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Seven Against The Wall
"Seven Against the Wall" is an episode of the American anthology series ''Playhouse 90''. It was about the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre''. Cast * Paul Lambert as Al Capone * Dennis Patrick as George 'Bugs' Moran * Frank Silvera as Nick Sorrello * Paul Stevens as Jack 'Machine Gun Jack' McGurn * Dennis Cross as Pete 'Goosey' Gusenberg * Barry Cahill as Frank 'Tight Lips' Gusenberg * Richard Carlyle as Reinhardt Schwimmer * Al Ruscio as Albert 'Gorilla Al' Weinshank * George Keymas as James Clark * Milton Frome as Adam Heyer * Wayne Heffley as John May * Nesdon Booth as Mike 'The Pike' Heitler * Joe de Santis as Charlie 'Trigger Happy' Fischetti * Tige Andrews as Frank 'The Enforcer' Nitti * Lewis Charles as Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik * Paul Burke as Paul Salvanti * Don Gordon as 'Bobo' Borotta * Richard Sinatra as John Scalise * Tito Vuolo as Albert Anselmi * Karl Lukas as Willie Marks * Warren Oates as Ted Ryan * Nicholas Georgiade as Rocco * Sid Cassel as Angelo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playhouse 90
''Playhouse 90'' was an American television anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology drama series of the mid-1950s usually were hour-long shows, the title highlighted the network's intention to present something unusual: a weekly series of hour-and-a-half-long dramas rather than 60-minute plays. Background The producers of the show were Martin Manulis, John Houseman, Russell Stoneman, Fred Coe, Arthur Penn, and Hubbell Robinson. The leading director was John Frankenheimer (27 episodes), followed by Franklin J. Schaffner (19 episodes). Other directors included Sidney Lumet, George Roy Hill, Delbert Mann, and Robert Mulligan. With Alex North's opening theme music, the series debuted October 4, 1956 with Rod Serling's adaptation of Pat Frank's novel '' Forbidden Area'' starring Charlton Heston. The following week, ''Requiem for a Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Cahill (actor)
Barry Cahill (May 28, 1921 – April 9, 2012) was a Canadian-born American film, theater and television actor, whose professional career spanned more than fifty years. His film credits included ''Grand Theft Auto'', and ''Sweet Bird of Youth''. His television roles included ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'', ''The Young and the Restless'', ''Dynasty'', and '' Santa Barbara''. Early life Cahill was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on May 28, 1921, to Stephen and Theresa Cahill. Career He portrayed Sam Powers on ''The Young and the Restless'' soap opera during the mid-1970s. On television he appeared regularly during the 1960s through early 1980s, on such network shows as ''Rescue 8'' (in 3 episodes), ''Perry Mason'' (2), ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' (6), '' Bonanza'' (2), ''Ben Casey'' (2), '' 12 O'Clock High'' (4), '' The Virginian'' (5), '' Mission: Impossible'' (3), '' Gunsmoke'' (4), ''The Rookies'' (2), '' Ironside'' (9), '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' (2), ''The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Guzik
Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik (March 20, 1886 – February 21, 1956) was the financial and legal advisor, and later political " greaser," for the Chicago Outfit. Early life Guzik was born near Kraków, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary on March 20, 1886, to parents who were German Jews from Katowitz, in Prussian Silesia. Guzik emigrated to the United States in the early 20th century and later became involved in prostitution, and allegedly sexual slavery, in the South Side of Chicago's Levee red light district with his brother Harry, eventually driving North Side Gang-linked rival Jack Zuta out of business. He later became a powerful political boss and " fixer", who operated out of St. Hubert's Old English Grill and Chop House. There, Guzik received "bagmen," who delivered scheduled payoffs to various police precincts and city officials. Chicago Outfit In the early 1920s, Guzik, supposedly overhearing a plan to murder Al Capone, informed him and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Nitti
Frank Ralph Nitto (born Francesco Raffaele Nitto, ; January 27, 1886 – March 19, 1943), known as Frank Nitti, was an Italian-American organized crime figure based in Chicago. The first cousin and bodyguard of Al Capone, Nitti was in charge of all money flowing through the operation. Nitti later succeeded Capone as acting boss of the Chicago Outfit. Early life and prohibition Nitti was born Francesco Raffaele Nitto on January 27, 1886, in the small town of Angri, province of Salerno, Campania, Italy. He was the second child of Luigi and Rosina (Fezza) Nitto and a first cousin of Al Capone. His father died in 1888, when Frank was two years old, and within a year his mother married Francesco Dolendo. Although two children were born to the couple, neither survived—leaving Francesco and his older sister, Giovannina, the only children. Francesco Dolendo emigrated to the United States in July 1890, and the rest of the family followed in June 1893 when Nitti was seven. The family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tige Andrews
Tige is a masculine given name and nickname which may refer to: People: * Tige Andrews (1920-2007), American actor * Tige Reynolds (1877–1931), American cartoonist * Tige Rodgers, co-host of the ''Tige and Daniel Show'' American radio program * Tige Savage (born 1968), American investor and co-founder and managing partner of Revolution LLC, an investment firm * Tige Simmons (born 1977), Australian wheelchair basketball player * Tige Stone (1901-1960), American baseball player Fictional characters: * Tige, comic strip character Buster Brown Buster Brown is a comic-strip character created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault. Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, along with Mary Jane, and with his dog Tige, became well known to the American public in th ...'s dog {{given name Masculine given names Lists of people by nickname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Fischetti
