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Shaft In Africa
''Shaft in Africa'' is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by John Guillermin, and the third film of the '' Shaft'' series, starring Richard Roundtree as John Shaft. Stirling Silliphant wrote the screenplay. The film's budget was $1.5 million, but the film was a box office flop, grossing just $1 million. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer quickly sold the property to television, but the television series was cancelled after just seven episodes. Plot At home in his New York City apartment, John Shaft is tranquilized, then kidnapped and persuaded by threats of physical force, the promise of money, and the lure of a pretty tutor to travel to Africa, assuming the identity of an indigenous language-speaking itinerant worker. His job is to help break a criminal ring that is smuggling immigrants into Europe, then exploiting them. But the villains are tipped off that he is on his way. Shaft initially passes a test before being hired for the job; the test involves him surviving in a small, over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Guillermin
John Guillermin (11 November 192527 September 2015) was a French-British film director, writer and producer who was most active in big-budget, action-adventure films throughout his lengthy career. His more well-known films include '' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958), ''Tarzan's Greatest Adventure'' (1959), ''Never Let Go'' (1960), ''Tarzan Goes to India'' (1962), '' Waltz of the Toreadors'' (1962), ''The Blue Max'' (1966), ''The Bridge at Remagen'' (1969), ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974), ''King Kong'' (1976), ''Death on the Nile'' (1978), '' Sheena'' (1984) and ''King Kong Lives'' (1986). In the 1980s, he worked on much less prestigious projects, and his final films consisted of lower-budgeted theatrical releases and TV movies. According to one obituary, "Regardless of whether he was directing a light comedy, war epic or crime drama, Mr. Guillermin had a reputation as an intense, temperamental perfectionist, notorious for screaming at cast and crew alike. His domineering manner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaft (TV Series)
''Shaft'' is a series of television films that aired along with '' Hawkins'' and other TV films during 1973–74 television season on ''The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies''. Broadcast every third week, the series is a continuation of the three films beginning with ''Shaft'' (1971), starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft and Ed Barth as Al Rossi; Barth replaces Angelo Gnazzo, who portrayed the character in ''Shaft's Big Score!'' (1972). Because it was aired on over-the-air television, CBS felt that the narrative needed to be toned down. Now instead of opposing the police, Shaft worked with them, creating conflicts with '' Hawkins'' starring cinema legend James Stewart, another police series with a starkly different viewership. The show was cancelled after one season. Contemporary analysts suggested that since the two shows—''Shaft'' and ''Hawkins''—appealed to vastly different audience bases, alternating them only served to confuse fans of both series, givin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Marin
Jacques Marin (9 September 1919 – 10 January 2001) was a French actor on film and television. Marin's fluency in English and his instantly recognisable features made him a familiar face in some major American and British productions (''Charade'', '' The Train'', '' Marathon Man'') and Disney movies (''The Island at the Top of the World'' and ''Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo''). Selected filmography * ' (1947) as Un voyou * ' (1948) as Barman (uncredited) * ''Forbidden Games'' (1952) as Georges Dolle * ''We Are All Murderers'' (1952) as Un gardien au bar (uncredited) * '' Double or Quits'' (1953) as Lucien * '' Before the Deluge'' (1954) as L'ouvrier à bicyclette (uncredited) * ''J'y suis, j'y reste'' (1954) (uncredited) * ''Faites-moi confiance'' (1954) as Bob (uncredited) * ''Papa, Mama, the Maid and I'' (1954) as Gaston, un voisin * ''Sur le banc'' (1954) * ' (1955) as L'inspecteur * ''French Cancan'' (1955) as Un spectateur (uncredited) * ' (1955) as Le policier * '' Men i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cy Grant
Cyril Ewart Lionel "Cy" Grant (8 November 1919 – 13 February 2010) was a Guyanese actor, musician, writer, and poet. In the 1950s, he became the first black person to be featured regularly on television in Britain,Kurt Barling '' The Independent'' (London), 27 February 2010. mostly due to his appearances on the BBC current affairs show ''Tonight''. Following service in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, Grant worked as an actor and singer, before establishing the Drum Arts Centre in London in the 1970s. In the 1980s, he was appointed director of Concord Multicultural Festivals. A published poet and author of several books, including his 2007 memoir ''Blackness and the Dreaming Soul'' and other writing that reflected his belief in Taoism and an expansive world view, Grant was made an Honorary Fellow of Roehampton University in 1997, and a member of the Scientific and Medical Network in 2001. In 2008, he was the founder and inspirator of an online archive to tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glynn Edwards
John Glynn Edwards (2 February 1931 – 23 May 2018) was a British television and cinema character actor, who came to national prominence for his portrayal of the barman Dave Harris in the 1970s–1990s British television comedy-drama ''Minder''. Early life Edwards was born in Penang, Peninsular Malaysia, on 2 February 1931. His father, who spent little time on him, was a rubber planter at the time of his birth and died later in 1946. His mother died shortly after his birth and he was raised first by his grandparents in Southsea, Hampshire, and then by his father and stepmother, who ran a pub in Salisbury, Wiltshire. He received his early formal education at Clayesmore School in Dorset. In his childhood he read Arthur Ransome's adventure novel ''Swallows and Amazons'', which gave him a life-long passion for river-boating, which began with sailing expeditions along the River Avon in his tenth year. As a teenager he was an amateur actor, before going to Trinidad where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Baptiste
