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Nathan Jung
Nathan Jung (November 29, 1946 – April 24, 2021) was an American actor and stuntman. Due to his height, he was usually cast in "heavy" or "enforcer" roles. Career Television Jung played the character of Genghis Khan on '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' in the episode, "The Savage Curtain" (1969), an axe-wielding villain named "The Dark Rider" who fought David Carradine in the TV series ''Kung Fu'' on the episode "Arrogant Dragon" (1974), and appeared opposite Bruce Lee as a Tong Enforcer in Lee's only pure acting (and non-martial arts) role on the TV show ''Here Come the Brides'', in the episode "Marriage, Chinese Style" (1969). Jung also played Saburyo, Helen Funai's cousin on an episode of ''Sanford and Son'' entitled "Home Sweet Home" (1974). Jung has been on a number of other TV shows including ''General Hospital'' (as Won Chu), ''Starsky and Hutch'' (as "Itchy" in the episode "Nightlight" (1976)), ''M*A*S*H'' (as the Korean Man), ''The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo'' (as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, which is located in the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 Census was 403,455, making it the 47th-most populous city in the United States and the 9th-most populous in California. The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd largest metropolitan area in the United States. Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production. Kern County is California's most productive oil-producing county and the fourth most productive agricultural county (by value) in the United States. Industries in and around Bakersfield include natural gas and other energy extraction, mining, petroleum refining, distribution, food processing, and corporate regional offices. The city is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falcon Crest
''Falcon Crest'' is an American prime time television soap opera created by Earl Hamner Jr. that aired for nine seasons on CBS from December 4, 1981, to May 17, 1990. The series revolves around the feuding factions of the wealthy Gioberti/Channing family in the California wine industry set in the fictitious Tuscany Valley, located northeast of San Francisco and modeled after the real Napa Valley. Jane Wyman stars as Angela Channing, the tyrannical matriarch of the Falcon Crest Winery, opposite Robert Foxworth as Chase Gioberti, Angela's nephew, and later David Selby as Richard Channing, the illegitimate son of Angela's ex-husband. Other notable series regulars include Abby Dalton and Margaret Ladd as Angela's daughters Julia and Emma, Lorenzo Lamas as Angela's grandson Lance, Susan Sullivan as Chase's wife Maggie, William R. Moses as their son Cole, and Ana Alicia as heiress Melissa Agretti. Jane Wyman won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Angela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Of Duty (TV Series)
''Tour of Duty'' is an American military drama television series based on events in the Vietnam War, broadcast on CBS. The series ran for three seasons, from September 24, 1987, to April 28, 1990, for a total of 58 one-hour episodes. The show was created by Steve Duncan and L. Travis Clark and produced by Zev Braun. The show follows an American infantry platoon on a tour of duty during the Vietnam War. It was the first television series to regularly show Americans in combat in South Vietnam and was one of several similarly themed series to be produced in the wake of the acclaimed Oliver Stone film ''Platoon (film), Platoon'' (1986). The series won an Emmy Award in 1988 for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour), Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series, and it was nominated again in 1989 and 1990. Overview ''Tour of Duty'' examined the issues of politics, faith, teamwork, racism, suicide, fragging, terrorism, collateral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear John (U
Dear John may refer to: *Dear John letter, a break-up letter to an absent boyfriend or husband Film and television * ''Dear John'' (1964 film), a 1964 Swedish film * ''Dear John'' (British TV series), a 1986–1987 British sitcom * ''Dear John'' (American TV series), a 1988–1992 American sitcom, originally based on the British show * ''Dear John'' (2010 film), a film based on the Nicholas Sparks novel (see below) Literature * ''Dear John'' (novel), a 2007 novel by Nicholas Sparks *"Dear John", a column written for ''The Stage'' (UK) newspaper by John Byrne *''Dear John: The Road to Pelindaba'', 2018 book about Mark Constantine's search for his father Music * "Dear John" (Hank Williams song), the A-side of the 1951 single "Cold, Cold Heart" * "Dear John" (Taylor Swift song) (2010) * "Dear John (MC Lyte song)", a song by MC Lyte from their 2016 album ''Legend'' * "Dear John" (Status Quo song) (1982) * "Dear John" (Eddi Reader song) from her 1994 eponymous album * "A Dear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burke's Law (1994 TV Series)
''Burkes Law'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS during the 1993–94 and 1994–95 television seasons. It was a revival of original ''Burkes Law'' television series, and starred Gene Barry as millionaire cop Amos Burke, now deputy chief instead of a captain, and Peter Barton as his son Det. Peter Burke. It was produced by Spelling Television. Background The revival of the show, which ran on CBS from 1994 to 1995, was produced by Aaron Spelling's production company. Although the final season of the original series had the character become an agent for the government, the revival retconned this and continued the premise of the first two seasons. In the second incarnation, Burke is now a deputy chief, assisted by his son Peter ( Peter Barton). The two are assisted by Medical Examiner Lily Morgan (Bever-Leigh Banfield), and Burke's Filipino driver Henry ( Danny Kamekona). Burke and Henry raised Peter after the death of his mother when he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highway To Heaven
''Highway to Heaven'' is an American fantasy drama television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 1984, to August 4, 1989. The series starred its creator and co-director Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent to Earth to help people in need. Victor French, Landon's co-star from his previous television series, ''Little House on the Prairie'', co-starred as Mark Gordon, a retired policeman who travels with and helps Smith with the tasks or "assignments" to which he is referred. Landon directed most of the show's episodes, and French directed many of the remaining ones. It was Landon's third and final TV series and his only one set in the present day, unlike ''Little House on the Prairie'', and Landon's first TV series, ''Bonanza'', both of which were Westerns. It was the final screen appearance for French, who died two months before the final episode aired, aged 54 years old; Landon went on to appear in two films, one of which was a pilot for a new series, before h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martial Law (TV Series)
