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The Client (TV Series)
''The Client'' (also referred to as ''John Grisham's The Client'') is an American legal thriller drama television series that aired on CBS from September 17, 1995 until April 16, 1996. It aired for one season, premiering with a two-hour movie pilot on September 17, 1995, and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film ''The Client'', itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel. It starred JoBeth Williams, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Micole Mercurio, respectively. Cast Main * JoBeth Williams as Reggie Love * John Heard as Roy Foltrigg * Polly Holliday as Momma Love * David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire * Ossie Davis as Judge Harry Roosevelt (13 episodes, 1995–96) Recurring * Valerie Mahaffey as Ellie Foltrigg (4 episodes, 1995–96) * Mac Davis as Waldo Gaines (3 episodes 1995–96) * David Michael Mullins as Lewis Maddox (7 episodes, 1995–96) * Burke Moses a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legal Drama
A legal drama is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. Legal dramas have also followed the lives of the fictional Lawyer, attorneys, defendants, plaintiffs, or other persons related to the practice of law present in television show or film. Legal drama is distinct from Police procedural, police crime drama or detective fiction, which typically focus on police officers or detectives investigating and solving crimes. The focal point of legal dramas, more often, are events occurring within a courtroom, but may include any phases of legal procedure, such as jury deliberations or work done at law firms. Some legal dramas Film à clef, fictionalize real cases that have been litigated, such as the play-turned-movie, Inherit the Wind (play), ''Inherit the Wind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 American Television Series Debuts
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake strikes Kobe, Japan, killing 5,000-6,000 people; The Unabomber Manifesto is published in several U.S. newspapers; Gravestones mark the victims of the Srebrenica massacre near the end of the Bosnian War; Windows 95 is launched by Microsoft for PC; The first exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered; Space Shuttle Atlantis docks with the Space station Mir in a display of U.S.-Russian cooperation; The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City is bombed by domestic terrorists, killing 168., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 O. J. Simpson murder case rect 200 0 400 200 Kobe earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Unabomber Manifesto rect 0 200 300 400 Oklahoma City bombing rect 300 200 600 400 Srebrenica massacre rect 0 400 200 600 Space Shuttle Atlanti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s American Workplace Drama Television Series
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 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 * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TNT (American TV Network)
TNT (originally an abbreviation for Turner Network Television) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery that launched on October 3, 1988. TNT's original purpose was to air classic films and television series to which Turner Broadcasting maintained spillover rights through its sister station TBS. Since June 2001, the network has shifted its focus to dramatic television series and feature films, along with some sporting events (including ''NBA'', ''NHL'', the ''NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament'' and professional wrestling show ''AEW Rampage''), as TBS shifted its focus to comedic programming. , TNT was received by approximately 89.573 million households that subscribe to a subscription television service throughout the United States. History Beginnings Prior to the launch of the channel in 1988, the Turner Network Television name had been utilized by the Turner Broadcasting System for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray McKinnon (actor)
Raymond Wilkes McKinnon (born November 15, 1957) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. He is best known for the roles of H.W. Smith in '' Deadwood'' (2004) and Lincoln Potter in ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2011) and ''Mayans M.C.'' (2018-2021), and for his film roles in '' Apollo 13'' (1995), ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), and the Oscar-winning short '' The Accountant'' (2001). Early life and education McKinnon was born on November 15, 1957 and grew up in Adel, Georgia, the son of Raymond McKinnon, a car dealer, and his wife Dorothy McKinnon. He attended local schools. VSUVisit-2007 ''Valdosta Daily Times'', 2007 In 1981, McKinnon graduated with a degree in theatre from Valdosta State University. Career McKinnon began acting and later directed. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Reverend Smith in the HBO series '' Deadwood'', which ran from 2004 to 2006, a total of three seasons and 36 episodes. He is also known for his role as Lincoln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuelle Bach
