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Lassiter (film)
''Lassiter'' (also known as ''The Magnificent Thief'') is a 1984 American heist spy film starring Tom Selleck and Jane Seymour. The movie was made to cash in on Selleck's popularity as the character Thomas Magnum in the television show ''Magnum, P.I.'', but it failed to return its budget at the box-office on release. The ''Magnum, P.I.'' connection is perhaps most clearly seen by the movie poster tagline: ''The Magnum Man Hits the Big Screen with a Vengeance''. Plot Nick Lassiter (Tom Selleck) is a gentleman jewel thief in 1939 London, England. He is arrested by the police after breaking into a London mansion and, after being a member of a phony lineup in which he is positively identified by a law enforcement plant, British law enforcement and the FBI blackmail Lassiter to break into the German Embassy and steal $10 million in Nazi diamonds from a German spy ( Lauren Hutton), but first he must locate their hiding place. The gems are en route to South America and will be sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Chorney
Steven Chorney (born 1951 in Washington, D.C.) is an American artist, graphic designer and illustrator with a primary focus in the motion picture industry.Artinsights Magazine, Exclusive Interview with Steven Chorney, October 2009 http://www.artinsightsmagazine.com/ArtInsights_magazine/Steve_Chorney.html Biography Early life and career Steven Chorney was born in 1951 in Washington, DC. Raised in Buffalo, NY, and having no formal art education, Chorney moved to Southern California in 1971 to pursue his dream of becoming a visual artist. "My father was trained as a commercial artist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It may be said that he made the largest impact on my decision to follow this chosen field."Chuck Redux, Interview with Steven Chorney--Movie Poster & TV Campaign Artist, March 10, 2009 http://blog.chuckjones.com/chuck_redux/2009/03/interview-with-steven-chorneymovie-poster-campaign-artist.html Chorney landed a position with a small independent agency on the Sunset Strip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Bond-Owen
Nicholas Bond-Owen (born 13 November 1968) (sometimes billed as Nick or Nicholas Owen) is a child actor of the 1970s and 1980s best known for playing Tristram Fourmile in all five series of the popular comedy ''George and Mildred'' and in the film of the same name. Biography Born in Ashford, Surrey in 1968 as Nicholas Owen, to parents Diane and Sid Owen, he got into acting by accident after his older brother signed with a child model agency. As there were already several Nicholas Owens registered as actors with Equity, he needed to pick a new name. As a fan of James Bond he chose 'Bond' and so became Bond-Owen. He went to school at Abbotsford County Secondary school in Ashford from 1980 to 1984 and then on to Spelthorne College until 1986, where he studied photography. His first film role was as Kevin in ''Confessions from a Holiday Camp'' (1977). Other film appearances included Little Boy in ''Rhubarb Rhubarb'' (1980), Tristram Fourmile in ''George and Mildred'' (1980), and Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Warbeck
David Warbeck (born David Mitchell; 17 November 1941 – 23 July 1997) was a New Zealand actor and model best known for his roles in European exploitation and horror films. A native of Christchurch, New Zealand, Warbeck became involved in local theatre there, which led to him receiving a scholarship to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London in 1965. After attending for four terms, Warbeck dropped out and began working as a model. He made his feature film debut in John Hough's '' Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood'' (1969), reuniting with the director again for 1971's ''Twins of Evil''. Throughout the 1970s, Warbeck appeared in numerous international exploitation films, including '' A Fistful of Dynamite'' (1971) and ''Black Snake'' (1974), which established him as a niche action film star. In 1981, Warbeck starred in two films for Italian horror director Lucio Fulci: '' The Black Cat'' and '' The Beyond''. He went on to appear in several independent and exploitatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Coburn (actor)
Brian Coburn (15 December 1936 - 28 December 1989) was an English actor who portrayed himself as Scottish His stage work included appearances with the Old Vic and the Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ..., as well as in the West End. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1965 to 1989, until his death, aged 53. Filmography References External links * 1936 births 1989 deaths Scottish male stage actors male film actors British male stage actors British male film actors Place of birth missing 20th-century British male actors {{Scotland-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Mayne
Belinda Mayne is a British actress who has appeared in film, television and theatre in Germany, the UK, and the US since 1974 when she made her first appearance in ''Strangers''. Partial filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayne, Belinda English television actresses English film actresses 1954 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Towb
Harry Towb (27 July 1925 – 24 July 2009) was an actor from Northern Ireland. Early life and career Towb was born in Larne, County Antrim, to a History of the Jews in Russia, Russian-Jewish father and an History of the Jews in Ireland, Irish-Jewish mother; he once claimed he was the only Jews, Jew ever born in Larne. After his parents divorced, he moved with his mother and sister to north Belfast, where he attended the Finiston School and Technical College. He enlisted in the British Army during World War II and managed a military canteen, but was discharged once it emerged that he had lied about his age. He then appeared on stage with a touring theatre company in Ireland, in repertory theatre in England and in London's West End theatre, West End, where he had a role in the musical adaptation of ''Bar Mitzvah Boy (musical), Bar Mitzvah Boy''. He also appeared in ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' at the Royal National Theatre, National Theatre in 2004. He made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Skellern
Peter Skellern (14 March 1947 – 17 February 2017) was an English singer-songwriter and pianist who rose to fame in the 1970s. He had two Hit song, top twenty hits on the UK Singles Chart - "You're a Lady" (1972), which typifies his signature use of brass bands and choral arrangements for a nostalgic and romantic feel, and "Hold On to Love (Peter Skellern song), Hold On to Love" (1975). In the 1980s, Skellern formed the band Oasis (1980s band), Oasis with Julian Lloyd Webber and Mary Hopkin and established a musical comedy partnership with Richard Stilgoe in cabaret. Over his career, Skellern wrote and performed music for film, television and stage, notably writing and starring in ''Happy Endings'', a 1981 BBC anthology series of comic musical plays. Skellern's songs have been recorded by Andy Williams, Davy Jones (musician), Davy Jones, Brigitte Bardot, Ringo Starr and Jack Jones (American singer), Jack Jones, amongst others. After developing an inoperable brain tumour, Skeller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Malcolm
Christopher Malcolm (19 August 1946 – 15 February 2014) was a Scottish actor and theatrical producer. He first achieved notoriety for his role as Brad Majors in the original stage production of ''The Rocky Horror Show''. Early life and education Malcolm was born in Aberdeen and was brought up in Canada after his family emigrated to British Columbia in the late 1940s. He attended the University of British Columbia, where he worked and studied theatre. Career After university, he returned to the UK and began his professional career with the Royal Shakespeare Company (1966–68). He appeared in at least ten productions and worked with directors including Peter Hall, Trevor Nunn and John Barton. Throughout the 1970s, he worked continuously in theatre and film, appearing in many Royal Court productions including the award-winning musical, ''The Rocky Horror Show'' creating the role of Brad Majors. He appeared in films including ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (as Zev Senesca, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Peel
Edward Peel is an English television and stage actor. He was described by ''The Times'' in 2010 as a "veteran star of TV dramas" and "a familiar face on television for the past 40 years". Early life and education Peel trained as an actor at Rose Bruford College. Career His television roles include Lennie in ''The Sweeney'' episode "Bait" with George Sewell (1978), Pieterzoon in ''Shogun'' (1980) and Ted Turton in ''Minder'' episode "Broken Arrow" (1982). He played police officers in ongoing episodes of both ''Juliet Bravo'' (1983–1985) and '' Cracker'' (1993–1995) and played two different roles in ''Emmerdale Farm'' (Tom Merrick: 1981-1982, Tony Cairns: 1997-1998). He played Kane, the main villain in the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' Dragonfire'' (1987). He also appeared as different characters in two episodes of '' Heartbeat'', playing the part of a bank manager in the first series and later appearing as Clifford Chappell in episode 17 of series 15 entitled "Get Back". Peel als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the Chancellor of Germany, chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of in 1934. During his dictatorship, he initiated European theatre of World War II, World War II in Europe by invasion of Poland, invading Poland on 1 September 1939. He was closely involved in military operations throughout the war and was central to the perpetration of the Holocaust: the genocide of Holocaust victims, about six million Jews and millions of other victims. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary and was raised near Linz. He lived in Vienna later in the first decade of the 1900s and moved to Germany in 1913. He was decorated during his Military career of Adolf Hitler, service in the German Army in Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi
Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Nazi Germany. During Hitler's rise to power in 1930s Europe, it was frequently referred to as Hitlerism (german: Hitlerfaschismus). The later related term " neo-Nazism" is applied to other far-right groups with similar ideas which formed after the Second World War. Nazism is a form of fascism, with disdain for liberal democracy and the parliamentary system. It incorporates a dictatorship, fervent antisemitism, anti-communism, scientific racism, and the use of eugenics into its creed. Its extreme nationalism originated in pan-Germanism and the ethno-nationalist '' Völkisch'' movement which had been a prominent aspect of German nationalism since the late 19th century, and it was strongly influenced by the paramilitary groups that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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