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Paul Richards (actor)
Paul Richards (born Paul Richard Levitt;"Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBB-WQLM : 20 February 2021), Paul Richard Levitt and Monica Marguerite Keating, 03 Jun 1950; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing, Arlington, Virginia, United States, certificate 13929, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond."California Birth Index, 1905-1995", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLN7-6YT : 27 November 2014), Paul Levitt, 23 Nov 1924; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento. November 10, 1924 – December 10, 1974Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 109. .) was an American actor who appeared in films and on television in the 1950s, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking Point (1963 TV Series)
''Breaking Point'' is an American medical drama that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 16, 1963, to April 27, 1964, with reruns continuing until September 7, 1964. The series, which was a Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Ben Casey'', starred Paul Richards (actor), Paul Richards and Eduard Franz. The series was created by Meta Rosenberg. Background The NBC drama ''The Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series), The Eleventh Hour'' was the inspiration for creation of ''Breaking Point'', the characters of which were first seen on the September 9, 1963, episode of ''Ben Casey''. Following that development, ''Ben Casey'' moved to Wednesday nights, and ''Breaking Point'' took its Monday night slot. Producer George Lefferts was partially inspired to create ''Breaking Point'' on the back of the success of an earlier show that also dealt with mental health issues, ''Special for Women''. Synopsis Richards starred as Dr. McKinley Thompson (known as "Dr. Mac" to most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonanza
''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on American network television (behind CBS's '' Gunsmoke''), and one of the longest-running, live-action American series. The show continues to air in syndication. The show is set in the 1860s and centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the vicinity of Virginia City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The series initially starred Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon and later featured (at various times) Guy Williams, David Canary, Mitch Vogel and Tim Matheson. The show is known for presenting pressing moral dilemmas. The title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of silver ore, from Spanish ''bonanza'' (rich ore body) and commonly refers to the 1859 revelation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Roberts (actor)
Robert Ellis Scott (June 9, 1921 – January 5, 2006) was an American stage, film and television actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1938 and 1994. Sometimes he was credited as Mark Roberts, Bob Scott, Robert E. Scott, or Robert Scott. Early years A native of Denver, Colorado, Roberts began acting when he was four, appearing in a play in kindergarten. "The smell of greasepaint got me", he said years later. During his childhood, the family moved to Lakewood, Ohio, and later to Kansas City, Missouri. Roberts attended Southwest High School in Kansas City and the University of Arizona at Tucson, where he majored in English. Film Soon after Roberts graduated from college, a screen test at Columbia Pictures led to a long-term contract for him. He made his film debut in ''Brother Rat'', a 1938 film directed by William Keighley and starring Ronald Reagan. Roberts played an uncredited bit role as Tripod Andrews. After that, he was billed as Robert Scott in three films b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Dunne (actor)
Francis Michael Dunne (January 13, 1918 – September 28, 1977) was an American actor, radio personality and disc jockey. He was active in television and films from 1945 to 1973, and was also credited as Steve Dunn, Michael Dunne, Stephan Dunne, and Steve Dunne. Early years Dunne was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He majored in drama and journalism during his two-and-a-half years at the University of Alabama. While there, he worked at a local radio station and "found himself in love with the business." Radio Dunne worked as an announcer at a radio station in Worcester, Massachusetts, and then went to New York, where he worked as both an announcer and a newscaster. He went on to star as private eye Sam Spade in '' The Adventures of Sam Spade'' from 1950-51.Terrace, Vincent (1999). ''Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows'' (pg. 15). McFarland & Company, Inc.; He played Lucky Larson in ''Deadline Mystery'' (1947),, the title character Dr. Daniel Danfiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brothers Brannagan
''The Brothers Brannagan'' is an American detective television series that aired in syndication from September 14, 1960, to October 2, 1965. Premise Mike Brannagan ( Steve Dunne) and Bob Brannagan ( Mark Roberts) are brothers from San Francisco, who now run a private detective agency out of the Mountain Shadows ResortThis is a real resort, which opened in January 1959, and according to its website still retains some of the original buildings from when the television series was made. in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Mike is a smooth-talker, who carries a little notebook filled with erudite quotes for any situation involving women. Bob is more serious, an action guy prone to taking risks in tight situations. They are the only two series regulars; character actors Barney Phillips and Paul Bryar had occasional recurring roles as police lieutenants. Each episode had a unique opening that began with a long shot of the brothers walking side by side away from the viewer while the theme so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whirlybirds
''Whirlybirds'' (sometimes called ''The Whirlybirds'' or ''Copter Patrol'') is a Television syndication, syndicated American Dramatic programming, drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111 episodes — broadcast from February 4, 1957, through January 18, 1960. It was produced by Desilu Productions, Desilu Studios. Plot synopsis The program features the exploits of Chuck Martin (Kenneth Tobey) and Pete "P. T." Moore (Craig Hill (actor), Craig Hill), owners of a fictitious helicopter chartering company, Whirlybirds, Inc., in the Western United States. Martin and Moore sell their services to various clients at the fictional airport Longwood Field. The ''Whirlybirds'' series was, like ''I Love Lucy'', ''The Untouchables (1959 TV series), The Untouchables'', and later ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'', a product of Desilu Studios. One particular episode of ''I Love Lucy'', Number 140, became pivotal to the Bell 47's public image as the definitive light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Tobey
Jesse Kenneth Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an American actor active from the early 1940s into the 1990s, with over 200 credits in film, theatre, and television. He is best known for his role as a captain who takes charge of an Arctic military base when it is attacked by a plant-based alien in '' The Thing from Another World'' (1951), and a starring role in the 1957-1960 Desilu Productions TV series '' Whirlybirds''. Early years Tobey was born in 1917 in Oakland, California. Following his graduation from high school in 1935, he entered the University of California, Berkeley, with intentions to pursue a career in law, until he began to dabble in acting at the school's theater. His stage experience there led to a drama scholarship, a year-and-a-half of study at New York City's Neighborhood Playhouse, where his classmates included fellow actors Gregory Peck, Eli Wallach, and Tony Randall. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheriff Of Cochise
''The Sheriff of Cochise'' is an American police crime drama television series of 79 black-and-white episodes broadcast from 1956 to 1958. The show has two seasons of 39 episodes, and there is an additional standalone episode. Each episode runs for 30 minutes. The series features John Bromfield as Frank Morgan, the sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona. The series is succeeded by '' U.S. Marshal'', in which Morgan was promoted to be the United States marshal for Arizona. Plot Frank Morgan is the sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, and his duties force him to go after people breaking the law in his home county. These include robbers, thugs, con artists, killers, and other lawbreakers. The series is based on Westerns, though with a contemporary twist as in the neo-Western sub-genre. Morgan drives a Chrysler FCA US, LLC, Trade name, doing business as Stellantis North America and known historically as Chrysler ( ), is one of the "Big Three (automobile manufacturers), Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Independent Spirit Awards alongside nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award. Dillon made his feature film debut in '' Over the Edge'' (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films '' My Bodyguard'' (1980), '' Little Darlings'' (1980), '' Liar's Moon'' (1982), '' The Flamingo Kid'' (1984) and three of the four S. E. Hinton book adaptations: ''Tex'' (1982), ''Rumble Fish'' (1983) and '' The Outsiders'' (1983). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in '' Drugstore Cowboy'' (1989), '' Singles'' (1992), '' The Saint of Fort Washington'' (1993), '' To Die For'' (1995), '' Beautiful Girls'' (1996), '' In & Out'' (1997), '' There's Something About Mary'' (1998), and '' Wild Things'' (1998). In a 1991 article, movie critic Roger Ebert referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guns Of Will Sonnett
''The Guns of Will Sonnett'' is an American Western television series set in the 1870s that was broadcast in color on the ABC television network from 1967 to 1969. The series, which began with the working title, "Two Rode West", was the first production collaboration between Aaron Spelling and Danny Thomas, who would later go on to produce ''The Mod Squad''. The series is distributed by CBS Television Distribution (under the moniker KWP Studios) and, when telecast, is usually seen in tandem with another 1960s short-lived Western series, the Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production '' Branded''; King World was previously responsible for distributing both shows. It was filmed on location at various sites near Los Angeles, including Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, California. The series is noted for containing Jack Nicholson's final appearance in episodic television. Synopsis The series starred veteran character actor Walter Brennan as Will Sonnett, and Dack Rambo as hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loner (TV Series)
''The Loner'' is an American Western television series that played for one season on CBS from 1965 to 1966, with the alternate sponsorship of Philip Morris and Procter & Gamble. The series was created by Rod Serling a year after the cancellation of the series ''The Twilight Zone''. It was one of the last TV series broadcast by CBS in black-and-white. Synopsis The series was set in the years immediately after the American Civil War. Lloyd Bridges played the title character, William Colton, a former Union cavalry captain who went to the American west in search of a new life. Each episode dealt with Colton's encounters with various individuals on his trek west. Rod Serling was the series' creator. Longtime ''TV Guide'' critic Cleveland Amory wrote that Serling "obviously intended ''The Loner'' to be a realistic, adult Western," but the show's ratings indicated it was "either too real for a public grown used to the unreal Western or too adult for juvenile Easterners". Serling ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Virginian (TV Series)
''The Virginian'' (later renamed ''The Men from Shiloh'' in its final year) is an American Westerns on television, Western television series starring James Drury in the title role, along with Doug McClure, Lee J. Cobb, and others. It originally aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971, for a total of 249 episodes. Drury had played the same role in 1958 in an unsuccessful pilot that became an episode of the NBC summer series ''Decision (TV series), Decision''. Filmed in color, ''The Virginian'' became television's first 90-minute Western series (75 minutes excluding Television advertisement, commercial breaks). Cobb left the series after four seasons, and was replaced over the years by mature character actors John Dehner, Charles Bickford, John McIntire, and Stewart Granger, all portraying different characters. It was set before Wyoming became a state in 1890, as mentioned several times as Wyoming Territory, although other references set it later, around 1898. The series was loosely based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
