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Jennifer Bishop
Jennifer Bishop aka Jenifer Bishop (born 1941) is an American film and television actress who was active from the early 1960s through to the 1970s. She was a regular on the television series ''Hee Haw''. She had various roles in film that include ''Blood of Dracula's Castle'' in 1969, ''The Female Bunch'' in 1969, ''Impulse (1974 film), Impulse'' in 1974, and ''Mako: The Jaws of Death'' in 1976. Background She was born in 1941. Her parents were Albert and Marie. Being the first born she was named Alberta. She grew up in Camarillo, California and attended Camarillo High School. She then spent two years at Ventura College and her drama teacher there was a Dr. Wilkinson. After Ventura, she won a scholarship to got to Desilu Studios in Hollywood where she studied with Tony Barr (actor), Anthony Barr who would be an executive with ABC Studios. She studied method acting at Desilu Studios for two years before doing her first film. Her first film was ''Dime with a Halo'' which was direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maltese Bippy
''The Maltese Bippy'' is a 1969 film directed by Norman Panama and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is a vehicle for comedy team Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, who had recently found fame in their television show ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''. "Bippy" is a catchphrase from their show. Plot Business has never been so bad for Sam Smith and Ernest Gray, partners in soft-core porn-film production. After their movie set is busted by the authorities, the hapless pair become prime suspects in a nearby cemetery murder. The mental pressure of near-destitution and criminal investigation becomes overwhelming for Ernest. So much so, he comes to believe he has mutated into America's first werewolf. He begins to question whether he—or rather, his lycanthropic self—might be the culprit responsible for homicide in the neighborhood graveyard. Cast *Dan Rowan as Sam Smith * Dick Martin as Ernest Gray *Carol Lynley as Robin Sherwood *Julie Newmar as Carlotta Ravenswood *Mildred Natwick as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Adamson
Albert Victor Adamson Jr. (July 25, 1929 – June 21, 1995) was an American filmmaker and actor known as a prolific director of B-grade horror and exploitation films throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The son of silent film stars Victor Adamson and Dolores Booth, Adamson began his career in the film industry at a young age and began directing in the early 1960s, helming a total of 33 feature films.McCarty, John (1995). ''The Sleaze Merchants''. St. Martin's Griffin Press. . Page 91Sherman, Sam (2001). ''Blood of Ghastly Horror'' (DVD liner notes). Troma Entertainment. #9026. Many of his films, such as ''Psycho A-Go-Go'', ''Blood of Ghastly Horror,'' and '' Dracula vs. Frankenstein,'' went on to gain cult status. He cast his wife, actress and singer Regina Carrol, in many of his films. Adamson retired from filmmaking in the early 1980s to pursue a career in real estate. In 1995, he was murdered by a live-in contractor whom he had hired to work on his house, and he was subsequently bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grefe
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Sakata
, better known as Harold Sakata, was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor of Japanese descent. He won a silver medal for the United States at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London in weightlifting, and later became a popular professional wrestler under the ring name Tosh Togo, wrestling primarily for various National Wrestling Alliance territories as a tag team with Great Togo. He also wrestled extensively in Japan for All Japan Pro Wrestling, and was a one-time All Asia Tag Team Championship with Rikidōzan. On the basis of his wrestling work, he was cast in the James Bond film '' Goldfinger'' (1964) as the villain Oddjob, a role he would be closely associated with for the rest of his life. Early life Toshiyuki Sakata was born on July 1, 1920, in Holualoa, Hawaii, to Japanese-American parents who worked at a Kona coffee farm. His father Risaburo was ''issei'' (first-generation), and his mother Matsue was ''nisei''. He had ten siblings, six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaws (film)
''Jaws'' is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist ( Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter ( Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography. Shot mostly on location on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, ''Jaws'' was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean, and consequently had a troubled production with issues such as going over budget and past schedule. As the art department's mechanical sharks often malfunctioned, Spielberg decided mostly to suggest the shark's presence, employing an ominous and minimalist theme cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Jaeckel
