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Ron Ely
Ronald Pierce Ely (born June 21, 1938) is an American actor and novelist born in Hereford, Texas, and raised in Amarillo. Ely is best known for having portrayed Tarzan in the 1966–1968 NBC series ''Tarzan'' and for playing the lead role in the film '' Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze'' (1975). He hosted the ''Miss America'' pageant telecast in 1980 and 1981. Actor Ely won the role of Tarzan in 1966 after playing supporting roles in films such as '' South Pacific'' (1958), as an airplane navigator, ''The Fiend Who Walked the West'' (1958) and '' The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker'' (1959). During the filming of ''Tarzan'', Ely did virtually all of his stunts for the series, and suffered two dozen major injuries in the process, including two broken shoulders and various lion bites. Ely's height (6'4") and athletic build also won him the title role in the film '' Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze'' (1975), as well as various guest shots. He was in five episodes of the series ''Fantasy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hereford, Texas
Hereford ( ) is a city in and county seat of Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States. It is 48 miles southwest of Amarillo. Its population was 15,370 at the 2010 census. It is the only incorporated locality named "Hereford" in the country. Hereford's local water supply contains an unusually high level of naturally occurring fluoride. Because fluoride is used to protect against tooth decay, Hereford earned the title "The Town Without a Toothache". It is also known as the "Beef Capital of the World" because of the large number of cattle feedlots in the area. The city is named for the Hereford breed. The local economy is affected significantly by growth in the dairy and ethanol industries. The area is known for its semiarid climate, with heavy farming and ranching throughout the area sustained by irrigation from the Ogallala Aquifer and the saltier Santa Rosa Aquifer beneath it. Hereford is home to the headquarters of the Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, which serves Deaf Smith, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Aquanauts
''The Aquanauts'' (later known as ''Malibu Run'') is an American adventure/drama series that aired on CBS in the 1960–1961 season. The series stars Keith Larsen, Jeremy Slate and Ron Ely, who later replaced Larsen on midseason. Synopsis The hour-long series focuses on the adventures of two Southern California divers, Drake Andrews (Larsen) and Larry Lahr (Slate), who made their living salvaging sunken wrecks. In January 1961, Larsen left the series due to health problems. His character rejoined the Navy and a new character, Mike Madison (Ron Ely), joined the cast. A month later, the format of the series was also changed with the show's characters, Larry and Mike, opening up a shop in Malibu. No longer encountering underwater dangers, storylines shifted to situations involved on land. To reflect the changes in the format, the series was retitled ''Malibu Run''. The program was in competition with the short-lived ''Hong Kong'' on ABC and NBC's ''Wagon Train''. Unable to compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheena (TV Series)
''Sheena'' is an American action-adventure television series which was produced for first-run syndication from 2000 to 2002. Based upon W. Morgan Thomas's comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, which previously spawned a 1950s TV series of the same title; this turn-of-the-millennium version updated its title character to the 21st century. There were two seasons, containing 22 and 13 episodes. It starred Gena Lee Nolin and John Allen Nelson, and was developed for television by Douglas Schwartz and Steven L. Sears. In this version, Sheena was given the mystical ability to transform into almost any jungle animal; she also spoke whole sentences (akin to Ron Ely's Tarzan), unlike Irish McCalla's interpretation of the character. Several episodes from the first season are available to view for free in Minisode format on Crackle, as well as on Hulu. Premise Sheena's parents were archaeologists who died in the jungle when she was about six years old, orphaning their daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Larson
Wolf Larson (born Wolfgang von Wyszecki on December 22, 1959) is a German-Canadian former actor, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Larson was born in West Germany to Gunther and Ingeborg, he has a younger sister. In his teens he worked as a waiter at the Chippendales Chippendales is a touring dance troupe best known for its male striptease performances and for its dancers' distinctive upper body costume of a bow tie, collar, and shirt cuffs worn on an otherwise bare torso. Established in 1979, Chippenda ... nightclub. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1959 births Living people Canadian male television actors German emigrants to Canada {{Canada-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarzán
''Tarzán'' is a television series that aired in syndication from 1991–1994. In this version of the show, Tarzan (Wolf Larson) was portrayed as a blond environmentalist, with Jane (Lydie Denier) turned into a French ecologist. The series aired in syndication in the United States. Ron Ely, famous for playing Tarzan in the original series, played a character named Gorden Shaw in the first-season episode “Tarzan the Hunted”. The lion in this series was originally performed by Josef of Monterey, California's zoo. Due to volunteering as a live action model for Mufasa in Disney's animated production of ''The Lion King'', Josef was replaced by Sudan of Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County, California, United States. It is in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles, approximately from the city of Los Angeles and from Downtown Los Angeles, Downtown. It is named af ...'s ''Animal Actors of Hollywood''. Episodes Season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superboy (TV Series)
''Superboy'' is an American television series based on the fictional DC comic book character Superman's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988–1992 in syndication. It was renamed ''The Adventures of Superboy'' at the start of the third season. Production history The ''Superboy'' series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, the producers of the first three '' Superman'' films and the 1984 ''Supergirl'' film. This series and the release of the 1988 '' Superman'' animated series on CBS coincided with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Superman character that year. Ironically, the series came about a year after DC Comics had "erased" the character of Superboy from their continuity in the ''Man of Steel'' reboot by John Byrne. Nevertheless, the show went on in October 1988 with John Haymes Newton playing the lead role of Superboy/ Clark Kent, along with Stacy Haiduk as love interest Lana Lang and Jim Calvert as Clark's col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and published April 18, 1938).The copyright date of ''Action Comics'' #1 was registered as April 18, 1938.See Superman has been adapted to a number of other media, which includes radio serials, novels, films, television shows, theater, and video games. Superman was born on the fictional planet Krypton and was named Kal-El. As a baby, his parents sent him to Earth in a small spaceship moments before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. His ship landed in the American countryside, near the fictional town of Smallville. He was found and adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him Clark Kent. Clark developed various superhuman abilities, such as incredible strength and impervious skin. His adoptive parents advised him to use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. (January 15, 1913 – March 10, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was the father of four children, including the actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges. He started his career as a contract performer for Columbia Pictures, appearing in films such as '' Sahara'' (1943), '' A Walk in the Sun'' (1945), '' Little Big Horn'' (1951) and '' High Noon'' (1952). On television, he starred in ''Sea Hunt'' 1958 to 1961. By the end of his career, he had re-invented himself and demonstrated a comedic talent in such parody films as ''Airplane!'' (1980), ''Hot Shots!'' (1991), and ''Jane Austen's Mafia!'' (1998). Among other honors, Bridges was a two-time Emmy Award nominee. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 1, 1994. Early life Bridges was born in San Leandro, California, to Harriet Evelyn (Brown) Bridges (1893–1950) and Lloyd Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Hunt
''Sea Hunt'' is an American action adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as former Navy diver Mike Nelson, and was produced by Ivan Tors. Development Series executive producer Ivan Tors conceived the idea for ''Sea Hunt'' while working on the 1958 film ''Underwater Warrior''. He tried in vain to sell the series to all three major networks, but each network passed on it because they felt that a series set underwater could not be sustained. Tors then decided to sell it into the first-run syndication market. He teamed up with Ziv Television Programs and was able to sell it to more than 100 syndicated markets before it debuted in January 1958. Lloyd Bridges was cast as lead character Mike Nelson. ''Sea Hunt'' was intended as a comeback vehicle for Bridges due to his brief black-listing from acting. He was black-list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Parks
Bert Parks (born Bertram Jacobson; December 30, 1914 – February 2, 1992) was an American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer, best known for hosting the annual Miss America telecast from 1955 to 1979. Early life Parks was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Aaron Jacobson, a Jewish merchant who had immigrated to the United States in 1900 from Latvia (then part of the Russian Empire), and his wife Hattie (Spiegel) Jacobson, the daughter of immigrants from Austria-Hungary.US Census 1930, Atlanta, GA, Supervisor's District 4, Sheer 24A. He had one older brother, Allen Jacobson. Parks had his first experience in amateur theatre when he was four years old. He graduated from Marist School, a Catholic preparatory school in Atlanta. Radio Parks entered radio broadcasting at age 16, for Atlanta's WGST.DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc.; , pg. 210. Three years lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Face The Music (U
Face the Music may refer to: Film and television * ''Face the Music'' (film), a 1954 British crime film directed by Terence Fisher * ''Face the Music'', a 1993 film starring Molly Ringwald and Patrick Dempsey * ''Face the Music'', a 2000 film featuring Tyler Christopher * ''Face the Music'' (American game show), a 1980–1981 music quiz show * ''Face the Music'' (British game show), a 1967–1984 music quiz show * ''Face the Music'' (New Zealand game show), a 1992–1994 music quiz show * ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'', the third film of the Bill & Ted franchise (2020) Literature * ''Face the Music'', a 1954 novel by Ernest Bornemann, basis for the 1954 film * ''Face the Music'', a 2014 novel by Greg Anton * ''Face the Music'', a ''Hannah Montana'' television series novelization * ''Face the Music: A Life Exposed'', a 2014 memoir by Paul Stanley Music * Face the Music (music ensemble), a classical youth ensemble from New York City * ''Face the Music'' (musical), a 1932 Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or Let's Play, demonstrative and are typically directed by a game show host, host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, ''Spelling Bee (game show), Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, ''Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
