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The Lords Of Discipline (film)
''The Lords of Discipline'' is a 1983 American film based on the novel by Pat Conroy and directed by Franc Roddam. The film stars David Keith, Robert Prosky, Judge Reinhold, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Michael Biehn, and Olympic boxer Mark Breland. The college scenes were filmed primarily at Wellington College in England, as none of the American military academies would allow filming on their grounds because of the book's less-than-positive portrayal of life at a military academy.MILITARY-SCHOOL MOVIE WORRIES THE CITADEL'S CHIEFS
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Franc Roddam
Francis George "Franc" Roddam (born 29 April 1946) is an English film director, businessman, screenwriter, television producer and publisher, best known as the creator of ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' and the director of ''Quadrophenia'' (1979). He is a graduate of the London Film School. Career Roddam's films include ''Quadrophenia'', '' K2'', ''Aria'', ''The Lords of Discipline'' and '' War Party''. He created the worldwide TV franchise, ''MasterChef'', which is shown in 200 countries worldwide and there are 47 locally produced versions. He also produced formats for ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'', ''Making Out'', and ''Harry'', all of which were highly successful TV dramas. He directed the award-winning TV drama ''Dummy'', which won the prestigious Prix Italia Drama Prize. He directed the Grammy-nominated/Golden Globe nominated US mini-series ''Moby Dick'' and ''Cleopatra''. He won awards for his BBC documentaries, ''Mini'' and ''The Family''. He is the founder and Chairman of Ziji Pub ...
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Richard Oldfield
Richard Oldfield (born 1950) is an American film and television actor who has worked mostly in Britain. Born in the US, Oldfield moved to Britain in the 1960s. His stage debut was in the musical '' Hair'' at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End in 1969. This was followed by a screen appearance in ITV's '' Thriller'' (1973), and his first feature film was '' Emily'' (1976), in which he played an American visitor pursuing Emily (Koo Stark).'Emily', in Variety's Film Reviews: 1975-1977, volume 14 of the series (R. R. Bowker, 1989) Between 1976 and 1977 he appeared as Burford Puckett of the United States Air Force in the British television serial ''Yanks Go Home''. In 1979 he was in '' The Golden Lady'' opposite Ina Skriver, with whom he had also worked in ''Emily''.'' Films and Filming'' Volume 25 (1978), p. 33 In 1980 Oldfield became a minor but notable figure in the Star Wars saga, appearing as Rebel fighter pilot Hobbie Klivian in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and deliver ...
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Michael Horton (actor)
Michael Horton (born September 5, 1952) is an American actor and voice over artist whose best known and longest-running role was as Jessica Fletcher's nephew Grady Fletcher on ''Murder, She Wrote''. Career Horton appeared in such films and television series as ''Murder, She Wrote'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' ER'', ''Dances with Wolves'', ''Taxi'', ''M*A*S*H'', '' 21 Jump Street'', ''Baywatch'', and ''The Eddie Capra Mysteries''. He played the recurring role of Enterprise Security Chief Lt. Daniels in '' Star Trek: First Contact'' (1996) and '' Star Trek: Insurrection'' (1998), credited as Security Officer in the former and Lieutenant Daniels in the latter. His voiceover work in 1980s animation includes Rick Jones in ''The Incredible Hulk'', Chip Chase in '' The Transformers'', Hollywood stuntman Jeff Wright and Stormer's brother Craig Phillips on '' Jem'', the younger brother Tommy Talltree of Airborne in the ''G.I. Joe'' episode "Operation Mind Menace", and Arn in ''The Leg ...
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Jason Connery
Jason Joseph Connery (born 11 January 1963) is a British actor and director. He is the son of Sean Connery and Diane Cilento. On screen, he is best known for appearing in the third series of the ITV drama series ''Robin of Sherwood'' in 1986. He took over the main role after Michael Praed's character was killed off at the end of the second series. Early life Connery was born in Rome and raised in London. He is the son of Australian actress Diane Cilento and Scottish actor Sean Connery. He attended Millfield School, a co-educational independent school in the town of Street, in Somerset, England, and later the independent Gordonstoun School in Moray, Scotland. He was later accepted into the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Connery performed many roles in theatre and subsequently had parts in several B-films. His film début was in ''The Lords of Discipline'' (1983). He appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''Vengeance on Varos'' in 1985. He also portrayed Robin Hood in the ...
