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The Uli Derickson Story
''The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story'' ''(also known as ''The Flight'')'' is a 1988 American made-for-television drama film based on the actual hijacking of TWA Flight 847 as seen through the eyes of flight purser Uli Derickson, the chief flight attendant. Derickson herself acted as a consultant for the film. The film was directed by Paul Wendkos and showcases the first 48 hours of the hijacking until Derickson's liberation. Synopsis Passengers gather at Ellinikon International Airport to board TWA Flight 847, which has just arrived from Cairo for its continuing flight to Rome's Fiumicino Airport. After the aircraft leaves Athens, two passengers, "Castro" and Saiid, brandish pistols and hand grenades and take over the plane. Derickson is forced at gunpoint to the flight deck door, where she realizes neither of the two hijackers speak English, but one speaks her native German. A third, English-speaking hijacker, Ali Atwa, was due to board with Castro and Saiid, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Wendkos
Abraham Paul Wendkos (September 20, 1925 – November 12, 2009) was an American television and film director. Early life and education Wendkos was born in Philadelphia to parents Simon Wendkos and Judith Wendkos. Wendkos served in World War II in the United States Navy and went to Columbia University on the G.I. Bill. Paul made his first feature, a documentary on a school for the blind called ''Dark Interlude'' in 1953. Career Columbia Pictures Wendkos' first feature film was '' The Burglar''. His fluid camera technique caught the attention of the head of Columbia Pictures, Harry Cohn, who not only wished to distribute the film but put Wendkos under contract. Wendkos directed episodes of ''Playhouse 90'' then did ''The Case Against Brooklyn'' (1958) for producer Charles Schneer at Columbia. He directed a TV movie for Columbia about Jesse James, ''Bitter Heritage'' (1958) and episodes of '' Behind Closed Doors'' (1958). Wendkos directed another for Schneer, the war movie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (alternatively known as Turner Entertainment Networks from 2019 until 2022) was an American television and media conglomerate. Founded by Ted Turner and based in Atlanta, Georgia, it merged with Time Warner (later WarnerMedia) on October 10, 1996. As of April 2022, its assets are now owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The headquarters of Turner's properties are largely located at the CNN Center in Downtown Atlanta, and the Turner Broadcasting campus off Techwood Drive in Midtown Atlanta, which also houses Turner Studios. Some of their operations are housed within WBD's corporate and global headquarters inside 30 Hudson Yards in Manhattan's West Side district, and at 230 Park Avenue South in Midtown Manhattan, both in New York City, respectively. Turner is known for several pioneering innovations in U.S. multichannel television, including its satellite uplink of local Atlanta independent station WTCG channel 17 as TBS—one of the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Zimmerman
Benjamin Christian Zimmerman is an American pastor, former politician, retired United States Air Force pilot, and commercial pilot from Idaho. Zimmerman was a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives. Early life On April 14, 1940, Zimmerman was born in Shasi, Hubei Province, China. Zimmerman's parents were Lutheran missionaries in China. Zimmerman has a sister, Katharine. Education Zimmerman attended Boise State University and Iowa State University. In 1980, Zimmerman earned a master of divinity degree from Concordia Seminary in Clayton, Missouri. In 1985, Zimmerman earned a degree from National Defense University. Career In military, in 1959, Zimmerman served as an officer and a pilot in the US Air Force and Air National Guard and Reserve, until 1989. Zimmerman is a lieutenant colonel. In 1968, Zimmerman became a commercial pilot for Trans World Airlines, until his retirement in May 1995. In 1980, Zimmerman became a Lutheran minister, and is a pastor in Idaho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Stethem
Robert Dean Stethem (November 17, 1961 – June 15, 1985) was a United States Navy Seabee diver who was murdered by Hezbollah terrorists during the hijacking of the commercial airliner he was aboard, TWA Flight 847.''Thinking of Robert Dean Stethem'' June 13, 2010 editorial At the time of his death, his Navy rating was Steelworker Second Class (SW2). He was posthumously promoted to Master Chief Constructionman (CUCM). < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Eckholdt
Steven Eckholdt (born September 6, 1961) is an American actor. He has appeared in many television series and film roles. He is best known as Saun in ''The Runnin' Kind'', Patrick Flannigan in ''L.A. Law'', Mark Robinson in '' Friends, ''and Doug Westin in ''The West Wing''. Career Television Eckholdt began his screen career in the mid-1980s. He began with appearances on TV shows like ''The Love Boat'' and ''21 Jump Street''. He landed recurring roles on '' WIOU'' (a short-lived CBS series in 1991) and '' Life Goes On''. Eckholdt's main screen appearances have included ''L.A. Law'', '' Melrose Place'', '' It's Like, You Know...'', '' Providence'', ''The West Wing'' and ''The L Word''. His guest starring appearances include shows like ''Baywatch,'' ''Wings,'' and more. Eckholdt played the role of Mark Robinson, a co-worker and later love interest of Rachel Green (played by Jennifer Aniston) in the sitcom '' Friends.'' He appeared in five episodes of Season 3 and one episode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Walters
Laurie Jean Walters Slade (born January 8, 1947) is a retired American actress, best known for playing Joanie Bradford on ''Eight Is Enough'' which aired from 1977 until 1981 on ABC. Career Walters was born in San Francisco, California, to Jewish parents, and was, by several years, the oldest of the eight actors playing the Bradford children, though her character, Joanie Bradford, was the third-oldest child in the family. Walters is six months older than Betty Buckley (born July 3, 1947), who played her character's stepmother. Walters' first screen role was as Sheila Grove in 1973's ''The Harrad Experiment''. Walters made guest appearances on a number of other television series through the 1980s, such as ''Cheers'' and ''Highway to Heaven'', as well as on two ''Eight Is Enough'' reunion specials, but she has not acted on television since 1993. Walters, as of 1999, lived in Los Angeles, where she worked as an environmentalist. More recently, she has acted in plays in the Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Easterbrook
Leslie Easterbrook is an American actress and producer. She played Sgt./Lt./Capt. Debbie Callahan in the ''Police Academy'' films and Rhonda Lee on the television series ''Laverne & Shirley''. Early life Easterbrook was adopted when she was nine months old; her adoptive parents, Carl and Helen Easterbrook, raised her in Arcadia, Nebraska. She attended and graduated from Kearney High School and Stephens College. Her father was a music professor and her mother was an English teacher at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Career Easterbrook appeared in about a dozen feature films and over 300 television episodes. One of her earlier successes was in 1980 as Rhonda Lee beginning with season six of ''Laverne & Shirley''. The role of Rhonda was part of the show's change of locale from Milwaukee to Hollywood. Easterbrook performed as Debbie Callahan in the ''Police Academy'' film series. Easterbrook told author Paul Stenning, "The funny thing is, that's not me at all. I'd never p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Wise
Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Leland Palmer in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and its prequel film '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), Vice President Hal Gardner in '' 24'' (2006), The Devil in ''Reaper'' (2007–2009), and Marvin in ''Fresh Off the Boat'' (2015–2020), as well as his film roles in ''Swamp Thing'' (1982), '' RoboCop'' (1987), and '' Jeepers Creepers 2'' (2003). Early life Wise was born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1965 and attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is of Romanian descent on his maternal side. He grew up in a religious family; in the past he went to a Romanian Baptist church in Akron and later moved to a Methodist church. Career Television In the late 1960s and 70s, Wise played attorney Jamie Rollins in the soap opera ''Love of Life'' for seven years and nearly 950 episodes. In 1987, Wise played Tom Gunther, Catherine Chandler's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy McPeak
Sandy McPeak (February 21, 1936 – December 31, 1997) was an American actor best known for such films and television series as ''Winnetka Road'', ''L.A. Law'', ''Centennial'', ''Ode to Billy Joe'', ''Patton'', '' The Osterman Weekend'', ''Kelly's Heroes'' and ''Blue Thunder ''Blue Thunder'' is a 1983 American action thriller film from Columbia Pictures, produced by Gordon Carroll, Phil Feldman, and Andrew Fogelson and directed by John Badham. The Blue Thunder helicopter itself did exist as two copies of modifie ...''. Biography Sandy McPeak died of a heart attack in Nevada City, California on 31 December 1997. Filmography Film Television References External links * * American male film actors American male television actors 20th-century American male actors 1936 births 1997 deaths {{US-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Ali Hammadi
Mohammed Ali Hammadi ( ar, محمد علي حمادي), also known as Mohammed Ali Hamadi (born 13 June 1964, in Lebanon) is one of the list of FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists most notable for being the lead hijacker in the TWA Flight 847 hijacking. A Lebanese citizen and alleged member of Hezbollah, he was convicted in a West German court of law of air piracy, murder, and possession of explosives for his part in the 14 June 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847. Under indictment by US law enforcement for crimes related to the same hijacking, during which one passenger, U.S. Navy Seabee diver Robert Stethem, was extensively tortured prior to being murdered, Hammadi was sentenced to life imprisonment by the West German court. He was imprisoned in 1987 in West Germany for 19 years, but was paroled in 2005. He is considered a fugitive by the United States Department of Justice, which listed him as one of the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists in 2006. He is believed to reside in Lebanon. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Danker
Eli Danker ( he, אלי דנקר; born 12 October 1948) is an Israeli actor who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is also known as the father of the Israeli singer-actor Ran Danker. Career Danker made his professional television debut on the Israeli comedy program '' Nikui Rosh'', though he quickly established himself as a character actor in both television and film, playing Judas Iscariot in ''Jesus'', and contributing to several Israeli films, including '' Gabi Ben Yakar'' and '' B'Yom Bahir Ro'im et Dameshek''. During the 1980s, Danker guest-starred on a number of American television series, including '' MacGyver'' and '' Mission: Impossible''. Starting in 2000, Danker's television appearances increased with guest roles on ''Nash Bridges'', '' The Agency'', ''Alias'', '' The West Wing'', '' JAG'', and ''The Closer''. Partial filmography * ''Jesus'' (1979) - Judas Iscariot * '' Gabi Ben Yakar'' (1982) * '' B'Yom Bahir Ro'im et Dameshek'' (1984) * '' Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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