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The Secret Of Boyne Castle
''Guns in the Heather'' is a 1969 Walt Disney adventure film directed by Robert Butler and produced by Ron Miller. It stars Kurt Russell, Glenn Corbett and Alfred Burke. It was originally broadcast in parts on ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' in the United States under the title ''Guns in the Heather'', then re-edited for a European theatrical release under the English title, ''The Secret of Boyne Castle''. It was re-broadcast on American television in 1978 under the title ''Spy-Busters''. The story is based on the 1963 novel ''Guns in the Heather'', by Lockhart Amerman. The film was primarily shot on location in Ireland (St. Flannan's College in Ennis, Corkscrew Hill, Corofin and Kilfenora, County Clare feature) with additional scenes shot at Pinewood Studios near London, England. Plot Rich Evans (Kurt Russell), An American exchange student’s day at the Leinster School in Ireland is interrupted when a bleeding man drives up to the school and gives Rich a messa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Butler (director)
Robert Butler (born November 16, 1927) is an American film and Emmy Award-winning television director. He is best known for his work in television, where he directed the pilots for a number of series including ''Star Trek'', ''Hogan's Heroes, '' ''Batman'' and ''Hill Street Blues''. Career Butler graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he majored in English. He was first in an army band, before his career as a stage manager and an assistant before launching his directing career with an episode of '' Hennesey'' (starring Jackie Cooper and including a young Ron Howard)Susan King"Director Robert Butler put stamp on 'Batman,' other landmark series" ''Los Angeles Times'', February 15, 2014. and then went on to direct such shows as ''The Untouchables'', ''Dr. Kildare'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''Batman'', '' The Fugitive'' and ''The Twilight Zone''. Butler shot pilots for many TV series including the original ''Star Trek'', ''Shane'', ''Hogan's Heroes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh McDermott (actor)
Hugh Patrick McDermott (20 March 1906 – 29 January 1972) was a British professional golfer turned actor who made a number of film, stage and television performances between 1936 and 1972. He specialised in playing Americans, so much so that most British film fans had no idea that he was actually Scottish. Biography He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1906, and was educated in Davidson's Mains. Initially an instructor at the Royal Burgess Golfing Society of Edinburgh, he later toured South and Central America and won the Central America Open and later helped design a course in Guatemala. A trip to the United States kindled his interest in the film industry, and he made his screen debut in ''Well Done, Henry'' and followed it up with an appearance as HM Stanley in ''David Livingstone''. In 1939 he appeared in the West End in N.C. Hunter's comedy ''Grouse in June''. He made his final appearance in ''Chato's Land'' on film, and in ''The Amorous Prawn'' on stage in Edinburgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Spy Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Mystery Thriller Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Chase Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Adventure Thriller Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 Films
The year 1969 in film involved some significant events, with '' Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' dominating the U.S. box office and becoming one of the highest-grossing films of all time and ''Midnight Cowboy'', a film rated X, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1969 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 14 - Louis F. Polk Jr. becomes president and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer * February 23 - Madhubala dies due to a congenital heart disease, at age 36. * June 22 - American singer and actress Judy Garland dies at age 47 of an accidental barbiturate overdose in London. * July 8 - Kinney National Services Inc. acquire substantially all of the assets of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. * July 13 - Al Pacino's film debut (''Me, Natalie''). * Summer - Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980. From 1969 to 1979, the festival is non-competitive. * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Farrell
