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The One Man Jury
''The One Man Jury'' (released as ''The Loner'' on UK video) is a 1978 American neo-noir film directed by Charles Martin (1910-1983) and starring Jack Palance, Christopher Mitchum, Pamela Shoop, and Cara Williams. Plot Jim Wade ( Jack Palance) is a ruthless cop with a bad reputation of being rude to suspects, informants, witnesses, and just about anyone who crosses paths with him in the wrong way. When a mysterious serial killer named the Slasher starts killing women, Wade vows to end the killing spree by any means possible, whether legal or not. Cast * Jack Palance as Lieutenant Wade *Christopher Mitchum Christopher Mitchum (born October 16, 1943) is an American film actor, screenwriter, and businessman. He was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of film star Robert Mitchum and Dorothy Mitchum. He is the younger brother of actor Jame ... as Sergeant Blake * Pamela Shoop as Wendy Sommerset * Cara Williams as Nancy * Joe Spinell as Mike * Jeff McCracken as Billy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Palance
Walter Jack Palance ( ; born Volodymyr Palahniuk, , ''Volodymyr Ivanovych Palahniuk''; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American screen and stage actor, known to film audiences for playing tough guys and villains. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his roles in '' Sudden Fear'' (1952) and '' Shane'' (1953), and winning almost 40 years later for '' City Slickers'' (1991). Born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, the son of Ukrainian immigrants, Palance served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He attended Stanford University before pursuing a career in the theater, winning a Theatre World Award in 1951. He made his film acting debut in Elia Kazan's ''Panic in the Streets'' (1950), and earned Oscar nominations for ''Sudden Fear'' and ''Shane'', his third and fourth-ever film roles. He also won an Emmy Award for a 1957 teleplay '' Requiem for a Heavyweight''. Subsequently, Palance played a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perigee Books
TarcherPerigee is a book publisher and imprint of Penguin Group focused primarily on mind, body and spiritualism titles, founded in 1973 by Jeremy P. Tarcher in Los Angeles. (Tarcher was married to ventriloquist Shari Lewis, and his sister was novelist Judith Krantz). History Tarcher began his career in publishing in the early 1960s, putting together packaged book deals for celebrities such as Phyllis Diller, Johnny Carson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Buddy Hackett, and Joan Rivers, but changed direction after a retreat at the Esalen Institute, an early center of the human potential movement located in Big Sur, California. Receiving no interest from the New York publishing establishment in publishing books on these subjects, he began his own publishing venture, and went on to publish bestselling books from many previously-unknown authors working on health, psychology, philosophy, and New Age spiritutality. They include ''Joy's Way'' by W. Brugh Joy; " Drawing on the Right Side of the Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s English-language Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on an artificial canal between the Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Neo-noir Films
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1978 Films
The year 1978 in film involved some significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1978 released films by box office gross in the United States and Canada are as follows: Events * February 6 – David Begelman resigns as president of Columbia Pictures. * March 1 – Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from a Swiss cemetery three months after burial. After recovery a few weeks later, the casket is sealed in a concrete vault prior to reburial. * March – Leigh Brackett completes the first draft for '' The Empire Strikes Back'', but dies only two weeks later. * June – Daniel Melnick becomes head of Columbia Pictures after the David Begelman scandal. * June 4 – '' Grease'', starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, has its world premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It becomes the highest-grossing musical ever and Paramount Pictures' highest-grossing film. * July 20 – Alan Hirschfield is fired as president and CEO of Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Yarmy
Richard Yarmy (February 14, 1933 – May 5, 1992) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout the 1960s to the 1990s. Biography Yarmy was born in New York in 1933, son of William Yarmy and his wife, Consuelo ( Deiter), who were Jewish and Catholic, respectively. Yarmy was the younger brother of actor and ''Get Smart'' star, Don Adams. He also had an elder sister, Gloria Ella Yarmy (later Gloria Burton), a writer who wrote an episode of ''Get Smart''. Dick had served as a corporal, like his brother had in World War II, during the Korean War. Dick Yarmy graduated from the New York University with a degree in engineering and began his acting career in 1968, appearing in the TV series ''Get Smart'', also ''That Girl'', ''The Partners'', ''The Partridge Family'', and ''Arnie''. He also appeared in several films including ''Bone'', '' The Kentucky Fried Movie'', '' The Swinging Barmaids'', and ''Carpool'' among others. Yarmy also appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Pesce
Frank Pesce (December 8, 1946 – February 6, 2022) was an American film and television actor. Early life Born in New York City, Pesce was the son of two working-class Italian parents. Career Pesce started his film career as an extra in ''The Godfather Part II'', and got his first credited role in 1976, in an episode of the television series '' Police Story''. He guest-starred a large number of well-known TV-series, including ''Knight Rider, Kojak'' and '' Matlock'', and was a busy character actor in films, notably appearing in ''Rocky'', ''Top Gun'', ''Beverly Hills Cop'' and ''Flashdance''. He wrote the script of the film '' 29th Street'', based on his own autobiographical experiences. He made his last appearance in 2015, in ''Creed''. Personal life A cancer survivor, Pesce died of dementia Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Foronjy
Richard Edward Foronjy (August 3, 1937 – May 19, 2024) was an American film and television actor. Early life Foronjy was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 3, 1937. Prior to becoming an actor, Foronjy had an extensive criminal record, including armed robbery. He also worked as a butcher. Career Foronjy saw his first small role as Corsaro in ''Serpico''. Foronjy was perhaps best known for playing the mobster Tony Darvo in the 1988 film ''Midnight Run'' and the mobster Peter Amadesso in the 1993 film ''Carlito's Way''. He also played one of the key parts, Detective Joe Marinaro, in Sidney Lumet's ''Prince of the City''. In '' Repo Man'', starring Harry Dean Stanton, Foronjy played Arnold Plettschner, the rent-a-cop who memorably said, "You’re fuckin’ right I’m Plettschner! Arnold Plettschner! Three times decorated in two world wars! I was killing people while you were still swimming around in your father’s balls! You little scumbag! I worked five years in a slaughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pedi
Thomas Joseph Pedi"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9W-W9CH : 10 February 2023), Thomas Joseph Pedi, . (September 14, 1913 – December 29, 1996) was an American actor whose work included roles on stage, television and film in a career spanning 50 years. He was particularly well-known for his portrayal of Rocky, the night barman, in '' The Iceman Cometh'', a part which he originated and played on stage, film and television."Tom Pedi, Brooklynite, Makes Hit With O'Neil and Public" ''The Brooklyn Daily Eagle''. November 10, 1946. p. 32. Retrieved June 25, 2024. Pedi was the cousin of voice actress [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Romano
Andrew RomaSanta, known professionally as Andy Romano, (April 16, 1936 – September 14, 2022) was an American actor, known for playing "J.D.", an outlaw motorcyclist and right-hand henchman of the character Eric von Zipper (played by Harvey Lembeck) in the 1960s Beach party films (which starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon). After Beach Party movies lost money and stopped filming, Romano appeared in minor roles on television episodes and some TV movies through much of the 1970s and 1980. In the late 1980s, he returned to movies in supporting roles, though he continued to guest-star on TV series, including ''NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble ca ....'' Romano retired from acting in the late 1990s and settled in Washington state. Romano died on Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Tompkins
Angel Tompkins is an American actress and model. She appeared in several films and television shows, and is a Golden Globe nominee. Career Angel Tompkins's performance in the comedy ''I Love My Wife'' (1970), resulted in her being nominated for a Golden Globe award. Tompkins was featured in the pictorial "Angel" in the February 1972 edition of ''Playboy''; subsequently, the magazine used her in three more editions, all presumably related to that film promotion. She appeared in '' Prime Cut'' (1972) with Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Sissy Spacek and '' Little Cigars'' (1973) as a gangster's moll who teams up with a gang of little people. She also appeared with Anthony Quinn in '' The Don Is Dead'' (1973), with former child star Jay North in '' The Teacher'' (1974), and with Bo Svenson in the action sequel '' Walking Tall Part 2'' (1975). Her later films included ''The One Man Jury'' (1978), '' The Bees'' (1978), ''Alligator'' (1980), '' The Naked Cage'' (1986), '' Dangerously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Hay
Alexandra Lynn Hay (July 24, 1947 – October 11, 1993) was an American actress of the 1960s and 1970s best known for her roles in ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'', '' Skidoo'', and '' Model Shop''. Mainstream career On October 29, 1966, the ''Los Angeles Times'' reported "Columbia's New Talent Program has developed another young actress, Alexandra Hay, who has been signed to a long-term exclusive contract by the studio." Hay's first credited role was in an episode of ''The Monkees'' entitled "Monkee Mother" (episode 27, original airdate March 20, 1967). Her career continued with small roles in the 1967 movies ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'' and '' The Ambushers''. In the former, she portrayed a carhop who takes an ice cream order from Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. ''The Beard'' arrests Hay played the role of Jean Harlow in Michael McClure's controversial play '' The Beard''. She was arrested on 14 nights for lewd conduct and later acquitted by the California Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
