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Sam Groom
Samuel J. Groom is an American actor noted for his work on television. Groom was born in Columbus, Ohio. Groom portrayed Tom Eldridge in the CBS drama ''Our Private World'' (1965),. Following the cancellation of that prime-time serial, he replaced Ronnie Welch as Lee Pollock on ''The Edge of Night'' before he replaced Joey Trent as Dr. Russ Matthews on '' Another World'', and he played the title role in the syndicated television series ''Dr. Simon Locke'' (1971), and its spinoff, ''Police Surgeon''. Groom appeared on ''Gunsmoke'' in 1972 and 1973 (episodes "No Tomorrow" and "The Child Between" respectively). He also played Hal Sterling, the father of a castaway family, on the 1980s science fiction television series ''Otherworld''. During the 1980s, Groom also was a spokesperson for American Motors, appearing in many commercials for the popular American Motors' Concord and American Motors' Eagle model lineups. He later played Joseph Orsini in the soap opera ''All My Children'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and the third-most populous state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses 10 counties in central Ohio. The metropolitan area had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest in the U.S. Columbus originated as numerous Native American settlements on the banks of the Scioto River. Franklinton, now a city neighborhood, was the first European settlement, laid out in 1797. The city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and laid out to become the state capital. The city was named for Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Feather And Father Gang
''The Feather and Father Gang'' is a 1976–1977 American crime-drama television series starring Stefanie Powers and Harold Gould, which centers on an attorney who enlists her con-man father and his team of bunco artists to help her solve crimes. The show aired from December 6, 1976, to July 30, 1977.McNeil, Alex, ''Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present'', New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 282.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present, Sixth Edition'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, , p. 349. Cast * Stefanie Powers....Toni "Feather" Danton *Harold Gould....Harry Danton *Frank Delfino...Enzo *Joan Shawlee....Margo *Monte Landis....Michael *Lewis Charles....Lou Synopsis Toni "Feather" Danton is a beautiful and clever young attorney. Her father, Harry Danton, is a shrewd and skillful confidence man. To keep Harry out of trouble, Feather hires him as an investigat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Feud (1983 Film)
''Blood Feud'' is a 1983 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television crime drama film centering on the conflict between Jimmy Hoffa and Robert F. Kennedy in an 11-year span from 1957 until Kennedy's assassination in 1968. The 210-minute film was directed by Mike Newell and written by Robert Boris. It stars Robert Blake as Hoffa and Cotter Smith as Kennedy with Danny Aiello and Brian Dennehy in supporting roles as union associates of Hoffa's. The television film was distributed by Operation Prime Time, a syndicated block of television programming offered to mostly American independent stations. Blake was nominated for an Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance as Hoffa. Plot It is the mid-1950s. Wealthy young Robert F. Kennedy is beginning to make a name for himself in Washington, D.C., as is his older brother John F. Kennedy, a United States senator from Massachusetts. Also on the rise is James R. Hoffa, an intensely dedicated member of the Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John F
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadly Eyes
''Deadly Eyes'' (also known as ''The Rats'', ''Rats'' and ''Night Eyes'') is a 1982 Canadian horror film directed by Robert Clouse, very loosely based on the 1974 horror novel '' The Rats'' by James Herbert. The story revolves around giant black rats who begin eating the residents of Toronto after ingesting contaminated grain. Plot The plot and subplots center on the movie's leading man, Paul Harris, a divorced high school teacher and basketball coach and his interactions during a killer rat infestation with a health department inspector, Kelly Leonard, a high school cheerleader, Trudy White, his friend a professor and rat expert, Dr. Louis Spenser, and his students. Giant rats the size of small dogs living in mountains of grain full of steroids are rendered homeless when Kelly orders it to be burned down. The Rats migrate to a suburban home occupied by unsupervised high school students. The rats begin to kill a toddler left unattended in a high chair. Henry Younger, a senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Day The Loving Stopped
''The Day the Loving Stopped'' is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film directed by Daniel Mann. Based on a novel by Julie Autumn List, '''' the film stars and as a couple whose divorce upsets their two daughters, portrayed by |
Hanging By A Thread (1979 Film)
''Hanging by a Thread'' is a 1979 television disaster movie starring Sam Groom about friends stranded in a disabled cable-car above a ravine. The occupants of the cable car reflect on the past as the film flashes back and forth to show each of the character's lives. It was written by Adrian Spies, directed by Georg Fenady and produced by Irwin Allen. The film co-starred Patty Duke, Donna Mills, Oliver Clark and Cameron Mitchell. Cast * Sam Groom as Paul Craig * Patty Duke as Sue Grainger * Joyce Bulifant as Anita Minton * Oliver Clark as Eddie Minton * Bert Convy as Alan Durant * Burr DeBenning as Jim Grainger * Peter Donat as Mr. Durant * Donna Mills as Ellen Craig * Cameron Mitchell as Lawton * Roger Perry Roger Perry (May 7, 1933 – July 12, 2018) was an American film and television actor whose career began in the late 1950s. He served as an intelligence officer in the United States Air Force during the early 1950s. Career Television In th ... as Mitchell * Lonny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute For Revenge
''Institute for Revenge'' is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Sam Groom, Lauren Hutton and George Hamilton. Cast *Sam Groom - John Schroeder *Lauren Hutton - Lilla Simms * George Hamilton - Alan Roberto *Leslie Nielsen - Hollis Barnes *Ray Walston - Frank Anders *Robert Coote - Wellington *Lane Binkley - Joanne Newcomb *T.J. McCavitt - T.J. Bradley * Murray Salem - Sam *Robert Emhardt Robert Emhardt (July 24, 1914 – December 26, 1994) was an American character actor who worked on stage, in film and on television. Emhardt was frequently cast as a villain, often a crooked businessman or corrupt politician. Early years E ... - Senator External links * 1979 television films 1979 films 1979 drama films Films shot in California American drama films Films directed by Ken Annakin Films scored by Lalo Schifrin 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{1970s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run For The Roses (film)
''Run for the Roses'' (also known as ''The Thoroughbreds'') is a 1977 American drama film about horse-racing directed by Henry Levin and starring Vera Miles, Stuart Whitman and Panchito Gómez. Plot A young boy named Juanito Hernandez befriends and nurses back to health a horse that undergoes an operation. When the horse recovers, owner Clarissa Stewart and her trainer, Charlie, come to believe Juanito's hunch that the recovered horse now has a good chance to win the Kentucky Derby. Cast * Panchito Gómez as Juanito Hernandez * Vera Miles as Clarissa Stewart * Stuart Whitman as Charlie * Henry Brandon as Jeff * Lisa Eilbacher as Carol * Sam Groom as Jim * James Murphy as Eddie See also * List of films about horse racing The following is a list of films featuring horse racing. List See also * List of films about horses * List of highest grossing sports films *List of sports films References {{Equestrian sports * Films about animals playing sports Horse ... Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Travelers (1976 Film)
''Time Travelers'' is a 1976 science fiction film directed by Alexander Singer and starring Sam Groom, Tom Hallick, and Richard Basehart. The teleplay was credited to Jackson Gillis from a story by Rod Serling. The film was originally developed by Irwin Allen as the pilot for a prospective remake of the 1960s series ''The Time Tunnel'', which ran only one season.Travelers Out of Sync Shales, Tom. The Washington Post 19 Mar 1976: B13. Due to litigation the pilot did not sell and was repackaged as a standalone television film. Charles Willard Byrd claimed that the story was based heavily on his unpublished 1959 book ''A Time To Live''. Byrd and the producers reached a settlement that included modest monetary compensation and allowed Byrd to claim the original story as his work, although the title sequence was not reshot to reflect this. Plot During a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, a girl becomes the latest victim of the deadly virus "XB". Dr. Clinton Earnshaw (Sam Groom) has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baby Maker
''The Baby Maker'' is a 1970 American drama film that was directed and co-written by James Bridges and released by National General Pictures. Plot Tish Gray is a flower child who is hired to have the baby of a middle-class couple, Suzanne and Jay Wilcox. The film exposes the clash of values between Tish, her boyfriend Tad Jacks, and the couple. It also deals with the emotional turmoil all four characters go through. Cast * Barbara Hershey as Tish Gray * Collin Wilcox Paxton as Suzanne Wilcox (as Collin Wilcox-Horne) * Sam Groom as Jay Wilcox * Scott Glenn as Tad Jacks * Jeannie Berlin as Charlotte * Lili Valenty as Mrs. Culnick * Helena Kallianiotes as Wanda * Jeff Siggins as Dexter * Phyllis Coates as Tish's Mother * Madge Kennedy as Tish's Grandmother * Ray Hemphill as the Toy Store 'Killer' * Paul Linke as Sam * Bobby Pickett as Dr. Sims * Samuel Francis as The Single Wing Turquoise Bird * Alan Keesling as The Single Wing Turquoise Bird (2) Release The film had its premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Act One (film)
''Act One'' is a 1963 American film directed and screenwritten by Dore Schary and starring George Hamilton. It is the film version of the 1959 autobiographical book '' Act One'' by playwright Moss Hart. A play based on the book premiered on Broadway in 2014. George Hamilton later complained that "Schary de-ethnicized the entire production and took out the brilliance for good measure".George Hamilton & William Stadiem, ''Don't Mind If I Do'', Simon & Schuster 2008 p 183 Plot In 1929, 25-year-old Brooklynite Moss Hart lives with his parents and works hard in the summer so he has time to write plays in the winter. Hart is also encouraged by his friend, Joe Hyman, who occasionally lends him money as well as moral support. Eventually, after 4 years and 5 attempts at serious drama, he takes the advice of agent Richard Maxwell and “discards the mantle of O'Neill and Ibsen and Shaw” to write a comedy, ''Once in a Lifetime''. Inspired by the newspaper headline “Talkies sweep Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
