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Killing At Hell's Gate
''Killing at Hell's Gate'' is a 1981 American TV movie. Cast * Robert Urich * Deborah Raffin *Lee Purcell Lee Purcell (born Lee Jeune Williams; June 15, 1947) is an American actress who worked primarily in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Purcell was born Lee Jeune Williams at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (North Carolina), the elder daug ... Reception The ''New York Times'' said "Much of the film is devoted to Mr. Urich as he tries to bring the rafting party to safety. Periodically, there is romance. There is even some talk about the disappearing blue herons. But the driving force behind this adventure yarn is the scenery." The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it a "routine adventure yarn" with a "good cast and suspenseful finale".TELEVISION REVIEWS: Flabby 'Death of a Centerfold' Los Angeles Times 31 Oct 1981: c11. References External linksKilling at Hell's Gateat BFIKilling at Hell's Gateat Letterbox DVDKilling at Hell's Gateat IMDb 1981 television films Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hutson
Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese surname * Lý (Vietnamese surname) or Lí (李), a common Vietnamese surname * Lee (Korean surname) or Rhee or Yi (Hanja , Hangul or ), a common Korean surname * Lee (English surname), a common English surname * List of people with surname Lee ** List of people with surname Li ** List of people with the Korean family name Lee Geography United Kingdom * Lee, Devon * Lee, Hampshire * Lee, London * Lee, Mull, a location in Argyll and Bute * Lee, Northumberland, a location * Lee, Shropshire, a location * Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire * Lee District (Metropolis) * The Lee, Buckinghamshire, parish and village name, formally known as Lee * River Lee - alternative name for River Lea United States * Lee, California * Lee, Florida * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Jameson
Jerry Jameson (born November 26, 1934) is an American television program, television and film director, film editing, editor and film producer, producer. Biography Highly prolific, he began career in 1964 as an editor on the episode "List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes#ep115, The Song Festers" of ''The Andy Griffith Show'', soon moving to work as an associate producer or editorial supervisor (sometimes both) on hundreds of episodes of numerous different television series, from 1965 through 1970. Jameson started directing with the 1971 episode "Dan August#ep20, Trackdown" of the series ''Dan August'', before going on to direct over 100 episodes of shows like ''The Six Million Dollar Man,'' ''Ironside (1967 TV series), Ironside,'' ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas,'' ''Murder, She Wrote,'' and ''Walker, Texas Ranger.'' He also directed numerous made-for-TV movies and theatrical motion pictures, including ''Airport '77'', ''Raise the Titanic (film), Raise the Titanic'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Urich
Robert Michael Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American film, television, and stage actor, and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series. Urich began his career in television in the early 1970s. After guest stints and roles in short-lived television series, he won a co-starring role in the action/crime drama series ''S.W.A.T.'' in 1975. In 1978, he landed the lead role of Dan Tanna in the crime drama series ''Vega$'', which aired on ABC from 1978 to June 1981, and earned him two Golden Globe Award nominations. In addition to his work in television, Urich also co starred in several feature films, including ''Magnum Force'' (1973), ''The Ice Pirates'' (1984), and ''Turk 182'' (1985). From 1985 to 1988, he portrayed the title role in the detective television series '' Spenser: For Hire'', based on Robert B. Parker's series of mystery novels. In 1988, he began hosting the documentary series ''Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Raffin
Deborah Iona Raffin (March 13, 1953 – November 21, 2012) was an American actress, model and audiobook publisher. Early life Raffin was born in Los Angeles, California, to actress Trudy Marshall and Phillip Jordan Raffin, a restaurateur and business executive. Her father was Jewish, and her mother was from a Christian background; Raffin identified with Judaism. Career Like her mother, Raffin appeared as a model on numerous magazine covers including '' 'Teen'', ''Seventeen'' and ''Good Housekeeping'' in the 1970s and 1980s and acted in several 1970s Hollywood films. She co-starred with Joseph Bottoms in the Gregory Peck-produced film '' The Dove'' (1974). Her 1976 television movie, ''Nightmare in Badham County'', became a theatrical hit in mainland China, making Raffin a star there and leading to her later becoming the first Western actress ever to undertake a movie promotion tour in that country. She was nominated for both a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and a Razzie Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Purcell
Lee Purcell (born Lee Jeune Williams; June 15, 1947) is an American actress who worked primarily in the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Purcell was born Lee Jeune Williams at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (North Carolina), the elder daughter of Major Frank D. Williams Jr., a highly decorated Marine Corps pilot who was killed while on active duty when she was a child. Her mother, Lee ( McKnight) Williams (1925-2014), remarried, to Dr. Donald I. "Don" Purcell, a U.S. Navy doctor assigned to the Marine Corps. Lee Purcell has a younger sister, Paige Wooldridge. She graduated from Paragould High School in 1965 and briefly attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri as a dance and theatre student until she was expelled. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Higgins