''Martial Law'' is an American crime action comedy television series created by Carlton Cuse that aired on CBS from September 26, 1998, to May 13, 2000. The title character, Sammo Law (Sammo Hung), is a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who comes to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the United States. The show was a surprise hit, making Hung the only East Asian headlining a primetime network series in the United States. At the time, Hung was not fluent in English and worried about the audience's ability to understand him. In many scenes, Hung does not speak at all, making ''Martial Law'' one of the few United States television series to feature little dialogue from the lead character. The show lasted two seasons, before being cancelled due to high production costs and Hung being unhappy with the writing of season two. Plot The basic storyline is that Sammo Law (Sammo Hung), a well-respected Chinese cop, is transferred to America. As he works for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Adventures Of Superman
''The New Adventures of Superman'' is an American series of six-minute animated Superman adventures produced by Filmation that were broadcast Saturday mornings on CBS from September 10, 1966, to September 5, 1970. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring ''The Adventures of Superboy'' and other DC Comics superheroes. History These adventures were the first time that Superman (and his guise of Clark Kent), Lois Lane and Perry White had been seen in animated form since the Fleischer brothers had immortalized them in the Superman short films of the 1940s. The first TV series produced by Filmation Associates, ''The New Adventures of Superman'' was extremely popular in its Saturday morning time slot and employed the services of several DC Comics writers including George Kashdan, Leo Dorfman and Bob Haney. Filmation had been approached by DC Comics to develop the new animated ''Superman'' series which was par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Mike Hammer
''Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' (later titled ''The New Mike Hammer''), with Stacy Keach in the title role, is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 28, 1984, to May 13, 1987. The series consisted of 51 installments: 46 one-hour episodes, a two-part pilot episode (''More Than Murder''), and three TV movies ('' Murder Me, Murder You'', ''The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'', and '' Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All''. ''Murder Me, Murder You'' was initially envisioned as a stand-alone TV movie, but ultimately became a backdoor pilot for the series when it was received positively by audiences). The movies and series were produced under the guidance of executive producer Jay Bernstein, who acquired the television rights from his close friend Mickey Spillane for one dollar. Premise The show follows the adventures of Mike Hammer, the private detective created by crime novelist Mickey Spillane, as he works to solve cases, often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Forrester
''Joe Forrester'' is an American crime/drama television series, starring Lloyd Bridges as a uniformed foot patrol officer in a run-down neighborhood of Los Angeles. Patricia Crowley co-starred as Georgia Cameron, Joe's romantic interest. Former NYPD Detective Eddie Egan played Sgt. Bernie Vincent, Joe's supervisor. Dwan Smith played Jolene, a resident of the neighborhood Joe patrolled. Character Joe Forrester's character was introduced on the TV series '' Police Story'', in a special 90-minute episode "The Return of Joe Forrester", written by Mark Rodgers and directed by Virgil W. Vogel, later retitled ''Cop on the Beat'' (1975), and syndicated as a TV-movie A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a terrest .... In this pilot, Forrester, a second generation policeman, is a plain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Leong
Albert Leong (born September 30, 1952) is an American retired actor, martial artist, stuntman, and stunt co-ordinator. Often credited as "Asian Bad Guy", Leong was Hollywood's henchman of choice throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Characterised by his martial arts skills, long wavy hair, and a prominent Fu Manchu moustache, he has had a number of small but memorable roles in many popular action films, including ''Lethal Weapon'' (1987) with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover; ''Die Hard'' (1988) with Bruce Willis; ''Death Warrant'' (1990) with Jean-Claude Van Damme; and '' Rapid Fire'' (1992) with Brandon Lee. He is also notable for his role as Genghis Khan in ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989). He collaborated with director John Carpenter in ''Big Trouble in Little China'' (1986) and ''They Live'' (1988). Such appearances have garnered him a cult following.As of June 2007, the fan sitAl Leong: Cinematic Legend campaigns for Leong to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from Taurus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riptide (American TV Series)
''Riptide'' is an American Detective fiction, detective television series that aired on NBC from January 3, 1984 to April 22, 1986, starring Perry King, Joe Penny, and Thom Bray. The series was created by Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell and was a joint production of Stephen J. Cannell Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television for NBC. The main theme was composed by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. A midseason replacement, it debuted as a two-hour TV movie in early 1984. In January 1986, NBC canceled ''Riptide'' after three seasons because of low ratings and high costs. After its cancellation, reruns were aired on the USA Network during the late 1980s. The series currently appears occasionally on the schedules of getTV and Decades (TV network), Decades. Premise Cody Allen (Perry King) and Nick Ryder (Joe Penny) are two former Vietnam War Army buddies who decided to open the Pier 56 Detective Agency (later known as the Riptide Detective Agency) in Los Angeles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
