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Harrigan And Son
''Harrigan and Son'' is an American sitcom about a father-and-son team of lawyer A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters. The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as w ...s played by Pat O'Brien as James Harrigan Sr. and Roger Perry as James Jr. airing on ABC from October 14, 1960, until September 29, 1961. In supporting roles, as secretaries, are Georgine Darcy as Gypsy and Helen Kleeb as Miss Claridge. A running gag in the show consisted of Harrigan Sr. commenting on some situation in Latin, Harrigan Jr. replying, "Which means?" and Harrigan Sr. translating his comment, usually humorous, into English. The same gag had been used often in the television show '' Colonel Humphrey Flack'' some years earlier. The closing of the show featured O'Brien and Perry, in silhouette behind the credits, singing the old George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat O'Brien (actor)
William Joseph Patrick O'Brien (November 11, 1899 – October 15, 1983) was an American film actor with more than 100 screen credits. Of Irish descent, he often played Ireland, Irish and Irish-American characters and was referred to as "Hollywood's Irishman in Residence" in the press. One of the best-known screen actors of the 1930s and 1940s, he played priests, cops, military figures, pilots, and reporters. He is especially well-remembered for his roles in ''Knute Rockne, All American'' (1940), ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938), and ''Some Like It Hot'' (1959). He was frequently paired onscreen with Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood star and close friend James Cagney. O'Brien also appeared on stage and television. Early life O'Brien was born in 1899 to an Irish-American Catholic family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All four of his grandparents had come from Ireland. The O'Briens were originally from County Cork. His grandfather, Patrick O'Brien, for whom he was named, was an archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Berry
Kenneth Ronald Berry (November 3, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer. Berry starred on the television series '' F Troop'' (1965–1967), '' Mayberry R.F.D.'' (1968–1971) and ''Mama's Family'' (1983–1990). He also appeared on Broadway in '' The Billy Barnes Revue'', headlined as George M. Cohan in the musical ''George M!'' and provided comic relief for the medical drama '' Dr. Kildare'' with Richard Chamberlain in the 1960s. Early life Berry was born in Moline, Illinois in 1933 of Swedish and English descent, one of two children of an accountant, Darrell Berry, and his wife, Bernice (née Larson). He realized he wanted to be a dancer and singer at age 12, as he watched a children's dance performance during a school assembly. He then dreamed of starring in musicals and went to movie theaters to watch Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in some of his favorite films such as '' Easter Parade'', '' Royal Wedding'', '' On the Town'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Holcombe
Harry John Holcombe (November 11, 1906 – September 15, 1987) was an American actor and radio director. He was perhaps best remembered as the grandfather in the Country Time commercials, playing the role for almost a decade. Holcombe also played the recurring role of the doctor in the western television series ''Bonanza''. Life and career Holcombe was born in Malta, Ohio. He began his career in Chicago, Illinois, directing radio programs including Benny Goodman's program '' Camel Caravan''. He also worked as a poetry reader for the radio program '' Moon River'' at WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio. After that, he moved to California, where he began his film and television career, appearing in the 1943 film '' The Purple V''. Holcombe guest-starred in numerous television programs including '' The Andy Griffith Show'', '' Harbor Command'', '' 77 Sunset Strip'', '' Perry Mason'', '' The Farmer's Daughter'', '' That Girl'', '' The Law and Mr. Jones'', '' Leave It to Beaver'', '' Here's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Grahame
Gloria Grahame (born Gloria Penelope Hallward; November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an American actress. She began her acting career in theater, and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Many biographies indicate she was born Gloria Grahame Hallward, but she adopted the surname Grahame, her mother's acting name, as her professional name. Despite a featured role in '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946), MGM did not believe she had the potential for major success and sold her contract to RKO. Often cast in film noir projects, Grahame was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''Crossfire'' (1947), and later won the award for her work in '' The Bad and the Beautiful'' (1952). After starring opposite Humphrey Bogart in '' In a Lonely Place'' (1950), she achieved her highest profile with '' Sudden Fear'' (1952), '' The Big Heat'' (1953), '' Human Desire'' (1954), and ''Oklahoma!'' (1955), but her film career began to wane soon afterwards. She returned to wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale Gordon
Gale Gordon (born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr., February 20, 1906 – June 30, 1995) was an American character actor who was Lucille Ball's longtime television foil, particularly as cantankerously combustible, tightfisted bank executive Theodore J. Mooney, on Ball's second television sitcom ''The Lucy Show''. Gordon also appeared in ''I Love Lucy'' and had starring roles in Ball's successful third series ''Here's Lucy'' and her short-lived fourth and final series ''Life with Lucy''. Gordon was also a radio actor who played school principal Osgood Conklin in ''Our Miss Brooks'', starring Eve Arden, in both the 1948–1957 radio series and the 1952–1956 television series. He also co-starred as the second Mr. Wilson in Dennis the Menace (1959 TV series), ''Dennis the Menace'', replacing Joseph Kearns after he died. Career Radio Born Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr. in New York City to vaudeville, vaudevillian Charles Thomas Aldrich and his wife, English actress Gloria Gordon, Gale Gord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Gabor
Eva Gabor ( ; February 11, 1919 – July 4, 1995) was a Hungarian-American actress and socialite. Gabor voiced Duchess and Miss Bianca in the Disney animations ''The Aristocats'' (1970), ''The Rescuers'' (1977), and ''The Rescuers Down Under'' (1990). She was popular in her role on the 1965–1971 television sitcom ''Green Acres'' as Lisa Douglas, the wife of Eddie Albert's character Oliver Wendell Douglas. Gabor was an actress in film, on Broadway, and on television. She was also a businesswoman, marketing wigs, clothing, and beauty products. Her elder sisters, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Zsa Zsa and Magda Gabor, were also actresses and socialites. Early life Gabor was born in Budapest, Hungary, the youngest of three daughters of Vilmos Gábor, a soldier, and his wife, trained jeweler Jolie Gabor, Jolie (born Janka Tilleman). Her parents were both from Hungarian Jewish families. She was the first of the sisters to immigrate to the U.S., shortly after her first marriage to a Swedish osteopa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fawcett (actor)
William Fawcett Thompson (September 8, 1894 – January 25, 1974) was an American character actor who appeared in hundreds of films and television episodes. Because there were other actors named William Thompson he used his first and middle name when seeking acting roles. He was best known for playing Pete Wilkey in the television series '' Fury'' which ran from 1955 to 1960. Early life Fawcett's father was a Methodist minister, and after Fawcett attended Hamline University he became licensed to preach in 1916. During World War I, he joined the United States Army, serving as an ambulance driver. The French government honored him with the Legion of Honour for his care of the wounded. After his military service, Fawcett became a teacher of English and literature at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and, after earning a Ph.D. degree in Elizabethan drama from the University of Nebraska, he became a professor of theatre arts at Michigan State University. In 1925 he married Hele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burt Douglas
Burt Archibald Douglas (November 21, 1930 – July 1, 2000) was an American film, stage and television actor. Life and career Douglas was born in Denver, Colorado, and graduated from the University of Colorado. When he saw the play ''The Heiress'', which starred Ruth Gordon and Whitfield Connor, he decided to take the summer stock theater program. Douglas began his film career in 1957, appearing in the film '' House of Numbers''. In the same year, he also appeared in the television series ''The Thin Man''. Douglas had previously worked at the Elitch Gardens. He performed in over 100 stage plays. In 1958, Douglas appeared in the films '' Handle with Care'', '' Party Girl'', '' High School Confidential'' and '' The Law and Jake Wade''. He also had a role in the film '' Imitation General''. Douglas guest-starred in television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', '' Barnaby Jones'', ''Death Valley Days'', '' Rawhide'', '' Lawman'', '' The Fugitive'', ''Peter Gunn'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Convy
Bernard Whalen "Bert" Convy (July 23, 1933 – July 15, 1991) was an American actor, singer, game-show panelist, and host known for ''Tattletales'', '' Super Password'', and '' Win, Lose or Draw''. Early life Convy was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Bernard Fleming and Monica (née Whalen) Convy.State of California death certificate Convy's family moved to Los Angeles when he was 7 years old. He later attended North Hollywood High School, where he was an all-around athlete. The Philadelphia Phillies offered him a contract when he was just 17 and he played two years of Minor League Baseball in 1951–52. He later joined the 1950s vocal band The Cheers, who had a top-10 hit in 1955 with " Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots". Convy attended UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, where he received a bachelor's degree. Career Early years After a two-season stint in the Philadelphia Phillies' minor league system with the Klamath Falls Gems, Miami Eagle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Clute
Sidney Richard Clute (April 21, 1916 – October 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. He was notable for playing Detective Paul La Guardia in 57 episodes of the American police procedural drama '' Cagney & Lacey'' (1982–85). He also played Detective Simms in 10 episodes of '' McCloud''. Clute guest-starred in numerous television programs including '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''Emergency!'', ''The Rockford Files'', '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'', ''All in the Family'', ''Adam-12'' and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. He also appeared in a few episodes of '' Lou Grant'', ''Wagon Train'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''My Three Sons'' and ''Cannon''. Clute died on October 2, 1985, of cancer at the St. George Hospital in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carradine
John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later John Ford's company, known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theater, most notably portraying Count Dracula in '' House of Frankenstein'' (1944), '' House of Dracula'' (1945), '' Billy the Kid Versus Dracula'' (1966), and '' Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula'' (1979). Among his other notable roles was "Preacher Casy" in John Ford's ''The Grapes of Wrath''. In later decades of his career, he starred mostly in low-budget B-movies. In total, he holds 351 film and television credits, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking film and television actors of all time. Carradine was married four times, had five children, and was the patriarch of the Carradine family, including four sons and four grandchildren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Calder
Albert King Calder (April 21, 1898 – June 28, 1964) was an American film, television and theatre actor. Early life Calder was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He began his acting career in 1929 in the Broadway play ''The Humbug'', playing Dr. Norman Ware. He also appeared in other theatre productions, including over 500 performances of the 1940 play '' My Sister Eileen''. Calder then moved to a stage company in Chicago, Illinois stage company. His final theatre credit was in 1951. Career Calder began his screen career in 1949, when he appeared in the anthology television series '' The Clock''. He starred in the crime drama series '' Martin Kane, Private Eye'' from 1952 to 1954. He guest-starred in television programs including '' The Fugitive'', '' Trackdown'', ''Man with a Camera'', ''Bat Masterson'', ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', '' The Virginian'', ''The Twilight Zone'', ''Rawhide'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', '' Mr. Lucky'', '' State Trooper, Perry Mason,'' and '' The U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
