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Vega$
''Vegas'' (stylized as ''Vega$'') is an American crime drama television series starring Robert Urich that aired on ABC from September 20, 1978, to June 3, 1981, with the pilot episode airing April 25, 1978. ''Vegas'' was produced by Aaron Spelling and was created by Michael Mann. The series (with the exception of special episodes filmed in Hawaii and San Francisco) was filmed in its entirety on location in Las Vegas, Nevada. Urich stars as private detective Dan Tanna, who drives to his detective assignments around the streets of Las Vegas in a flashy red 1957 Ford Thunderbird convertible. (The 1957 red T-Bird replaced a 1967 yellow Chevrolet Corvette that was Tanna's car in the pilot episode, a car which ended up being destroyed by fire.) Working for a wide variety of Las Vegas clients, the detective work included locating missing persons, helping solve various Las Vegas hotel and casino crimes, solving casino chip and money scams, and working to make Las Vegas a safer place fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Urich
Robert Michael Urich (December 19, 1946 – April 16, 2002) was an American film, television, and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series. Urich began his career in television in the early 1970s. After guest stints and roles in short-lived television series, he won a co-starring role in the action/crime drama series '' S.W.A.T.'' in 1975. In 1978, he landed the lead role of Dan Tanna in the crime drama series '' Vega$'', which aired on ABC from 1978 to June 1981 and earned him two Golden Globe Award nominations. In addition to his work in television, Urich also co starred in several feature films, including '' Magnum Force'' (1973), '' The Ice Pirates'' (1984) and '' Turk 182'' (1985). From 1985 to 1988, he portrayed the title role in the detective television series '' Spenser: For Hire'', based on Robert B. Parker's series of mystery novels. In 1988, he began hosting the documentary series '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bart Braverman
Bartley Louis Braverman (born February 1, 1946) is an American former actor, best known for playing Binzer on the ABC primetime series '' Vega$'' (1978–1981). Braverman has also guest starred on many television shows. Early years Bart Braverman is the son of producer Herb Braverman and actress Kendall Carly Browne. His brother, Chuck Braverman, is a television director and producer. Braverman was billed as Bart Bradley in many of his early roles. Career Braverman made his professional acting debut as a child actor in milk commercials, along with his brother. From 1955 to 1962, the child then teen Braverman appeared on single episodes of various television series, including ''I Love Lucy'', ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' and ''Wagon Train''. He played an Indian boy in ''Rawhide'', S2 E8 "Incident of the Haunted Hills" which aired 11/5/1959, credited as Bart Bradley. His film roles include two credited roles, for '' Cell 2455 Death Row'' (1955) and '' 20 Million Miles to Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Davis
Phyllis Ann Davis (July 17, 1940 – September 27, 2013) was an American actress who appeared primarily on television. She co-starred on the 1978–1981 dramatic detective series ''Vega$ as'' Beatrice Travis, office manager and girl Friday for the show's main character, Las Vegas private detective Dan Tanna, played by Robert Urich. Early life Phyllis Davis considered Port Arthur, Texas, her hometown. Growing up, Davis and her family lived in her parents’ mortuary business, in their home on the second floor. Davis recalled that when a funeral service was being held, the Davis children had to be very quiet on the second floor. After graduating in 1958 from Nederland High School, Davis attended Lamar University. After working as a secretary and as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines, she moved to Los Angeles in 1965. While in Los Angeles, Davis attended acting classes at the Pasadena Playhouse. Career Davis's feature films include '' The Big Bounce'' (1969), Russ Meyer's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz; June 3, 1925September 29, 2010) was an American actor with a career that spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films, in roles covering a wide range of genres. In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances. He achieved his first major recognition as a dramatic actor in '' Sweet Smell of Success'' (1957) with co-star Burt Lancaster. The following year he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for '' The Defiant Ones'' (1958) alongside Sidney Poitier (who was also nominated in the same category). This was followed by the comedies ''Some Like It Hot'' and '' Operation Petticoat'' in 1959. In 1960, Curtis played a supporting role in the epic historical drama ''Spartacus''. His stardom and film career declined considerably after 1960. His most significant dramatic part came in 1968 when he starred in the true-life drama '' The Boston Stran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Morris
Francis Gregory Alan Morris (September 27, 1933 – August 27, 1996) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Barney Collier on the television series '' Mission: Impossible'' and Lieutenant David Nelson on ''Vega$''. Early life and career Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to jazz trumpeter Francis Williams, Morris served in the United States Army during the Korean War. While in college at Iowa on the G.I. Bill, Morris was active in college theater and hosted the late afternoon Jazz radio show, "Tea-Time", on the University of Iowa station, WSUI. He co-produced concerts at the university with a student friend. Morris began his television acting career in the 1960s, making guest appearances on numerous TV shows such as ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour'', ''The Twilight Zone'' (" The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms" from 1963), '' Branded'', and ''Ben Casey''. In 1966, Morris was cast in his most recognizable role as the team electronics expert Barney Collier in the TV series '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artie Kane
