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Kaz (TV Series)
''Kaz'' is an American crime drama and courtroom drama series that aired Sundays at 10:00 pm and Wednesdays at 9:00 pm (EST) on CBS from September 10, 1978 to April 22, 1979. Overview Ron Leibman starred as Martin "Kaz" Kazinski, a Polish American former convict who became a criminal defense attorney after he was released from prison. Leibman won an Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama. Nevertheless, the show failed to capture an audience and was cancelled after 22 episodes due to middling ratings. The show ranked 53rd out of 114 shows that season with an average 17.0/28 rating/share.https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/79-OCR/BC-1979-06-18-OCR-Page-0056.pdf#search=%22rounding%20up%20the%20ratings%22 Cast * Ron Leibman as Martin "Kaz" Kazinski * Patrick O'Neal as Samuel Bennett * Linda Carlson as Katie McKenna * Dick O'Neill as Malloy * Edith Atwater as Illsa Fogel * Gloria LeRoy as Mary Parnell * Mark Withers as Peter Colcou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Leibman
Ron Leibman (; October 11, 1937 – December 6, 2019) was an American actor. He won both the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play in 1993 for his performance as Roy Cohn in ''Angels in America''. Leibman also won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1979 for his role as Martin 'Kaz' Kazinsky in his short-lived crime drama series '' Kaz''. Leibman also acted in films such as ''Where's Poppa?'' (1970), '' The Hot Rock'' (1972), ''Norma Rae'' (1979), and '' Zorro, The Gay Blade'' (1982). Later in his career, he became widely known for providing the voice of Ron Cadillac in ''Archer'' (2013–2021) and for playing Dr. Leonard Green, Rachel's rich, short-tempered father, on the sitcom ''Friends'' (1996–2004). Early life Leibman was born in Manhattan to Grace (née Marks), who was of Russian-Jewish descent, and Murray Leibman, a Russian Jewish immigrant who worked in the garment business. Leibman graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Rolfe
Samuel Harris Rolfe (February 18, 1924 – July 10, 1993) was an American screenwriter best known for creating (with Herb Meadow) the 1950-60s highly rated CBS television series ''Have Gun – Will Travel'', as well as his work on the 1960s NBC television series ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' and '' The Eleventh Hour''. Background Rolfe was born in New York City. He scored an Oscar nomination with his first screenplay, the Anthony Mann Western '' The Naked Spur'' in 1953. ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' Most of Rolfe's subsequent career was spent in television, where he created and was part of the writing staff on the highly regarded western series ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' and, most famously, ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' When Ian Fleming was unable to continue development of the ''U.N.C.L.E.'' concept, producer Norman Felton approached Rolfe, who was at that time working on '' The Eleventh Hour''. Rolfe wrote the pilot for ''U.N.C.L.E.'' "The Vulcan Affair", and came up with the U.N. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Stone
Leonard Stone (born Leonard Steinbock; November 3, 1923 – November 2, 2011) was an American character actor who played supporting roles in over 120 television shows and 35 films. Early years Stone was born in Salem, Oregon. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Steinbock, he was a graduate of Salem High School. He majored in speech and drama at Willamette University, graduating cum laude. Military service He was a midshipman during training with the U.S. Navy, going on to serve as "skipper on a minesweeper in Japanese waters." Stage Stone started his career as a young actor studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London He performed in the West End, on Broadway, and toured the world. He traveled for eight years in Australia and New Zealand with the musical '' South Pacific''. He won a Tony Award in 1959 for Best Supporting Actor in ''Redhead'', a Bob Fosse musical. He also was in the Tony Award-nominated cast of ''Look Homeward, Angel'' in 1957, which premiered at the Eth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Crawford
Oliver Crawford (August 12, 1917 – September 24, 2008) was an American screenwriter and author who overcame the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy Era of the 1950s to become one of the entertainment industry's most successful television writers. Shows that Crawford wrote for include ''Star Trek'', ''Bonanza'', ''Quincy, M.E.'', ''Perry Mason'', and the ''Kraft Television Theatre''. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, Crawford attended the Chicago Art Institute and the Goodman Theatre school. His classmates at Goodman included Sam Wanamaker and Karl Malden, both of whom became his lifelong friends. Career Crawford began working in the television industry as a writer in the early 1950s. By 1953, he had contracted to work with both Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster. Shortly after he signed his contract to work with Lancaster, Crawford was summoned in 1953 to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee, which was investigating suspected Communist sympathiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Gammell
Robin Gammell (born September 22, 1936) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor."Transplanted to Hollywood". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 24, 1981. Career Gammell began acting as a junior ensemble member at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, playing roles including Robin Starveling in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Octavius in ''Julius Caesar'', Ariel in '' The Tempest'', and Malcolm in ''Macbeth''; he later reprised this role for the 1961 television film ''Macbeth'' opposite Sean Connery in the title role. He later moved on to film and television work, including the films ''The Pyx'' (1973), ''Lipstick'' (1976), '' Raid on Entebbe'' (1977), ''Rituals'' (1977), '' Full Circle'' (1977), '' The Concorde ... Airport '79'' (1979), ''Murder by Phone'' (1982), ''The Star Chamber'' (1983), '' Project X'' (1987) and '' Striker's Mountain'' (1987), recurring or starring roles in '' Wiseguy'', '' WIOU'', '' Street Legal'', ''Amazing Grace'', ''Millennium'', ''Manhattan, AZ'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert W
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Nelson
Barry Nelson (born Robert Haakon Nielsen; April 16, 1917 – April 7, 2007) was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond. Early life Nelson was born in San Francisco, the son of Norwegian immigrants, Betsy (née Christophersen) and Trygve Nielsen His year of birth has been subject to some debate, but is listed as 1917 on both his 1943 Army enlistment record and his 1993 voter registration records. Career With MGM, Nelson made his screen debut in the role as Paul Clark in ''Shadow of the Thin Man'' (1941) starring William Powell and Myrna Loy, with Donna Reed. He followed that with his role as Lew Rankin in the film noir ''Johnny Eager'' (1942) starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner. During his service in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, Nelson debuted on the Broadway stage in Moss Hart's play ''Winged Victory'' (1943) in the role of Bobby Grills. His next Broadway appearance was as Peter Sloan, playwright, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Garner (actor)
Martin Garner (July 9, 1927 – September 28, 2001) was an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of "Mr. Weinstein" in the 1983 film '' Twilight Zone: The Movie''. Born in Brooklyn, New York. Garner appeared in television programs including ''Barney Miller'', ''Taxi'', ''The John Larroquette Show'', ''Mr. Belvedere'', ''Cagney & Lacey'', '' St. Elsewhere'', ''Welcome Back, Kotter'', ''The A-Team'', ''The Bob Newhart Show'' and ''Kojak''. He also appeared in films such as ''My Favorite Year'', '' Airplane II: The Sequel'', ''Oh, God! You Devil'', ''The Frisco Kid'' and '' The Big Fix''. Garner died in September 2001 at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey. He was buried at Calverton National Cemetery in Long Island, New York Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Roberts (screenwriter)
Stanley Roberts (1916–1982) was an American screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the film ''The Caine Mutiny'' in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay. Partial filmography * ''Young Dynamite ''Young Dynamite'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Joseph O'Donnell and Stanley Roberts, adaptation by Arthur G. Durlam. The film stars Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, and Charlotte Henry. Cast lis ...'' (1937) References External links * 1916 births 1982 deaths American male screenwriters 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Tigar
Kenneth Tigar (born September 24, 1942) is an American actor, primarily on American television, and translator. Life Kenneth Leslie Tigar was born into a Jewish family in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and raised in the Greater Boston Area. He received his BA and Ph.D. in German literature from Harvard University. As an undergraduate, he was active in theater as both an actor and a director. He spent a year at the University of Göttingen and performed in Vienna and other European cities. Career He has appeared in numerous television shows, including starring as the short-tempered Captain Jensen in '' L.A. Heat'' from 1997 to 1999, appearing in a total of 47 episodes. He guest-starred in two episodes of '' Cheers'', playing different characters – "The Boys in the Bar" in Season 1 as a gay character called Fred, and later in Season 4's " Don Juan Is Hell", as a professor of Diane's. Tigar's film roles include playing a bomb squad leader in ''Lethal Weapon 2'' (1989) and ''Lethal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Roche
Eugene Harrison Roche (September 22, 1928 – July 28, 2004) was an American actor and the original " Ajax Man" in 1970s television commercials. Personal life Roche was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Mary M. (née Finnegan) and Robert F. Roche, who was at the time serving in the U.S. Navy. He served in the U.S. Army after graduating from high school. He married Marjory Perkins in 1953. The couple had nine children, including actor Eamonn Roche and Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Sean Roche. They divorced in 1981. Eugene Roche remarried in 1982 and remained married to his second wife, Anntoni C. Roche (née Bratman), until his death in 2004. Career After playing theater on various stages since 1953, Roche made his Broadway debut in 1961 as a bit player in the play ''Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole'' with Darren McGavin and went on to appear in ''Mother Courage'' with Anne Bancroft in 1963, and in ''The White House'' with Helen Hayes in 1964.Vallance, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Cintron
Sharon Cintron (born January 16, 1945, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1963 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. She later held a recurring role on the TV series ''Baretta''. Filmography Films * ''How Sweet It Is!'' (1968) .... Agatzi Girl Television *Kaz-A Little Shuck and a Whole Lotta Jive (1978-09-10) * "Baretta" **Woman Trouble (1978-03-23) .... Mimi **Just for Laughs (1978-02-09) .... Mimi **New Girl in Town (1977-09-28) .... Mimi **Everybody Pays the Fare (1977-02-23) .... Mimi **Don't Kill the Sparrow (1977-01-12) .... Mimi **Can't Win for Losin' (1976-12-15) .... Mimi **Shoes (1976-10-27) .... Mimi **They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To (1976-10-20) .... Mimi **Runaway Cowboy (1976-10-06) - Mimi **Dead Man Out (1976-03-03) - Mimi **The Blood Bond (1976-02-18) - Mimi **Murder for Me (1976-01-14) - Mimi **When Dues Come Down (1975-11-12) - Mimi **The Fire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
