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The End Of Innocence (Highlander)
The fifth season of the American drama/adventure television series '' Highlander'' began airing 23 September 1996 and finished on 19 May 1997. The series continues to follow the adventures of Duncan MacLeod, a 400-year-old Immortal who, just as the Immortals of the movies, can only die if he is beheaded. MacLeod is involved in the Game, an ongoing battle during which all Immortals have to behead each other until only one is left. Production Two episodes that aired during the fifth season were the fourth season episodes "Double Jeopardy" (aired April 28, 1997) and "One Minute to Midnight" (aired September 23, 1996). These episodes are included in the fourth season DVD set. Cast Main cast * Adrian Paul ... Duncan MacLeod * Stan Kirsch ... Richie Ryan * Jim Byrnes ... Joe Dawson Recurring cast * Awaovieyi Agie ... Jeffrey * Réal Andrews ... Haresh Clay * Claudie Arif ... Duenna * Steve Bacic ... Luke * Dean Balkwill ... David * Terry Barclay ... Paco * Geoffrey Bateman .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcast Syndication
Broadcast syndication is the practice of leasing the right to broadcasting television shows and radio programs to multiple television stations and radio stations, without going through a broadcast network. It is common in the United States where broadcast programming is scheduled by television networks with local independent affiliates. Syndication is less widespread in the rest of the world, as most countries have centralized networks or television stations without local affiliates. Shows can be syndicated internationally, although this is less common. Three common types of syndication are: ''first-run'' syndication, which is programming that is broadcast for the first time as a syndicated show and is made specifically to sell directly into syndication; ''off-network'' syndication (colloquially called a "rerun"), which is the licensing of a program whose first airing was on network TV or in some cases, first-run syndication;Campbell, Richard, Christopher R. Martin, and Bettina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard (born June 6, 1955) is an American actress, singer, comedian and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy, where she often critiqued celebrity culture and political figures. She is perhaps best known for portraying Nancy Bartlett Thomas on the ABC sitcom '' Roseanne'' from the fourth season (1991) to the end of the show in 1997. She played Nurse Judy Kubrak in the FX drama series ''Pose''. She is number 96 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest stand-ups of all time. Early life Bernhard was born June 6, 1955, in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Jeanette (née LaZebnik) and proctologist Jerome Bernhard. Her parents raised her as a Conservative Jew. She has three older brothers: Dan, David and Mark. Her family moved to Arizona when she was 10. She attended Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, graduating in 1973. Career Bernhard became a staple at The Comedy Store. As her popularity as a comedian grew, she was cast as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Duncan (actor, Born 1958)
Alastair Duncan is a Scottish actor and real estate broker. He is best known for his voice-work in video games, such as '' Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, God of War'' and its sequel ''God of War Ragnarök''. Early life Duncan was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father is named Archibald Alexander Macbeth Duncan. Following Scottish naming traditions, his name would have been Alastair David Macbeth Duncan, but his father decided to simply give him the legal name Alastair Duncan. Career Duncan's breakout role (then credited as "Neil Duncan") was as Peter Livingstone, side-kick to Mark McManus' Taggart in Scottish television's eponymous detective series. Leaving the show after the first two series, Duncan then appeared in the 1988 television adaptation of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes. Duncan's next key role was in the 1992 science fiction film '' Split Second.'' He continued with guest roles on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Divoff
Andrew Daniel Divoff (born July 2, 1955) is a Venezuelan actor and producer.Lanyon, Mary-Justine"A 'Bad Guy' With a Heart of Gold", Lake Arrowhead Magazine (Winter 2015-16), pp. 41-43 retrieved June 30, 2020. Divoff has played many villains in film and on television, including drug cartel leaders, terrorists, and organized crime bosses, though he is best known for playing the evil Djinn/Nathaniel Demerest in the first two '' Wishmaster'' films. Other noteworthy film and television roles include the villains Luis Cali in ''Toy Soldiers'', Cherry Ganz in ''Another 48 Hrs.'', Ernesto Mendoza in ''A Low Down Dirty Shame'', Boris Bazylev in ''Air Force One'', M (short for as Mephistopheles) in '' Faust: Love of the Damned'', Ivan Sarnoff in ''CSI: Miami,'' Mikhail Bakunin in ''Lost'', and Karakurt in ''The Blacklist''. Divoff can reportedly speak nine languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Catalan, Portuguese and Swedish. He used to speak Romanian but forgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Du Sautoy
Carmen Du Sautoy (born 26 February 1950) is a British stage, television and film actor. Early life Du Sautoy was born in London. She has played a wide variety of leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre, in London's West End, and in New York, Tokyo, Sydney, Madrid, Berlin and in many other major theatres worldwide. Career Du Sautoy may be best known to film audiences for her role as the belly-dancing Lebanese temptress Saida in the 1974 James Bond film '' The Man with the Golden Gun''. She has had an extensive television career with numerous starring roles in amongst others '' Lost Empires'', '' Poor Little Rich Girl'', ''La Ronde'', ''The Citadel'', '' The Orchid House'', ''A Dance to the Music of Time'', ''Chessgame'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''Hammer House of Horror'', ''Absolutely Fabulous'', and ''The South Bank Show''. Personal life Du Sautoy married theatre director and writer Charles Savage in 1974. Films *'' The Man with the Golden Gun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony De Longis
