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Stocker
Stocker may refer to: Surname * Achim Stocker (1935–2009), German football chairman * Blanche Stocker (1884–1950), British actress and singer * Doris Stocker (1886–1968), British actress and singer * John Stocker (voice actor) (1948–), Canadian voice actor * John Stocker (scientist) (1945–), Australian scientist * Kevin Stocker (1970–), American baseball player * Mel Stocker (1980–), American baseball player * Valentin Stocker (1989–), Swiss soccer player * Wally Stocker (1954–), English rock guitarist * Werner Stocker (actor) (1955–1993), German actor Other * ''Stocker'' (video game), 1984 arcade video game released by Bally * A person who performs shelf stocking, that is, stocks shelves in a retail store or warehouse; see stock management * Livestock fed for a short time and then sold (for example, in cattle farming, stockers are contrasted with feeders) * A racecar in certain classes of auto racing whose origins are nominally or notionally related to factor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Stocker
Valentin Stocker (born 12 April 1989) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. He has played for the Switzerland national team. Club career Basel Born in Lucerne, Stocker began his youth career with SC Kriens, playing there between 1996 and December 2005. As of January 2006 he transferred to Basel and played for their Under-21 team in the Swiss 1. Liga. He was called into the first team squad during the 2007–08 season after becoming one of the best midfielders in the reserve squad. He signed his first professional contract on his 18th birthday. Stocker made his first team debut for FC Basel in the Swiss Cup semi-final tie at home to FC Thun at St. Jakob Park on 27 February 2008 as Basel won 1–0. He played his League debut on 2 March 2008 in the 3–1 away win also against Thun. In his third league game, on 16 March, he scored his first Super League goal against FC Sion, but he could not hinder the 4–2 away defeat. At the end of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stocker (scientist)
John Wilcox Stocker AO FTSE FRACP (born 23 April 1945)Stocker, John Wilcox (1945 - ) ''Bright Sparcs'' (), 7 September 2006. is an Australian immunologist and the former Chairman of the Board of the (CSIRO), the national government body for scientific research in Australia. Stocker i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Stocker
Kevin Douglas Stocker (born February 13, 1970) is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and switch hitter. Stocker played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1993–1997), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2000) and Anaheim Angels (2000). A 1988 graduate of Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Stocker attended the University of Washington in Seattle, where he played college baseball for the Huskies from 1989–1991. Stocker was also a member of the fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha. Stocker was selected by Philadelphia in the 1991 MLB draft, taken in the second round with the 54th overall selection. He made his major league debut in 1993 on July 7 at Veterans Stadium in a marathon game that lasted 6 hours and 10 minutes. Stocker played all 20 innings in the defeat of the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6. Stocker was credited with a game-saving play in the tenth inning when he made a miraculous throw to home-plate for a force-out. Stocker had nine plate appearances in the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Stocker (actor)
Werner Stocker (April 7, 1955 – May 27, 1993) was a German actor. He studied acting at the and at the Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts. Stocker appeared in the 1987 American television film '' The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission''. ''Highlander: The Series'' Werner Stocker also featured in the fantasy hit '' Highlander: The Series'' as Darius, a 2,000-year-old immortal priest. The script of the episode " Band of Brothers" describes Darius as a monk with a "hideously ugly face",Episode "Band of Brothers", Final shooting script, p. 1, in ''Highlander the Series'' (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, Inc., 2001), disc 9. but when the producers cast the part, they chose Stocker, who did not fit this description. Creative Consultant David Abramovitz explains, "Darius, originally in the script, was written as almost to look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, to be physically ugly and with a glorious soul. And when I got to France, I noticed that they cast this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blanche Stocker
Blanche Eleanor Stocker (20 July 1884 – 1950) was a British actress and singer, who played minor roles in a string of Edwardian musical comedies and other stage works early in the 20th century. She also played a film role. Life and career Stocker was born in Bombay in India in 1884, the oldest of three children of a British couple, George Stocker (1857–1929), an engineer, and Mary Dunn ''née'' Johnston (1862–1946). While George remained in India for work, Mary returned to England with the children to live in London from at least 1891 to 1911. Her younger sister Doris Stocker was also a singer and actress. Stocker played roles in several Edwardian musical comedies early in her career, including Lucille in ''The Belle of Brittany'' at the Queen's Theatre (1908). For producer George Edwardes she was Lady Sybil Julia James in ''Our Miss Gibbs'' (1909); Ethel in '' Peggy'' (1910); and Viola in '' The Girl on the Film'' (1913), all at the Gaiety Theatre in the West End o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Stocker
Doris Mary Stocker (Lady Segrave) (1886 – 16 December 1968) was a British actress and singer, especially in Edwardian musical comedy. Early life and career She was born in Bombay in India in 1886, the second of three children of George Stocker (1857–1929), an engineer, and Mary Dunn ''née'' Johnston (1862–1946). While her father remained in India for work her mother returned to England with the children where they lived in London from at least 1891 to 1911. Her older sister Blanche Stocker was also a stage actress and singer. Stocker began her career as a chorus girl under George Edwardes at the Gaiety Theatre in London and soon played roles in West End theatres: Grace Hufnagle in ''Captain Kidd'' at Wyndham's Theatre (1904); J. P. Wearing''The London Stage 1910–1919: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel'' Rowman & Littlefield (2014), Google Books Angy Loftus in '' The Cingalee'' at Daly's Theatre (1904); Pepzi in ''A Waltz Dream'' at Daly's (1911) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achim Stocker
Achim Stocker (27 May 1935 – 1 November 2009) was the president of German football club SC Freiburg. Biography He worked 37 years as the chairman of SC Freiburg since 1972 and was the oldest and longest serving president in professional German football. Death Stocker died on 1 November 2009 of a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma .... Personal life He was Cabinet director in Pension (Head director of finances) and leaves behind his wife Hanne with his son Christian and daughter Sabine. References 1935 births 2009 deaths SC Freiburg German football chairmen and investors {{Germany-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Stocker (voice Actor)
John Stocker (born August 13, 1947) is a Canadian voice actor. His career in voice acting began in the 1970s. Life and career In 1973, he joined a comedy troupe called the Zoo Factory, whose members consisted of Dan Hennessey, Bruce Gordon, Harriet Cohen and Jerelyn Craden. On television, Stocker played the voice of Beastly, the clumsy and frantic, but smart villain on the Nelvana version of the ''Care Bears'' television series ''The Care Bears Family''. He and Zoo Factory alumnus Dan Hennessey appeared as Thomson and Thompson on ''The Adventures of Tintin''. In the film industry, he voiced the Cheshire Cat, as well as The Wizard's assistant Dim, in 1987's ''The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland'', and he played a character named Sol in 1993's ''Look Who's Talking Now''. He was also the voice director on ''Beyblade'', ''Medabots'', '' Committed'', ''Pandalian'', ''Sailor Moon'', ''Caillou'', ''The Amazing Spiez!'', ''Animated Tales of the World'', '' Rob the Robot'', ''Total ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Stocker
Myreon Romel "Mel" Stocker (born August 15, 1980) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007. Biography Mel Stocker attended Arizona State University and was then drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round (475th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft. Stocker spent 5 seasons in the Royals minor league system, never passing Double-A ball. In , he went to play for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. For the Ducks in 2006, he played in 110 games, batted .303 with 3 home runs and 39 RBI. The highlight of his season with the Ducks was stealing 56 bases in 64 attempts. Following the 2006 season, Stocker went back to affiliated baseball, when he signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers for the season. He began the season with the Double-A Huntsville Stars and played there until he had his contract purchased by the major league clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stocker (video Game)
''Stocker'' is a top-down racing game released in arcades in North America in 1984 by Bally Sente. Capcom published a port for the Commodore 64 in 1988. Gameplay The player controls a stock racing car and must be the first to win a cross country race. Reception Earl Buckelew wrote in ''Compute!'s Gazette'': "while it's designed with younger players in mind, ''Stocker'' has enough thrills to provide the rest of us with hours of fun. With skill and determination, you may even see the checkered flag in California." Bill Kunkel for ''Ahoy!'' wrote, "''Stocker'' is a quaint game, almost like an antique that's been painfully restored using state-of-the-art techniques." Paul A. Hughes for ''Info'' wrote, "The whole game is simple, including the graphics, sound, and game play. You will probably play this game a few times and then put it away." Scott Wasser for ''Run'' magazine wrote, "at home, where only boredom limits the number of times a game can be played, Stocker reaches that l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Stocker
Wally Stocker (born Walter Frederick Stocker, 27 March 1953, London, England) is an English rock guitarist, perhaps best known as the lead guitarist with The Babys. The Babys disbanded in 1981 and he toured with Rod Stewart and Air Supply, as well as Humble Pie Featuring Jerry Shirley, Jimmy Barnes James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best- ... and Zoomer. He lived in Florida for a stretch before returning to Los Angeles when The Babys got back together and recorded a new CD, ''I'll Have Some of That!''. He is married to Susan Smith Stocker. External linksThe Babys Official Unofficial Archives and Chronological HistoryBased on the Archives of Adrian Millar and Michael John Siddons-CorbyThe Babys OfficialContains rare unreleased songs and video clips of The Babys. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stöcker
Stöcker is the name of the following personalities: * Adolf Stoecker, German theologist, antisemitic politician * Dean Stoecker, American billionaire, co-founder of Alteryx * Diana Stöcker, German politician * Helene Stöcker, German woman's lib activist and pacifist * Hermann Stöcker, German footballer * Horst Stöcker, German theoretical physicist See also * Stocker * Stockert * Stecker (other) * Stacker (other) A stacker is a machine used in bulk material handling. Stacker may also refer to: * Stacker, disk compression software released by Stac Electronics ** Lempel–Ziv–Stac, also known as "Stacker Compression", a data compression method for point- ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Stocker German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