Emmanuel Bach (born Emanuelle Anouk El Kabbach; 30 May 1968) is a French film and television actress. History She is the daughter of Holda Trenkle ("Holda Fonteyn") and journalist Jean-Pierre Elkabbach. At the age of 19, she abandoned her history studies and took dramatic art lessons from Jean-Laurent Cochet. She appeared in her first film in the early 1990s. From 2008 and 2017, she had a role in the TV series ''Un village français''. Filmography Cinema * 1991: '' Les Clés du paradis'': a nurse at the psychiatric hospital * 1994: ''Coming to Terms with the Dead'': the journalist * 1994: '' Un Dimanche à Paris'': Marie * 1994: '' Le fou de la Tour'': Sophie * 1996: '' Le Retour du chat'' * 1997: '' La Parenthèse'' by Jean-Louis Benoît: Cécile Moriantes * 1997: '' After Sex'': Caroline * 1998: '' En attendant la neige'' * 2002: '' Les Frères Gravet'': Léone Gravet * 2002: ''Aurélien'': Amandine * 2013: '' Le Ballon de rouge'' (short film) by Sylvain Bressollette: t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Lennix
Harry Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film ''The Five Heartbeats'' (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series ''Dollhouse''. Lennix co-stars as Harold Cooper, assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC drama ''The Blacklist''. Lennix has also played J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter in the DC Extended Universe films '' Man of Steel'', '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', and ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' and will reprise the role in The Flash. Early life The youngest of four siblings, Lennix was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Lillian C. (''née'' Vines), a laundress, and Harry Lennix Jr., a machinist. His mother was African-American and his father was Creole from Louisiana. Lennix attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary South and Northwestern University, where he majored in Acting and Direction. In his senior year at North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burke Moses
Burke William Moses (born December 10, 1959, New York City) is an American actor. His older brother is actor Mark Moses. Career Moses attended Boston University and Carnegie Mellon University."Burke Moses Biography" tcm.com, accessed March 14, 2016. He performed the role of "Joe" at the in '''' in 1991. He appeared in the musical '''' at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in June to July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Davis
Morris Mac Davis (January 21, 1942 – September 29, 2020) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. A native of Lubbock, Texas, he enjoyed success as a crossover artist, and during his early career he wrote for Elvis Presley, providing him with the hits "Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "A Little Less Conversation". A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced hits such as "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me". Davis also starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and TV shows. Biography Early life Davis was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, the son of Edith Irene (Lankford) and T. J. Davis, a builder. He spent his childhood years with his sister Linda, living and working at the former College Courts, an efficiency apartment complex owned by his father. Davis described his father, who was divorced from Davis' mother, as "very religious, very strict, and very stubborn." Though Davis was physically small, he had a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Mahaffey
Valerie Mahaffey (born June 16, 1953) is an American character actress and producer. She began her career starring in the NBC daytime soap opera '' The Doctors'' (1979–81), for which in 1980 she was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In 1992, Mahaffey won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role in the CBS drama series '' Northern Exposure''. She later won fame through her portrayal of extroverted and friendly but ultimately insane women on the television shows ''Wings'', '' Desperate Housewives'', ''Devious Maids'' and '' Big Sky''. Mahaffey also appeared in a number of movies, including '' Senior Trip'' (1995), ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' (1997), ''Jack and Jill'' (2011), '' Sully'' (2016), and most notably '' French Exit'' (2020), for which she received critical acclaim and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Early life Mahaffey was born in Sumatra, Indonesia, to a Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barry (actor)
David Barry (born Meurig Wyn Jones, 30 April 1943) is a Welsh actor and novelist. He is best known for his role as Frankie Abbott, (the gum-chewing mother's boy who was convinced he was extremely tough), in the LWT sitcom ''Please Sir!'' and the spin-off series ''The Fenn Street Gang''. He also appeared in two TV spin-off movies - ''Please Sir!'' (1971) and ''George and Mildred'' (1980). His first broadcast script was written for ''The Fenn Street Gang'' and he wrote many episodes of Thames TV's '' Keep it in the Family.'' In 2016 Barry reprised the role of Frankie Abbott in his own play ''A Day in the Lives of Frankie Abbott''. In 2017, he appeared in the horror comedy short film ''Frankula''. In 2018, he appeared in another horror comedy short film called ''Bad Friday''. Barry is also a novelist. His police thriller ''Each Man kills,'' set in Swansea, was published in 2002, to be followed by ''Willie the Actor'' in 2008. His autobiography was entitled ''Flashback.'' He ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
