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William Shockley (actor)
William Shockley (born September 17, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He was born in Lawrence, Kansas. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in political science. He has appeared mainly in TV series; he is best known for his role as Hank Lawson on ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' is an American Western drama television series created and executive produced by Beth Sullivan and starring Jane Seymour, who plays Dr. Michaela Quinn, a physician who leaves Boston in search of adventure in the O ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * William Shockley – TV Guide 1963 births Male actors from Kansas American male film actors American male television actors Texas Tech University alumni People from Lawrence, Kansas Living people {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, United States, and the sixth-largest city in the state. It is in the northeastern sector of the state, astride Interstate 70, between the Kansas River, Kansas and Wakarusa River, Wakarusa Rivers. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 94,934. Lawrence is a college town and the home to both the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. Lawrence was founded by the New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC) and was named for Amos A. Lawrence, an abolitionist from Massachusetts, who offered financial aid and support for the settlement. Lawrence was central to the "Bleeding Kansas" period (1854–1861), and the site of the Wakarusa War (1855) and the Sacking of Lawrence (1856). During the American Civil War it was also the site of the Lawrence massacre (1863). Lawrence began as a center of Free-Stater (Kansas), free-state politics. Its economy diver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death In Texas
''Death in Texas'' is a 2020 American action film written and directed by Scott Windhauser. It stars− Ronnie Gene Blevins, Bruce Dern, Lara Flynn Boyle and Stephen Lang. Cast *Bruce Dern as Reynolds *Ronnie Gene Blevins as Billy Walker *Lara Flynn Boyle *Stephen Lang *John Ashton Production The film was shot in El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico from October to November 2019. Release The film premiered at the 14th Rockport Film Festival in Rockport, Texas Rockport is a city in Aransas County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,766 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat. Rockport is adjacent to the town of Fulton, and many refer to the combined communities as "Rockport-Fulton"; howeve ... in November 2020. References External links * {{IMDb title, 4472508 American action drama films Films shot in New Mexico Films shot in Texas Films shot in El Paso, Texas 2020s English-language films 2020s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Young Riders
''The Young Riders'' is an American western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders (some of whom are young versions of legendary figures in Old West history) based at the Sweetwater Station in the Nebraska Territory during the years leading up to the American Civil War. The series premiered on ABC on September 20, 1989 and ran for three seasons until the final episode aired on July 23, 1992. Production Filming of the original pilot for the series took place in California. After the ABC network picked it up, the series production moved to Tucson, Arizona, with filming in "Mescal", a western-themed movie town operated by Old Tucson Studios. Before the series premiere, producers of the 1988 film '' Young Guns'' filed a lawsuit against ABC and the series producers, claiming the series title combined with its plot infringed on their trademark. In the second season, Don Franklin joined the cast to portray t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Heat Of The Night (TV Series)
''In the Heat of the Night'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title. It starred Emmy winner Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Emmy and Oscar-nominated actor Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil Tibbs, and was broadcast on NBC from March 6, 1988, until May 19, 1992, then on CBS from October 28, 1992, until May 16, 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett, and O'Connor. Premise The show itself is a sequel to the 1967 film, set several years in the future. In the premiere episode, Philadelphia homicide detective and criminal profiler Virgil Tibbs has returned to his hometown of Sparta, Mississippi, for his mother's funeral. Under his relationship with Bill Gillespie, the white police chief fostered during a previous murder investigation in which he assisted, Tibbs is persuaded by the mayor to remain in Sparta as Chief of Detectives. The events o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Chances
''Lucky Chances'' is a 1990 television mini-series written by Jackie Collins and based on her bestselling novels ''Chances'' and '' Lucky''. It starred Vincent Irizarry, Sandra Bullock, Eric Braeden, Nicollette Sheridan, Anne-Marie Johnson, Phil Morris, David McCallum, Richard Anderson and Robert Duncan McNeill. It was directed by Buzz Kulik. Cast *Vincent Irizarry - Gino Santangelo *Nicollette Sheridan - Lucky Santangelo *Sandra Bullock - Maria Santangelo *Harold Pruett - Dario Santangelo *Alan Rosenberg - Costa Zennocotti *Anne-Marie Johnson - Carrie Dimes *Tim Ryan - Lennie Golden * Phil Morris - Steven Dimes *David McCallum - Bernard Dimes *Richard Anderson - Mr. Duke *Mary Frann - Clementine Duke *Eric Braeden - Dimitri Stanislopolous *Michael Nader - Enzio Bonnatti *Stephanie Beacham - Susan Martino *Shawnee Smith - Olympia Stanisopolous Golden *Grant Show - Marco * Jimmie F. Skaggs - Whitejack *Raquel Alessi - Maria Santangelo - Age 6 *Luca Bercovici - Santino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasty Boys (TV Series)
''Nasty Boys'' is an American action drama television series based on the real life Narcotics Officers of the North Las Vegas Police Department. It follows the 1989 film ''Nasty Boys'' and aired on NBC from February 19 to May 18, 1990. Overview The innovative cops were known locally as the NTNB which stood for the North Town Narcotics Bureau but quickly were nicknamed the North Town "Nasty Boys" by the local drug dealers because of the unit's all black hooded raid uniforms and their quick breaching methods for serving search warrants. The unit caught the attention of the producers of "The Reporters" while they were in Las Vegas for an unrelated show. It was the practice of the unit at the time to allow the local press to ride with them and tape their raids and "Reversals", that's where the cops take over a drug sales location and then pretend to be the drug sellers busting the arriving buyers one by one. Then with the help of the local NBC affiliate would air the bust on the 11:00&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quantum Leap
