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Vendetta (1999 Film)
''Vendetta'' is a 1999 HBO original movie directed by Nicholas Meyer and starring Christopher Walken, Luke Askew, Clancy Brown, Alessandro Colla, Andrew Connolly, and Bruce Davison. Based on actual events, it depicts the assassination of David Hennessy and the consequent March 14, 1891 lynchings of eleven Italian Americans in New Orleans. Premise Nineteen Italian-Americans were accused of the murder of the police chief. After the acquittal of six and mistrial of three, ten of them were shot or hanged in the largest mass lynching of Americans of European descendants in U.S. history. Cast * Christopher Walken as James Houston * Luke Askew as William Parkerson * Clancy Brown as Chief Hennessy * Alessandro Colla as Gaspare Marchesi * Andrew Connolly as Sheriff Bill Villere * Bruce Davison as Thomas Semmes * Joaquim de Almeida as Joseph Macheca * Andrea Di Stefano as Vincent Provenzano * Edward Herrmann as District Attorney Luzenberg * Richard Libertini as Giovanni Provenzano * Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gambino
Richard Gambino is an American author and educator. A professor emeritus at Queens College, City University of New York, Gambino pioneered the field of Italian-American studies in the 1970s. He is the author of ''Blood of My Blood: The Dilemma of the Italian Americans'' (1974) and co-founder of ''Italian Americana'', a peer-reviewed cultural/historical journal devoted to the Italian-American experience. Biography Richard Gambino grew up in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York; his father was an Italian immigrant. He earned a Ph.D. in philosophy at New York University. In 1973, Gambino founded the Italian-American Studies program at CUNY/Queens College. It was the first known offering of its kind in the United States. He published a study of the Italian-American experience titled ''Blood of My Blood: The Dilemma of the Italian Americans'' in 1974; it was well received and has become a classic text. That same year, he co-founded ''Italian Americana'' with Ernest Falbo an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Connolly
Andrew Connolly (born 30 November 1965) is an Irish stage and screen actor and director. Biography Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1965 and was raised in the Finglas and Ringsend areas. At sixteen years old he left school for a seven-month stint in the Merchant Navy, and later served eighteen months of "torture" in the Irish Navy before returning to Dublin, where he became involved in the Dublin Youth Theater. Connolly began his screen career with a recurring role in the RTÉ television series ''Inside'' in 1985, with his first film role coming three years later opposite Gabriel Byrne in ''The Courier''. Connolly received roles in several high-profile projects in the 1990s, including the film adaptation of the Tom Clancy novel ''Patriot Games'' in 1993, and he received a Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of an abusive soldier in 1995's ''Guiltrip''. In 1997, Connolly, his wife (actress Karen Woodley), and their two children relocated to Los Angeles. He had roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron White (actor)
Ron White (June 9, 1953 – April 4, 2018 obituary) was a Canadian film and television actor. During his career, he was nominated for two and six . Career Born in , , Canada, White had an extensive career. Some of his most notable television roles included Conrad ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Dunn
Conrad Dunn is an American actor. He began his screen career with the role of Francis "Psycho" Soyer in ''Stripes'' (1981). Working for some ten years under the name George Jenesky, he achieved soap-opera stardom in ''Days of Our Lives'' as Nick Corelli, a misogynistic pimp who evolved from bad guy to romantic lead. He returned to the name Conrad Dunn and began working extensively in Canadian as well as U.S. film and television. He excels as a villain, and has found depth in such TV films as ''We the Jury'' (1996) and the miniseries ''The Last Don'' (1997–1998). For two seasons he portrayed the freelance detective Saul Panzer in the A&E TV series ''Nero Wolfe'' (2001–2002). Life and career Born and raised in Los Angeles, Conrad Dunn studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles and with Stella Adler in New York. After seeing him on the stage, a casting director asked him to read for the role of Francis "Psycho" Soyer in ''Stripes'' (1981), his first feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Shawn Williams
Nigel Shawn Williams is a Canadian actor and theatre director from Toronto, Ontario."The Interview: Factory Theatre’s artistic directors Nina Lee Aquino and Nigel Shawn Williams" . '''', January 24, 2013. Williams was born in and moved to Canada with his family in childhood."Nigel Williams eschews all labels save one: good actor". '' |
New Orleans Crime Family
The New Orleans crime family or New Orlean Mafia was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in the city of New Orleans. The family had a history of criminal activity dating back to the late nineteenth century. The family reached its height of influence under bosses Silvestro Carollo and Carlos Marcello. In the 1960s, due to Marcello’s stubborn refusal of inducting new members into the family, they dwindled down to a paltry 4 or 5 made men with hundreds of associates throughout the United States. However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation believed there were a bit over 20 made men at the time, or 20+ associates so close to Marcello and to each other, that they were considered a formal part of the New Orleans’ family hierarchy. A series of setbacks during the 1980s reduced its clout, and law enforcement dismantled most of what remained shortly after Marcello's death in 1993. In spite of this, it is believed that at least some elements of the American Mafia remain active ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Mendicino
Gennaro "Gerry" Mendicino (born May 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor. Mendicino was born in North Bay, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Windsor Drama School in 1973. Throughout his career he has been able to play a wide range of versatile characters. He began on the television series ''King of Kensington'' and went on to host the popular children's television series ''Polka Dot Door''. He portrayed Sam Ramone in the television series '' Ready or Not''. His most notable film role came as Uncle Taki in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' and ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'' is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine (in his final film role), Andrea Martin, Ian Gomez ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1950 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph A
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Welsh
Kenneth Welsh, (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian film and television actor. He was best known as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle in ''Twin Peaks'', for his roles in the films ''The Day After Tomorrow'', '' Adoration'', ''Survival of the Dead'', and, as the father of Katharine Hepburn (portrayed by Cate Blanchett), in Martin Scorsese's '' The Aviator''. Early life Welsh was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to a father who worked for the Canadian National Railway. He grew up in Alberta and studied drama at school. He later moved to Montreal and attended the National Theatre School. Following graduation, he auditioned for the Stratford Festival in Ontario and then spent the first seven years of his career on stage. Career Welsh has portrayed historical figures including Thomas E. Dewey, Colin Thatcher, Harry S. Truman (twice), Thomas Edison, James "Scotty" Reston, General Harry Crerar and James Baker. He made guest appearances on the acclaimed TV series '' Due Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daragh O'Malley
Daragh Gerard Marion O'Malley (born 25 May 1954) is an Irish actor, director and producer. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. Among many TV appearances O'Malley is known for his portrayal of Patrick Harper in the series '' Sharpe'' (1993–2009), starring Sean Bean. O'Malley first appeared in roles in the films ''The Long Good Friday'' and ''Withnail and I'', guest roles in many UK television series including '' Tales of the Unexpected'', '' Waking The Dead'' and '' Vera'', TV roles in ''Longitude'', ''Cleopatra'' and ''The Magnificent Seven'', and US TV film ''Vendetta''. O'Malley also played Irish explorer Tom Crean in the 8 part television series ''The Last Place on Earth''. In 2011 O'Malley turned his focus to the stage, appearing in productions in the US and in the UK. Among over a dozen stage productions O'Malley appeared as Father Jack in a revival of ''Dancing at Lughnasa'', which was nominated for an MTA Best Production Award, and followed that by playing John Rainey in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrino Mascarino
Pierrino Mascarino (September 22, 1939 – June 2, 2017) was an Italian actor perhaps best known for his lead performance in the film ''Uncle Nino''. Mascarino was also known for such films and television series as ''Tears of the Sun'', ''Nip/Tuck'', ''Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch an ...'' and '' Aaron's Way''. Filmography References External links * Italian male film actors Italian male television actors Place of birth missing 2017 deaths 1939 births {{italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Libertini
Richard Joseph Libertini (May 21, 1933 – January 7, 2016) was an American stage, film and television actor. He was known for playing character roles and his ability to speak in numerous accents. His films include ''Catch-22'' (1970), '' The In-Laws'' (1979), ''Popeye'' (1980), '' All of Me'' (1984), '' Fletch'' (1985), ''Fletch Lives'' (1989), ''Awakenings'' (1990), ''Lethal Weapon 4'' (1998), and ''Dolphin Tale'' (2011). Early life Libertini was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from Emerson College in Boston. During his early years, Libertini worked in New York City and in Chicago. He moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career during the 1960s. Career He was an original cast member of ''The Mad Show'', a 1966 Off-Broadway musical-comedy produced by '' Mad'' magazine. His first film appearances were in ''The Night They Raided Minsky's'' (1968), '' Don't Drink the Water'' (1969) and ''Catch-22'' (1970). Two of his more memorable film roles came in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
