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Gunsmoke Season 18
''Gunsmoke'' is an American Western television series developed by Charles Marquis Warren and based on the radio program of the same name. The series ran for 20 seasons, making it the longest-running Western in television history. The first episode of season 18 aired in the United States on September 11, 1972, and the final episode aired on March 5, 1973. All episodes were broadcast in the U.S. by CBS. Season 18 of ''Gunsmoke'' was the seventh season of color episodes. Previous seasons were filmed in black-and-white. Synopsis ''Gunsmoke'' is set in and around Dodge City, Kansas, in the post-Civil War era and centers on United States Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) as he enforces law and order in the city. In its original format, the series also focuses on Dillon's friendship with deputy Festus Haggen (Ken Curtis); Doctor Galen "Doc" Adams (Milburn Stone), the town's physician; Kitty Russell (Amanda Blake), saloon girl and later owner of the Long Branch Saloon; and deputy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Arness
James Arness (born James King Aurness; May 26, 1923 – June 3, 2011) was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series ''Gunsmoke''. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five decades: 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series, then in '' Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge'' (1987) and four more made-for-television ''Gunsmoke'' films in the 1990s. In Europe, Arness reached cult status for his role as Zeb Macahan in the Western series '' How the West Was Won''. He was the older brother of actor Peter Graves. Early life James Arness was born in Minneapolis. His parents were businessman Rolf Cirkler Aurness and journalist Ruth Duesler. His father's ancestry was Norwegian; his mother's was German."Ancestry of James Arness" '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slim Pickens
Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens took up acting, and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career, Pickens played cowboy roles. He played comic roles in ''Dr. Strangelove'', ''Blazing Saddles'', ''1941 (film), 1941'', and his villainous turn in ''One-Eyed Jacks'' with Marlon Brando. Early life and rodeo work Louis Burton Lindley Jr., was born in Kingsburg, California, the son of Sally Mosher (née Turk) and Louis Bert Lindley Sr., a Texas-born dairy farmer. Young Lindley was an excellent horse rider from an early age. Known as "Burt" to his family and friends, he grew bored with dairy farming and began to make a few dollars by riding Bucking horse, broncos and Steer roping, roping steers in his early teens. His father found out and forbade this activity, but Lindley took no notice, went to compete in a rode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Cruz
Brandon Cruz (born Brandon Edwin Williams on May 28, 1962) is an American musician, actor, editor and consultant. He is best known as a child actor for his role as Eddie Corbett, son of widower Tom Corbett (played by Bill Bixby), on the television series '' The Courtship of Eddie's Father''. Cruz is also a punk rock musician, having sung for bands such as Dr. Know and the reunited version of the Dead Kennedys. Early life Cruz was born in Bakersfield, California, U.S., to Mexican-American parents. When he was two months old, the family moved to Silver Strand Beach in Oxnard, California. Career Acting At age seven, he auditioned for and won his breakthrough role as Eddie Corbett in the television series ''The Courtship of Eddie's Father'', which aired from 1969 to 1972. Co-star Bill Bixby and Cruz spent considerable time together, especially when the show was on hiatus, prompting Cruz to tell ''American Profile'' magazine "Bill Bixby was like my second father." Cruz is the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fionnula Flanagan
Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan (born 10 December 1941) is an Irish actress. Flanagan is known for her roles in the films '' James Joyce's Women'' (1985), '' Some Mother's Son'' (1996), '' Waking Ned Devine'' (1998), '' The Others'' (2001), '' Four Brothers'' (2005), '' Yes Man'' (2008), '' The Guard'' (2011) and '' Song of the Sea'' (2014). She is also known for her recurring role as Eloise Hawking in the series '' Lost'' (2007–2010). Notable stage productions she has performed in include ''Ulysses in Nighttown'' and '' The Ferryman'', both of which earned her Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play. For her contributions to the entertainment industry, she was given the IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. She was honored with the Maureen O'Hara Award at the Kerry Film Festival in 2011, the award is offered to women who have excelled in their chosen field in film. She was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards (winning one) and won a S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor French
Victor Edwin French (December 4, 1934 – June 15, 1989) was an American actor and director. He is remembered for roles on the television programs ''Gunsmoke'', '' Little House on the Prairie'', '' Highway to Heaven'', and '' Carter Country''. Early career French appeared with his father in one episode of ''Gunsmoke'', "Prime of Life", and another episode, "The Wishbone", where he was credited as "Victor Frence", both in 1966. Ted French died in 1978. French appeared in the war film '' The Quick and the Dead'' (1963), which was produced by the theatre arts department of Los Angeles Valley College in Van Nuys, which French attended. Also in 1963, he appeared as one of the "Spencer brothers" in the movie that was a forerunner of the television series ''The Waltons'' titled '' Spencer's Mountain'' starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara. Both the movie and the series were based upon the same novel by Earl Hamner Jr. Like his father, French began his television career as a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard McEveety
Bernard E. McEveety, Jr. (May 13, 1924 – February 2, 2004) was an American film and television director. Family McEveety was born in New Rochelle, New York; his brothers, Vincent McEveety and Joseph McEveety were also Hollywood directors and producers. His nephew is producer Stephen McEveety, who often collaborates with Mel Gibson (''The Passion of the Christ''). Career McEveety worked primarily in TV, but also directed several feature films. He directed '' The Brotherhood of Satan'' and '' Ride Beyond Vengeance'', and did second-unit work on another cult horror film, '' The Return of Dracula''. McEveety's huge TV output included 31 episodes of the TV series '' Combat!''. He also directed Jodie Foster in her debut film, Disney's '' Napoleon and Samantha''. He produced the TV series ''Cimarron Strip'', which he often directed, as well. His Western directing credits include such television series as ''Rawhide'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', '' The Virginian'', ''The Big Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim O'Connor (actor)
Timothy Joseph O'Connor (July 3, 1927 – April 5, 2018) was an American character actor known for his work in television, although he made only a few appearances after the early 1990s. Before moving to California, he lived on an island in the middle of Glen Wild Lake, located in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, 30 miles from Manhattan. O'Connor specialized in playing officials, military men, and police officers. Career Some of O'Connor's best-known roles include: Dr. Elias Huer in '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', Jack Boland in ''General Hospital'', and Elliot Carson in '' Peyton Place''. He also had a recurring role on ''Dynasty'' and made several appearances on ''Cannon'' and ''Barnaby Jones''. O'Connor's film credits include roles in '' The Groundstar Conspiracy'' (1972), ''Across 110th Street'' (1972), and '' Sssssss'' (1973). He was a director for The Foothill Theater Company in Nevada City, California, before it closed. O'Connor starred in the 2011 film '' Dreams Awake'' (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Windom (actor)
William Windom (September 28, 1923 – August 16, 2012) was an American actor. He was known as a character actor of the stage and screen. He is well known for his recurring role as Dr. Seth Hazlitt alongside Angela Lansbury in the CBS mystery series ''Murder, She Wrote'' and his intense guest role as Commodore Matt Decker in ''Star Trek''. Windom made his television debut in 1949 in the NBC anthology series ''The Philco Television Playhouse''. He continued acting in shows such as '' Studio One'', '' Masterpiece Playhouse'', '' Omnibus'', and ''Kraft Television Theatre''. During this time, he also appeared on ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Gunsmoke'', '' Mission: Impossible'', and ''Star Trek''. He then gained acclaim in his television career for his portrayal of cartoonist John Monroe in the short-lived NBC sitcom ''My World and Welcome to It'' (1969–1970), winning him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He then guest-starred in various p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramon Bieri
Ramon Arens Bieri (June 16, 1929 – May 27, 2001) was an American film and television actor. Television work Bieri starred as the title character in the short-lived NBC sitcom '' Joe's World'', from December 1979 to July 1980, playing Joe Wabash, a Detroit housepainter with a wife and five kids. He co-starred on the short-lived 1981 TV series '' Bret Maverick'' with James Garner, as banker Elijah Crow. Bieri appeared in many TV movies as well. In 1971–72, he played Lieutenant Barney Verick in the NBC drama '' Sarge''. Film roles included ''Badlands'', ''The Sicilian'', '' The Grasshopper'', '' Grandview, U.S.A.'', '' Reds'', and ''The Andromeda Strain''. Bieri made guest appearances in many TV shows, including ''Daniel Boone'', ''Gunsmoke'', ''Little House on the Prairie'', ''Bonanza'', '' Hawaii Five-O'', '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'', ''The Rockford Files'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', ''The Partridge Family'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimon Wincelberg
Shimon Wincelberg (26 September 1924 – 29 September 2004) was a television writer and Broadway playwright. He wrote the 1959 Broadway play ''Kataki'' starring Sessue Hayakawa and Ben Piazza. Early life Wincelberg was born to parents from Poland in Kiel, Germany. His family fled Nazi Germany, arriving in the United States in 1938. Career Wincelberg began his career as a writer in 1953 when he sold his first short story. He continued to write stories for a variety of publications including ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''The'' ''New Yorker'', and '' Punch''. He wrote many plays, including the Broadway play ''Kataki'', which was based on his own experience in Army intelligence during World War II. He wrote another play in 1962 called '' Windows of Heaven'' which premiered at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theater. He also wrote books, some with his wife Anita, who was also a writer. He also wrote many television shows during the 1960s and 1970s, often using pseudonyms such as "Simon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Leacock
Philip David Charles Leacock (8 October 1917 – 14 July 1990) was an English television and film director and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock. Career Born in London, England, Leacock spent his childhood in the Canary Islands. He began his career directing documentaries and later turned to fiction films. He was known for his films about children, particularly '' The Kidnappers'' (US: ''The Little Kidnappers'', 1953), which gained Honorary Juvenile Acting Oscars for two of its performers, and '' The Spanish Gardener'' (1956) starring Dirk Bogarde. He also directed '' High Tide at Noon'' (1958) and '' Innocent Sinners'' (1958) with Flora Robson. He began to work mainly in Hollywood, where he made '' The Rabbit Trap'' (1959) with Ernest Borgnine and '' Take a Giant Step'' (1959) about a black youth's encounter with racism, both under contract to Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions. He followed with '' Let No Man Write My Epitaph'' (1960) about an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Van Patten
Vincent Van Patten (born October 17, 1957) is an American actor, former professional tennis player, and the commentator for the World Poker Tour. Early and personal life Van Patten was born in Bellerose, New York, as the youngest son of actor Dick Van Patten and his wife, Patricia Helon "Pat" Van Patten (née Poole), a former June Taylor dancer. He is of Dutch, English, and Italian descent. He was first urged into show business at age nine by his father's agent. He appeared in more than thirty commercials, including Colgate toothpaste, before his father was cast in the TV series, ''Arnie'', and moved his family from Long Island to Los Angeles. From his first marriage to Betsy Russell he has two sons: Richard and Vince. His second marriage, on April 15, 2003, was to ''The Young and the Restless'' actress Eileen Davidson; they have one child together, a son named Jesse Thomas Van Patten. Vince is related to several other well-known actors, actresses, and singers through blood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
