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E.N.G.
''E.N.G.'' is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ... television news station. The show aired on CTV Television Network, CTV from 1989 to 1994. The series ran for 96 episodes, produced by the Alliance Atlantis, Alliance Entertainment Corporation. Plot "E.N.G." stands for electronic news-gathering. The show is led by Anne Hildebrandt (Sara Botsford), the senior executive producer of the news broadcasts on fictional Toronto television station, CTLS channel 10. Hildebrandt is bright, assertive and also having a clandestine affair with star cameraman Jake Antonelli (Mark Humphrey (actor), Mark Humphrey). Jake is younger and married to Martha with two children; after Jake and Martha divorce, son Jeff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Humphrey (actor)
Mark Adrian Humphrey (born December 27, 1960) is a Canadian actor best known for the role of Jake Antonelli in the Canadian television series '' E.N.G.'' In 1988 he made his feature film debut in the film '' Iron Eagle II'' as Captain Matt Cooper, Doug Masters' ( Jason Gedrick) best friend. Humphrey has been featured in other films and several television movies. In 2005 he starred in ''Living With the Enemy'' with Sarah Lancaster. In 2006 he starred in '' The Wives He Forgot'' with Molly Ringwald as a handsome amnesiac. In 2007 he appeared in '' Still Small Voices'' with Catherine Bell. Humphrey has also appeared in numerous television series. Life and career Humphrey was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sidney and Jack Humphrey. His family relocated to Toronto, Ontario in 1967, where his father worked as a producer for CBC Radio and Television. After graduating from high school, Humphrey moved to New York City to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Welsh
Jonathan Welsh (April 3, 1947 – January 27, 2005) was a Canadian actor of stage, television and film, best known for his principal roles in Canadian television series, notably the 1986–1989 adventure comedy '' Adderly'' and the 1989–1994 journalism drama '' E.N.G.''. Career On '' E.N.G.'', Welsh portrayed Eric "Mac" MacFarlane, one of the first openly gay characters in North American series television, a source of considerable pride for the actor. He also appeared in the 1979 movie '' City on Fire'' which was Canada's attempt to enter the disaster movie era. The movie was a critical and box office failure. His other film credits included roles in '' Agency'' (1980), '' Nothing Personal'' (1980), '' All in Good Taste'' (1983) and '' The Surrogate'' (1984). His acting career began in theatre in the 1960s, with roles at the Shaw and Stratford festivals and in the 1969 Canadian debut of ''Hair'' at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. In 1990, Welsh founded Performers for Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Botsford
Sara Botsford (born August 4, 1951) is a Canadian television and film actress. She starred in the CTV drama series ''E.N.G.'' (1989–1994) for which received Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. Career She is probably best known for her role of Ann Hildebrand in the television series ''E.N.G.'' for which she won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. Before this role, her most remembered role is the wickedly evil character of Lillith McKechnie, AKA Isabella, on the daytime drama ''As the World Turns'' from 1988 to 1990. In ''Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story'' (1996), she portrayed Marlene Moore's (Brooke Johnson) lawyer. In 2002, she portrayed Kathleen Sinclair in the TV movie '' Trudeau'' about the life of the late Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. In 2003 she appeared in ''Burn: The Robert Wraight Story''. Her film roles have included appearances in '' Crossbar'' (1979), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Hindle
Arthur Hindle (born July 21, 1948) is a Canadian actor and television director. He won the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his portrayal of news director Mike Fennell on the CTV drama ''E.N.G.'' (1989-94). His other notable television roles include Jeff Farraday on ''Dallas'' (1981-82), Harry Dobbs on ''North of 60'' (1996-97), Pete Braga on ''Paradise Falls'' (2001-08), and Grandpa Hobbie on ''Holly Hobbie'' (2021-23). Hindle is also known for his roles in the 1970's horror films ''Black Christmas'' (1974), ''Invasion of the Body Snatchers'' (1978), and ''The Brood'' (1979). He also played police officer Ted Jarvis in the cult classic sex comedy ''Porky's'' (1981) and its sequel ''Porky's II: The Next Day'' (1983). Early life and education Hindle was born in Halifax, to a father who was in the Royal Canadian Navy. His uncle was actor Michael Kane. For 12 years, he alternated living with his divorced parents in addition to liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maribeth Solomon
Maribeth Solomon (born June 23, 1950) is a Canadian film and television composer and songwriter.Marjorie Hale and Betty Nygaard King,"Maribeth Solomon" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', May 7, 2007. She has been nominated for the Genie Award, the Emmy Award, the Gemini Award and the International Film Music Critics Association Award for her work. Most of her composing work was done as a duo with her husband, Micky Erbe. They were always nominated together as composers of film or television scores, although Solomon also received two nominations on her own as a songwriter. Solomon and Erbe were partners in their own firm, Mickymar Productions, until Erbe's death in 2021. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Solomon is the daughter of former Toronto Symphony Orchestra violinist Stanley Solomon, and the sister of jazz and pop musician Lenny Solomon. Solomon and Erbe both contributed to the debut album by Lenny Solomon's 1970s band Myles and Lenny, and Solomon's song "Falling into Rhyme" was recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Garber
Victor Garber, (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian stage and film actor and singer. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, four Tony Awards, and six Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2022, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Garber originated roles in the Broadway productions of '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' in 1979 (as Anthony Hope), '' Noises Off'' in 1983 (as Garry LeJuene), '' Lend Me a Tenor'' in 1989 (as Max), '' Arcadia'' in 1995 (as Bernard Nightingale), and ''Art'' in 1998 (as Serge). He's received four Tony Award nominations for his performances in the play '' Deathtrap'' in 1978 (as Clifford Anderson), the Neil Simon musical '' Little Me'' in 1982 (as The Men in Belle's Life), ''Lend Me a Tenor'' in 1989, and the musical comedy revival of ''Damn Yankees'' in 1994 (as Applegate). He created the role of John Wilkes Booth in the original cast of the 1990 Off-Broadway run of ''Assassins''. In 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon MacCorkindale
Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (12 February 1952 – 14 October 2010) was a British actor, film director, writer, and producer from Ely, England. He spent much of his childhood moving around owing to his father's career as an officer with the Royal Air Force. Poor eyesight prevented him from following a similar career in the RAF, so he instead planned to become a theatre director. Training at Studio 68 of Theatre Arts in London, he started work as an actor, making his West End debut in 1974. He went on to appear in numerous roles in television, including the series '' I, Claudius'' and '' Jesus of Nazareth'', before starring as Simon Doyle in the film '' Death on the Nile'' (1978). This proved to be a breakthrough role. He appeared in a variety of films and TV series including '' Quatermass'' (1979), '' The Riddle of the Sands'' (1979), '' The Sword and the Sorcerer'' (1982) and '' Jaws 3-D'' (1983). In 1983, MacCorkindale starred in the short-lived series '' Manimal'' as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Atlantis
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Alliance Atlantis also had offices in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Shannon, County Clare, Shannon, and Sydney. Alliance Atlantis was the result of a merger of two companies: Atlantis Communications, founded in 1978 by Michael MacMillan, Janice L. Platt and Seaton S. MacLean, and Alliance Films, Alliance Communications, founded in 1984 by Stephen Roth, Denis Héroux, John Kemeny (film producer), John Kemeny, Robert Lantos, Andras Hamori and Susan Cavan as Alliance Entertainment. Alliance Communications and Atlantis Communications merged to form Alliance Atlantis in 1998 which was a member of the North American Broadcasting Association (NABA). The company ceased to exist in 2007 as the broadcasting division was acquired by Canwest, Canwest Global Communications a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Rowe (filmmaker)
Peter Rowe (born 1947) is a Canadian filmmaker and author specializing in themes of history and exploration. He is the producer of the 49-part television series Angry Planet, which airs on streaming and television networks around the world. His latest book, ''Out There – The Batshit Antics of the World’s Great Explorers'' was published in 2023. His latest film, ''Water Crazy'' was released in 2025. Career Films Rowe has produced and/or directed over 190 films and television shows, including 10 features. His latest feature-length film is the 2025 release, ''Water Crazy.'' (2025) Rowe’s feature films include ''Treasure Island'' starring Jack Palance and Kevin Zegers, ''Lost!'' starring Ken Welsh, Michael Hogan and Helen Shaver, and ''The Best Bad Thing'' starring George Takei. He has directed numerous documentaries including ''Beyond the Red Wall, Art War,'' ''Joshua Slocum: New World Columbus'', and ''Popcorn With Maple Syrup: Film in Canada from Eh to Zed''. His 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Azzopardi
Mario Philip Azzopardi (born 19 November 1950) is a Canadian-Maltese television and film director and writer. Early life and emigration Azzopardi was born in Siggiewi, Malta, and was educated at St Aloysius' College ( Birkirkara, Malta), and the Royal University of Malta. In 1971, while still a student at the university, he directed ''Il-Gaġġa'', based on Frans Sammut's novel ''Il-Gaġġa'', presumed to be the first full-length feature filmed entirely in Maltese. Transferred to digital format and enhanced, the film was re-released in Malta in March 2007. Around the same time, he assisted Cecil Satariano during the making of ''Giuseppi''. He left his native country for Canada in 1978, following a dispute with local censors and theatre authorities who, in 1977, had cancelled his play, ''Sulari Fuq Strada Stretta'', on the grounds that it was too offensive; the play was eventually presented at the Manoel Theatre in January 2008. He has worked on such shows as '' The Outer L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Shiomi
Rick Shiomi (born May 25, 1947)Biography and Genealogy Master Index. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, Cengage Learning. 1980- 2009. is a Japanese Canadians, Canadian playwright, stage director, artistic director and taiko artist. Considered a major player in the Asian American/Canadian theatre movement, he is best known for his groundbreaking play ''Yellow Fever (play), Yellow Fever,'' which earned him the Bay Area Theater Circle Critics Award and “Bernie” Award. Over the last couple decades, Shiomi has also become a artistic and stage director. He directed the world premiere of the play ''Caught'' by Christopher Chen for which he received the Philadelphia Barrymore Award Nomination for Outstanding Direction. He is currently the Co-Artistic Director of Full Circle Theater Company. Career Shiomi's ''Yellow Fever'' premiered at the Asian American Theater Company in 1982, winning awards, and leading to Pan Asian Repertory Theatre's New York production, garnering rave reviews in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micky Erbe
Micky Erbe (June 1, 1946 – April 11, 2021) was a Canadian film and television composer, who was a partner with his wife Maribeth Solomon in the music studio Mickymar Productions.Marjorie Hale and Betty Nygaard King,"Maribeth Solomon" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', May 7, 2007. Erbe and Solomon received three Genie Award nominations for Best Original Score as a duo, with nods at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982 for '' Ticket to Heaven'', the 4th Genie Awards in 1983 for '' Threshold'', and the 10th Genie Awards in 1989 for '' Milk and Honey''. They were four-time Gemini Award winners for their work in television, winning at the 3rd Gemini Awards in 1988 for '' Adderly'', the 4th Gemini Awards in 1989 for '' The Struggle for Democracy'', the 7th Gemini Awards in 1993 for '' Street Legal'', and the 13th Gemini Awards in 1998 for '' Earth: Final Conflict''. They were also nominated at the 9th Gemini Awards in 1995 for '' E.N.G.'', at the 10th Gemini Awards in 1996 for the ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
