Man With A Camera (TV Series)
''Man with a Camera'' is an American television crime drama starring Charles Bronson as a war veteran turned photographer and investigator. It was broadcast on ABC from October 10, 1958, to February 29, 1960. This is the only TV series in which Bronson played the lead role. Plot Bronson portrayed Mike Kovac, a former World War II combat photographer. He usually assists "newspapers, insurance companies, the police, private individuals, and anyone else who wanted a filmed record of an event. By often acting as a private eye, Kovac gets himself into plenty of trouble involving criminals of every kind, helping with cases the police could not handle. Besides an array of cameras for normal use, for surreptitious work Kovac employs cameras hidden in a radio, cigarette lighter and even his necktie. He also has a phone in his car, and a portable darkroom in the trunk where he could develop his negatives on the spot. Kovac's police liaison is Lieutenant Donovan (James Flavin), thoug ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Police Procedural
The police procedural, police show, or police crime drama is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasises the investigative procedure of police officers, police detectives, or law enforcement agency, law enforcement agencies as the protagonists, as contrasted with other genres that focus on non-police investigators such as private investigators (PIs). As its name implies, the defining element of a police procedural is the attempt to accurately depict law enforcement and its procedures, including police-related topics such as forensic science, Autopsy, autopsies, gathering Evidence (law), evidence, search warrants, interrogation, and adherence to legal restrictions and procedures. While many police procedurals conceal the criminal's identity until the crime is solved in the Climax (narrative), narrative climax (the so-called whodunit), others reveal the perpetrator's identity to the audience early in the narrative, making it an inverted detective story. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Casey Walters In Man With A Camera (Eyewitness)
Casey may refer to: Places Antarctica *Casey Station * Casey Range Australia * Casey, Australian Capital Territory * City of Casey, Melbourne * Division of Casey, electoral district for the House of Representatives Canada * Casey, Ontario * Casey, Quebec, a village - see Casey Emergency Airstrip United States * Casey, Illinois, a city * Casey, Iowa, a city * Casey County, Kentucky * Casey, Wisconsin, a town People and fictional characters * Casey (given name) * Casey (surname) Other uses * Casey (band), hardcore punk from South Wales * "Casey" (song), a 2008 song by Darren Hayes * Casey (typeface), a sans-serif typeface developed by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation for use in its railway system * Casey, the Japanese name for Abra, one of the fictional species of Pokémon * ''Planned Parenthood v. Casey'', 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld limited abortion rights * Casey's, a general store chain See also * * * Cayce (other) * Keysi * O'Ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Cliff (actor)
Jack Clifford (November 26, 1918 – May 12, 2001) was an American film and television actor. Cliff was born in Swainsboro, Georgia, where his father was running a minstrel show, He moved to California, where worked as a laborer in film studios. In California Cliff learned to fly and obtained a flight instructor's licence, but his plans to go into business as an instructor were interrupted by World War II. During the war he served in the United States Army Air Force, reaching the rank of captain. He wanted to work as a pilot in commercial aviation but was turned down because he did not have a college degree. Cliff began his acting career in 1949 in the film '' Fighting Man of the Plains''. His film appearances included '' Frenchie'' (1950), '' Best of the Badmen'' (1951), '' Siege at Red River'' (1954), '' The Second Greatest Sex'' (1955), '' The Fastest Gun Alive'' (1956), '' The Midnight Story'' (1957), '' Period of Adjustment'' and '' Never a Dull Moment'' (1968). His televi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anthony Caruso (actor)
Anthony Caruso (April 7, 1916 – April 4, 2003) was an American character actor in more than one hundred American films, usually playing villains and gangsters, including the first season of Walt Disney's ''Zorro'' as Captain Juan Ortega. Life and career Caruso was born in Frankfort, Indiana. While acting at the Pasadena Playhouse, he met Alan Ladd, beginning a friendship that continued as they made 11 films together. Caruso's early acting experience included performing with The Hart Players, a stock theater company that presented tent shows. He also acted with the Federal Theatre Project and was a star in plays at the Hollywood Playhouse. He made his film debut in Henry Hathaway's '' Johnny Apollo'' (1940) starring Tyrone Power. In 1960, on ''Gunsmoke'', Caruso played a cowboy named Gurney. He also played "Lone Wolf" in a 1961 episode entitled "Indian Ford". He returned in 1963, playing the title character "Ash Farior", in a performance outside of his normal roles, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Sebastian Cabot (actor)
Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot (6 July 1918 – 23 August 1977) was a British actor. He is best remembered as the valet, gentleman's gentleman Giles French in the CBS-TV sitcom ''Family Affair'' (1966–1971). He was also known for playing the Wazir in the film ''Kismet (1955 film), Kismet'' (1955) and Dr. Carl Hyatt in the CBS-TV series ''Checkmate (American TV series), Checkmate'' (1960–1962). Cabot was also a Voice actor, voice performer in many Disney animated films. He made one of his first contributions in ''The Sword in the Stone (1963 film), The Sword in the Stone'' (1963), as both the narrator and Sir Ector, Lord Ector. He later played Bagheera in ''The Jungle Book (1967 film), The Jungle Book'' (1967). His longest-standing role came through the Winnie the Pooh (franchise), ''Winnie the Pooh'' series, in which he narrated ''Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree'' (1966), ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day'' (1968), ''Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too'' (1974) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steve Brodie (actor)
Steve Brodie (born John Daugherty Stephens; November 21, 1919 – January 9, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor from El Dorado in Butler County in south central Kansas. He reportedly adopted his screen name in memory of Steve Brodie, a daredevil who claimed to have jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886 and survived.Soden, Garrett (2005). ''Defying Gravity: Land Divers, Roller Coasters, Gravity Bums, and the Human Obsession With Falling'', New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Career Brodie appeared in 79 feature films during his career (1944-1988), plus a profusion of appearances on episodic TV. He worked at various studios, including MGM, RKO and Republic Pictures, appearing mostly in Westerns and B-movies. He played supporting roles in the majority of his films, including the 1947 film noir classic ''Out of the Past'' and 1950's '' Armored Car Robbery''. An exception was 1947's '' Desperate'', where he had a starring role. Later appearances inclu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nesdon Booth
Nesdon Foye Booth (September 1, 1918 – March 25, 1964) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was known for his recurring role as Frank the bartender in the American western television series '' Cimarron City''. Nesdon (a.k.a. Ned) was born in Baker City, Oregon. He began his career in Portland, Oregon, acting on old-time radio programs then served during WW2 in a field artillery division at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA. He was among a group of soldiers stationed there, some of whom, such as Sterling Holloway and Tex Terry, were established Hollywood actors, who wrote, produced and performed a morale-boosting stage production initially called the Yardbirds of Fort MacArthur, but which proceeded to become a successful stage musical titled Hey, Rookie. Nesdon played numerous roles but was most notable as the company's the prima ballerina. Following the war he attended the newly chartered California State College ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arthur Batanides
Arthur Batanides (April 9, 1923 – January 10, 2000) was an American film and television actor, originally from Tacoma, Washington. Life and career Arthur Batanides was born in Tacoma, Washington on April 9, 1923. He became enamored with acting after performing stand-up routines in front of fellow GIs in Europe during World War II. He was educated in dramatic art at the Actors' Lab in Los Angeles, followed by extensive stage experience. Batanides guest starred in such series as ''Crusader'', ''Tombstone Territory'', ''Zorro'', '' Combat!'', ''The Twilight Zone'', ''The Asphalt Jungle'', '' One Step Beyond, Blue Light'', ''Lost in Space'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''The Silent Force'', '' I Spy'', ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', ''The Wild Wild West'', ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', ''Bearcats!'', '' The Odd Couple'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Bonanza'', ''Columbo'' and ''Happy Days''. He appeared as Bill Golding in the season six, 1963 episode of '' Perry Mason'' titled "The C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baynes Barron
Baynes Barron (May 29, 1917 – July 21, 1982) was an American film and television actor. Born in New York. Barron served within World War II as a sergeant in the 28th Infantry Division. Barron began his career in 1946, first appearing in the film '' The Secret of the Whistler''. He then made his television debut in 1951, making three appearances in the western television series ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' until 1952. Barron continued his career, mainly appearing in film and television. He was often cast in numerous roles including a starring role as Ace Benton in the 1959 film '' Speed Crazy''. Later in his career, Barron guest-starred in numerous television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''Death Valley Days'', ''Perry Mason'', ''Tales of the Texas Rangers'', ''26 Men'', ''Highway Patrol'', ''Sky King'', ''Planet of the Apes'', ''77 Sunset Strip'', ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''Land of the Giants'' and ''Bewitched''. He also appeared in numerous films such as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phyllis Avery
Phyllis Avery (November 14, 1922 – May 19, 2011) was an American actress. Early life Phyllis Avery was born to screenwriter Stephen Morehouse Avery and his wife Evelyn Martine Avery.''Prolific TV Actress Phyllis Avery Dies at 88'' Nachruf in: ''The Hollywood Reporter'' vom 23. Mai 2011 She grew up in and .''PASSINGS: Phyllis Avery'' Nachruf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roscoe Ates
Roscoe Blevel Ates (January 20, 1895 – March 1, 1962) was an American vaudeville performer, actor of stage and screen, comedian and musician who primarily featured in western films and television. He was best known as western character Soapy Jones. He was also billed as Rosco Ates. Early years Ates was born on January 20, 1895, in the northwest of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in the rural hamlet of Grange (Grange is no longer included on road maps). Ates spent much of his childhood learning how to manage a speech impediment, succeeding when he was 18. Early career Ates played violin to accompany silent films at a theater in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Following that experience, he became an entertainer as a concert violinist but found economic opportunities greater as a vaudeville comedian, appearing as half of the team of Ates and Darling. For 15 years, he was a headliner on the Orpheum Circuit, and he revived his long-gone stutter for humorous effect Military service Ates ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |