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Five Fingers (American TV Series)
''Five Fingers'' is an NBC adventure/drama series set in Europe during the Cold War. It was based on L. C. Moyzich's story "Operation Cicero". It ran from October 3, 1959, to January 9, 1960. Premise David Hedison starred as Victor Sebastian, a counter-intelligence agent for the United States. His mission was to infiltrate a Soviet espionage ring; Five Fingers was his code name. Luciana Paluzzi co-starred as Simone Genet, a fashion model. Episodes and guest stars Episodes and notable guest stars include: *"Station Break" (Eva Gabor and Tyler McVey) – October 3, 1959 *"Dossier" (Edgar Bergen) – October 10, 1959 *"The Moment of Truth" (Nehemiah Persoff and Jack Warden) – October 17, 1959 *"The Unknown Town" (Michael J. Pollard) – October 24, 1959 *"The Men with Triangle Heads" – (Alfred Ryder) October 31, 1959 *"The Assassin" (John McGiver) – November 7, 1959 *"The Man Who Got Away" (Arlene Francis) – November 14, 1959 *"The Emerald Curtain" – November 21, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Carl Moyzisch
Ludwig Carl Moyzisch (born 1905) was a diplomatic attaché of the Nazi Germany, Nazi German Embassy in Ankara, Turkey in 1943. Under this cover, he led the work of the German secret services in Turkey, including Elyesa Bazna, codename 'Cicero'. Moyzisch wrote the book ''Operation Cicero'' in part to explain his role and activities working for the Sicherheitsdienst (SD). The book was subsequently adapted into the film ''5 Fingers'', starring James Mason as the spy.Supposed photos of Elyesa Bazna and Ludwig Carl Moyzisch Biography Moyzisch was born in Austria, and raised under the Catholic faith. His maternal grandmother was Jewish, which made him a second degree ''mischling'' [mixed race]. Moyzisch was a journalist in Vienna prior to becoming a member of Nazi Germany's intelligence services during World War II. Although Moyzisch had some Jewish heritage, he was still accepted into the Nazi Sicherheitsdienst (SD). This was accomplished in part by becoming a member of the Nazi party. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Bergen
Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren; February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, actor, comedian, vaudevillian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen. Early life Bergen was born in Chicago, Illinois, one of five children and the younger of two sons of Swedish immigrants Nilla Svensdotter (née Osberg) and Johan Henriksson Berggren. He lived on a farm near Decatur, Michigan until he was four, when his family returned to Sweden, where he learned the language. After his family had returned to Chicago, when he was eleven, he taught himself ventriloquism from a pamphlet called "The Wizard's Manual". He attended Lake View High School. After his father died, when Edgar was 16, he went out to work as an apprentice accountant, a furnace stoker, a player-piano operator, and a projectionist in a silent-movie house. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre (; born László Löwenstein, ; June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian and American actor, first in Europe and later in the United States. He began his stage career in Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before moving to Germany where he worked first on the stage, then in film in Berlin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Lorre caused an international sensation in the Weimar Republic-era film '' M'' (1931), directed by Fritz Lang, in which he portrayed a serial killer who preys on little girls. Of Jewish descent, Lorre left Germany after Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power. His second English-language film, following the multiple-language version of ''M'' (1931), was Alfred Hitchcock's '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1934), made in the United Kingdom. Eventually settling in Hollywood, he later became a featured player in many Hollywood crime and mystery films. In his initial American films, '' Mad Love'' and ''Crime and Punishment'' (both 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Banner
John Banner (born Johann Banner, January 28, 1910 – January 28, 1973) was an Austrian-born American actor, best known for his role as Sergeant Schultz in the situation comedy ''Hogan's Heroes'' (1965–1971). Schultz, constantly encountering evidence that the inmates of his stalag were planning mayhem, frequently feigned ignorance with the catchphrase, "I see nothing! I hear nothing! I know nothing!" (or, more commonly as the series went on, "I know nothing, ''nothing!''"). Early years Banner was born to Jewish parents in Stanislau, Austria-Hungary (now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine). He studied for a law degree at the University of Vienna, but decided instead to become an actor. In 1938, when he was performing with an acting troupe in Switzerland, Adolf Hitler Anschluss, annexed Austria to Nazi Germany. Banner emigrated to the United States, where he rapidly learned English. World War II In 1942, Banner enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, underwent basic trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesare Danova
Cesare Danova (March 1, 1926 – March 19, 1992) was an Italian television and screen actor. Best known for his roles in ''The Captain's Daughter'' (1947), ''Viva Las Vegas'' (1964), '' Chamber of Horrors'' (1966), ''Mean Streets'' (1973), and various roles in ''The Rifleman'' (1958-1963). Life and career Born as Cesare Deitinger in Rome,Danova's obituary in the ''Los Angeles Times'' notes he was born in Rome. Italy to an Austrian fatherThe book ''Italian Americans: The History and Culture of a People'' says that his father was Australian. and an Italian mother; he adopted Danova as his stage name after becoming an actor in Rome at the end of World War II. After the film ''Don Juan'' (1955) he immigrated to the United States. He was contracted to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1956. His appearances include ''The Man Who Understood Women'' (1959). He tested for a part in ''Ben Hur'', but his big break was the role of Apollodorus, Cleopatra's personal servant, in the 1963 film ''Cleopatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling Holloway
Sterling Price Holloway Jr. (January 4, 1905 – November 22, 1992) was an American actor and voice actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows. He did voice acting for The Walt Disney Company, playing Mr. Stork in ''Dumbo'', Adult Flower in ''Bambi'', the Cheshire Cat in '' Alice in Wonderland'', Kaa in ''The Jungle Book'', Roquefort the Mouse in ''The Aristocats'', and the title character in ''Winnie the Pooh'', among many others. Early life Born in Cedartown, Georgia, Holloway was named after his father, Sterling Price Holloway (1864–1930), who, in turn, was named after a prominent Confederate general, Sterling "Pap" Price. His mother was Rebecca DeHaven Boothby (1879–1963). He had a younger brother named Boothby (1909–1978). The family owned a grocery store in Cedartown, where his father served as mayor in 1912. After graduating from Georgia Military Academy in 1920 at the age of fifteen, he left Georgia for New York City, where he attended the Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr
Rodolfo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Rodolfo (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer Rodolfo José da Silva Bardella *Rodolfo Albano III, Filipino politician * Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (1928-2012), Filipino actor and comedian better known as Dolphy. *Rodolfo Bodipo (born 1977), naturalized Equatoguinean football striker * Rodolfo Dantas Bispo (born 1982), Brazilian footballer *Rodolfo Camacho (born 1975), Colombian road cyclist *Rodolfo Escalera (born 1929), Mexican American Oil Painter who specialized in realism *Rodolfo Fariñas (born 1951), Filipino politician *Rudy Fernández (basketball) (born 1985), Spanish basketball player *Rodolfo Graziani (born 1882), Italian military officer *Rodolfo Jiménez (born 1972), Mexican actor and television host *Rodolfo Landeros Gallegos (born 1931), Mexican politician *Rodolfo Manzo (born 1949), Peruvian footballer *Rodolfo Martín Villa (born 1934), Spanish politician *Rodolfo Massi (born 1965), Italian road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clu Gulager
William Martin Gulager (; November 16, 1928 – August 5, 2022), better known as Clu Gulager, was an American television and film actor and director born in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He first became known for his work in television, appearing in the co-starring role of William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) in the 1960–1962 NBC television series '' The Tall Man'' and as Emmett Ryker in another NBC Western series, '' The Virginian''. He later had a second career as a horror film actor, including a lead part in Dan O'Bannon's ''The Return of the Living Dead'' (1985). He also was in '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge'' (1985). In 2005 he started acting in his son's horror films — the ''Feasts'' films and ''Piranha 3DD'' — in his 80s. Gulager's first major film role was in Don Siegel's ''The Killers'' (1964) with Lee Marvin and Ronald Reagan in his only movie role as a villain, followed by a supporting part in the racing film ''Winning'' (1969) opposite Paul N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viveca Lindfors
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress. Biography Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the daughter of Karin Emilia Therese (née Dymling) and Axel Torsten Lindfors. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy, Stockholm. Soon after, she became a theater and film star in Sweden. She moved to the United States in 1946 after being signed by Warner Bros., and began working in Hollywood. She appeared in more than 100 films, including ''Night Unto Night'', ''No Sad Songs for Me'', ''Dark City (1950 film), Dark City'', ''The Halliday Brand'', ''King of Kings (1961 film), King of Kings'', ''An Affair of the Skin'', ''Creepshow'', ''The Sure Thing'', and ''Stargate (film), Stargate''. She appeared with actors including Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Hunter, Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford, Lizabeth Scott, and Errol Flynn. In 1952, she appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlene Francis
Arlene Francis (born Arline Francis Kazanjian; October 20, 1907 – May 31, 2001) was an American actress, radio and television talk show host, and game show panelist. She is known for her long-running role as a panelist on the television game show '' What's My Line?'', on which she regularly appeared for 25 years, from 1950 to 1975, on both the network and syndicated versions of the show. Early life Francis was born on October 20, 1907, in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Leah (née Davis) and Aram Kazanjian. Her Armenian father was studying art in Paris at the age of 16 when he learned that both his parents had died in one of the massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman government in Turkey between 1894 and 1896, known as the Hamidian Massacres. He emigrated to the United States and became a portrait photographer, opening his own studio in Boston in the early 20th century. Later in life, Kazanjian painted canvases of dogwoods, "rabbits in flight", and other nature scenes, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McGiver
John Irwin McGiver (November 5, 1913 – September 9, 1975) was an American character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975. The owl-faced, portly character actor with his mid-Atlantic accent and precise diction, was often cast as pompous Englishmen and other stuffy, aristocratic and bureaucratic types. He was known for his performances in such films as '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (1961); ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (1962), ''Who's Minding the Store?'' (1963) and ''Man's Favorite Sport?'' (1964). He appeared on many television shows and commercials during the 1960s and early 1970s, including the first of a long running popular series of commercials for the American Express charge card ("Do you know me?"). Early life McGiver was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Irish immigrants. He graduated from the Jesuit-run Regis High School in Manhattan in 1932. He earned a B.A. in English fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Ryder
Alfred Ryder (born Alfred Jacob Corn; January 5, 1916 – April 16, 1995) was an American television, stage, radio, and film actor and director, who appeared in over one hundred television shows. Career Ryder began to act at age eight and later studied with Robert Lewis (actor), Robert Lewis and Lee Strasberg. He eventually became a life member of Actors Studio, The Actors Studio. During the 1930s and 40s, Ryder blended Broadway appearances with two memorable roles during the Golden Age of Radio, as Molly Goldberg's son Sammy in ''The Goldbergs (broadcast series), The Goldbergs''; and as Carl Neff in ''Easy Aces''. During World War II he served in the United States Army Air Forces and appeared in the Air Force's Broadway theatre, Broadway play and film ''Winged Victory (play), Winged Victory''. In 1946 he secured a one-year film contract with Paramount Pictures, Paramount and had a role in the Anthony Mann-directed film noir ''T-Men'' (1947). Retrieved July 12, 2022. Ryder was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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