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Anne Wyndham
Anne Wyndham (born January 29, 1951) is an American television actress. She is known for playing the title character's daughter Rachel in the television series ''Barney Miller''. Career Born in California, Wyndham began her career in 1972, appearing in the soap opera television series ''General Hospital''. She played the role of Caroline Murray until 1975. Wyndham then made guest-starring appearances in the television programs ''Kojak'', '' Quincy, M.E.'', ''Matt Houston'', ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', '' Trapper John, M.D.'', ''Knight Rider'' and ''21 Jump Street''. She joined the cast of the soap opera television series ''Search for Tomorrow'' in the role of Dr. Amy Carson along with Joel Higgins, who played journalist Bruce Carson. Wyndham joined the cast of the new ABC sitcom television series ''Barney Miller'' in 1975. Her final credit was from ''Passions ''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bradenton Herald
''The Bradenton Herald'' is a newspaper based in Bradenton, Florida, in the United States. History On September 15, 1922, Volume 1, Number 1 was published as ''The Evening Herald''. It was a merger of two weekly papers: the ''Manatee River Journal'', which had published since the 1880s, and ''The Bradentown Herald Weekly''. The newspaper was at No. 414 Pine Street in downtown Bradenton; the phone number, 28. In the mid-1920s, Pine Street was renamed and the newspaper's home was at 401 13th St. W. (It would remain there until July 1984, when it moved to its present home at 102 Manatee Ave. W.) ''The Evening Herald'' was published Monday through Saturday until 1926, when the Saturday publication was replaced by a Sunday edition and the name was changed to ''The Bradenton Herald''. In 1953 the Saturday edition resumed. Co-owners Raymond P. Sponenbarger and Robert W. Bentley sold the paper in 1925 to the R.W. Page Corp. of Columbus, Ga. Alvah H. Chapman Sr. became publisher and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Higgins
Joel Franklin Higgins (born September 28, 1943) is an American actor and singer with a stage career spanning over 50 years. Life and career A graduate of Michigan State University where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity, Higgins initially performed in coffeehouses to help pay his way through school. After leaving with a degree in advertising and working for six months for General Motors, Higgins went to Europe to perform. In 1968, Higgins enlisted in the United States Army and was stationed at Camp Casey in Korea, serving as the Special Services Sergeant in charge of Entertainment. Following his Army days, he and several friends wrote a musical revue called ''The Green Apple Nasties''. After leaving the Army, he sold the show to a producer and went on the road for two and a half years. During a performance in Louisville, Kentucky, Higgins was approached by a producer who asked him to play Sky Masterson in a regional theater production of ''Guys and Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Time On Planet Earth
''Hard Time on Planet Earth'' is an American science fiction television series that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement from March 1 to June 21, 1989. Airing for 13 episodes, the series starred Martin Kove; it was created by Jim and John Thomas, whose previous collaborations include '' The Rescue'' as well as the ''Predator'' franchise. Scheduled opposite NBC's ''Unsolved Mysteries'' and ABC's ''Growing Pains'' on Wednesdays, ''Hard Time on Planet Earth'' ranked 65th out of 81 programs upon its premiere. Ratings for the series never improved, and CBS canceled the series in May 1989. Synopsis The main character was an alien Elite Military Officer (Kove) who served in a huge interplanetary war. After the war ended, he was prosecuted for a rebellion against the planet's ruling Council; he was found guilty, but in recognition of his valuable services in the war, he was given the chance to reform by spending an undetermined amount of time in a vastly underpowered human form on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werewolf (TV Series)
''Werewolf'' is an American horror series, and one of the original shows in the Fox network's broadcast line-up during its inaugural season of 1987–1988. The show follows the adventures of Eric Cord ( John J. York), a college student transformed into a werewolf who undergoes a quest to rid himself of his curse by killing the apparent originator of his "bloodline," a drifter named Janos Skorzeny (the character's name is a reference to the name of the vampire in the classic TV film '' The Night Stalker'') played by Chuck Connors (in his last television role). While pursuing Skorzeny, Cord himself is pursued by the persistent bounty hunter "Alamo" Joe Rogan ( Lance LeGault). Later, Cord hunts Nicholas Remy ( Brian Thompson), the real originator of the bloodline. The show aired a two-hour pilot and 28 half-hour episodes before being canceled in 1988. In the United Kingdom, the series aired on Sky One from 1989 to 1990. Synopsis Eric Cord is a college student whose average life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riptide (American TV Series)
''Riptide'' is an American Detective fiction, detective television series that aired on NBC from January 3, 1984 to April 22, 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray. The series was created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell and was a joint production of Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television for NBC. The main theme was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. A midseason replacement, it debuted as a two-hour TV movie in early 1984. In January 1986, NBC canceled ''Riptide'' after three seasons because of low ratings and high costs. After its cancellation, reruns were aired on the USA Network during the late 1980s. The series currently appears occasionally on the schedules of getTV and Decades (TV network), Decades. Premise Cody Allen (Perry King) and Nick Ryder (Joe Penny) are two former Vietnam War Army buddies who decided to open the Pier 56 Detective Agency (later known as the Riptide Detective Agency) in Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airwolf