Charles "Trigger Happy" Fischetti (March 24, 1901 – April 11, 1951) was a Chicago mobster, Al Capone's bodyguard and cousin. Early life Charles Fischetti was born on March 24, 1901. His mother was named Mary. He had a brother, Nicholas, who was a dentist, and two other brothers, Rocco and Joseph, who were alleged criminals. He was a cousin of Al Capone.son of Ralph Capone, Al Capone's brother, Federal Bureau of Investigatio"Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts Release of Frank Sinatra File # 174-304", part 2bpage 14, accessed October 29, 2009 Career Fischetti started his career as Al Capone's chauffeur in South Brooklyn. In the 1920s, he helped Capone spread his business in Cicero, Illinois. Fischetti attended the 1946 Havana Conference of Cosa Nostra leaders and received the murder contract on Bugsy Siegel. Fischetti was also good friends with singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, the former as early as the 1940s. Upon Al Capone's death in 1947, Fischetti reporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe De Santis
Joseph Vito Marcello De Santis (June 15, 1909 – August 30, 1989) was an American radio, television, movie and theatrical actor and sculptor. Biography Joe De Santis was born Joseph Vito Marcello De Santis to Italian immigrant parents in New York City. His father, Pasquale De Santis, was a tailor from San Pietro Apostolo in Catanzaro, Italy; his mother, Maria Paoli, emigrated from Gioviano in the province of Lucca in Tuscany and worked in a paper flower factory. He worked his way through New York University studying sculpture and drama, his first performances being in Italian. In 1931, De Santis debuted as a broadcaster on an Italian-language radio station. After obtaining a part in a play at Hunter College, he secured work as an actor for three seasons with the Walter Hampden Repertory Company, which marked the beginning of his performances in the English language. In the 1930s, when professional acting opportunities became scarce, he worked as an instructor with the Work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Heitler
Michael "The Pike" Heitler (1876 – April 30, 1931) was a Prohibition gangster involved in prostitution for the Chicago Outfit. A Jewish mob boss born in what is today Ukraine, Heitler is buried at Waldheim Cemetery Co. in Forest Park, Illinois. Biography Heitler began operating brothels in Chicago during the early 1900s based out of west Madison Street. By 1911, he had become a leading crime figure and a top lieutenant to Chicago racketeer Jacob "Mont" Tennes, later driving rival Jack Zuta out of business, with then ally Jake "Greasy Thumb" Guzik. Although arrested briefly for white slavery, Heitler continued to run independently of James "Big Jim" Colosimo and later independently of Johnny "The Fox" Torrio, until the early 1920s, after the formation of the Chicago Outfit. Reluctantly joining Capone's organization, Heitler began informing Chicago police of criminal activities after rival Guzik gained control of the organization's prostitution operations, informing Judge Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesdon Booth
Nesdon Foye Booth (September 1, 1918 – March 25, 1964) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was known for his recurring role as Frank the bartender in the American western television series '' Cimarron City''. Booth was born in Baker County, Oregon. He began his career in Portland, Oregon, acting on old-time radio programs. He guest-starred in numerous television programs including '' Gunsmoke'', '' Bonanza'', ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Sky King'', '' Colt .45'', '' Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''77 Sunset Strip'', ''The Lawless Years'', '' Lawman'', ''Father Knows Best'', '' The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', ''Man with a Camera'', ''Peter Gunn'' and ''Perry Mason''. Booth died in March 1964 of a heart attack in Hollywood, California. He was buried in Olive Lawn Memorial Park. Partial filmography * '' City Across the River'' (1949) - Boy (uncredited) * '' The Girl in White'' (1952) - Sailor (uncredited) * ''Sally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Heffley
Wayne Heffley (July 15, 1927 – November 19, 2008) was an American television and film actor, known for the role of Vern Scofield on ''Days of Our Lives'', as well as over 100 other roles. He died of kidney failure in 2008. He was guitarist Jason Becker's maternal grandfather. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heffley, Wayne American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Male actors from Bakersfield, California 1927 births 2008 deaths 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Deaths from kidney failure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Frome
Milton Frome (February 24, 1909 – March 21, 1989) was an American character actor. Career Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frome landed his first acting job in the short subject ''Daredevil O'Dare'' in 1934. He did not act again until 1939 when he joined the cast of ''Ride 'Em Cowgirl'' as Oliver Sheahe. His acting career stalled until 1950, when he began to find steady work appearing on television shows like '' I Love Lucy'', '' Adventures of Superman'' and ''Lassie''. He also worked with The Three Stooges during their final years in the Columbia Pictures short subject department, appearing in the films '' Pies and Guys'' and '' Quiz Whizz''. Frome was very busy in the 1960s, concentrating mainly on character acting roles for television. He also appeared as a comic foil in many Jerry Lewis films. He covered all types, ranging from hapless souls and college professors to heavies, salesmen, and policemen. Frome could be seen on such shows as ''Hennesey'', '' The Lawless Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Keymas
George Keymas (November 18, 1925 – January 17, 2008) was an American film and television actor.Martin p.68 Keymas graduated from Springfield (Ohio) High School. Keymas began his Hollywood career in 1950, mainly in Westerns. His first screen appearance was in an uncredited role in the 1950 B-feature film, ''I Shot Billy the Kid'', with lead Don "Red" Barry. Due to his rugged looks, Keymas was cast in ethnic, often Native-American characters, or cow-punching, at times ruthless, cowboys, in countless film/TV westerns. His most recognizable role was as "The Leader" in the classic TV ''The Twilight Zone'' episode " Eye of the Beholder", which originally aired November 11, 1960. His freakish ambiguous character was seen throughout the episode on a futuristic big-screen monitor as background sub-plot to the story. In 1962, he played a murderer in "The Nancy Davis Story" on the TV Western ''Wagon Train'' (S5, E33). Keymas's ‘Indian’ roles came in many other popular TV westerns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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