''Quantum Leap'' is an American science fiction television series, created by Donald P. Bellisario, that premiered on NBC and aired for five seasons, from March 26, 1989, to May 5, 1993. The series stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist who involuntarily leaps through spacetime during experiments in time travel, by temporarily taking the place of other people to correct what he consistently discovers were historical mistakes. Dean Stockwell co-stars as Admiral Al Calavicci, Sam's womanizing, cigar-smoking companion and best friend, who appears to him as a hologram and researches and shapes his opinions of the past. The series features a mix of humor, drama, romance, social commentary, and science fiction. It was ranked number 19 on ''TV Guide''s "Top Cult Shows Ever" in 2007. A revival series was ordered by NBC, which premiered on September 19, 2022. Premise and characters In the near future, physicist Dr. Sam Beckett (Bakula) theorizes that time travel within o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardball (1989 TV Series)
''Hardball'' is an American crime drama television series that ran on NBC from September 21, 1989 to June 29, 1990, during the 1989–90 television schedule. Synopsis ''Hardball'' is a variation of the buddy cop genre that focused on two plainclothes L.A. cops, Charlie "C.B." Battles (John Ashton) and Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski (Richard Tyson). Battles is a 45-year-old hard-nosed veteran officer who is forced to take a desk job or retire. Battles is soon assigned a new partner, the 25-year-old hotshot Kaczierowski who follows his own set of rules when dealing with criminals. The pair are soon at odds over their respective methods of law enforcement. NBC President Brandon Tartikoff saw this series as inspired by the ''Lethal Weapon'' films and Battles was patterned after Pete Rose. Cast *John Ashton as Charlie "C.B." Battles * Richard Tyson as Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski * John Pappas as Pappas * Barney McFadden as Ballantine Production notes The series was created by Robert Palm and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset Beat
''Sunset Beat'' is an American television drama series. It ran only two episodes. The remaining four were broadcast in 1992. It ran on the ABC Television Network in 1990 and 1992. The show centered around a group of Los Angeles Police Department officers working undercover as a motorcycle gang. They operate out of an abandoned fire station on Sunset Boulevard. The theme, "Sunset Beat", was composed by Clink Productions. Cast of characters *Officer Chris Chesbro – George Clooney *Officer Tim Kelly – Michael DeLuise *Officer Bradley Coolidge – Markus Flanagan *Officer Tucson Smith – Erik King *Captain Ray Parker – James Tolkan *Holly Chesbro (Chris' ex-wife) – Sydney Walsh *Harriet Parker (Ray's ex-wife) – Arlene Golonka Arlene Leanore Golonka (January 23, 1936 – May 31, 2021) was an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Millie Hutchins on the television comedy ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and Millie Swanson on ''Mayberry R.F.D.'', and oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Garry Shandling's Show
''It's Garry Shandling's Show'' is an American sitcom that was initially broadcast on Showtime from September 10, 1986 to May 25, 1990. It was created by Garry Shandling and Alan Zweibel. The series is notable for breaking the fourth wall. Synopsis The series stars Garry Shandling as himself: A neurotic, sardonic stand-up comedian who just happens to be aware he is a television sitcom character. Garry spends just as much time interacting with the studio audience as he does the regular cast members, performing monologues and show-closing summations of the episode's events (much like George Burns on ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show''). However, on Garry's show, all the supporting characters know they are on a TV show, not just Garry; and the studio audience (itself a character) is often in the storyline. At the time of the series' production, Shandling actually lived in Sherman Oaks, California, just like the character on the series. His condominium on the series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien Nation (TV Series)
''Alien Nation'' is a science fiction police procedural television series in the ''Alien Nation'' franchise. Adapted from the 1988 ''Alien Nation'' movie, it stars Gary Graham as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien Sam "George" Francisco, played by Eric Pierpoint. Sikes also has an on again-off again flirtation with a female Newcomer, Cathy Frankel, played by Terri Treas. ''TV Guide'' included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon". Plot The series is set in the near future in the United States. In 1990, a flying saucer crashes in the Mojave Desert containing a race of extraterrestrials, the Tenctonese, escaping from slavery under a cruel Overseer race. They are humanoid but have certain anatomical differences and have been bred with greater physical strength and intelligence. These Newcomers, as they are called, are accepted as the latest immigrants to the US. The series explores iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise (American TV Series)
''Paradise'' (later renamed ''Guns of Paradise'') is an American Western family television series, broadcast by CBS from October 27, 1988 to May 10, 1991. Created by David Jacobs and Robert Porter, the series presents the adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died. Synopsis ''Paradise'', set from 1890 and on, starred Lee Horsley as Cord, a professional gunfighter who was forced to take custody of the four children of his sister Lucy (Kathryn Leigh Scott), a St. Louis singer who was dying and unable to make any other arrangements for their care. Cord realized his profession was unsuitable to child rearing and decided to change, renting a farm from Amelia Lawson (Sigrid Thornton), who also owned the local bank in the small town of Paradise, California (the origin of the title). Ethan tried to live a peaceful life, but was constantly haunted by his violent past and frequently called upon by the townspeople ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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