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Katherine Woodville (actress)
Katherine Woodville (born Catherine Woodville; 12 March 19385 June 2013) was an English film and television actress. She changed her professional name to Kate Woodville in 1967 upon moving to the U.S., where she eventually became a life member of the Actors Studio. Career She was known for her appearances in ''Z-Cars'', '' The Avengers'', ''Danger Man'', '' Mission: Impossible'', '' It Takes a Thief'', '' Mannix'', ''The Rockford Files'', '' Days of Our Lives'' and ''Eight Is Enough''. In the original '' Star Trek'' series, she played Natira in the episode "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (1968). She guest-starred as Nedra in Season 2 Episode 12 of ''Kung Fu'' (1974), entitled "The Gunman". She appeared in two episodes of the TV series ''The Saint'' and in an episode of '' Gibbsville'' in 1976. Personal life Woodville married three times: first to ''Avengers'' star Patrick Macnee and then to Jerrold Freedman, an American film and television director and nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Close-Up (film)
''Extreme Close-Up'' is a 1973 film directed by Jeannot Szwarc and written by Michael Crichton. It deals with privacy in an ever growing technological age. It was also known as ''Sex Through a Window''. Plot A television reporter rents surveillance equipment for a story on the intrusion of surreptitious surveillance in peoples' private lives. He spies on his neighbors and eventually a broader range of citizens, finding himself caught up in the dark world of voyeurism. Cast * Jim McMullan as John Norman * Katherine Woodville as Sally Norman * James A. Watson Jr. as Cameraman * Bara Byrnes as Sylvia Marina * Al Checco as Surveillance Salesman * Jacqueline Giroux as Barbie * Curtis Credel as Reporter Production Producer Paul Lazarus III says the film was inspired in part by the success of ''I Am Curious (Yellow)''. He approached Michael Crichton with whom he made ''Westworld'' (1973) and suggested they make a film which got some nudity on screen "without creating some k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky
"For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" is the eighth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek''. Written by Rik Vollaerts and directed by Tony Leader, it was first broadcast on November 8, 1968. In the episode, the crew of the ''Enterprise'' rush to stop an asteroid from colliding with a Federation world, but discover the asteroid is actually an inhabited ship. Plot The Federation starship ''Enterprise'' encounters a ship disguised as a large asteroid, which is on a collision course with planet Daran V. Captain Kirk and First Officer Spock beam to the ship's interior, along with Dr. McCoy, who is suffering from a fatal disease called xenopolycythemia. They are attacked and subdued by a group of humanoids, whose High Priestess, Natira, welcomes them to the "world of Yonada" and orders them to be taken before the "Oracle". This Oracle demonstrates its power by administering a powerful electric shock. As they recover, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crooked Road
''The Crooked Road'' is a 1965 British film directed and co-written by Don Chaffey. It stars Stewart Granger, Robert Ryan, and Janet Munro. The film is based on the 1957 novel ''The Big Story'' by Morris West. An American journalist (Robert Ryan) plans to expose as a crook the dictator ( Stewart Granger) of a small Balkan state, but finds himself framed for murder. Cast *Robert Ryan as Richard Ashley * Stewart Granger as Duke of Orgagna *Nadia Gray as Cosima * Katherine Woodville as Elena *Marius Goring Marius Re Goring, (23 May 191230 September 1998) was a British stage and screen actor. He is best remembered for the four films he made with Powell & Pressburger, particularly as Conductor 71 in '' A Matter of Life and Death'' and as Julian Cr ... as Harlequin * Robert Rietty as the Chief of Police The Big Story The film was based on ''The Big Story'' by Morris West which was published in 1957. A ''Sydney Morning Herald'' profile on the author said it was "his initial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Exit
''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting in a mysterious room. It is a depiction of the afterlife in which three deceased characters are punished by being locked into a room together for eternity. It is the source of Sartre's especially famous phrase "L'enfer, c'est les autres" or "Hell is other people", a reference to Sartre's ideas about the look and the perpetual ontological struggle of being caused to see oneself as an object from the view of another consciousness. English translations have also been performed under the titles ''In Camera'', ''No Way Out'', ''Vicious Circle'', ''Behind Closed Doors'', and ''Dead End''. The original title, ''Huis clos'' ("closed door"), is the French equivalent of the legal term ''in camera'' (Latin: "in a chamber"), referring to a private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Informers (1963 Film)
''The Informers'' (US title - ''Underworld Informers'') is a 1963 British crime film produced and distributed in the UK by The Rank Organisation and distributed in the USA by Continental Film Distributors. It was directed by Ken Annakin and produced by William MacQuitty, with the screenplay by Paul Durst and Alun Falconer from the novel ''Death of a Snout'' by Douglas Warner. It stars Nigel Patrick, Margaret Whiting, Harry Andrews, Derren Nesbitt and Colin Blakely. Cinematography was by Reginald H. Wyer. It was filmed at Pinewood Studios and on location in London. Plot The story concerns the uneasy relationship between a Scotland Yard Detective, Johnnoe, and the Squad Chief, Bestwick, over the formerly traditional use of " snouts" (paid informants). Despite being told that these should no longer be used and to adopt more scientific principles of detection, Johnnoe continues to do so until one of his informants is murdered. He again disobeys orders and pursues his own lines of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild And The Willing
''The Wild and the Willing'' is a 1962 British romantic drama film, directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Virginia Maskell, Paul Rogers, and Samantha Eggar. It is the film debuts of Ian McShane, John Hurt, and Samantha Eggar. It depicts a group of students at university. It was filmed on location in Lincoln, with Lincoln Castle doubling as the university. Plot A group of young men at university enjoy students' life – dancing, drinking, meeting girls. Harry (Ian McShane), a somewhat rebellious young man, is going out with Josie (Samantha Eggar). His roommate, Phil (John Hurt), is a quiet outsider. Harry feels very protective towards Phil for some reason. Phil loves Sarah ( Katherine Woodville), but she has jilted him for a new boyfriend, who is in her opinion more suitable. As the plot develops, Harry gets involved with Professor Chown's ( Paul Rogers) unhappy wife, Virginia ( Virginia Maskell). The professor acts very aloofly towards her but doesn't want a divorce because h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Chance Of Thunder
''A Chance of Thunder'' is a 1961 British television series written by John Hopkins and produced by the BBC. It was transmitted in six episodes.Baskin p. 59 The BBC later wiped the series, and none of the six episodes are thought to survive. Cast * Clifford Evans as Steven Prador * John Meillon as Martin * Peter Vaughan as Yardley * Godfrey Quigley as Det. Sgt. Wilson * Katherine Woodville as Pam Marchant * Anthony Baird as Coryn * Anthony Bate as Paul Rowlands * Frank Gatliff as Trail * Tom Adams as Evans * Michael Collins as Powell * Robert James as Hilton * Ronald Lacey as Johnny Travers * Michael Robbins as Mills * Michael Rose as Taylor * Peter Sallis as Howard * Toke Townley as Frank White * David Andrews as Alan Brewer * Philip Stone as Ted Macauley * Harvey Ashby as Scott * Keith Barron as Bank Cashier * Edward Brooks as P.C. Chatfield * Billy Milton as Gerald Brewer * Morris Perry Frank Morris Perry (28 March 1925 – 19 September 2021) was a British ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Snow (The Avengers)
"Hot Snow" is the debut episode of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series '' The Avengers'', starring Ian Hendry and Patrick Macnee. It originally aired on ABC on 7 January 1961. Only about 20 minutes, the first of three acts, remain. The episode was directed by Don Leaver and generally acknowledged to have been written by Ray Rigby, but Brian Clemens claimed to have written it. Plot Dr. David Keel's (Ian Hendry) fiancée and surgery receptionist Peggy ( Catherine Woodville) is murdered by a ruthless gang of drug dealers. By accident he receives a consignment of heroin at his surgery. Believing it to have been sent by the gang who killed his fiancée, he seeks revenge and with the help of a mysterious figure John Steed ( Patrick Macnee) they hunt the gang down. They find the gang leader Spicer and set a trap for him but he escapes and is finally caught in the next episode. Keel decides he enjoys playing amateur detective and decides to form a duo with Steed. Cast *I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avengers (TV Programme)
''The Avengers'' is a British espionage television series, created in 1961, that ran for 161 episodes until 1969. It initially focused on David Keel (Ian Hendry), aided by John Steed (Patrick Macnee). Hendry left after the first series; Steed then became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants. His most famous assistants were intelligent, stylish and assertive women: Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman), Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), and Tara King (Linda Thorson). Dresses and suits for the series were made by Pierre Cardin. The series ran from 1961 until 1969, screening as one-hour episodes for its entire run. The pilot episode, " Hot Snow", aired on 7 January 1961. The final episode, "Bizarre", aired on 21 April 1969 in the United States, and on 17 May 1969 in the United Kingdom. ''The Avengers'' was produced by ABC Weekend TV, a contractor within the ITV network. After a merger with Rediffusion London in July 1968, ABC Weekend became Thames Television, which continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clue Of The New Pin (1961 Film)
''The Clue of the New Pin'' (1961) is a British crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Paul Daneman, Bernard Archard and James Villiers. It was one of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries, British second-features, produced at Merton Park Studios in the 1960s. This film is an adaptation of the 1923 novel '' The Clue of the New Pin'' by Edgar Wallace, which was also made into a film in 1929. Plot TV journalist Tab Holland assists Scotland yard with the murder of a reclusive millionaire whose corpse is discovered locked in a vault. The key to the vault is mysteriously found on the table beside the corpse. Partial cast * Paul Daneman - Rex Lander * Bernard Archard - Superintendent Carver * James Villiers - Tab Holland * Katherine Woodville - Jane Ardfern * Clive Morton - Ramsey Brown * Leslie Sands - Sergeant Harris * David Horne - John Trasmere * Ruth Kettlewell - Mrs Rushby * Wolfe Morris - Yeh Ling * Maudie Edwards - Barmaid Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point Dume
Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. The point, a long bluff, forms the northern end of the Santa Monica Bay. Point Dume Natural Area affords a vista of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island. Zuma Beach lies to its immediate northwest. History Point Dume was named by George Vancouver in 1793 in honor of Padre Francisco Dumetz of Mission San Buenaventura. The name was misspelled on Vancouver's map as "Dume" and was never corrected. On a plat map of the Rancho Topanga Malibu Sequit finally confirmed to new owner Matthew Keller in August 1870, the point is marked on the map as "Point Zuma or Duma". In the early 1980s, real estate development interests began pronouncing the name "du-MAY" and spelling it "Dumé"; this did not catch on. In the mid-1930s, the 900-ton steam-schooner ''California'', of the California Whaling Company, would anchor in Paradise Cove about a mile offshore, near Point Dume, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Albert
Edward Albert Heimberger (April 22, 1906 – May 26, 2005) was an American actor and activist. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; the first nomination came in 1954 for his performance in ''Roman Holiday'', and the second in 1973 for '' The Heartbreak Kid''. Other well-known screen roles of his include Bing Edwards in the ''Brother Rat'' films, traveling salesman Ali Hakim in the musical ''Oklahoma!'', and the sadistic prison warden in 1974's '' The Longest Yard''. He starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the 1960s television sitcom '' Green Acres'' and as Frank MacBride in the 1970s crime drama ''Switch''. He also had a recurring role as Carlton Travis on '' Falcon Crest'', opposite Jane Wyman. Early life Edward Albert Heimberger was born in Rock Island, Illinois, on April 22, 1906, the eldest of the five children of Frank Daniel Heimberger, a real estate agent, and his wife, Julia Jones. His year of birth is often given as 1908, but this is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
