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Hugh Thompson (Canadian Actor)
Hugh Thompson is a Canadian stage and screen actor known for ''Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111'', ''Black Harbour'' and '' Forgive Me''. Career Thompson won the Gemini Award for ''Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111''. He was nominated for an ACTRA Award and a Canadian Screen Award for his work on ''Forgive Me''. For his theatre work, Thompson was honored by the Robert Merritt Awards for his performances in '' Whale Riding Weather'' in 2013 for ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' in 2012, for ''Kingfisher Days'' in 2018, and was nominated for his work in ''Jacob's Wake'' in 2004 and ''Some Blow Flutes'' in 2019. His other film credits have included ''Noise'', ''Whole New Thing'', ''Poor Boy's Game'', ''Copperhead Copperhead may refer to: Snakes * ''Agkistrodon contortrix'', or copperhead, a venomous pit viper species found in parts of North America * ''Austrelaps'', or Australian copperhead, a genus of venomous elapids found in southern Australia and Tas ...'', '' Splinters' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Harbour
''Black Harbour'' is a Canadian television series, which ran on CBC Television from 1996 to 1999. The show starred Rebecca Jenkins as Katherine Hubbard, a successful restaurant owner who returned to live in her Nova Scotia hometown to be with her mother who had suffered a heart attack. Her husband Geraint Wyn Davies, followed her with their two kids. Alex Carter also starred as Hubbard's high school sweetheart Paul Isler, whose own marriage was on the rocks and who was employed by Katherine's brother at the boatyard. In the show's final season, Hubbard and Isler's marriages had both failed, and they officially rekindled their old relationship. Cast *Rebecca Jenkins as Katherine Hubbard * Alex Carter as Paul Isler *Joseph Ziegler as Len Hubbard *Geraint Wyn Davies Geraint Wyn Davies (, 20 April 1957) is a Welsh-American stage, film and television actor-director. Educated in Canada, he has worked in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. His most famous role as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across The Line (2015 Film)
''Across the Line'' is a 2015 Canadian drama film directed by Director X (in his feature film directorial debut). The film stars Stephan James and Sarah Jeffery. It is set in Nova Scotia, where it was shot. Background The film's storyline was inspired by the 1989 Cole Harbour District High School race riots. Plot The film is set in North Preston, Nova Scotia where Mattie ( Stephan James), a black hockey player, is being considered for a professional career. However, his hopes are threatened by growing racial strife at his school while his brother Carter (Shamier Anderson) is involved in criminal activity. Mattie also has a romantic interest in Jayme (Sarah Jeffery), who already has a white boyfriend. Cast * Stephan James as Mattie Slaughter - Hockey prospect * Sarah Jeffery as Jayme Crawley - John's girlfriend * Steven Love as John - Jayme's boyfriend * Lanette Ware as Velma Slaughter - Mother * Jeremiah Sparks as Ancel Slaughter - Father * Shamier Anderson as Carter Slaughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christmas Shoes (film)
''The Christmas Shoes'' is a 2002 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film based on the song and novel of the same name which was broadcast on CBS on December 1, 2002. It was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the first part in a trilogy of films, followed by ''The Christmas Blessing'' (2005) and '' The Christmas Hope'' (2009). Plot The film has several intertwined plot lines: Workaholic lawyer Robert Layton and the impact of his job on his marriage to Kate and his relationship with his daughter Lily. Maggie Andrews, her terminal illness, her husband Jack and young son Nathan. Robert's mother Ellen, and her friendly neighbor Dalton a teacher at Nathan and Lily's school. Summary The story opens with Robert (Rob Lowe) visiting the cemetery before Christmas. He sees a younger man wearing a Boston Red Sox Cap visiting a grave. We flash back... Robert sees a pair of red shoes has fallen out of a delivery truck. Robert returns the shoes to Tom Wilson's (Jeremy Akerman) st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Basford
Stanley Ronald Basford, (April 22, 1932 – January 31, 2005) was a Canadian politician and lawyer who was a long-time Canadian Cabinet minister in the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau. Based in British Columbia, he was known as "Mr. Granville Island" for his support of the Granville Island redevelopment project in Vancouver.http://granvilleisland.com/sites/all/files/Granville%20Island-%20From%20Sandbar%20to%20Raising%20the%20Bar.pdf Basford earned his law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1956 and was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1963 Canadian federal election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, representing the district of Vancouver Centre. After winning reelection in 1968, he held several cabinet positions over the next decade under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, including Minister of National Revenue from 1974 to 1975 and Minister of Justice and Attorney General from 1975 until his retirement from the Cabinet in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trudeau (film)
''Trudeau'' is a 2002 television miniseries and biography dramatizing the life of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. It aired on CBC Television on Sunday and Monday evenings and was written by Wayne Grigsby and directed by Jerry Ciccoritti. The miniseries was one of the highest-rated Canadian television programs of the year, resulting in 8 wins and 3 nominations. Two of the wins were from Directors Guild of Canada; one being the DGC Craft Award, as Jerry Ciccoritti won Outstanding Achievement in Direction and Dean Soltys won Outstanding Achievement in Picture Editing and the other being the DGC Team Award. As well, it won several Gemini Awards including Best Actor, Best Writing and Best Direction. Colm Feore also won Monte-Carlo TV Festival's Best Performance by an Actor. "With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, Trudeau is a beautiful show – the best Canadian political teleplay since Denys Arcand's Duplessis 25 years ago, and maybe the best ever."McKen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traders (TV Series)
''Traders'' is a Canadian television drama series, which was broadcast on Global Television Network from 1996 to 2000 and CBC Television from 1997 to 1998. The series centred on the employees of Gardner Ross, an investment bank in the Bay Street financial district of Toronto, Ontario. Series overview Although Global had locked up most of NBC's " Must See Thursday" situation comedies for their Thursday night broadcasts, they lost the rights to broadcast the medical drama '' ER'' to rival CTV. ''Traders'' was broadcast against ''ER'' in the 10 p.m. Thursday time slot. Many critics at the time believed the show would die an early death against the time slot competition, as ''ER'' had even beaten the other American networks in the time slot in a convincing manner. However, despite the stiff competition, ''Traders'' received good ratings, in part thanks to its lead-ins. Bruce Gray and Sonja Smits starred as the firm's senior partners, Adam Cunningham and Sally Ross. The cast also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Recall 2070
''Total Recall 2070'' is a science fiction television series influenced by the work of Philip K. Dick. It was first broadcast in 1999 on the Canadian television channel CHCH-TV and later the same year on the American Showtime channel. It was later syndicated in the United States with some editing to remove scenes of nudity, violence and (in most cases) strong language. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario. It was a Canadian/German co-production. A single season consisting of 22 episodes was produced. Production ''Total Recall 2070'' was created by Art Monterastelli. The series is named after the 1990 film '' Total Recall'', loosely based on Philip K. Dick's short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale", but it has been noted as sharing no major plot points or characters with it, other than the Rekall company and the concept of virtual vacations. Instead, a much larger influence in its plot elements and especially visual style has been recognized to be the 1982 film ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Due South
''Due South'' is a Canadian crime comedy-drama television series created by Paul Haggis, and produced by Alliance Communications from its premiere on April 26, 1994, to its conclusion after four seasons on March 14, 1999. The series starred Paul Gross, David Marciano, Gordon Pinsent, Beau Starr, Catherine Bruhier, Camilla Scott, Ramona Milano, and Callum Keith Rennie. The show follows the adventures of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Constable Benton Fraser, who first came to Chicago on the trail of the killers of his father, and has remained, attached as liaison with the Canadian Consulate. He works alongside a detective of the Chicago Police Department to solve crimes. Both are aided at times by Fraser's deaf white wolf, Diefenbaker. The show's format mixed between elements of a police drama and comedy, derived from the stereotypical differences between Canadian and American culture at the time. It also included elements of fantasy derived from Gross' character being v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psi Factor
''Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal'' is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000. In 1996, Christopher Chacon and Peter Aykroyd co-created the show. Plot The series was hosted by Dan Aykroyd, who presents dramatic stories inspired by the paranormal investigations of the "Office of Scientific Investigation and Research" (O.S.I.R.). Season one The first season introduces members of the O.S.I.R. team, including case managers Conner Doyle ( Paul Miller) and Curtis Rollins (Maurice Dean Wint), senior data analyst Lindsay Donner ( Nancy Anne Sakovich), physicist Peter Axon (Barclay Hope), Dr. Anton Hendricks ( Colin Fox) as well as various other investigators that rotate with each new case. The first season uses elements that are later dropped in subsequent seasons, most notably featuring two unlinked cases per episode. The first season features mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mistrial (film)
''Mistrial'' is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Heywood Gould and starring Bill Pullman, Jon Seda, and Robert Loggia. The film aired on HBO. Plot After community activist Eddie Rios (Seda), charged with the murder of two NYPD officers, one of them his ex-wife, is found not guilty due to legal technicalities, arresting detective Steve Donohue (Pullman) takes the judge, jury, and Rios hostage, and decides to have a new trial, presenting evidence that was not previously allowed. His captain Lou Unger (Loggia) tries to convince Donohue to end his hostage taking peaceably. Cast * Bill Pullman as Steve Donohue * Robert Loggia as Captain Lou Unger * Jon Seda as Eddie Rios * Blair Underwood as Lieutenant C. Hodges * Casey Siemaszko as Detective Bobby Zito * Leo Burmester as Commissioner Russell Crane * Roma Maffia as Laurie Meisinger * James Rebhorn as Mayor Taylor * Christina Cox as Officer Ida Cruz * Josef Sommer as Nick Mirsky * Penny Crone Barbara Penny Crone Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Net Worth (1995 Film)
''Net Worth'' is a 1995 Canadian Biographical film, biographical Drama (film and television), drama television film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti, based on the 1991 book ''Net Worth: Exploding the Myths of Pro Hockey'' by journalists David Cruise and Alison Griffiths. Starring Aidan Devine, Kevin Conway, R. H. Thomson, and Al Waxman, the film premiered on CBC Television, CBC on November 26, 1995. Premise Based on the true story of the Detroit Red Wings' Ted Lindsay, a nine-time NHL All-Star who, along with Doug Harvey (ice hockey), Doug Harvey of the Montreal Canadiens, headed up a small group of players in a battle to protect the rights of players against monopolistic NHL owners of the 1950s era, including Bruce Norris (ice hockey), Bruce Norris of the Red Wings, Conn Smythe of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and James D. Norris of the Chicago Black Hawks as well as NHL president, Clarence Campbell. The film focuses on the conflict between Lindsay and Jack Adams, Detroit's general manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Defender (TV Series)
''The Great Defender'' is an American drama television series created by Frank Renzulli. The series stars Michael Rispoli, Peter Krause, Kelly Rutherford, Rhoda Gemignani and Richard Kiley. The series aired on Fox from March 5, 1995, to July 31, 1995. Cast *Michael Rispoli as Lou Frischetti *Peter Krause as Crosby Caufield III *Kelly Rutherford as Frankie Collett *Rhoda Gemignani as Pearl Frischetti *Richard Kiley Richard Paul Kiley (March 31, 1922 – March 5, 1999) was an American stage, film and television actor and singer. He is best known for his distinguished theatrical career in which he twice won the Tony Award for Best Actor In A Musical. Kiley ... as Jason DeWitt Episodes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Great Defender (TV series), The 1990s American drama television series 1995 American television series debuts 1995 American television series endings English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