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Stuart Milligan
Stuart Milligan is an American actor based primarily in the United Kingdom, best known for his recurring role (1998–2010) as Adam Klaus in ''Jonathan Creek''. Career Milligan has been seen extensively on British television. An early role was Max Sampson in the ATV soap '' Crossroads''. He played a US Navy Drill Instructor in the 1982 black comedy ''Whoops Apocalypse'' (London Weekend Television for ITV), then garnered further TV appearances in ''Chalk'' and '' Secret Army''. He had a brief scene in the 1985 motion picture '' Santa Claus: The Movie'', in which he can be seen seated next to the chairman in the court room at the trial of the character BZ. In 1986 he played "Hanks" who leads the ill-fated salvage team that picks up Ellen Ripley in '' Aliens''. In 2006, he guest-starred on the '' Doctor Who'' audio drama ''The Reaping'', while in 2007 he starred in an episode of ''Lewis''. Milligan appeared in an episode of '' Midsomer Murders'', entitled "Country Matters". Mill ...
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Ed Bishop
George Victor Bishop (11 June 1932 – 8 June 2005), known professionally as Ed Bishop or sometimes Edward Bishop, was an American actor. He was known for playing Commander Ed Straker in ''UFO'', Captain Blue in ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' and for voicing Philip Marlowe in a series of BBC Radio adaptations of the Marlowe novels by Raymond Chandler. Early life George Victor Bishop was born on 11 June 1932, the son of a Manhattan banker, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Peekskill High School before a brief spell at teacher training college. Bishop served in the United States Army as a disc jockey with the Armed Forces Radio at St. John's in Newfoundland where he was introduced to acting with the St John's Players. After leaving the army, Bishop enrolled at Boston University where he initially studied business administration but halfway through the course, transferred to drama, much against his parents' wishes. After graduating in Theatre Arts, he won a Fulbright ...
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Malcolm Danare
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Mitchell Lichtenstein
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John Lavachielli
John Lavachielli is an American actor. Born in Yonkers, New York, he began his career in 1983 as Mark Santoro in ''The Lords of Discipline'', Paramount's adaptation of the Pat Conroy novel of the same name. He appeared in the 1990 film ''Men At Work'', as well as the action adventure, ''The Rocketeer''. His television guest star appearances include '' N.Y.P.D. Blue'', ''M*A*S*H'', '' Murder She Wrote'', ''The Practice'' and ''21 Jump Street ''21 Jump Street'' is an American police procedural television series that aired on the Fox network and in first run syndication from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focuses on a squad of youthful-loo ...''. He made his directorial debut with the independent film, ''Wednesday Again''. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lavachielli, John Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from New York (state) Actors from Yonkers, New York 1956 bi ...
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Rick Rossovich
Frederic Enrico Rossovich (born August 28, 1957) is an American actor. Rossovich began acting in the early 1980s, first gaining recognition for portraying Ron "Slider" Kerner in the 1986 film ''Top Gun''. Rossovich's other movies include the thriller-drama ''The Lords of Discipline'' (1983), the sex comedy ''Losin' It'' (1983), the science fiction film ''The Terminator'' (1984), the romantic comedy '' Roxanne'' (1987), the witchcraft-themed thriller '' Spellbinder'' (1988), the thriller ''Paint It Black'' (1989), the military action film ''Navy SEALs'' (1990), and the Disney Channel Original Movie ''Miracle in Lane 2'' (2002). Rossovich is also recognized for his lead role in the TV-series '' Pacific Blue'', often described as a "Baywatch on bikes," which ran on the USA Network for five seasons between March 1996 and April 2000, and also gained popularity abroad. He also portrayed Dr. John Taglieri in the first season of '' E.R.'', and Spud Lincoln in the CBS series '' Sons and Da ...
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Barbara Babcock
Barbara Babcock (born February 27, 1937) is an American actress who played Grace Gardner on ''Hill Street Blues'', for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress—Drama Series in 1981, She played Dorothy Jennings on ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'', for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1995. Early life Although she was born in the United States, Babcock spent a large part of her childhood in Tokyo, Japan, where her father, U.S. Army Gen. Conrad Stanton Babcock, Jr., was stationed. She learned to speak Japanese before English. Babcock studied at Switzerland's University of Lausanne and Italy's University of Milan. She also attended Miss Porter's School and graduated from Wellesley College, where she was a classmate of Ali MacGraw. Career Babcock's television appearances began in 1956. They included several episodes of the original series of ''Star Trek'', although much of her work on the show consisted of uncredited voice roles. In 1968, she made h ...
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