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This House Possessed
''This House Possessed'' is a 1981 American made-for-television horror film directed by William Wiard and starring Parker Stevenson and Lisa Eilbacher. Plot Following a nervous breakdown, a recuperating rock star and his young nurse discover the estate they've rented is harboring secrets that could be deadly. Filming Location Much of This House Possessed was shot in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The home is formally known as Del Dios Ranch. It was built in 1972 and designed by noted Laguna Beach architect Fred Briggs, while interior designer Arthur Elrod—famous for his Palm Springs aesthetic, magnified the mid-century look and feel inside the home's more than 8,000 square feet. It is located at 7010 El Camino Del Norte, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. When the home was listed for sale in 2016, it was the most expensive private real estate listing in San Diego history. Cast * Parker Stevenson as Gary Straihorn * Lisa Eilbacher as Sheila Moore * Joan Bennett as Rag Lady * Slim Pickens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apocalyptic events, and religious or folk beliefs. Cinematic techniques used in horror films have been shown to provoke psychological reactions in an audience. Horror films have existed for more than a century. Early inspirations from before the development of film include folklore, religious beliefs and superstitions of different cultures, and the Gothic and horror literature of authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Mary Shelley. From origins in silent films and German Expressionism, horror only became a codified genre after the release of ''Dracula'' (1931). Many sub-genres emerged in subsequent decades, including body horror, comedy horror, slasher films, supernatural horror and psychological horror. The genre has been produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rancho Santa Fe, California
Rancho Santa Fe is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States, within the San Diego metropolitan area. The population was 3,156 at the 2020 census. The CDP is primarily residential with a few shopping blocks, a middle and elementary school, and several restaurants. Rancho Santa Fe borders the Fairbanks Ranch gated community to the southeast and Solana Beach to the southwest. History In 1841, Rancho San Dieguito, as it was originally named, was a Mexican land grant of from Governor Pío Pico of Alta California to Juan Maria Osuna, the first ''alcalde'' (mayor) of the Pueblo of San Diego. In 1906, the Santa Fe Railway, a subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, purchased the entire land grant to plant a Blue gum eucalyptus (''Eucalyptus globulus'') tree plantation for use as railroad ties, but the wood proved too soft to hold railroad spikes. The railroad then formed the Santa Fe Land Improvement Company to develop a planned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivy Bethune
Zina Bianca Bethune (February 17, 1945 – February 12, 2012) was an American actress, dancer, and choreographer. Early years Bethune was born on Staten Island, the daughter of Ivy ( Vigder), a Russian-born (Sevastopol, present-day Ukraine) actress who started in the ''Superman'' radio series, and later became known for playing "Miss Tuttle" on ''Father Murphy'' and "Abigail" on ''General Hospital''. Zina's father, William Charles Bethune, was a sculptor and painter who died in 1950 when Zina was five years old. Career Theater and dance Bethune began her formal ballet training aged six at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet. By age 14 she was dancing with the New York City Ballet as Clara in the original 1954 Balanchine production of ''The Nutcracker''. Bethune's first professional acting role was at age six, with a small part in the off-Broadway play ''Monday's Heroes'', produced by Stella Holt at the Greenwich Mews Theater. Television As a child performer, Bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Wyss
Amanda Louise Wyss (born November 24, 1960) is an American actress. She began her career in the early 1980s in teen-oriented roles such as Lisa in the coming-of-age comedy film ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), Tina Gray in the slasher film ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984), and Beth in the black comedy film '' Better Off Dead'' (1985). Additionally, she had a supporting role as investigative reporter Randi McFarland in the television series '' Highlander: The Series'' (1992–1993). She is also known for playing Woody's ex-girlfriend, Beth, in two episodes of ''Cheers'' in the mid-1980s. Career Wyss was born in Manhattan Beach, California. She was discovered by an agent who saw her portray Flora in ''The Innocents'', and Rhoda in ''The Bad Seed'' at local LA theatres. After appearing in commercials, Wyss landed her first television role, recurring on Universal's ''When the Whistle Blows'' (1980) as Dolph Sweet's daughter. The same year, she guest-starred on the televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dukakis
John Dukakis (né Chaffetz; born June 9, 1958) is an American entertainer, music executive, and political aide. Early life Dukakis was born John Chaffetz Jr. in San Jose, California on June 9, 1958, but reared in the Boston area. He is the son of Kitty Dukakis and John Chaffetz, a businessman, and the stepson of former Massachusetts Governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis whom his mother married when he was five. His half-brother, through his biological father, is Jason Chaffetz who was a U.S. Representative from Utah from 2009 to 2017. He changed his name from Chaffetz to Dukakis at age 18. Acting career While attending Brown University in the 1970s, Dukakis was cast in Universal's ''Jaws 2''. He relocated to Hollywood and continued to work as an actor for the next 6 years. He had substantial roles in the films ''Making Love'', ''Delusion'' and '' Split Image'' and on television in ''Family Ties'', ''Little House on the Prairie'', ''Taxi'' the Jim Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Corbin
Leonard Barrie Corbin (born October 16, 1940) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Maurice Minnifield on the television series ''Northern Exposure'' (1990–1995), which earned him two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations. His other notable credits include the films ''Urban Cowboy'' (1980), '' Stir Crazy'' (1980), ''WarGames'' (1983), and ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), as well as the television series ''Dallas'' (1979–1984), ''Lonesome Dove'' (1989), ''One Tree Hill'' (2003–2009), ''The Closer'' (2007–2012), ''The Ranch'' (2016–2020), and ''Yellowstone'' (2021). Early life Corbin was born in Lamesa, the seat of Dawson County, south of Lubbock in West Texas. He is the son of the former Alma LaMerle Scott (1918–1994), a teacher, and Kilmer Blaine Corbin, Sr. (1919–1993), a school principal, judge, and Democratic member of the Texas State Senate for two terms, from 1949 to 1957. His mother gave him his middle name in honor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K Callan
Katherine Elizabeth Callan (née Borman; January 9, 1936) is an American author and actress known for playing Clark Kent's mother Martha in the ABC television series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''. Early years Callan was born in Dallas, Texas. When she was 5 years old, she felt that she wanted to act. She did so in school, and as a student at North Texas State University at Denton, she studied drama. She went on to teach drama at a Catholic girls' school, and she began a children's theater. Career Callan first appeared on television in an episode of ''Route 66'' that happened to be shooting in Dallas. She resumed her on-camera career in 1970, guest-starring in roles on '' One Day at a Time'', '' St. Elsewhere'', ''Carnivàle'', '' JAG'', ''Coach'' and ''King of the Hill''. She played a key role in the Emmy Award-winning episode "Cousin Liz" of ''All in the Family'' and portrayed the mother of April Stevens Ewing in several episodes of the penultimate season of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Garner
Jack Garner (born Jack Edward Bumgarner; September 19, 1926 – September 13, 2011) was an American actor. He was the elder brother of James Garner. Early life and career Garner was born in Norman, Oklahoma, the son of Mildred Scott (née Meek) and Weldon Warren "Bill" Bumgarner. He was the second of three boys including actor James Garner (youngest) and Charles Bumgarner (oldest). The family operated a general store on Denver Corner in eastern Norman. The boys were sent to live with relatives after their mother died, while Garner's father remarried several times. Garner was a star athlete at Norman High School, playing on the state championship basketball team in 1945. Jack Garner played as a minor league baseball pitcher for a team affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates for eleven years. He then worked for several golf courses in Florida after leaving the minor leagues.Years later, brother James Garner wrote about Garner's athletic abilities in his memoir, "At Norman High, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Paymer
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director. He has been in films such as ''Mr. Saturday Night'', ''Quiz Show'', ''Searching for Bobby Fischer'', ''City Slickers'', ''Crazy People'', ''State and Main'', ''Payback'', ''Get Shorty'', ''Carpool'', ''The American President'', '' The Hurricane'', ''Ocean's Thirteen'', and ''Drag Me to Hell''. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1992 for ''Mr. Saturday Night.'' He played the lead role as the Boss in ''Bartleby'', an adaptation of Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener." He played a mob boss in the television series ''Line of Fire''. Early life Paymer was born in Oceanside, New York, the son of Sylvia, a travel agent, and Marvin Paymer, a pianist and musical director who originally worked in the scrap metal business. They divorced in 1973. Paymer is Jewish; his mother was born in Belgium and left for the United States to escape the Nazi occupati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Shutan
Jan Shutan Levinson (born Janice Dottenheim; November 5, 1932 – October 7, 2021) was an American actress, best known for her appearance in ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', ''Sons and Daughters'' and ''The Andy Griffith Show''. Life Shutan was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Beverly Hills. She was a winner on the TV program ''Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts''. She appeared in TV roles on ''Ben Casey'' (as Joanie Shutan/Joanie Cramer) (1963–1966), Bonnie in ''Room 222'' (1969–1970) and Ruth Cramer in ''Sons and Daughters'' (1974). She also appeared in '' The Outer Limits'' (1964), '' The Fugitive'' (1965), ''FBI'' (1965), as "cousin" Gloria in ''The Andy Griffith Show'' (1965), and as Lt. Mira Romaine in the ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' episode ''The Lights of Zetar'' (1969). Shutan supplemented her acting on TV programs by making commercials, beginning with one for Tareyton cigarettes. She went on to do commercials, sometimes more than 20 in a ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Morey
Bill Morey (December 19, 1919 – December 10, 2003) was an American character actor.Harris M. Lentz III''Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture'' McFarland, 2004 page 279 He was perhaps best known for portraying Oscar in the 1990s sitcom, ''The John Larroquette Show''. Biography Early life Morey was born on December 19, 1919 in Framingham, Massachusetts. He was a World War II veteran. Career Morey began his career in the 1940s, performing on stage and radio. He moved to Traverse City, Michigan because of the Cherry County Playhouse, where he acted their productions during the 1950s and early 1960s. In addition, he acted in and directed productions at the Civic Theater, the former name of what is now the Old Town Playhouse during the early 1960s. Morey also worked in local radio and television while residing in Traverse City. Morey was awarded the 1970 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Smith (actress)
Shelley Smith (born October 25, 1952 in Princeton, New Jersey) is a former fashion model and actress. She first came to prominence as a fashion model, appearing on many magazine covers in the 1970s and early 1980s. She then became an actress, primarily on television, working throughout the 1980s. She had two series '' The Associates'' and ''For Love and Honor'', and made guest appearances on TV shows such as '' Murder, She Wrote'', ''The Love Boat'', and celebrity game shows in the 1980s, including ''Super Password'', ''Pyramid'', and ''Body Language Body language is a type of communication in which physical behaviors, as opposed to words, are used to express or convey information. Such behavior includes facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space. Th ...''. She retired from acting and obtained a master's degree in psychology from Antioch University. In 1991, she founded the Egg Donor Program to help infertile couples. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
