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Moon Over Parador
''Moon over Parador'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed and produced by Paul Mazursky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Leon Capetanos. The film is based on the short story "Caviar for His Excellency" by Charles G. Booth and is a loose remake of the 1939 film '' The Magnificent Fraud''. It stars Richard Dreyfuss as a little-known actor hired to impersonate a deceased Latin American dictator, with Raul Julia and Sônia Braga in supporting roles. The film had its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival on September 4, 1988, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 9, 1988, by Universal Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, despite praise for the performances of the cast. For their performances, Julia and Braga earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. Plot The film follows the exploits of film actor Jack Noah, who is filmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Mazursky
Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (; April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), '' Harry and Tonto'' (1974), '' An Unmarried Woman'' (1978), and '' Enemies, A Love Story'' (1989). He is also known for directing the autobiographical '' Next Stop, Greenwich Village'' (1976), '' Moscow on the Hudson'' (1984), '' Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986), ''Moon over Parador'' (1988), and '' Scenes from a Mall'' (1991). Early life and education He was born into a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jean (née Gerson), a piano player for dance classes, and David Mazursky, a laborer. Mazursky's grandfather was an immigrant from Russian Empire city of Kobrin (modern Belarus). Mazursky graduated from Brooklyn College in 1951. Career Mazursky began his film career as an actor in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award For Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture is a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award that was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1944 for a performance in a motion picture released in the previous year. The formal title has varied since its inception; since 2005, the award has officially been called "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture". Six actors have won the award twice: Richard Attenborough, Edmund Gwenn, Martin Landau, Edmond O'Brien, Brad Pitt, and Christoph Waltz. Winners and nominees 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominations ;5 nominations * Jack Nicholson ;4 nominations * Ed Harris * Brad Pitt ;3 nominations * Red Buttons * Willem Dafoe * Robert Duvall * Hugh Griffith * Philip Seymour Hoffman * Edward Norton * Al Pacino * Joe Pesci * Christopher Plummer * Jason Robards ;2 nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Aaron Brown
Roger Aaron Brown (born June 12, 1949) is an American character actor known for his role as Deputy Chief Joe Noland on the hit CBS drama television series ''The District'' from 2000 to 2004, and for his minor role in the 1988 science fiction film '' Alien Nation.'' Career Brown appears in the first two episodes of the TNT television series '' Saving Grace'' as the Chief of Detectives, as well as portraying Colonel Joseph Ntila in the 4th episode of the 6th season of '' House M.D.''. Brown has made a number of appearances in many films especially Caravan Pictures. He portrayed John Henry in Disney's ''Tall Tale'' (1995). Other roles include '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979), ''Cobra'' (1986), '' Near Dark'' (1987), '' Action Jackson'' (1988), ''Downtown'' (1990), and '' RoboCop 2'' (1990). He also provided the voice of Achilles Davenport in the 2012 video game, '' Assassin's Creed III''. He reprised the role, albeit as a much younger version of the character, in 2014's ... [...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 where he majored in math and physics, but never graduated. He moved to New York City to pursue an acting career in the theatre. Career In the 1980s, Florek performed supporting roles in films such 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Lewgoy
José Lewgoy (16 November 1920 – 10 February 2003) was a Brazilian actor. He is recognizable to many art-house cinema fans for his role as Don Aquilino in Werner Herzog's 1982 film '' Fitzcarraldo''. Biography He was born in Veranópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to a Russian father and an American mother, who met in New York. He died in Rio de Janeiro. He was considered one of the best actors in Brazil, and was usually typecast as a villain. Selected filmography * ''Carnaval no Fogo'' (1949) - Anjo * ''Quando a Noite Acaba'' (1950) * ''Katucha'' (1950) * ''Cascalho'' (1950) * ''Aviso aos navegantes'' (1950) - Professor Scaramouche * ''Maior Que o Ódio'' (1951) * ''Aí Vem o Barão'' (1951) - Von Mack * ''Três Vagabundos'' (1952) - Schultz * ''Carnaval Atlântida'' (1952) - Conde Verdura * ''Barnabé Tu És Meu'' (1952) - Garcia * ''Areias Ardentes'' (1952) - Ambrósio * ''Amei um Bicheiro'' (1953) - Almeida * ''Três Recrutas'' (1953) * ''Carnaval em Caxias'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Reinhard Kolldehoff (29 April 1914 – 18 November 1995) was a German film actor. He appeared in 140 films between 1941 and 1988. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Gasman'' (1941) - Polizeibeamter (uncredited) * '' Blum Affair'' (1949) - Max Tischbein - Lehrer * ''Das Mädchen Christine'' (1949) - 1.Leutnant * '' Quartet of Five'' (1949) - Patient * '' Martina'' (1949) * ''Rotation'' (1949) - Rudi Wille * ''Unser täglich Brot'' (1949) * '' Hoegler's Mission'' (1950) - Fichte * '' Bürgermeister Anna'' (1950) - Jupp Ucker * '' The Orplid Mystery'' (1950) - Funker * '' Melody of Fate'' (1950) * ''A Tale of Five Cities'' (1951) - Nazi (uncredited) * ''The Last Year'' (1951) - Kommissar * ''Turtledove General Delivery'' (1952) * ''Full House'' (1952) - Hartner (segment "Je suis un tendre") * '' I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg'' (1952) - Kapitän Reimann * '' The Merry Vineyard'' (1952) - Küfer * '' When the Heath Dreams at Night'' (1952) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianne Sägebrecht
