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The Client (TV Series)
''The Client'' (also referred to as ''John Grisham's The Client'') is an American legal thriller drama television series developed by Judith Paige Mitchell that aired on CBS for one season, premiering with a two-hour pilot on September 17, 1995, and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film '' The Client'', itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel. It starred JoBeth Williams, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Micole Mercurio, respectively. Cast Main * JoBeth Williams Margaret JoBeth Williams (born December 6, 1948) is an American actress. She rose to prominence appearing in such films as '' Kramer vs. Kramer'' (1979), '' Stir Crazy'' (1980), ''Poltergeist'' (1982), '' The Big Chill'' (1983), '' The Day After' ... as Reggie Love * John Heard as Roy Foltrigg * Polly Holliday as Momma Love * David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire * Ossie Davis as Judge Harry R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legal Drama
Legal drama, also called courtroom drama, is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice plays a critical role in the film's narrative. Legal dramas have also followed the lives of the fictional Lawyer, attorneys, defendants, plaintiffs, or other persons related to the practice of law present in television show or film. Legal drama is distinct from Police procedural, police crime drama or detective fiction, which typically focus on police officers or detectives investigating and solving crimes. The focal point of legal dramas, more often, are events occurring within a courtroom, but may include any phases of legal procedure, such as Jury trial, jury deliberations or work done at law firms. Some legal dramas Film à clef, fictionalize real cases that have been litigated, such as the play-turned-movie, Inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Tommy Lee Jones, various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. After appearing in several projects from the 1960s to 1980s, Jones established himself as a leading man in the 1990s, known for List of Tommy Lee Jones performances, his gruff and authoritative film roles. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as United States Marshal, U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the thriller film ''The Fugitive (1993 film), The Fugitive'' (1993). His other Oscar-nominated roles were as businessman Clay Shaw in ''JFK (film), JFK'' (1991), Hank Deerfield in ''In the Valley of Elah'' (2007), and Congressman Thaddeus Stevens in ''Lincoln (2012 film), Lincoln'' (2012). He played Agent K in the Men in Black (film series), ''Men in Black'' franchise. Other notable roles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Robman
Steven I. "Steve" Robman (born September 27, 1944) is an American television and theatre director/ producer. Biography Steve Robman graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California (1962), University of California, Berkeley (1966), and the Yale School of Drama (1973). He has been married to actress Kathy Baker since 2003. He was Artistic Director of the Phoenix Theatre in New York City from 1980 to 1982. He has also staged plays at the Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, Long Wharf Theatre, the Guthrie Theater, Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Mark Taper Forum, Yale Repertory Theatre, and the Goodman Theatre. He has directed more than 100 hours of television, including dramatic and comedy series as well as movies-of-the-week. Television directing credits * ''Ghost Whisperer'' * ''Shark'' * ''Pasadena'' * ''Strong Medicine'' * '' Relative Chaos'' * '' Hello Sister, Goodbye Life'' * '' Picking Up & Dropping Off'' * ''Medium'' * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Shapiro (director)
Paul Shapiro (born 1955) is a Canadian television director, producer and writer, who has worked in both Canada and the United States. Life and career He began his career in 1973 on the film '' Life Times Nine'', an anthology of short films by high school students in Toronto which garnered a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1974. While a student at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, he made the film ''The Understudy'', which aired as a television film in 1976."The Understudy: First Feature From Paul Shapiro". ''Motion'', Vol. 5 No. 2 (1976). His early credits included the television series '' Street Legal'', '' Adderly'', '' Road to Avonlea'', '' Mom P.I.'' and '' The Campbells'', and the television films ''Clown White'' (1981), '' Hockey Night'' (1984), '' Miracle at Moreaux'' (1986) and '' The Truth About Alex'' (1988). He went on to amass number of notable television credits, including ''The X-Files'', ''Millennium'' '' Dark Angel'', '' Roswel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray McKinnon (actor)
Raymond Wilkes McKinnon (born November 15, 1957) is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and producer. He appeared in television series and films, including ''Apollo 13'' (1995), '' O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' (2000), the Oscar-winning short '' The Accountant'' (2001), '' Deadwood'' (2004), ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2011), and ''Mayans M.C.'' (2018–2023). Early life and education McKinnon was born in Adel, Georgia. In 1981, he graduated with a degree in theatre from Valdosta State University. Career McKinnon played Reverend Smith in the HBO series '' Deadwood''. He played Lincoln Potter in the fourth season of the FX show ''Sons of Anarchy'' and in its spin-off series, ''Mayans M.C.'' McKinnon, his wife Lisa Blount, and Walton Goggins founded a production company, Ginny Mule Pictures. The production company produced '' The Accountant'', which won an Academy Award in 2001 for Live Action Short Film. In 2004, McKinnon wrote, produced, directed and played Snake in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuelle Bach
Emmanuelle Bach (born Emanuelle Anouk El Kabbach; 30 May 1968) is a French film and television actress. History She is the daughter of Holda Trenkle ("Holda Fonteyn") and journalist Jean-Pierre Elkabbach. At the age of 19, she abandoned her history studies and took dramatic art lessons from Jean-Laurent Cochet. She appeared in her first film in the early 1990s. From 2008 and 2017, she had a role in the TV series '' Un village français''. Filmography Cinema * 1991: '' Les Clés du paradis'': a nurse at the psychiatric hospital * 1994: '' Coming to Terms with the Dead'': the journalist * 1994: '' Un Dimanche à Paris'': Marie * 1994: '' Le fou de la Tour'': Sophie * 1996: '' Le Retour du chat'' * 1997: '' La Parenthèse'' by Jean-Louis Benoît: Cécile Moriantes * 1997: '' After Sex'': Caroline * 1998: '' En attendant la neige'' * 2002: '' Les Frères Gravet'': Léone Gravet * 2002: '' Aurélien'': Amandine * 2013: '' Le Ballon de rouge'' (short film) by Sylvain Bress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Carhart
Timothy Carhart (born December 24, 1953) is an American actor. He starred in the CBS drama '' Island Son'' (1989–90) and has had recurring roles in '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–03) and '' 24'' (2002). He also starred in the 1992 Broadway revival of ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. His film appearances include ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), '' Pink Cadillac'' (1989), ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), '' Beverly Hills Cop III'' (1994), and “ Motocrossed” (2001). Early life Carhart was born Timothy Grunig in Washington, D.C. and attended junior high and high school in Evanston, Illinois. He travelled to İzmir and Ankara in Turkey, and to Verdun in France, before returning to the U.S. and studying theater. Television work Carhart made his television acting debut in NBC's 1978 mini-series ''The Awakening Land''. Throughout the 1980s, Carhart made guest appearances on several television series, including ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985 TV series), Alfred Hitchcock Presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Lennix
Harold Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film '' The Five Heartbeats'' (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series '' Dollhouse''. Lennix co-starred as Harold Cooper, assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC drama ''The Blacklist''. Lennix also played J'onn J'onzz/Calvin Swanwick/Martian Manhunter in the DC Extended Universe films '' Man of Steel'', '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', and ''Zack Snyder's Justice League. ''He was nominated for the 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in '' Purpose.'' Early life The youngest of four siblings, Lennix was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Lillian C. (née Vines), a laundry worker, and Harry Lennix Jr., a machinist. His mother was African-American and his father was Creole from Louisiana. Lennix attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary South and Northwestern Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom Barry
Thom Barry is an American former actor who was born in Cleveland, Ohio. In the 1980s, he was a disc jockey for WUBE-FM in Cincinnati. He appeared in television advertisements for The Home Depot, Sears, and United Parcel Service, and did voice acting for the TV series ''The Incredible Hulk'' and '' The Wild Thornberrys''. In 2014, ''The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...'' described the actor as best known for playing Detective Will Jeffries on the TV series '' Cold Case'' from 2003 to 2010. Acting credits Television Film References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barry, Thom 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American DJs American male film actors American male television actors Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek McGrath
Derek McGrath (born June 4, 1951) is a Canadian actor and writer. Life and career McGrath was born in Timmins, Ontario."That face on U.S. TV returns to shoot movie" by Rita Zekas, ''Toronto Star'' (20 Oct, 1987) inal EditionRetrieved from His career began as Linus in ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''."Timmins-born actor finds religion..." by Wayne Snider, ''Timmins Daily Press'' (2 Oct, 2007) Retrieved from He is known for his roles in ''Cheers'' as Andy Schroeder (the would-be strangler of Diane Chambers), Oswald Valentine in ''Dallas'',"Secret formula Winner of an International Emmy Award, CTV's series My Secret Identity owes much of its widespread success to two charming stars" by Jim Bawden, ''Toronto Star'' (12 May 1990) Retrieved from Dr. Benjamin Jeffcoate in ''My Secret Identity'', Crewman Chell in '' Star Trek: Voyager'', and as Dr. Derek Hebert in ''Doc''. McGrath also played Buck the dog in a fantasy sequence in a second-season episode of '' Married... with C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Converse-Roberts
William Converse-Roberts is an American actor. He was born William Converse Roberts in Needham, Massachusetts. He attended both Stony Brook University and the Yale School of Drama. In 1989, he won an Obie Award for his performance in an Off-Broadway production of ''Love's Labour's Lost''. He resides in Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles and sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the List of United States counties and county equivalents, most populous county in the United States, with 9,663,345 residents estimated in 202 .... Filmography Film Television References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Converse-Roberts, William 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male stage actors American male television actors Obie Award recipients Stony Brook University alumni David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burke Moses
Burke William Moses (born December 10, 1959, New York City) is an American actor. His older brother is actor Mark Moses. Career Moses attended Boston University and Carnegie Mellon University."Burke Moses Biography" tcm.com, accessed March 14, 2016. He performed the role of "Joe" at the in '' The Most Happy Fella'' in 1991. He appeared in the musical '''' at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in June to July 1991, and in the Off-Broadw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