Artie Kane (born Aaron Cohen; April 14, 1929 – June 21, 2022) was an American pianist, film score composer, and conductor with a career spanning over six decades. As a pianist in Hollywood studios, Kane worked with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini, John Williams, and Quincy Jones. He composed the music for over 250 television shows. Some of his works for television include ''Wonder Woman'', '' Vegas'', ''Hotel'', ''Dynasty'', '' Matlock'', ''A Question of Guilt'', and '' Man Against the Mob''. Kane also composed the film scores for five motion pictures including '' The Bat People'', '' Looking for Mr. Goodbar'', '' Eyes of Laura Mars'', '' Night of the Juggler'', and '' Wrong Is Right''. During his career, he conducted on over 60 motion pictures at MGM, Disney, Universal, Fox, Warner Brothers, Sony, Columbia Pictures, and Paramount. In 1976, Kane was nominated for a Grammy Award along with Ralph Grierson for a two-piano George Gershwin Album, S Wonderful'' on Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Landers
Judy Landers (born October 7, 1958) is a retired American film and television actress. Early years Landers is the daughter of Ruth Landers and is the younger sister of actress Audrey Landers. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Career During the 1970s and 1980s, Landers, known for her sweet and friendly persona and her beautiful figure, starred and made several guest appearances in many television series, including eight episodes of ''The Love Boat'' (1977), ''Happy Days'' (1977), two episodes of '' Charlie's Angels'' (1978), 14 episodes of '' Vega$'' (1978-1979), 15 episodes of '' B. J. and the Bear'' (1979), ''The Jeffersons'' (1979), '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' (1980), '' CHiPs'' (1980), three episodes of '' Fantasy Island'' (1980–84), '' The Fall Guy'' (1982), three episodes of '' Night Court'' (1984), ''L.A. Law'' (1986), ''Murder, She Wrote'' (1987) and '' ALF''. Landers was also a series regular for all 75 episodes of ''Madame's Place'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Sampson
William Sampson Jr. (September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987) was a Muscogee Nation painter, actor, and rodeo performer. He is best known for his performance as the apparently mute Chief Bromden in the 1975 film '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' and as Crazy Horse in the 1977 western '' The White Buffalo'', as well as his roles as Taylor in '' Poltergeist II: The Other Side'' and Ten Bears in 1976's '' The Outlaw Josey Wales''. Life and career William "Will" Sampson Jr., born in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma to William "Wiley" Sampson Sr. and Mabel Sampson (née Lewis), was a citizen of the Muscogee Nation, a tribe from the Southeastern Woodlands. Sampson Jr. had at least five children: William Lance Sampson Junior who died after driving drunk on the reservation. Samsoche "Sam" and Lumhe "Micco" Sampson (of the Sampson Brothers Duo), actor Timothy "Tim" James Sampson, and Robert Benjamin Sampson. The Sampson Brothers Duo are known for their traditional fancy and grass dances. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Frontiere
Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series '' The Outer Limits'', as well as the theme song for '' The Rat Patrol''. Biography Early years Born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of a musical family, at age seven Frontiere was already playing several instruments before deciding to concentrate on the accordion. At age twelve, he played a solo recital at Carnegie Hall. Hollywood After a period with The Horace Heidt Orchestra in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Frontiere moved to Los Angeles, where he enrolled at University of California, Los Angeles. He eventually became musical director at 20th Century Fox. He scored several films under the tutelage of Alfred and Lionel Newman, while also recording jazz music. He composed the music for two exotica LP records ''Pagan Festival'' (1959) and ''Love Eyes, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassie Yates
Cassandra Yates (born March 2, 1951) is an American actress known for her performances on television. Early years Yates was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. Her mother named her after the character Cassandra portrayed by Betty Field in ''Kings Row''. When Yates was young, her family moved from Atlanta to Dublin, Georgia. After studying art, Yates was a commercial illustrator before she began cutting hair and eventually opened her own beauty shop. Her first contact with acting came through night classes and performances in plays at little theaters. Career Her most high-profile role was probably in ''Dynasty'' as Sarah Curtis. Yates also appeared in the 1981 TV version of John Steinbeck's ''Of Mice and Men''. She appeared in various television series, including ''McMillan & Wife''; '' Rich Man, Poor Man Book II''; ''The Bionic Woman''; ''The Streets of San Francisco''; ''Barnaby Jones''; '' Quincy, M.E.''; ''Vega$''; ''Simon & Simon''; '' Magnum, P.I.''; ''Hotel''; ''Kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Mann (director)
Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, author and producer, best known for his stylized crime dramas. He has received a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. His most acclaimed works include the films '' Thief'' (1981), '' Manhunter'' (1986), ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1992), ''Heat'' (1995), '' The Insider'' (1999), '' Ali'' (2001), '' Collateral'' (2004), '' Public Enemies'' (2009), and ''Ferrari'' (2023). He was executive producer on the popular TV series ''Miami Vice'' (1984–90), which he adapted into a 2006 feature film. Early life and education Mann was born February 5, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois. He is Jewish and the son of Esther and Jack Mann. His grandfather left the Russian Empire in 1912, and brought his wife and Mann's father over in 1922. Mann graduated from Amundsen High School, also the alma mater of Bob Fosse. He then studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naomi Stevens
Naomi Ruth Stevens (November 29, 1925 – January 13, 2018) was an American character actress of film and television from the 1950s through the 1980s. She appeared in almost 100 roles over the years, usually depicting mothers, landladies, gossips, or neighbors. Stevens began entertaining in vaudeville at age 2. She had expanded into radio, film, and theater by age 5. She appeared on a radio program on KNX in Los Angeles and was featured in Paramount Pictorials. Stevens attended the Grace Waugh Bowman School of Theatricals. Her most frequent characterizations were Italian, Jewish, Latin, or East European, and usually with a comic touch. She appeared in many television series and in such feature films as '' Valley of the Dolls''; '' Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell''; and ''The Apartment'' (as Mrs. Dreyfuss, the supportive "Jewish mother" type to Shirley MacLaine's character, Fran Kubelik). She portrayed Sgt. Bella Archer in the ABC crime drama ''Vegas'' (1978). She made guest appearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