Thomas Baptiste (17 March 1929 – 6 December 2018) was a Guyanese-born British actor and opera singer. Biography Baptiste was born in British Guiana (now Guyana) as the son of a wealthy landowner. He moved to Britain in the late 1940s. His one contact was the Labour MP Tom Driberg, who helped him gain factory employment, and Baptiste enrolled at Morley College in Lambeth to study music followed by scholarships to the National School of Opera and Royal Academy of Music. Baptiste joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop early in its existence. Baptiste appeared in a production of Noël Coward's ''Nude with Violin'' for two years from 1956 with John Gielgud, Patience Collier and Kathleen Harrison, first in Dublin and then the West End. In 1960, he played Riley in the first professional production of Harold Pinter's ''The Room'' and in a production directed by Pinter himself who had wanted to cast Baptiste in the role. It became an episode of ITV's ''Television Playhouse'' broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadim Sawalha
Nadim Joakim Sawalha ( ar, نديم صوالحة) (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor, the father of actresses Nadia and Julia Sawalha. He appeared in two Bond films, '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) and ''The Living Daylights'' (1987). Background Sawalha was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935 and moved to Britain in the 1950s, to study drama. His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' that even he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September. Acting career Nadim Sawalha has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years. Personal life Sawalha is married to Roberta Mary Lane, and has three daughters, Nadia, Julia and Dina. His brother is comedian Nabil Sawalha. Filmography Film Television Other roles *He played the part of Omar Badri in BBC's 'CDX' computer game. *In the 2018 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McRae
Frank McRae (March 18, 1941 – April 29, 2021) was an American film and television actor, and a professional football player. Early life McRae was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from Tennessee State University with a double major in drama and history. He was a defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears in the 1967 NFL season appearing in 6 games. Career Among his acting roles are bank robber Reed Youngblood in ''Dillinger'' (1973); a shouting police captain in '' 48 Hrs.'' (1982), a role he later parodied in ''Last Action Hero'' (1993) and ''Loaded Weapon 1'' (1993); the history teacher, Mr. Teasdale, in ''Red Dawn'' (1984); James Bond's friend Sharkey in ''Licence to Kill'' (1989); and former professional boxing champion Harry Noble in ''Batteries Not Included'' (1987). He also appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in 4 films: '' F.I.S.T.'' (1978), ''Paradise Alley'' (1978), '' Rocky II'' (1979), and '' Lock Up'' (1989), as well as a protective trucker in ''The Wizard' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Herlin
Jacques Herlin (17 August 1927 – 7 June 2014) was a French character actor. Born in Paris as Jacques de Jouette, he appeared in an impressive number of films from the early sixties. He was also active on stage and on television. He died in 2014 at the age of 86. Selected filmography * ''Et ta soeur'' (1958) - (uncredited) * ''Le caïd'' (1960) - (uncredited) * '''' (1960) - Le garçon de café * ''The Girl with the Golden Eyes'' (1961) - Un chauffeur de taxi * ''Carillons sans joie'' (1962) - Benjouba * ''Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin'' (1962) * '' |
Spiros Focás
Spiros Focás ( el, Σπύρος Φωκάς; born 17 August 1937) is a Greek actor. Selected filmography * (1959) - Giannos * (1959) - Tasos Lygos * (1959) - Alekos * ''Death of a Friend'' (1959) - Bruno * (1960) - Lucio Massimo * ''Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960) - Vincenzo Parondi * (1961) - Ilias * (1961) - Pietro, l'autista * ''Run with the Devil'' (1960) - Marco Belli * ''Eighteen in the Sun'' (1962) - Johnny * '' A Man for Burning'' (1962) - Jachino * (1962) * (1964) - Kostas * ''A Bullet Through the Heart'' (1966) - Navarra * '' The Fear'' (1966) - Nikos * (1966) - Giorgos Daponte * '' Queen of Clubs'' (1966) - Alexandros * (1966) * (1966) - Stefos Pergamos * (1967) - Giovanni * ''Hate Thy Neighbor'' (1968) - Ken Dakota * (1968) - Hristos Sgouros * (1968) - Petros * (1968) - Timos * ''Zorro in the Court of England'' (1969) - Pedro Suarez / Zorro * (1970) * (1970) - Fernando * ''Lover of the Great Bear'' (1971) - Alfred * (1972) * ''I Kiss the Hand'' (1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marne Maitland
James Marne Kumar Maitland (18 December 1914 – March 1992) was an Anglo-Indian character actor in films and television programmes. Biography Maitland was born in Calcutta, and educated at Bedales School before going up to Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he took a BA in 1936. He served in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, commissioned as a second lieutenant on 20 November 1941. He made his film debut in ''Cairo Road'' (1950). His sharp, dark features and small stature saw him typecast as villains from the Middle and Far East, particularly for Hammer Film Productions. '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974) was his one appearance in a James Bond film. He made numerous television appearances in programmes such as '' The Buccaneers'', ''Danger Man'', '' The Avengers'' (as a sinister Eastern delegate in the 1967 episode " Death's Door"), ''The Saint'', ''The Champions'', '' Department S'', and '' Randall and Hopkirk'', and the Granada series '' The Jewel in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neda Arnerić
Neda Arnerić ( sr-cyr, Неда Арнерић; 15 July 1953 – 10 January 2020) was a Serbian film, stage and television actress, and politician. A graduate art historian, she was considered a sex symbol of Yugoslav cinematography. Personal life Neda Arnerić was born in Knjaževac. Her mother was an ethnic Serb, whilst her father was an ethnic Croat, who worked as military doctor, born on the island of Korčula. Her grandfather was from Rovinj, where she often spent summers. In 1980 she graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy with a degree in Art History. In 1981 she married Serbian physician, Milorad Mešterović, who died in December 2018. They had no children. In February 2019, her brother Predrag found her unconscious, whereupon she spent 40 days at the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade. On 10 January 2020, she died aged 66. Her brother found her dead in her own home in the Belgrade municipality of Vračar, where she is believed to have suff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |