Sky Commanders
''Sky Commanders'' is an animated television series made by Hanna-Barbera with the co-production of Toei Animation. It premiered in July 1987 as part of ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera'' and lasted for thirteen episodes. It was based on the action figure line from Kenner Toys. Plot The storyline of ''Sky Commanders'' comprises the daily adventures of a multi-national group of soldiers and mountaineering specialists from all over the world who battle the evil General Lucas Plague and his goon squad of villainous mercenaries and miscreants, "The Raiders", whose aim is to seize control of the planet. The series is set on a new continent deep in the South Pacific, which was created by the emergence to the surface world of a new and powerful, unstable radioactive element, called "Phaeta Seven" (θ-7). This lethal energy source can only be stabilized for containment by exposure to temperatures of −200 °F (−128.89 °C). It is known that whoever can control the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Adventure
An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme sports. Adventures are often undertaken to create psychological arousal or in order to achieve a greater goal, such as the pursuit of knowledge that can only be obtained by such activities. Motivation Adventurous experiences create psychological arousal, which can be interpreted as negative (e.g. fear) or positive (e.g. flow (psychology), flow). For some people, adventure becomes a major pursuit in and of itself. According to adventurer André Malraux, in his ''Man's Fate'' (1933), "If a man is not ready to risk his life, where is his dignity?". Similarly, Helen Keller stated that "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." Outdoor adventurous activities are typically undertaken for the purposes of recreation or wikt:excitement, excite ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kelly Ward
Kelly Ward (born November 17, 1956) is an American actor and voice director for television animation. He is most famous for his role as T-Bird Putzie in '' Grease'' (1978). Biography Ward was born in San Diego. He is the son of Don and Bonnie Ward, who have been active in theatre in San Diego for decades. His brother is the actor Kirby Ward. He first gained national attention as a character in the television film ''The Boy in the Plastic Bubble'', which starred John Travolta as the title character. The role began a short acting career for Ward; when Travolta was cast in the 1978 film '' Grease'', Ward was cast as Putzie, a character created specifically for the film. Ward mostly stopped appearing on-camera in 1983; he continues to work in the entertainment industry. Kelly Ward is actively working as a voice director for Disney Television Animation. He has voice directed ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'', ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'', ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'', and man ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Richard Gautier
Richard Gautier (October 30, 1931 – January 13, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and caricaturist. He was known for his television roles as Hymie the Robot in the television series ''Get Smart'', and Robin Hood in the TV comedy series ''When Things Were Rotten,'' as well as for originating the role of Conrad Birdie in the Broadway musical ''Bye Bye Birdie (musical), Bye Bye Birdie.'' Career Early career Gautier started his career as a nightclub comic and a singer; he joined ASCAP in 1959 after serving in the United States Navy. In 1960, he portrayed fictional rock 'n roll star Conrad Birdie in the original Broadway theatre production of ''Bye Bye Birdie (musical), Bye Bye Birdie'', receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance. He would later appear with two of his ''Birdie'' stars in two films: with Kay Medford in ''Ensign Pulver'' in 1964, and with Dick Van Dyke in ''Divorce American Style'' in 1967. Game show panelist During the 1970s and 1980s, Gaut ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Paul Eiding
Paul Eiding (born March 28, 1957) is an American actor and instructor, best known for his voice roles as List of Metal Gear characters#Roy Campbell, Colonel Roy Campbell in the ''Metal Gear (series), Metal Gear'' series and Max Tennyson in the ''Ben 10'' franchise. During the 1970s, Eiding was a prolific commercial actor, appearing in advertisements for granola bars and clothing. He also worked for theater groups across the Midwestern United States, Midwest, including Dudley Riggs's Brave New Workshop. He led a number of workshops in Wausau, Wisconsin, and was a guest director for its community theater's production of the comedy-mystery ''What the Butler Saw (play), What the Butler Saw'' in 1980. He was a director and actor for the Dinner theater#Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Chanhassen Dinner Theater of Minneapolis, portraying Max Detweiler in its 1981 production of ''The Sound of Music''. In the late 1980s, Eiding appeared in the short-lived American Broadcasting Company, ABC sitc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charlie Adler
Charles Michael Adler (born October 2, 1956) is an American voice actor and voice director. He is known for his roles as Buster Bunny on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', Ed and Bev Bighead on ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and Ickis on ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters''. His credits also include '' Avengers Assemble'', '' Brandy & Mr. Whiskers'', ''Cow and Chicken'', ''Earthworm Jim'', '' G.I. Joe: Renegades'', ''I Am Weasel'' and '' SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron''. Early life In the mid-1960s, Adler's family moved to Nanuet, New York and later to Massachusetts. He was given the nickname "Beanie" due to always wearing a Beanie cap. His sister Cheryl Adler is a psychotherapist who wrote the book ''Sober University''. Growing up, Adler was a self-described "TV junkie", and an avid fan of ''Rocky and Bullwinkle'', ''The Three Stooges'' and Irene Ryan's Granny Moses from ''The Beverly Hillbillies''. Career Adler's first professional acting job was in a commercial in 1971. Afterward, he took a hiatus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bernard Erhard
Bernard Erhard (February 6, 1934 – November 1, 2000) was an American actor. Career Early in his career, Erhard worked as a music teacher at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL), and directed numerous theater productions there. As a stage actor, he performed in the original 1975 production of David Mamet's ''American Buffalo'' in Chicago. In cinema, he appeared in ''Walking the Edge'' (1985) and '' Say Yes'' (1986), and played the lead villain, Munkar, in the low-budget classic B film ''Deathstalker'' (1983). He served as the referee on the medieval-themed television game show ''Knights and Warriors'', under the moniker LORD ("Lord Of the Rules and Discipline"). He also worked as a voice actor in many children's cartoons. Among his roles were Cy-Kill in ''Challenge of the GoBots'', King Morpheus in '' Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'', Cryotek in '' Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light'' and one of the wolves in ''Rover Dangerfield ''Rover Dang ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Darryl Hickman
Darryl Gerard Hickman (born July 28, 1931) is an American former actor, screenwriter, television executive, and acting coach. He started his career as a child actor in the Golden Age of Hollywood and appeared in numerous TV serials as an adult. He appeared in films such as ''The Grapes of Wrath'' (1940) and ''Leave Her to Heaven'' (1945). He is the older brother of Dwayne Hickman, an actor, television executive, producer and director, and Deidre Hickman. Child actor in the 1930s and 1940s Hickman was born in Hollywood, California, to Milton and Katherine Hickman (née Ostertag). His father sold insurance and his mother was a housewife. His maternal grandfather, Louis Henry Ostertag, was a US Navy seaman on Commodore George Dewey's flagship, the cruiser USS ''Olympia'' (C-6), and present at the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, for which he was awarded the Dewey Medal by Act of Congress. Per the 1940 Census, Darryl and his family were living with his grandparents at 950 Ken ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lauren Tewes
Cynthia Lauren Tewes () is an American actress. She played Julie McCoy on the television drama anthology series ''The Love Boat'', which originally aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986. Early years Tewes was born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, of German extraction and one of four children, to Joanne (née Woods) and Joseph Robert Tewes, a wood pattern maker. Her early childhood was spent in industrial Trafford, near Pittsburgh before the family moved to Whittier, California, when she was eight. Tewes attended Ada S. Nelson Elementary School and Pioneer High School, where she studied drama, winning Best Actress award for three years. Tewes enrolled on an Associate of Arts degree at Rio Hondo College, deciding to major in theatre arts. At college, she won "The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Theatre", a one-year scholarship which enabled her to transfer to the University of California, Riverside, as a sophomore. In 1973, when her scholarship expired, Tewes withdrew from college and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dorian Harewood
Dorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950) is an American actor, best known for playing Jesse Owens in ''The Jesse Owens Story'' (1984), Paul Strobber on '' Strike Force'' (1981–1982), and Rev. Morgan Hamilton in '' 7th Heaven'' (1996–2003). Early years Harewood was born on August 6, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio, the son of Emerson Macaulay and Estelle Olivia Harewood. His father was a high school teacher and post office clerk. Harewood has five siblings, Emerson M. Harewood Jr., Theolanda Harewood, Philip B. Harewood, Floranne E. Dunford and Lawanda G. Pitts. He graduated from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati in 1972. Career Harewood got his start in musical theater. On Broadway, he performed in '' Two Gentlemen of Verona'', '' Streamers'', and ''The Mighty Gents''. For his role in ''Don't Call Back'', Harewood received a Theatre World Award for Most Promising Actor. While in a stage production with Bette Davis, she encouraged Harewood to continue acting in dra ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Richard Doyle (actor)
Richard Doyle, sometimes credited as Richard Doyal, is an American actor. Early life At age six, Richard Doyle got his first taste of entertainment when a recreation director at a naval base in Norfolk, Virginia put him in front of a crowd of Navy wives; he sang "Oh, You Beautiful Doll".Herman, Jan (September 20, 1988).For Richard Doyle, an Actor's Life Is Driving, ''Los Angeles Times'', p. 9. Retrieved December 4, 2013. His acting education included studies at Long Beach City College. Career Doyle had an earlier role in the second season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "Blind Terror"(09/16/1973). He has appeared on such TV series as ''Cheers, '' ''Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea'', ''Charlie's Angels'', ''Dallas'', ''M*A*S*H'', ''Cannon'', ''The Mod Squad'', and worked with Ernest Borgnine on the science fiction series '' Future Cop''. Doyle has also acted in non-traditional films for the museum field. In 1984, coinciding with the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tristan Rogers
Tristan Rogers (born 3 June 1946) is an Australian-American actor. He is best known for playing Robert Scorpio on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' and for voicing Jake in Walt Disney Pictures' ''The Rescuers Down Under''. He is currently starring as Robert Scorpio on General Hospital. Rogers was born in Melbourne. His early acting roles were on Australian television and he completed short stints in soap operas '' Bellbird'', ''Number 96'' (in 1974) and '' The Box'' (in 1975). He was a regular in the police drama series ''The Link Men'' (1970) which lasted for 13 episodes, and had guest roles in programs including ''Barrier Reef'', ''Division 4'' and the 1976 miniseries ''Power Without Glory''. He also appeared in a few British films in the early 1970s, notably ''Four Dimensions of Greta'' (1972), ''The Flesh and Blood Show'' (1972) and ''Sex Farm'' (1973). United States roles ''General Hospital'' He originally appeared on ''General Hospital'' from December 1980 until ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |