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The Jerk, Too
''The Jerk, Too'' is a 1984 American made-for-television comedy film starring Mark Blankfield as title character Navin Johnson, in a reworked version of the 1979 Steve Martin film ''The Jerk''. While Martin is credited as "executive producer" of the film, he did not write or appear in the film. Plot Navin Johnson sets out to attend the wedding of Marie, his pen pal in California, but runs into a gang of hobos, led by a schemer named Diesel. Diesel discovers Navin's skill at playing poker and takes Navin to Las Vegas where they win enough to travel to Los Angeles in style. Cast * Mark Blankfield as Navin Johnson * Ray Walston as Diesel * Robert Sampson as Van Buren * Patricia Barry as Mrs. Van Buren * Barrie Ingham as Carl the Butler * Stacey Nelkin as Marie Van Buren * Jean LeClerc as Count Marco * Thalmus Rasulala as Crossroads * Pat McCormick as Dudley * Bill Saluga as Shoes * Mabel King as Mama Johnson * Lina Raymond as Cheetah Johnson * William Smith as Suicide * Pete Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Schultz
Michael Schultz (born November 10, 1938) is an American director and producer of theater, film and television. Life and career Schultz was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of an African-American mother Katherine Frances Leslie (1917-1995), and Leo Albert Schultz (1913-2001), an insurance salesman of German descent. Shortly before his birth his parents married in Iowa, where both were listed as black on their marriage license. Mr. Schultz's occupation was listed as "Musician" at the time of his marriage. Michael Schultz, who was known as "Mike" growing up, attended Riverside High School in Milwaukee, where he was a very active student. He played baseball, football and participated in student theater productions. After his undergraduate work at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Marquette University, he attended Princeton University, where in 1966 he directed his first play, a production of '' Waiting for Godot''. He joined the Negro Ensemble Company in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lainie Kazan
Lainie Kazan (born Lainie Levine; May 15, 1940) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for '' St. Elsewhere'' and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for ''My Favorite Year''. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in ''My Favorite Year'' (1982). Kazan played Maria Portokalos in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' and its sequel film ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2''. She also starred in ''You Don't Mess with the Zohan'' (2008). Early life Kazan was born Lainie Levine in Brooklyn, the daughter of Carole and Ben Levine. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish and Sephardic Jewish descent. Some of her grandparents lived in Israel before moving to Manchester, England and settling in Brooklyn. Kazan has described her mother as "neurotic, fragile and artistic." Kazan attended Brooklyn's Erasmus Hall High School with Barbra Streisand, for whom she would later understudy. She gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Schrum
Paul Richard "Pete" Schrum (born Shrum; December 16, 1934 – February 17, 2003) was an American actor. Schrum was born Canton, Ohio, and started acting while attending Catholic school. He is most memorable for playing Uncle Ed in the television series ''Gimme a Break!'' and Uncle Ed in the television movie ''The Jerk, Too''. He is also known for playing the shotgun-firing bartender Lloyd in ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991). He died from a heart attack on 17 February 2003, aged 68. Notable roles Movies Television External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schrum, Pete 1934 births 2003 deaths American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Smith (actor)
William Emmett Smith (March 24, 1933 – July 5, 2021) was an American actor. In a Hollywood career spanning more than 79 years, he appeared in almost three hundred feature films and television productions in a wide variety of character roles, accumulating over 980 total credits, with his best known role being the menacing Anthony Falconetti in the 1970s television mini-series '' Rich Man, Poor Man''. Smith is also known for films like '' Any Which Way You Can'' (1980), ''Conan The Barbarian'' (1982), '' Rumble Fish'' (1983), and '' Red Dawn'' (1984), as well as lead roles in several exploitation films during the 1990s. Early life and career Smith was born on March 24, 1933, in Columbia, Missouri, to William Emmett Smith and Emily Richards Smith, and grew up on the cattle ranch owned by his parents. His family later moved to Southern California, where he began his acting career at the age of eight in 1942; entering films as a child actor in such films as ''The Ghost of Frank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel King
Mabel Elizabeth King (née Washington; December 25, 1932 – November 9, 1999) was an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Mabel "Mama" Thomas on the ABC sitcom ''What's Happening!!'' from its premiere in 1976 until the end of its second season in 1978. King is also known for portraying Evillene the Witch, a role she originated in the stage musical ''The Wiz'' and reprised in Sidney Lumet's 1978 film adaptation. She recorded on the Rama Records and Amy Records labels. Early life King was born Mabel Elizabeth Washington in Charleston, South Carolina, the daughter of Rosalie Washington and Joseph Washington on Christmas Day 1932. She was raised in Harlem, New York where she eventually became a gospel and nightclub singer. Career Stage work She did not start acting until her mid thirties, in 1966, when she played the role of Maria in the national touring play of ''Porgy and Bess''. The following year she played the role of Ernestina in the Broadway musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Saluga
William Saluga (born September 16, 1937), aka Ray Jay Johnson, is an American comedian and founding member of the improvisational comedy troupe Ace Trucking Company. He has appeared on several television programs, including ''Seinfeld''. Youngstown, Ohio, native Saluga is best known for his cigar-smoking, zoot-suit-wearing television character Raymond J. Johnson Jr., famous for his catchphrase "You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, or you can call me…" The character then proceeds to list almost every conceivable permutation of his name before finishing with "…but you doesn't has to call me Johnson!" Raymond J. Johnson Jr. Saluga's shtick would be, when someone would refer to him as "Mr. Johnson" or by the common generic nickname "Johnson," to exaggeratedly feign offense and list off all permutations of the name Raymond J. Johnson Jr. and nicknames thereof that do not mention the word "Johnson:" "NOOO!!! You don't have to call me Johnson! My name is Raymond J. Johnso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat McCormick (actor)
Pat McCormick (June 30, 1927 – July 29, 2005) was an American actor and comedy writer known for playing Big Enos Burdette in ''Smokey and the Bandit'' and its two sequels. He wrote for a number of performers such as Red Skelton, Phyllis Diller and Johnny Carson as well as for shows including ''Get Smart''. McCormick had a distinctive appearance being 6'7" tall, weighing 250 lbs and having a walrus mustache. Early life McCormick was born in Lakewood, Ohio on June 30, 1927. He was a 1945 graduate of Rocky River High School. Career McCormick was a high school athlete and served in the United States Army during World War II. He then enrolled at Harvard University as a freshman in the autumn of 1947 where he played basketball that year. He later dropped basketball to concentrate on track (hurdles). He dropped out of Harvard Law School for a career in advertising, but abandoned that career as well when he started writing jokes for television and standup comedians, including Jonathan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala (born Jack Crowder; November 15, 1939October 9, 1991) was an American actor with a long career in theater, television, and films. Noted for starring roles in blaxploitation films, he was also an original cast member of ABC's soap opera ''One Life to Live'' from its premiere in 1968 until he left the show in 1970. Life and career Born Jack Crowder in Miami, Florida, and a graduate of the University of Redlands, he appeared in many films and made guest appearances on television shows. He also attended some classes at Shaw University, a historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina in the late 1970s. Notable blaxploitation film roles include Sidney Lord Jones in '' Cool Breeze'' (1972), Dr. Gordon Thomas in ''Blacula'' (1972) and Robert Daniels in ''Willie Dynamite'' (1974); he also was the assistant director of ''The Slams'' (1973). On television, he was known as Skeeter Matthews on '' Sanford and Son'', Ned in ''The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean LeClerc (actor)
Jean LeClerc (born July 7, 1948) is a Canadian actor best known for his work in the United States as Jeremy Hunter on the American daytime soap operas ''All My Children'' and '' Loving'' in the 1980s and 1990s. Career LeClerc first started his career in Quebec on the television series ''Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut''. Roles in Québécois movies followed, culminating in his first English-speaking role in the 1976 Canadian film, ''Strange Shadows in an Empty Room''. That same year, he acted in a television miniseries about the life of Sarah Bernhardt, playing the role of Bernhardt's husband Jacques Damala, and the following year he played a film director in the horror anthology film ''The Uncanny (film), The Uncanny''. LeClerc moved to the United States in 1982, playing the part of a French doctor on the soap opera ''The Doctors (1963 TV series), The Doctors''. He played similar roles on ''The Edge of Night'' and ''As the World Turns'' before being offered the role of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Ingham
Barrie Stanton Ingham (10 February 1932 – 23 January 2015) was an English actor, performing on stage and "in a handful of films." He was perhaps most widely known as "a prolific television actor". His notable work includes ''A Challenge for Robin Hood'' (1967) and ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (1986). Early life Ingham was born in 1932 in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire to Irene (née Bolton) and Harold Ellis Stead Ingham. He was educated at Heath Grammar School and became a Royal Artillery officer. Acting career Ingham made his debut in Manchester with the Library Theatre Company, and then he moved to London's Old Vic. He also performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Mermaid Theatre Company and Royal National Theatre. Ingham featured in over 200 British and American films and TV productions, including Undermind, 'Test for the Future', Episode 9, an ATV ( Associated Television ), production, aired 3/7/'65; also the lead, in ''A Challenge for Robin Hood'' (1967). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Barry
Patricia Barry (born Patricia Allen White, November 16, 1921 – October 11, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Although Barry has numerous credits performing in stage productions and in films, the majority of her work was in television between 1950 and 2005, when she appeared in over 100 series either in supporting roles or as a guest star. Early years The daughter of a physician, Barry was born in Davenport, Iowa. She attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received her academic and practical training in acting in the school's drama department, which was administered by the distinguished Broadway actress and teacher Maude Adams. After Barry's graduation from college, she gained some professional experience on stage in 1944 before winning a Rita Hayworth look-alike contest. The resulting publicity from that contest led to Barry being signed to a Hollywood movie contract with Warner Bros. Stage Barry's theatrical debut came in summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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