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Richard Kimble
''The Fugitive'' is an American Crime fiction, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by Quinn Martin, QM Productions and United Artists Television. It aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 17, 1963, to August 29, 1967. David Janssen starred as Dr. Richard Kimble, a physician who is wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder, and unjustly sentenced to death. While Dr. Kimble is en route to death row, the train derails over a track defect, allowing him to escape and begin a cross-country search for the real killer, a "one-armed man" (played by Bill Raisch). At the same time, Richard Kimble is hounded by the authorities, most notably by Police Lieutenant Philip Gerard (Barry Morse). ''The Fugitive'' aired for four seasons, with 120 51-minute episodes produced. The first three seasons were filmed in black-and-white, while the fourth and final season was filmed in color. The series was nominated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. Most crime drama focuses on criminal investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and Mystery fiction, mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hardboiled, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. History Proto-science and crime fictions have been composed across history, and in this category can be placed texts as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia, the Mahabharata from History of India, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media In mass communication, digital media is any media (communication), communication media that operates in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, an ... company that provides television program listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. In 2008, the company sold its founding product, the '' TV Guide'' magazine and the entire print magazine division, to a private buyout firm operated by Andrew Nikou, who then set up the print operation as TV Guide Magazine LLC. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become '' TV Guide'' magazine was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of Macfadden Communications Group#Macfadden Publications, MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Mumy
Charles William Mumy Jr. (; born February 1, 1954) is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor whose work included television appearances on ''Bewitched'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', and a role in the film ''Dear Brigitte'', followed by a three-season role as Will Robinson in the 1960s sci-fi series ''Lost in Space''. Mumy later appeared as lonely teenager Sterling North in the film ''Rascal (film), Rascal'' (1969) and Teft in the film ''Bless the Beasts and Children (film), Bless the Beasts and Children'' (1971). In the 1990s, Mumy performed the role of Lennier in all five seasons of the sci-fi TV series ''Babylon 5'' and narrated the Emmy Award–winning series ''Biography (TV series), Biography''. Mumy is also a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. He is an Emmy nominee for original music in ''Adventures in Wonderland (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Prine
Andrew Lewis Prine (February 14, 1936 – October 31, 2022) was an American film, stage, and television actor. Early life Prine was born in 1936, in Jennings, Florida. He was raised in a farming community. Career Early beginnings In the mid-1950s, Prine was a "starving" stage actor in New York City. Prine made his acting debut in an episode of '' United States Steel Hour'', in 1957. He was the lead in the Broadway production of Thomas Wolfe's '' Look Homeward, Angel''. Adapted by playwright Ketti Frings, the play opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 28, 1957. In 1958, Prine was brought in as a replacement for Anthony Perkins. It ran for a total of 564 performances, and closed on April 4, 1959. The production was a critical success, it won 1958 Best American Play and was nominated for several Tony Awards. Prine left Broadway in pursuit of film acting, after he realised the greater pay difference. From 1959, he was cast in a series of small roles for tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Keith (actor)
Rolland Keith Richey (February 10, 1898December 22, 1966), known professionally as Robert Keith, was an American stage and film actor who appeared in several dozen films, mostly in the 1950s as a character actor. Early life Keith was born in Fowler, Indiana, the son of Mary Della (née Snyder) and James Haughey Richey. Career He portrayed characters such as the father in '' Fourteen Hours'' (1951) and a psychopathic gangster in '' The Lineup'' (1958). He also played the police chief and father of biker Marlon Brando's love interest in the 1953 film ''The Wild One'', and as another cop, this time Brando's antagonist, in the film musical, ''Guys and Dolls''. Keith had a large supporting role in Douglas Sirk's '' Written on the Wind''. He had roles on television, including a role as Richard Kimble's father in '' The Fugitive'' and lead roles on episodes of ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' ( "Ten O'Clock Tiger" and "Final Escape") and ''The Twilight Zone'' (" The Masks"), which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Anderson
Richard Norman Anderson (August 8, 1926 – August 31, 2017) was an American film and television actor. One of his best-known roles was his portrayal of Oscar Goldman, the boss of Steve Austin (Lee Majors) and Jaime Sommers (Lindsay Wagner) in both ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' and ''The Bionic Woman'' television series between 1974 and 1978 and their subsequent television movies: ''The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman'' (1987), ''Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman'' (1989) and ''Bionic Ever After?'' (1994). Early life Anderson was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Olga (née Lurie) and Harry Anderson. He appeared in high school plays after moving to Los Angeles. Anderson served in the United States Army during World War II. Career Before Anderson began his career in 1950 as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player, he studied at the Actors' Laboratory Theatre, which led to work in radio and Repertory theatre, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Anderson (American Actor)
James O. Anderson Jr. (July 13, 1921 – September 14, 1969), sometimes billed as Kyle James and known as Buddy Anderson, was an American television and film actor of the 1950s and 1960s. He is probably best known for his role as List of To Kill a Mockingbird characters#Bob Ewell, Bob E. Lee Ewell in ''To Kill a Mockingbird (film), To Kill a Mockingbird'' (1962). Early life Anderson was born to J. O. Anderson and his wife. His sister was Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918), Mary Anderson, who also became an actor. In 1938, while attending Shades-Cahaba High School, he played halfback (American football), halfback on the American football, football team. He later studied acting for a year at the University of Alabama. Career After leaving Alabama for Los Angeles, Anderson trained under Max Reinhardt for six months. While there, he starred in the play ''Zero Hour'', written by George Sklar and Albert Maltz. Weeks after starring in the play, in November 1940, Anderson signed a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sikking
James Barrie Sikking (March 5, 1934 – July 13, 2024) was an American actor, best known for his roles as Lt. Howard Hunter on the 1980s television series ''Hill Street Blues'' and David Howser on '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'' Early years James Barrie Sikking was born in Los Angeles on March 5, 1934, to Arthur and Sue (née Paxton) Sikking. His mother co-founded Santa Monica, California's Unity-by-the-Sea Church. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles in 1959. While in college during the Korean War, Sikking served in the U.S. Army.Edel, Victoria; Heldman, Breanne L. (July 14, 2024)"James B. Sikking, Hill Street Blues and Doogie Howser, M.D. Actor, Dies at 90"''People''. Retrieved July 15, 2024. He stated he based his approach to his ''Hill Street Blues'' character on one of his drill sergeants from basic training at Fort Bragg. Career From 1971–76, Sikking played Jim Hobart, an alcoholic surgeon, on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. He portrayed Geoffr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Scott
Jacqueline Sue Scott (June 25, 1931 – July 23, 2020) was an American actress who appeared on Broadway and in several films, but mostly guest starred in more than 100 television programs. Biography The daughter of John and Maxine Scott, she settled down in Neosho, Missouri, where she graduated from Neosho High School in 1949. She then went to New York and attended Hunter College. Her initial experience on stage came when she traveled with a tent show in Missouri. On Broadway she portrayed Susan Dennison in ''The Wooden Dish'' (1955) and Rachel Brown in '' Inherit the Wind'' (1955–57). Scott made her motion picture debut in William Castle's . During production of ''Macabre'' in 1957, she met Gene Lesser, and they were married a few months later. She started her career in television by playing opposite such stars as Helen Hayes on live television. Between 1958 and 1960, Scott made three guest appearances on ''Perry Mason'': Amelia Armitage in "The Case of the Daring Decoy" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bing Russell
Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He was the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell and grandfather of ex–major league baseball player Matt Franco and actor Wyatt Russell. Early life Russell was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, the son of Ruth Stewart (née Vogel) and Warren Oliver Russell. He always wanted to become an actor and studied drama at Brattleboro High School. He grew up around the New York Yankees' spring training camp in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the 1930s and 1940s, where his father ran a floatplane service. As a result, he was an unofficial mascot of the New York Yankees, and became friendly with players including Lefty Gomez and Joe DiMaggio. When Lou Gehrig was weakened by illness, he gave Russell the bat he used to hit his last home run before retiring. Russell graduated from Dartmouth College with a business degree. Career Russell made his debut in the film ''Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor before transitioning to leading roles as an adult in various genres such as action adventures, science-fiction, westerns, romance films, comedic films and family dramas. He is known for collaborating with filmmakers such as John Carpenter and Quentin Tarantino and has received a Critics' Choice Super Award as well as various award nominations including for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. At the age of 12, he began acting in the Western TV series '' The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company starring in films such as '' The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'' (1969), '' Now You See Him, Now You Don't'' (1972), and '' The Strongest Man in the World'' (1975). For his portrayal of rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley in the television film '' Elvis'' (1979), he was nominated for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hand-to-hand Combat
Hand-to-hand combat is a physical confrontation between two or more persons at short range (grappling distance or within the physical reach of a handheld weapon) that does not involve the use of ranged weapons.Hunsicker, A., ''Advanced Skills in Executive Protection'', Boca Raton FL: Universal Publishers, , , p. 51 The phrase "hand-to-hand" sometimes includes use of melee weapons such as knives, swords, Club (weapon), clubs, spears, axes, or improvised weapons such as entrenching tools. While the term "hand-to-hand combat" originally referred principally to engagements by combatants on the battlefield, it can also refer to any personal physical engagement by two or more people, including law enforcement officers, civilians, and criminals. Combat within close quarters, to a range just beyond grappling distance, is commonly termed close combat or close-quarters combat. It may include lethal and non-lethal weapons and methods depending upon the restrictions imposed by civilian law, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