Anthony Charles De Longis (born March 23, 1950) is an American actor, stuntman, and fight choreographer. Life and career De Longis was born in Glendale, California. He attended California State University, Northridge where he was initiated into the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He is well known for his recurring role during the first two seasons of the TV series '' Star Trek: Voyager'', as First Maje Jal Culluh, leader of the Kazon-Nistrim. A very experienced swordsman, he is also known for his roles on '' Highlander: The Series'', as Lymon Kurlow in the third-season episode "Blackmail", and as Otavio Consone in the fifth-season episode "Duende". De Longis auditioned and was considered for the lead role in the series. A martial artist and weapon master in several disciplines, he played a swordsman opposite Jet Li in the 2006 martial arts epic ''Fearless'', and gave Harrison Ford extensive whip training for the 2008 film ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Dawson (actor)
Bob Dawson (c. 1955 – November 7, 2001) was a Canadian radio broadcaster and actor based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dawson was a fixture on the local radio circuit during the late 1970s and 80s, holding various on-air and promotional positions at radio stations such CJOR (a holding at the time of Canadian businessman Jimmy Pattison's The Jim Pattison Group), CJJC and CKXY. Dawson was also the voice of Santa Claus on "The Rafe Mair Show" on CKNW radio, where he took the calls of children just prior to each Christmas. Dawson moved into TV and movie work in the 1990s, during the period when Vancouver became known as Hollywood North. Dawson appeared in many locally produced television series, including ''The X-Files'', '' Highlander'' and ''Stargate''. Perhaps his most prominent film appearance was opposite former Seattle Seahawks linebacker turned actor Brian Bosworth Brian Keith Bosworth (born March 9, 1965), nicknamed "The Boz," is an American former football lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Fitzcairn
Hugh Fitzcairn is a fictional character from '' Highlander: The Series'', portrayed by actor and musician Roger Daltrey. An Immortal, he is a friend of protagonist Duncan MacLeod. Appearances Fitzcairn is introduced in the season one finale episode " The Hunters" (1993) as a ladies' man and bon vivant; he is first seen entering MacLeod's barge while MacLeod and his girlfriend Tessa Noël are sleeping together, and tells Tessa, "Forgive me, my Lady... (...) Hugh Fitzcairn... I was so taken with your loveliness."Episode "The Hunters", in ''Highlander: The Series'' (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, Inc., 2001), disk 8. Fitzcairn is actually worried about fellow Immortals disappearing unexpectedly. Darius is the next one, found beheaded in his chapel by MacLeod and Fitzcairn. While investigating, Fitzcairn is abducted by Darius' killers, the Hunters, led by James Horton, who tells him, "you are an abomination before nature and in the eyes of man." Even prisoner, Fitzcairn r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the Rock music, rock band The Who. Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include "My Generation", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley" and "You Better You Bet". He began his solo career in 1973, while still a member of The Who. Since then he has released ten solo studio albums, five compilation albums, and one live album. His solo hits include "Giving It All Away", "Walking the Dog", "Written on the Wind (song), Written on the Wind", "Free Me (Roger Daltrey song), Free Me", "Without Your Love (Roger Daltrey song), Without Your Love" and "Under a Raging Moon (song), Under a Raging Moon". The Who are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. As a member of the band, Daltrey received a List of lifetime achievement awards, Lifetime achievement award from the British P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger R
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages, Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Franks, Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by piracy, sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" sugges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kira Clavell
Kira may refer to: People * Kira clan, a Japanese clan, descended from Emperor Seiwa (850–880) * Kira (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Kira Chikazane (1563–1588), Japanese retainer * Kira (German singer) (Janine Scholz, born 1978) * Kira (Belgian singer) (Natasja de Witte, born 1977) * Kira, uploader of pictures in the Edison Chen photo scandal, named after the ''Death Note'' character * Matúš Kira, Slovak football goalkeeper Fictional characters * Kira (given name), including a list of fictional characters with the given name * Izuru Kira, in the anime ''Bleach'' * Kira Nerys, in '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * Kira Yoshikage, in the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Sakuya Kira, in the manga and anime ''Angel Sanctuary'' * Tsubasa Kira, in the anime ''Love Live!'' * Kira, an alias of Light Yagami in the manga/anime series ''Death Note'' Places * Kira, Aichi, Japan * Kirən or Kira, Azerbaijan * Kira, Burkina Faso * Kira Rural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulvio Cecere
Fulvio Cecere (born March 11, 1960) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. Early life Born in Canada, he moved to Hawthorne, New Jersey as a teenager and attended Hawthorne High School, graduating as part of the class of 1978. Cecere attended Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, but after one year he realized that acting, not law, was his true calling. He took acting classes at UCLA and starred in a wide array of television and feature film parts over the next few years. Career He played the part of freelance detective Fred Durkin in the A&E Network's original film '' The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery'' (2000) and the series ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery'' (2001–2002). He also starred as Det. Leon Vaughn in the 2001 slasher film Valentine. He also portrayed Lt. Thorne in ''Battlestar Galactica'', Agent Sandoval in '' Dark Angel'' (2000–2002), and had recurring roles in TV series including ''Tarzan'', ''Tilt'', ''Blade'' and ''Intelligence''. His work in feature films include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
