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Anthony Hawkins
Anthony Hawkins (30 September 1932 – 23 September 2013), was an English-born, Australian-based television actor. He was best known for his roles as Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Smith in the police procedural '' Special Squad (1984)'' and Frank diAngelo on ''The Saddle Club''. He also had a recurring role in ''Prisoner'' as Bob Morris from 1980 to 1982. He trained as an actor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama following a brief stint working as a policeman in England. Stage He was part of the cast in the first public performance of Kenneth G. Ross's important Australian play ''Breaker Morant'', presented by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Athenaeum Theatre, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on Thursday, 2 February 1978. He also appeared in the play ''The Happy Apple'', staged at St Martins Theatre in Melbourne in the early 1970s. He toured the United States with ''Alfie'', played in '' Birds on the Wing'' in Melbourne, and '' Bandwagon'' in Hobart. Tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birds On The Wing
''Birds on the Wing'' is a 1971 British comedy television series which originally aired in a single series of six episodes on BBC 2.Wagg p.17-18 A businessman becomes enamoured of an attractive young woman, who he finds out is trying to con him with her friend. The three form an unlikely alliance. Main cast * Richard Briers as Charles Jackson * Julia Lockwood as Samantha * Anne Rogers Anne Rogers (born 29 July 1933) is an English actress, dancer, and singer. Career Anne Rogers was born in Liverpool and began her stage career at the age of 15. She was in the original London production of '' The Boy Friend'', playing the femal ... as Elizabeth References Bibliography * Wagg, Stephen. ''Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference''. Routledge, 2004. External links * {{IMDb title, id=0066632 1971 British television series debuts 1971 British television series endings 1970s British comedy television series BBC television sitcoms English-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fury (1978 Film)
''The Fury'' is a 1978 American supernatural thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, and Andrew Stevens. The screenplay by John Farris was based on his 1976 novel of the same name. Produced by Frank Yablans and released by 20th Century Fox on March 10, 1978, the film was both critically and commercially successful, grossing $24 million from a $7.5 million budget. Film critic Pauline Kael highly lauded the music, composed and conducted by John Williams, calling it "as apt and delicately varied a score as any horror movie has ever had". Plot In Israel, ex- CIA agent Peter Sandza and his psychic son Robin meet Ben Childress, Peter's old agency colleague. Sandza plans to leave his old life and return to the United States with his son, but Childress objects and subsequently stages a terrorist attack to cover up kidnapping Robin for his “protection”. Peter narrowly survives, maimi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors.Murray, Noel & Tobias, Scott (March 10, 2011)"Brian De Palma , Film , Primer" '' The A.V. Club''. Retrieved February 3, 2012. His direction often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Luc Godard. His films have been criticized for their violence and sexual content but have also been championed by American critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael. His films include mainstream box office hits such as ''Carrie'' (1976), '' Dressed to Kill'' (1980), '' Scarface'' (1983), '' The Untouchables'' (1987), and '' Mission: Impossible'' (1996), as well as cult favorites such as '' Sisters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cop Shop
''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. The show The show revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plainclothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station. It also took a significant interest in the private lives of the characters. ''Australian Television Information Archive.'' 15 July 1999. Retrieved 10 September 2013. While many Crawford Productions police dramas combined videotaped interiors with location footage shot on film, ''Cop Shop'' was shot entirely on video, including external scenes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homicide (Australian TV Series)
''Homicide'' was an Australian television police procedural drama series made by production firm Crawford Productions for the Seven Network. It was the television successor to Crawfords' radio series ''D24''. The "Consummate ''Homicide'' cast" includes the four characters that are the best known: Det. Snr. Sgt. David "Mac" MacKay (Leonard Teale), Det. Sgt. Peter Barnes ( George Mallaby), Inspector Colin Fox ( Alwyn Kurts) and Sen. Det. Jim Patterson ( Norman Yemm). Synopsis The series dealt with the homicide squad of the Victorian Police force and the various crimes and cases the detectives are called upon to investigate. Many episodes were based directly on real cases, although the characters (including the detectives) were fictional. 510 episodes were produced and aired from 20 October 1964 to January 1977 (12 years and 6 months), making it the longest-running Australian weekly primetime drama in history. With 510 episodes produced (the last episode is numbered 509, due to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division 4
