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Outlaws (1986 TV Series)
''Outlaws'' is an American science fiction western television series which aired Saturday nights on CBS from December 28, 1986 until May 30, 1987. The original series began as a 2-hour pilot movie, and was followed by eleven one-hour episodes. Plot The story begins in Houston, Texas in 1899, as Sheriff Jonathan Grail tried to round up the villainous four-man Pike Gang, of which he had once been a member. After cornering the gang in a stormy Native American graveyard, a bolt of lightning struck all five men - transporting them 87 years forward in time to 1986. With no way to get back to their original time, the five men agreed to a truce, and started a private investigation/detective agency to pay their bills. The five men, now working as the "Double Eagle Detection Agency," helped right wrongs, protected the downtrodden, and fought off drug lords and gang leaders, all while continuing to operate with 19th-century weaponry, including revolvers and shotguns. Several of the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas J
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname. The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers. Origins The name is derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (''Nikolaos''), understood to mean 'victory of the people', being a compound of νίκη ''nikē'' 'victory' and λαός ''laos'' 'people'.. An ancient paretymology of the latter is that originates from λᾶς ''las'' ( contracted form of λᾶας ''laas'') meaning 'stone' or 'rock', as in Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha recreated the people after they had vanished in a catastrophic deluge, by throwing stones behind their shoulders while they kept marching on. The name became popular through Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia, the inspirat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Werner
Peter H. Werner (born January 17, 1947, in New York City, New York (state), New York) is an American film director, film and television director. Biography Werner was born to a American Jews, Jewish family, in New York City, New York, one of three children born to Elizabeth (née Grumbach) and Henry Werner.New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths WERNER, ELIZABETH GRUMBACH" February 17, 2003 He has one sister, Patsy Werner Hanson, and one brother, Tom Werner. In 1977, Werner won the Academy Awards, Oscar for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film for directing the short film ''In the Region of Ice''. Since then he worked on primarily directing television amassing a number of televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Eggar
Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (born 5 March 1939) is a retired British-American actress. After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler's thriller ''The Collector'' (1965), which earned her a Golden Globe Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She later appeared as Emma Fairfax in ''Doctor Dolittle'' (1967) and the American drama '' The Molly Maguires'' (1970). In the early 1970s Eggar moved to the United States and Canada, where she later starred in several horror films, including ''The Dead Are Alive'' (1972), '' The Uncanny'' (1977) and David Cronenberg's cult thriller ''The Brood'' (1979). Eggar has also worked as a voice actress, as Hera in Walt Disney's ''Hercules'' (1997) and in several video games, including '' Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned'' and '' 007: Nightfire''. Her television work includes roles on ''Fanta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynne Moody
Emmalyn Paulette Moody (born February 17, 1950), known professionally as Lynne Moody, is an American film and television actress. Beginning her career in the early 1970s, Moody is best known her roles as Tracy Curtis–Taylor in the ABC television sitcom ''That's My Mama'' (1974–1975), Irene Harvey in ''Roots'' (1977), '' Roots: The Next Generations'' (1979), and Patricia Williams in ''Knots Landing'' (1988–1990). Biography Early life and education Born in Detroit, Michigan, Moody was raised in Evanston, Illinois, a north suburb of Chicago, Illinois. Moody's mother was a social worker, her father worked as a doctor for a Chicago-area hospital. For high school, Moody attended Evanston Township High School, graduating in 1963. Moody worked as a stewardess prior to relocating to Los Angeles for her acting career. Career In 1970, Moody moved to Los Angeles where she was initially hired to work as a playboy bunny at a Playboy Club. While working at the Playboy Club, Moody studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy McPeak
Sandy McPeak (February 21, 1936 – December 31, 1997) was an American actor best known for such films and television series as ''Winnetka Road'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Centennial'', ''Ode to Billy Joe'', ''Patton'', '' The Osterman Weekend'', ''Kelly's Heroes'' and ''Blue Thunder ''Blue Thunder'' is a 1983 American action thriller film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Gordon Carroll, Phil Feldman, and Andrew Fogelson and directed by John Badham. The Blue Thunder helicopter itself did exist as two copies of modifie ...''. Biography Sandy McPeak died of a heart attack in Nevada City, California on 31 December 1997. Filmography Film Television References External links * * American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 1936 births 1997 deaths {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denny Miller
Denny Scott Miller (born Dennis Linn Miller; April 25, 1934 – September 9, 2014) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his regular role as Duke Shannon on ''Wagon Train'', his guest-starring appearances on ''Gilligan's Island'' and ''Charlie's Angels'', and his 1959 film role as Tarzan. Background A native of Bloomington, Indiana, the 6'4' Miller was a basketball player for the UCLA Bruins at UCLA, where his father was a physical education instructor. In his senior year, while he was working as a furniture mover to pay for school, Miller was discovered on Sunset Boulevard by a Hollywood agent who signed him with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His screen test was directed by George Cukor. Acting career Miller became the first blond Tarzan in '' Tarzan, the Ape Man'' (1959), a cheapie/quickie which lifted most of its footage from earlier Johnny Weissmuller movies. Miller had been recommended by someone else considered for the role, William Smith, later a star of the NBC '' Lare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Hong
James Hong (; born February 22, 1929) is an American actor, producer and director. He has worked in numerous productions in American media since the 1950s, portraying a variety of roles. With more than 650 film and television credits as of 2022, he is one of the most prolific actors of all time. Hong became known to audiences through starring in the detective series ''The New Adventures of Charlie Chan'' (1957–1958), and through frequent appearances on many television shows including the original ''Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Hawaii Five-O'' (1969–1974), ''Bonanza'' (1960), Perry Mason (1957 TV series), ''Perry Mason'' (1962–1963), ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (1965–1966), I Spy (1965 TV series), ''I Spy'' (1965–1967), and Kung Fu (1972 TV series), ''Kung Fu'' (1972–1975). He has appeared in numerous films, in both comedic and dramatic roles, including Kahn the butler in ''Chinatown (1974 film), Chinatown'' (1974) and its sequel ''The Two Jakes'' (1990), Hanniba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Harris
Julius W. Harris (August 17, 1923 – October 17, 2004) was an American actor who appeared in more than 70 movies and numerous television series in a career that spanned four decades. Harris is best known for his roles in 1970s films such as '' Live and Let Die'' and the blaxploitation films '' Super Fly'', '' Black Caesar'' and ''Hell Up in Harlem''. Early life and career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a dancer mother and musician father, Harris worked as a nurse, and a bouncer in New York City jazz clubs. Before he began his acting career, Harris served as a medic in the United States Army during World War II. After hanging out with many struggling actors, he took a dare and auditioned for his first role and was cast as the father in '' Nothing But a Man'', a critically acclaimed 1964 film about black life in the South starring Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln. Some of his most prominent roles included the villainous, steel-armed Tee Hee in the James Bond film '' Live and L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary-Margaret Humes
Mary-Margaret Humes is an American actress. She won the Miss Florida USA pageant and was third runner up in the 1975 Miss USA. Humes later began working as a television actress, appearing in a more than 50 shows, most notable playing Gail Leery, the title character's mother in the WB drama series ''Dawson's Creek'' from 1998 to 2003. Life and career Humes was born at Mercy Hospital in Watertown, New York. She attended Watertown High School ('72) and competed as Miss Thousand Islands in the 1974 Miss New York State contest. She won the Miss Florida USA pageant and was third runner up in the 1975 Miss USA pageant behind eventual winner and fellow actress Summer Bartholomew of California. In 1981, Humes made her big screen debut as the Vestal Virgin Miriam in the Mel Brooks's comedy film ''History of the World, Part I''. Later Aaron Spelling cast her for the pilot for the action-adventure series ''Velvet'' alongside Leah Ayres, Shari Belafonte, and Sheree J. Wilson. During 1980s, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Taylor-Young
Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1945) is an American actress who has appeared on stage, screen, podcast, radio and television. The most famous films in which she had important roles include '' I Love You, Alice B. Toklas'' (1968), '' The Horsemen'' (1971), ''The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight'' (1971), ''Soylent Green'' (1973), and '' Jagged Edge'' (1985). Early life Young was born in Washington, D.C. She added the surname Young, the surname of her stepfather, Donald E. Young, a Detroit executive. Her father was a diplomat, and her younger siblings are actress/sculptor Dey Young and writer/director/producer Lance Young. The siblings were raised in Oakland County, Michigan. Leigh graduated from Groves High School, Beverly Hills, Michigan in 1962. Before attending Northwestern University as an economics major, she spent a summer shifting scenery, modeling, acting, and sweeping up at a Detroit little theater."Allison Leaves, Alicia Arrives", ''The Oakland Tribune'', August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hogan
Jack Hogan (born Richard Roland Benson Jr.; November 24, 1929) is an American retired actor. He is most notable for the role of PFC William G. Kirby on the 1960s television show ''Combat!'' Biography Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Hogan was an architecture student in college before joining the Air Force, where he became a staff sergeant during the Korean War. After he returned to civilian life, he studied drama at the Pasadena Playhouse and in New York. He worked part-time as a lifeguard until he gained the role on ''Combat''. He portrayed Sgt. Jerry Miller on the NBC-TV crime drama ''Adam-12''. In addition to acting, he was a casting director for ''Magnum, P.I.'' and operated a building business. Marriage Hogan married Barbara Bates (not to be confused with actress Barbara Bates). Films * ''Man from Del Rio'' (1956) * ''The Bonnie Parker Story'' (1958) * ''Paratroop Command'' (1959) * ''The Legend of Tom Dooley'' (1959) * ''The Cat Burglar'' (1961) Television * ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Chaffey
Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director. Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the industry until his death in 1990 from heart failure. His film ''Charley One-Eye'' (1973) was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. He is chiefly remembered for his fantasy films, which include '' Jason and the Argonauts'' (1963), ''The Three Lives of Thomasina'' (1963), ''One Million Years B.C.'' (1966), ''The Viking Queen'' (1967), '' Creatures the World Forgot'' (1971), '' Pete's Dragon'' (1977), and ''C.H.O.M.P.S.'' (1979), his final feature film. Concurrent with his theatrically released films, Chaffey directed episodes of numerous British television series, including multiple installments of ''Danger Man'', ''The Prisoner'', and '' The Avengers''. From the 1980s until his death, all of his work was in American mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