Marianne Sägebrecht (; born 27 August 1945) is a German film actress. Her background included stints as a medical lab assistant and magazine assistant editor before she found her calling in show business. Claiming to be inspired by Bavaria's mad King Ludwig II, she became known as the "mother of Munich's subculture" as producer and performer of avant-garde theater and cabaret revues, particularly with her troupe Opera Curiosa. Spotted by director Percy Adlon in a 1977 production of '' Adele Spitzeder'' in which she essayed the role of a delicate prostitute, Sägebrecht was cast as Madame Sanchez/Mrs. Sancho Panza in Adlon's TV special ''Herr Kischott'' (1979), a spin on ''Don Quixote''. The director put her in his 1983 feature ''The Swing'' in a small role and then in the leading role of Marianne, an overweight mortician in love with a subway conductor, in '' Sugarbaby'' (1985). In 1987 she co-starred in the comedy drama '' Bagdad Café''. American films beckoned as well and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charo
María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-born actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist who rose to international prominence in the 1960s on American television, as well as starring in several films. Charo began playing classical (Spanish-style) guitar at the age of nine, training under the famed guitarist Andrés Segovia. In 1966, she married 66-year-old bandleader Xavier Cugat and moved to the United States with him. In the late 1960s and 1970s, she became a ubiquitous presence on American television, frequently appearing as a guest star on series such as '' Laugh-In'', '' Fantasy Island'', '' The Love Boat'', and '' The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. She is known for her uninhibited and exuberant manner, high energy levels, vague age, heavy Spanish accent, and catchphrase "cuchi-cuchi". She frequently pokes fun at herself, while also pointing out the potential judgment of others, through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Gonçalves
Milton Gonçalves (; 9 December 1933 – 30 May 2022) was a Brazilian actor and television director, who was one of the most famous black actors in Brazil, having collaborated twice with acclaimed director Héctor Babenco. One notable role with Babenco was that alongside William Hurt and Raul Julia as a police chief in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman''. He worked in many telenovelas, including '' A Cabana do Pai Tomás'', '' Irmãos Coragem'', '' O Bem-Amado'', '' Pecado Capital'', '' Baila Comigo'', '' Partido Alto'', ''Mandala'', '' Felicidade'', '' A Favorita'', and '' Lado a Lado''. He also worked as director in ''O Bem-Amado'' and '' Escrava Isaura''. Career Gonçalves began his career in São Paulo, in an amateur group. As he moved to a professional group, he met Augusto Boal Augusto Boal (; 16 March 1931 – 2 May 2009) was a Brazilian theatre practitioner, drama theorist, and political activist. He was the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, a theatrical form original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Holliday
Polly Dean Holliday (born July 2, 1937) is an American retired actress who appeared on stage, television and in film. She is best known for her portrayal of sassy waitress Florence Jean "Flo" Castleberry on the 1970s sitcom ''Alice'', which she reprised in its short-lived spin-off, '' Flo''. Her character's catchphrase of "Kiss my grits!" remains the most memorable line associated with the series ''Alice''. She is the last surviving member of the show's main original cast. Early life Holliday was born in Jasper, Alabama, the daughter of Ernest Sullivan Holliday, a truck driver, and Velma Mabell Holliday (née Cain). She grew up in Childersburg and Sylacauga, where her brother Doyle's boyhood friend, Jim Nabors, lived. Holliday attended the Alabama College for Women at Montevallo (now known as the University of Montevallo) in the late 1950s where she excelled in the theater department, playing the lead roles in "The Lady's Not for Burning" and "Medea". She graduated in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Greene
Michael Harris Greene (November 4, 1933 – January 10, 2020) was an American actor who was active from the 1960s through the 1990s. Career Greene was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Gladys () and Harry Greene. Early in his career, Greene was frequently featured in westerns, and was credited with over 100 television and film appearances, including the 1962 film ''This is Not a Test (1962 film), This is Not a Test'' (as Mike Green). In October of 1966, he appeared as the character, Nubu, in the episode "Space Circus" of the TV series, ''Lost in Space'', as well as a leading role in the 1973 film ''The Clones''. He played Jimmy Hart, William Petersen's ill-fated partner in ''To Live and Die in L.A. (film), To Live and Die in L.A''. He is perhaps best remembered in his co-starring role as Deputy U.S. Marshal Vance Porter in the short-lived American Broadcasting Company, ABC–Warner Brothers western series ''The Dakotas (TV series), The Dakotas'', where he co-starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Davis Jr
Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian, dancer, and musician. At age two, Davis began his career in Vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally, and his film career began in 1933. After military service, Davis returned to the trio and became a sensation following key nightclub performances at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) in 1951, including one after the 23rd Academy Awards, Academy Awards ceremony. With the trio, he became a recording artist. In 1954, at the age of 29, he lost his left eye in a car accident. Several years later, he converted to Judaism, finding commonalities between the oppression experienced both by black Americans and Jewish communities.Sammy Davis Jr. Biography Biography.com. Retrieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
