fine Arts from Cornell University. He plays the tenor saxophone in the Alan Wasserman Jazz Band. Career Theatre Ethan Phillips began his show business career in New York City, performing off-Broadway at theaters including Direct Theater, winning the Best of the Actors’ Festival there in 1977; at the Wonderhorse Theater, in the premiere of Christopher Durang's ''The Nature and Purpose of the Universe''; and at Playwrights Horizons in a revival of '' Eccentricities of a Nightingale''. Tennessee Williams, who helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Pniewski
Michael Pniewski (born April 20, 1961) is an American actor and public speaker. Life and career Pniewski was born in Los Angeles, California. His education began at UCLA, where he graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater and also won the Natalie Wood Acting Award. His most notable role has been that of Chief of Detectives Kenny Moran on the hit television series ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''. He has also been seen on the Emmy Award-winning HBO series ''Recount''. Pniewski appeared as legendary football coach Bobby Bowden in the film '' We Are Marshall'' and co-starred in the CBS/ Hallmark Hall of Fame production '' Front of the Class''. In 2019, he appeared in the Clint Eastwood film ''Richard Jewell''. Additional credits include ''Big Love'', ''Thief'', '' The Riches'', ''Miami Vice'', ''The Ultimate Gift'', ''The Sopranos'', '' Madam Secretary'', '' Blue Bloods'', ''CSI: NY'', ''Conviction'', '' Warm Springs'', '' Buried Alive II'', '' Spaceballs'', ''O ... [...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] |
Thom Bray
Thomas Edward Bray (born April 30, 1954) is an American actor and writer perhaps best known for his role as Murray "Boz" Bozinsky in the detective TV series ''Riptide''. He made his film debut in the slasher film '' The Prowler'' (1981) and later appeared in John Carpenter's '' Prince of Darkness'' (1987), and ''The Horror Show'' (1989). His work has been primarily in television, and his most recent credit was in 2012 on an episode of the TNT series ''Leverage''. Bray was a drama teacher and also taught television studies. Life and career Bray was born and raised in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. His first television role was in the short-lived TV series ''Breaking Away'' as Cyril. Later on in the 1980s, he starred in the TV series ''Harry'' with Alan Arkin. In 1990, he did the voice of Wilbur Finletter in the cartoon series '' Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series'' and voices in other animated works. His first feature film was in the 1981 film '' The Prowler''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Davis (actor)
Nathan Davis (May 22, 1917 – October 15, 2008) was an American film and television actor. He was featured in Holes, Chain Reaction, Flowers in the Attic, Stony Island. Life and career Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Romanian-Jewish immigrants, Rose (née Marcus) and Fred Davis. He served in Europe during World War II and performed on the local stage and in radio productions after the war. Davis was also a pharmaceutical sales rep by trade but pursued acting after being fired from his sales job in the late '70s. Davis started acting in the late 1970s. He appeared on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' in 1975 and in films such as ''Dunston Checks In'', ''Holes'', ''Code of Silence'', ''Chain Reaction'', ''Thief'', '' Poltergeist III'', and many others. He was nominated for a 1980 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his performance in ''Buried Child'' at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. He was again nominated for a Joseph J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raye Birk
Raye Birk (born May 27, 1943, Flint, Michigan) is an American film and television actor best known for a variety of roles, such as playing the role of Pahpshmir in the first and last of the ''Naked Gun'' movies, and a variety of television appearances where he played very unique characters each time, including ''The Wonder Years, The Golden Girls, Wings,'' and ''Cheers'', well known for portraying the character of mailman Walt Twitchell in the latter. Career Birk appeared as the main villain in '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult''. He has also guest starred in '' Due South'' as the terrorist Francis Bolt in the Episodes "All the Queens Horses", "Red, White and Blue", "Call of the Wild Part One" and "Call of the Wild Part Two". He also had roles in the '' X-Files'' and ''Babylon 5''. His other film credits include roles in ''Best Defense'' (1984), ''Amazon Women on the Moon'' (1987), ''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987), ''Doc Hollywood'' (1991) and '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyto Ruginis
Vyto Ruginis (born Vytautas Ruginis; April 17, 1956) is an English-American actor and producer. He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the cult TV series ''Angel'' in its first episode, "City Of", as well as for his appearances in '' CSI'', '' House MD'', ''The X-Files'', '' ER'', '' Law & Order'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' and other television programs. Ruginis was born on April 17, 1956, in Wolverhampton, England to Lithuanian parents and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. On September 12, 2015, Ruginis was inducted into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame. Ruginis has appeared in such films as '' The Devil's Advocate'' with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, ''Cliffhanger'' with Sylvester Stallone, '' Broken Arrow'' with John Travolta and Christian Slater, ''Jumpin' Jack Flash'' with Whoopi Goldberg, ''The Fast and The Furious'', ''Auto Focus'', and many more. Filmography * 1986 ''8 Million Ways to Die'' as Joe Durkin * 1986 ''Jumpin' Jack Flash'' as Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Shellen
Stephen Shellen, also known as Stephen Shellenberger (born June 17, 1957), is a Canadians, Canadian actor. He is probably best known for his role as Luke Brenner on the TV series ''Counterstrike (1990 TV series), Counterstrike'', for his role as Neal in Robert Redford's ''A River Runs Through It (film), A River Runs Through It'', and for his voice acting in the video game ''Deus Ex: Human Revolution''. Appearances External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shellen, Stephen 1957 births Living people Male actors from Victoria, British Columbia Canadian male film actors Canadian male voice actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC comedy series '' Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which he received a Golden Globe Award, and its sequel series ''The Conners'' (2018–present). He is known as a character actor and regular collaborator with the Coen brothers, starring in such films as ''Raising Arizona'' (1987), ''Barton Fink'' (1991), ''The Big Lebowski'' (1998), ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), and '' Inside Llewyn Davis'' (2013). He also had voice roles in numerous animated films, appearing as Pacha in ''The Emperor's New Groove'' franchise (2000–2008), James P. "Sulley" Sullivan in Disney/Pixar's ''Monsters, Inc.'' franchise (2001–2021), Baloo in ''The Jungle Book 2'' (2003), George Wolfsbottom in ''Clifford's Really Big Movie'' (2004), Layton T. Montgomery in ''Bee Movie'' (2007), Eli "Big Daddy" LaBouff in ''The Princess and the Frog'' (2009), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Handy
James Handy is an American film actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared in as Byers in '' K-9'' and in '' Logan''. His most notable television appearances are as Arthur Devlin in ''Alias'' and Lou Handleman in '' Profiler''. Acting career Handy is known for his multiple guest star roles in television shows and his work in some highly popular films. Among his feature film credits are '' 15 minutes'', ''Jumanji'', ''Guarding Tess'', ''The Rocketeer'', ''Arachnophobia'', ''Bird'', ''Burglar'', ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'', ''The Verdict'' and '' K-9''. Made for television movies in which he has appeared include ''A Family Torn Apart'', ''Obsessed (1992 film), Obsessed'', ''Guilty Until Proven Innocent'', and ''The Preppie Murder''. On television, in episodic and comedy series, he appeared on ''The Young and the Restless'', ''Criminal Minds'', nine episodes of ''Alias Alias may refer to: * Pseudonym * Pen name * Nickname Arts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
