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Richard Marcus (professor)
Richard Marcus (born September 19, 1945) is an American actor who is best known for his roles in ''St. Elsewhere'', '' Tremors'', and '' The Pretender''. Actor Richard Marcus' first role was on the television show '' The White Shadow'', guest starring in two episodes. He worked steadily throughout the 1980s, and landed a recurring role (as Ralph, the Bird-Man) on the acclaimed NBC drama ''St. Elsewhere ''St. Elsewhere'' was an American medical drama television series created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982, to May 25, 1988. The series stars Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd, and William Daniels as ...'', for which he received an Emmy nomination. He continued to act into the 1990s, and in 1996, he starred as Dr. William Raines on the television series '' The Pretender''. He reprised his role in two television movies in 2001. Since ''The Pretender'', Marcus has continued to act regularly, including guest starring in two episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse (biblical Figure)
Jesse () or Yishai ( he, יִשַׁי – ''Yīšay'', – ''ʾĪšay''. in pausa he, יִשָׁי – ''Yīšāy'', meaning "King" or "God's gift"; syr, ܐܝܫܝ – ''Eshai''; el, Ἰεσσαί – ''Iessaí''; la, Issai, Isai, Jesse), is a figure described in the Bible as the father of David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" (''Ben Yishai''). The role as both father of King David and ancestor of Jesus has been used in various depictions in art, e.g. as the Tree of Jesse or in hymns like " Lo, how a rose e'er blooming." Biblical background Narrative According to the Bible, Jesse was the son of Obed and the grandson of Ruth and of Boaz. He lived in Bethlehem, in Judah, and was of the Tribe of Judah, he was a farmer, breeder and owner of sheep. He was a prominent resident of the town of Bethlehem. Jesse is important in Judaism because he was the father of the most famous King of Israel. He is important in Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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American Male Television Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Film Actors
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawthorne (TV Series)
''Hawthorne'' (sometimes stylized ''HawthoRNe'') is an American medical drama television series created by John Masius. It starred Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan and premiered on TNT on June 16, 2009. On September 16, 2010, it was announced that ''Hawthorne'' had been renewed for a third season consisting of ten episodes. The season premiered on June 14, 2011 and ended on August 16, 2011. On September 2, 2011, it was announced that TNT had decided not to renew ''Hawthorne'' for a fourth season, so the season 3 finale, a cliffhanger, was the series finale. Premise Christina Hawthorne is introduced as Chief Nursing Officer heading a group of nurses at Richmond Trinity Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. She is very passionate about her work and always advocates for her patients and her staff, even when it threatens her job. Richmond Trinity Hospital later closes and the staff is moved to James River Hospital. While acclimating to the new work atmosphere, she must also deal with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Of The Haunted
An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. Sedimentary islands in the Ganges Delta are called chars. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands, such as the Philippines, is referred to as an archipelago. There are two main types of islands in the sea: continental islands and oceanic islands. There are also artificial islands (man-made islands). There are about 900,000 official islands in the world. This number consists of all the officially-reported islands of each country. The total number of islands in the world is unknown. There may be hundreds of thousands of tiny islands that are unknown and uncounted. The number of sea islands in the world is estimated to be more than 200,00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pretender 2001
''The Pretender 2001'' (also called ''Pretender 2001'') is an American Television film, made-for-television Action fiction, action Drama (film and television), drama film and the first of ''The Pretender (TV series), The Pretender'' franchise of movies to air after the series was cancelled by NBC. It was originally released on American cable channel TNT (American TV network), TNT on January 22, 2001, written by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle, directed by Frederick King Keller and starring Michael T. Weiss. Plot The story reunites the entire cast from the series, effectively picking up where the season four cliffhanger ended. Jarod (Michael T. Weiss), Ethan, and Miss Parker (Andrea Parker) are alive after the bomb explosion on the train. Jarod is now posing as an agent of the National Security Agency; he is part of a task force assembled to find the "Chameleon", a killer who displays all the adaptive traits of a Pretender. The Centre is forced to put its hunt for Jaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dune 2000
''Dune 2000'' is a real-time strategy video game, developed by Intelligent Games and released by Westwood Studios in 1998 for Microsoft Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation in 1999. It is a partial remake of ''Dune II'', which is loosely based on Frank Herbert's ''Dune'' universe. The story of the game is similar to ''Dune II'', and is continued in '' Emperor: Battle for Dune''. Although ''Dune 2000'' was originally intended to be a remake of ''Dune II'', the plotline differs completely and makes a reference to the execution of Mentat Amon of House Ordos and the replacement of the Harkonnen Mentat from ''Dune II'', Radnor, by Hayt De Vries. The story is told with full motion video. Gameplay The player commands of one of three Houses and must fight for control of the spice mélange on the planet Arrakis. The player harvests spice for 'solaris', the in-game currency, and uses the solaris to make units to supply their forces. Dune 2000 features an interface and gameplay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melrose Place
''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in West Hollywood, California. The show was created by Darren Star for Fox and executive produced by Aaron Spelling for his company, Spelling Television. It was the second series in the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. Season one and season two were broadcast on Wednesday at 9 pm, after ''Beverly Hills, 90210''. In 1994, for its third-season and for the rest of its run, the show moved to Monday at 8 p.m. The show had many cast changes during the run. Thomas Calabro and Heather Locklear were the only cast members to remain on the series throughout its entire run. The show earned several Golden Globe nominations and placed No. 51 on ''Entertainment Weekly'' "New TV Classics" list. Premise The show is set in a small fictional apart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And The Band Played On (film)
''And the Band Played On'' is a 1993 American television film docudrama directed by Roger Spottiswoode. The teleplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the best-selling 1987 non-fiction book '' And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic'' by Randy Shilts, and is noteworthy for featuring both a vast historical scope, as well as an exceptionally sprawling cast. The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival on September 2, 1993, before being broadcast on HBO on September 11, 1993. It later was released in the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Austria, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Denmark, New Zealand, and Australia. The HBO movie was later aired on NBC in 1994. NBC (as well as ABC) were some of the networks considered to make a miniseries based on the book in the late 1980s, but the networks turned it down because they could not find a way to structure it as a two-night, four-hour miniseries. In 1994, NBC finally aired th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Rangers (TV Series)
''Space Rangers'' is an American futuristic science fiction drama. The series aired on CBS in 1993. The show was created by Pen Densham and Trilogy Entertainment Group. Synopsis In the year 2104, the Earth colony Fort Hope on the distant planet Avalon struggles to survive. A small force of police/marines called the "Space Rangers Corps" are the first, last and only line of defense for the colonists against crime and the perils of interstellar exploration. The series concentrates on Captain John Boon and his team of Rangers aboard Ranger Slingship #377. Cast * Jeff Kaake as Captain John Boon * Jack McGee as Doc Kreuger * Marjorie Monaghan as Jojo Thorsen * Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Zylyn * Danny Quinn as Daniel Kincaid * Clint Howard as Dr Mimmer * Linda Hunt as Commander Chennault * Gottfried John as Colonel Erich Weiss Planets * New Venus -A former Earth colony that was overrun with Banshees. While most of the men elected to abandon the colony, the women chose to stay and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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