Richard Hanley Jaeckel (October 10, 1926 – June 14, 1997) was an American actor of film and television. Jaeckel became a well-known character actor in his career, which spanned six decades. He received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in the 1971 adaptation of Ken Kesey's ''Sometimes a Great Notion''. Early years Jaeckel was born October 10, 1926, in Long Beach, New York, the son of Richard Jaeckel and Millicent Hanley. His father was active in the family's fur business, and his mother was a stage actress. His birth name was R. Hanley Jaeckel, with only the initial rather than a first name. He attended The Harvey School and other private schools. The family lived in New York until 1934, when they moved to Los Angeles, where his father operated a branch of the family business. He graduated from Hollywood High School. Career A short, tough man, Jaeckel played a variety of characters during his 50 years in films and television. Jaeckel got his start in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Terror (1973 Film)
''House of Terror'' is a suspense film involving deception and a murder plot. It was directed by Sergei Goncharoff, and which starred Jennifer Bishop, Arell Blanton, Jacquelyn Hyde and William Kerwin. It was nominated in 1973 for a Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. Plot Directed by Sergei Goncharoff, this film was released around 1972/1973. Jennifer Bishop plays Jennifer Andrews, a nurse who is hired to look after a man's unstable and ill wife. Nurse Andrews has an ex-con former boyfriend who is after the woman's money. After the woman dies, Nurse Andrews marries the dead woman's husband. The ex-con boyfriend has plans to get hold of the money. After the woman's death the nurse and her boyfriend search for the dead woman's money but something isn't quite right, and it may be after them. Release The film was released VHS by Trans World Entertainment (TWE). It also appears to have had Beta release around 1987. It was released on DVD by Retro Media in 2012 The film is also known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severn Darden
Severn Teakle Darden Jr. (November 9, 1929 – May 27, 1995) was an American comedian and actor, and a founding member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe as well as its predecessor, the Compass Players. He is known from his film appearances for playing the human leader Kolp in the fourth and fifth ''Planet of the Apes'' films. His live comedy improv skit under the character of "Walther von der Vogelweide" was influential with two generations of comic performers. Background Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he attended the University of Chicago, where he was a "campus legend" according to poet Paul Carroll. Darden’s offbeat and intellectual sense of humor was a major element in the style of The Second City at that time, and is evident throughout his work. Carroll described him as a combination of surrealistic New Orleans and tough, caustic "Chicago Style" comedy. An example of his offbeat humor is the way he squeezed the phrase "Know thyself" into the seven-charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Stevens
Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston; October 1, 1938) is a American former actress. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in such popular films as '' Girls! Girls! Girls!'' (1962), '' The Nutty Professor'' (1963), ''The Courtship of Eddie's Father'' (1963), ''The Silencers'' (1966), '' Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows'' (1968), ''The Ballad of Cable Hogue'' (1970), and '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972). Stevens also appeared in numerous television series, miniseries, and movies, including ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1960, 1988), ''Bonanza'' (1960), ''The Love Boat'' (1977, 1983), ''Hart to Hart'' (1979), ''Newhart'' (1983), ''Murder, She Wrote'' (1985), '' Magnum, P.I.'' (1986), '' Highlander: The Series'' (1995), and ''Twenty Good Years'' (2006). In 1960, she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. Stevens has also worked as a film producer, director, and writer. She appeared in three ''Playboy'' pictorials, and was Playmate of the Month f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades. She appeared in numerous films. She won Academy Awards for ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' (1959) and ''A Patch of Blue'' (1965), and received nominations for '' A Place in the Sun'' (1951) and '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972). She also appeared in '' A Double Life'' (1947), '' The Night of the Hunter'' (1955), ''Lolita'' (1962), ''Alfie'' (1966), ''Next Stop, Greenwich Village'' (1976), and '' Pete's Dragon'' (1977). In addition to film, Winters appeared in television, including a tenure on the sitcom ''Roseanne'', and wrote three autobiographical books. Early life Shelley Winters was born Shirley Schrift in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Rose (née Winter), a singer with St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre ("The Muny"), and Jonas Schrift, a designer of men's clothing. Her parents were Jewish; her father migrated from Grymalow, Austria-Hungar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
