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Panic! (TV Series)
''Panic!'', broadcast as ''No Warning!'' during its second season, is a half-hour American television anthology series. Its 31 episodes aired on NBC from 1957 to 1958. The series host was Westbrook Van Voorhis. Premise and production Each episode began with a person facing a sudden physical or emotional crisis. ''Panic!'' was produced by Burns and Allen#McCadden Productions, McCadden Productions. Al Simon was the producer. Rod Amateau was the director, and David Dotort was the writer. Schedule The 30-minute ''Panic!'' was broadcast at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays on NBC from March 5, 1957, through September 17, 1957. It replaced ''Noah's Ark'' and was sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes and Max Factor cosmetics. In June 1957 network executives commissioned 21 additional episodes. Repeats of previous episodes were shown until September 17, 1957, leaving the new episodes to be broadcast later. The first episode of ''No Warning!'' was broadcast on NBC on April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ronnie may refer to: *Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by FreakBob Gaudio and Bob Crewe * "Ronnie" (Metallica song), a song from the Metallica album ''Load'' *Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium located in Moengo, Suriname See also * Ronny (given name) * Veronica (other) * Ronald (other) * Ron (other) Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in '' Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Burke (actor)
Paul Raymond Burke (July 21, 1926 – September 13, 2009) was an American actor, best known for his lead roles in two 1960s ABC television series, '' Naked City'' and '' 12 O'Clock High''. He was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of New York Police Department detective Adam Flint in ''Naked City''."Naked City actor Paul Burke dies", ''Laredo Morning Times'', Laredo, Texas, September 14, 2009, p. 9A Life and career Burke was born in New Orleans, the son of Santa Maria (née Palermo) and Martin Joseph "Marty" Burke, a boxer who fought Gene Tunney and later owned a restaurant and nightclub known as Marty Burke's in the New Orleans French Quarter. After training at the Pasadena Playhouse, Burke's film career began with a small role in the movie ''Golden Girl.'' Early in his career, Burke guest-starred in the syndicated series ''Highway Patrol'' and '' Men of Annapolis.'' In 1956–57, Burke was cast as Dr. Noah McCann in ''Noah's Ark,'' a weekly program produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Teal
Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902The book ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'' gives Teal's birth date as January 12, 1908. – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series ''Bonanza'' (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as '' Western Jamboree'' (1938) with Gene Autry, ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, '' The Black Arrow'' (1948), Billy Wilder's '' Ace in the Hole'' (1951) and '' Judgment at Nuremberg'' (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster. Early life Teal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A saxophone player, he worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before becoming an actor. Musical career In the early 1930s Teal and his orchestra, the Floridians, play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Kirkpatrick
Jesse Bertram Kirkpatrick (October 2, 1897 – August 9, 1976) was an American film and television actor. Life and career Kirkpatrick was born in Champaign County, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois, where he played as a halfback in football in the 1920s. Kirkpatrick was named in Walter Eckersall's All-American team and in football coach Robert Zuppke’s all-time backfield. Kirkpatrick supported himself at University by playing as a jazz dummer in a student band. He was also a singer, appearing with Earl Burtnett’s orchestra in 1931, and as a singer and master of ceremonies with Harold Stokes on the WGN radio show ''Melodies from the Sky''. Kirkpatrick worked as an announcer for the radio broadcasting station WGN for ten years. Kirkpatrick moved to Hollywood, California, starting his screen career playing a broadcaster in the 1946 film ''My Dog Shep''. He also played Patrick Riley in the 1949 film ''The Judge''. Kirkpatrick played as a bartender fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Burton (actor)
' Robert George Burton (August 13, 1895 – September 29, 1962) was an American film and television actor. Burton was born in Eastman, Georgia. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was best known for playing Tom Gipson in the 1956 film '' The Brass Legend''. He also appeared as a sheriff in the 1957 ''Gunsmoke'' episode "What The Whiskey Drummer Heard". He had a recurring role as Dr. Burrage in the television series ''The Rifleman'', which aired from September 30, 1958, to April 8, 1963. Burton died in September 1962 in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 67. Partial filmography * ''Fearless Fagan'' (1952) - Owen Gillman * '' My Man and I'' (1952) - Sheriff * '' Everything I Have Is Yours'' (1952) - Dr. Charles * '' Desperate Search'' (1952) - Wayne Langmuir * '' Sky Full of Moon'' (1952) - Customer * ''The Bad and the Beautiful'' (1952) - McDill (uncredited) * '' Above and Beyond'' (1952) - Brigadier General Samuel E. Roberts * '' Confidential ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Ishimoto
Dale Ishimoto (April 3, 1923 – March 4, 2004) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was born in Delta, Colorado in 1923 and was raised in Guadalupe, California. Military service After being sent to the Gila River internment camp in Arizona, Ishimoto volunteered to fight in World War II, joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After two years, he was awarded a Purple Heart and given a medical discharge. Entertainment career After starting a business in Chicago, he moved back to California, where he grew up, and started his acting career by acting at the Altadena Playhouse. He became a "familiar figure" for playing "villainous Japanese soldiers". Over the course of his career, he acted in a wide variety of movies, such as a Japanese army captain in ''Beach Red'' (1967), a Korean doctor in '' MASH'' (1970), a karate instructor in ''Superchick'' (1973), and as Vice Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya in '' Midway'' (1976). He became known in the late 1990s for his appearances i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Rutherford
Therese Ann Rutherford (November 2, 1917 – June 11, 2012) was a Canadian-born American actress in film, radio, and television. She had a long career starring and co-starring in films, playing Polly Benedict during the 1930s and 1940s in the Andy Hardy series, and appearing as one of Scarlett O'Hara's sisters, Careen O'Hara in the film ''Gone with the Wind'' (1939). Early life Rutherford was born on November 2, 1917, in Vancouver, British Columbia to John Rutherford and Lucille (née Mansfield; 1890–1981) Rutherford. Rutherford's mother was a silent film actress, and her father was a former operatic tenor. While Rutherford was still a baby, the family moved to San Francisco. Soon afterwards, her parents separated and Lucille Mansfield moved to Los Angeles, with Ann and her sister Laurette, who later became known as Judith Arlen. While roller skating home from middle school in Hollywood, Rutherford would stop at some of the radio studios to listen to voice actors perform. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Kellogg (actor)
Ray Kellogg (November 12, 1919 – September 26, 1981) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Deputy Ollie in the American western television series ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp''. Kellogg was born in Great Bend, Pennsylvania. He made his screen debut in 1942 with an uncredited role as a singer in the film '' Behind the Eight Ball''. In 1951 he appeared in '' I'll See You in My Dreams'', and in 1953 in the films ''She's Back on Broadway'', '' So This Is Love'', and ''Calamity Jane''. Later film appearances included '' The Miami Story'' (1954), '' The Court Jester'' (1955), '' My Gun Is Quick'' (1957), '' The Gunfight at Dodge City'' (1959), '' Raymie'' (1960), ''The Music Man'' (1962), '' Johnny Cool'' (1963), '' The Best Man'' (1964), '' Zebra in the Kitchen'' (1965), '' Chamber of Horrors'' (1966), '' The Big Mouth'' and '' The Shakiest Gun in the West'' (1968). His final credit was for the 1971 film '' Chandler''. On TV, he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercedes McCambridge
Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an American actress of radio, stage, film, and television. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress". She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her screen debut in ''All the King's Men'' (1949) and was nominated in the same category for ''Giant'' (1956). She voiced the majority of dialogue for demon Pazuzu in ''The Exorcist'' (1973). Early life McCambridge was born in Joliet, Illinois, the daughter of Irish-American Catholic parents Marie (née Mahaffry) and John Patrick McCambridge, a farmer. She graduated from Mundelein College in Chicago. Career Radio McCambridge began her career as a radio actor during the 1930s while also performing on Broadway. In 1941, she played Judy's friend in '' A Date with Judy''. She had the title role in '' Defense Attorney'', a crime drama broadcast on ABC in 1951–52. Her other work on radio included: * episodes of '' Lights O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Alcaide
Chris Alcaide (October 22, 1923 – June 30, 2004) was an American film and television actor. He mostly appeared on western television shows including, ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Rawhide'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', '' Trackdown'', '' Laramie'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', '' Maverick'', '' Zane Grey Theatre'' and ''The Rifleman''. Early life Alcaide moved to Hollywood in 1942 and worked as a bouncer at the Hollywood Palladium. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946 during World War II. After the war, he returned to the Hollywood Palladium and joined the Ben Bard Players, in 1948. Career In 1958, Alcaide was the original choice of star as the lead role in Black Saddle, but studio executives thought he was too associated with badman roles and chose Peter Breck for the lead role. While filming the pilot, Alcaide injured his back in a fall causing permanent damage to his back that bothered him for years. From 1972 to 1985, Alcaide ran a ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Mayer
Ken Mayer (June 25, 1918 – January 30, 1985) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of Major Robbie Robertson in the 1950s television series, '' Space Patrol''. Career Following service in the United States Army Air Corps' intelligence division, Mayer pursued acting at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, at which he garnered the "best-actor" award in 1948. In addition to being the announcer on '' The Pinky Lee Show'', Besides ''Space Patrol'', Mayer appeared in the television series, ''Father Knows Best'', ''Whirlybirds'', '' Harbor Command'', '' Casey Jones'', ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'', '' Adventures of Superman'', ''Jefferson Drum'', '' Cimarron City'', '' The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'', ''Rescue 8'', '' Yancy Derringer'', ''Gunsmoke'' (Episodes: "Sweet and Sour" in 1957, "Widow's Mite" in 1958, "The Cook" in 1960 & "Mistaken Identity" in 1967), '' Trackdown'', '' The Alaskans'', '' Black Saddle'', '' Wanted Dead or Alive'', '' Sugarfoot'', '' Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivi Janiss
Vivi Janis (born Vivian Audrey Jamison; May 29, 1911 – September 7, 1988) was an American actress, known for such films as ''The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues'' (1955), ''Man on the Prowl (film), Man on the Prowl'' (1957), and ''First, You Cry'' (1978). Career Vivi Janiss's father was Earl Alexander Jamison, born August 3, 1889, in Nebraska, and died June 17, 1962, in California. He was married to Helen Matilda Jamison née Liljgren. They were traveling theatricals in the Midwest in the 1920s and 1930s, eventually settling in California. Vivi was their only child. A native of Nebraska, she was the second wife of actor and comedian Robert Cummings, Bob Cummings, to whom she was wed from 1935 to 1943. The couple met while performing in 1934 in the ''Ziegfeld Follies'' on Broadway theatre, Broadway. In the 1934 Follies, Bob Cummings, performing under the stage name of Brice Hutchins, and Vivi (billed as Vivian Janis) on January 4, 1934 gave the first live performance of the Vernon D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
