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On Wings Of Eagles (miniseries)
''On Wings of Eagles'' (also known as ''Teheran'') is a 1986 American television miniseries starring Burt Lancaster and Richard Crenna, and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. It was adapted from Ken Follett's 1983 book of the same name. Synopsis The story is set during the Iranian Revolution (1978–1979). As Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi is overthrown by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the takeover of Iran, two executives of Electronic Data Systems, are arrested on false charges and then imprisoned. The head of the company, H. Ross Perot (Richard Crenna), travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release. Meanwhile, a retired US Army Special Forces The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army. The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal mis ... Colonel, Arthur D. 'Bull' Simons (Burt Lancaster), is hired by Perot to formulate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Wings Of Eagles
''On Wings of Eagles'' is a 1983 non-fiction thriller written by British author Ken Follett. Set against the background of the Iranian revolution, it tells a story based on the rescue of Paul Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord from prison in Tehran by a team of Electronic Data Systems executives led by retired Col. Arthur D. Simons. The story, according to Follett, is not fictionalized or a 'non-fiction novel'. Production Ross Perot contacted Ken Follett, who was paid by his publisher, to write ''On Wings of Eagles.'' Follett based his account on many conversations with the people directly involved, and had the drafts checked by them as well. Aside from changing a few names, he believes the story to be what really happened. Summary In December 1978 two EDS executives working in pre-revolutionary Tehran are arrested on suspicion of bribery. Bail was set at US$13 million (90 million Iranian toman). When H. Ross Perot, head of the Dallas-based company hears about it, he decides to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
, title = Shahanshah Aryamehr Bozorg Arteshtaran , image = File:Shah_fullsize.jpg , caption = Shah in 1973 , succession = Shah of Iran , reign = 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979 , coronation = 26 October 1967 , predecessor = Reza Shah , successor = ''Monarchy abolished''Ruhollah Khomeini as Supreme Leader , birth_date = , birth_place = Tehran, Sublime State of Persia , death_date = , death_place = Cairo, Egypt , burial_place = 29 July 1980 Al-Rifa'i Mosque, Cairo, Egypt , spouse = , issue = , regnal name = Mohammad Reza Shah fa, محمدرضا شاه , native_lang1 = Alma mater , native_lang1_name1 = , house = Pahlavi , father = Reza Shah , mother = Tadj ol-Molouk , religion = Twelver Shi’ism , signature = , module = Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ( fa, محمدرضا پهلوی, ; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), also known as Mohammad Reza Shah ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril O'Reilly
Cyril J. O'Reilly is an American film and television actor, writer and producer. Life and career O'Reilly was born in Los Angeles, California, one of three children born to Patrick Joseph O'Reilly, a Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, and his wife, Harriet ( Rothwell). He has worked in Hollywood for nearly three decades, and is known for playing a reluctant vampire in ''Dance of the Damned'', and for his role as Tim Cavanaugh in the teen sex comedies ''Porky's'' and '' Porky's II: The Next Day''. He co-starred in the 1981 television movie ''Splendor in the Grass'' with Melissa Gilbert. In 2007, twenty-six years later, the two re-united in the television movie ''Sacrifices of the Heart''. His other film work has included roles in ''Airplane!'', '' The Cool Surface'', and ''Navy SEALs''. He has appeared in a variety of television programs, including ''M*A*S*H'', '' ER'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''The X-Files'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', '' St. Elsewhere'', '' Hunter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Wightman
Robert Wightman (born December 29, 1952) is an American actor. Biography He has often worked in the theater, notably in the West Coast Premier of the Tennessee Williams' play ''Vieux Carré'' produced with Williams' blessing by Karen Kondazian and starring Ray Stricklyn. Robert Osborne said both Stricklyn and Wightman gave "touching and heartbreaking performances". Wightman had earlier appeared in two other works of Williams produced by Kondazian, ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' with Ed Harris, and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award winning production of ''The Rose Tattoo'', which was praised by Williams himself who said he had never seen the play better directed than by Clyde Ventura. Sylvie Drake in the ''Los Angeles Times'' singled-out "the excellent Robert Wightman" as Edgar in LATC's ''King Lear'', and Hoyt Hilsman writing for '' Backstage'' praised his "lovely and mysterious" portrayal as Budge in the dark comedy '' The Day Room'' by Don DeLillo. Wightman replaced Richard T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esai Morales
Esai Manuel Morales Jr. (born October 1, 1962) is an American actor. He has had notable roles in the films '' Bad Boys'' with Sean Penn and '' La Bamba'' with Lou Diamond Phillips (1987). His television roles include the PBS 2002 drama series '' American Family'', the Showtime series '' Resurrection Blvd.'' (2000–2002), portraying Lt. Tony Rodriguez on '' NYPD Blue'' (2001–2004), Joseph Adama in the science fiction series '' Caprica'' (2009–2010), Camino del Rio in the Netflix original series ''Ozark'' (2017) and as the DC Comics villain Deathstroke / Slade Wilson in the superhero series ''Titans'' (2018). Morales will appear as the main antagonist in the 2023 spy action film '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'' opposite Tom Cruise, a role which he will reprise in '' Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two'' in 2024. Early life Of Puerto Rican descent, Morales was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Esai Morales Sr., a welder, and Iris Margarita ( n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Pressman
