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The Magician (American TV Series)
''The Magician'' is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred Bill Bixby as stage illusionist Anthony "Tony" Blake, a playboy philanthropist who used his skills to solve difficult crimes as needed. In the series pilot, the character was named Anthony Dorian; the name was changed due to a conflict with the name of a real-life stage magician. Plot Blake was a professional stage magician who used his skills to solve crimes and help the helpless. Years earlier, Blake had been in prison on a trumped-up espionage charge in an unnamed country in South America. He discovered a way to escape with his cellmate, which began his interest in escapology. The cellmate died and left him a fortune. The escape, apparently followed by exoneration of the false charges that had led to it, led to Blake's pursuit of a career in stage magic, which made him famous. He never forgot hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Television
The original incarnation of Paramount Television was the name of the television production division of the American film studio Paramount Pictures, that was responsible for the production of Viacom television programs, until it changed its name to CBS Paramount Television on January 17, 2006, due to the Viacom split. History Desilu Productions Desilu Productions was an American production company founded and co-owned by husband and wife Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, best known for shows such as '' I Love Lucy'', ''Star Trek'', and '' The Untouchables''. Until 1962, Desilu was the second-largest independent television production company in the U.S. behind MCA Inc.'s Revue Productions until MCA bought Universal Pictures, and Desilu became and remained the number-one independent production company until it was sold in 1967. Ball and Arnaz jointly owned the majority stake in Desilu from its inception until 1962, when Ball bought out Arnaz and ran the company by herself for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Stefano
Joseph William Stefano (May 5, 1922 – August 25, 2006) was an American screenwriter, known for adapting Robert Bloch's novel as the script for Alfred Hitchcock's film '' Psycho'', and for being the producer and co-writer of the original ''The Outer Limits'' television series. Early years Stefano was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a father who was a tailor and a mother who made silk flowers. As a teenager, Stefano was so keen to become an actor that he dropped out of high school two weeks before graduation and traveled to New York City. In Manhattan he adopted the stage name Jerry Stevens. Stefano's initial career was as a composer of pop music in the 1940s, writing songs for Las Vegas showman Donn Arden. In possession of a large collection of sheet music, he once spent five hours challenging pianist Michael Feinstein on the titles of obscure Tin Pan Alley songs. Career as screenwriter, producer and director Stefano began writing movie scripts in the late 1950s, firstl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Benet
Brenda Benet (born Brenda Ann Nelson; August 14, 1945 – April 7, 1982) was an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the soap operas ''The Young Marrieds'' (1965–1965) and ''Days of Our Lives'' (1979–1982). She was also featured in an episode of Hogan's Heroes in 1970. Early life and career Benet was born Brenda Ann Nelson in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California; later, her family moved to South Gate. She graduated from South Gate High School, attended Los Angeles City College, then studied at the University of California at Los Angeles, majoring in languages. She studied with San Francisco Ballet, was featured in several productions of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, was a musician who played piano, flute and violin, and was fluent in five languages. Her first acting roles were in 1964, with appearances on '' Shindig!'' and ''The Young Marrieds''. She eventually became an actress very much in demand for roles in episodic primetime television in the 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Hargrove
Edward Thomas Marion Lawton Hargrove Jr. (October 13, 1919 – August 23, 2003) was an American writer. Early years Hargrove was born in Mount Olive, North Carolina. He worked on the newspaper at his Charlotte, North Carolina, high school and worked part-time at ''The Charlotte News'' while he was in high school. He attended Belmont Abbey College and was the feature editor of ''The Charlotte News'' before he went into the Army, where he worked on the staff of ''Yank, the Army Weekly''. Career Hargrove is noted for the bestselling book '' See Here, Private Hargrove'', a collection of humorous newspaper columns written mostly before the United States entered World War II. (The book was made into a 1944 movie with Robert Walker as Hargrove and Donna Reed as his love interest.) During the war, he served on the staff of ''Yank, the Army Weekly''. After the war, Hargrove wrote two novels: ''Something's Got to Give'' (1948) and ''The Girl He Left Behind'' (1956), which was made into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Krasny
Paul Krasny (August 8, 1935 – November 12, 2001) was an American film and television director. Beginning his career in 1964, he amassed many credits in television. Some of his television credits include ''Hawaii Five-O'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''Mannix'', ''CHiPs'', ''Quincy, M.E.'', ''Hart to Hart'', ''Dallas'', '' V'', ''Simon & Simon'', '' Crazy Like a Fox'', ''Miami Vice'', ''MacGyver'' and '' Moonlighting''. Filmography *'' D.A.: Conspiracy to Kill'' (1971) *'' Adventures of Nick Carter'' (1972) *'' The Letters'' (1973) *'' Christina'' (1974) *'' Big Rose: Double Trouble'' (1974) *'' Mobile Medics'' (1976) *''Joe Panther'' (1976) *'' The Islander'' (1978) *''When Hell Was in Session'' (1979) *'' Fugitive Family'' (1980) *'' Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story'' (1980) *''Terror Among Us'' (1981) *''Fly Away Home'' (1981) *'' Catalina C-Lab'' (1982) *''Time Bomb'' (1984) *'' Still Crazy Like a Fox'' (1987) *'' Kojak: Ariana'' (1989) *'' Kojak: Flowers for Matty'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Brown (actor)
Pierre Lynn de Lappe (October 5, 1935 – March 21, 2016), also known as Peter Brown, was an American actor. He portrayed Deputy Johnny McKay opposite John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop in the 1958 to 1962 ABC-Warner Brothers western television series '' Lawman'' and Texas Ranger Chad Cooper on NBC's '' Laredo'' from 1965 to 1967. Early life During his United States Army service in Alaska with the 2nd Infantry Division, Brown became involved in writing, directing and acting in plays to entertain the other troops. Upon his discharge, Brown studied Drama at the University of California, Los Angeles and soon was appearing in plays and on ''NBC Matinee Theatre''. He supported himself by working in a gasoline station on the Sunset Strip. One night a man paid for his purchase with a credit card reading "Jack L. Warner". Brown asked the customer whether he was one of the Warner Brothers, the man replied "I'm the last one left". Career As a contract player for Warner Brothers, Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Karlen
John Karlen (born John Adam Karlewicz; May 28, 1933 – January 22, 2020) was an American character actor who played multiple roles on the ABC serial ''Dark Shadows'' on and off from 1967 to 1971. In 1971, Karlen starred as the male lead in '' Daughters of Darkness''. He played Harvey Lacey, husband of Mary Beth Lacey (played by Tyne Daly), on the CBS crime series ''Cagney & Lacey'' (1982–88). Karlen reprised the role of "Willie Loomis" for a series of ''Dark Shadows'' audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions. Life and career Karlen was born May 28, 1933, in Brooklyn, the son of Helen Agnes (née Balondowicz) and Adam Marion Karlewicz. He was of Polish descent. He enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts on a scholarship. His first acting experiences were on early television productions such as ''From These Roots'' and ''Kraft Television Theatre''. His stage career began in 1959 in ''Sweet Bird of Youth''. He accumulated roles on both stage and television befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramon Bieri
Ramon Arens Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) was an American actor who starred in many films and TV shows. Television work Bieri starred as the title character in the NBC sitcom ''Joe's World'', from December 1979 to July 1980, playing Joe Wabash, a Detroit housepainter with a wife and five kids. He co-starred on the short-lived 1981 TV series '' Bret Maverick'' with James Garner, as banker Elijah Crow. Bieri appeared in many TV movies as well. In 1971–1972, he played Lieutenant Barney Verick in the NBC drama '' Sarge''. Bieri also played in the second season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "Death Leap"(09/23/1973). His movie roles included ''Badlands'', ''The Sicilian'', '' The Grasshopper'', which was his first film, '' Grandview, U.S.A.'', '' Reds'', and '' The Andromeda Strain''. Bieri made guest appearances in many TV shows, including ''Daniel Boone'', ''Gunsmoke'', '' Little House on the Prairie'', ''Bonanza'', '' Hawaii Five-O'', '' Kolchak: The Night Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda McBroom
Amanda McBroom (born August 9, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Notable among the songs she has written is " The Rose", which Bette Midler sang in the film of the same name, and which has been sung by many other recording artists. McBroom is also known for her collaborations as lyricist with songwriter Michele Brourman, including some of the songs in ''The Land Before Time'' film series, '' Balto II: Wolf Quest'', and the musical ''Dangerous Beauty'' based on the film of the same name, which had its world premiere at the Pasadena Playhouse on February 13, 2011. McBroom starred in the New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and European productions of ''Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris'', and she made her Broadway debut in the Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields musical '' Seesaw''. As an actress, McBroom has had guest-starring or recurring roles on such television series as ''Starsky & Hutch'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (" The Measu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Livingston
Harold Livingston (September 4, 1924 – April 28, 2022) was an American novelist and screenwriter who was best known as the credited screenwriter for '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979). Others, including Alan Dean Foster and Gene Roddenberry, also contributed to the development of the story and script. Before his career as a writer, Livingston was a radio operator for aircraft navigational purposes and wrote a book about his adventures titled ''No Trophy, No Sword''. He was one of the founding members of the Israeli Air Force, and was instrumental in ensuring Israel's victory during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. Livingston died in Westlake Village, California, on April 28, 2022, at the age of 97. Credits Filmography *'' Blue Light'' episode "The Friendly Enemy" (television, 1966) *''The Feather and Father Gang ''The Feather and Father Gang'' is a 1976–1977 American crime-drama television series starring Stefanie Powers and Harold Gould, which centers on an at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Kandel
Stephen Kandel (born April 30, 1927) is an American television writer. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1950. Filmography He has written episodes for many popular series, from ''Sea Hunt'' in the 1950s through ''MacGyver'' in the 1980s, with stops in between at ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', ''Mannix'', ''Wonder Woman'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''Cannon'', ''Barnaby Jones'', ''Banacek'', and others. He is credited with writing the pilot episodes of ''Daktari'', ''Broken Promises'', and ''Chamber of Horrors'', and creating the series ''Iron Horse''. Films Television Awards He is a recipient of the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe award and the Writers Guild of America Humanities award. According to film commentator Tom Weaver, Kandel's "resume reads like a Baby Boomer's dream list of must-see TV". Family Kandel's father, Aben Kandel, was also a screenwriter. His younger sister, Lenore Kandel, was a Beat Generation The Beat Generation was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlyn Mason
Marlyn Mason (born August 7, 1940) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. Early years Mason was born in San Fernando, California, and she was named after a friend of a friend of her mother. Mason moved to Hollywood after she finished high school. Career Mason played the role of Nikki Bell, a Braille teacher who became the title character's business partner, in the television series '' Longstreet'' (1971-1972), which starred James Franciscus. Her other acting credits include roles in ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''My Three Sons'', '' Burke's Law'', ''The New Phil Silvers Show'', ''Kentucky Jones'', ''Bonanza'', ''The Big Valley'', ''Ben Casey'', ''Dr. Kildare'' (in a recurring role), '' Laredo'', ''Occasional Wife'', ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''I Spy'', '' Laredo'', '' The F.B.I.'', '' Mission Impossible'', '' The Fugitive'', ''Mannix'', ''Vega$'',''The Invaders'', '' The Odd Couple'', ''Love, American Style'', ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'', ''Cannon'', ''Barnaby Jones'', ''Gom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |