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Combat!
''Combat!'' is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in ''Combat!'' was depicted on-screen as a stylized bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The first-season episode "A Day In June" shows D-Day as a flashback, hence the action occurs during and after June 1944. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders. Jason and Morrow would play the lead in alternating episodes in ''Combat!''. Development Creator Robert Pirosh's early career in film was defined mainly by comedy films. After his service in World War II, his focus changed to telling the stories of lower-rank soldiers. He won an Academy Award for his 1949 screenplay '' Battleground'', and directed 1951's '' Go for Broke!'' Both were noted for their realistic depictions of war, accuracy and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Morrow
Victor Morrow (born Victor Morozoff; February 14, 1929 – July 23, 1982) was an American actor. He came to prominence as one of the leads of the ABC drama series '' Combat!'' (1962–1967), which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series. Active on screen for over three decades, his film roles include ''Blackboard Jungle'' (1955), '' King Creole'' (1958), ''God's Little Acre'' (1958), ''Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry'' (1974), and '' The Bad News Bears'' (1976). Morrow continued acting up to his death during filming of '' Twilight Zone: The Movie'' (1983) when he and two child actors were killed by a helicopter crash during filming. Early years Morrow was born in the Bronx, New York City, to a middle-class Jewish family. He was a son of Harry Morozoff, an electrical engineer, and his wife Jean (Kress) Morozoff. Morrow dropped out of high school when he was 17 and enlisted in the United States Navy. Morrow and his family lived in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Jason
Rick Jason (born Richard Jacobson; May 21, 1923 – October 16, 2000) was an American actor, born in New York City, and most remembered for starring in the ABC television drama ''Combat!'' (1962–1967). Childhood An only child of Jewish parents, Jason was expelled from several prep schools before graduating from Rhodes Preparatory School in Manhattan. Military service Rick Jason served from 1943 to 1945 in the U.S. Army Air Corps, during World War II. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he visited American troops serving in Vietnam on several USO tours. Acting career Later, MGM was searching for an actor to replace Fernando Lamas in the 1953 movie ''Sombrero'' and gave the role to Jason, who was earlier released from Columbia Pictures. This led to Jason being cast in '' The Saracen Blade'' (1954) and '' This Is My Love'' (1954). In 1956, Jason played the lead in ''The Fountain of Youth'', a half-hour unsold pilot written and directed by Orson Welles which won the Peabody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gallant Men
''The Gallant Men'' is a 1962–1963 ABC Warner Bros. Television series which depicted an infantry company of American soldiers fighting their way through Italy in World War II. Description ''The Gallant Men'' dramatized the experiences of the fictional Able Company within the 36th Infantry Division, Fifth Army, beginning with the division's amphibious landing at Salerno, Italy, on September 9, 1943. The pilot episode was directed by Robert Altman. The company's commander was Capt. Jim Benedict, played by William Reynolds, who later appeared in the long-running series, '' The F.B.I.'' Their exploits were narrated by a newspaper correspondent — Conley Wright, played by Robert McQueeney — who accompanied them on their missions. The show lasted only one season. It succumbed to tough competition from the other networks and tepid responses from critics and audiences. The show also faced unfavorable comparisons with ABC's other World War II series launched the same ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene (born Fred Sheldon Greenfield; April 8, 1926) is an American comedian. He is known for his nightclub performances in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he became a headliner in the 1950s and '60s. He has appeared in several films, including ''Tony Rome''; ''History of the World, Part I''; and '' Splash''. In television, he has guest-starred on such television shows as ''Love, American Style'' and ''Combat!'', and later ''Laverne & Shirley'' and ''Mad About You''. Early life, family and education Greene was born to Jewish parents, Carl and Bessie Greenfield, and raised on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois. He enjoyed performing as a youth as a singer and drama club he formed while attending Sullivan High School. He emulated his older brother, who liked to speak in accents. He served in the United States Navy during World War II for three years and was discharged in 1944. He was briefly—but more than once—enrolled at Wright Junior College. Career Greene had planned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Jalbert
Pierre Jalbert (9 January 1925 – 22 January 2014) was a Canadian skier, actor, and motion picture film and sound editor, primarily known for his role as "Caje" on the US television 1960s World War II program ''Combat!''. Early life He was Christened Joseph Jacques Pierre-Paul Jalbert in Quebec City, Quebec, the son of a newspaperman. He graduated from Ouellet College and attended Laval University, where he was part of the University Royal Canadian Air Cadets during World War II. Skiing career He was both Canada's Junior and Senior National Ski Champion. In 1948, he was the Captain of Canada's Olympic Ski Team at St. Moritz, but due to breaking his leg in a fall during a practice run, he never skied in the Games. After the Olympics, he was involved with the National Film Board of Canada. Eventually he moved to the United States and worked as a ski instructor at Sun Valley, Idaho, in the 1950s. Editing and acting career In 1952, he went to Hollywood looking for a job, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Peabody
Richard Peabody (April 6, 1925 – December 27, 1999) was an American actor best known for his role as six-foot-six Pfc. Littlejohn on the 1960s series ''Combat!''. Peabody worked in television, movies, radio, and print. He was tall and typecast himself as a western villain. Biography Peabody was a World War II Navy veteran, and had an early career in radio commercial production. He anchored a TV news broadcast, hosted a radio talk show, wrote commercials and, in later years, wrote "Peabody's Place", a weekly newspaper column for the Mountain Democrat in Placerville, California. He was in the movies ''Support Your Local Sheriff!'' and '' The Good Guys and the Bad Guys'' in 1969; both films were directed by Burt Kennedy who worked on ''Combat!''. He also appeared in ''Your Money or Your Wife'' in 1972. His main TV credit was all five seasons of ''Combat!''. He was also in various episodes of '' Gunsmoke'', '' Bonanza'', and ''Daniel Boone''. Personal life His wife Tina, a for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conlan Carter
Chester Conlan Carter (born October 3, 1934) is an American film, stage and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the medic "Doc" in the American drama television series '' Combat!'', for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Life and career Carter was born in Center Ridge, Arkansas, and grew up on a farm. He attended Matthews High School in Missouri, where he was a state champtionpole vaulter. After graduating from Matthews High School in 1952, he attended Southeast Missouri State University, on a two-year athletic scholarship. After serving in the United States Air Force for two years, Carter went to the Bay City Actors Lab in San Francisco, California, for three years, specialising in musical theatre. He supported himself by working as a field auditor for an insurance company, He then appeared in various dramatic and musical productions in California. He took over the title r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pirosh
Robert Pirosh (April 1, 1910 – December 25, 1989) was an American motion picture and television screenwriter and director. In 1951, he was nominated for another Academy Award for the screenplay '' Go for Broke!''. This was his directorial debut. He would go on to write the story for the highly regarded Steve McQueen World War II film '' Hell Is for Heroes'', directed by Don Siegel, believed to be the basis for TV's ''Combat!'' (which he created). He also directed 1954's '' Valley of the Kings'' and 1955's ''The Girl Rush''. Pirosh wrote the episode "The Man From Leadville" for the 1976 CBS western television series ''Sara''. Selected works *''The Winning Ticket'' (1935) – story *'' A Night at the Opera'' (1935) – writer (uncredited) *'' A Day at the Races'' (1937) – writer *'' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939) – writer (uncredited) *'' The Quarterback'' (1940) – writer *'' The Night of January 16th'' (1941) – writer *''Song of the Islands'' (1942) – writer *''Rin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hogan
Jack Hogan (born Richard Roland Benson Jr.; November 24, 1929) is an American retired actor. He is most notable for the role of PFC William G. Kirby on the 1960s television show ''Combat!'' Biography Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Hogan was an architecture student in college before joining the Air Force, where he became a staff sergeant during the Korean War. After he returned to civilian life, he studied drama at the Pasadena Playhouse and in New York. He worked part-time as a lifeguard until he gained the role on ''Combat''. He portrayed Sgt. Jerry Miller on the NBC-TV crime drama '' Adam-12''. In addition to acting, he was a casting director for ''Magnum, P.I.'' and operated a building business. Marriage Hogan married Barbara Bates (not to be confused with actress Barbara Bates). Films * ''Man from Del Rio'' (1956) * '' The Bonnie Parker Story'' (1958) * '' Paratroop Command'' (1959) * ''The Legend of Tom Dooley'' (1959) * '' The Cat Burglar'' (1961) Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bryant (actor)
William Bryant (born William Robert Klein; January 31, 1924 – June 26, 2001) was an American actor. Film Born in Detroit, Bryant was a character actor who appeared in films such as '' King Dinosaur'' (1955), '' Escape from San Quentin'' (1957), '' Experiment in Terror'' (1962) with Glenn Ford, '' How to Murder Your Wife'' and '' The Great Race'' with Jack Lemmon, '' What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?'' (1966), McQ'' (1974), and '' Walking Tall Part II'' (1975). He also played several roles in the classic western movies '' Heaven with a Gun'' (1969), ''Chisum'' (1970), '' Macho Callahan'' (1970), ''Wild Rovers'' (1971), '' The Deadly Trackers'' (1973). Television Most of his career was made on television, including '' Hallmark Hall of Fame'', '' Frontier'', ''Casey Jones'', '' Tales of the Texas Rangers'', '' The Gray Ghost'', '' Maverick'', '' The Rebel'', ''Have Gun – Will Travel'', ''The Rifleman'', '' Laramie'', '' The Virginian'', '' Rawhide'', '' Lancer'', ''Miami Und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era. Altman's style of filmmaking covered many genres, but usually with a " subversive" twist which typically relied on satire and humor to express his personal views. Altman developed a reputation for being "anti-Hollywood" and non-conformist in both his themes and directing style. Actors especially enjoyed working under his direction because he encouraged them to improvise, thereby inspiring their own creativity. He preferred large ensemble casts for his films, and developed a multitrack recording technique which produced overlapping dialogue from multiple actors. This produced a more natural, more dynamic, and more complex experience for the viewer. He also used highly mobile camera work and zoom lenses to enhance the activit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lowell
Lowell Thomas (born January 17, 1941) is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for playing baby-faced Pvt. Billy Nelson in the American drama television series ''Combat!''. Life and career Lowell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his career in 1962, first appearing in the anthology television series ''The Twilight Zone'' in the episode " The Changing of the Guard", in which he appeared with actor Darryl Richard. Lowell then appeared in the sitcom television series ''The Lucy Show'', where he played the recurring role of Alan Harper. He then made two appearances in the legal drama television series ''Perry Mason'' in the episodes "The Case of the Careless Kidnapper" and "The Case of the Lurid Letter". He also appeared several times on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' as an uncredited stock player. In the same year, Lowell appeared in the 1962 film ''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'', which starred James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara. He also appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