Lawrence Pressman (born David M. Pressman; July 10, 1939) is an American actor, probably best known for roles on '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''Ladies' Man'', a recurring role on '' Profiler'', the title character on '' Mulligan's Stew'' and as a fictional scientist in the 1971 film ''The Hellstrom Chronicle''. His first role was on the soap opera '' The Edge of Night'', and one of his first movie starring roles was in ''Shaft'' (1971). His other film credits include '' Making It'' (1971), '' The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder'' (1974), '' The Man in the Glass Booth'' (1975), ''9 to 5'' (1980), '' The Hanoi Hilton'' (1987), '' Angus'' (1995), '' Trial and Error'' (1997), ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1998) and '' American Pie'' (1999). He played Col. Cathcart in '' the Hanoi Hilton''. He has appeared in TV movies such as '' The Gathering'', '' A Fighting Choice'', ''The Late Shift'', '' Whose Daughter Is She?'', '' Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Stor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Gaylord
Bill Gaylord (born 4 April 1967 in Lakenheath, Suffolk) is a British former alpine skier who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro .... References 1967 births Living people British male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Great Britain Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Suffolk {{UK-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Metzler
Jim Metzler (born June 23, 1951) is an American actor, best known for guest-appearances on popular TV series. In 1983, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his supporting role in the 1982 film ''Tex''. Filmography Films *''Squeeze Play!'' (1979) - Second base *'' Four Friends'' (1981) - Tom *''Tex'' (1982) - Mason McCormick *''River's Edge'' (1986) - Mr. Burkewaite *''The Christmas Star'' (1986) - Stuart Jameson *''Hot to Trot'' (1988) - Boyd Osborne *'' 976-EVIL'' (1988) - Marty Palmer *'' Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat'' (1989) - David *''Old Gringo'' (1989) - Ron *''Circuitry Man'' (1990) - Danner *'' Delusion'' (1991) - George O'Brien *''One False Move'' (1992) - Dud Cole *'' Waxwork II: Lost in Time'' (1992) - Roger *''A Weekend with Barbara und Ingrid'' (1992) - Danny Shaffer *''Gypsy Eyes'' (1992) - Harry Noble *'' Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II'' (1994) - Danner *'' Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest'' (1995) - William Porter *''Cadillac Ranch'' (1996) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Giambalvo
Louis Giambalvo (born February 8, 1945) is an American actor, frequently seen on television in guest roles. Early life and education Giambalvo was born and raised in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, where he attended Catholic school. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and MFA from Harpur College (now Binghamton University) and was a founding member of the avant-garde Colonnades Theater Lab in Greenwich Village, along with other members Danny DeVito and Peter Scolari. In 1979, Giambalvo moved to Los Angeles, California to begin his film and television career. Career His television credits include: ''Barney Miller'', ''Hart to Hart'', ''St. Elsewhere'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''The Love Boat'', ''Remington Steele'', ''The A-Team'', ''Simon & Simon'', '' Fame'', ''Knots Landing'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', ''Brooklyn South'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' ER'', ''NYPD Blue'' (Mr. Bucci), ''Boston Legal'', ''Without a Trace'', '' CSI'', ''Ugly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur D
Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more widely believed, is that the name is derived from the Roman clan '' Artorius'' who lived in Roman Britain for centuries. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Italian it is Arturo. Etymology The earliest datable attestation of the name Arthur is in the early 9th century Welsh-Latin text '' Historia Brittonum'', where it refers to a circa 5th to 6th-century Briton general who fought against the invading Saxons, and who later gave rise to the famous King Arthur of medieval legend and literature. A possible earlier mention of the same man is to be found in the epic Welsh poem '' Y Gododdin'' by Aneirin, which some scholars assign to the late 6th century, though this is still a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Army Special Forces
The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army. The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counterinsurgency, special reconnaissance, counterterrorism, information operations, counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and security force assistance. The unit emphasizes language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops; recruits are required to learn a foreign language as part of their training and must maintain knowledge of the political, economic, and cultural complexities of the regions in which they are deployed. Other Special Forces missions, known as secondary missions, include combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, information operations, peace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population. In the Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages, a prominent Median city destroyed in the medieval Arab, Turkic, and Mongol invasions. Modern Ray is an urban area absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran. Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1786, because of its proximity to Iran's territories in the Caucasus, then separated from Iran in the Russo-Iranian Wars, to avoid the vying factions of the previously ruling Iranian dynasties. The capital has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