Thomas Paul Farrell (21 September 1893 – 12 June 1975) was an Irish film and television actor. He is best remembered as the "Tramp" who gets beaten up by Alex and his "droogs", in Stanley Kubrick's ''A Clockwork Orange ''A Clockwork Orange'' may refer to: * ''A Clockwork Orange'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess ** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (film), a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel *** ''A Clockwork Orange'' (soundtrack), the film ...'' (1971). Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Farrell, Paul 1893 births 1975 deaths Irish male television actors Irish male film actors Male actors from Dublin (city) 20th-century Irish male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declan Mulholland
Thomas Declan Mulholland (6 December 1932 – 29 June 1999) was a Northern Irish character actor of film and television. He is known for his multiple appearances in ''Doctor Who'' and for his deleted portrayal of Jabba the Hutt in ''Star Wars''. Career Born in Belfast, he had his first film role in ''H.M.S. Defiant'' (1962) as Morrison. He had a substantial part in the 1974 Amicus Productions film '' The Land That Time Forgot''. He also played a human version of Jabba the Hutt in a deleted scene of the original ''Star Wars'' (1977). The scene was reinserted for the film's twentieth anniversary re-release in 1997, with Mulholland replaced by a CGI Jabba as he appears in ''Return of the Jedi''. His many TV appearances included the ''Doctor Who'' stories ''The Sea Devils'' (1972) and ''The Androids of Tara'' (1978), ''The Bill'', ''The Onedin Line'' and ''Quatermass''. Mulholland died of a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eamon Morrissey (actor)
Eamon Morrissey (born 25 January 1943) is an Irish actor, best known for his comic performances on stage and television. He currently plays Cass Cassidy in ''Fair City''. Early life An only child, Morrissey was born in Dublin and grew up in the suburb of Ranelagh. His parents encouraged his early interest in stage performance and he won several medals for his recitations at the Feis Ceoil."Eamon Morrissey: the Brother and the Dama", ''The Irish Times''. 19 December 1987. While still in his teens and a pupil at Synge Street CBS, Morrissey worked part-time as a stage manager in various Dublin theatres. He left school before sitting the Leaving Certificate in order to try his hand at acting in London."'A pint of plain' is not his only man", ''The Irish Times''. 18 February 1987. After spending several years there doing odd jobs, he was chosen for the part of Ned, the emigrant, in the 1964 world première of Brian Friel's ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!''."EAMON MORRISSEY", ''The Irish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niall TóibÃn
Niall TóibÃn (; 21 November 1929 – 13 November 2019) was an Irish comedian and actor. Born in Cork into an Irish speaking family, TóibÃn grew up on the north-side of the city in Bishop's Field. He appeared in ''Ryan's Daughter'', ''Brideshead Revisited'', ''Bracken'', ''The Ballroom of Romance'', ''The Irish R.M.'', ''Caught in a Free State'', ''Ballykissangel'', ''Far and Away'', and ''Veronica Guerin''. He was awarded honorary lifetime membership of the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) in 2011 and the Freedom of Cork in 2015. Early life TóibÃn was born in 1929 in Cork, Ireland, the sixth of seven children, born to Siobhán (née Nà Shúileabháin) and Seán TóibÃn, native Irish speakers. His parents married in 1917. His father was born in Passage West, County Cork, and his parents came from Waterford and West Cork. Seán TóibÃn was a teacher in the School of Commerce in Cork city and the author of two books, ''Blátha an BhóithrÃn'' and ''Troscán na mBà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shay Gorman
Shay may refer to: People Shay is an Irish Gaelic name, a variant of the name Shea. It is derived from Seamus, which is anglicized from Ó Séaghdha. Shay is also a Hebrew unisex name, meaning gift, deriving as a variation of Shai. Mononym * Shay (singer), Shay Mooney, of American act "Dan + Shay" * Shay (rapper), Belgian rapper Given name * Shay Bushinsky, Israeli computer programmer Entertainment industry * Shay Astar (born 1981), American actress * Shay Carl (born 1980), American YouTuber * Shay Haley (born 1975), (presumed) N*E*R*D musician * Shay Hatten, American screenwriter * Shay Mitchell (born 1987), Canadian actress * Shay Roundtree (born 1977), American actor * Shay Youngblood, American creative writer Sports * Shay Abutbul, Israeli footballer * Shay Brennan, Irish footballer * Shay Doron (born 1985), (female) basketball player * Shay, Seamus Elliott, Irish road bicycle racer * Shay Gibbons, Irish footballer * Shay Given, Irish footballer * Shay Holtzman, Israeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
