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Richard A. Colla
Richard A. Colla (born April 18, 1936) (sometimes credited as Dick Colla) is an American film director, film, television director and actor. On screen he played Tony Merritt on the soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. His directorial credits include ''The Virginian (TV series), The Virginian'', ''Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), Battlestar Galactica'', ''McCloud (TV series), McCloud'', ''Miami Vice'', ''MacGyver (1985 TV series), MacGyver'', ''Hunter (1984 U.S. TV series), Hunter''; ''Murder, She Wrote''; ''Gunsmoke'', ''Ironside (1967 TV series), Ironside''; ''Trapper John, M.D.''; and other series. He directed the feature films ''Olly Olly Oxen Free (film), Olly Olly Oxen Free'' (1978) starring Katharine Hepburn and ''Fuzz (film), Fuzz'' (1972) starring Burt Reynolds and ''Zig Zag (1970 film), Zig Zag'' (1970) starring George Kennedy. He was originally under consideration to direct the film ''Sometimes a Great Notion (film), Sometimes a Great Notion'' (1971) but was replace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Alexander
Denise Alexander is an American actress, best known for her role as Lesley Webber on ''General Hospital'', a role she originally played from 1973 to 1984 (contract), 1996 to 2009, and a guest stint in 2013, in honor of the show's 50th anniversary. Alexander returned to General Hospital for two other guest appearances in December 2017 and April 2019, the latter to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the show. She then reappeared in early 2021. Life and career Alexander was born in New York City on November 11, 1939 and raised on Long Island. She moved to Los Angeles when her father, Alec Alexander, an agent who handled such notables as Frank Gorshin and Sal Mineo, decided to make the switch from the East to the West Coast. Alexander had appeared on TV and radio by the time she was a junior at UCLA. She made her feature movie debut at age fourteen in the Don Siegel film ''Crime in the Streets'' starring John Cassavetes. In 1962 Alexander appeared as Mildred Kroeger on the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and outspokenness, cultivating a screen persona that matched this public image, and regularly playing strong-willed, sophisticated women. Her work was in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and earned her various accolades, including four Academy Awards for Best Actress—a record for any performer. In 1999, Hepburn was named the greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute. Raised in Connecticut by wealthy, progressive parents, Hepburn began to act while at Bryn Mawr College. Favorable reviews of her work on Broadway brought her to the attention of Hollywood. Her early years in film brought her international fame, including an Academy Award for Best Actress for her thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Is Out There
''Something Is Out There'' is a 1988 United States, American science fiction television miniseries that aired on NBC, and a weekly series that followed in the fall of 1988, which lasted from October to December 1988. Plot summary Jack Breslin (Joseph Cortese) is a police officer investigating brutal murders in which organs have been removed from the victims. He learns that the crimes are being committed by a monstrous alien insectoid prisoner known as a xenomorph, possessing shape-shifting and physical possession abilities, who has escaped from an alien prison starship passing by the solar system, and he teams up with a beautiful medical officer from that ship, Ta'Ra (Maryam d'Abo), to track down the villain. Ta'Ra has assorted superhuman abilities, including telepathy and superhuman agility, which come in handy during the mission. Cast * Joe Cortese as Jack Breslin * Maryam d'Abo as Ta'Ra * George Dzundza as Frank Dileo * Gregory Sierra as Victor Maldonado * Kim Delaney as Mandy E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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