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Characters And Races Of The Dark Crystal
The characters from the 1982 cult film, cult fantasy film ''The Dark Crystal'' series were created by puppeteer Jim Henson and concept artist Brian Froud, most of the information about specific characters and species names that were not mentioned in the film come from supplementary materials such as Froud's book ''The World of the Dark Crystal''. The series expanded into books, comics, artwork, The Dark Crystal (video game), games, and the 2019 prequel series ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance''. Overview * A dark grey cell indicates that the character did not appear or that the character's presence has yet to be announced. * A indicates a role as a younger version of character portrayed by another actor. * A indicates an uncredited role. * A indicates a cameo role. * A indicates a voice-only role. * An indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills. * An indicates the actor was part of the main cast for the season. Major characters Gelfling The Gelfling a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult Film
A cult film or cult movie, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a cult following. Cult films are known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase which forms an elaborate subculture, members of which engage in repeated viewings, dialogue-quoting, and audience participation. Inclusive definitions allow for major studio productions, especially box-office bombs, while exclusive definitions focus more on obscure, transgressive films shunned by the mainstream. The difficulty in defining the term and subjectivity of what qualifies as a cult film mirror classificatory disputes about art. The term ''cult film'' itself was first used in the 1970s to describe the culture that surrounded underground films and midnight movies, though ''cult'' was in common use in film analysis for decades prior to that. Cult films trace their origin back to controversial and suppressed films kept alive by dedicated fans. In some cases, reclaimed or rediscovered films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill (; born September 25, 1951) is an American actor and writer. He is known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the ''Star Wars'' film series, beginning with the original 1977 film and subsequently winning three Saturn Awards for his performances in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), and ''The Last Jedi'' (2017). His other film appearances include ''Corvette Summer'' (1978) and ''The Big Red One'' (1980). Hamill has also appeared on stage in several theater productions, primarily during the 1980s. He is a prolific voice actor who has portrayed characters in numerous animated television series, films and video games. Hamill is known for his long-standing role as the Joker in various DC Comics projects, commencing with '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1994). He has also voiced the Hobgoblin in ''Spider-Man'' (1994–1998), Fire Lord Ozai in ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (2005–2008), and Skips in ''Regular Show'' (2010– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Meehl
Brian Giuseppe Meehl (also known as Brian Muehl; born August 24, 1952), is an American puppeteer and writer. Biography Meehl was born in Canandaigua, New York and grew up mostly in Iowa City, Iowa. Meehl worked on the last six shows of ''The Muppet Show''. He then worked on ''Sesame Street'', performing Barkley, Grundgetta, Telly Monster, and an early version of Elmo, among other characters. His work with Henson also included roles in the films, ''The Dark Crystal'', ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' and ''The Great Muppet Caper''. In 1984, Meehl left the Muppets and began writing for children's television series including ''Between the Lions'', '' Codename: Kids Next Door'', ''Cyberchase'', the '' TUGS'' segments for ''Salty's Lighthouse'', ''Eureeka's Castle'', '' Eyewitness'' for the BBC and DK Vision and ''The Magic School Bus''. Meehl has written seven young adult novels: ''Out of Patience'' (2008), ''Suck It Up'' (2009), ''You Don't Know About Me'' (2011), and ''Suck It Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Maxwell (actress)
Lisa Maxwell (born 24 November 1963) is an English actress, television presenter and singer best known for her role in ''The Bill'' as Samantha Nixon. Between 2009 and 2014 she was a regular panellist on ITV chat show series Loose Women. Early life Maxwell was born in the Elephant & Castle district of Southwark, South London, in November 1963. When she was conceived, her father, John Murphy, already had a pregnant wife. Her 22-year-old mother Valerie Maxwell returned to her parents' home, where the three of them brought Lisa up. She met her father for the first time when she was 45. She has three paternal half-siblings. Maxwell was educated at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts,Lisa Maxwell Loose Women, ITV, 29 April 2010 and first acted on TV aged 11, in a schools programme ''A Place Like Home''. In 1981, she par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira
Kira may refer to: People * Kira clan, a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) * Kira (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Kira Chikazane (1563–1588), Japanese retainer * Kira (German singer) (Janine Scholz, born 1978) * Kira (Belgian singer) (Natasja de Witte, born 1977) * Kira, uploader of pictures in the Edison Chen photo scandal, named after the ''Death Note'' character * Matúš Kira, Slovak football goalkeeper Fictional characters * Kira (given name), including a list of fictional characters with the given name * Izuru Kira, in the anime ''Bleach'' * Kira Nerys, in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * Kira Yoshikage, in the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Sakuya Kira, in the manga and anime ''Angel Sanctuary'' * Tsubasa Kira, in the anime ''Love Live!'' * Kira, an alias of Light Yagami in the manga/anime series ''Death Note'' Places * Kira, Aichi, Japan * Kirən or Kira, Azerbaijan * Kira, Burkina Faso * Kira Rural LL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Garlick
Stephen Garlick (born 7 July 1959) is a British actor best known as the voice of Jen in '' Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal''. His career has centered on film, television and radio. At the age of five he attended the famous Corona Academy stage school. As most children of his age he did a few television commercials. In 1965 he featured in a documentary called ''A Day of Peace'', directed by noted film director Peter Collinson. Garlick had a non-speaking part as a small boy with a potty stuck on his head in ''Carry On Doctor'' (1967). He appeared in two films in the 1960s made by the Children's Film Foundation. He played the part of Dan in '' The Boy from Space'' for BBC Schools. This was released on DVD by the British Film Institute. Career In 1973, Garlick played the role of Ned Lewis in the second series of ''The Adventures of Black Beauty''. He also appeared in another film for the Children's Film Foundation in 1975 called '' The Hostages''. A year later he played an alien cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Collingwood (actor)
Charles Henry Collingwood (born 30 May 1943) is a Canadian-born British actor. Biography Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, and educated at Sherborne School in Dorset, England, he trained at RADA. He is best known for playing the role of Brian Aldridge in the long-running BBC Radio 4 soap opera ''The Archers'' since March 1975. He is married to Judy Bennett who plays Shula Hebden Lloyd in the series. Collingwood credits the television producer and director Dorothea Brooking as giving him his break in the medium. Brooking specialised in children's programmes, mainly for the BBC, and cast Collingwood in ''The Raven and the Cross'' (1974) and ''The Secret Garden'' (1975). He may be better known to television audiences for his appearances in the mid-1990s as the score-keeper on Noel Edmonds' BBC One quiz show ''Telly Addicts''. He has also had many guest roles in programmes such as ''Midsomer Murders''. He co-hosted the Southern Television quiz show ''Under Manning'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Buck
David Keith Rodney Buck (17 October 1933 – 27 January 1989) was an English actor. Buck was born in London, the son of Joseph Buck and Enid Marguerite (née Webb). He starred in many television productions from 1959 until 1989. One of his earlier roles was that of Horatio Hornblower in an episode entitled "Hornblower" (1963), in the Alcoa Premiere TV series. He played Winston Smith in ''Theatre 625: The World of George Orwell: 1984'' (1965), a remake of Nigel Kneale's adaptation of the novel. In the first two series of the ITV horror and supernatural anthology series ''Mystery and Imagination'' (1966–68) he played the series narrator Richard Beckett (from Sheridan Le Fanu's story "The Flying Dragon") whose character also became involved in some of the other stories adapted. His film career included roles in '' Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow'' (1963), '' The Sandwich Man'' (1966), the Hammer film ''The Mummy's Shroud'' (1967), '' Deadfall'' (1968) and ''Taste of Excitement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kilgarriff
Michael Kilgarriff (born 16 June 1937) is an English actor, author and pianist from Brighton. As an actor, he is well known for his rich voice and height. His film and television roles include ''The Dark Crystal'' (1982) as the General, and the ''Doctor Who'' serials ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'' (1967), ''Robot'' (1974–75) and ''Attack of the Cybermen'' (1985). For details of publications and BBC Radio productions see website. Career Acting At tall, he is sought for certain roles, such as the Cyber Controller in ''Doctor Who'', a role he played in 1967 and 1985. He also appeared in the series as an Ogron (1973) and as the eponymous K1 Robot in the story ''Robot'' (1974–75). He returned to play the K1 robot in the Big Finish Productions Bernice Summerfield audio adventure '' The Relics of Jegg-Sau''. He also did voice work for ''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' as Obelix, the Jim Henson movie ''The Dark Crystal'' (1982) as SkekUng, the Garthim master (Named "The General" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percy Edwards
Percy Edwards (1 June 1908 – 7 June 1996) was an English animal impersonator, entertainer and ornithologist. Biography As a child, Edwards was fascinated by the wildlife he found in his local area, and by the age of 12 was accomplished enough at imitating many of them that this became his "party piece". In 1930 he debuted on the BBC radio series ''Vaudeville'', the start of a career that would last the best part of 60 years. During World War II, Edwards worked at Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies in Ipswich. Edwards became a household name after his animal imitations in the radio shows ''Ray's a Laugh'' with Ted Ray, and playing Psyche the dog in the radio series ''A Life of Bliss.'' It was said that at the height of his career he could accurately imitate over 600 birds, as well as many other animals. Among other things, he provided the voices for the orcas in Orca (1977), the Reindeer in '' Santa Claus: The Movie'' (1985), sheep and bird sounds on Kate Bush's song ''The Dreamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fizzgig
The characters from the 1982 cult film, cult fantasy film ''The Dark Crystal'' series were created by puppeteer Jim Henson and concept artist Brian Froud, most of the information about specific characters and species names that were not mentioned in the film come from supplementary materials such as Froud's book ''The World of the Dark Crystal''. The series expanded into books, comics, artwork, The Dark Crystal (video game), games, and the 2019 prequel series ''The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance''. Overview * A dark grey cell indicates that the character did not appear or that the character's presence has yet to be announced. * A indicates a role as a younger version of character portrayed by another actor. * A indicates an uncredited role. * A indicates a cameo role. * A indicates a voice-only role. * An indicates an appearance through archival footage or stills. * An indicates the actor was part of the main cast for the season. Major characters Gelfling The Gelfling a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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