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Evan C. Kim
Evan C. Kim (born February 17, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Harry Callahan's partner Inspector Al Quan in the fifth and most recent ''Dirty Harry'' film, ''The Dead Pool'' (1988). Early and personal life Kim was born in New Jersey to immigrant parents from South Korea. He developed a passion for martial arts (taekwondo) and writing when he was young; Kim has reflected on this. Career and roles He also played Loo in the comedy '' The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1977) in the segment "A Fistful of Yen", the interpreter Cowboy in the Vietnam War film ''Go Tell the Spartans'' (1978), the erudite caveman Nook in the cult comedy ''Caveman'' (1981), Suki in the B movie ''Megaforce'' (1982) and Tony in the miniseries '' V'' (1983). His other roles were in the films '' Hollywood Vice Squad'' (1986), ''Thousand Pieces of Gold'' (1991) and ''Loving Lulu'' (1992). Kim was a regular in the short-lived series '' Khan!'' (1975) as the college-educated son of the tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York (state), New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At , New Jersey is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, fifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2024 United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau estimate, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 11th-most populous state, with over 9.5 million residents, its highest estimated count ever. The state capital is Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, and the state's most populous city is Newark, New Jersey, Newark. New Jersey is the only U.S. stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Yah-Ling Sun
Irene Yah-Ling Sun (born September 1, 1946) is an American actress. She is best known for her appearance as judoka Myrna Wong in the 1978 film '' Harper Valley PTA''. Early life Sun was born on September 1, 1946, in Shanghai, China and raised in Taiwan; her family later moved to Manhattan, where she studied ballet. Career Sun made her stage debut as a dancer in ''Flower Drum Song'', followed by '' The World of Suzie Wong''. Sun was a series regular in the short-lived '' Khan!'' (1975), as Anna, the daughter of the titular character (played by Khigh Dhiegh), helping her father solve crimes alongside her brother Kim (played by Evan C. Kim). Other television guest spots include appearances in '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''The Rockford Files'', and '' Quincy, M.E.'' She also helped assemble an extensive collection of memorabilia depicting how Asian Americans have been portrayed in popular culture along with her friend, the film editor, writer, and book dealer Yoshio Kishi. The collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien Nation (TV Series)
''Alien Nation'' is a science fiction police procedural television series in the ''Alien Nation'' franchise that aired on Fox from September 18, 1989 to May 7, 1990. Adapted from the 1988 ''Alien Nation'' film, it stars Gary Graham as Detective Matthew Sikes, an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien Sam "George" Francisco, played by Eric Pierpoint. Sikes also has an on again-off again flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel, played by Terri Treas. ''TV Guide'' included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon". Plot The series is set in the near future in the United States. In 1990, a flying saucer crashes in the Mojave Desert containing a race of extraterrestrials, the Tenctonese, escaping from slavery under a cruel Overseer race. They are humanoid but have certain anatomical differences and have been bred with greater physical strength and intelligence. These Newcomers, as they are c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlock (1986 TV Series)
''Matlock'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery legal drama television series created by Dean Hargrove and starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. Debuting on March 3, 1986, the series aired on NBC until the sixth season finale on May 8, 1992; it was moved to American Broadcasting Company, ABC on November 5, 1992, continuing there for the remainder of its run until the series finale aired on May 7, 1995. The series was produced by The Fred Silverman Company (formerly Intermedia Entertainment Company until 1986) and Dean Hargrove Productions (formerly Strathmore Productions until 1988) in association with Viacom Productions. The show's format is similar to that of CBS' ''Perry Mason (1957 TV series), Perry Mason'' (both ''Matlock'' and the Perry Mason (TV film series), 1980s ''Perry Mason'' television films were created by Dean Hargrove), with Matlock identifying the perpetrators and then confronting them in dramatic courtroom scenes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Headroom (TV Series)
''Max Headroom'' is an American satirical cyberpunk science fiction television series by Chrysalis Visual Programming and Lakeside Productions for Lorimar-Telepictures that aired in the United States on ABC from March 31, 1987, to May 5, 1988. The series is set in a futuristic dystopia ruled by an oligarchy of television networks, and features the character and media personality Max Headroom. The story is based on the Channel 4 British TV film produced by Chrysalis, '' Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future''. Premise In the future, an oligarchy of television networks rules the world. Even the government functions primarily as a puppet of the network executives, serving mainly to pass laws—such as banning "off" switches on televisions—that protect and consolidate the networks' power. Television technology has advanced to the point that viewers' physical movements and thoughts can be monitored through their television sets. Almost all non-television technology has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knots Landing