''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series. It centers on a high-technology attack helicopter, code-named '' Airwolf'', and its crew. They undertake various exotic missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War theme. It was created by Donald P. Bellisario and was produced over four seasons, running from January 22, 1984, until August 7, 1987. The main cast for the first three seasons is Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord, Deborah Pratt (who left after season two when her husband Bellisario left the series), and Jean Bruce Scott (who became a regular in seasons two and three). The program originally aired on CBS and was cancelled after the third season. USA Network picked up the show for a fourth season that was completely recast, with Jan-Michael Vincent having only a minor role in the first episode. The fourth season was filmed in Canada, with the aerial scenes relying heavily on stock footage or repeated footage from the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miep Gies
Hermine "Miep" Gies (; ; 15 February 1909 – 11 January 2010) was one of the Dutch citizens who hid Anne Frank, her family ( Otto, Margot, Edith) and four other Dutch Jews (Fritz Pfeffer, Hermann van Pels, Auguste van Pels, Peter van Pels) from the Nazis in an annex above Otto Frank's business premises during World War II. She was Austrian by birth, but in 1920, at the age of eleven, she was taken in as a foster child by a Dutch family in Leiden to whom she became very attached. Although she was only supposed to stay for six months, this stay was extended to one year because of frail health, after which Gies chose to remain with them, living the rest of her life in the Netherlands. In 1933, Gies began working for Otto Frank, a Jewish businessman who had moved with his family from Germany to the Netherlands in the hope of sparing his family from Nazi persecution. She became a close, trusted friend of the Frank family and was a great support to them during the twenty-five mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Diary Of Anne Frank (1980 Film)
''The Diary of Anne Frank'' is a 1980 American made-for-television biographical drama film which originally aired on NBC on November 17, 1980. Like the 1959 film of the same title, it was written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and directed by Boris Sagal. Unlike the 1959 film, the TV-film focuses more on character development than suspense, and is considerably shorter than the 1959 version. In this version, Melissa Gilbert plays Anne Frank. The film received mixed reviews since its premiere. Cast * Maximilian Schell as Otto Frank * Joan Plowright as Edith Frank * James Coco as Hans Van Daan * Doris Roberts as Petronella Van Daan * Clive Revill as Dr. Dussel * Scott Jacoby as Peter Van Daan * Melissa Gilbert as Anne Frank * Melora Marshall as Margot Frank * Erik Holland as Mr. Kraler * Anne Wyndham as Miep Gies Awards The film was nominated for one Golden Globe award in 1981, for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV. It was nominated for three Emmy awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Story (1973 TV Series)
''Police Story'' is an American anthology crime drama television series that aired weekly on NBC from September 25, 1973, through April 5, 1977, followed by a season of irregularly scheduled television film specials from September 27, 1977, to May 28, 1978, with three further television films screened in 1979, 1980, and 1987. The show was created by author and former police officer Joseph Wambaugh and was described by ''The Complete Directory of Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows'' as "one of the more realistic police series to be seen on television". It was produced by David Gerber and Mel Swope. Overview Although it was an anthology, all episodes had certain things in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was always a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles, and the characters always worked for some branch of the Los Angeles Police Department. Notwithstanding the anthology format, some characters were recurring. During the first three seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Paul Lynde Show
''The Paul Lynde Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC. The series starred comedian Paul Lynde and aired for one season, with original episodes airing from September 13, 1972, to March 14, 1973. Setting The series starred Lynde as Paul Simms, a general-practice attorney and the father of a family that consisted of his wife Martha ( Elizabeth Allen) and daughters Barbara ( Jane Actman) and Sally (Pamelyn Ferdin). The Simms family lived in the fictional city of Ocean Grove, California. It also starred John Calvin as Barbara's husband, Howie Dickerson, an eccentric university student who was of genius intelligence (IQ 185) and was a whiz with everything and full of advice, but inexplicably, he could not manage to hold down a job, and Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara as Howie's divorced parents, Barney and Grace Dickerson. Howie's misadventures around the house and his lack of steady employment brought his father-in-law to a state of slow-burn anger and drove him to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Passions Characters
''Passions'' is an American television soap opera that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1999, to September 7, 2007, and on DirecTV's The 101 Network from September 17, 2007, to August 7, 2008. Created by screenwriter James E. Reilly and produced by NBC Studios, ''Passions'' follows the lives, loves and various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of Harmony, a small town in New England with many secrets. Storylines center on the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families: the African-American Russells, the white Cranes and Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds. The series also features supernatural elements, which focus mainly on town witch Tabitha Lenox (Juliet Mills) and her doll-come-to-life, Timmy (Josh Ryan Evans). NBC cancelled ''Passions'' on January 16, 2007. The series was subsequently picked up by DirecTV. The series aired its final episode on NBC on September 7, 2007, with new episodes continuing on Direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