Joel Franklin Higgins (born September 28, 1943) is an American actor and singer with a stage career spanning over 40 years. Life and career A graduate of Michigan State University where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity, Higgins initially performed in coffeehouses to help pay his way through school. After leaving with a degree in advertising and working for six months for General Motors, Higgins went to Europe to perform. In 1968, Higgins enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Camp Casey in Korea, serving as the Special Services Sergeant in charge of Entertainment. Following his Army days, he and several friends wrote a musical revue called ''The Green Apple Nasties''. After leaving the Army, he sold the show to a producer and went on the road for two and a half years. During a performance in Louisville, Kentucky, Higgins was approached by a producer who asked him to play Sky Masterson in a regional theater production of ''Guys and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George DiCenzo
George Ralph DiCenzo (April 21, 1940 – August 9, 2010) was an American actor, and one-time associate producer for ''Dark Shadows''. He was in the show business for over 30 years, with extensive film, TV, stage, and commercial credits. DiCenzo notably played Marty's grandfather Sam Baines in the film ''Back to the Future''. He also had a minor role in William Peter Blatty's ''The Exorcist III''. Life and career DiCenzo was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He appeared in more than 30 feature films, including ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), '' The Choirboys'' (1977), ''The Frisco Kid'' (1979), ''The Ninth Configuration'' (1980), ''Back to the Future'' (1985), '' About Last Night'' (1986), '' Walk Like a Man'' (1987), ''The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'' (1988), '' 18 Again!'' (1988), ''Sing'' (1989) and ''The Exorcist III'' (1990). He appeared in ''Hotel'', directed by Mike Figgis, and '' Tempted'', directed by Bill Bennett. He also played the late baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Burke (actor)
Paul Raymond Burke (July 21, 1926 – September 13, 2009) was an American actor best known for his lead roles in two 1960s ABC television series, '' Naked City'' and '' 12 O'Clock High''. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of New York Police Department detective Adam Flint in ''Naked City''."Naked City actor Paul Burke dies", ''Laredo Morning Times'', Laredo, Texas, September 14, 2009, p. 9A Life and career Burke was born in New Orleans, the son of Santa Maria (née Palermo) and Martin Joseph "Marty" Burke, a boxer who fought Gene Tunney and later owned a restaurant and nightclub known as Marty Burke's in the New Orleans French Quarter. After training at the Pasadena Playhouse, Burke's film career began with a small role in the movie ''Golden Girl.'' Early in his career, Burke guest-starred in the syndicated series ''Highway Patrol'' and ''Men of Annapolis.'' In 1956–57, Burke was cast as Dr. Noah McCann in ''Noah's Ark,'' a weekly program produced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Roth
''Wimbledon'' is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Richard Loncraine. The film stars Paul Bettany as a journeyman tennis pro (once ranked 11th) and Kirsten Dunst as an up-and-coming tennis star. Sam Neill and Jon Favreau co-star. Plot Peter Colt, a British professional tennis player in his thirties whose ranking has slipped from 11th to 119th in the world, has never really had to fight for anything, as his wealthy family allowed him to easily pursue his tennis ambitions. Though he earns a wildcard spot to the Wimbledon tournament, he feels it's time to admit he's getting too old to compete with fitter up-and-coming younger players and intends, after this last Wimbledon, to take a job with a prestigious tennis club. As Wimbledon begins, he bumps into Lizzie Bradbury, the American rising star of female tennis. They fall in love and her interest in him changes his entire perception, even giving him the strength to win again. As their love grows, Peter's game becomes be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John F
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Butler (cinematographer)
Wilmer C. Butler ASC (born April 7, 1921) is an American former cinematographer. He is known for his work on ''The Conversation'' (1974), ''Jaws'' (1975), and three ''Rocky'' sequels. Butler also completed '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) after Haskell Wexler was fired from the production, and was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Early life and education Wilmer C. Butler was born on April 7, 1921, in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Butler spent the first five years of his life living in a log cabin on a homestead in Colorado, where his parents were farmers. He moved with his parents to Henry County when he was 5 years old and raised in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, a small college town. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1940. He graduated with a degree in engineering from the University of Iowa. Early career Butler began his career as an engineer at a radio station in Gary, Indiana. He subsequently moved to Chicago, where he helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Entertainment Production
CBS Productions, Inc. was a production arm of the CBS television network (an initialism of Columbia Broadcasting System, along with its parent company CBS Television Studios, Inc.; the radio network was founded in 1927), now a part of Paramount Global, formed in 1952 to produce shows in-house, instead of relying solely on outside productions. One of its first productions was ''Studio One'', a drama anthology series. Later productions of note included the original '' Perry Mason'', '' The Twilight Zone'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''The Wild Wild West'', '' Hawaii Five-O'', '' Rescue 911'', '' Touched by an Angel'', '' Walker, Texas Ranger'' and 1998–2006 episodes of '' The King of Queens'', the ''CSI'' franchise and season 1 of '' 90210''. History Prior to 1984, CBS Productions was credited in its entertainment programs in the ending scroll merely as CBS Television Network, Inc.. In 1979, CBS struck a deal with Trident Television Associates to bring the telemovies for off-net syndicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
