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Lancer (TV Series)
''Lancer'' is an American Western series that aired Tuesdays at 7:30 pm (EST) on CBS from September 24, 1968, to June 23, 1970.McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television''. Penguin Books USA, Inc. . Pp. 461-462. The series stars Andrew Duggan as a father with two half-brother sons, played by James Stacy and Wayne Maunder. Synopsis Duggan starred as Murdoch Lancer, the patriarch of the Lancer family. Maunder played Scott Lancer, the educated older son and a veteran of the Union Army. Stacy played gunslinger Johnny Madrid Lancer. Paul Brinegar appeared as Jelly Hoskins and Elizabeth Baur played Murdoch Lancer's ward Teresa O'Brien. ''Lancer'' lasted for 51 hour-long episodes and was shot in color. It was rerun on CBS during the summer of 1971.Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1979). ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows: 1946-Present''. Ballantine Books. . P. 335. Cast * James Stacy as Johnny Madrid Lancer * Andrew Duggan as Murdoch Lancer * Wayne Maunder as Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West" and depicted in Western media as a hostile, sparsely populated frontier in a state of near-total lawlessness patrolled by outlaws, sheriffs, and numerous other stock "gunslinger" characters. Western narratives often concern the gradual attempts to tame the crime-ridden American West using wider themes of justice, freedom, rugged individualism, Manifest Destiny, and the national history and identity of the United States. History The first films that belong to the Western genre are a series of short single reel silents made in 1894 by Edison Studios at their Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. These featured veterans of ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West'' show exhibiting skills acquired by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Television
20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Century-Fox Television, and TCF Television Productions, Inc.) is an American television production company that is a division of Disney Television Studios, part of The Walt Disney Company. The original incarnation of 20th Television was the syndication and distribution arm of 20th Century Fox Television until it was folded into Disney–ABC Domestic Television in 2020. 20th Television was part of The Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox's assets in 2019. The company's current name was adopted in 2020 when Disney dropped "Fox" from the names of acquired 21st Century Fox assets. Divisions 20th Television has divisions from pre-Disney and post-Disney. *20th Century Fox Television Distribution (2011-2020) - a television distribution arm of 20th Century Fox Television for all Fox-produced and/or acquired programming. The company operates from 2011 to 2020. * FNM/FWP (1990-1994) - the TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Hagen
Kevin Hagen (April 3, 1928 – July 9, 2005) was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Hiram Baker on NBC's ''Little House on the Prairie (TV series), Little House on the Prairie.'' Early life Hagen was born in Chicago, Illinois, to professional ballroom dancers, Haakon Olaf Hagen and Marvel Lucile Wadsworth. After his father deserted the family, Hagen was raised by his mother, grandmother, and aunts. As a 15-year-old, he relocated to Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, where one of his aunts had taken a teaching job. Hagen attended Portland's Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon), Jefferson High School. His family returned to Chicago, and he attended Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, Corvallis and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, from which he received a degree in international relations. Hagen spent a year in law school at the University of California, Los Angeles, and was employed by the U.S. State Department in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Garland
Beverly Lucy Garland (née Fessenden; October 17, 1926 – December 5, 2008) was an American actress. Her work in feature films primarily consisted of small parts in a few major productions or leads in low-budget action or science-fiction movies. On television, however, she had prominent recurring roles on several popular series. She may be best remembered as Barbara Harper Douglas, the woman who married widower Steve Douglas ( Fred MacMurray) in the latter years of the sitcom ''My Three Sons''. She played in that role from 1969 until the series concluded in 1972. In the 1980s, she co-starred as Dotty West, the mother of Kate Jackson's character, in the CBS television series ''Scarecrow and Mrs. King''. She had a recurring role as Ginger Jackson on '' 7th Heaven''. In 1957–1958, she starred in the TV crime-drama ''Decoy'', which ran for 39 episodes. Early life and career Beverly Lucy Fessenden was born on October 17, 1926, in Santa Cruz, California, the daughter of Amelia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Elliott
Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Elliott is known for his distinctive lanky physique, full mustache, and a deep, sonorous voice. He began his film career with minor appearances in ''The Way West'' (1967), ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969), season five of '' Mission: Impossible'' and guest-starred on television in the Western ''Gunsmoke'' (1972) and the television films '' Murder in Texas'' (1981) and '' The Shadow Riders'' (1982). He starred in '' Frogs'' (1972). His film breakthrough was in the drama ''Lifeguard'' (1976). He then appeared in several Louis L'Amour adaptations such as '' The Quick and the Dead'' (1987) and '' Conagher'' (1991), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Elam
William Scott "Jack" Elam (November 13, 1920 – October 20, 2003) was an American film and television actor best known for his numerous roles as villains in Western films and, later in his career, comedies (sometimes spoofing his villainous image). His most distinguishing physical quality was his misaligned eye. Before his career in acting, he took several jobs in finance and served two years in the United States Navy during World War II. Elam performed in 73 movies and in at least 41 television series. Early life Born in 1920 in Miami, Arizonaa small mining town located 85 miles east of PhoenixJack was one of two children of Alice Amelia (née Kerby) and Millard Elam."Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930", William Scott Elam, Miami, Gilda County, Arizona, November 13, 1920, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Arizona State Board of Health, Phoenix. Microfilm image of original birth certificate signed by attending physician Cyril M. Crow, M.D.; retrieved via on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Dern
Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver Bear for Best Actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Coming Home'' (1978) and the Academy Award for Best Actor for ''Nebraska'' (2013). He is also a BAFTA Award, two-time Genie Award, and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee. A member of The Actors Studio, he rose to prominence during the New Hollywood era, through roles in films such as '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969), '' The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant'' (1971), '' The Cowboys'', '' Silent Running'', and '' The King of Marvin Gardens'' (all 1972). Other notable films include '' The Great Gatsby'' (1974), '' Posse'' (1975), '' Family Plot'' (1976), '' Black Sunday'' (1977), '' The Driver'' (1978), '' Tattoo'' (1981), '' That Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Corby
Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series '' The Waltons'', for which she won three Emmy Awards. She was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Aunt Trina in '' I Remember Mama'' (1948). Early life Ellen Hansen was born in Racine, Wisconsin, to immigrant parents from Denmark. She grew up in Philadelphia. An interest in amateur theater while in high school led her to Atlantic City in 1932, where she briefly worked as a chorus girl. She moved to Hollywood that same year and got a job as a script girl at RKO Studios and Hal Roach Studios, where she often worked on '' Our Gang'' comedies, alongside her future husband, cinematographer Francis Corby. She held that position for the next 12 years and took acting lessons on the side. Career Although she had bit parts in more than 30 films in the 1930s an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Brady
Scott Brady (born Gerard Kenneth Tierney; September 13, 1924 – April 16, 1985) was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in Western films and as a ubiquitous television presence. He played the title role in the television series ''Shotgun Slade'' (1959-1961). Early years Gerard Kenneth Tierney was born in Brooklyn to Lawrence and Mary Alice (née Crowley) Tierney; his father was an Irish-American policeman who was chief of the New York City Aqueduct Police force. His older and younger brothers were fellow actors Lawrence and Edward Tierney, respectively. He took his screen name from a friend's short story in which the hero, a boxer, was named Scott Brady. Brady was reared in suburban Westchester County, New York. He was nicknamed "Roddy" in his youth. He attended Roosevelt and St. Michael's high schools, where he lettered in basketball, football, and track. He aspired to become a football coach or a radio announcer, but instead enlisted in the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Beery, Jr
Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 – November 1, 1994) was an American actor often specializing in warm, friendly character roles similar to many portrayed by his Oscar-winning uncle, Wallace Beery. Unlike his more famous uncle, however, Beery Jr. seldom broke away from playing supporting roles. Active as an actor in films or television for well over half a century, he was best known for playing James Garner's character's father, Joseph "Rocky" Rockford, in the NBC television series ''The Rockford Files'' (1974–1980). His father, Noah Nicholas Beery (known professionally as Noah Beery or Noah Beery Sr.) enjoyed a similarly lengthy film career as an extremely prominent supporting actor in major films, although the elder Beery was also frequently a leading man during the silent film era. Life and career Beery was born in New York City, New York, where his father was working as a stage actor. He was given his nickname "Pidge" by George M. Cohan's sister Josie. The fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Don Baker
Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is an American character actor and a life member of the Actors Studio. He established himself as an action star with supporting roles as a mysterious cowboy drifter in ''Guns of the Magnificent Seven'' (1969), and as a deputy sheriff in the western ''Wild Rovers'' (1971), before receiving fame for his roles as a mafia hitman in ''Charley Varrick'' (1973), real-life Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser in the action film '' Walking Tall'' (1973), a brute force detective in '' Mitchell'' (1975), deputy sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III in '' Final Justice'' (1985), and police chief Jerry Karlin in the action-comedy '' Fletch'' (1985). He is also known for his appearances as both a villain and an ally in three James Bond films: as Brad Whitaker in ''The Living Daylights'' (1987) and as CIA Agent Jack Wade in ''GoldenEye'' (1995) and ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' (1997). Life and career Baker was born in Groesbeck, Texas, the son of Edna (née McDona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Bona Film Group, Heyday Films, and Visiona Romantica and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is a co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, and China. It features a large ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie. Set in 1969 Los Angeles, the film follows a fading actor and his stunt double as they navigate the rapidly changing film industry, with the looming threat of the Tate murders hanging overhead. It features "multiple storylines in a modern fairy tale tribute to the final moments of Hollywood's golden age." Announced in July 2017, it is the first Tarantino film not to involve Bob and Harvey Weinstein, as Tarantino ended his partnership with the brothers following the sexual abuse allegations against the latter. After a bidding war, the film was distributed by Sony Pictures, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