''Knots Landing'' is an American primetime television soap opera that aired on CBS from December 27, 1979, to May 13, 1993. A spin-off of ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'', it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially centered on the lives of four married couples living on a Dead end (street), cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle. Throughout its 14-year run, storylines included marital strife, rape, murder, kidnapping, assassinations, drug smuggling, politics, addictions, environmental issues, corporate intrigue, and criminal investigations. By the time of its conclusion, it had become the third-longest-running primetime drama on American television after ''Gunsmoke'' and ''Bonanza'' ''Bonanza'' and ''Knots Landing'' were surpassed by ''Law & Order'' in 2004. and the last scripted primetime drama show that debuted in the 1970s to leave the air.''Dallas'', which ended in 1991, was the only other scripted primetime show from the 1970s that lasted past 1986. ''Saturday Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Houston
''Matt Houston'' is an American crime drama television series starring Lee Horsley as the title character, a wealthy oilman who holds a side job as a private investigator. Created by Lawrence Gordon and produced by Aaron Spelling, it originally aired on ABC for three seasons from 1982 to 1985. Synopsis ''Matt Houston'' stars Lee Horsley as a wealthy mustachioed Texas oilman named Matlock "Matt" Houston who works as a private investigator in Los Angeles in his abundant free time. The show also stars Pamela Hensley as his lawyer sidekick, C.J., and George Wyner as his continuously frustrated business manager, Murray. During the show's third and final season (1984–85), Buddy Ebsen played Houston's uncle, Roy Houston. Most episodes typically involve one of Houston's close friends being murdered or involved in some criminal enterprise, requiring his assistance. C.J. uses an Apple III computer named "Baby" containing a database on virtually all living and deceased persons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sword Of Justice (TV Series)
''Sword of Justice'' is an American action-adventure television series that aired on NBC for one season during 1978 and 1979. Synopsis Dack Rambo starred as Jack Martin Cole, who had emerged from an unjust three-year prison sentence (1975 to 1978) to become a rich playboy by day and a troubleshooting mercenary at night, à la '' The Saint.'' Bert Rosario co-starred as Hector Ramirez, a former petty crook who was Cole's junior partner and former cell-mate, and Alex Courtney, another series regular, appeared as Arthur Woods, an attorney who had unsuccessfully defended Cole on criminal charges, who – from his involvement in that case – was motivated to head a special federal task force for the Justice Department to fight white-collar crime. His associate and partner in the task force was a federal agent known only by the family name of Buckner ( Colby Chester). Cole had previously been a full-time playboy, but his family had powerful enemies who framed him for embezzlement. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight Rider (1982 TV Series)
''Knight Rider'' is an American action crime drama television series created and produced by Glen A. Larson. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from September 26, 1982, to April 4, 1986. The show stars David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a sleek and modern crime fighter assisted by KITT, an advanced, artificially intelligent, self-aware, and nearly indestructible car. This was the last series Larson devised at Universal Television before he moved to 20th Century Fox Television. While the series has received negative reviews from critics, retrospective reviews have been more positive from audiences and critics alike. The series has received a cult following. Plot Self-made billionaire Wilton Knight rescues police Detective Lieutenant Michael Arthur Long after a near-fatal gunshot to the face, giving him a new face through plastic surgery and a new identity and name: Michael Knight. Wilton selects Michael to be the primary field agent in the pilot program of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serpico (TV Series)
''Serpico'' is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 1976, until January 28, 1977. The series was based on the book by Peter Maas and the 1973 film of the same name that starred Al Pacino in the title role. A television movie, ''Serpico: The Deadly Game'', served as pilot and aired in April 1976. Summary David Birney stars as the unorthodox NYPD detective Frank Serpico who battles corrupt members of the police force. Tom Atkins co-stars as Lieutenant Tom Sullivan. The series aired 14 episodes before being canceled in January 1977 and replaced with '' Quincy, M.E. Cast *David Birney as Frank Serpico * Tom Atkins as Lt. Tom Sullivan Production notes Iranian director Reza Badiyi served as one of several directors of the series. ''Serpicos theme song was written by Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Island
''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. Guests were granted so-called "fantasies" on the island for a price. A one-season revival of the series aired 14 years later in 1998 while a horror-themed prequel film was released on February 14, 2020. That same year, it was announced that a sequel of the series was being produced at Fox; it premiered on August 10, 2021. Background Before it became a television series, ''Fantasy Island'' was introduced to viewers in 1977 and 1978 through two made-for-television films. Airing from 1978 to 1984, the original series starred Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Roarke, the enigmatic overseer of a mysterious island somewhere near Devil's Island, French Guiana in the Atlantic Ocean, where people from all walks of life could come and live out their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secrets Of Isis
''The Secrets of Isis'', originally broadcast as ''Isis'', is an American live-action superhero television series produced by Filmation from 1975 to 1976 for CBS's Saturday morning lineup. The series was renamed ''The Secrets of Isis'' in syndication. The program was the first weekly American live-action television series with a female superhero lead character, debuting on September 6, 1975, predating the weekly debuts of both ''The Bionic Woman'' (January 14, 1976) and ''Wonder Woman'' (April 21, 1976). In the series, Isis ( Joanna Cameron) is the alter ego of Andrea Thomas, a seemingly normal schoolteacher, who transforms into the Egyptian goddess when presented with crises a mere mortal cannot resolve. ''Isis'' and its companion series '' Shazam!'' had crossover episodes where Captain Marvel and Isis would appear in each other's shows. Since then DC Comics has adopted the character of Isis into their mainstream continuity for modern comics. Premise ''Isis'' starred Joan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
