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Braker
''Braker'' is a 1985 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Carl Weathers and Joseph Bottoms in the main roles. It was intended as a pilot for a series which was never produced. It was broadcast on ABC on April 28, 1985. Plot A seasoned cop and his inexperienced partner investigate a murder involving the music and adult-film industries. Cast *Carl Weathers as Lieutenant Harry Braker *Joseph Bottoms as Eddie Kelso *Anne Schedeen as Lieutenant Polly Peters *Alex Rocco as Orsini *Randall 'Tex' Cobb as R.E. Packard *Peter Michael Goetz as Captain Joyce *Dann Florek as Hayes *Tracey Ross as Janice * Shanna Reed as Dede Drummond *Ed O'Neill as Danny Buckner *Ian McShane as Alan Roswell *Kristoffer Tabori as Bruce Wines *Gwen Humble as Kate Taylor *Robert Pastorelli as Forensics Specialist *Enrique Castillo Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor and former professional football player. He is known for his roles as boxer Apollo Creed in the first four '' Rocky'' films (1976–85), George Dillon in '' Predator'' (1987), Action Jackson in '' Action Jackson'' (1988), and Chubbs Peterson in '' Happy Gilmore'' (1996) and in '' Little Nicky'' (2000), and Combat Carl in the ''Toy Story'' franchise. He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series '' Street Justice'' (1991–93) and a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy series '' Arrested Development'' (2003–19), and voiced Omnitraxus Prime in '' Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' (2017–19). He has a recurring role as Greef Karga in the ''Star Wars'' series '' The Mandalorian'' (2019–). Weathers played college football at San Diego State University. After going undrafted in the 1970 NFL Draft, he signed with the Oakland Raiders. He would sign with the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dann Florek
Ezekial Dann Florek (born May 1, 1950) is an American actor and film director. He is best known for his role as New York City Police Captain Donald Cragen on NBC's ''Law & Order'' and its spinoff '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and Dave Meyer on '' L.A. Law'' (1988–1993). Early life Florek was born in Flat Rock, Michigan, the son of Leonard Florek, a chiropractor, and Darlene Florek. He attended Eastern Michigan University, but never graduated. He moved to New York City to pursue an acting career in the theatre. Career Florek worked his way into supporting roles in such diverse 1980s films as '' Sweet Liberty'', '' Moon Over Parador'' and '' Angel Heart''. He also played Mr. Slate in the live-action film version of '' The Flintstones''. Florek played Dave Meyer, the husband of Susan Ruttan's character, Roxanne Melman, on 22 episodes of NBC's hit drama '' L.A. Law'' beginning in 1988. Florek also had a recurring role in the WB sitcom '' Smart Guy'' as the hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bottoms
Joseph Bottoms is an American actor who won the 1975 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his role in '' The Dove''. He is also well known for his roles in the television mini-series ''Holocaust'' and Disney's ''The Black Hole''. Career Bottoms made his screen debut in the television movie ''Trouble Comes to Town''. A year later he played the role of Robin Lee Graham, in '' The Dove'', a real-life story about a teenager sailor's voyage around the world. Bottoms won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. In the 1978 mini-series ''Holocaust'', he starred as Rudi Weiss, a German Jew who joins the Jewish partisans. The series was well-received, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries. A year later, he appeared in ''The Black Hole'', a science fiction film that grossed over $35 million at the U.S. box office. In 1981, he made his Broadway debut in ''Fifth of July''. The play made its Broadway debut at the New Apollo Theatre on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracey Ross
Linda Tracey Ross (born February 27, 1959) is an American television actress, known for her role as Eve Russell on the NBC daytime soap opera, ''Passions'' (1999–2008). Life and career Ross was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood, New Jersey and then Douglass College. In 1984, she became the first winner in the Spokesmodel category on the television series ''Star Search''. She later joined the cast of ABC daytime soap opera ''Ryan's Hope'' as Diana Douglas, appearing in show from 1985 to 1987. She later had a number of guest starring roles on prime time shows, such as ''The Cosby Show'', '' Roc'', ''Baywatch Nights'', and '' Providence''. From 1999 to 2008, Ross starred as Eve Russell on the NBC daytime soap opera, ''Passions''. Ross was nominated for the NAACP Image Award The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Michael Goetz
Peter Michael Goetz (born December 10, 1941) is an American actor. Early life and education Goetz was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Esther L. and Irving A. Goetz, a construction engineer.Peter Michael Goetz Biography (1941-) at FilmReference.com Goetz studied at the , , and the |
Ian McShane
Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor, producer and director. He is known for his television performances, particularly as the title role in the BBC series '' Lovejoy'' (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in ''Deadwood'' (2004–2006) and its 2019 film continuation, as well as Mr. Wednesday in '' American Gods'' (2017–2021). For the original series of ''Deadwood'', McShane won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series; for the film, he (as producer) was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. His film roles include Harry Brown in '' The Wild and the Willing'' (1962), Charlie Cartwright in '' If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium'' (1969), Wolfe Lissner in ''Villain'' (1971), Teddy Bass in '' Sexy Beast'' (2000), Frank Powell in ''Hot Rod'' (2007), Captain Hook in '' Shrek the Third'' (2007), Tai L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Schedeen
Luanne Ruth Schedeen (born January 8, 1949), known professionally as Anne Schedeen, is an American actress who worked primarily in television. She appeared in numerous guest-starring television roles in the 1970s before portraying the lead role of Kate Tanner on the series '' ALF'' from 1986 until 1990. Schedeen began her career in 1974, appearing in small television roles, and was cast in a supporting part in the sci-fi horror film ''Embryo'' (1976). She subsequently had recurring roles on ''Emergency!'' and '' Three's Company'' in the mid-to-late 1970s. In 1984, she was cast on the short-lived series ''Paper Dolls'' opposite Lloyd Bridges and Lauren Hutton. She appeared as Emily Phillips in the second season of the successful comedy series ''Cheers'', before appearing in all four seasons of ''ALF''. She later appeared in a recurring role on the series ''Judging Amy'' in 2001. Early life Luanne Ruth Schedeen was born January 8, 1949 in Portland, Oregon. Her mother, Betty Jane ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Humble
Ian David McShane (born 29 September 1942) is an English actor, producer and director. He is known for his television performances, particularly as the title role in the BBC series ''Lovejoy'' (1986–1994), Al Swearengen in ''Deadwood'' (2004–2006) and its 2019 film continuation, as well as Mr. Wednesday in ''American Gods'' (2017–2021). For the original series of ''Deadwood'', McShane won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series; for the film, he (as producer) was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. His film roles include Harry Brown in ''The Wild and the Willing'' (1962), Charlie Cartwright in ''If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium'' (1969), Wolfe Lissner in ''Villain'' (1971), Teddy Bass in ''Sexy Beast'' (2000), Frank Powell in ''Hot Rod'' (2007), Captain Hook in ''Shrek the Third'' (2007), Tai Lung in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pastorelli
Robert Joseph Pastorelli (June 21, 1954 – March 8, 2004) was an American actor. After he acquired a reputation as a skilled character actor in the 1980s and 1990s, Pastorelli's career went into decline after the death of his girlfriend under mysterious circumstances at his home in 1999. He died of a narcotic overdose in 2004. He was best known as Eldin in ''Murphy Brown'' (1988–1994), Johnny C. in '' Eraser'' (1996), and Hughey in '' Michael'' (1996). Early life Pastorelli was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the son of Ledo ("Tally") Pastorelli (1918–2008), an insurance salesman and Dorothy ("Dottie"; 1918–2008), an artist. His sister, Gwen Pastorelli, is an opera singer and a real estate agent. He spent his childhood years in Edison, New Jersey, graduating from Edison High School in 1972. He initially intended a career as a professional boxer, but had to abandon the sport due to injuries sustained in a near-fatal high-speed car crash at the age of 19 (he later clai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed O'Neill
Edward Leonard O'Neill (born April 12, 1946) is an American actor and comedian. His roles include Al Bundy on the Fox Network sitcom '' Married... with Children'', for which he was nominated for two Golden Globes, and Jay Pritchett on the award-winning ABC sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and won four Screen Actors Guild Awards (all four for being part of the best Ensemble in a Comedy Series). He has also appeared in the '' Wayne's World'' film series, '' Little Giants'', '' Prefontaine'', ''The Bone Collector'', and ''Sun Dogs'', and has done voice-work for the ''Wreck-It Ralph'' franchise and ''Finding Dory''. Early life O'Neill was born into an Irish-American Catholic family in Youngstown, Ohio on April 12, 1946. His mother, Ruth Ann (née Quinlan), was a homemaker and social worker, and his father, Edward Phillip O'Neill, was a steel mill worker and truck driver. O'Neill attended Ursuline High School where he played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanna Reed
Shanna Reed (born Shanna Herron; October 30, 1955) is an American dancer and television and movie actress. She is known for playing Polly Cooper McGillis on ''Major Dad''. One of seven siblings, she is the step-daughter of Tommy Reed, the jazz saxophonist and leader of the '' Tommy Reed Orchestra''. Additional television credits include roles in ''Promised Land'', ''Beverly Hills, 90210'', ''Touched by an Angel'', ''Cheers'', ''Magnum, P.I.'', ''The Colbys'', ''Simon & Simon'', ''Hotel'', ''I Had Three Wives'', ''Knight Rider'', '' T.J. Hooker'', ''Fantasy Island'', ''Texas'', and ''Newhart ''Newhart'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from October 25, 1982, to May 21, 1990, with a total of 184 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. The series stars Bob Newhart and Mary Frann as an author and his wife ...''. Filmography References External links * * Clips from ''Texas'' episodes 1955 births Actresses from Kansas City, Kansas 20th-ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Castillo
Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dutch), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese). Common nicknames of Enrique are Kiki, Kiko, Kike, Rick, Ricky, and Quique. Enrique is also a surname. A variant surname is '' Enriquez'' (son of Enrique). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Enrique of Malacca (fl. 1511–1521), Malay slave who may have been the first person to travel around the world * Enrique Aguirre (born 1979), Argentine athlete * Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934–1996), Mexican actor * Enrique Bolaños (1928–2021), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007 * Enrique Bunbury (born 1967), Spanish singer and band member of Heroes Del Silencio * Enrique Campos (born 1961), Venezuelan road bicycle racer * Enrique Castillo (born 1949), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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