''Division 4'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 301 episodes. Synopsis The series was one of the first dramas to follow up on the enormous success of the earlier Crawford Productions crime show ''Homicide'' and dealt with the wide variety of cases dealt with by police in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Yarra Central (modelled on St Kilda). Awards The series was both popular - winning 10 Logie Awards, including two Gold Logie awards (for Australia's most popular entertainer) for Gerard Kennedy - who played Frank Banner, the series was critically acclaimed, winning a number of Penguin and Awgie awards for its scripts and actors. In 1972 Frank Taylor received the Penguin Award for the Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series. After Kennedy decided to leave ''Division 4'', the Nine Network summarily cancelled the series; only one episode was made with his replacement John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matlock Police
''Matlock Police'' is an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network (now known as the 10 Network) between 1971 and 1976. The series focused on the police station and crime in the Victorian town of Matlock and the surrounding district, and the backgrounds and personal lives of the main policemen. Background The series was the 0-10 Network's attempt to come up with a police show to rival ''Homicide'' (shown by the 7 Network) and ''Division 4'' (on the 9 Network). ''Matlock Police'' was different from its Melbourne-based predecessors by being set in a small country town, the fictional Matlock, Victoria (a real Matlock does exist in Victoria, but it is much smaller than the town depicted by this series, which is loosely based on Shepparton). These program's introduction featured an overhead shot of a town with a divided road, thought to be of Bairnsdale in Victoria. Series writers had a reference manual giving full details of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perryman On Parade
Perryman is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Bob Perryman (born 1964), American football player *Chief Perryman, tribal chief of the Muscogee people *Denzel Perryman, American football player *Jill Perryman (born 1933), Australian actress and singer *Lou Perryman (1941–2009), American character actor *Margot Perryman (born 1938), British artist *Michael Perryman, British astronomer, known for his work leading the Hipparcos and Gaia space astrometric projects *Parson Perryman (1888–1966), baseball player * Ryan Perryman (born 1976), American basketball player *Stephen Perryman (born 1955), English cricketer *Steve Perryman (born 1951), English football player *Wayne Perryman, American Christian leader * Willie Perryman (1911–1985), American blues piano player, better known as Piano Red and Dr Feelgood ;Given name *Matthew Perryman Jones (born 1973), American singer-songwriter See also *10969 Perryman, an asteroid *Borders Buses, bus operating company base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan (TV Series)
''Ryan'' is an Australian adventure television series screened by the Seven Network from 27 May 1973. The series was produced by Crawford Productions and had a run of 39 one-hour episodes.Moran, Albert. ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', Allen & Unwin, 1993. p 398 Synopsis The title character was a dashing private investigator played by Rod Mullinar. (A few years prior Mullinar had briefly taken the lead role in the similar Crawfords series ''Hunter'' (1967) in its closing episodes after the original lead actor Tony Ward left the show.) Ryan's assistant Julie King was played by New Zealand-born actor Pamela Stephenson, soon to leave for England and a successful television career. Other regular characters were Tony Angelini ( Luigi Villani), a taxi driver and Ryan's regular informant, while Detective Cullen ( Colin McEwan) was Ryan's main liaison with the police force.Storey, Don. ''TV Eye - Classic Australian Television''TV Eye - Classic Australian Television/ref> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Yard (film Series)
''Scotland Yard'' is a series of 39 half-hour episodes produced by Anglo-Amalgamated. Produced between 1953 and 1961, they are short films, originally made to support the main feature in a cinema double-bill. Each film focuses on a true crime case with names changed, and feature an introduction by the crime writer Edgar Lustgarten. The earlier films were produced by Alec C. Snowden, who was succeeded by Jack Greenwood. Directors included Ken Hughes and Montgomery Tully. The principal character in each film is a Detective Inspector, played by a variety of actors but most frequently by Russell Napier (usually portraying DI Duggan). Many of the films feature, in supporting roles, actors later to become well-known. They include Jill Bennett, Peter Arne, Harry H. Corbett, James Villiers, Arthur Lowe, Peter Halliday, Wilfrid Brambell, Rita Webb, Peter Bowles and Roger Delgado. All of the episodes were shot at Merton Park Studios in London and on location on monochrome 35mm fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Hiding Place
''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' (1957–1958) and ''Crime Sheet'' (1959), all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart. Production ''No Hiding Place'' carried on from where the TV series ''Murder Bag'' and ''Crime Sheet'' left off. ''Murder Bag'' featured 55 episodes. 30 in Season One (16 September 1957 to 31 March 1958), all untitled (having case numbers, and were listed a Murder Bag - case One, etc) The Penguin TV Companion by Jeff Evans, page 416 and 25 in Season Two (30 June 1958 to 1 April 1959), all titled, and all featuring the word "Lockhart" as the first word of their title. Half-hour detective series that introduced viewers to the snuff-taking as Detective Superintendent Lockhart, played by Raymond Francis. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
